The next AGS meeting is Saturday October 5th, 2024 at 7:30 pm. This meeting will be held at the FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH located at 7500 De Soto Ave. in Canoga Park, 91303.
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Since September of 1923, the AGS has held “in person” monthly meetings for our membership and all classical guitar enthusiasts. You can receive our monthly newsletter by joining AGS. Please plan on attending a live, in-person AGS meeting.
Our next meeting will take place at 7:30 pm on November 2nd, 2024, at the FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH located at 7500 De Soto Ave. in Canoga Park, 91303. There is ample parking in the lot. AGS Board Member Pedro Bautista is our host at the church. All future monthly AGS meetings will be held at the Faith Lutheran Church.
Programs & Newsletters
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Program from AGS meeting held October 5th, 2024
Program For Meeting of November 2nd, 2024 7:30 pm
AGS Newsletter for November 2024
Our next AGS meeting is the annual Bickford Competition event. This special AGS meeting will be held November 2nd, beginning at 7:30 pm, at the FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH at7500 De Soto Ave. in Canoga Park, CA 91303. Classical Guitar students in both the Div 1 (ages 8 - 13 years of age,) and Div 2 (ages 14 - 17, ) categories will perform for the judges and for our lucky membership who get to witness these excellent student performances. Eight students from each category, will perform - 16 performances in total. There will be no performances other than the contestants on the program for November 2nd.
The next opportunity for AGS members or guests to perform will be for the December 7th meeting. Please use the form to the right to register and your request to perform will be held for our December meeting. If you have any questions on your signup request, please contact Michael Camp at (818) 793-8176 or email him at michael_ags@yahoo.com.
Videos from prior AGS Meetings
Lute Suite, BWV 1006a composed by J. S. Bach
Performed at AGS meeting by Cameron O’Connor, September 10, 2016
Cavatina by Stanley Myers arr. Flavio Regis Cunha. Performed by Natalia Diaz, guitar I, and Pepe Perez, guitar II, with a string quartet comprised of Pepe's students. Performed at the American Guitar Society meeting of SEP 7, 2024.
The Lovers Waltz and Ashokan Farewell Medley by Jay Unger and Molly Mason. Performed at AGS meeting by Nick Stasinos, May 4th 2024
La Catedral by Agustin Barrios, performed at the AGS meeting of May 4th, 2024 by Michael Gullo.
AGS Special Meetings
In May of each year, AGS awards the Denner Scholarship to local college students of the classical guitar. AGS invites these Denner award recipients to perform their favorite guitar piece at the May AGS monthly meeting. AGS always delights in hearing and seeing the youth learn the traditions and repertoires of the classical guitar. See our Denner Scholarship Tab for more information on this.
In November of each year, AGS conducts our annual Vahdah Olcott Bickford Competition Event. Eight classical students of ages 8-13 (Junior Division,) and eight students of ages 13 - 18 (Senior Division) sign up to participate and compete for a cash prize. Judges are professors from the local area. This meeting is reserved for competition participants only. The audience is generally filled to capacity and all enjoy hearing these students bring forth their finest efforts on the classical guitar.
In January of each year, AGS often selects a gifted member, or a local professional guitarist to provide what we call a “showcase” performance. The artist is given the 2nd half of the program, generally, 45 minutes, to perform their favorite pieces for the audience. The 1st half of the program is provided by AGS members who have signed up via the normal methods.
AGS takes a summer sabbatical each year meaning that there are no July and August meetings. All other months we welcome AGS members (or prospective members) to sign up and perform at an AGS meeting.