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05/31/2026

The next BKCGS open mic is Thursday, June 11 at 7:00 PM at Christ Church Cobble Hill.

Classical guitarists of all ages and levels are welcome—come to play or to listen. If you’d like to perform, please sign up by Monday, June 8. Spots fill quickly! Please be sure to keep your program under 8 minutes (including tuning and talking.) This helps us schedule as many performers as possible.

The BKCGS open mics are the only open mics in Brooklyn dedicated to the classical guitar. They are free for all performers and audience members, and are only possible through the generosity of our members and donors.

Thank you to everybody who has already donated to the Spring Open MIc Fundraiser!🙏 So far, we’ve raised $2025—84% of our $2400 goal. 🎸🔥

And a donation of any amount will help us achieve that goal!
🎸 $10 helps cover basic event supplies 🎸 $20 supports a performer 🎸 $35 supports event hospitality 🎸 $50 helps keep open mics free 🎸 $100 supports an open mic 🎸 $200 funds an entire open mic

The Spring Open Mic Fundraiser ends Thursday, June 11 at the open mic. Please make your contribution soon! Thank you.

05/27/2026

📢 Coming up next on our 2026 Concert Series, the Brooklyn Classical Guitar Society is thrilled to present for an evening of cello and classical guitar at on Saturday, June 20! Featuring BKCGS president and co-founder Matt Kaplan on guitar and Mark Humburg on cello, the program showcases new and rarely heard works by Leo Brouwer , Radamés Gnattali, Allen Cohen, and .

Fresh off recording the U.S. premiere of Brouwer’s Lorquianas (coming out on 5/28 10AM EDT on YouTube), Duokado is excited to share this work on the program alongside a composition by Zenamon that has only been performed once before by Duokado at the America’s Society of New York with the composer in the audience! The evening will also feature Allen Cohen’s incredible Duo-Partita in four movements and will conclude with a fun piece work for two guitars and cello by the Brazilian composer Radamés Gnattali, featuring special guest guitarist and BKCGS co-founder Pierre Ferreyra-Mansilla .

This is a concert so it’s suggested donation, BYOB, and good vibes all around. Come join us!

Here are the details: 
🎸 Date: Saturday, June 20 🎸 Time: Doors 6:30 pm | Music 7:00 pm 🎸 Venue: Christ Church Cobble Hill — 326 Clinton St, Brooklyn  🎸 RSVP: groupmuse.com $25 Suggested donation. Link in Bio.

05/26/2026

Every BKCGS open mic begin with a unique “warm-up” exercise, a short composition written or arranged by community members. The warm up is sight-read together, bringing participants into a shared musical experience. This warm up—from 2023—was composed by BKCGS member . More warm-exercises are available on our Youtube channel.

This spring, please consider a donation to our Open Mic Fundraiser, and help support the warm up, the videography, and all the musicians who rely on the BKCGS monthly open mics for performance, social, and networking opportunities. We’re three-quarters of the way to our $2400 goal, and a donation of any amount will propel us there!

🎸 $10 helps cover basic event supplies
🎸 $20 supports a performer
🎸 $35 supports event hospitality
🎸 $50 helps keep open mics free
🎸 $100 supports an open mic (including recording)
🎸 $200 funds an entire open mic

This fundraiser ends Thursday, June 11—the day of the next open mic.

Donate at: bkcgs.org/?form=spring26

Sign up for June 11 open mic at: bkcgs.org/about-open-mics

05/20/2026

🎼Concert Reminder!

✨ Sebastián Molina - solo guitar
✨ Duo Encuentro de Dos Mundos - mezzo-soprano / guitar duo

Sebastián will be performing works from his just-released album Urban Landscapes. The recording features music by Felipe Pinto D’Aguiar, Felipe González Bustamante, David Leisner, and others. The album is now available on Spotify. Go listen!

Duo Encuentro de Dos Mundo—featuring Belem Abraham—will perform works by Fernando Sor, Gioachino Rossini, Manuel de Falla, and more.

Details:
🎸 Date: Saturday, May 23
🎸 Time: Doors 6:30 pm | Music 7:00 pm�
🎸 Venue: Christ Church Cobble Hill — 326 Clinton St, Brooklyn
🎸 Tickets: $30 BKCGS Members / $40 Nonmembers

Get tickets at eventbrite.com/e/1985472551850?aff=oddtdtc

This concert is presented in collaboration with the Ernesto Quezada Fundacion Guitarra Viva.

05/14/2026

🎼Concert Announcement 🎸

Join us for a special evening of solo classical guitar with acclaimed guitarist Sebastián Molina and Duo Encuentro de Dos Mundos, a mezzo-soprano and guitar duo featuring Belem Abraham and Sebastián.

Sebastián will be performing works from his just-released album Urban Landscapes. The recording features music by Felipe Pinto D’Aguiar, Felipe González Bustamante, David Leisner, and others. The album is now available on Spotify. Go listen!

Duo Encuentro de Dos Mundos has performed, recorded, and toured worldwide since 2011. The duo’s name reflects their versatility, allowing them to interpret a wide range of music—from classical repertoire to Latin American roots traditions. Their program features works by Fernando Sor, Gioachino Rossini, Manuel de Falla, and more.

Details:
🎸 Date: Saturday, May 23
🎸 Time: Doors 6:30 pm | Music 7:00 pm�
🎸 Venue: Christ Church Cobble Hill — 326 Clinton St, Brooklyn
🎸 Tickets: $30 BKCGS Members / $40 Nonmembers

Tickets: eventbrite.com/e/1985472551850?aff=oddtdtcreator
Urban Landscapes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3kwnD6pBbyIPp25M0AOxTM?si=KAQBymzURLigUyBT4Rh4iQ

05/10/2026

Every BKCGS open mic performance is professionally recorded and, with performer permission, posted to the BKCGS Youtube channel. In fact, since our first open mic in November 2022, we’ve shared hundreds of open mic performances that reflect the depth of talent in our community, the breadth of our members’ musical knowledge, and the diversity of the classical guitar community and its repertoire.

Open mic recordings are also available to BKCGS members, and are used for audition; school, grant, and job applications; promotion; and simply to share with friends and family.

Making the videos is labor intensive, and requires hours of mixing, editing, and downloading and uploading, but they are of great value to our community.

It is all FREE, but only possible through the generous support of members and donors like you. This spring, we’re working to raise $2400 to sustain our open mics, which are free for performers and audience members. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution today at https://supporter.bkcgs.org/page/spring26.

🎸 $10 helps cover basic event supplies
🎸 $20 supports a performer
🎸 $35 supports event hospitality
🎸 $50 helps keep open mics free
🎸 $100 supports an open mic (including the recording)
🎸 $200 funds an entire open mic

And be sure to checkout youtube.com/ for some wonderful performances!

Thank you!

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