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Classical Guitar Events in Southern California

Classical guitar events (recitals, master classes, etc.) which have come to our attention are listed below.  While we make every attempt to provide an accurate listing, make sure you confirm all relevant information before getting on the road for an event.

If you know of an event which should be listed here, please let us know.

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Also of interest to guitar aficionados, Boulevard Music in Culver City, The Fret House in Covina, McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, Fretted Products in Glendora and the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena have frequent, mostly non-classical, guitar concerts.  Notable classical guitar events in these venues will usually appear in the listing below.  

For updates and corrections please contact the Web Lackey,      (Updated 10 June 2009)

 

Date

City

Venue

Contact

Event

June 2009

Friday

June 5

8:00 PM

Pomona

Music Recital Hall

Cal Poly Pomona

3801 West Temple Avenue

(909) 869-3554

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"Sleep: A Surreal View of the Nightscape" (for Guitars, Storytellers, Dancers, Microtonal Guitar Orchestra), Peter Yates, Conductor

Saturday

June 6

8:00 PM

Free

Los Angeles

Organ Studio (Rm 1655-A)

Schoenberg Music Building

UCLA

(310) 825-4760

UCLA Guitarists (Peter Yates, Director), Recital

Tuesday

June 9

6:30 PM

Free

Los Angeles

East Los Angeles Library

4837 E. Third St.

Latin Guitar Concert

(323) 264-0155

Marco Tulio, Recital        

Sunday

June 14

2:00 PM

Free

Rolling Hills Estates

Rolling Hills United Methodist Church

26438 Crenshaw Blvd.

(310) 377-6771 

 Alma Nova (flute/guitar duo), Recital

Saturday

June 20

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

Orange County Guitar Circle Directors' Showcase

Directors' Showcase Recital

Sunday

June 21

6:00 PM

Free

Los Angeles

Leo S. Bing Theater

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

5905 Wilshire Blvd.

Sundays Live (& webcast)

(213) 473-8525

Davin-Brown Guitar Duo, Recital

Sunday

June 21

7:00 PM

Free

Pasadena

Orange Grove Friends Meeting

501 E. Orange Grove Blvd.

(626) 792-6223

Keith Calmes, Recital

July 2009

Wednesday

July 1

12:00 PM

Free

Pasadena

Pasadena Presbyterian Church

585 E. Colorado Blvd.

Music at Noon

(626) 793-2191

Sam Hill, guitar, Laura Osborn, flute, Recital

Friday

July 10

7:00 PM

Pasadena

Gallery 11

Norton Simon Museum

411 W. Colorado Blvd.

"Two Guitars and Two Centuries"

(626) 449-6840

Odeum Guitar Duo, Recital

Wednesday

July 15

7:00 PM

Free

Cerritos

Cerritos Library

18025 Bloomfield Avenue

(562) 916-1389

The Noteworthy Duo (flute & guitar), Recital

Sunday

July 1 9

7:00 PM

La Canada Flintridge

The Lanterman Auditorium
4491 Cornishon Avenue

(626) 403-7489

Flamenco Ole in Concert

(Mojácar Flamenco and Studio Flamenco)

August 2009

Sunday

August 2

2:00 PM

Free

Yorba Linda

Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace

18001 Yorba Linda Blvd.

(714) 993-5075

Isamu Nakashio, Recital

Wednesday

August 19

12:00 PM

Free

Pasadena

Pasadena Presbyterian Church

585 E. Colorado Blvd.

Music at Noon

(626) 793-2191

The Noteworthy Duo (flute & guitar), Recital

Sunday

August 30

5:00 PM

Free

Rolling Hills Estates

St. Luke's Presbyterian Church

26825 Rolling Hills Rd.

(310) 377-2825

The Noteworthy Duo (flute & guitar), Recital

September 2009

Thursday-Sunday

September 3-6

Carson

California State University Dominguez Hills

1000 E. Victoria Street

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First Annual Dominguez Hills Guitar Festival and Competition

Thursday

September 24

12:30 PM

Free

San Marcos

Palomar College

1140 West Mission Road

Palomar College Concert Hour

The Noteworthy Duo (flute & guitar), Recital

Friday

September 25

8:00 PM

Long Beach

Saint Luke's Episcopal Church

525 E. 7th Street (map)

Long Beach CG Society

(562) 809-6818

Andrew Hull, Recital

Friday to Sunday

September 25-27

Santa Maria

Allan Hancock College

800 S. College Dr.

(805) 922-6966

2009 La Guitarra California Festival