The PCGS community expresses deep sadness following the passing of Tom Emery on Tuesday, August 6th, at the age of 70. Tom was a longstanding professional member of PCGS and a prominent figure in the Philadelphia Classical guitar scene. He was widely recognized not only as a talented performer on the classical guitar but also . . . read more

March 23, 2024 I invite all guitar players and music aficionados to the 2024 PCGS Guitar Festival (April 13-14, 2024; https://www.phillyguitar.org/), the high-water mark of our annual calendar. Our exciting festival program includes performances by Grammy-award-winning guitarist David Russell and the Peter Segal winner from last year’s PSCG competition, Gwenyth Aggeler. In addition, we have a David . . . read more

Dear Friends, I wanted you to know of the passing of Robert Charles Page, the former owner of the Classical Guitar Store, former Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society (PCGS) board member, and a person who was very much responsible for advancing the classical guitar culture in Philadelphia and beyond. He died in the early morning on Wednesday, July 26th at . . . read more

Recently we started thinking about highlighting some of our members who have expressed interest in telling the stories of their life-long musical journey. They all come from different walks of life. Some are professional classical guitarists, composers and teachers, others are life-long passionate learners, composers and performers of guitar music in its many forms, including . . . read more

Youth Division Adult Division 1st Prize Tae Kim Gwyneth Aggeler,  Peter Segal Prize 2nd Prize Noah Richer Thatcher Harrison 3rd Prize Owen Wang YunZhe Lin From the left: Kevin cope (PCGS President), Noah Richer (2nd Prize Youth), Tae Kim (1st Price Youth), YouZhe Lin (3rd Prize Adult), Thatcher Harrison (2nd Prize Adult), Gwenyth Aggeler (1st Price . . . read more

Dear members of the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society. I am delighted to serve as your incoming President. I look forward to working with the membership to grow our programming and to expand our teachings, while also serving our community.  I have a great passion in understanding music, supporting it, and advancing its culture, as expressed . . . read more

The Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society is excited to welcome the newly elected board members to our Board of Directors. They are Mike Acker, Lenny Ranallo, and Craig Bach, as well as congratulating David Baskin on his reelection to the board. As many of you know, David is a founding member of PCGS and it is . . . read more

Paul Smith Director, Tune Up Philly – Orchestral Pathways Program, Director; Pizzicato Players – PYO Mr. Smith is an active composer, recording artist, and educator. With over 20 years of work-force experience in developing and consulting intensive and life-changing music programs in urban settings, Mr. Smith has impacted hundreds of students annually through a portfolio . . . read more