Category: Events

Winter Guitar Series Opening Concert: Saturday December 14th 2019 3 – 4pm

Venue: Corvallis-Benton County Library
Free & Open to the Public

This concert will feature the Guitar Society Ensemble performing a range of music from around the world, as well as duets and solo’s by guitar society members.

Ensemble Program (Arr. Andrew Forrest)

My Loves an Arbutus
An old Irish air, arr. by Charles Villiers Stanford

Hong du Ci
The Red Bean Song – a Chinese folk song

Stare Ljubavi
A traditional Bosnian melody

An Tailliuir
Irish Air

Greek Dance
Traditional Greek Dance Music

Les Barricades Mystérieuses
Arranged from Harpsichord by François Couperin

Fiddlers Playing
A song and dance from the Ukraine

Solo & Duets

The First Noel (English Carol) Matt Campbell & Martin Erwig

Cavatina (The Deer Hunter) Anne Loewen & Jon Sharp

Rondo from Duo in G, Op. 34, Berto Boyd & Jon Sharp

Guárdame la Vacas, Berto Boyd

August Moon, Raven Dow-Hygelund

Songe Capricorne, Raven Dow-Hygelund

Sueño del Minero, Raven Dow-Hygelund & Berto Boyd

Choco, Raven Dow-Hygelund & Berto Boyd

Next Guitar Society Meeting Monday November 4th 2019 7:30-9:30 pm

Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, Corvallis
Free & Open to the Public

Our featured artist for this meeting is local Eugene classical guitarist Craig Einhorn. Some of you may recall that Craig performed some great music together with Argentinean maestro Pablo Figueroa at the May Guitar Society Meeting, and we are delighted to welcome Craig back for a solo performance!

As we march towards the December Winter Concert series, the November 4th meeting will also include our OPEN GUITAR ENSEMBLE REHEARSAL for the music we will be performing on December 14th at the Corvallis-Benton County Library.  The music is posted to the website: https://corvallisguitarsociety.org/ensemble-music-scores-and-parts-for-september-9th-guitar-society-meeting/ so check out the scores online, download the parts you would like to play and bring them along to the meeting with your guitar and join in! EVERYONE is welcome and the scores include parts suitable for all levels of playing.

AGENDA MONDAY November 4th 2019
7:30 – 7:35 pm Welcome
7:35 – 8:15 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: check out the music and download from the website.
8:15 – 8:40 pm Open Stage: share your music with us – all solo guitar styles (or ensembles) and all abilities welcome.
8:40 – 8:50 pm BREAK and Refreshments
8:50 – 9:30 pm Featured Concert Artist: Craig Einhorn

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 look forward to seeing you,
Best Regards
Jon Sharp
President, Corvallis Guitar Society

Jon Sharp Classical Guitar Concert

Saturday September 28th 2019 2 – 3 pm
Venue: Truckenbrod Pop-Up Gallery, 517 SW 2nd St. Corvallis
Free Admission

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Jon will be performing at Joan Truckenbrod’s gallery in the setting of Julia Bradshaw’s SURVEY artwork exhibition featuring a mixture of classical guitar music from around the world that reaches out to the moon and beyond. Come along and enjoy both forms of artwork!