Author: Jon Sharp

Corvallis Guitar Society Events in February 2024

Bringing Local Guitarists Out of the Woodwork

Summary

  • Our next Guitar Society Meeting is on Monday February 5th, 2024 (first Monday of the month) at Odd Fellows Hall and will begin at 7:15 pm
  • Derek Keller and Colin McAllister are our Featured Artists for February 5th – Derek Keller is an award winning composer and performer and Colin McAllister is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at the University of Colorado and his performances as a guitarist and conductor have been hailed as ‘sparkling delivered superbly’ (San Francisco Chronicle)😊
  • Isaac Engel will be running the Ensemble Session; the music scores are available (see below) and any one of you are delighted to join in and play.
  • The Open Stage is an opportunity for anyone to play classical guitar music – beginners, intermediate, and advanced!
  • The After School Guitar Program is continuing group lessons and private lessons at Odd Fellows on Monday February 5th at 6:00pm run by Isaac Engel.
  • The second After School Guitar Program is on Monday February 19th at 6:00pm run by Jacob Ripley, and he also provides The Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages from 7:00pm to 7:30pm at Odd Fellow.
  • Also there’s an additional Guitar Event in Corvallis at Whiteside Theatre February 3rd 7:00pm (not run by Corvallis Guitar Society).

Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting

Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, February 5th, 7:15pm – 9:15pm
Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis
Free & Open to the Public

The Agenda
7:15 – 7:20 pm Welcome
7:20 – 7:50 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome to play in the group!
7:50 – 8:20 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us.
8: 20 – 8:30 pm BREAK and Refreshments
8:30 – 9:15 pm Derek Keller and Colin McAllister Featured Artists

Featured Artist Derek Keller and Colin McAllister

Since sparking a musical partnership in 1998 at the University of California, San Diego, Colin McAllister and Derek Keller have performed across the United States and Mexico, presenting eclectic programs original compositions as well as their own arrangements of pieces from the sixteenth to the twenty-first centuries. They have been featured on notable concerts series, such as the SoundOn Festival of Modern Music (San Diego, CA), the Festival of New American Music (Sacramento, CA), Festival Hispanoamericano de la Guitarra (Tijuana, MX), and San Francisco sfSound, among many others.

Open Guitar Ensemble

Isaac Engel is running the Open Guitar Ensemble in which anyone is welcome to participate. When you look at the pieces, decide which part you wish to play, and maybe let Isaac know ahead of time – his email is [email protected] , and bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.

Here are the three pieces of music for the ensemble session:

IMPORTANT FOR ENSEMBLE: All the three pieces for guitar ensemble are not available for free so the Corvallis Guitar Society is buying the pieces. Therefore email [email protected] to receive the ensemble scores and choose a part to play, and you won’t have to pay 😊

Ensemble Scores & Parts
1. Eternal Flame by the Bangles
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/eternal-flame-0764313.html?aff_id=741617

2. La Bamba by Los Lobos
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/la-bamba-22376277.html?aff_id=741617

3. Lay All Your Love on Me
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/lay-all-your-love-on-me-22582915.html?aff_id=741617

Online Recordings of Three Ensemble Pieces
Only one piece has an online recording on You Tube that you can use to practice along with:

  1. Eternal Flame by the Bangles The recording is available here to practice with it online:

2. La Bamba by Los Lobos
No recording available online to practice with.

3. Lay All Your Love on Me
Also no recording available online to practice with.

Open Stage
The Open Stage at the Corvallis Guitar Society monthly meeting is available for anyone to play their own music featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced 😊

After School Guitar Program & Community Beginning Lesson

Jacob Ripley and Isaac Engel are continuing the After School Guitar Program free and open to the public. Focusing on mid and high school students, the goal is to raise their awareness and understanding of the guitar instrument by featuring group lessons, private lessons and ensemble music.
Jacob also provides Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages, so anyone can come for this lesson.
Feel free to come along and meet up with Jacob and Isaac at their sessions if you are interested, and if you don’t have a guitar, we can lend you one!

For more information contact Jacob on [email protected]  or phone 541 357 2513, or contact Isaac Engel [email protected] or phone 971 718 4535 and you can view his website: https://isaacengelmusic.com/

Times are as follows:
First Monday of the month at Odd Fellows Hall
6:00pm to 7:00pm is the After School Guitar Program (group lesson and ensemble)
Third Monday of the Month at Odd Fellows Hall
6:00pm to 6:50pm is the After School Guitar Program group lesson
7:00pm to 7:30pm is the Community Beginning group lesson

Entrance to all the above events is open to the public (donations gratefully received). Location:Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR 97333. The entrance door is between New Morning Bakery and Sedlaks Boots and Shoes.

Additional Event in Corvallis at Whiteside Theatre

February 3rd 7:00pm
361 SW Madison Ave, Corvallis, OR 97333
Opens at 6:00pm
Details can be observed online:
https://www.whitesidetheatre.org/

The 24th Anniversary North American Tour of International Guitar Night features Luca Stricagnoli, Thu Le, Marco Pereira and Minnie Marks.
Consider joining us for the 24th Annual North American Tour of International Guitar Night, a celebration of the world’s most innovative and diverse guitar talents. Brian Gore has curated a stellar lineup featuring three IGN favorites and an exciting newcomer, promising a night of breathtaking performances that span the global spectrum of guitar artistry.

Musicians of International Guitar Night Tour 2024
Top: Luca Stricagnoli and Minnie Marks
Bottom: Marco Pereira and Thu Le

Best Regards
Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society

Corvallis Guitar Society Events in January 2024

Bringing Local Guitarists Out of the Woodwork

Summary

  • Our next Guitar Society Meeting is on Monday January 8th, 2024 (second Monday of the month) at Odd Fellows Hall and will begin at 7:15 pm
  • Travis Johnson is our Featured Artists for January 8th – He has a Master’s Degree in Music, and teaches in Portland, Oregon; between his teaching practice and his new business, Travis enjoys songwriting, composing, and playing music with his friends 😊
  • Isaac Engel will be running the Ensemble Session; the music scores are available (see below) and any one of you are delighted to join in and play.
  • The Open Stage is an opportunity for anyone to play classical guitar music – beginners, intermediate, and advanced!
  • The After School Guitar Program is continuing group lessons and private lessons at Odd Fellows on Monday January 8th at 6:00pm run by Isaac Engel.
  • The second After School Guitar Program is on Monday January 15th at 6:00pm run by Jacob Ripley, and he also provides The Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages from 7:00pm to 7:30pm at Odd Fellows.

Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting

Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, January 8th, 7:15pm – 9:15pm
Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis
Free & Open to the Public

The Agenda
7:15 – 7:20 pm Welcome
7:20 – 8:05 pm Travis Johnson Featured Artists
8: 05 – 8:15 pm BREAK and Refreshments
8:15 – 8:45 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome to play in the group!
8:45 – 9:15 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us.

Featured Artist Travis Johnson

Travis Johnson

Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, Travis studied acoustic and fingerstyle guitar from a young age. He performed with local and regional orchestras, competed regionally and nationally, and recorded his first album by the time he was 13.
With a generous scholarship from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, he holds Bachelor of Music Performance degree with Honors in Musicianship from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a Master of Music Performance degree from The University of Texas at Austin.
Since 2017, Travis has been teaching music lessons back home in Portland, Oregon. In 2021, he started to design and build an instrument support device that is now the AUX Instrument Support. Between his teaching practice and his new business, Travis enjoys songwriting, composing, and playing music with his friends.

Open Guitar Ensemble
Isaac Engel is running the Open Guitar Ensemble in which anyone is welcome to participate. When you look at the pieces, decide which part you wish to play, and maybe let Isaac know ahead of time – his email is [email protected] , and bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.

Here are the three pieces of music for the ensemble session:

All of the three pieces for guitar ensemble are free, and open to the public and are all included in The Forrest Guitar Ensembles arranged for guitar by Andrew Forrest on his website: https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/quartets/

All three are quartets, and all have online recordings; here is access to each piece:

Ensemble Scores & Parts
1. The Greenwood Tree, arranged for guitar quartet by Andrew Forrest
http://forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0008GreenwoodTree.pdf
2. The Coolin, arranged for guitar quartet by Andrew Forrest
http://forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0194Coolin.pdf
3. The Sage Leaf, arranged for guitar quartet by Andrew Forrest
http://forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0047SageLeaf.pdf

Online Recordings of Three Ensemble Pieces
All three pieces have an online recording on Forrest Guitar Ensembles that you can use to practice along with:
1. The Greenwood Tree
The recording is available here:
http://forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/GreenwoodTree.mp3
2. The Coolin
The recording is available here:
http://forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/Coolin.mp3
3. The Sage Leaf
The recording is available here:
http://forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/Sageleaf.mp3

Open Stage
The Open Stage at the Corvallis Guitar Society monthly meeting is available for anyone to play their own music featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced 😊

    After School Guitar Program & Community Beginning Lesson

    Jacob Ripley and Isaac Engel are continuing the After School Guitar Program free and open to the public. Focusing on mid and high school students, the goal is to raise their awareness and understanding of the guitar instrument by featuring group lessons, private lessons and ensemble music.

    Jacob also provides Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages, so anyone can come for this lesson.

    Feel free to come along and meet up with Jacob and Isaac at their sessions if you are interested, and if you don’t have a guitar, we can lend you one!

    For more information contact Jacob on [email protected]  or phone 541 357 2513, or contact Isaac Engel [email protected] or phone 971 718 4535 and you can view his website: https://isaacengelmusic.com/

    Times are as follows:
    Second Monday of the month at Odd Fellows Hall
    6:00pm to 7:00pm is the After School Guitar Program (group lesson and ensemble)
    Third Monday of the Month at Odd Fellows Hall
    6:00pm to 6:50pm is the After School Guitar Program group lesson
    7:00pm to 7:30pm is the Community Beginning group lesson
    Entrance to all the above events is open to the public (donations gratefully received).
    Location: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR 97333. The entrance door is between New Morning Bakery and Sedlaks Boots and Shoes.

    Happy New Year and Enjoy!
    Best Regards
    Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society

    Corvallis Guitar Society Events in December 2023

    Bringing Local Guitarists Out of the Woodwork

    Summary

    • Our next Guitar Society Meeting is on Monday December 4th, 2023 (first Monday of the month) at Odd Fellows Hall and will begin at 7:15 pm
    • James Edwards, Classical Guitarist, and Andrew Ehrlich are our Featured Artists for December 4th – James will be performing the guitar, and Andrew, the violinist, will join James for some pieces combining the Guitar and Violin 😊
    • Jon Sharp will be running the Ensemble Session; the music scores are available (see below) and any one of you are delighted to join in and play.
    • The Open Stage is an opportunity for anyone to play classical guitar music – beginners, intermediate, and advanced!
    • The After School Guitar Program is continuing group lessons and private lessons at Odd Fellows on Monday December 4th at 6:00pm run by Jacob Ripley.
    • The second After School Guitar Program is on Monday December 18th at 6:00pm run by Jacob Ripley, and he also provides The Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages from 7:00pm to 7:30pm at Odd Fellows.
    • Cameron O’Conner is running the OSU Guitar Ensemble Concert at 7pm at the Community Hall Room 303 on December 6th. This is available to any of you for free 😊

    Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting

    Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, December 4th 2023, 7:15pm – 9:15pm
    Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis
    Free & Open to the Public

    The Agenda
    7:15 – 7:20 pm Welcome
    7:20 – 8:05 pm James Bishop Edwards and Andrew Ehrlich Featured Artists
    8: 05 – 8:15 pm BREAK and Refreshments
    8:15 – 8:45 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome to play in the group!
    8:45 – 9:15 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us.

    Featured Artists James Bishop Edwards and Andrew Ehrlich

    James Bishop Edwards

    James Bishop-Edwards has been a performer, teacher, composer and recording artist for over 35 years.  He plays not only the rich and varied traditional repertoire, but also his own compositions and contemporary genres as well.  James plays historical instruments of the Renaissance and Baroque periods such as the five-course guitar and eight-course lute.  He was head of the Guitar Department at Southern Oregon University in Ashland for several years, and previously on the faculty as Guitar Instructor at California Polytechnic University in San Luis Obispo. James has over twenty recordings to his credit, which feature his arrangements of American and European classics.  He has also worked in duo with vocalists, flutists, violinists, etc. and in collaboration with theatre and dance companies as composer/performer. James’ current activities include composing new works for guitar, collaborative concerts with various ensembles, and working on a historical compendium of American guitar music.

    Andrew Ehrlich

    You can hear Andrew playing with James on YouTube performing music by Jason Heald https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&app=desktop&v=-ChkUo5zKjQ

    Open Guitar Ensemble
    Jon Sharp is running the Open Guitar Ensemble in which anyone is welcome to participate.
    When you look at the pieces, decide which part you wish to play, and maybe let Jon know ahead of time – his email address is [email protected], and bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.

    Here are the three pieces of music for the ensemble session:
    All of the three pieces for guitar ensemble are free, and open to the public and are all included in The Forrest Guitar Ensembles Trios in the group “Ten Carols” arranged for guitar Trio by Andrew Forrest. https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/trios/

    Ensemble Scores & Parts
    The Forrest Guitar Ensembles are part of “Ten Carrols”
    1) O, Little Town of Bethlehem
    2) Ding Dong Merrily On High
    3) Wassail Song
    Click on this ensemble score – Forrest Guitar online, in order to have access to the three parts which are numbers 1, 7, and 10 of the “Ten Carrols”.
    https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Trios/T0060TenCarols.pdf

    Online Recordings of Three Ensemble Pieces

    All three pieces have an online recording on YouTube that you can use to practice:

    1. O, Little Town of Bethlehem
      The recording is available here on YouTube (click on it) and play along with:

    2) Ding Dong Merrily on High
    This is also a performance on YouTube that you can play along with:

    3) Wassail Song
    This is also a performance on YouTube that you can play along with:

    Open Stage
    The Open Stage at the Corvallis Guitar Society monthly meeting is available for anyone to play their own music featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced 😊

    After School Guitar Program & Community Beginning Lesson

    Jacob Ripley and Isaac Engel are continuing the After School Guitar Program free and open to the public. Focusing on mid and high school students, the goal is to raise their awareness and understanding of the guitar instrument by featuring group lessons, private lessons and ensemble music.

    Jacob also provides Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages, so anyone can come for this lesson.

    Feel free to come along and meet up with Jacob and Isaac at their sessions if you are interested, and if you don’t have a guitar, we can lend you one!

    For more information contact Jacob on [email protected]  or phone 541 357 2513, or contact Isaac Engel [email protected] or phone 971 718 4535 and you can view his website: https://isaacengelmusic.com/

    Times are as follows:
    First Monday of the month at Odd Fellows Hall
    6:00pm to 7:00pm is the After School Guitar Program (group lesson and ensemble)
    Third Monday of the Month at Odd Fellows Hall
    6:00pm to 6:50pm is the After School Guitar Program group lesson
    7:00pm to 7:30pm is the Community Beginning group lesson
    Entrance to all the above events is open to the public (donations gratefully received). Location:Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR 97333. The entrance door is between New Morning Bakery and Sedlaks Boots and Shoes.

    Enjoy!

    Best Regards
    Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society