You’re invited to our Open Stage. Come out and support our celebration of young talent. See up-and-coming guitar students performing their latest works on stage. The level of talent of these young performers is always amazing.
Registration is now OPEN
Get ready to pluck, socialize, and connect as the VCGS monthly social is just around the corner!
If you want to meet like-minded guitarists at VCGS or play in front of others, then this event is tailor-made for you.
Venue: Tom Lee Music Vancouver, Music Experience Centre (728 Granville Street, Vancouver)
The festival offers students a fantastic opportunity to gain valuable performance experience, build confidence, and find inspiration for their musical journey.
Montreal-based Charles Hobson and Marie-Noelle Choquette are the innovative guitar and flute duo, Beija-Flor. Together, they present a dynamic and beautiful repertoire of classical works inspired by cultures from around the world. “…an incredibly dynamic and creative team“, “masterful arrangements.” (Flute Quarterly, USA).
Join us for this free event at the Vancouver Academy of Music’s Mary Olson Hall. This event features students of all levels. We hope you will enjoy a few novice performers followed by the players of the VAM Guitar Ensemble. Finishing off the evening will be guest performers from UBC’s undergrad program; Noah Ferrera-Palchinski, Gabriela Pimental and Selina Zhou.
Guitarlab Intensives, founded by Bokyung Byun and Dr. Jaxon Williams, offer two immersive online programs for classical guitarists of all levels - The Summer Virtuoso Intensives and The 4 x 4 Intensives.
The Northwest guitar festival will be held in Seattle, April 4-6, with the generous support of the Seattle Classic Guitar Society and the University of Washington.
April 4-6, 2025, Seattle, WA
Get ready to pluck, socialize, and connect as the VCGS monthly social is just around the corner!
If you want to meet like-minded guitarists at VCGS or play in front of others, then this event is tailor-made for you.
As the winner of the GFA’s International Concert Artist 2023, Ukraine’s Marko Topchii may well be the world’s winningest classical guitarist. His prodigious achievements are best exemplified by more than 100 awards worldwide in international classical guitar competitions, an astonishing 55 of them being first prizes in prestigious competitions. The remarkable Marko is truly one of the world’s very best classical guitarists.
Note: The concert starts at 7 pm but come early at 6:15 pm to enjoy performances by UBC School of Music classical guitar students.
Get ready to pluck, socialize, and connect as the VCGS monthly social is just around the corner!
If you want to meet like-minded guitarists at VCGS or play in front of others, then this event is tailor-made for you.
Join us for Vancouver’s Finest, our annual celebration of Vancouver’s own exceptional classical guitarists with a concert by two driving forces in our music community, Alec Pearson and Luis Medina. Alec and Luis have done so much to support and promote classical guitar learning and performance in our community. This concert recognizes their huge volunteer contributions and celebrates their outstanding talent.
Fri, Jan 24th, 2025, at 5 PM
Get ready to pluck, socialize, and connect as the VCGS monthly social is here again, this time in Capilano University, North Vancouver!
If you want to meet like-minded guitarists at VCGS or play in front of others, then this event is tailor-made for you.
Friday, November 1st, 2024 - 7.00 PM (Come early for pre-concert student performances at 6:15 PM)
Venue: Pyatt Hall, 843 Seymour Street, Vancouver
Trio Tangere, Saturday, Oct. 12th, 2024 - Pyatt Hall
Artyom Dervoed, Friday, Nov. 1st, 2024 - Pyatt Hall
Vancouver’s Finest: Alec Pearson and Luis Medina, Saturday, Jan. 25th, 2025 - VAM
Marko Topchii, Friday, March 14th, 2025 - VAM
Duo Beija Flor, Saturday, Apr. 19th, 2025 - Pyatt Hall
