Music Scores & Parts for April 1st Society Meeting Open Ensemble Session

Dear Guitar Enthusiasts,
Here is the music we will be playing in the open ensemble session at the April 1st Guitar Society meeting at Odd Fellows Hall. Everyone is welcome to come and join in! Take a look at the scores and decide which parts you would like to play, print them out, work on them a bit, and bring them along to the meeting with your guitar. Don’t worry about whether you can play everything, just come along and have fun.

Details of the April 1st meeting are below.

The Next Guitar Society Meeting is Monday April 1st 7-9pm

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

The featured artist for this meeting will be Brandon Azbill, a wonderful up-and-coming classical guitarist. Brandon is an active performer, teacher, and student in Portland, Oregon and currently, he’s finishing up his undergrad in Classical Guitar Performance at Portland State University. Brandon has already performed with many groups, including Central Oregon Symphony, Central Oregon Mastersingers, Opera Bend, PSU Guitar Orchestra, and as a soloist with the Community Orchestra of Central Oregon. Brandon is a Northwest Guitar Festival Competition finalist. He has been awarded scholarships from Portland State University, Sunriver Music Festival, & Chris Wilson Scholarship Fund.

Brandon Azbill

We are delighted to invite Brandon to perform for the Corvallis Guitar Society and witness the beginning of a wonderful career in music!
You can learn more about Brandon, including videos of his playing on his website: https://brandonazbill.com/

The April 1st meeting will also include our OPEN GUITAR ENSEMBLE SESSION. Popularity for this friendly group music session continues to grow, and continues to help bring local guitarists out of the woodwork. The music is posted on this website and includes parts suitable for all levels of playing. Check out the scores online https://corvallisguitarsociety.org , download the parts you would like to play and bring them along to the meeting with your guitar and join in! EVERYONE is welcome.

AGENDA MONDAY April 1st 2019
7:00 – 7:05 pm Welcome
7:05 – 7:45 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: check out the music and download from the website.
7:45 – 8:10 pm Open Stage: share your music with us – all solo guitar styles (or ensembles) and all abilities welcome.
8:10 – 8:20 pm BREAK and Refreshments
8:20 – 9:00 pm Featured Artist: Brandon Azbill

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.

Music Scores & Parts for March 4th Society Meeting Open Ensemble Session

Dear Guitar Enthusiasts,
Here is the music we will be playing in the open ensemble session at the March 4th Guitar Society meeting at Odd Fellows Hall. Some pieces we have looked at already this year, some are new. Everyone is welcome to come and join in! Take a look at the scores and decide which parts you would like to play, print them out, work on them a bit, and bring them along to the meeting with your guitar. Don’t worry about whether you can play everything, just come along and have fun. This is the order in which we will play.

Mall Sims Old English dance arr. A Forrest

Les Barricades Mysterieuses by Francois Courperin arr. A Forrest

Stare Ljubavi Croation walz song arr. A Forrest

Noches de Luna An Argentinian folk song arr. A Forrest

Fiddlers Playing A Ukrainian dance song Arr. A Forrest

Keep scrolling down for more information and details about the upoming meeting on March 4th. I look forward to seeing you there!
Best Regards
Jon Sharp
President, Corvallis Guitar Society