Author: Jon Sharp

Corvallis Guitar Society Events in September 2023

Bringing Local Guitarists Out of the Woodwork

Summary

  • Our next Guitar Society Meeting is on Monday September 11th 2023 (second Monday of the month) at Odd Fellows Hall and will begin at 7:15 pm
  • Abe Landa is our Featured Artists for the Sept 11th who has been teaching guitar for private instruction for students at University of Puget Sound in NW Washington.
  • 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 September 11th at 6:00pm run by Isaac Engel.
  • The second After School Guitar Program is on Monday September 18th at 6:00pm run by Zoe Moulton, and she is now also providing The Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages from 7:00pm to 7:30pm at Odd Fellows.
  • In addition, Cameron O’Conner is running the Guitar Ensemble Class sessions on Wednesdays starting on September 27th at 6pm at OSU Community Hall 204. This is freely available for any of you interested in participating in the Ensemble event at our upcoming Festival on the 10th and 11th of November! You can email Cameron for more info: [email protected]

Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting

Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, September 11th , 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 Abe Landa Featured Artist

Featured Artist Abe Landa

Abe Landa is an award-winning classical guitarist and a performer of diverse genres. He received his Master of Music in Guitar degree from the University of British Columbia, studying under Dr. Daniel Bolshoy. Landa has also studied with world-leading guitarists and composers such as Marc Teicholz, Jason Vieaux, Denis Azabagic, Anton Baranov, and Celso Machado. Awards include first place at the Vancouver Kiwanis Festival in the Romantic Guitar division, second place at the British Columbia Provincial Festival, and finalist prizes at three consecutive Northwest Guitar Festivals (2014, 2015, and 2016). Landa has performed extensively throughout western United States and Canada and also maintains a private studio in Seattle. Aside from classical solo and chamber music, Landa enjoys being active in the popular music scene. And he is currently on the faculty at Chemeketa Community College, and is working on his PhD.

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 four of the pieces for guitar ensemble are free, and open to the public and are all included in The Forest Guitar Ensembles No. 7 arranged for guitar Quartet by Andrew Forrest.

Ensemble Scores & Parts
1) No. 4 – Aire from Water Music by G.F. Handel
2) No. 6 – Impromptu No. 3 (Opus 142) Thema by Franz Schubert
3) No. 7 – The South Wind, an Irish Air
4) No. 8 – Brian Boru, an Irish Air
Click on the following ensemble score – Forrest Guitar online, in order to have access to all four parts listed above, and decide which guitar version 1, 2, 3 or 4 you wish to do.
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0021FESno7.pdf

Online Recordings of Each Ensemble Piece
Three of the four pieces have an online recording that you can use to practice:
No. 6 – Impromptu No. 3 (Opus 142)
Thema by Franz Schubert. The recording is available here (click on it):
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/SchubertImpromptu3.mp3

No. 7 – The South Wind, an Irish Air
The recording is available here (click on it also):
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/Southwind.mp3

Note: You can reduce the tempo of all three of the online recording pieces by clicking on the three dots in the center of the screen, then click Play Back Speed, then reduce to 0.75 or 0.5 etc.

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
Zoe Moulton 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.

Zoe has also introduced Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages, so anyone can come for this lesson.
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/

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.

Enjoy!

Best Regards
Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society

Upcoming Corvallis Guitar Society Events 2023

Thank you everyone for coming, playing, and enjoying the events so far this year. After our activities in June, we will be taking a break as usual in July and August from Odd Fellows, Corvallis.

However, in addition this year, Isaac Engel has established two Classical Guitar Society events, one in July and one in August in Salem to continue providing Guitar Ensemble Sessions, and Open Stage.

Isaac Engel Classical Guitar Society Events in July and August in Salem.
You are invited in July and August to enjoy the Classical Guitar Social, a community gathering of classical guitarists in Salem from surrounding areas.
Location: Salem Public Library, Anderson A room,
Address: 585 Liberty St. SE Salem, OR 97301

Event Friday July 14th – This will be a focused playing session, with an ensemble piece, a break for snacks, open stage, and finishing with some time for visiting. Here’s the schedule for one hour:
11:00 Entry
11:05 Ensemble rehearsal and practices
11:15 Ensemble performance
11:25 break
11:35 Open stage.

Ensemble Pieces: Forrest Ensemble Series No.1 – all parts.
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0020FESno1.pdf

Event Friday August 18th -This will be an extended session (two hours) to allow a composition lab to occur as part of the meeting. Anyone is invited to bring an original guitar or guitar ensemble composition to this session to be read and performed! The session will begin with an ensemble piece. The break and snacks time will be extended to 30 or 40 minutes of time for interested players to select new scores to learn and perform in the open stage portion.

Ensemble Piece: Mvt. 1 of Le Phénix by Corrette, M. – Part One only.
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0015LePhenix.pdf
from https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/quartets/

Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Events in Corvallis Re-Start in September
After two months off, our first monthly meeting will start up at Odd Fellows on Monday September 11th, 2022, beginning at 7:15pm. That will feature our Guitar Ensemble session, Open Stage, and a Featured Artist performance.

The first After School Guitar Program at Odd Fellows will re-open on Monday September 11th at 6:00pm run by Isaac Engel.

The second After School Guitar Program will be on Monday September 18th at 6:00pm run by Zoe Moulton, and she provides The Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages from 7:00pm to 7:30pm at Odd Fellows.

Festival in November 2023
We will be having a two-day Festival on November 10th and 11th with two Concerts, Ensemble, Masterclasses, and free open Workshop Sessions.
The location is First Congregational United Church of Christ, and the timing for visitors will be:
Friday November 10th 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Saturday November 11th 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Details will be provided in August.

Wishing you all the Best, Regards

Jon Sharp
President, Corvallis Guitar Society

Corvallis Guitar Society Events in June 2023

Bringing Local Guitarists Out of the Woodwork

Summary

  • Our next Guitar Society Meeting is on Monday June 5th, 2 2023 (first Monday of the month) at Odd Fellows Hall and will begin at 7:15 pm
  • The OSU Guitar Ensemble led by Cameron O’Connor are our great Featured Artists for June 5th who will be performing both as a full ensemble, and as smaller breakout groups starting at 8:15pm and playing for one hour!
  • 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 June 5th at 6:00pm run by Isaac Engel.
  • The second After School Guitar Program is on Monday June 19th at 6:00pm run by Zoe Moulton, and she is now also providing The Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages from 7:00pm to 7:30pm at Odd Fellows.
  • After our listed activities in June, we will be taking a break as usual in July and August. After two months off, we will restart our monthly activities in September. And we will also be having a two-day Festival in November!

Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting

Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, June 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 – 7:40 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome to play in the group!
7:40 – 8:00 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us.
8:00 – 8:10 pm BREAK and Refreshments
8:15 – 9:15 pm OSU Guitar Ensemble led by Cameron O’Conner

Featured Artist OSU Guitar Ensemble

Cameron O’Connor leads the OSU Guitar Ensemble in a wide variety of music for their June concert, with repertoire ranging from the Romantic era to Japanese film soundtrack to The Beatles! OSU will be featuring performances by the 24-person group and smaller breakout ensembles which will provide a full hour of music. Come prepared to be amazed by the versatility of this illustrious group of musicians. 

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 two pieces of music for the ensemble session: Both two pieces for guitar ensemble are free, and open to the public. Click on them to download.

Ensemble Scores & Parts
1)     Bai Mudan White Peony: A traditional Chinese Folk Song. Arranged for guitar quartet by Andrew Forrest This ensemble score is available to download:
https://corvallisguitarsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Bai-Mudan-arr-Andrew-Forrest.pdf

2) Barcarowl: Also a guitar quartet piece by Andrew Forrest This ensemble score is available to download:
https://corvallisguitarsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Barcarowl-A-Forrest.pdf

Online Recordings of Each Ensemble Piece
Both two pieces have an online recording that you can use to practice along with:

  1. Bai Mudan White Peony Chinese Folk Song
    The recording is available on Andrew Forrest’s website:
    http://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/BaiMudan.mp3
    Note: You can reduce the tempo of this online recording piece by clicking on the three dots in the center of the screen, then click Play Back Speed, then reduce to 0.75 or 0.5 etc.
  2. Barcarowl, by Andrew Forrest
    The recording is available on Andrew Forrest’s website:
    http://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/barcarowl.mp3
    Note: You can reduce the tempo of this online recording piece by clicking on the three dots in the center of the screen, then click Play Back Speed, then reduce to 0.75 or 0.5 etc.

    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 😊 We have twenty minutes for this activity, so feel free to come and play one or two pieces!

After School Guitar Program & Community Beginning Lesson

Zoe Moulton and Isaac Engel are continuing the After School Guitar Program free and open to the public. Focusing on school students, the goal is to raise their awareness and understanding of the guitar instrument by featuring group lessons, private lessons and ensemble music.
Zoe has also introduced Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages, so anyone can come for this lesson.
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/

Times are as follows:
First Monday of the month, June 5th at Odd Fellows Hall
6:00pm to 7:00pm is the After School Guitar Program (group lesson and ensemble)
Third Monday of the Month, June 19th 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