• Guitar Society Meeting Monday March 2nd 2020

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

    Featuring Classical Guitarist Hilary Field

    We are honored to welcome Hilary as our featured artist for the Corvallis Guitar Society! As an international performing and recording artist, Hilary Field has garnered praise for her dynamic virtuosity, her sensitive musicianship, and for the emotional depth she brings to the heart of classical guitar music. Hilary is a past winner of the Northwest Young Artist Series Competition and was the first guitarist to win the Frances Walton Soloist Competition. She has released several award winning CDs including her debut recording, Music of Spain and Latin America, which was a winner for Classical Album of the Year by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors. Hilary was recently sponsored by the US Embassy to perform and tour in South America, and has been a featured performer in multiple international guitar festivals around the world. Hilary has held faculty positions as the head of the Guitar department at Seattle Pacific University and Pacific Lutheran University in Washington State.

    Here’s what other’s have said about Hilary:

    “Field plays everything with a refined musicality, immaculate technique, and unfailingly lovely sound.”

    Guitar Foundation of America

    “Field is one of a growing number of gifted women gaining prominence in the classical guitar world…..Field displays sensitive musicianship, solid technique, and a burnished tone.
    – Acoustic Guitar

    “Field is a dynamic player. She doesn’t just recite what can often be complex work, but imbues it with fire and grace.”
    – The Seattle Times

    Take a moment to see her performing on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rano-mrPaFE

    AGENDA MONDAY March 2nd 2020
    7:30 – 7:35 pm Welcome
    7:35 – 8:15 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: email me jmds157@yahoo.com  to get the guitar scores/parts if you want to join in – anyone is welcome!
    8:15 – 8:35 pm Open Stage: anyone is welcome to come and share guitar music with us
    8:35 – 8:45 pm BREAK and Refreshments
    8:45 – 9:30 pm Featured Concert Artist – Hilary Field

    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 Society Meeting Monday February 3rd 2020 7:30-9:30PM

    Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, Corvallis
    Free & Open to the Public

    Featuring George Benton England: “New Histories Program” for nineteenth century and modern guitars

    Originally of Northern California, George England currently resides in New York City where he performs and teaches guitar and theory. George is regularly engaged as a soloist and chamber musician with the NYC-based Ensemble Music Humana, Sinfonia Spirituosa in California, and as guitarist with the Cantanti Project. Currently, George is faculty in guitar and musicianship at the esteemed Diller-Quaile School of Music, in Greenwich Village, Brooklyn Guitar School, and founded the Sacramento Guitar Institute. George holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stony Brook University.

    His performances will include a unique set of works on theorbo and nineteenth century guitar by composers such as Kapsberger, Hurel, Coste, Sor, and others. More information may be found at: wwww.GeorgeEngland.com

    AGENDA MONDAY February 3rd 2020
    7:30 – 7:35 pm Welcome
    7:35 – 8:10 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: email me jmds157@yahoo.com  to get the guitar scores/parts if you want to join in – anyone is welcome!
    8:10 – 8:35 pm Open Stage: anyone is welcome to come and share guitar music with us
    8:35 – 8:45 pm BREAK and Refreshments
    8:45 – 9:30 pm Featured Concert Artist – George Benton England

    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.

  • Second Winter Guitar Series Concert – Cameron O’Connor

    Saturday January 18th 2020 3 – 4 pm
    Venue: Corvallis-Benton County Library
    Free & Open to the Public

    Dr. Cameron O’Connor runs the guitar program at OSU and we are very lucky to have Cameron, a truly great classical guitarist and composer, to perform concerts for us in this neck of the woods. He is a prizewinner in many international competitions, including the Frances Walton and Tokyo International Guitar Competition and continues to receive awards for performances and compositions in an ongoing basis. His playing has been featured in films, including James Franco’s Don Quixote and Scott Tennant’s instructional classic Pumping Nylon, and his performances have been featured on Seattle’s Classical 98.1 KingFM, Portland All-Classical, American Public Media’s Performance Today, and KPFK’s Global Village.

    For this Winter Concert he has a wonderful program lined up for us to enjoy as follows:
    Prelude from Lute Suite no. 4                   (J.S. Bach)
    So Long                                                     (Cameron O’Connor)
    Elsa and Ortrud’s Duet from Lohengrin     (Richard Wagner)
    Fantasia in D                                             (Fernando Sor)
    Rain in the Old Growth Forest
    Perturbation Variations                           (Cameron O’Connor)
    Capricho Arabe                                    (Francisco Tarrega)
    Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence             (Ryuichi Sakamoto)
    Sevilla                                                   (Isaac Albeniz)

  • Guitar Society Meeting Monday January 6th 2020 7:30-9:30 pm

    Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, Corvallis
    Free & Open to the Public

    We start off a New Year of exciting guitar events and activities with the upcoming guitar society meeting on January 6th. This Guitar Society meeting will feature an Open Guitar Ensemble session, an open stage for anyone who would like to come along and play some music, and the Featured Artist will be our one and only local Flamenco & classical guitar hero – BERTO BOYD!

    In the unlikely event that you have not heard Berto play before, check out his website and the wide range of high quality guitar music for which he is renowned: https://bertoboyd.com/media

    AGENDA MONDAY January 6th 2020
    7:30 – 7:35 pm Welcome
    7:35 – 8:10 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: Music will be made available ahead of the meeting
    8:10 – 8:35 pm Open Stage: anyone is welcome to come and share guitar music with us
    8:35 – 8:45 pm BREAK and Refreshments
    8:45 – 9:30 pm Featured Concert Artist – Berto Boyd

    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.

  • Winter Guitar Series Opening Concert: Saturday December 14th 2019 3 – 4pm

    Venue: Corvallis-Benton County Library
    Free & Open to the Public

    This concert will feature the Guitar Society Ensemble performing a range of music from around the world, as well as duets and solo’s by guitar society members.

    Ensemble Program (Arr. Andrew Forrest)

    My Loves an Arbutus
    An old Irish air, arr. by Charles Villiers Stanford

    Hong du Ci
    The Red Bean Song – a Chinese folk song

    Stare Ljubavi
    A traditional Bosnian melody

    An Tailliuir
    Irish Air

    Greek Dance
    Traditional Greek Dance Music

    Les Barricades Mystérieuses
    Arranged from Harpsichord by François Couperin

    Fiddlers Playing
    A song and dance from the Ukraine

    Solo & Duets

    The First Noel (English Carol) Matt Campbell & Martin Erwig

    Cavatina (The Deer Hunter) Anne Loewen & Jon Sharp

    Rondo from Duo in G, Op. 34, Berto Boyd & Jon Sharp

    Guárdame la Vacas, Berto Boyd

    August Moon, Raven Dow-Hygelund

    Songe Capricorne, Raven Dow-Hygelund

    Sueño del Minero, Raven Dow-Hygelund & Berto Boyd

    Choco, Raven Dow-Hygelund & Berto Boyd