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VCGS 2025-26 Concert Season Subscription
Aug 7
Aug 7, 2025 – Sep 29, 2025
VCGS 2025-26 Concert Season Subscription
Aug 7, 2025 – Sep 29, 2025

Global stars, Canadian legends, and rising talents - VCGS proudly presents its 2025–26 concert season! Enjoy four world-class guitar concerts featuring Tariq Harb, Celso Machado & Josh Searles, Leonela Alejandro, and Aurora Orsini.

Discounted subscriptions for members available now. Join us for unforgettable music!

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Aug 7, 2025 – Sep 29, 2025
Aug 2025 VCGS Guitar Social
Aug 31
Aug 31, 2025
Aug 2025 VCGS Guitar Social
Aug 31, 2025

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.

RSVP Now ➜

Aug 31, 2025
2025 Edmonton Guitar Seminar
Sep 6
Sep 6, 2025 – Sep 7, 2025
2025 Edmonton Guitar Seminar
Sep 6, 2025 – Sep 7, 2025

Join the Edmonton Guitar Seminar 2025, a 2-day classical guitar retreat featuring ensemble playing, workshops, and a special session with guest artist Natasha Pashchenko.

Held at peaceful Alberta venues, it’s the perfect weekend to grow, connect, and be inspired.

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Sep 6, 2025 – Sep 7, 2025
Tariq Harb
Sep 27
Sep 27, 2025
Tariq Harb
Sep 27, 2025

Tariq Harb, hailed as “Canada’s next classical guitar superstar” (CBC), is a world-class virtuoso and prizewinner of major international competitions.

From Carnegie Hall to Concertgebouw, his expressive playing, original compositions, and genre-blending projects like "17 Strings" make him a captivating force on the global guitar stage.

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Sep 27, 2025
Celso Machado and Josh Searles
Nov 22
Nov 22, 2025
Celso Machado and Josh Searles
Nov 22, 2025

Brazilian-born Celso Machado and genre-bending guitarist Josh J. Searles unite for a dazzling double bill. Expect rich rhythms, global influences, and virtuosic flair—Brazilian folk, classical, and live electronica collide in an unforgettable evening of musical innovation from two of BC’s most creative artists.

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Nov 22, 2025
Leonela Alejandro
Mar 20
Mar 20, 2026
Leonela Alejandro
Mar 20, 2026

Leonela Alejandro, 2024 GFA Rose Augustine Grand Prize winner, is a rising star from Puerto Rico captivating audiences worldwide.

With over a dozen top prizes to her name, including major U.S. and international competitions, her powerful, expressive playing and orchestral soloist appearances mark her as one of today’s most exciting classical guitarists.

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Mar 20, 2026
Aurora Orsini
Apr 11
Apr 11, 2026
Aurora Orsini
Apr 11, 2026

Italian guitarist Aurora Orsini makes her Canadian debut with VCGS! A rising star across Europe, she’s won top prizes, performed under maestros like Zubin Mehta, and collaborated with major orchestras.

With degrees from Alicante and Boccherini Conservatoire, Orsini brings virtuosic flair and fresh artistry to the world stage.

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Apr 11, 2026

VCGS Blog
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The Vancouver Classic Guitar Society announces its 18th concert season of global award winners, rising stars and BC’s finest guitarists!
Jul 18, 2025
The Vancouver Classic Guitar Society announces its 18th concert season of global award winners, rising stars and BC’s finest guitarists!
Jul 18, 2025
Jul 18, 2025
The Okanagan Guitar Festival is back July 10-13 with classical guitar stars and winery concerts.
May 16, 2025
The Okanagan Guitar Festival is back July 10-13 with classical guitar stars and winery concerts.
May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025
Masters and prodigies:  West Coast strings shine at the Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival July 17–20
May 5, 2025
Masters and prodigies: West Coast strings shine at the Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival July 17–20
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

 

 

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