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From the Movies
Jun 20
Jun 20, 2025
From the Movies
Jun 20, 2025

The VSO School of Music Camerata Strings and the Guitar Ensemble are teaming up to bring you a beautiful concert of music ‘From the Movies’. You’ll hear your favorite themes from:

  • The Magnificent Seven

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

  • The Deer Hunter

  • Forrest Gump

  • Wild

and more.

The concert is FREE and no tickets are required.

Jun 20, 2025
June 2025 VCGS Volunteer Social
Jun 22
Jun 22, 2025
June 2025 VCGS Volunteer Social
Jun 22, 2025

Get ready to pluck, socialize, and connect as the VCGS monthly social is just around the corner!

This special event is exclusively for VCGS volunteers, with any remaining spots made available to VCGS members.

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Jun 22, 2025
Okanagan Guitar Festival 2025
Jul 10
Jul 10, 2025 – Jul 13, 2025
Okanagan Guitar Festival 2025
Jul 10, 2025 – Jul 13, 2025

The Okanagan’s summer celebration of classical guitar is back! From July 10 to 13, the 4th annual Okanagan Guitar Festival returns to Kelowna with a beautiful weekend of guitar downtown and this year in West Kelowna.  The festival offers a full program of concerts, masterclasses, and workshops that bring together guitarists of all levels, local audiences, wineries and internationally recognized talent including Daniel Bolshoy, Alec Pearson, Luis Angel Medina, Tejay Liao and Gwenyth Ageler. Register now for early bird pricing.

Venues: St. Michael & All Angels Cathedral, 608 Sutherland Ave., Kelowna and Grizzli Winery, 2550 Boucherie Road, West Kelowna.

Jul 10, 2025 – Jul 13, 2025
Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival 2025
Jul 17
Jul 17, 2025 – Jul 20, 2025
Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival 2025
Jul 17, 2025 – Jul 20, 2025

The 6th Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival, presented in collaboration with the VCGS and sponsored by Capilano University, is designed as an intensive learning experience in the beautiful setting of Capilano University in North Vancouver. VCGFest is a unique opportunity for guitarists of all levels to participate in masterclasses, workshops, guitar orchestra, a participants’ concert and to be inspired by faculty concerts and workshops by Marc Teicholz, Michael Kolk, Tejay Liao, Alec Pearson, David Sossa, Lucida Zhao, and Luis Angel Medina.

Jul 17, 2025 – Jul 20, 2025

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The Okanagan’s celebration of classical guitar is back July 10-13 with festival favorites plus fresh faces, new venues and musical firsts!
May 16, 2025
The Okanagan’s celebration of classical guitar is back July 10-13 with festival favorites plus fresh faces, new venues and musical firsts!
May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025
West Coast Strings Shine: the Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival returns July 17–20 to Capilano University
May 5, 2025
West Coast Strings Shine: the Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival returns July 17–20 to Capilano University
May 5, 2025
May 5, 2025
A global musical journey with Duo Beija-Flor, April 19th
Mar 21, 2025
A global musical journey with Duo Beija-Flor, April 19th
Mar 21, 2025
Mar 21, 2025
A rare opportunity to see Ukraine's Marko Topchii, the world’s winningest classical guitarist, March 14th
Feb 19, 2025
A rare opportunity to see Ukraine's Marko Topchii, the world’s winningest classical guitarist, March 14th
Feb 19, 2025
Feb 19, 2025
Vancouver's finest double bill:  Alec Pearson and Luis Angel Medina, Jan. 25th, 2025 at VAM
Dec 16, 2024
Vancouver's finest double bill: Alec Pearson and Luis Angel Medina, Jan. 25th, 2025 at VAM
Dec 16, 2024
Dec 16, 2024
Ghost Orchid - Dreamere Album Release
Nov 15, 2024
Ghost Orchid - Dreamere Album Release
Nov 15, 2024

Sunshine coast resident (and faculty member of the Okanagan Guitar Festival 2024) Josh Searles, announces the debut album of his latest avant-garde project, GhostOrchid.

Nov 15, 2024
Artyom Dervoed is taking classical guitar to a new level
Oct 14, 2024
Artyom Dervoed is taking classical guitar to a new level
Oct 14, 2024
Oct 14, 2024
Charitable Choices: Alec Pearson of the Vancouver Classic Guitar Society
Oct 9, 2024
Charitable Choices: Alec Pearson of the Vancouver Classic Guitar Society
Oct 9, 2024

VCGS Chair, Alec Pearson, writes this interview with the Vancouver Guardian.

Oct 9, 2024

 

 

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