A nice week coming up, beginning on Tuesday evening with Paul Galbraith's appearance at Soka University in Aliso Viejo - as I said last week, if you haven't had a chance to hear hear this amazing musician before now, don't miss this opportunity. At noon on Thursday, Andrew York, a founding member of the LA Guitar Quartet, offers a Master Class and lecture at USC, free to auditors, and on Friday Peter Yates leads his Cal Poly Pomona Guitar Ensemble in recital. Then on Saturday evening the prize-winning USC graduate Col ...Continue Reading

Three free events on this week's schedule, with Michael Nigro and his Vanguard University guitar ensemble performing at the Ventura Classical Guitar Society's meeting in Camarillo on Wednesday, Charles Suovanen offering a noontime recital at LA City College on Thursday, and Jason Yoshida performing on lute and baroque guitar at noon on Friday in Claremont. That same evening Steve Thachuk and Sarah Wass offer a guitar/flute recital at Cal State Northridge. And a heads up for Paul Galbraith's appearance on Tuesday eveni ...Continue Reading

Another busy week begins at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa on Thursday with an afternoon Master Class by David Grimes followed by an evening concert by Antonyi Kakamakov. That same evening the LA Guitar Quartet team up with Phil Proctor to offer their wonderful music/reading interpretation of Don Quixote - I'm not sure if it's still possible to make a reservation, but it should be memorable. On Friday the two-day Pacific Guitar Festival and Competition begins in Monrovia with a concert, and on Saturday David Isaacs ...Continue Reading

This Saturday the Guitar Circle's monthly meeting will feature the brilliant young GFA winner Johannes Moller. Come enjoy what promises to be an outstanding performance, renew your OCGC membership and mix with your fellow members. There are several other events this week, beginning on Wednesday with an appearance by the always amazing Assad Brothers in Cerritos (tickets are still available). On Thursday the LA Chamber Orchestra offers an evening of baroque music,joined by UCI's John Schneiderman on baroque guitar, an ...Continue Reading

Two absolutely sterling events on this week's calendar. On Friday evening Jason Vieaux will appear in a free recital in Azuza. We had the pleasure of hosting Jason during his GFA winner's concert tour in...well, a number of years ago, and I've done my best never to miss an appearance of his ever since. Then on Saturday Brian Head will be the guest of the American Guitar Society in their concert series in Valley Glen. Brian is the Chair of the Classical Guitar Department at USC and is an extraordinary and compelling ...Continue Reading

This Wednesday at noon the Malkin/Trybeck Duo (mezzo-soprano & guitar) appear in a free performance in Glendale, and on Friday evening the USC Classical Guitar Department offer a recital by their stellar alumni, also free. Then on Sunday afternoon the Da Camera Society present the Brasil Guitar Duo as part of their recital series in historical sites; a third performance at 6:00 PM has just been announced, call soon if you're interested in attending. Check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: http:// ...Continue Reading

This week got busy and is heavy with duos. The Los Angeles Guitar Duo of Amy Hite and Monica Cremona appear twice, first on Wednesday in a free performance for the Ventura County CG Society in Camarillo, then again for the Long Beach CG Society on Saturday. Also on Saturday the AlmaNova Duo offer one of their lovely flute/guitar recitals in LA, and Martha Masters, the USC-trained GFA winner from a few years ago performs at Trilogy Guitars in Playa del Rey. Then on Sunday evening the Brasil Guitar Duo offer a free perf ...Continue Reading

The only event this week is the Guitar Circle's monthly meeting Saturday evening at Chapman. It's a Showcase Recital, come to meet and socialize with your fellow guitar aficionados and enjoy their playing. And there's plenty of time for you to reserve a slot to play at the March or April Showcase by contacting James Chiang, it's a great opportunity to hone your performance skills in front of a friendly and knowledgeable audience. Check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoC ...Continue Reading

I'm a bit late getting started in the new year, but I'm pleased to let you know of two free events this weekend. On Saturday evening our esteemed Guitar Circle President Jeff Cogan will appear with the La Mirada Symphony performing Rodgrigo's "Fantasia para un Gentilhombre". Then on Sunday afternoon Adam del Monte performs his new concerto with the Santa Monica Symphony. Any performance by Adam is a treat, whether he's showing off his skills in flamenco or classical, and there's a dance performance one hour ...Continue Reading