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Revised

With the recent successful conclusion of our 2025-26 concert season, TGS turns to the 2026-27 season. We have a great lineup of concerts planned, with further details coming soon:

  1. Jorge Caballero, Oct. 17, 2026, International guitar virtuoso giving his fourth TGS concert

  2. Salomé Sandoval, Feb. 6, 2027, Early music virtuoso for voice, guitar, lute, vihuela

  3. Colin Fullerton, April 3, 2027, Duke University Dept. of Music; numerous concert appearances in NYC and NC

  4. Virgile Barthe, May 15, 2026, Guitar Foundation of America Grand Prize winner

We're looking forward to seeing you at all of these concerts.

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TGS is grateful to those of you who have joined or renewed in the past year. We are a non-profit organization that depends on memberships to help us break even financially. If you haven't renewed in the past year, or if you've never joined, we'd love for you to do so. Just go to our membership page. Why join? Why renew? Consider the following:

You should know that the Triangle Guitar Society offers exceptional value for classical guitar lovers. After almost 40 years of presenting classical guitar concerts, we think we’ve got the "secret sauce”: 

  1. TGS consistently brings exceptional talent to our concerts at Church of the Good Shepherd, Durham. Just visit our Past TGS Events page to see the great artists and the programs they have performed in recent years.

  2. TGS offers reasonable ticket prices. Recently, a for-profit, international company has been presenting classical guitar concerts in the Triangle area. They charge about $60 per ticket. In contrast, for the upcoming season, for comparable quality artists as the competition, the nonprofit TGS will charge only $35 general admission, $25 for members, and $10 for students.  

  3. TGS’s concert venue at the Church of the Good Shepherd is exceptional. It has excellent acoustics and comfortable seating. Our guitar recitals are unamplified and clearly heard throughout the space. Our artists and audiences love the experience. In addition, we host great Meet the Artist receptions following our events.

  4. TGS members receive our Triangle Guitar Society News issued five times a year, containing TGS guitar and other concert reviews, statewide concert listings, multiple pages of unique music and fine articles, both enlightening and entertaining, about our favorite instrument, its history, and repertoire.

  5. TGS members can perform at our Open Mic events. The most recent was held on August 1st, 11:30 am - 2 pm, at Rougarou/Imbibe in Chapel Hill. 

Your membership provides TGS with much needed financial support to continue bringing great guitarists to the Triangle area for you to hear and enjoy in a superior concert hall at reasonable prices!

— Peter Abken

President, Triangle Guitar Society