Corvallis Guitar Society

Author: Jon Sharp

  • October Guitar Society Sessions Starting Oct. 3rd 2022

    Summary

    1. Our next Guitar Society Meeting is on Monday October 3rd at Odd Fellows Hall and will begin at 7:15 pm
    2. Dr. Peter Zisa, Famous Classical Guitarist is the featured artist on October 3rd and will include some duet pieces with flutest Gabriela Gimenes
    3. Isaac Engel will be running the Ensemble Session, and the music is available online for any of you who wish to join in and play (see below)
    4. The Open Stage is an opportunity for anyone to play classical guitar music – beginners, intermediate, and advanced!
    5. Zoe Moulton and Isaac Engel are continuing the After School Guitar Program featuring group lessons, private lessons and ensemble at Odd Fellows on October 3rd at 6:00pm, and Monday October 17th at 6:00pm

    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)
    7:15pm to 9:15pm is the Corvallis Guitar Society Ensemble, Open Stage, Featured Artists
    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 After School Guitar Program private lesson

    After School Guitar Program

    Zoe Moulton and Isaac Engel are continuing the After School Guitar Program in the Corvallis school district. 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.

    The first monthly session that will be ahead of the Guitar Society Monthly meeting as listed above and will feature a group lesson and ensemble session run by Isaac. The second monthly session run by Zoe on the Third Monday of the month as listed above and will feature group, and private lessons. Feel free to come along and meet up with Zoe 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 Zoe on [email protected] or phone 541 602 3928, or contact Isaac Engel [email protected] or phone 971 718 4535 and you can view his website: https://isaacengelmusic.com/

    Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting

    Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, October 3rd, 7:15 – 9:15pm
    Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis
    Free & Open to the Public

    The agenda features Open Ensemble, Open Stage, and Featured Artists:

    7:15 – 7:20 pm Welcome
    7:20 – 7:50 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome!
    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 Dr. Peter Zisa & Gabriela Gimenes Featured Artists

    Featured Artists Peter Zisa and Gabriela Gimenes:

    Peter Zisa, based in West Linn, has performed internationally as a soloist on classical guitar. Over the years, he has enjoyed performing with other musicians, from a variety of backgrounds and styles including the founding member of Thousand Waves (West Meets East performance group: Koto, guitar, flute, and percussion), Russian violinists, the Oregon Guitar Quartet (early years), and with various prominent Portland-based Jazz vocalists as well as instrumentalist.

    He’s been actively involved in the Portland music scene for 30 years, is a board member of PGS, the founder and director CDZ Collegium Musica which hosts a concert series for guitar, jazz, and world music. Check him out on the YouTube channel: Peter Joseph Zisa.

    Gabriela Gimenes holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from University of North Texas, Master of Music from University of Central Arkansas, and Bachelor of Music from Sao Paulo State University. She has played with Sao Paulo Youth Wind Symphony, Conway Symphony Orchestra, Orquestra Academica do Estado de São Paulo, Fiddler on the Roof Production in São Paulo Brazil, as well as flute substitute for Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, USP Symphony Orquestra, and Theatro São Pedro Symphony Orchestra. She is a winner of Arkansas 2004-05 MTNA Competition state division and honorable mention at region division. More details are available on her website: https://www.gabrielagimenes.com/

    Currently she is performing with Choro da Alegria, Peter Zisa flute guitar duo, and Sexteto Brasil in Portland, OR and taking a course in Arts Management at Berklee College of Music Online.

    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, let Isaac Engel know as soon as you can – 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 three of the pieces for guitar ensemble are free, and open to the public, and click on them here to download the scores:

    1. Vyletel Vták by Andrew Forrest
      https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0107VyletelVtak.pdf
    2. Suite Francaise by Francis Poulenc, Arr. by A. Forrest. Note: of the seven parts of this score, we are only doing No. 2 Pavane
      https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0090SuiteFrancaise.pdf
    3. German Dance No. 4 by Josef Haydn, Arr. by Andrew Forest
      https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0164GermanDanceNo4.pdf

    You can practice your parts ahead of time with online recordings:

    1. Vyletel Vták
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxzUF1l4ztg
    2. Suite Francaise No. 2 Pavane
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hJDFz5aeQM
    3. German Dance No. 4
      http://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/Haydn-German-No.4.mp3

    Open Stage

    The Open Stage is available for anyone to play their own music featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

    Entrance to all the events is 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.

    Enjoy!

    Best Regards
    Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society

  • September Guitar Society Sessions Starting September 12th 2022

    Summary

    1. We are re-starting our regular monthly meetings on Monday September 12th at Odd Fellows Hall and will begin at 7:15 pm
    2. Berto Boyd and Grant Ruiz are the featured artists on Monday September 12th at the Guitar Society monthly meeting.
    3. Isaac Engel will be running the Ensemble Session, and the music is available online for any of you who wish to join in and play (see below)
    4. Zoe Moulton and Isaac Engel are starting up an After School Guitar Program featuring group lessons, private lessons and ensemble at Odd Fellows beginning September 12th 2022.

    After School Guitar Program
    Zoe Moulin and Isaac Engel are starting up the After School Guitar Program in the Corvallis school district. 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.

    The After School Guitar Program will be run twice a month and start on Monday September 12th 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. The first monthly session that will be ahead of the Guitar Society Monthly meeting, will feature a group lesson and ensemble session, and will be run by Isaac. The second monthly session run by Zoe will be the Third Monday of the month, starting on September 19th 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm and will feature group, and private lessons. Feel free to come along and meet up with Zoe and Isaac at their opening sessions if you are interested in their sessions, and if you don’t have a guitar, we can lend you one!
    For more information contact Zoe on [email protected] or 541 602 3928.

    After School Guitar Program and Guitar Society Agenda Event Timing, September 2022 to June 2023
    First Monday of the month at Odd Fellows Hall
    6:00pm to 7:00pm is the After School Guitar Program (group lesson and ensemble)
    7:15pm to 9:15pm is the Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly session – Ensemble, Open Stage, Featured Artists

    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 After School Guitar Program private lesson

    Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting
    Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, September 12th, 7:15 – 9:15pm
    Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis
    Free & Open to the Public

    The agenda features Open Ensemble, Open Stage, and Featured Artists:

    7:15 – 7:20 pm Welcome
    7:20 – 7:50 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome!
    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 Berto Boyd & Grant Ruiz Flamenco Featured Artists

    Featured Artists Berto Boyd and Grant Ruiz

    Berto Boyd, our Artistic Director, studied in Spain and performed throughout the United States with some of the world’s finest Flamenco, Classical and Jazz artists. He is one of the rare and few Americans who has dedicated his musical dreams to mastering the art of the Spanish guitar and composing original Flamenco music, and I think he is a great solo, ensemble, and concert guitarist! He currently resides in Portland, Oregon where he is also Musical Director for Flamenco Pacifico, and Musical Director of Arte y Pasion (San Antonio, Texas).

    Grant Ruiz has played classical guitar since he was 10 years old and, after studying flamenco in Spain and with several renowned artists in the U.S., he became an active performer and teacher in Southern Oregon. He performs with Berto in the wonderful Flamenco Pacifico. He has also performed in several productions at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and has been a member of  Amor Flamenco, Alba Flamenca and currently Duo Flamenco with percussionist Terry Longshore, and is on the Board of Directors for the Jefferson Classical Guitar Society.

    Open Guitar Ensemble

    Isaac Engle 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, let Isaac Engel know as soon as you can – 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 three of the pieces for guitar ensemble are free, and open to the public, and click on them here to download them:

    1. Sheep May Safely Graze by JS Bach, Arr. by A. Forrest
    2. Suite Francaise by Francis Poulenc, Arr. by A. Forrest. Note: of the seven parts of this score, we are only doing No. 3 Petite Marche Militaire
    3. Finlandia by Jean Sibelius, Arr. by Lou Warde

    Then you can practice your parts ahead of time with the following online recordings :

    Sheep May Safely Graze: https://corvallisguitarsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/SheepMaySafelyGraze.mp3

    No. 3 Petite Marche Militaire: (This one is on YouTube)

    Finlandia: (This one is on the Guitar Ensemble Library)
    http://www.theguitarclassroom.com/guitar-ensemble.html And click on Finlandia under “Beginning Quartets”

    Open Stage
    The Open Stage is available for anyone to play their own music featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

    Entrance to all the events is 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.

    Enjoy!

    Best Regards
    Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society

  • Guitar Society Meeting June 6th 2022 Was Great!

    Our Monthly Meeting at Odd Fellows Hall featured a very good ensemble session led by Isaac Engel, and a great Open Stage session also featuring Isaac and his Fiancé Leah Burleson playing guitar/cello duet.

    Then Cameron O’Connor led the OSU Ensemble Featured Artist Concert, and it was WONDERFUL!

    Thank you everyone for coming, playing, and enjoying the event. We will now take a break over the summer, and our monthly meetings will start up again on Monday September 12th 2022. Look forward to seeing you then.

    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.

    Other Events: David Rogers, Classical Crossover Guitar

    Philomath, OR–solo guitarist David Rogers performs a concert Friday, July 29 at 6:00pm Cardwell Hill Cellars, 24241 Cardwell Hill Dr., Philomath, OR 97370 (541) 929-9463, Admission: $10.00 cover  [email protected]  https://cardwellhillwine.com

    More details of David’s event is on the “Other Events” neighbouring TAB

  • Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting 7:00pm, June 6th, 2022

    Bringing Local Guitarists Out of the Woodwork

    Summary

    • We have Cameron O’Connor’s OSU Ensemble as featured artists on the Guitar Society monthly meeting June 6th
    • Isaac Engle will be running the Ensemble Session, and the music is available here on the website
    • Joaquin Gallegos is a Concert Flamenco Guitarist from Santa Fe New Mexico. He is visiting us on June 6th, and is going to play in the Open Stage session
    • This meeting will start at 7:00pm June 6th (30 minutes early) to facilitate plenty of people performing!

    Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting
    Our next monthly meeting will be on Monday, June 6th, 7:00 – 9:30pm
    Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis
    Free & Open to the Public

    At this point, masks are no longer required at the monthly meetings.

    The agenda features Open Ensemble, Open Stage, and Featured Artists:
    7:00 – 7:05 pm Welcome
    7:05 – 7:35 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome!
    7:35 – 8:15 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us.
    8:15 – 8:25 pm BREAK and Refreshments
    8:25 – 9:30 pm Cameron O’Connor’s OSU Ensemble Featured Artists

    Featured Artist: Cameron O’Conner’s OSU Ensemble
    The OSU Guitar Ensemble performs a smorgasbord of music for large and small ensembles, featuring premieres of Cameron O’Connor’s arrangements for guitar orchestra and including excerpts from J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (with vocalist), American and Brazilian folksongs, and a Queen medley. Music for guitar duo, trio, and quartet is also featured (music ranging from Fernando Sor to Joe Hisaishi’s Japanese film soundtracks). There’s something for everyone in this fantastically diverse program! 

    Open Stage
    The Open Stage is available for anyone to play their own music featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced. It is also going to include a special guest artist Joaquin Gallegos! Joaquin is a Concert Flamenco Guitarist from Santa Fe New Mexico, and he has concerts in Seattle before coming down and checking out our Society meeting. He just released a new album, and you can learn more about him here: http://joaquingallegos.com/

    Open Guitar Ensemble
    Isaac Engle is running the Open Guitar Ensemble in which anyone is welcome to participate.

    Here are the three pieces of music for the ensemble session.
    The scores for guitar ensemble by Andrew Forrest and Lou Warde are free, and open to the public: CLICK on Gymnopédie & Greek Dance to download the music:

    Eternal Flame, by The Bangles (1988) Arr: by Derek Hasted
    Gymnopédie No. 1  by Erik Satie (1888), Arr. by Lou Warde
    Greek Dance by Andrew Forrest

    In order to get the Eternal Flame arrangement by Derek Hasted, email Isaac Engel, [email protected] . When you look at the pieces, decide which part you wish to play, let Isaac know as soon as you can, and bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.

    You can practice your parts ahead of time with online recordings:

    1. Eternal Flame:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqVvQfdNzeE
    2. Gymnopédie No. 1: http://www.theguitarclassroom.com/guitar-ensemble.html
    3. Greek Dance:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGTprI_fv68

    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.

    Enjoy!

    Best Regards
    Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society

  • Corvallis Guitar Society Upcoming Events April, May, June 2022

    Bringing Local Guitarists Out of the Woodwork

    Summary

    • We have Brandon Azbill coming as featured artist at the Guitar Society monthly meeting on May 2nd.
    • And we have Cameron O’Connor’s OSU Ensemble as featured artists on the Guitar Society monthly meeting June 6th.
    • Berto Boyd is performing a solo guitar show at the Old World Deli, Corvallis this Friday April 22nd from 7 to 9 PM, Free Admission
    • Savannah Fuentes, Flamenco Dancer performing with Diego Amador Jr. singer & guitarist, at Whiteside Theater, Tuesday April 26th, 7pm.

    Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting
    Our next monthly meeting will be on Monday, May 2nd, 7:30 – 9:30pm
    Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis
    Free & Open to the Public

    Featured Artist Brandon Azbill
    Brandon Azbill is an award-winning classical guitarist, teacher & composer.

    In Spring of 2021, Brandon completed a Master of Science in Music with an emphasis on somatic education for guitarists (Body Mapping) at Portland State University and in 2019 he completed a Bachelor of Music in Classical Guitar Performance at PSU. Some of his most influential teacher’s include Jesse McCann, Cameron O’Connor, Rich Hurdle, and Bryan Johanson. Brandon actively shares his passion for music with others through education and performance of many musical styles.

    You can check out his music on his website: https://brandonazbill.com/music

    We are also going to have the Open Guitar Ensemble in which anyone is welcome to participate, and the Open Stage for anyone to play their own music featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

    At this point, masks are no longer required at the monthly meetings.

    The agenda features Open Ensemble, Open Stage, and Featured Artist:
    7:30 – 7:35 pm Welcome
    7:35 – 8:05 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome!
    8:05 – 8:35 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us.
    8:35 – 8:45 pm BREAK and Refreshments
    8:45 – 9:30 pm Brandon Azbill Featured Artist

    Here are the three pieces of music for the ensemble session; CLICK on them to download the music:

    Drink to Me Only, 17th Century English Melody, Arr. by Andrew Forrest

    Le Phenix Allegro Part 1  by Michelle Corrette (1705-1795), Arr. by Andrew Forrest (Just Part 1 Allegro, we are not playing Adagio Part 2, and Allegro Part 3)

    Air, by J J Bach,  Arr. by Lou Warde

    The pieces for guitar ensemble by Andrew Forrest and Lou Warde are free, and open to the public, and the scores/parts are available here on the website (see above). When you look at the pieces, decide which part(s) you wish to play, and let Isaac Engel know so he can ensure all the parts are covered: [email protected] , Then bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.

    You can practice your parts ahead of time with online recordings:

    1. Drink To Me Only: http://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/DrinkMeOnly.mp3
    2. Le Phenix: http://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/Phenix.mp3
    3. Air: http://www.theguitarclassroom.com/guitar-ensemble.html

    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.

    Berto Boyd Solo Guitar Show at the Old World Deli, Corvallis
    Our Artistic Director Berto Boyd is doing a concert this week. He is a wonderful flamenco guitarist, and is a great classical musician, and will be performing from 7pm to 9pm.
    https://www.oldworldcenter.com/#Events

    Flamenco Show at the Whiteside Theatre
    Tuesday April 26 at 7pm. Tickets are $20/25.

    https://www.whitesidetheatre.org/

    Diego Amador Jr. is a virtuoso Guitarist and Singer from Seville where he was born into a family considered “Flamenco royalty.”

    Savannah Fuentes, is a stunning dancer born in Seattle to parents of Puerto Rican and Irish ancestry. Berto caught their performance in Portland recently and gave them rave reviews!

    Enjoy!

    Best Regards
    Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society