Category: Meeting

Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting January 10th 2022

Our next monthly meeting will be on Monday, January 10th 2022
Time: 7:30 – 9:30pm
Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, Corvallis
Free & Open to the Public

At this point, given Covid 19, we do need to wear masks at the monthly meetings.

Our monthly meeting is providing everyone the opportunity to bring their guitars and play! We are going to focus on 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.

7:30 – 7:35 pm Welcome
7:35 – 8:30 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome!
8:30 – 8:40 pm BREAK and Refreshments
8:45 – 9:30 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us.

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

Click on the title to be able to view and download the scores.

  1. Tyrolean Cradle Song, a traditional Austrian carol Arr. by Andrew Forrest
  2. The Water is Wide, a traditional English or Scottish Folk Song Arr. by Andrew Forrest
  3. A Winter’s Tale, by Tim Rice and Mike Batt Arr. by Derek Hasted (see below)
  4. Noches de Luna (Moonlit Nights), a vidala from Argentina, Arr. by Andrew Forest
  5. Barcarowl, by Andrew Forrest

The pieces for guitar ensemble by Andrew Forrest are free, and open to the public, and the scores/parts are available above. In order to get the Winter’s Tale score arranged by Derek Hasted, email me [email protected]. When you look at the pieces, decide which part you wish to play, let me know, and bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.

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 Monthly Meeting December 6th, 2021

Bringing Local Guitarists Out of the Woodwork

Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting Monday December 6th 2021
Our monthly meeting is providing everyone the opportunity to bring their guitars and play! We are going to focus on 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.

7:30 – 7:35 pm Welcome
7:35 – 8:30 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome!
8:30 – 8:40 pm BREAK and Refreshments
8:45 – 9:30 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us.

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

  1. In the Bleak Midwinter, Gustav Holst Arr. Dan Jones
  2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, by Peter Tchaikovsky, Arr. Jerry Snyder
  3. Champagnoise, After Claude Gervaise by Andrew Forrest
  4. Le Phenix, Allegro No. 1, by Michelle Corrette, Arr. Andrew Forest
  5. Bike Ride with Square Wheels, by Andrew Forrest

The pieces for guitar ensemble by Andrew Forrest and Jerry Snyder are free, and open to the public, so click on them above. In order to get the arrangement by Dan Jones, email me [email protected]. When you look at the pieces, decide which part you wish to play, let me know, and bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.

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 Monthly Meeting, Monday November 1st, 2021

Bringing local guitarists out of the woodwork

Time: 7:30 – 9:30pm
Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, Corvallis
Free & Open to the Public

Our monthly meeting is providing everyone the opportunity to bring their guitars and play! We are going to focus on the Open Guitar Ensemble in which anyone is welcome to participate, and the Open Stage for anyone to play their own music.

Agenda Monday November 1st, 2021
7:30 – 7:35 pm Welcome
7:35 – 8:30 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome!
8:30 – 8:40 pm BREAK and Refreshments
8:45 – 9:30 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us.

Here are the five pieces of music for the ensemble session. Click on each one to download:

German Dance No. 12, Joseph Haydn Arr. Andrew Forrest

Callino Casturame, by William Byrd Arr. Andrew Forest

Champagnoise, After Claude Gervaise by Andrew Forrest

Le Phenix, Allegro No. 1, by Michelle Corrette, Arr. Andrew Forest. (Please note we will only play No. 1 Allegro, and we will not be playing No. 2 Adagio, nor No. 3 Allegro)

Bike Ride with Square Wheels, by Andrew Forrest

All the pieces are free arrangements for guitar ensemble by Andrew Forrest and the scores/parts are available above. When you look at the pieces, decide which part you wish to play, and bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.

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.

Best Regards
Jon Sharp, President, Corvallis Guitar Society