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


Friday, June 2nd, 2017, 7:30pm
The Encinitas Guitar Orchestra Spring Concert
Directed by Peter Pupping
The Music of Italy
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
925 Balour Drive
Encinitas CA 92024
Suggested donation: $12
Reservations not required
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Summer Guitar Workshop
A six week guitar course with Peter Pupping
Intermediate and advanced levels.
A custom workshop to help identify your next steps.
 
 Mondays, June 12th, 2017 thru July 24th, 7-9:30pm
No class July 3rd
Please contact Peter Pupping for details and registration information.
peter@guitarsounds.com
760.815.5616
​Register

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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