Local Classical Guitar and Lute Societies

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This thread aims to help members to find their local Classical Guitar society. It relies totally on information provided by members. Suggestions for additions can be made on this thread.

(Where no link or contact details are given, try searching for the name in Google)

Argentina

Asociación Guitarrística de Rosario
Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Australia

Canberra Classical Guitar Society

Classical Guitar Society WA

Hobart Guitar Society

Sydney Classical Guitar Society
Has an annual Summer School.
Also has a guitar orchestra.

Victorian Classical Guitar Society
Hosts the Alhambra Sadie Awards - "Australia's most prestigious awards for excellence in the field of classical guitar"
Guitar Orchestra 'GO'

Classical Guitar Society of SA
c/- 19 Emmerson Drv, Morphett Vale, SA 5162
Tel: (08) 8325 1052

Belgium

Belgium Lute Academy

Brazil

VIBRA - Sociedade Violão Brasileiro

Canada

Classical Guitar Society of Calgary

Edmonton Classical Guitar Society

Montreal Guitar Society

Guitar Hamilton Hamilton, Ontario.

Ottawa Guitar Society

Société de guitare de Québec

Regina Classical Guitar Society Regina, Saskatchewan

Guitar Society of Toronto

Vancouver Classical Guitar Society

Guitar Victoria

Winniepeg Classical Guitar Society

Czech Republic

Czech Guitar Foundation

France

Société Française de Luth

Finland

Helsinki Guitar Society Helsinki.

Turku Guitar Society Turku.

Kotka Guitar Society Kotka.

Tampere Guitar Society Tampere.

Joensuu Guitar Society Joensuu.

Germany

German Lute Society

Indonesia

Padang Classical Guitar Society.
Hosted by Indonesia Music, search Padang Classical Guitar Society

Italy

Brescia guitar academy Brescia, Italy.

Japan

Classical Guitar Society Japan

Lute and Early Guitar Society Japan

The Lute Society Japan

Yamaguchi Guitar Society

Lithuania

Classical & Modern Guitar Fund of Lithuania

Malaysia

Classical Guitar Society Malaysia

New Zealand

Classical Guitar Society of Auckland

New Plymouth Classical Guitar Society
They do not have a website, the above link goes to the local Council website which gives a contact person & phone number.

Norway

Oslo Guitar Society

Portugal

A Legato – Associação de Arte e Guitarra de Portugal Legato. Porto.

South Africa

The Classical Guitar Society of South Africa (In the Johannesburg area).

Contact: Fritz Buss +27 (0)11-646 4904

Postal Address:
P.O. Box 87038
Houghton
Sandton
2041

Spain

La Sociedad de la Vihuela

La Sociedad Española de la Guitarra

Sweden

The Swedish guitar and Lute Society

Switzerland

l'Association Guitare & Luth

Thailand

Thailand Guitar Society

The Netherlands

De Nederlandse Luitvereniging

Gitaarcirkel Leiderdorp

United Kingdom
England

Berkshire Guitar Society

Bristol Guitar Society

Bristol Classical Guitar Society Bristol, UK
The Pierian Centre, 27 Portland Square, Bristol, BS2 8SA

The Cambridge Guitar Club

Cambridge Guitar Orchestra

Chester Guitar Circle

Dorset Guitar Society

Enfield Classical Guitar Society

Essex Guitar Orchestra - every third Sunday-ish
Contact: melvyn.willin#tiscali.co.uk (replace # with @ to email)

Greenwood Classical Guitar Society Hampton Hill, Middlesex

Liverpool guitar Society

Lute Society

North Bucks Guitar Club Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

South London Guitar Society
contact malc on; curlywallmusic#yahoo.co.uk (replace # with @ to email)

South Norfolk Classical Guitar Circle. Meetings on 1st Thursday of the month at 7pm 'til 9pm in St. Remigus Church Hall, Roydon Norfolk.

UK Federation of Guitar Societies

The Central England Guitar Ensemble Fircroft College, Selly Oak, Birmingham.

Middlesbrough Classical Guitar Society Middlesbrough, Cleveland, United Kingdom, TS5 6AE.
Contact: andrewkerensky#hotmail.com (replace # with @ to email)

Northern Ireland

Classical Guitar Society of Northern Ireland
Meets Ulster College of Music, Belfast

Scotland

North East Classical Guitar Society of Scotland Aberdeen

University of West Scotland Classical Guitar Society

The CSGC (Central Scotland Guitar Club) meets on the last Monday of the month at Cross House in Linlithgow.
Website is at rgrecordings.net/csgs.html. Email is csgs#live.co.uk (replace '#' when emailing).

Wales

South Wales Guitar Society Cardiff

North Wales Guitar Circle Angelsey

Ukraine

Guitar Association of The National Ukrainian Music Union

USA

Allegro Guitar Society Dallas, Texas. Also Fort Worth and Las Vegas.

The Austin Classical Guitar Society
PO Box 4072
Austin, Texas 78765

Baltimore Classical Guitar Society Baltimore, Maryland USA

Boston Classical Guitar Society Boston, Mass.
adbcgs[at]gmail.com
(313) 529 0750

Boulder Guitar Society Boulder, Colorado

Chicago Classical Guitar Society
P.O. Box 4485
Skokie, IL 60076-4485
847-740-2187.
Email: info#chicagoclassicalguitarsociety.org (replace # with @ to email)

Classical Guitar Society of Northern Colorado

Connecticut Guitar Societies
P.O. Box 1528 Hartford, CT 06144-1528 Tel: (860) 249-7041 E-mail: info#ctguitar.org (replace # with @ to email)

Guitar Fort Worth Fort Worth, Texas

Guitar Foundation of America

Guitar Houston Houston, Texas

The Greater Houston Guitar Guild Houston, TX.

Jefferson Classical Guitar Society Jefferson, Oregon

Lute Society of America

The Miami Classical Guitar Society Miami, FL.

Classic Guitar Society of Michigan Livonia, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit)

Minnesota Guitar Society
P.O. Box 14986
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-677-1151

New England Guitar Society Milford, Connecticut

The New Jersey Classical Guitar Society

Orange County Guitar Circle Orange, CA

Classical Guitar Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania Scranton, PA

Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society
2038 Sansom St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103

The Portland Guitar Society Portland, Oregon

Sacramento Guitar Society Sacramento, CA

San Francisco Classical Guitar Society San Francisco, CA

Guitar Sarasota Sarasota, FL

Seattle Classical Guitar Society Seattle, WA

Sierra Nevada Guitar Society Reno/Tahoe, Nevada and California

Triangle Guitar Society Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Tucson Guitar Society. Tucson, AZ

Utah Classical Guitar Society Salt Lake City, Utah.

Ventura County Classical Guitar Society Camarillo, CA

The Classical Guitar Society of Warren County Warren County, New Jersey