Category: Meeting

Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting Monday February 7th, 2022

  1. Our next monthly meeting will be on Monday, February 7th, 7:30pm to 9:30pm, Odd Fellows Hall.
  2. We are excited to have a Featured Artist – Yuri Liberzon!
  3. The agenda also features Open Guitar Ensemble.

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

Time: 7:30 – 9:30pm
Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, Corvallis
Free & Open to the Public
7:30 – 7:35 pm Welcome
7:35 – 8:05 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome to join in!
8:05 – 8:15 pm BREAK and Refreshments
8:15 – 9:30 pm Featured Artist Yuri Liberzon

We are delighted to welcome Yuri Liberzon as our Featured Artist. Yuri is coming to Oregon from California and will be performing in Portland and Corvallis. His performance is free and open to the public here in Corvallis, donations are welcome, and he will be bringing his CD’s for people that want to continue listening to his wonderful guitar music.

Yuri Liberzon Performance Program:

Violin Partita No. 2 BWV 1004 – J. S. Bach (1685 – 1750)
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Gigue

Konstantin Vassiliev (b. 1970)
Hommage a Tom Jobim
Wanderer in Time
The Jazz Story
El Faro Magico
Synestha
Cinderella

Ernesto Nazareth (1863 – 1934)
Odeon

Astor Piazzolla (1921 – 1992)
Oblivion
La Muerte del Angel

We will also have the Open Guitar Ensemble in which anyone is welcome to participate, before Yuri takes the stage.

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

La Shye Myze, from the Mulliner Book Arr. by Andrew Forrest

The Coulin, an Irish traditional Arr. by Andrew Forrest

Fiddlers Playing, A Ukrainian Dance Song Arr. by Andrew Forest

The three pieces for guitar ensemble arranged by Andrew Forrest are free, and open to the public, so click on them above and you can view and download them. 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 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