October 15th 2012 MST
On Saturday at Chapman is the OCGC's monthly meeting, this one is a Showcase Recital featuring our wonderfully talented members. Come to hear some great playing, mingle with your fellow musicians and renew your membership (in case it's not current). The program is full, but there's still time reserve a slot to play at our next Showcase on January 19th. The OCGC meeting is only one event in a busy week, the newly re-instituted Guitar Nights free concert series continues on Tuesday evening in Pasadena with a mix of jaz ...Continue Reading
October 9th 2012 MST
Tonight (Tuesday) the Norwegian performer, composer and teacher Gisle Krogseth appears in a free recital at Vanguard University together with Greg Newton and David Grimes. On Thursday evening Michael Nigro offers a free performance at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, and that same evening at the Gallery Backstage in Altadena we have another opportunity to hear the 2010 GFA winner Johannes Moller, together with the Le Chic guitar duo. Then at noon on Saturday the wonderful Malkin-Trybek voice/guitar duo offer a free ...Continue Reading
October 1st 2012 MST
Newly added to the schedule is the Festival Flamenco Gitano 2012 which begins today (Monday) and continues Tuesday and Thursday in Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach. On Saturday, Odair Assad (half of the phenomenal Assad Brothers duo), will perform at Loyola Marymount in LA. Then on Sunday afternoon the Coburn School of Performing Arts in LA is hosting the first of two "Ted Norman Legacy Concerts" to honor the memory of this extraordinary performer, composer, teacher and founder of the UCLA guitar department. ...Continue Reading
September 24th 2012 MST
On Wednesday evening Suzanne Duffy and Tony Ybarra offer a free flute/guitar recital in Camarillo for the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society, and on Saturday Samuel Hines appears at the monthly meeting of the Long Beach Classical Guitar Society. Also on Saturday in Valley Glen, the legendary performer/composer/teacher Roland Dyens performs as part of the American Guitar Society's concert series. Dyens will also give two master classes, one on Sunday afternoon at Loyola Marymount in LA, the other on Monday morning ...Continue Reading
September 16th 2012 MST
The "Guitar Nights" series that many of you may have been familiar with some years ago is starting up again this Tuesday evening in Pasadena, with Andras Csaki, Mike Scott and Alex Mansour performing in a free recital. Then on Wednesday afternoon our ex-Prez Lee Zimmer performs at Cypress College, also free. Check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Cheers, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu ----------------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading
September 11th 2012 MST
Our new season is here, with the Guitar Circle's first meeting of the year this Saturday at Chapman featuring Vladimir Gorbach, winner of the 2011 GFA International Concert Artist Competition, who's also offering a free Master Class on Sunday morning. Don't miss the chance to hear this outstanding young Russian virtuoso, and take the opportunity to renew your OCGC membership and friendships. There are two free events earlier this week, the Artisan Guitar Ensemble (a trio) will appear at the Torrance Public Library on ...Continue Reading
August 28th 2012 MST
Running late...just one event this week, a free performance by Carlos Gonzales tomorrow (Wednesday) evening in Camarillo at the monthly meeting of the Ventura CGS. 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
August 6th 2012 MST
Just one event newly added to the schedule, Michael Nigro is performing on Sunday afternoon in the Classics at the Merc chamber music series in Old Town Temecula. (It's a bit out of the way for many of us, but could provide a good excuse to spend the morning soaking in the nearby hot springs!) Check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Cheers, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- To cancel ...Continue Reading
July 21st 2012 MST
Summer is slow for classical guitar events, but there are a few this week. On Wednesday in Camarillio, Scott Sanchez will perform at the monthly meeting of the Ventura Classical Guitar Society (free, as always), and on Saturday evening Roberto Hermosillo and Olivia Chiang appear at the Fret House in Covina (some of you have already heard them perform at various Guitar Circle recitals). Then on Sunday afternoon John Schneiderman plays the Russian 7-string guitar in a recital at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana; the recita ...Continue Reading
June 26th 2012 MST
Just one event on this week's reminder, tomorrow evening (Wednesday) UCLA's Peter Yates performs free at the monthly meeting of the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society in Camarillo. 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
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