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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 March 2010)

 

Date

City

Venue

Contact

Event

March 2010

Thursday

March 4

7:00 PM

Free

Torrance

Haag Recital Hall

El Camino College

16007 Crenshaw Blvd.

310-660-3593 x5719

Art of the Duo Guitar, Clinic

Friday

March 5

8:00 PM

Pomona

Music Recital Hall

Cal Poly Pomona

3801 West Temple Avenue

Shape-Shifting Guitars

(909) 869-3554

tickets

Peter Yates (guitar, arpeggione, electric guitar) and collaborators (voice and various instruments), Recital

Saturday

March 6

8:00 PM

Culver City

Boulevard Music

4316 Sepulveda Blvd.

(310) 398-2583

Scott Tennant, Recital

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

Friday

March 12

8:00 PM

Free

Los Angeles

Alfred Newman Recital Hall

3616 Trousdale Parkway

USC

All-Concerto Night

 

(213) 740-7399

James Smith, William Kanengiser & Brian Head. with the USC Contemporary Music Ensemble Orchestra, Donald Crockett, Director

Friday

March 12

8:00 PM

Pomona

Music Recital Hall

Cal Poly Pomona

3801 West Temple Avenue

(909) 869-3554

Cal Poly Pomona Guitar Ensemble (Director, Peter Yates), Recital

Saturday

March 13

7:00 PM

Huntington Beach

Sangha Center for Spiritual Living

7641 Talbert Avenue

(714) 588-4143

Doan H. Huynh with the Triada Trio, 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

Wednesday

March 24

6:00 PM

Free

Rolling Hills Estates

Peninsula Center Library

701 Silver Spur Road

Music in the Library

(310) 377-9584 Ext215

Ben Pila, Recital

Thursday

March 25

12:00 Noon

Free

Los Angeles

Music Building

Room 247, Clausen Hall

Los Angeles City College

855 North Vermont Avenue

(323) 953-4000 ext.2880

Brian Kwon, 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

4:00 PM

Los Angeles

Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

152 North Central Ave

Da Camera Society

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Recital

Sunday

March 28

7:00 PM

Fullerton

First Presbyterian Church

838 North Euclid Street

(714) 526-7701

Chanson du Soir (voice & guitar), Recital

Tuesday

March 30

12:15 PM

Free

Claremont

Kresge Chapel

Claremont School of Theology

1325 North College Avenue

Midday Music at Mudd, Faculty Concert

(909) 607-3289

email

Christopher Leible, Recital

Wednesday

March 31

7:00 PM

Free

Camarillo

Mission House

300 Mission Drive

Change of venue

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

Sunday

April 4

3:00 PM

Donation

Laguna Beach

Laguna College of Art & Design

2222 Laguna Canyon Road

Laguna Beach Live

First Sundays

(949) 376-6000

email

Triada Guitar Trio, 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

2:00 PM

Free

Los Angeles

USC Fisher Gallery

823 Exposition Blvd

USC

(213)740-4561

email

Original Music for the Guitar (featured composer Brian Head), 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 17

8:00 PM

Irvine

Winifred Smith Hall

UC Irvine

The Czar's Guitars: Souvenirs of Russia

(949)824-2787

 email

 Oleg Timofeyev & John Schneiderman, Russian & Spanish guitars, 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

Wednesday

April 28

7:00 PM

Free

Camarillo

Camarillo Senior Center

1605 Burnley St.

Ventura County Classical Guitar Society

(805) 579-0009

Benjamin Shearer, 

Flamenco 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-Saturday

April 30 - May 1

Free

Torrance

El Camino College

16007 Crenshaw Blvd.

(310) 660-3593 x5719

email

1st Annual El Camino Guitar Festival

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

Wednesday

May 26

12:00 PM

Free

Pasadena

Pasadena Presbyterian Church

585 E. Colorado Blvd.

Music at Noon

(626) 793-2191

Connie Sheu, Recital

Wednesday

May 26

7:00 PM

Free

Camarillo

Camarillo Senior Center

1605 Burnley St.

Ventura County Classical Guitar Society

(805) 579-0009

Anastasios Comanescu and Austin Grant, Recital

June 2010

Saturday

June 19

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Directors' Showcase

Directors' Showcase Recital

Wednesday

June 30

7:00 PM

Free

Camarillo

Camarillo Senior Center

1605 Burnley St.

Ventura County Classical Guitar Society

(805) 579-0009

Oliver Eidam, 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

Wednesday

July 28

7:00 PM

Free

Camarillo

Camarillo Senior Center

1605 Burnley St.

Ventura County Classical Guitar Society

(805) 579-0009

James Edwards, Recital