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The following guitar societies are listed alphabetically by 
society name.  Currently, USA and Canadian Societies are 
listed together, other countries are listed seperately:


Ron Purcell				(818)-677-2339 
American Guitar Society
Cal State University
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA  91330

John Armstrong 				(505)-473-4504?
Amigos De La Guiarra
P.O. Box 5872
Santa Fe, NM  87502

Brian and Mary Lou Roberts		(313)-769-5704
Ann Arbor Classic Guitar Society
1451 Bemidji Dr. 
Anne Arbor,  MI  48103

Maryanne Ames				(602)-
Arizona Classic Guitar Society
P.O. Box 25766
Tempe, AZ  85282


Austin Classical Guitar Society
http://www.chatham.org/aus-cgs


President: Mike Oliver 
email:  president@bcgs.org,
	webmaster@bcgs.org,
	concerts@bcgs.org
www:  	http://www.bcgs.org
Baltimore Classic Guitar Society	(410)-247-5320
4607 Maple Ave.
Baltimore, MD  21227

Rob Chirico				(918)-335-1189
Bartlesville Guitar Society
2817 Redhowe Ct.
Bartlesville, OK  74006

John Del Quadro				(520)-758-6056
John Board, via Communitiy College:	(520)-758-3926	
Bluewater Guitar Society 		
404 E. Swan Dr.
Riviera, AZ  86442

Gloria Vachino              		(781) 224-4203
e-mail: glorv@worldnet.att.net
www: http://home.att.net/~bcgs/index.html
Boston Classical Guitar Society
196 Broadway
Wakefield MA 01880

Felicity Muench				(303)-530-4486
Richard Comly				(303)-499-2320
Boulder Guitar Society
6525 Gunpark Dr. #150-416
Boulder, CO  80301


Dennis Burns				(303)-442-2025
Denver Guitar Society
Denver, CO


Fr. Daniel Liberbach			(716)-
Buffalo Guitar Society
Canisius College
200 Main St.
Buffalo, NY  14208


Aileen Bache				(403)-
Calgary Guitar Society
151 Cantrell Dr., SW
Calgary, Alta., CANADA  T2W 2M5

Rick Macdonald: 			(403)-266-9271 (office hours)
By E-Mail Rick Macdonald: 		macdonal@freenet.calgary.ab.ca
	  Nick Seto: 			nseto@Direct.CA
The Classical Guitar Society Of Calgary
3 Ranch Estates Dr. N.W.
Calgary, Alberta
Canada T3G 1J9
URL: http://www.FreeNes.Calgpod.com/Calgary-Guitar


Joe Hetko, President			(518)-785-7842
(Email: Ray Andrews andrewsr@crisny.org)
Capital District Guitar Society
14 Lawrence Road
Cohoes, NY 122047

Guy Horn				(408)-625-2189	
Carmel Guitar Society
P.O. Box 7437
Carmel, CA  93921

Willard Becker				(407)-518-1917
E-mail:  wbeckercfcgs@mpinet.net
Central Florida Classical Guitar Society
1303A Dorado Drive
Kissimmee, FL 34741
http://home.cfl.rr.com/cflccguitar

Keith Stevens				(804)-589-6923
Charlottesville Guitar Society
Rte. 1, Box 240
Troy,  VA  22974

Neil Mermelstein			(312)-
Chicago Classic Guitar Society
P.O. Box 4485 
Skokie, IL 60076-4485

Richard Goering				(606)-341-3343 
Cincinnati Classic Guitar Society
1069 Jackson Rd.
Park Hills, KY 41011

Lawrence M. Laub Treasurer 		(810)-825-8237
Classical Guitar Society of Michigan
30542 Charmaine
Roseville, MI. 48066-4048
email: laubl@gdls.com

Kevin Vigil,  President 		(703) 644-1659
Washington Guitar Society
P.O. Box 3120
Arlington, VA 22150
USA
email: WGS001@aol.com

Sheri Ford				(614)-
Columbus Guitar Society
120 Shaffer Dr.
Groveport, OH  54125

Bob Burke, Executive Director	
email: 					RBurke@ccgs.org
Penny Phillips, Artistic Director	(860) 249-7041
(Does Society Page for the GFA's Soundboard Magazine)
email:				 	PPhillips@ccgs.org	
Connecticut Classical Guitar Society
P.O. Box 1528
Hartford, CT  06144

Office of Dallas Guitar Society		(214)-528-3733
Suzanne Davidson			(214)-890-7703?
Dallas Guitar Society
P.O. Box 140724
Dallas, TX  75214

Jim McCutcheon				(513)-435-1858
Dayton Classic Guitar Society
8530 Cherrycreek Dr.
Centerville, OH  45458

President				(207)- 
Downeast Classical Guitar Society
P.O. Box 232
Bangor, ME  04402

Jim Kitka				(412)-
Duquesne Univ. Guitar Society
1036 Logan
Bethel Park, PA  51502

D'Arcy Graves				(403)-				
Edmonton Guitar Club
8116 103rd St.
Edmondton, Alta, CANADA  T6E 4B1

Steve Kuhn, President
Erie Classical Guitar Society
P.O. Box 9051
Erie,  PA  16505-9051 
email: theword@velocity.net, (Steve Kuhn)


Renato Butturi				(812)-477-5917
email:  rb6@euansville.edu
Evansvile Guitar Society
7215 E. Blackford Ave.
Evansville, IN  47715


Dale James, President			(407)-725-5181
Florida East Coast Classical Guitar Society (FLECCGS)
email: dale@iu.net
Meetings: Satellite Beach Public Library 
751 Jamaica Boulevard, Satellite Beach, FL 
on the fourth Saturday of each month at 2:00 pm
http://home.iu.net/~dale/


Christopher McGuire
President/Artistic Director 	
Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society
3703 Wooded Creek Dr.
Farmers Branch, TX 75244
guitarfw@startext.net
http://www.startext.net/homes/guitarfw


Leng Widjaja				(209)-439-0727?
Fresno Guitar Society
P.O. Box25972 
Fresno, CA  93729

Gunnar G. Eisel
Guitar Foundation of America
http://www.cyberg8t.com/gfa

Guitar Houston
email: mail@guitarhouston.org
http://www.GuitarHouston.org

Steve Trott				(208)-384-1518
Idaho Classic Guitar Society
550 W. Fort Dy., Rm 666
Boise, ID  83754

President				(317)-
Indiana Society of The Classic Guitar
6516 N. Cornell Ave.
Indianapolis, IN  46220

Catherine Wilson			(816)-
Kansas City Guitar Society
2524 Red Bridge Terrace
Kansas City, MO  64131

Joe Bolton, President & Program director 
email:	KORGSMusic@comcast.net
info/fax:				(865)-689-1230
Knoxville-Oak Ridge Guitar Society	 
106 Gore Rd.
Knoxville, TN 37919

Marvin Falcon				(610)-433-1688
LeHigh Valley Guitar and Ens. Society
1740 W. Livingston St.
Allentown, PA  18104

Dale Ketcheson				(403)-		
Lethbridge Guitar Society
Music Dept. Univ. of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, Alta, CANADA  T1K 3M4

Dennis Davis				(606)-273-0068 (?)
Lexington\Central Kentucky Guitar Society
1671 Samara Glen Way
Lexington, KY  40502

Douglas Jones				(502)-
Louisville Society of The Classic Guitar
8703 Blossom Lane
Louisville, KY  40242

Martha Sloss
Mecklenburg Society of the Classical Guitar
1123 Ardsley Road
Charlotte, NC 28207

Patrick Miller				(901)-
Memphis State Univ. Guitar Society
Music Dept., Memphis State Univ.
Memphis, TN  38152

Carlos Molina				(305)-
Miami Classic Guitar Society
P.O. Box 0725
Miami, FL  33265


John Stropes, President 		(414)-636-9910
fax:  					(414)-636-9911
email:  stropes@execpc.com
Milwaukee Classical Guitar Society
1132 Lake Avenue
Racine, WI  53403-1925


President				(612)-
Minnesota Guitar Society
P.O. Box 14986
Minneapolis, MN  55414


Trevor Burt, President		     	
Mississauga Guitar Society
66 Bow River Crescent
Mississauga, ONT, CANADA  L5N 1J2


Arthur (Art) M. Munger
email:  ammunger@selway.umt.edu
Western Montana Classical Guitarists
937 S 5TH St W 
Missoula, MT  59801-2429 


Montreal Guitar Society 		(514) 389-2829
(Sociiti de Guitare de Montrial)
Climent Canac-Marquis, President
10246 Marquette street
Montrial, Quibec H2C 3E3, Canada


Le mouvement de guitare classique las Soribande Inc.
Claude McKinnon, directeur artistique	  (418) 626-3770
email: claudemc@vidiotron.ca
480, 62e rue Est
Charlesbourg, Qc
GIH 2A2


Byron Fogo				(615)-758-8948
Nashville Guitar Society
492 Page Dr.
Mt. Juliet, TN  37122


Malena Burnett				(702)-
Nevada Guitar Society
1477 Hialeah Dr., #A
Las Vegas,  NV  89119


George Schindler			(908)-			
New Jersey Classic Guitar Society
267 South St.
New Providence, NJ  07974


President, Rick Pimentel                (505) 884-1669 
(Pimentel & Sons Guitar Makers)			
Fax:                                    (505) 873-8330
email:  Pimentel@Rt66.com
New Mexico Guitar Society
3316 Lafayette Dr., NE
Albuquerque, NM  87107


Lester Long				(212) 865-7452
email: long5@ix.netcom.com
New York City Classical Guitar Society	
785 West End Ave.
New York, NY 10025


Sharon Ketts				(904)-378-0659
North Florida Classical Guitar Society
7710 SW 51st Pl.
Gainsville, FL  32608


David (and Elizabeth) Feingold          (360)-733-8290
Arvin Chaikin                           (360)-734-4379
email: arvann@pacificrim.net
Web Master: Ann Chaikin
NW Guitar Society
1809 Summit St.
Bellingham, WA  98225


President				(402)-
Omaha Classical Guitar Society
P.O. Box 37321
Omaha, NE  68137


Larry Deack	
larryd@zeno.com
Orange County Guitar Circle
(P.O. Box 3102, Costa Mesa, CA  92626)
333 N. Glassell, Orange, California 92866, USA. 
http://www.ocgc.org/


Ed Honeywell				(416,519,613,705,807,905)-
Ottawa Guitar Society
Box CP 4876 (Succursale E)
Ottawa, Ontario,  CANADA KIS 5J1


c/o President				(803)-957-7539
Guitar Society of Columbia
157 Vanarsdale Dr.
West Columbia, S.C. 29169

email: Mikegitr @aol.com
PO Box 2047
Columbia SC 29202


Joe Stallings				(305,407,813,904)
Pensacola Guitar Society
Pensacola Jr. Col. Music Dept., 1000 College Blvd.,
Pensacola, FL  32504


Jim Hontz, President
Joe Mays				(215) 567-2972
Web site: 	http://www.PhillyGuitar.org
Philadelphia Classic Guitar Society
2038 Samson St.
Philadelphia, PA  19103

Richard Matteson			(910)-725-7272 (?)
Piedmont Guitar Society
P.O. Box 2611
Winston-Salem, NC  27102


Mark Marston				(412)-
Pittsburg Classic Guitar Society
8 Market Square, #175
Pittsburg, PA  15222


President				(412)-
Pittsburgh-Tri-State Classical Guitar Soc.
106 Brookside Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA  15241


Founder: Bob Baker   
email:  gman_81@yahoo.com
www:    http://www.nb.net/~alanb/gg.html
Acoustic Guitarist Guild
Pittsburgh, PA


John Dimick, President
Portland Guitar Society
P.O. Box 15253
Portland, OR  97293 


Bill Maker, President 			(401)-737-3412
Rhode Island Classical Guitar Society
PO Box 1125
Providence, RI 02901


John Wiensenthal			(716)-	
Rochester Guitar Society
50 N. Plymouth Ave.
Rochester, NY  14614


Bill Clements				(206)-
Rosewood Guitar
1406 B NE 50th
Seattle, WA  98105


Edward Trujillo				(916)-
Sacramento Classical Guitar Society
1804 Castro Way
Sacramento, CA  95818


San Francisco Classical Guitar Society  (415)-221 9946
Ernest Culver, 
560 Nineteenth Street, 
San Francisco, CA 94107
Email: Ernest_Culver@ci.sf.ca.us


Robert Bluestone			(505)-
Santa Fe Guitar Society
P.O. Box 1704
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1704


Vic Elizundo				(206)-
Seattle Classic Guitar Society
8619 20th Ave. SW
Seattle, WA  98106


Daniel Roest				(408)-292-0704
South Bay Guitar Society
611 South 5th St.
San Jose, CA  95112


Jim Bosse				(303,719)
South Colorado Classic Guitar Society
930 Harrison
Canon City, CO  81212


June Wray				(210)-686-7619
South Texas Classic Guitar Society
PO Box 720515
McAllen Tx 78504


Kathleen and Bill Ash			(314)-
St. Louis Guitar Society
P.O. Box 24153
St. Louis, MO  63130


David Hogue, CGS President
Jim Harrell, CGS Secretary
David Mason at Stubbs Music Center	(904)-893-8754
Classical Guitar Society of Tallahassee
4904 Annette Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32303
http://www.freenet.tlh.fl.us/~spainh/guitsoc/cgst.html


Thomas Coffey				(804)-
Tampa Bay Guitar Society
15913 Country Place
Tampa, FL 33624
e-mail: portsmusic@ij.net


Sam Dorsey, President			(804) 627-6229
email:  tcgs@widomaker.com 
Web site:   http://www.widomaker.com/tcgs
The Tidewater Classical Guitar Society
P.O. Box 1171
Norfolk, VA 23501


Eli Kassner				(416)-
Toronto Guitar Society
9 Gibson Ave.
Toronto, ONT,  CANADA  M5R 1T4


Triangle Guitar Society
Dennis Aberle, President 		(919)-859-4775
1017-B6 Avent Hill
Raleigh, NC  27606


Karen Comstock                     	(520) 881-1295  
Fax:				   	(520) 881-1295
email: kcomst2918@aol.com
Tucson Guitar Society 
2718 E. Waverly Street
Tucson, AZ  85716


Mr. Peter Choles, President		801-531-7066
Utah Classical Guitar Society
c/o Acoustic Music Store
851 E. 400 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84102




Harold Micay				(604)-
Vancouver Guitar Concerts Assn.
1807 Collingwood
Vancouver, B.C., CANADA  V6R 3K4
					

President				(604)-
Vancouver Guitar Society
Main P.O. Box 3291
Vancouver, B.C., CANADA  V6B 3X9


Alexander Dunn  			(604) 380-1508
email:  adunn@finearts.uvic.ca
Victoria Guitar Society
Victoria Conservatory of Music
839 Academy Close
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8V 2X8
http://kafka.uvic.ca/~adunn/society.html


Western Colorado Classical Guitar Society (970)-242-0788
email: bkain@acsol.net
c/o Tim Hollis
1928 N. 21st St.
Grand Junction, CO 81501


Ian Hodges, President 			(204)-489-5629
Catherine Schlosser, Newsletter Editor	wschlosser@pcs.mb.ca
				(FAX)	(204)-489-6889
Winnipeg Guitar Society
Box 3037
Winnipeg, Man, CANADA  R3C 4E5


AUSTRALIA:

Georgia Rivers (President): 		(61-2) 484-2468
email contact: Peter Feraud  
The Classical Guitar Society, Sydney
c/o Christopher Keane
PO Box 829,
Bondi Junction,
NSW 1355, Australia
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~pferaud/cgs/index.htm


Graham Hall (President) 		(61-8) 92 42 49 87
email: maggra@wantree.com.au
Classic Guitar Society of Western Australia
Box 372
Como, Western Australia  6152
http://www.wantree.com.au/~maggra


BRAZIL:

VIBRA - Sociedade Violao Brasileiro 	(011) 883 0204 
Flavia Prando
e-mail: musicali@uol.com.br
Rua: Arruda Alvim, no 110, casa 2
Jd. America   CEP 054010-020
Sao Paulo     SP





DENMARK:

Martin Haagensen			Tlf. + 0045 32 96 34 80
Danish Guitar Society (classical guitar)
Halfdansgade 23, 2.th.
DK-2300 Copenhagen S
email: danskguitar@geocities.com or martin.haagensen@get2net.dk


FINLAND:

Timo Turunen
Helsinki guitar society
email:  tturunen@siba.fi


ITALY:

Paola Missale (President)
email: (former president) ongaro@cyberg.it
Associazione Chitarristica Benvenuto Terzi
via Boccola 6 24100 Bergamo
Italy

Agostino Valente
+39-862-62160
Associazione Chitarristica Aquilana
Via Paganica, 10
67100 L'Aquila 
Italy


MALAYSIA:

The Alor Setar Classical Guitar Club
Chairman:  Chan Kok Peng                (604)-731-2245
29, Taman Sultan Abdul Halim,  
05300 Alor Setar,
Kedah DarulAman,                    
Malaysia
email: ckpeng@pc.jaring.my
URL: http://www.malaysian.com/as-cgc/


MEXICO:

Sergio Guerrero (President)
email: sguerrer@foreigner.class.udg.mx
Classical Guitar Society of Guadalajara
Pedro Moreno 1788
Colonia Americana
Guadalajara, Jalisco 44140
Mixico


NEW ZEALAND:

New Zealand Federation of Classical Guitar Societies
P.O.Box 11251
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
Matthew Marshall - President
E-Mail T2500S@eworld.com
Telephone +64-4-380-8550
Facsimile +64-4-380-8990

Classic Guitar Society of Auckland (Inc)
President John Flameling
28 Durham St Te Atatu Peninsula
Auckland 1008
e-mail flameling@xtra.co.nz  


PARAGUAYA:

Sociedad Guitarristica Paraguaya	 TEL/FAX: (595 21) 662479
Luz Maria Bobadilla (President)
email: Luz Maria Bobadilla 
Av. Colon 265 C/ Palma
Asuncion-Paraguay


PERU:

ASOCIACION PERUANA DE LA GUITARRA
Oscar Zamora (President)
Casilla Postal 18-1569
Lima 18 PERU
Tel: (511)472-6989 or (511)437-0513
Fax: (511)472-6989 or (511)436-1573
E-mail: Mir00174@wari.rcp.net.pe


SOUTH AFRICA:
					
Classical Guitar Society of South Africa,  tel: +27-11-646-4904
P.O. Box 87038
Houghton
2041
South Africa
e-mail :  michaely@contech.co.za (Michael Yates)


SWEDEN:

(Swedish Guitar and Lute Society)
Svenska gitarr- och lutasallskapet
Chairman: Ove Walther
Contact: Mats Jacobsson, Svartviksslingan 71, S-161 29 Bromma, Sweden.
Publication: Gitarr & Luta (a quarterly journal). Editor in chief: Karin
  Jonsson, Gubbangstorget 121, S-122 45 Enskede, Sweden


UNITED KINGDOM:
(See http://www.classicalguitar.freeserve.co.uk/ukcgs.htm)

Berkshire Guitar Circle 			 (0118) 9545 396 
Terry Bryanton 
http://freespace.virgin.net/m.lloyd/BGS.htm

The Berkshire Guitar Society
Mike: m.lloyd@virgin.net
http://freespace.virgin.net/m.lloyd/BGS.htm

Birmingham, Second City Classical Guitar Society  (0121) 444 7074 
Tim Knight 

Blackburn Classical Guitar Society 		 (01254) 665 905 
Jack Wilkinson 

Blackheath Guitar Society 			 (0181) 852 4043 
Elizabeth Baulch 

Brentwood Guitar Society 			 (01277) 227 731 
Carol Tarn 

Bridge Guitar Circle 				(01482) 75684 
Sue Jones 

Bromley Guitar Society 				(01689) 858 665 
Norman Vaux 

Cambridge University Guitar Society 
Jim Millen 
Queen's College, Cambridge 

Canterbury Guitar Society 			(01304) 830 434 
Jenny Powell 

Steve Smith 
chestguitarcirc@aol.com
Chester Guitar Circle 				 
16 Daleside
Chester
CH2 1EP UK
http://www.members.aol.com/chestguitarcirc

Chesterfield Guitar Society  			(01246) 233 496 
Steve Marsh 

Coventry Classical Guitar Society 		(01203) 612 714 
David Lassut 

Coventry Guitar Club  				(01203) 686 526 
Pat Kiely 

Derby Classical Guitar Society 			(01332) 664425 
Nigel Harris 

Derby Classical Guitar Society 
http://www.classicalguitar.freeserve.co.uk/index.htm

Dorset Guitar Society	 			(01425) 613 739 
Margaret Tredwell  
Dorset Guitar Society Home Page 
http://www.dorsetguitarsociety.org.uk/

Durham University Guitar Society 
Elaine Young 
Van Mildert College, Durham 

Ealing Guitar Society  				
Steve Dell
SteveDell@ealing717.fsnet.co.uk
http://ealing-guitar-society.co.uk


East Cornwall Guitar Society 			(01566) 783 574 
Marc Cullen 

Farnham Mozart Guitar Players 			(01483) 35852 
Myer Rosen 

Greenwood Classical Guitar Society		(0181) 891 6889 
Martin Shaw 
John Gates  
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jgates/GuitarSociety/index.html

Guildford Guitar Society 			(01483) 571 581 
Dave Cannings 

Hastings and Rother Guitar Society 		(01580) 861 256 
Nadine Jenner 

Haverhill Classical Guitar Society 		(01440) 705 371 
Colin Shulman 

Highland Classical Guitar Society 		(01381) 21012 
Roger Niven 

Leeds Guitar Society 				(0113) 785 341 
Matthew Hill 

Manchester Guitar Circle 			(01204) 394 401 
Paul Fowles 
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/manchester_guitar/

Newent Guitar Society 				(01531) 820 436 
Keith Sandall 

North Buckinghamshire Guitar Club 		(01908) 616 115 
Elizabeth Revell 

Northumbria Guitar Society 			(0191) 281 7103 
Mike Holmes 

North Devon Guitar Society 			(01271) 74529 
Terry Bourne 

Saddleworth Classical Guitar Society 		(01457) 875 378 
Colin Davies 

Scarborough Classical Guitar Society 		(01723) 85549 
Raz Harland 

South Devon Guitar Circle 			(01803) 752 434 
Sarah Longland 

South Lincolnshire Guitar Society 		(01526) 834 120 
Peter Constable 

South Wales Guitar Society 			(01222) 626 826 
Kate Williams 

Southampton Classical Guitar Society 		(01703) 266867 
David Tripp
david.tripp@which.net
Southampton Classical Guitar Society Home Page 
http://www.jdavis.demon.co.uk/scgs.htm

Maurice Dolphin
Sutton Acoustic Guitar Club			(0121) 355 3084)
Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
email: maurice@dolphinm.freeserve.co.uk

Wealden Guitar Society 				(01892) 534 631 
Marcia Burton 

West Sussex Guitar Club 			(01903) 521 676 
Richard Prior
wsgcmail@aol.com
West Sussex Guitar Club Home Page 
http://members.aol.com/wsgcmail/wsgcmail/

Wirksworth Classical Guitar Circle 		(01629) 825 129 
Jonathan Priestley 

Worcester Classical Guitar Society 		(01905) 424 184 
Lynn Davis 

Hon. Treasurer
The Classical Guitar Society of Northern Ireland
Edwin Mitchell  
c/o 65 Manse Road
Raffrey
Crossgar
DOWNPATRICK
BT30 9LZ
Northern Ireland



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