January 27th 2013 MST
This Tuesday USC will offer their Guitar Student Concerto Concert, which promises to be a wonderful evening including music by Rodrigo and Brouwer performed by prize-winning young musicians. Then on Wednesday evening the Artisan Guitar Ensemble, a trio of former students from the stellar CSUF guitar program, appear at the Ventura County Guitar Society's meeting in Camarillo, free as always. Many of you are already familiar with NPR's "From the Top", a weekly program featuring performances by brilliant young m ...Continue Reading
January 21st 2013 MST
Just one event this week, a good one - the highly acclaimed Minneapolis Guitar Quartet will perform on Saturday evening at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. Two more podcasts in Scott Wolf's "All Strings Considered" series have been posted, Episode 7 focuses on Vladimir Gorbach (he was 2011's GFA competition winner and our first OCGC Featured Artist of this season back in September) and Episode 8 features the Russian-born star Grisha Goryachev. You can listen to or download the podcasts at: http://www.sco ...Continue Reading
January 13th 2013 MST
Saturday evening is the OCGC's first meeting of the new year at Chapman, a Showcase Recital featuring our wonderfully talented members. The schedule for our next Showcase in March is still open, contact James Chiang if you'd like to reserve a slot to perform. There's one other event on Tuesday evening, a free Guitar Nights recital at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, an olio of three well-known local soloists, students from the OC School of the Arts and the Conservatory's own Adult Guitar Orchestra. Check the SoCal ...Continue Reading
December 24th 2012 MST
The last two classical guitar events of the year are unfortunately scheduled at almost the same time on Sunday afternoon. The wonderful musician/scholar John Schneiderman performs music for 18th century lute and 19th century guitar at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, the concert is free with a paid admission to the museum, always worth visiting itself. And the brilliant Triada Trio offer a free recital at the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace in Yorba Linda, an unusual venue which is also well worth a visit in its ...Continue Reading
December 5th 2012 MST
For those of us who didn't get to hear them on Saturday, the Romeros will appear with Concert Malaga again tonight (Wednesday) at the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge, tickets are still available. On Friday at noon the AlmaNova Duo (flute/guitar) offer a free recital in Manhattan Beach, and that evening the Cal State Fullerton guitar program present their Guitar Showcase Recital under the direction of Martha Masters. Then on Saturday afternoon in Malibu, two young performers (Roberto Hermosillo and Grace Le ...Continue Reading
November 12th 2012 MST
This Saturday is the Orange County Guitar Circle's monthly meeting at Chapman, a Featured Artist Recital presenting the Italian star Massimo Delle Cese - don't miss this one! Delle Cese will also offer a Master Class on Sunday morning, free to auditors. That's just one event in a very busy week beginning on Tuesday with Roberto Hermosillo and Kevin Enstrom appearing in a free recital at Pepperdine. On Wednesday evening Michael Nigro's Vanguard University Guitar Ensemble offer a free concert in Costa Mesa, and the Ens ...Continue Reading
November 4th 2012 MST
We have several chances this week to share Pepe Romero's inspiring teaching as he offers three master classes at USC on Monday and Tuesday, all free to auditors, and on Tuesday evening Bryan Fasola appears in Cal State Northridge's Faculty Artist Recital series. On Wednesday afternoon Matthew Butler offers a free recital at Claremont, and on Thursday evening David Grime's wonderful Orange County Guitar Orchestra present a free concert in Cerritos. Check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: http://www.oc ...Continue Reading
October 30th 2012 MST
This Saturday evening the Korean American Guitar Society offers a free concert in Fullerton, and the incomparable Pepe Romero appears with the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra in a program including Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" (tickets are still available). And you can watch Pepe perform his teaching magic in three Master Classes at USC on Monday and Tuesday of next week, all free to auditors. Check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Cheers, Ge ...Continue Reading
October 23rd 2012 MST
The Guitar Chamber Recital at CSUF is actually on Friday evening, as is correctly shown on the web schedule. Check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Cheers, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- To cancel or change your subscription visit the following URL: ...Continue Reading
October 23rd 2012 MST
Our busy week begins with two free events on Wednesday, USC Thornton graduate Connie Sheu offering a noontime recital in Pasadena and the Ignition Duo performing that evening at the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society's monthly meeting in Camarillo. On Thursday afternoon the world-renown lutenist Paul O'Dette offers a master class at USC, free to auditors. Then two events on Thursday evening, with Richard Turner directing a free guitar chamber recital at Cal State Fullerton, and Jesse Freeman appearing in the newl ...Continue Reading
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