February 2019: Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Newsletter

Dear Guitar Friends,

The next GUITAR SOCIETY MEETING is MONDAY March 4th 7-9PM
Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, Corvallis
Free & Open to the Public

The featured artist for this meeting will be Portland’s great classical guitar entertainer Ryan Walsh. If you have ever heard someone playing the guitar in the music program at Portland Airport, then you have heard Ryan! He plays a variety of some of the all time classical greats which you can check out here:

Ryan studied classical guitar in the Conservatorio de Sevilla in Spain. He currently lives in Portland, OR, and performs extensively around the Pacific Northwest. His passion is to share the classical guitar repertoire as well as his original compositions to the widest audience possible.

 To bring local guitarists out of the woodwork the February 4th meeting will also include an OPEN GUITAR ENSEMBLE SESSION featuring music that will be posted to the website at least one week ahead of the meeting  https://corvallisguitarsociety.org . Check out the scores online, download the parts you would like to play and bring them along to the meeting with your guitar and join in! EVERYONE is welcome.

AGENDA MONDAY March 4th 2019
7:00 – 7:05 pm Welcome
7:05 – 7:45 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: check out the music and download from the website.

7:45 – 8:10 pm Open Stage: share your music with us – all solo guitar styles (or ensembles) and all abilities welcome.
8:10 – 8:20 pm BREAK and Refreshments
8:20 – 9:00 pm Featured Artist: Ryan Walsh

Entrance is FREE and open to the public (donations gratefully received).

Location: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR 97333. The entrance is between New Morning Bakery and Sedlaks Boots and Shoes.

Upcoming Guitar Society Featured Artists

Here’s the Featured Artist line up for the Guitar Society meetings at Odd Fellows Hall for the first half of 2019:

March 4th             Ryan Walsh (as per above)

April 1st                 Brandon Azbill

May 6th                 Scott Kritzer

June 3rd                 OSU Guitar Ensemble

3rd Annual Corvallis Guitar Festival Saturday May 11th

We are finalizing the program for the 3rd Annual Corvallis Guitar Festival including concerts, workshops, a lecture and a Master Class all taking place at the 1stPresbyterian Church on 8th St downtown Corvallis on Saturday May 11th.

I am delighted to announce we will be featuring Grammy Award winner Bill Kanengiser as the Saturday night concert artist and the host of the festival Master Class. Bill is recognized as one of America’s finest classical guitarists with a long history of excellence in performing, teaching, composing, and giving Master Classes around the world. As a founding member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Mr. Kanengiser has toured extensively throughout Asia, Europe and North America and the  LAGQ was awarded a GRAMMY® for Best Classical Crossover Recording in 2004. We will be very fortunate to have Bill here in Corvallis so mark your calendars now!

We are also very pleased to welcome Ian O’Sullivan, a great Hawaiian classical guitarist and ukulele musician. He will be performing with both instruments and providing insight into the Hawaiian music in his concert, as well as presenting a workshop. So bring your guitar and ukulele to the festival to learn from the Hawaiian maestro!

And, in line with our goal to bring local guitarists out of the woodwork, there will be a short concert performed by the Corvallis Guitar Ensemble led by Cameron O’Connor! More details on this later, but if you are interested in being part of this ensemble, get in touch with me or Cameron.

It’s going to be an inspiring and hugely enjoyable event with a wide variety of guitar (and ukulele) music styles so mark your calendars!

Local House Concert – Soprano Amy Hansen and Guitarist Cameron O’Connor

Lea and David Paul Bayles are presenting a Local House Concert in their lovely Barn Studio featuring Soprano Amy Hansen and guitarist Cameron O-Connor as part of their artistic event series on Saturday March 15th 6:30pm to 9:00pm.

Amy and Cameron will perform a thrilling and intimate collection of songs of love, traveling around the world and throughout history with a special emphasis on Spanish folk music. 

Cost: $20/per person. Cash or check payable to “Cameron O’Connor”(All proceeds go to Cameron and Amy.) Pre-registration is required. Space is limited and it will fill quickly.

To register:  email [email protected] with CONCERT as subject line and specify the number of people who will be attending. Details and directions will be sent after you have registered.

I look forward to seeing you on March 4th at our Guitar Society Meeting,

Best Regards
Jon Sharp
President Corvallis Guitar Society

Musicians Needed for Upcoming Wednesday Corvallis Farmer’s Markets

The Corvallis-Albany Farmer’s Markets are looking for musicians to play at upcoming Wednesday Farmer’s Markets. The Wednesday market hours are the same as the Saturday market, 9 AM – 1 PM, and the performances would be from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM, with a $50 gratuity.

Musicians are needed for the following dates:

June 5

September 4, 11, 18, 25

October 2

If you’re interested in performing at one of those markets, contact Vonda Peters via email: [email protected]

January 2019 : Corvallis Guitar Society Newsletter

Dear Guitar Friends,

The next GUITAR SOCIETY MEETING is MONDAY FEBRUARY 4th 7-9PM

Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, Corvallis

Free & Open to the Public

The featured artist for this meeting will be the ONE AND ONLY Cameron O’Connor,the best classical guitarist in this neck of the woods, and OSU’s guitar program instructor. Cameron will take us on a guitar trip around the world with stops in Germany, US, Japan, and Brazil as well as some original compositions. Listening to Cameron play is breathtaking and inspiring, so come along and enjoy.

Cameron O’Connor

To bring local guitarists out of the woodwork the February 4th meeting will also include an OPEN GUITAR ENSEMBLE SESSION featuring music that will be posted to the website one week ahead of the meeting  https://corvallisguitarsociety.org . Check out the scores online, download the parts you would like to play and bring them along to the meeting with your guitar and join in! EVERYONE is welcome.

AGENDA MONDAY February 4th 2019
7:00 – 7:05 pm Welcome
7:05 – 7:45 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: check out the music and download from the website.

7:45 – 8:10 pm Open Stage: share your music with us – all solo guitar styles (or ensembles) and all abilities welcome.
8:10 – 8:20 pm BREAK and Refreshments
8:20 – 9:00 pm Featured Artist: Cameron O’Connor

Entrance is FREE and open to the public (donations gratefully received).

Location: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR 97333. The entrance is between New Morning Bakery and Sedlaks Boots and Shoes.

The 3rd GUITAR SOCIETY WINTER CONCERT featuring JAMES BISHOP EDWARDS and CAMERON O’CONNOR

Saturday February 16th 3-4pm

Venue: Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, Corvallis

Free & Open to the Public

Cameron O’Connor
James Bishop-Edwards

Local classical guitar maestro Cameron O’Connor will be joining together with Ashland’s James Bishop-Edwards to deliver a fabulous combination of solo and duet performances. Expect an entertaining combination of music styles from around the world, and original compositions. Here’s the program:

1.       Fantasy op. 54 by Fernando Sor

Andante

Andantino

Allegro – dance in the Spanish style

2.  Original solos by Cameron

3.  Rhapsody Japan by Shingo Fujii

Sakura

Hana

Hamabe-no Uta

Zui-Zui

Furusato

4.  Original solos by James

5. Beatlerianas by Leo Brouwer

She’s leaving home

Penny Lane

The Fool on the hill

6.   Dos Guitarras  (World Premier)  by  Jason Heald

Animado

Fluido

Bossa nova

FLAMENCO PACIFICO Return to the MAJESTIC THEATER

Saturday January 26th at 7:30pm

Venue: Majestic Theater, Corvallis

Tickets available online: http://www.majestic.org/

The PNW’s premiere Flamenco music & dance ensemble led by maestro Berto Boyd returns to the Majestic to take listeners on a journey through a musical landscape that can be haunting and deeply moving, due in no small part to the spine-tingling duende, or trance-like spirit unleashed by the music. The event will also feature inspired dancing by Elena Villa and Melissa Cruz, the passionate vocals and guitar artistry of guitarist/singer Grant Ruiz, and driving rhythms by dynamic percussionist Terry Longshore. Flamenco Pacifico takes audiences on an unforgettable journey into the fascinating world of flamenco.

FLAMENCO VIVO CARLOTA SANTANA at The LaSells Stewart Concert Center

February 8th at 7:30pm

Venue: The LaSells Stewart Concert Center, 875 SW 26th St., Corvallis

Tickets: $30-35 advance, $35-40 door. OSU students free with ID (limited to 100 tickets). CAFA discounts apply, subject. For more information: https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/events/school-arts-and-communication-music-performance-and-visual-arts-events-theatre/flamenco-vivo-carlota-santana

Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana’s newest production “Voces del Sur” is a glimpse into the mysterious land of Andalucía, the Southern region of Spain known as the “cradle of flamenco.” Andalucía has been the home to a diverse group of cultures, each with its own language and traditions. Arabic, Gypsy and Sephardic Jewish influences, blending together over the centuries, are seen today in the extraordinarily rich diversity of art, literature, dance and music. From these many “voces” (voices) Flamenco Vivo’s dancers and musicians pay tribute to the unique culture of Andalucía as well as the greater Hispanic/Latino people.

Guitar at OSU Presents: CONCERT & MASTERCLASS by SCOTT KRITZER

CONCERT February 12th at 7:30pm

Community Hall 303

1650 SW Pioneer Place, OSU

Free and open to the public

MASTERCLASS February 13th at 6:00pm

Community Hall 204

1650 SW Pioneer Place, OSU

Free and open to the public

Scott is a great classical guitarist and teacher. His consummate commitment to technical excellence as the solid structure beneath an unparalleled sense of musicality brought him over two decades of accolades from audiences and critics alike in concert halls from around the world.

After his debut at Carnegie Hall, the New York Times reviewed Scott Kritzer as:

‘…intelligent and self-assured…with a sure technique and a musical sensitivity, he created an inner life in his playing, a thinking and caring musician.’
–Bernard Holland of the New York Times.

I look forward to seeing you on February 4th at our Guitar Society Meeting,

Best Regards

Jon Sharp

President, Corvallis Guitar Society