Summary
- Our next Guitar Society Meeting is on Monday February 3rd (first Monday of the month) at Odd Fellows Hall and will begin at 7:15 pm; free and open to the public.
- Yuri Liberzon is ourFeatured Artist guitarist and he is wonderful in terms of performing all round America, he also teaches, and has created four Music Albums – YAY 😊
- Isaac Engle will be running the Ensemble Session; He provides three of the music scores all from Andrew Forrest that are accessible to you, and all three have recordings of the ensemble pieces you can play with – See the access and details below…
- 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 February 3rd at 6:00pm run by Isaac Engel, and on Monday 17th at 7:00pm run by Jacob Ripley.
Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting
Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, February 3rd , 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 Yuri Liberzon is our Featured Artist Guitarist 😊
Featured Artist Yuri Liberzon
Yuri Liberzon was born in Novosibirsk, Russia and raised in Israel and now lives in America. Yuri Liberzon has been recognized for his impressive technical ability and musicality for classical guitarist. Based on his achievements in the music field United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has granted Yuri Liberzon ‘Alien of Extraordinary Ability’ United States Permanent Residency.
Yuri Liberzon has given countless numbers of concerts across the United States andnotable concerts venues include -92nd Street New York, Florida State University, Oregon State University, Santa Clara University, Marlow Guitar Series in Maryland, Murov Music College in Novosibirsk, Russia, Legion of Honor in San Francisco, Lesher Center in Walnut Creek, and many guitar societies. Mr. Liberzon has collaborated and performed in concerts with many renown musicians including guitarists Grisha Goryachev, Patrick O’Connell, Piotr Pakhomkin and flutist Josué Casillas. Orchestra performanceswithDiablo Symphony Orchestra and Tahoe Symphony Orchestra. Chamber music with Gold Coast Chamber Players, Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra and Quartet San Francisco.
Media appearances include: Capital Public Radio of Sacramento, Classical Guitar Magazine, Kol HaMusica (National Classical Music Radio Station of the Israel Broadcasting Authority), KUHF (NPR Houston), KUSF San Francisco, San Francisco Chronicle, Soundboard Magazine and WDR German Television Network.
Mr. Liberzon has created four albums in collaboration with Grammy winning sound engineer and producer Nahuel Bronzini: ‘Ascension’, 2015; ‘¡Acentuado!’ (Soundset Recordings), 2017 and ‘3 Violin Sonatas by J.S. Bach’, 2020 (Laudable Records), and in August 2022.
Mr. Liberzon is an avid teacher. He has prepared students admitted into some of the most prestigious music schools – Juilliard Pre-College, Peabody Conservatory and San Francisco Conservatory of Music.
Mr. Liberzon is endorsed by Royal Classics Strings and is a professor of guitar at California State University, Stanislaus.
– 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:
We will be playing three of the pieces by Andrew Forrest, and Our first two pieces are from the Forrest Ensemble Series No. 3:
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0030FESno3.pdf
1. Allemande and Nachtanz – Tielmann Susato arr. Andrew Forrest
Notes: this recording is only of the Allemande and slightly differing in the arrangement, but it will work very well for practice purposes. This is a great piece to try taking a part you usually don’t play, such as leading with the melody in Part 1 or grounding the ensemble with the Part 4 bass line.
5. Santa Lucia – Neopolitan Traditional arr. Andrew Forrest
Notes: this is a beautiful and easy piece. Enjoy!
Che Farò Senza Euridice – Christoph Willibald Gluck arr. Andrew Forrest
Score and parts:
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quintets/Q0215CheFaro%CC%80SenzaEurydice.pdf
Notes: This fairly difficult piece is for FIVE guitars. Our texture will be slightly thinner, but this will suit the early Classical era of this music very well. Please review the piece and email me at [email protected] ahead of the meeting to coordinate parts, so we don’t leave any out by mistake. Each part has unique opportunities. The melody is found in a higher position in Part 1 and in first position in Part 4. Parts 2 and 3 provide the arpeggios driving the piece forward, and Part 5 provides the foundation of the bassline… but in drop D tuning!
All Three have Recordings of The Ensemble Pieces You Can Play With:
1. Allemande and Nachtanz – Tielmann Susato arr. Andrew Forrest
Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ywQ-nFFd8M
5. Santa Lucia – Neopolitan Traditional arr. Andrew Forrest
Recording: https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/SantaLucia.mp3
Che Farò Senza Euridice – Christoph Willibald Gluck arr. Andrew Forrest
Recording: https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quintets/CheFaro%CC%80SenzaEuridice.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 will return and start performing in January this month by Isaac Engel, and Jacob Ripley.
The After School Guitar Program is 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 February 3RD 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 February 17TH at Odd Fellows Hall – Jacob Ripley
7:00 – 8:30pm is the After School Guitar Program group lesson & the Community Beginning group lesson.
The Location for the Event
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 right next to the New Morning Bakery.
Thanks much and all best wishes,
Best Regards
Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society