I'm running late this week, there are three events left on this week's schedule, the first today (Tuesday) with Cameron O'Connor and Michael Matsumo appearing in a free noontime flute/guitar recital at LA City College. On Wednesday evening Ricardo Escobar offers his free doctoral recital with friends at USC (with a rare opportunity to hear Bill Kanengiser sing!), and on Saturday afternoon the stellar students in the USC Thornton classical guitar department appear in recital, it's also free but reservations are required ...Continue Reading

The second of two Master Classes this week by the incomparable Pepe Romero will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at USC, as always it's free to auditiors. On Wednesday Isamu Nakashio offers a midday performance at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church, also free, and on Friday evening the eclectic guitar trio Line Forms Hear will play at Cal Poly Pomona. Check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Cheers, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu -------------------------- ...Continue Reading

This week's schedule begins on Wednesday with two free events, our esteemed ex-Prez Lee Zimmer offering a midday recital at Cypress College, and young Giacomo Fiore appearing in Camarillo that evening for the Ventura Classical Guitar Society. Also on Wednesday evening the USC Thornton Guitar Orchestra with Bill Kanengiser and Shingo Fujii perform at SOKA University in Aliso Viejo. On Thursday you can enjoy an unusal offering of orchestra, voice and guitar with Vanessa Paloma and Jordan Charnofsky appearing with the LA ...Continue Reading

This Thursday at noon the guitarist/composer Shingo Fujii offers a free Master Class and lecture at USC as part of his month-long US visit. Then we've got a festival-mania weekend, with the 8th Annual LMU Guitar Festival at Loyola Marymount from Friday to Sunday, the NACUSA-LA Guitarathon in Culver City on Saturday and Pasadena on Sunday, and the Los Angeles International Flamenco Festival in Redondo Beach on Saturday & Sunday. On a sadder note, many of you already know of the passing of Richard Glenn in December. ...Continue Reading

Another month has gone by (!) and the Orange County Guitar Circle meets again this Saturday at Chapman. It's a Showcase Recital, an opportunity for you to come hear your talented fellow members perform. The program's full, but there's still time for you to reserve a slot to play in the last Showcase of the year on April 21st. There are two other events on this week's schedule, the students in Cal State Fullerton's wonderful classical guitar program are offering a free recital on Friday evening, and the young star Jer ...Continue Reading

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