Corvallis Guitar Society

Author: Jon Sharp

  • Guitar Society Meeting Monday January 6th 2020 7:30-9:30 pm

    Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, Corvallis
    Free & Open to the Public

    We start off a New Year of exciting guitar events and activities with the upcoming guitar society meeting on January 6th. This Guitar Society meeting will feature an Open Guitar Ensemble session, an open stage for anyone who would like to come along and play some music, and the Featured Artist will be our one and only local Flamenco & classical guitar hero – BERTO BOYD!

    In the unlikely event that you have not heard Berto play before, check out his website and the wide range of high quality guitar music for which he is renowned: https://bertoboyd.com/media

    AGENDA MONDAY January 6th 2020
    7:30 – 7:35 pm Welcome
    7:35 – 8:10 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: Music will be made available ahead of the meeting
    8:10 – 8:35 pm Open Stage: anyone is welcome to come and share guitar music with us
    8:35 – 8:45 pm BREAK and Refreshments
    8:45 – 9:30 pm Featured Concert Artist – Berto Boyd

    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.

  • Winter Guitar Series Opening Concert: Saturday December 14th 2019 3 – 4pm

    Venue: Corvallis-Benton County Library
    Free & Open to the Public

    This concert will feature the Guitar Society Ensemble performing a range of music from around the world, as well as duets and solo’s by guitar society members.

    Ensemble Program (Arr. Andrew Forrest)

    My Loves an Arbutus
    An old Irish air, arr. by Charles Villiers Stanford

    Hong du Ci
    The Red Bean Song – a Chinese folk song

    Stare Ljubavi
    A traditional Bosnian melody

    An Tailliuir
    Irish Air

    Greek Dance
    Traditional Greek Dance Music

    Les Barricades Mystérieuses
    Arranged from Harpsichord by François Couperin

    Fiddlers Playing
    A song and dance from the Ukraine

    Solo & Duets

    The First Noel (English Carol) Matt Campbell & Martin Erwig

    Cavatina (The Deer Hunter) Anne Loewen & Jon Sharp

    Rondo from Duo in G, Op. 34, Berto Boyd & Jon Sharp

    Guárdame la Vacas, Berto Boyd

    August Moon, Raven Dow-Hygelund

    Songe Capricorne, Raven Dow-Hygelund

    Sueño del Minero, Raven Dow-Hygelund & Berto Boyd

    Choco, Raven Dow-Hygelund & Berto Boyd

  • Classical Guitar Maestro, Yuri Liberzon Concert

    This Sunday November 17th 2019 3 – 5pm
    Odd Fellows Hall, Downtown Corvallis

    Tickets $20.00 available online on Brown Paper Tickets, and at the Door

    Click on Brown Paper Tickets above to buy your ticket now

    Yuri will be coming to Corvallis as part of his Oregon tour in November, and those of you who may have heard him play before will all know how good a classical guitarist he is. If you haven’t, here’s what other people have to say:

    “…If there were anyone in the classical guitar world that could manage to combine musical elegance with architectural logic, it would be Yuri Liberzon.”

    Classical Guitar Magazine

    “‘Hearing Yuri play is like opening a bottle of wine and realizing that you have just tasted one of the best wines you will ever experience. Ever.”

    Stephen Roberts, President, Sacramento Guitar Society

    Born in Novosibirsk, Russia and raised in Israel, Yuri has been recognized for his impressive technical ability and musicality.  Based on his achievements in the field of music, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) granted him Permanent Residency as an ‘Alien of Extraordinary Ability’. Yuri has given a countless number of concerts across the United State, multiple media appearances and has released two albums in collaboration with Grammy winning sound engineer and producer Nahuel Bronzini: Solo album “Ascension” released in 2015 – music from Bach to Beatles and Keith Jarrett, and “¡Acentuado!” released in 2017 – music of composer Astor Piazzolla featuring a collaboration with flutist Josué Casillas. Yuri has transcribed music of Domenico Scarlatti and Johann Sebastian Bach for guitar, and is also a great teacher!

    If you want to know even more about Yuri, check out his website: https://www.yuriguitar.com/

    We look forward to seeing you at his concert in November.
    Best Regards
    Jon Sharp
    President, Corvallis Guitar Society

  • The next Guitar Society Meeting is Monday December 2nd 7:30-9:30 pm

    Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, Corvallis
    Free & Open to the Public

    This Guitar Society meeting will be dedicated to rehearsal for the Winter Concert event on December 14th at the Corvallis-Benton County Library. As a result there is no featured artist planned for this meeting. The rehearsal will feature the Open Guitar Ensemble as well as Duets and Solos planned for the concert.The ensemble music is posted to the website https://corvallisguitarsociety.org/ensemble-music-scores-and-parts-for-december-2nd-guitar-society-meeting/ so 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 and the scores include parts suitable for all levels of playing.

    AGENDA MONDAY December 2nd 2019
    7:30 – 7:35 pm Welcome
    7:35 – 8:30 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: check out the music and download from the website.
    8:30 – 8:40 pm BREAK and Refreshments
    8:40 – 9:30 pm Continued Open Guitar Ensemble Rehearsal plus Open Stage for Duets and Solos

    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.

  • Ensemble Music Scores and Parts for December 2nd Guitar Society Meeting

    Dear Guitar Enthusiasts,
    Here is the ensemble music we will be playing at the upcoming meeting December 2nd at Odd Fellows Hall starting at 7:30 pm. These are the pieces we plan on performing at the Guitar Society Winter Concert on Saturday December 14th at the Corvallis-Benton County Library.

    Everyone is welcome to come and join in. The parts suitably reflect different levels of playing, so take a look at the scores and decide which parts you would like to play, print them out, work on them a bit, and bring them along to the meeting with your guitar. Don’t worry about whether you can play everything, and don’t feel obliged to perform in the concert. The goal is to encourage all local guitarists to pick up their guitars, come along and have fun!

    My Loves an Arbutus, Irish Air arr. A ForrestDownload
    Hong Dou Ci, Traditional Chinese Song arr. A ForrestDownload
    Fiddlers Playing a Ukrainian Folk Song arr. A ForrestDownload
    An Tailliuir Irish Air, arr. A ForrestDownload
    Stare Ljubavi Croation Song arr. A ForrestDownload
    Mysterious Barricades, Francois Couperin, arr. A ForrestDownload
    Greek Dance arr. A ForrestDownload