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Classical Guitar Events in Southern California

(Archive 2006-2007)

Date

City

Venue

Contact

Event

September 2006

Tuesday

September 5

8:00 PM

Hollywood

Hollywood Bowl

2301 North Highland Ave.

Classical Tuesdays

Assad Brothers, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Concert

Saturday

September 9

8:00 PM

Free

Glendale

Border's Bookstore

100 S. Brand Blvd.

(818) 241 8099

Aaron Spoor, Recital

Sunday

September 10

3:00 PM

Eagle Rock

Center for the Arts

2225 Colorado Blvd

(520) 325-3199

map

Guitar Duo "Toccata" (Michael Lich and Joseph V. Willliams II), Recital

Thursday

September 14

7:00 PM

Free

Costa Mesa

Needham Chapel

Vanguard University

55 Fair Drive

web site

Michael Nigro, Recital

Saturday

September 16

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Showcase

Showcase Recital

Saturday

September 16

8:00 PM

Free

Chino

Border's Bookstore

3833 Grand Avenue

(909) 548-3604 Aaron Spoor, Recital

Saturday

September 23

2:00 - 6:00 PM

Malibu

Pepperdine University

Raitt Recital Hall

24255 Pacific Coast Highway

(310) 506-4522

Christopher Parkening, Master Class

Saturday

September 23

8:00 PM

Los Angeles

Murphy Recital Hall

Loyola Marymount University

One LMU Drive

(310) 338-7588

(310) 338-5142

Scott Tennant, Recital

Saturday

September 23

8:00 PM

Covina

The Fret House

309 N. Citrus Ave.

(626) 339-7020

e-mail

Duo Erato

(Martha Masters & Risa Carlson)

Recital

Saturday

September 23

8:00 PM

Free

Montclair

Border's Bookstore

5055 S. Plaza Lane

(909) 625-0424

Aaron Spoor, Recital

Sunday

September 24

12:00 Noon

Los Angeles

Murphy Recital Hall

Loyola Marymount University

One LMU Drive

(310) 338-7588

(310) 338-5142

Scott Tennant, Master Class

Mon & Wed

September 25 & 27

8:00 PM

Altadena

The Coffee Gallery Backstage

2029 N. Lake

(626) 398-7917

Ana Vidovic, Recital

Friday

September 29

8:00 PM

Free

Pico Rivera

Border's Bookstore

8852 Washington Blvd.

(562) 942-9919

Aaron Spoor, Recital

Friday

September 29

8:00 PM

Valley Glen

Los Angeles Valley College

5800 Fulton Ave.

(818) 947-2646

Jerome Ducharme, Recital

October 2006

Sunday

October 1

2:00 PM

Malibu

Pepperdine University

Raitt Recital Hall

24255 Pacific Coast Highway

(310) 506-4522

Pablo Sainz-Villegas

Sunday

October 1

3:00 PM

Free

Laguna Beach

Studio 6

Laguna College of Art & Design

2222 Laguna Canyon Road

Laguna Beach Live

First Sundays

(949) 376-6000

email

Lee Zimmer, Recital

Sunday

October 1

6:00 PM

Los Angeles

Leo S. Bing Theater

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

5905 Wilshire Blvd.

Sundays Live

(213) 473-8525

Brian Head, Michael Zukovsky and Friends 

(Simulcast on KMZT, 105.1)

Monday

October 2

8:00 PM

Free

South Pasadena

South Pasadena Library

1115 El Centro Street

e-mail

AlmaNova (Almer Imamovic, guitar, Jessica Pierce, flute), Recital

Friday

October 6 

8:00 PM

Fullerton

Meng Concert Hall

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

Guitarists of the World

(714) 278-3371

José Luis Merlín, Recital

Saturday

October 7

8:00 PM

Northridge

Recital Hall

Cypress Hall Music Building 

Cal State Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street

American Guitar Society

(818) 677-2488

José Luis Merlin, Recital

Sunday

October 8

2:15 and 3:00 PM

Palos Verdes Estates

Chamber Music Hall

Palos Verdes High School

600 Cloyden Rd.

Pennsula Music Fair

Bel Arts Trio (David Shostac, Flute; John Walz, Cello; James Smith, guitar), Recital

Tuesday

October 10

11:15 AM

Free

Santa Monica

Concert Hall

Santa Monica College

1900 Pico Boulevard

(310) 434-4323 or 3000

Matthew Elgart, Recital

Saturday

October 14

8:00 PM

Free

Montclair

Border's Bookstore

5055 S. Plaza Lane

(909) 625-0424

Aaron Spoor, Recital

Saturday

October 14

8:00 PM

Playa del Rey

Trilogy Guitars

143 Culver Boulevard

(310) 305-7577

e-mail

Miguel Serdoura, Recital

Sunday

October 15

2:30 PM

West Hollywood

St. Victor's Catholic Church

8634 Holloway Drive

e-mail

AlmaNova (Almer Imamovic, guitar, Jessica Pierce, flute), Recital

Sunday

October 15

2:00 PM

Free

La Verne

Rico Coffee

2320-A Foothill Blvd.

(909) 392-1999

Aaron Spoor, Recital

Tuesday

October 17 

11:00 AM

Free

Los Angeles

Music Building

Room 247, Clausen Hall

Los Angeles City College

855 North Vermont Avenue

(323) 953-4000 ext.2880

Cal State Dominguez Hills Guitar Ensemble, Scott Morris, Director

Friday

October 20

7:30 PM

Mission Viejo

Fine Arts Room 101

Saddleback College

28000 Marguerite Pkwy.

(949) 582-4413

John Bilezikjian, Oud, with the Saddleback Classical Guitar Ensemble, Randy Pile, Director

Saturday

October 21

10:00 AM

Free to auditors

Orange

Bertea Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

Jeff Cogan

Olivier Chassain, Master Class

Saturday

October 21

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Featured Artist Recital

Olivier Chassain, Recital

Sunday

October 22

2:00 PM

Free

La Verne

Rico Coffee

2320-A Foothill Blvd.

(909) 392-1999

Aaron Spoor, Recital

Sunday

October 22

7:00 PM

South Pasadena

Fremont Theater

1000 Fremont Ave

South Pasadena

e-mail

AlmaNova (Almer Imamovic, guitar, Jessica Pierce, flute), Recital

Monday

October 23

7:00 PM

Riverside

Riverside Community College

4800 Magnolia Ave.

(951) 222-8870 Ernesto Bitetti, Recital

Monday

October 23

7:00 - 10:00 PM

Free for auditors

Los Angeles

Doheny Library Commons Room

USC

(213) 740-7917

email

Olivier Chassain, Master Class

Tuesday

October 24

12:00 - 3:30 PM

Free for auditors

Los Angeles

PIC 139 (Practice and Instructional Conplex)

USC

(213) 740-7917

email

Olivier Chassain, Master Class

Tuesday

October 24

7:00 - 10:00 PM

Free for auditors

Los Angeles

Doheny Library Commons Room

USC

(213) 740-7917

email

Olivier Chassain, Master Class

Friday

October 27

8:00 PM

Pomona

Music Recital Hall

Cal Poly Pomona

3801 West Temple Avenue

(909) 869-3554

events

"Cahueque & Noll" (solo & duo pieces for guitar & piano) , Recital

Saturday

October 28

8:00 PM

Eagle Rock

Center for the Arts

2225 Colorado Blvd

(323) 259-3011

map

Santa Cecilia Orchestra, Chamber Recital (with Michael Kurdika and Chirs Fosseck, guitars)

Sunday

October 29

7:00 PM

Pasadena

Boston Court

70 North Mentor Avenue

(626) 683-6883

web site

John Schneider, Recital

Tuesday

October 31

6:00 PM

Free

Fullerton

Recital Hall

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

email Dmitry Koudymov, Recital

November 2006

Friday

November 3 

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, Recital

Friday

November 3

8:00 PM

Free

Simi Valley

Border's Bookstore

2910 Tapo Canyon Road

(805) 526-2800

Aaron Spoor, Recital

Friday

November 10

7:30 PM

Free

Canoga Park

Border's Bookstore

6510 Canoga Ave.

(818) 887-1999 Aaron Spoor, Recital

Friday

November 10

8:00 PM

Oxnard

Oxnard Performing Arts Center

800 Hobson Way

(805) 486-2424

Pepe Romero  with the New West Symphony, Concert

Friday

November 10

8:00 PM

Irvine

Irvine Valley College

5500 Irvine Center Drive

web site

(949) 451-5366

IVC, OCC and UCI Guitar Ensembles, John Schneiderman, Conductor

Saturday

November 11

8:00 PM

Northridge

Recital Hall

Cypress Hall Music Building 

Cal State Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street

American Guitar Society

(818) 677-2488

Eric Franceries, Recital

Saturday

November 11

8:00 PM

Thousand Oaks

Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza

2100 E Thousand Oaks Blvd.

(805) 449-2100

Pepe Romero  with the New West Symphony, Concert

Sunday

November 22

2:00 PM

Free

La Verne

Rico Coffee

2320-A Foothill Blvd.

(909) 392-1999 Aaron Spoor, Recital

Sunday

November 12

3:00 PM

Brentwood, CA

Wadsworth Theatre

11301 Wilshire Blvd.

(310)  479-3636

Pepe Romero  with the New West Symphony, Concert

Sunday

November 12

3:00 PM

Free

North Hills

Sepulveda Universalist Unitarian Society

9550 Haskell Ave.

(818) 894-9251

email

CSUN Guitar Recital (works for solo, duo & trio guitar, and the Purcell Guitar Quartet)

Friday

November 17

7:00 PM

Fullerton

Room 170

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

email Eric Franceries, Master Class

Thursday

November 16

8:00 PM

Fullerton

Recital Hall (Rm. 1111)

Music Department

Fullerton College

321 East Chapman Avenue

(626) 529-0147

email

Billy Arcila, Joseph Jewell, Eric Ray and Mike Scott, Faculty Recital

Saturday

November 18

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Featured Artist Recital

Eric Franceries, Recital

Saturday

November 18

8:00 PM

Los Angeles

Murphy Recital Hall

Loyola Marymount University

One LMU Drive

(310) 338-7588

(310) 338-5142

Zoran Dukic, Recital

Saturday

November 18

8:00 PM

Northridge

Recital Hall

Cypress Hall Music Building 

Cal State Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street

(818) 677-2488

Amadeus Duo, Recital

Saturday

November 18

8:00 PM

Pasadena

Pasadena Presbyterian Church

585 E. Colorado Blvd.

(626) 584-0571

Benjamin Verdery, Recital

Sunday

November 19

12:00 Noon

Los Angeles

Murphy Recital Hall

Loyola Marymount University

One LMU Drive

(310) 338-7588

(310) 338-5142

Zoran Dukic, Master Class

Sunday

November 19

2:00 PM

Free

La Verne

Rico Coffee

2320-A Foothill Blvd.

(909) 392-1999 Aaron Spoor, Recital

Sunday

November 19

3:00 PM

Torrance

Marsee Auditorium

El Camino College

16007 Crenshaw Blvd.

(310) 532-3679

James Smith and Douglas Masek (soprano saxophone), Recital

Sunday

November 19

3:00 PM

Pasadena

Room 200

The Pasadena Conservatory of Music

100 N. Hill St.

(626) 683-3355 Benjamin Verdery, Master Class

Friday

November 24

8:00 PM

Long Beach

Saint Luke's Episcopal Church

525 E. 7th Street (map)

Long Beach CG Society

(562) 221-5430

 Michael Harbison, Recital

Saturday

November 25

8:00 PM

Costa Mesa

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

Orange County Performing Arts Center

600 Town Center Drive

(714) 556-2787

 Christopher Parkening, guitar, Jubilant Sykes, baritone

Sunday

November 26

2:00 PM

Free

La Verne

Rico Coffee

2320-A Foothill Blvd.

(909) 392-1999 Aaron Spoor, Recital

Wednesday

November 29

7:30 PM

Claremont

Claremont United Church of Christ

233 West Harrison Ave.

atstamusic.com

Aaron Spoor, Recital

Thursday

November 30

8:00 PM

Free

Los Angeles

Alfred Newman Recital Hall

3616 Trousdale Parkway

USC

email

USC Classical Guitar Department Recital

December 2006

Friday

December 1

8:00 PM

Valley Glen

Music Recital Hall - Room M106

Los Angeles Valley College

5800 Fulton Ave.

(818) 947-2776

LAVC Guitar Ensemble and Orchestra, 

CANCELLED

Sunday

December 3

8:00 PM

Free

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

(714) 997-6812

  Chapman Guitar Ensemble, Jeff Cogan, Director

Wednesday

December 6

7:30 PM

Free

Los Angeles

Music Building

Room 247, Clausen Hall

Los Angeles City College

855 North Vermont Avenue

(323) 953-4000 ext.2880

LACC Guitar Ensemble

Thursday

December 7

7:00 PM

Carson

LaCorte Recital Hall A103

California State University Dominguez Hills

1000 E. Victoria Street

(310) 243-3543

CSU Dominguez Hills Guitar Ensemble with the University Chamber  Singers, Scott Morris, Director & Soloist

Thursday

December 7

8:00 PM

Northridge

Recital Hall

Cypress Hall Music Building 

Cal State Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street

(818) 677-3180

 CSUN Guitar Ensemble
Ron Borczon, Director

Friday

December 8

7:30 PM

Long Beach

Saint Luke's Episcopal Church

525 E. 7th Street (map)

Long Beach CG Society

(562) 221-5430

 Scott Morris, Recital (with the CSUDH Chamber Singers)

Friday

December 8 

8:00 PM

Fullerton

Meng Concert Hall

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

(714) 278-3371

Fullerton Guitar Orchestra, David Grimes, Director

Friday

December 8

8:00 PM

Free

Valencia

Roy O. Disney Music Hall

California Institute of the Arts
24700 McBean Parkway

info

Cal Arts Students, Solo & Ensemble Recital

Friday

December 8

8:00 PM

Free

Montclair

Border's Bookstore

5055 S. Plaza Lane

(909) 625-0424

Aaron Spoor, Recital

Saturday

December 9

7:30 PM

& Sunday

December 10

2:00 PM

Oceanside

First Presbyterian Church of Oceanside

2001 El Camino Real

(760) 757-3560

Holiday Spectacular,

Conductor: James Shepard (with Michael Nigro, Guitar)

Friday

December 15

8:00 PM

Free

Chino

Border's Bookstore

3833 Grand Avenue

(909) 548-3604 Aaron Spoor, Recital

January 2007

Friday

January 12

8:00 PM

Free

Pico Rivera

Border's Bookstore

8852 Washington Blvd.

(562) 942-9919

Aaron Spoor, Recital

Sunday

January 14

2:00 PM

Malibu

Smothers Theater

Pepperdine University

24255 Pacific Coast Highway

(310) 506-4522

Taping of radio program  "From the Top", wih guest Christopher Parkening

Friday

January 19

8:00 PM

Los Angeles

Alfred Newman Recital Hall

3616 Trousdale Parkway

USC

email

Pepe Romero with the USC Classical Guitar Faculty, Benefit Concert

Friday

January 19

8:00 PM

Pomona

Music Recital Hall

Cal Poly Pomona

3801 West Temple Avenue

(909) 869-3554

events

UCLA Guitar Ensemble, Recital

Saturday

January 20

8:00 PM

Free

Simi Valley

Border's Bookstore

2910 Tapo Canyon Road

(805) 526-2800 Aaron Spoor, Recital

Saturday

January 20

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Showcase

Showcase Recital

Saturday

January 20

2:00 PM

Manhattan Beach

Trinity Lutheran Church

1340 Eleventh Street

map

Triada guitar trio, Recital

Sunday

January 21

2:00 PM

Beverly Hills

Greystone Estate

905 Loma Vista Rd

Concertos Pomeridiano

(310) 550-4796

(310) 550-4753

Triada Guitar Trio, Recital

Sunday

January 21

5:00 PM

Oak Park

Church of the Epiphany

5450 Churchwood Drive

(310) 210-7481

UCLA Guitar Ensemble, Peter Yates, Director

Wednesday

January 24

12:00 N

Free

Pasadena

Music at Noon

Pasadena Presbyterian Church

585 E. Colorado Blvd.

(626) 793-2191

Aaron Spoor, Recital

Friday

January 26

8:00 PM

Long Beach

Saint Luke's Episcopal Church

525 E. 7th Street (map)

Long Beach CG Society

(562) 221-5430

 Denali Guitar Duo, Recital

Friday

January 26

8:00 PM

Free

Chino

Border's Bookstore

3833 Grand Avenue

(909) 548-3604 Aaron Spoor, Recital

Saturday

January 27

8:00 PM

Los Angeles

Murphy Recital Hall

Loyola Marymount University

One LMU Drive

(310) 338-7588

(310) 338-5142

Minneapolis Guitar Quartet, Recital

February 2007

Thursday

February 1

8:00 PM

Cerritos

Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

12700 Center Court Drive

(562) 916-8500

(562) 916-8501

e-mail

The Romeros Recital Benefit, Wayne Shilkret Memorial Tribute Fund

Friday

February 2

8:00 PM

Free

Los Angeles

Jeannette McDonald Recital Hall

Music Faculty Building

USC