Dedicated to the interests of classical guitarists and those who enjoy classical guitar music.

Our next meeting is Saturday, April 6th at 7:30 pm. Click here to visit our Meetings page for details on how to perform at the next meeting.

AGS 2024 Dues - Now is the time to join or renew your membership

Read our AGS Newsletter for March 2024

The AGS 2024 Concert Series featured Arthur Dente - March 23rd - A splendid performance was witnessed by all - Thank you Arthur!

Vahdah Olcott Bickford photo from about 1911

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 APRIL 6th and will be a live, in person meeting at LA Valley College. Please join AGS and sign up to perform your classical guitar pieces at an upcoming monthly meeting. We will also meet on the following Saturdays: May 4, 2024
and June 1, 2024

 
 
 
 

The AGS Guitar Orchestra with conductor, Vahdah Olcott Bickford. circa 1927