Dedicated to the interests of classical guitarists and those who enjoy classical guitar music.
Here is an important message from AGS regarding the recent fire storms.
Our next meeting is Saturday, April 5th at 7:30 pm. This meeting will take place at our new, permanent location - Faith Lutheran Church at 7500 De Soto Ave in Canoga Park, CA 91303. If you wish to perform, signup on our Meetings page.
Click here to read our March 2025 AGS Newsletter.
Thank you to all who made our March 22nd Fund Raiser Concert a smashing success!
Vahdah Olcott Bickford
photo from about 1915
The American Guitar Society is the oldest, continuously operating guitar society in the United States. It was founded in 1923 by Vahdah Olcott Bickford (VOB), who was born in Norwalk, Ohio, in 1885 and died in Los Angeles in 1980. She was considered one of the foremost concert guitarists in the United States from 1910 to 1957, at which time she retired from the stage to devote the rest of her life to teaching and publishing. VOB published a number of original compositions and arrangements of popular pieces for the guitar, where she declared AGS as the publisher. Visit the LIBRARY tab to view and download all 20 of the works she published via the AGS organization.
Our Mission
The purpose of the AGS is to promote the beauty of the Classical Guitar via Education, Scholarships, Concerts, and monthly Meetings where members perform.
Meet, Play, Listen
Our next meeting will be 7:30pm on April 5th and will be a live, in person meeting. We meet at the FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH located at 7500 De Soto Ave, Canoga Park. Our meetings for the 1st half of 2025 will be: • May 3, • June 7. Please join AGS and sign up to perform your classical guitar pieces at an upcoming monthly meeting.
