Dear Guitar Friends,
Here’s a quick summary of the content, then read on…!
• Wow, what a great First Corvallis Guitar Festival; we are already thinking about the Second!
• After the excitement of the first half of 2017, we will be taking a break over the summer; so no Society meetings in July or August.
• We kick off again in September with the next Guitar Society Meeting on Monday September 11th. Note this is NOT the first Monday because that is Labor Day, but rather the Second Monday.
• Featured Artist for the September meeting will be Ed Dunsavage, a great jazz guitarist from Ashland
• Check out Berto performing at the Chintimini Festival here in Corvallis on June 25th 4pm.
What a remarkable 2017 to date with some of the best Guitar Society meetings we have had so far culminating in the First Corvallis Guitar Festival on June 9th and 10th! Thank you to everyone who came out and joined in the fun and enjoyed the amazing talent we had on stage. Our headline artist Adam del Monte put on a fantastic concert of classical and flamenco music on Saturday night and wowed the audience. If you missed it, check out this snippet of his concert on the Guitar Society Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/BertoGuitarra/videos/838497329631754/
His Master Class Saturday morning was very insightful and I would like to thank local students Devon, Nathan, Paige, and Raven who took to the stage to perform for Adam during that session.
The free workshops on Saturday afternoon were very well attended and people relished the chance to learn from some of the great local teachers & performers we have here in Corvallis including Mickey Jones and Berto Boyd. And rising star Jaxon Williams, an Oregonian and Fulbright Scholar who opened the festival for us on Friday night with a wonderful performance and a great program, and shared his insights into what makes him so good with our workshop attendees. Thank you Jaxon!
We were very pleased with the turnout which surpassed our expectations and more so with the tremendous enthusiasm expressed by everyone who came. I would like to thank Wayne and Lily from Hilltop Music, Phoenix Oregon, who displayed wonderful collection of fine instruments, current and historical, for our festival including a Hernandez guitar from 1922.
Next Guitar Society Meeting Monday September 11th
We will kick off the second half of the year with our Guitar Society Meeting on September 11th We will be playing more ensemble music arranged by James Bishop Edwards and Berto Boyd, plus new material that will be posted to the website one week ahead of the meeting. There will be an open stage session as usual for people to get up on stage and play – all acoustic guitar styles are welcome. I am delighted to announce that our featured artist for September will be Ed Dunsavage. So bring your own guitar and join in with the Ensemble and share your own music with us during the open stage session – ALL levels of music are very welcome, then sit back and enjoy the music of Ed Dunsavage.
7:00 – 7:05pm Welcome
7:05 – 7:35pm Open Ensemble: bring your guitar, footstool and join in. Music can be downloaded from the website one week ahead of time.
7:35 – 8:10pm Open Stage
8:10 – 8:20pm BREAK and Refreshments
8:20 – 9:00pm Featured Artist Ed Dunsavage
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.
Guitar Chamber Music at the Chintimini Festival
Sunday June 25th Berot Boyd will be performing with fine local and regional chamber musicians at the Chintimini Festival here in Corvallis at the First Presbyterian Church 4:00pm. He will be performing Castel-Nuovo Tedesco’s Guitar Quintet, Op. 143 and Boccherini’s Guitar Quintet in D Major, G 448 “Fandango”.
Thank you and I hope to see you on September 11th.
Best Regards
Jon Sharp
President, Corvallis Guitar Society