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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 1 February 2010)

 

Date

City

Venue

Contact

Event

January 2010

Friday

January 15

8:00 PM

Santa Monica

Miles Memorial Playhouse

1130 Lincoln Blvd

(310) 458-8634

Helios Guitar Quartet, Recital

Saturday

January 16

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Showcase

Showcase Recital

Saturday

January 16

8:00 PM

Covina

The Fret House

309 N. Citrus Ave.

(626) 339-7020

e-mail

Scott Tennant, Recital

Sunday

January 24

6:00 PM

Los Angeles

St. Bede’s Episcopal Church

3590 Grand View Blvd.

(310) 391-5522
(888) 802-6722

Noteworthy Duo, Recital

Wednesday

January 27

7:00 PM

Free

Camarillo

Camarillo Senior Center

1605 Burnley St.

Ventura County Classical Guitar Society

(805) 579-0009

The Denali Guitar Duo, Recital

Friday

January 29

8:00 PM

Long Beach

Saint Luke's Episcopal Church

525 E. 7th Street (map)

Long Beach CG Society

(562) 809-6818

The Denali Guitar Duo, Recital

Saturday

January 30

7:30 PM 

Los Angeles

ASTO Museum of Art

4505 Huntington Drive South

Music Series

(323) 343-8607

AlmaNova Duo,  flute & guitar, Recital

Sunday

January 31

3:00 PM

Placentia

Bradford House

136 Palm Circle

(714) 993-2470

e-mail

Noteworthy Duo (flute/guitar), Recital

February 2010

Tuesday

February 2

8:00 PM

Free for students

Pacific Palisades

The Parish of Saint Matthew

1031 Bienveneda Ave

(310) 463-4388

Martha Masters, guitar, with violin, flute, cello, piano and commentary, Recital

Thursday

February 4

1:00 PM

Free for auditors

Los Angeles

PIC 137/139 (Practice and Instructional Conplex)

USC

(213) 740-7917/73997

email

David Starobin, Master Class

CANCELLED

Friday

February 5

7:30 PM

Northridge

Plaza del Sol Performance Hall

Cal State Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street

tickets

Dieter Hennings Yeoman, Recital

Friday

February 5

8:00 PM

Los Angeles

Alfred Newman Recital Hall

3616 Trousdale Parkway

USC

(213) 740-7399

USC Guitar Alumni Recital

Saturday

February 6

8:00 PM

Los Angeles

Murphy Recital Hall

Loyola Marymount University

One LMU Drive

Guitar Concert Series

(310) 338-7588

Ronn McFarlane (lute), Recital

Sunday

February 7

10:00 AM

Los Angeles

Murphy Recital Hall

Loyola Marymount University

One LMU Drive

Guitar Concert Series

(310) 338-7588

Ronn McFarlane, Master Class

Sunday

February 7

3:00 PM

Free

Laguna Beach

Laguna College of Art & Design

2222 Laguna Canyon Road

Laguna Beach Live

First Sundays

(949) 376-6000

email

Duo46 (violin & guitar), Recital

Sunday

February 7

4:00 PM

Poway

St. Bartholomews Episcopal Church
16275 Pomerado Road

(858) 487-2159

Chanson du Soir (voice & guitar), Recital

Saturday

February 13

7:30 PM 

Los Angeles

ASTO Museum of Art

4505 Huntington Drive South

(323) 343-8607

The Malkin-Trybek Duo,  voice & guitar, Recital

Sunday

February 14

2:00 PM

Malibu

Raitt Recital Hall

Pepperdine University

24255 Pacific Coast Highway

(310) 506-4522

Emanuele Buono, Recital

Friday

February 19

8:00 PM

Altadena

The Coffee Gallery Backstage

2029 N. Lake

(626) 398-7917

map

 Perfecto de Castro, Recital

Saturday

February 20

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Featured Artist Recital

Gabriel Bianco (2008 GFA Winner), Recital

Sunday

February 2 1

3:00 PM

Newport Beach

St. Mark's Presbyterian Church

2200 San Joaquin Hills Rd.

(760) 632-0554

The Hutchins Consort, with John Schneiderman, Recital

Sunday

February 21

4:00 PM

Pasadena

Room 200

The Pasadena Conservatory of Music

100 N. Hill St.

(626) 683-3355

Scott Tennant, Master Class

Sunday

February 21

5:00 PM

Los Angeles

Charles E. Young Grand Salon

Kerckoff Hall

UCLA

(818) 591-9252 (951) 780-6386

No tickets at the door

Jad Azkoul, Recital

Wednesday

February 24

7:00 PM

Free

Camarillo

Camarillo Senior Center

1605 Burnley St.

Ventura County Classical Guitar Society

(805) 579-0009

Nemanja Bogunovic, Recital

Friday

February 26

8:00 PM

Fullerton

Meng Concert Hall

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

Guitarists of the World

(714) 278-3371

Paul O'Dette, lute, Recital

Friday

February 26

8:00 PM

Long Beach

Saint Luke's Episcopal Church

525 E. 7th Street (map)

Long Beach CG Society

(562) 809-6818

Steve Lin, Recital

Saturday

February 27

7:30 PM

Northridge

Music Recital Hall

Cal State Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street

American Guitar Society International Concert Series

(818) 677-2488

Paul O'Dette, lute, Recital

Saturday

February 27

8:00 PM

Studio City

Studio City Stages

11101 Ventura Blvd., Bay #6

(818) 766 -2996

tickets

Michael Harbison and Lynn McGrath, Recital

Sunday

February 28

2:00 PM

Free

Yorba Linda

Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace

18001 Yorba Linda Blvd.

(714) 993-5075

Lee Zimmer, Recital

March 2010

Sunday

March 7

7:00 PM

Free for under 12

Riverside

Hole Memorial Auditorium

La Sierra University

4500 Riverwalk Pkwy.

Faculty Recital Series

Lee Zimmer, Recital

Wednesday

March 17

12:00 PM

Free

Pasadena

Pasadena Presbyterian Church

585 E. Colorado Blvd.

Music at Noon

(626) 793-2191

Perfecto De Castro, Recital

Friday-Sunday

March 19-21

Los Angeles

Murphy Recital Hall

Loyola Marymount University

One LMU Drive

(310) 338-7588

6th Annual LMU Guitar Festival

Saturday

March 20

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Showcase

Showcase Recital

Sunday

March 21

7:30 PM

Northridge

Music Recital Hall

Cal State Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street

American Guitar Society International Concert Series

(818) 677-2488

Scott Morris, guitar, Richard Kravchak, oboe, Recital

Friday

March 26

8:00 PM

Long Beach

Saint Luke's Episcopal Church

525 E. 7th Street (map)

Long Beach CG Society

(562) 809-6818

Agnew/McAllister Guitar and Flute Duo, Recital

Sunday

March 28

7:00 PM

Fullerton

First Presbyterian Church

838 North Euclid Street

(714) 526-7701

Chanson du Soir (voice & guitar), Recital

Wednesday

March 31

7:00 PM

Free

Camarillo

Camarillo Senior Center

1605 Burnley St.

Ventura County Classical Guitar Society

(805) 579-0009

Agnew/McAllister Guitar and Flute Duo, Recital

April 2010

Saturday

April 3

7:30 PM

Costa Mesa

Unitarian Universalist Church

1259 Victoria St.

(949) 646-4652

Dearing Concert Duo (voice/guitar/flute), Recital

Saturday

April 10

12:00 N

Los Angeles

Alfred Newman Recital Hall

3616 Trousdale Parkway

USC

(213) 740-7399

ASTA/Aron Green Classical Guitar Competition

Monday

April 12

7:00 PM

Free to auditors

Los Angeles

Alfred Newman Recital Hall

3616 Trousdale Parkway

USC

(213) 740-7917/7399

Pepe Romero, Master Class

Tuesday

April 13

12:00 N

Free to auditors

Los Angeles

PIC 137/139 (Practice and Instructional Conplex)

USC

(213) 740-7917/7399

Pepe Romero, Master Class

Tuesday

April 13

7:00 PM

Free to auditors

Los Angeles

Alfred Newman Recital Hall

3616 Trousdale Parkway

USC

(213) 740-7917/7399

Pepe Romero, Master Class

Friday

April 16

8:00 PM

Fullerton

Meng Concert Hall

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

Guitarists of the World

(714) 278-3371

David Grimes and Gregory Newton, Recital

Saturday

April 17

7:30 PM

Northridge

Music Recital Hall

Cal State Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street

American Guitar Society International Concert Series

(818) 677-2488

David Grimes and Gregory Newton, Recital

Saturday

April 17

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Showcase

Showcase Recital

Saturday

April 24

2:00 PM

Los Angeles

Alfred Newman Recital Hall

3616 Trousdale Parkway

USC

(213) 740-7917/7399

Classical Guitar Department Spring Recital

Friday

April 30

8:00 PM

Torrance

Marsee Auditorium

El Camino College

16007 Crenshaw Blvd.

order tickets

email

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Recital

Friday

April 30

8:00 PM

Long Beach

Saint Luke's Episcopal Church

525 E. 7th Street (map)

Long Beach CG Society

(562) 809-6818

Gabriel Ayala, Recital

Friday

April 30

8:00 PM

Ventura

Ventura Missionary Church

500 High Point Drive

Ventura Music Festival

Sharon Isbin, Recital

May 2010

Wednesday

May 12

12:10 PM

Free

Santa Monica

First United Methodist Church

1008 Eleventh Street

Midweek Recital Series

(310) 393-8258

Connie Sheu, Recital

Friday

May 14

8:00 PM

Fullerton

Meng Concert Hall

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

Guitarists of the World

(714) 278-3371

Fullerton Guitar Orchestra, Recital

Saturday

May 15

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Featured Artist Recital

Andrew McKenna Lee, Recital

June 2010

Saturday

June 19

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Directors' Showcase

Directors' Showcase Recital

July 2010

Sunday

July 25

4:30 PM

Free

Fullerton

St. Andrews Episcopal Church 

1231 E. Chapman Avenue

(714) 870-4350

Michael Nigro, Recital