Events › Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival Opening Concert

Beethoven described the classical guitar as an 'orchestra in a box' for its colour and range of sounds. Come experience classical guitar at its finest with a concert by Luis Angel Medina on the Central Library’s beautiful Grand Staircase.

This concert launches the 6^th annual Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival, which takes place July 17-20 at Capilano University. With a star faculty providing concerts, masterclasses and workshops, this festival will be a treat for guitarists and music lovers alike.

Learn more about the Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival at vancouverguitar.org

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Luis Angel Medina is an acclaimed classical guitarist and the founder and director of the Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival. A dynamic performer and educator, he has appeared across Europe, China, and North America, collaborating with leading ensembles including the National Ballet of Canada, the Canadian Opera Company, and the Greater Toronto Philharmonic Orchestra. He has performed at major venues such as the Vancouver Playhouse and Pyatt Hall, and at prominent guitar societies across Canada. A graduate of UBC and the University of Georgia, he is currently completing his DMA at the University of Toronto. Luis shares his expertise as an instructor at Capilano University with guitar students of the Music Diploma program.

The Vancouver Classic Guitar Society's mandate is to build a community among classical guitar enthusiasts, to educate and increase the public’s understanding and appreciation of classical guitar music by providing performances of an artistic nature in public places, and by providing workshops relating to classical guitar music, to encourage study of the classical guitar, to enrich the culture of classical guitar in Vancouver, and to provide opportunities for guitarists of all levels to meet and play together.