Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

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 a variety of labels, including their own LAGQ Records. The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, often referred to as LAGQ, was formed in 1980 by guitarist Anisa Angarola. The other members were John Dearman, William Kanengiser, and Scott Tennant. Angarola departed in 1990 and was replaced by Andrew York, who, in turn, was supplanted by Matthew Greif in 2006. The LAGQ concertized widely in the 1980s, and in 1993, it made its recording debut with Recital. The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet gained a reputation for exceptionally varied programming, winning a Grammy Award in 2004 for Guitar Heroes. In 2022, it released the album Opalescent.