Category: Meeting

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 1^st, 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

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

Restrictions on Covid-19 have been put aside starting July 1st and, as a result, we are excited to re-open the Guitar Society activities here in Corvallis. The first meeting on September the 13th 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. The Featured Artist session is temporarily on hold, but we intend to re-invite great concert guitarists in the not-too-distant future.

Please go ahead and add the time and date of our upcoming Monthly Meeting in your calendar!

AGENDA MONDAY September 13th, 2021
7:30 – 7:35 pm Welcome
7:35 – 8:35 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome!
8:35 – 8:45 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

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.

If you have had your vaccines for Covid-19, masks are not required. If you have not had your vaccines, then consider wearing a mask.

Best Regards
Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society