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Corvallis Guitar Society Events in September 2024

Bringing Local Guitarists Out of the Woodwork

Summary

  • Our next Guitar Society Meeting is on Monday September 9th , 2024 (second Monday of the month) at Odd Fellows Hall and will begin at 7:15 pm; free and open to the public.
  • John Paul Shields is our Featured Artist manager in September, and is coming all the way from Spokane. 😊
  • Isaac Engle will be running the Ensemble Session; the music scores are available (see below) and any one of you will be delighted to join in and play. And all three pieces are provided by Andrew Forrest. 😊
  • The Open Stage is an opportunity for anyone to play classical guitar music – beginners, intermediate, and advanced!
  • The After School Guitar Program is not taking place in September, and will return and start performing in October by Isaac Engel, and Jacob Ripley.

Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting

Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, September 9th , 7:15pm – 9:15pm
Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis
Free & Open to the Public

The Agenda
7:15 – 7:20 pm Welcome
7:20 – 7:50 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome to play in the group!
7:50 – 8:20 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us.
8:20 – 8:30 pm BREAK and Refreshments
8:30 – 9:15 pm JP Shields from Spokane😊

Featured Artist John Paul Shields Guitar Performer

John Paul Shields is a guitar performer, composer, and instructor with over 20 years of professional experience, currently based in Spokane, WA. A graduate of the University of Washington in classical guitar, with a masters in guitar performance from the University of Idaho, John Paul has performed worldwide in a colorful array of settings, from public festivals in Peru to Seattle’s esteemed Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya, to live on radio and television. A passionate musician dedicated to the lifelong pursuit of learning, John Paul has played as both soloist and in ensembles, in projects ranging from classical music, Peruvian folk music, to even rock, pop and jazz.
–  Bravo 😊

Open Guitar Ensemble
Isaac Engel is running the Open Guitar Ensemble in which anyone is welcome to participate.
When you look at the pieces, decide which part you wish to play, and maybe let Isaac know ahead of time – his email is [email protected] and bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.

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

All of the three pieces for guitar ensemble have been produced by Forrest Guitar Ensembles:

Ensemble Scores & Parts

  1. Berceuse – Faure
    https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0197Faure-Berceuse.pdf
  2. Traditional Chinese Folk Song – Bai Muden
    https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0057BaiMudan.pdf
  3. Traditional Chinese Statements – Hong Dou Ci
    https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0064HongDouCi.pdf

Here are Online Recordings of The Ensemble Pieces
You can listen to these on the website, and also practice playing along together with them before coming to the Guitar Society at Odd Fellows 😊

  1. Berceuse – Faure (This one is actually on YouTube)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gufAISfrZfQ
  2. Traditional Chinese Folk Song – Bai Mudan
    https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/BaiMudan.mp3
  3. Traditional Chinese Statements – Hong Dou Ci
    https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/HongdouCi.mp3

Open Stage

The Open Stage at the Corvallis Guitar Society monthly meeting is available for anyone to play their own music featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced. So, bring your guitar and plan on performing a piece 😊

Guitar Teaching Lessons

The Guitar Program Lessons are not taking place in September, and will return and start performing in October this month by Isaac Engel, and Jacob Ripley.

The After School Guitar Program free and open to the public. Focusing on mid and high school students, the goal is to raise their awareness and understanding of the guitar instrument by featuring group lessons, private lessons and ensemble music.

Jacob also provides Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages, so anyone can come for this lesson.

Feel free to come along and meet up with Jacob and Isaac at their sessions if you are interested. For more information contact Jacob on [email protected]  or phone 541 357 2513, or contact Isaac Engel [email protected] or phone 971 718 4535 and you can view his website: https://isaacengelmusic.com/

Times are as follows:

The First Monday on October 7th at Odd Fellows Hall – Isaac Engel
6:00pm to 7:00pm is the After School Guitar Program (group lesson and ensemble)

The Third Monday on October 21st at Odd Fellows Hall – Jacob Ripley
7:00 – 8:30pm is the After School Guitar Program group lesson & the Community Beginning group lesson. Entrance to the above events is free and open to the public (donations gratefully received). Location:Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR 97333. The entrance door is between New Morning Bakery and Sedlaks Boots and Shoes.

Additional Guitar Performances by Other Groups

  1. David Rogers, Classical Crossover Guitar Cardwell Hill Cellars
    Philomath, OR–solo guitarist David Rogers performs Friday, August 2 at 6:00pm at Cardwell Hill Cellars, 24241 Cardwell Hill Drive,  Philomath OR 97370, (541) 929-9463 https://cardwellhillwine.com

    [email protected] Suggested Donation: $10.00

    Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1447064455935485/?ref=newsfeed
  2. Andrew Blanch: Spanish Romance (Salem)
    Sat Aug 17th 2024, 7:00 pm – 8:10 pm PDT
    Tickets are currently $30.  Normally https://concerts.andrewblanch.com/salem

Thanks much and all best wishes,
Best Regards
Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society

Corvallis Guitar Society Events in May 2024

Bringing Local Guitarists Out of the Woodwork

Summary

  • Our next Guitar Society Meeting is on Monday May 6th, 2024 (first Monday of the month) at Odd Fellows Hall and will begin at 7:15 pm; free and open to the public.
  • DRAGOS ILIE is our Featured Artist for May 6th  –😊
  • Isaac Engel will be running the Ensemble Session; the music scores are available (see below) and any one of you will be delighted to join in and play. And all three pieces have been produced by members of the Corvallis Guitar Society 😊!
  • The Open Stage is an opportunity for anyone to play classical guitar music – beginners, intermediate, and advanced!
  • The After School Guitar Program is going to take place on Monday May 6th at 6:00pm run by Isaac Engel, and on Monday 20th at 6:00pm run by Jacob Ripley.

Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting

Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, May 6th, 7:15pm – 9:15pm
Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis
Free & Open to the Public

The Agenda
7:15 – 7:20 pm Welcome
7:20 – 7:50 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome to play in the group!
7:50 – 8:20 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us.
8:20 – 8:30 pm BREAK and Refreshments
8:30 – 9:15 pm DRAGOS ILIE – Featured Artist

Featured Artist DRAGOS ILIE

You can observe Dragos online here: https://www.dragosilie.com/

Romanian guitarist Dragos Ilie has delighted audiences across Europe, Asia and the United States with his charismatic and dynamic interpretations. At an early age, Dragos fell in love with the instrument after listening to his father play. Soon he enrolled at the Popular School of Arts and later the National College of Arts in his native city Iasi, with professor Marius Timpau. During that time, Dragos also studied with Dr. Daniel Dragomirescu at the National Music Conservatoire of Iasi.

After receiving the prestigious “Wooddruff Award”, Dragos went on to complete his Bachelor studies at “Schwob School of Music” – Columbus State University, at the class of composer and pedagogue Andrew Zohn.

Dragos has participated in over 40 international competitions, with more than 20 Grand Prizes. Some of these include the Koblenz International Festival, Changsha International Guitar Festival, the Tokyo International Guitar Competition, Culiacan International Competition, Indiana Guitar Festival, the Columbus Guitar Symposium, Texas A&M Guitar Competition, and Florida Guitar Festival. He has performed, taught masterclasses and workshops across the United States and Europe, and has been featured in Classical Guitar Magazine, Gendai Magazine, Acoustic Guitar Magazine, as well a series of lessons and workshops on Tonebase. Performances with orchestras include the “Transylvania” State Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Radio Orchestra of Romania. 

Passionate about integrating Romanian repertory within the global scene, Dragos recorded a project that blends both arrangements (works of Porumbescu, Bartók ​) and works of living Dragos is currently completing his Doctoral studies at the University of Austin Texas, with the renowned performer, recording artist, and teacher Adam Holzman. Concomitantly, he is serving as Teacher Assistant for the same institution –  Bravo 😊

Open Guitar Ensemble
Isaac Engel is running the Open Guitar Ensemble in which anyone is welcome to participate. When you look at the pieces, decide which part you wish to play, and maybe let Isaac know ahead of time – his email is [email protected] and bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.

Here are the Three pieces of music for the ensemble session:
All of the three pieces for guitar ensemble have been produced by members of the Corvallis Guitar Society, and they are attached to this newsletter – YAY!  Two of the pieces have online recording that is also available here on the newsletter.

Ensemble Scores & Parts
1) First Lullaby: by Isaac Engel: score and playback attached.
https://corvallisguitarsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/First_Lullaby-1.pdf

2) Prelude in E Minor: by Frederic Chopin: Arr. by John Troncoso: score and playback attached.
https://corvallisguitarsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Prelude-in-E-Minor-Op-28-No.-4.pdf

3) Beyond the Blue Sky: by Hirokazu Sato Arr. by Cameron O’Connor: score and parts attached.

BEYOND-THE-BLUE-SKY-QUARTET-Part-1-1Download
BEYOND-THE-BLUE-SKY-QUARTET-Part-2-1Download
BEYOND-THE-BLUE-SKY-QUARTET-Part-3-1Download
BEYOND-THE-BLUE-SKY-QUARTET-Part-4-1Download
BEYOND-THE-BLUE-SKY-QUARTET-Score-1Download


Online Recordings of The Ensemble Pieces
1) First Lullaby – Attached here:


2) Prelude in E Minor – Attached here:

Open Stage
The Open Stage at the Corvallis Guitar Society monthly meeting is available for anyone to play their own music featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced. So, bring your guitar and plan on performing a piece 😊

After School Guitar Program & Community Beginning Lesson

Jacob Ripley and Isaac Engel are continuing the After School Guitar Program free and open to the public. Focusing on mid and high school students, the goal is to raise their awareness and understanding of the guitar instrument by featuring group lessons, private lessons and ensemble music.

Jacob also provides Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages, so anyone can come for this lesson.

Feel free to come along and meet up with Jacob and Isaac at their sessions if you are interested, and if you don’t have a guitar, we can lend you one!

For more information contact Jacob on [email protected]  or phone 541 357 2513, or contact Isaac Engel [email protected] or phone 971 718 4535 and you can view his website: https://isaacengelmusic.com/

Times are as follows:
First Monday of the month at Odd Fellows Hall – Isaac Engel
6:00pm to 7:00pm is the After School Guitar Program (group lesson and ensemble)
Third Monday of the Month at Odd Fellows Hall – Jacob Ripley
6:00pm to 6:50pm is the After School Guitar Program group lesson.
7:00pm to 7:30pm is the Community Beginning group lesson.

Entrance to the above events is free and open to the public (donations gratefully received). Location:Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR 97333. The entrance door is between New Morning Bakery and Sedlaks Boots and Shoes.

Best Regards
Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society

Corvallis Guitar Society Events in September 2023

Bringing Local Guitarists Out of the Woodwork

Summary

  • Our next Guitar Society Meeting is on Monday September 11th 2023 (second Monday of the month) at Odd Fellows Hall and will begin at 7:15 pm
  • Abe Landa is our Featured Artists for the Sept 11th who has been teaching guitar for private instruction for students at University of Puget Sound in NW Washington.
  • Isaac Engel will be running the Ensemble Session; the music scores are available (see below) and any one of you are delighted to join in and play.
  • The Open Stage is an opportunity for anyone to play classical guitar music – beginners, intermediate, and advanced!
  • The After School Guitar Program is continuing group lessons and private lessons at Odd Fellows on Monday September 11th at 6:00pm run by Isaac Engel.
  • The second After School Guitar Program is on Monday September 18th at 6:00pm run by Zoe Moulton, and she is now also providing The Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages from 7:00pm to 7:30pm at Odd Fellows.
  • In addition, Cameron O’Conner is running the Guitar Ensemble Class sessions on Wednesdays starting on September 27th at 6pm at OSU Community Hall 204. This is freely available for any of you interested in participating in the Ensemble event at our upcoming Festival on the 10th and 11th of November! You can email Cameron for more info: [email protected]

Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting

Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, September 11th , 7:15pm – 9:15pm
Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis
Free & Open to the Public

The Agenda
7:15 – 7:20 pm Welcome
7:20 – 7:50 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome to play in the group!
7:50 – 8:20 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us.
8:20 – 8:30 pm BREAK and Refreshments
8:30 – 9:15 pm Abe Landa Featured Artist

Featured Artist Abe Landa

Abe Landa is an award-winning classical guitarist and a performer of diverse genres. He received his Master of Music in Guitar degree from the University of British Columbia, studying under Dr. Daniel Bolshoy. Landa has also studied with world-leading guitarists and composers such as Marc Teicholz, Jason Vieaux, Denis Azabagic, Anton Baranov, and Celso Machado. Awards include first place at the Vancouver Kiwanis Festival in the Romantic Guitar division, second place at the British Columbia Provincial Festival, and finalist prizes at three consecutive Northwest Guitar Festivals (2014, 2015, and 2016). Landa has performed extensively throughout western United States and Canada and also maintains a private studio in Seattle. Aside from classical solo and chamber music, Landa enjoys being active in the popular music scene. And he is currently on the faculty at Chemeketa Community College, and is working on his PhD.

Open Guitar Ensemble
Isaac Engle is running the Open Guitar Ensemble in which anyone is welcome to participate.
When you look at the pieces, decide which part you wish to play, let Isaac Engel know as soon as you can – his email is [email protected], and bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.

Here are the three pieces of music for the ensemble session:
All four of the pieces for guitar ensemble are free, and open to the public and are all included in The Forest Guitar Ensembles No. 7 arranged for guitar Quartet by Andrew Forrest.

Ensemble Scores & Parts
1) No. 4 – Aire from Water Music by G.F. Handel
2) No. 6 – Impromptu No. 3 (Opus 142) Thema by Franz Schubert
3) No. 7 – The South Wind, an Irish Air
4) No. 8 – Brian Boru, an Irish Air
Click on the following ensemble score – Forrest Guitar online, in order to have access to all four parts listed above, and decide which guitar version 1, 2, 3 or 4 you wish to do.
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0021FESno7.pdf

Online Recordings of Each Ensemble Piece
Three of the four pieces have an online recording that you can use to practice:
No. 6 – Impromptu No. 3 (Opus 142)
Thema by Franz Schubert. The recording is available here (click on it):
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/SchubertImpromptu3.mp3

No. 7 – The South Wind, an Irish Air
The recording is available here (click on it also):
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/Southwind.mp3

Note: You can reduce the tempo of all three of the online recording pieces by clicking on the three dots in the center of the screen, then click Play Back Speed, then reduce to 0.75 or 0.5 etc.

Open Stage
The Open Stage at the Corvallis Guitar Society monthly meeting is available for anyone to play their own music featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced 😊

After School Guitar Program & Community Beginning Lesson
Zoe Moulton and Isaac Engel are continuing the After School Guitar Program free and open to the public. Focusing on mid and high school students, the goal is to raise their awareness and understanding of the guitar instrument by featuring group lessons, private lessons and ensemble music.

Zoe has also introduced Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages, so anyone can come for this lesson.
Feel free to come along and meet up with Zoe and Isaac at their sessions if you are interested, and if you don’t have a guitar, we can lend you one!

For more information contact Zoe on [email protected] or phone 541 602 3928, or contact Isaac Engel [email protected] or phone 971 718 4535 and you can view his website: https://isaacengelmusic.com/

Times are as follows:
Second Monday of the month at Odd Fellows Hall
6:00pm to 7:00pm is the After School Guitar Program (group lesson and ensemble)
Third Monday of the Month at Odd Fellows Hall
6:00pm to 6:50pm is the After School Guitar Program group lesson
7:00pm to 7:30pm is the Community Beginning group lesson

Entrance to all the above events is open to the public (donations gratefully received). Location:Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR 97333. The entrance door is between New Morning Bakery and Sedlaks Boots and Shoes.

Enjoy!

Best Regards
Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society