The Encinitas Guitar Orchestra - 
   
Learning & performing great music with a friendly community of musicians!

Peter Pupping - director

The idea of a guitar orchestra came to me after having played in one at San Diego State University.  I soon realized that the tradition of plucked instruments and their players getting together to form orchestras has a long history.  Consider the mandolin orchestras of Vivaldi, Balalaika orchestras of Russia and now guitar orchestras throughout the world.  A guitar orchestra includes sections divided up into 4 to 8 parts with multiple players on each part.  While exploring a wide variety of music including classical, jazz and world music styles a guitar orchestra can also include other instruments such as percussion, bass, strings, winds, specialty guitars and more.  The sound (timbre, tone) of 25 or more guitarists can be likened to a giant harp.  It is our hope that you'll be inspired to join us or come hear a live performance someday.  Whether performing with us or experiencing one of our concerts you will capture a heightened sense of the beauty and camaraderie of musicians sharing music together as in days of old.

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