Corvallis Guitar Society

Author: Jon Sharp

  • April 2018 Newsletter and Events

    The Next Guitar Society Meeting is Monday May 7th 7-9pm

    Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, Corvallis
    Free & Open to the Public
    I am very excited to announce that Duo Tenebroso from Portland Oregon will be our featured artists at the meeting.

    Duo Tenebroso is known for their warm musicality and singular interpretations and combines the powerful playing and excellent musicianship of David Franzen with the award winning Kristen Waligora whose playing has been featured on NPR around the country as a champion of the emotional and expressive qualities of the classical guitar.

    They will be releasing their debut album “Portrait” on May 30, 2018, which features the World Premiere recording of “La Danza Grotesque” by American composer Alexander Liss. The album also features new transcriptions for guitar duo of the five movement work “La Humana Primavera” by Spanish composer Víctor Carbajo as well as “Prólogo” from his work “Antígona.” Other music featured on the CD is music by Steve Reich, Sergio Assad, Érik Satie, Antonio Vivaldi, and Domenico Scarlatti. This sounds like great program and I am very much looking forward to hearing them play.

    Check out their Website: https://duotenebroso.com/

    I am also very pleased they will be conducting the workshop to open the guitar society meeting!

    AGENDA
    7:00 – 7:05pm Welcome
    7:05 – 7:35pm Guitar Workshop conducted by David and Kristen – duo Tenebroso
    7:40 – 8:10pm Open Stage; share your music with us – all solo guitar styles (or ensembles) and all abilities welcome.
    8:10 – 8:20pm BREAK and Refreshments
    8:20 – 9:00pm Featured Artist from Portland Duo Tenebroso

    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.

    Fireside Recital 2018 at the Old Mill Center for Children and Families

    Date: May 6, 2018
    Time: 3:00 pm  to  6:00 pm

    Berto Boyd and Mario Diaz (of the Oregon Guitar Quartet) are getting together to deliver an intimate recital of Flamenco and Classical guitar music in support of the Old Mill Center, a community-based, family-oriented center empowering children and families of diverse backgrounds to optimize their potential through specially designed education and therapy programs.

    Tickets are $65 per person
    Available online at:  http://www.oldmillcenter.org/events/fireside/

    OSU American String Series Featuring Blues Guitarist Guy Davis

    7:30pm Wednesday May 9th
    Venue: Majestic Theater, Corvallis

    Guy Davis once said, “I like antiques and old things, old places, that still have the dust of those who’ve gone before us lying upon them.”  Blowing that dust off just enough to see its beauty is something Guy has excelled at for over twenty years of songwriting and performing.  Guy has had his musical storytelling influenced by artists like Blind Willie McTell and Big Bill Broonzy, and his musicality from artists as diverse as Lightnin’ Hopkins and Babatunde Olatunji.  However, there’s one man that Guy most credits for his harmonica techniques, by stealing and crediting from him everything that he could, and that man is the legendary Sonny Terry.

    For details and tickets go to:
    http://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/american-strings-series

    I look forward to seeing you on May 7th at our next monthly meeting,

    Best Regards
    Jon Sharp
    President, Corvallis Guitar Society

  • March Newsletter and Events Vol 2.

    OUR Spring Concert is THIS WEEKEND!

    Ensemble Demitasse is  Cameron O’Connor (guitar) and Hui Wu (piano)
    Presented by the Corvallis Guitar Society and The Arts Center
    Sunday April 8th 2018 3pm – 5pm
    Venue: The Arts Center

    Tickets $25 Available at Grass Roots Books and Music, Corvallis, and on line at Brown Paper Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3355559

    We are very pleased to be working with the The Arts Center to present the spring concert on the afternoon of Sunday April 8th at the The Arts Center, downtown Corvallis. This promises to be a fantastic musical experience featuring two top flight musicians who will be performing a combination of solo and duet works.

    Here is a video of them performing Fandango by Boccherini:

    You can check out more about these two great talents on their respective websites:

    The local Guitar maestro Cameron O’Connor
    http://www.cameronoconnor.com/video.html
    Pianist Hui Wu
    http://www.huiwupianist.com/media/
    And feel free to share the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/194089658031485/

    Jon Sharp
    President, Corvallis Guitar Society

  • March 2018 Newsletter & Upcoming Events Vol 1

    Dear Guitar Friends,
    I am still smiling after witnessing violist Kimberley Fitch and guitarist James Bishop Edwards performing as one of the best duets I have ever heard in terms of musical tonality, choice of music, (featuring a world premier by Roseburg OR composer Jason Heald), and sheer fun. Thanks to everyone who came out. Details of the next meeting will figure in Vol 2 of this month’s newsletter, but I wanted to highlight some local guitar events that are coming up in the very near future:

    OSU Guitar Ensemble Inaugural Performance!
    Friday, March 16 at 5:30pm
    Benton Hall room 303 (third floor)
    FREE!

    Dr. Cameron O’Connor directs the OSU Guitar Ensemble in an eclectic performance of large ensemble and duo music by Mozart, Debussy, Ben Folds, and Studio Ghibli.

    Flamenco Pacifico
    March 23 @ 7:30pm
    Majestic Theatre Main Stage
    Tickets: $28-30 Available online: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=77438

    Premiere Flamenco music & dance ensemble led by 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. Additionally, this concert will feature special guest artist and dancer Melissa Cruz from the Bay Area.

    Duo demitasse Spring Concert Presented by the Corvallis Guitar Society and Corvallis Arts Center
    Sunday April 8th 2018 3pm – 5pm
    Corvallis Arts Center
    Tickets $25 Available at Grass Roots Books and Music, Corvallis, and on line at Brown Paper Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3355559
    We are very pleased to be working with the Corvallis Arts Center to present the spring concert on the afternoon of Sunday April 8th at the Corvallis Arts Center, downtown Corvallis. This promises to be a fantastic musical experience featuring two top flight musicians who will be performing a combination of solo and duet works. You can check out more about these two great talents on their respective websites:
    The local Guitar maestro Cameron O’Connor
    http://www.cameronoconnor.com/video.html
    Pianist Hui Wu
    http://www.huiwupianist.com/media/

    And feel free to share the event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/194089658031485/

    Thanks and Best Regards
    Jon Sharp
    President, Corvallis Guitar Society

  • February Newsletter – Meetings and Events

    Dear Guitar Friends,
    Thanks to everyone who turned out for the January meeting. It was a great combination of education (Cameron’s workshop), playing (plenty of open stage performances), and listening (John Jarvie and Peter Thomas Duo from Eugene) which are the three core elements of the Guitar Society mission!

    The Next Guitar Society meeting is Monday March 5th 7-9pm Odd Fellows Hall, Corvallis
    We are delighted to welcome back as our featured artist one of our favourite classical guitar maestros and educator James Bishop-Edwards who will be performing together with Kimberly Fitch, an outstanding violist, both from Ashland, Oregon. Furthermore, James and Kimberly will be conducting the workshop focused on ensemble music, something they are very good at! Everyone is encouraged to bring their guitar and join in. We will perform Santa Lucia, one of the pieces our group ensemble performed at the first Winter Guitar Concert at Corvallis Library in December. This will be the starting platform for the workshop and James and Kimberly will take it from there. The music score for Santa Lucia is posted to the website. https://corvallisguitarsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Santa-Lucia-as-part-of-Forrest-Guitar-Ensemble-Group-3.pdf

    This is a great opportunity to build on our ensemble activities to which we will be returning in the second half of the year.

    AGENDA
    7:00 – 7:05pm Welcome
    7:05 – 7:40pm Guitar Ensemble Workshop with James Bishop-Edwards and Kimberly Fitch.
    7:40 – 8:10pm Open Stage; share your music with us – all solo guitar styles (or ensembles) and all abilities welcome.
    8:10 – 8:20pm BREAK and Refreshments
    8:20 – 9:00pm Featured Artists from Ashland  Guitar and viola Duo James Bishop-Edwards and Kimberly Fitch.

    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.

    We have a run of First Monday Guitar Society Meetings coming up with some great featured artists, so mark these down in your calendar:

    March 5th James Bishop-Edwards and Kimbery Fitch Classical Guitar and Viola Duo
    April 2nd Travis Johnson Classical Guitar
    May 7th Duo Tenebroso Classical Guitar Duo; David Franzen and Kristen Waligora https://duotenebroso.com/
    June 4th OSU Guitar Ensemble Directed by Cameron )’Connor

    Spring Concert Presented by the Corvallis Guitar Society and Corvallis Arts Center Sunday April 8th 2018
    DUO DEMITASSE CONCERT COMPRISING CLASSICAL GUITARIST CAMERON O’CONNNOR AND PIANIST HUI WU
    We are very pleased to be working with the Corvallis Arts Center to present the spring concert on the afternoon of Sunday April 8th at the Corvallis Arts Center, downtown Corvallis. This promises to be a fantastic musical experience featuring two top flight musicians who will be performing a combination of solo and duet works.
    Tickets are now available online at BrownPaper Tickets:
    https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3355559

    You can check out more about these two great talents on their respective websites:
    The local Guitar maestro Cameron O’Connor
    http://www.cameronoconnor.com/video.html

    Pianist Hui Wu
    http://www.huiwupianist.com/media/

    Guitar Festival  Weekend of June 8th and 9th
    FEATURING GRISHA GORYACHEV AND CAMERON O’CONNOR
    Following the success of our first festival in 2017, we will be presenting Corvallis’ Second Annual Guitar Festival in June 2018. We are delighted local maestro Cameron O’Connor is going to open the event for us with the Friday night concert and equally delighted that our Saturday night Concert Artist will be Grisha Goryechev. A native of St Petersburg, Russia, now residing in the US, Grisha is an extraordinarily talented and internationally famous classical and flamenco guitarist. He has plenty of postings on YouTube so you can check him out:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMCak0-0WNw&list=RDgMCak0-0WNw#t=45
    He will also be presenting the festival Master-Class on Saturday morning.
    You can find out more about Grisha here http://www.grishaguitar.com/

    We wish you all the very and I hope to see you at the Society Meeting on March 5th.

    Best Regards
    Jon Sharp
    President, Corvallis Guitar Society

  • Music Score for March 5th Ensemble Workshop with James and Kimberly

    Here is the score for Santa Lucia which is included in a set of pieces arranged by Andrew Forrest. Scroll down until you locate the parts for Santa Lucia. We will play this as a group ensemble as part of the workshop with James and Kimberly.

    Santa Lucia as part of Forrest Guitar Ensemble Group 3