Corvallis Guitar Society

  • Corvallis Guitar Society Events in October 2023

    Bringing Local Guitarists Out of the Woodwork

    Summary

    • Our next Guitar Society Meeting is on Monday October 2nd, 2023 (first Monday of the month) at Odd Fellows Hall and will begin at 7:15 pm
    • David Tutmark is our Featured Artists for the October 2nd – David began a successful performance career, has done hundreds of them including international guitar duo, performing in Chile, Mexico, Italy, and across the United States, and he is the professor of classical guitar at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City.
    • 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.
    • 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 October 2nd at 6:00pm run by Isaac Engel.
    • The second After School Guitar Program is on Monday October 16th at 6:00pm run by Jacob Ripley, and he also provides 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]
    • Our Festival is set up for Friday and Saturday November 10th and 11th at First Congregational United Church of Christ, SW West Hills, Corvallis and will feature two individual Concerts, and two Ensembles, Master-Classes, Workshops, Lectures, and Facilities. Details will be provided in October 😊

    Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting

    Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, October 2nd 2023, 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 David Tutmark Featured Artist

    Featured Artist David Tutmark

    Guitarist David Tutmark maintains a busy schedule in the Pacific Northwest as well as performing abroad. After earning a Bachelor’s degree in classical guitar performance from PSU, David began a successful performance career, giving over 400 concerts between 2012–2020. David has toured extensively as a soloist as well as a member of the international guitar duo, performing in Chile, Mexico, Italy, and across the United States. In 2018 he did an extensive solo tour of Chile as part of the Entrecuerdas guitar festival. In 2019 David was a featured artist at the international concert series in Lima, Peru “Cuerdas al Aire” He has also performed for the US consulate in Pakistan as well at Pakistan’s premier music festival Lahooti Melo, for an audience of 20,000. David is also on faculty at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City Oregon where he is the professor of classical guitar. Whether for audiences large or small, David is known for his visceral yet polished style of playing, and consistently delivers captivating performances of traditional and contemporary classical guitar.

    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, and maybe let Isaac Engel know ahead of time – his email is [email protected], and bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.

    Here are the four pieces of music for the ensemble session:
    Three of the four pieces for guitar ensemble are free, and open to the public and are all included in The Forest Guitar Ensembles No. 2 arranged for guitar Quartet by Andrew Forrest. For the fourth piece (an excellent one), email Isaac in order to get your copy – see below:

    Four Ensemble Scores & Parts
    The Forest Guitar Ensembles No. 2
    1) No. 4 – The Leaving of Liverpool (English Trad.); recording available
    2) No. 5 – Berceuse (No.1 from Dolly Suite – Gabriel Fauré); recording available
    3) No. 6 – The River Wisla (Polish trad.)
    Click on the following ensemble score – Forrest Guitar Ensemble, in order to have access to all three parts listed above, and decide which guitar version 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th, you wish to play.
    https://corvallisguitarsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Forest-Guitar-Ensembles-No.-2.pdf

    The Eternal Flame
    4) Eternal Flame – By Billy Steinberg, Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly. Arranged for intermediate Guitar Quartet by Derek Hasted
    Email Isaac Engel in order to have access to this piece:  [email protected]

    Online Recordings of Three Ensemble Pieces
    Two of the four pieces have an online recording that you can use to practice:

    1) – The Leaving of Liverpool
    The recording is available here (click on it)
    http://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/Liverpool.mp3
    2) – Berceuse
    The recording is available here (click on it also) http://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/berceuse.mp3
    Note: You can reduce the tempo of both 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.

    4) – Eternal Flame
    This is a performance on YouTube that you can play along with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqVvQfdNzeE

    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

    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 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 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
    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

  • 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

  • Upcoming Corvallis Guitar Society Events 2023

    Thank you everyone for coming, playing, and enjoying the events so far this year. After our activities in June, we will be taking a break as usual in July and August from Odd Fellows, Corvallis.

    However, in addition this year, Isaac Engel has established two Classical Guitar Society events, one in July and one in August in Salem to continue providing Guitar Ensemble Sessions, and Open Stage.

    Isaac Engel Classical Guitar Society Events in July and August in Salem.
    You are invited in July and August to enjoy the Classical Guitar Social, a community gathering of classical guitarists in Salem from surrounding areas.
    Location: Salem Public Library, Anderson A room,
    Address: 585 Liberty St. SE Salem, OR 97301

    Event Friday July 14th – This will be a focused playing session, with an ensemble piece, a break for snacks, open stage, and finishing with some time for visiting. Here’s the schedule for one hour:
    11:00 Entry
    11:05 Ensemble rehearsal and practices
    11:15 Ensemble performance
    11:25 break
    11:35 Open stage.

    Ensemble Pieces: Forrest Ensemble Series No.1 – all parts.
    https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0020FESno1.pdf

    Event Friday August 18th -This will be an extended session (two hours) to allow a composition lab to occur as part of the meeting. Anyone is invited to bring an original guitar or guitar ensemble composition to this session to be read and performed! The session will begin with an ensemble piece. The break and snacks time will be extended to 30 or 40 minutes of time for interested players to select new scores to learn and perform in the open stage portion.

    Ensemble Piece: Mvt. 1 of Le Phénix by Corrette, M. – Part One only.
    https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0015LePhenix.pdf
    from https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/quartets/

    Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Events in Corvallis Re-Start in September
    After two months off, our first monthly meeting will start up at Odd Fellows on Monday September 11th, 2022, beginning at 7:15pm. That will feature our Guitar Ensemble session, Open Stage, and a Featured Artist performance.

    The first After School Guitar Program at Odd Fellows will re-open on Monday September 11th at 6:00pm run by Isaac Engel.

    The second After School Guitar Program will be on Monday September 18th at 6:00pm run by Zoe Moulton, and she provides The Community Beginning Lesson for people of all ages from 7:00pm to 7:30pm at Odd Fellows.

    Festival in November 2023
    We will be having a two-day Festival on November 10th and 11th with two Concerts, Ensemble, Masterclasses, and free open Workshop Sessions.
    The location is First Congregational United Church of Christ, and the timing for visitors will be:
    Friday November 10th 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
    Saturday November 11th 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
    Details will be provided in August.

    Wishing you all the Best, Regards

    Jon Sharp
    President, Corvallis Guitar Society

  • Corvallis Guitar Society Events in June 2023

    Bringing Local Guitarists Out of the Woodwork

    Summary

    • Our next Guitar Society Meeting is on Monday June 5th, 2 2023 (first Monday of the month) at Odd Fellows Hall and will begin at 7:15 pm
    • The OSU Guitar Ensemble led by Cameron O’Connor are our great Featured Artists for June 5th who will be performing both as a full ensemble, and as smaller breakout groups starting at 8:15pm and playing for one hour!
    • 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 June 5th at 6:00pm run by Isaac Engel.
    • The second After School Guitar Program is on Monday June 19th 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.
    • After our listed activities in June, we will be taking a break as usual in July and August. After two months off, we will restart our monthly activities in September. And we will also be having a two-day Festival in November!

    Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting

    Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, June 5th, 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 – 7:40 pm Open Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome to play in the group!
    7:40 – 8:00 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us.
    8:00 – 8:10 pm BREAK and Refreshments
    8:15 – 9:15 pm OSU Guitar Ensemble led by Cameron O’Conner

    Featured Artist OSU Guitar Ensemble

    Cameron O’Connor leads the OSU Guitar Ensemble in a wide variety of music for their June concert, with repertoire ranging from the Romantic era to Japanese film soundtrack to The Beatles! OSU will be featuring performances by the 24-person group and smaller breakout ensembles which will provide a full hour of music. Come prepared to be amazed by the versatility of this illustrious group of musicians. 

    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 two pieces of music for the ensemble session: Both two pieces for guitar ensemble are free, and open to the public. Click on them to download.

    Ensemble Scores & Parts
    1)     Bai Mudan White Peony: A traditional Chinese Folk Song. Arranged for guitar quartet by Andrew Forrest This ensemble score is available to download:
    https://corvallisguitarsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Bai-Mudan-arr-Andrew-Forrest.pdf

    2) Barcarowl: Also a guitar quartet piece by Andrew Forrest This ensemble score is available to download:
    https://corvallisguitarsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Barcarowl-A-Forrest.pdf

    Online Recordings of Each Ensemble Piece
    Both two pieces have an online recording that you can use to practice along with:

    1. Bai Mudan White Peony Chinese Folk Song
      The recording is available on Andrew Forrest’s website:
      http://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/BaiMudan.mp3
      Note: You can reduce the tempo of this online recording piece 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.
    2. Barcarowl, by Andrew Forrest
      The recording is available on Andrew Forrest’s website:
      http://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/barcarowl.mp3
      Note: You can reduce the tempo of this online recording piece 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 😊 We have twenty minutes for this activity, so feel free to come and play one or two pieces!

    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 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:
    First Monday of the month, June 5th at Odd Fellows Hall
    6:00pm to 7:00pm is the After School Guitar Program (group lesson and ensemble)
    Third Monday of the Month, June 19th 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

  • Corvallis Guitar Society Events in May 2023

    Bringing Local Guitarists Out of the Woodwork

    Summary

    • Our next Guitar Society Meeting is on Monday May 1st 2023 (first Monday of the month) at Odd Fellows Hall and will begin at 7:15 pm
    • George England is our wonderful Featured Artists for the May 1st who resides in New York City where he performs and teaches classical and modern guitar!
    • 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, private lessons, and ensemble at Odd Fellows on Monday May 1st at 6:00pm run by Isaac Engel.
    • The second After School Guitar Program is on Monday May 15th 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, Isaac Engel will perform at Corazón Wine Bar in downtown Corvallis at 5:00pm on Friday April 21st. And Zoe Moulton and Stan Lyakhov will also perform at Corazón Wine Bar in downtown Corvallis at 5:30pm on Tuesday, May 2nd.

    Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting

    Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, May 1st , 7:15pm – 9:15pm
    Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis. The entrance door is between New Morning Bakery and Sedlaks Boots and Shoes.
    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 George England Featured Artist

    Featured Artist George England

    A native of Northern California, George Benton England resides in New York City where he performs and teaches classical and modern guitar, and theory. His concerts feature a balance of old and new repertoire, spanning several style periods and highlight rare works as well as established favourites. George usually includes one or two works on a program that are best described as “avante garde” and challenge the mainstream views of classical music. Most of the work he performs comes from composers like Bach, Villa-Lobos, Fernando Sor, Mozart, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Antonio Lauro, among many others, and sometimes performs on theorbo (a very long 17th century lute with 14 strings!) in addition to modern guitar and a 19th century guitar. It will be great to listen to George performing for us!

    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 three of the pieces for guitar ensemble are free, and open to the public. Click on them to download.

    Ensemble Scores & Parts
    1) Habanera from Carmen Act 1, by Georges Bizet. Arranged for guitar quartet by Lou Warde
    This ensemble score is available to download:
    https://corvallisguitarsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Habanera-by-Georges-Bizet-1.pdf

    Online Recordings of Each Ensemble Piece
    All three pieces have an online recording that you can use to practice:

    1) Habanera from Carmen Act 1, by Georges Bizet. Arranged for guitar quartet. The recording is available on the Guitar Classroom Website. Stroll down on the website to the “Arrangements for Quartet”, then click on Habanera and see the recording :
    http://www.theguitarclassroom.com/guitar-ensemble.html

    2) Berceuse from Dolly Sweet Opus 56, by Gabriel Faure
    This is a performance on YouTube which you can play along with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gufAISfrZfQ

    3) Serenade (Ständchen), by Franz Schubert
    The recording is available on Andrew Forrest’s website:
    http://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/Standchen.mp3
    Note: You can reduce the tempo of each online recording piece 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:
    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 (Zoe Moulton & Stan Lyakhov)
    6:00pm to 6:50pm is the After School Guitar Program group lesson
    7:00pm to 7:30pm is the Community Beginning group lesson

    Additional Events This Month

    Isaac Engel will perform at Corazón Wine Bar in downtown Corvallis at 5:00pm on Friday April 21st and Zoe Moulton and Stan Lyakhov will also perform live Spanish Guitar at Corazón Wine Bar at 5:30pm on Tuesday, May 2nd. Corazón is a Spanish-themed wine bar, wine shop, wine tasting room, lounge, and event space. It has a classy ambience about having guitars play there!
    Location is: 208 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR 97333, 1 minute walk from New Morning Bakery.

    Enjoy!

    Best Regards
    Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society