The most successful and durable multi-guitar ensembles performing in the U.S. today, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet has a large repertory extending beyond classical music. The quartet has made many recordings for GHA, Telarc, Delos, and other labels.
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, often referred to as LAGQ, was formed in 1980 by guitarist Anisa Angarola at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California. The other members were John Dearman, William Kanengiser, and Scott Tennant, and all three of those remain active as of the early 2020s; Angarola depart...