Jon Sharp

August 2016 Newsletter

Dear Guitar Friends,
Thank you to all of you who came to see the Jaxon Williams concert last month at the Troubadour in downtown Corvallis. It was wonderful to hear such a great young talent perform here in town and I am sure this is not the last we will see of him. Jaxon is a Fulbright Scholar who is now heading down to the University of Southern California where he will begin his Doctorate studies with William Kannengiser of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and we wish him all the very best.

Over the summer there have been some changes to the Corvallis Guitar Society Board:

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Britt Guitar Workshop, Medford OR, Aug 25-28

Schedule and Location:

Workshop location:
ROGUE PERFORMANCE HALL: 130 East 8th Street, Building C, Medford

Dive into a four-day exploration of guitar techniques, as seven virtuoso teachers lead students in studies of flamenco, Hawaiian slack key, bluegrass flat pick, classical, jazz, blues and rock. Each day will have two 90-minute sessions, each focusing on one genre and one jam session to explore what you learned with your fellow participants. Beginning and Intermediate tracks are available, as well as an All Access Pass, which allows participants to choose classes from either track each day. Also included for all participants is a special class on basic instrument maintenance and repairs, as well as a full faculty panel discussion.

For more information check out the website:
http://www.brittfest.org/guitarworkshop

Ensemble Music for August 1st Meeting

Here are the scores for the music we will be performing during the open ensemble session at the August 1st Guitar Society meeting. Please review the music and download the parts you wish to play, bring your guitar and join in! The open ensemble is zero pressure and just about having fun playing some music together. Full printed scores will also be available at the meeting.
Forrest Guitar Series No5
Bethena Concert Waltz – Joplin

And one more thing: Read Tom Strini’s interview with Jaxon Williams in the Corvallis Arts Review. Jaxon is an interesting fellow, and he runs down the repertoire he’ll be playing at his Corvallis Guitar Society recital at 8 p.m. Friday, July 29.