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
- Berceuse – Faure
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0197Faure-Berceuse.pdf - Traditional Chinese Folk Song – Bai Muden
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0057BaiMudan.pdf - 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 😊
- Berceuse – Faure (This one is actually on YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gufAISfrZfQ - Traditional Chinese Folk Song – Bai Mudan
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/BaiMudan.mp3 - 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
- 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 - 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