Our Monthly Meeting at Odd Fellows Hall featured a very good ensemble session led by Isaac Engel, and a great Open Stage session also featuring Isaac and his Fiancé Leah Burleson playing guitar/cello duet.
Then Cameron O’Connor led the OSU Ensemble Featured Artist Concert, and it was WONDERFUL!
Thank you everyone for coming, playing, and enjoying the event. We will now take a break over the summer, and our monthly meetings will start up again on Monday September 12th 2022. Look forward to seeing you then.
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.
Other Events: David Rogers, Classical Crossover Guitar
Philomath, OR–solo guitarist David Rogers performs a concert Friday, July 29 at 6:00pm Cardwell Hill Cellars, 24241 Cardwell Hill Dr., Philomath, OR 97370 (541) 929-9463, Admission: $10.00 cover chapel@cardwellhillwine.comhttps://cardwellhillwine.com
More details of David’s event is on the “Other Events” neighbouring TAB
We have Cameron O’Connor’s OSU Ensemble as featured artists on the Guitar Society monthly meeting June 6th
Isaac Engle will be running the Ensemble Session, and the music is available here on the website
Joaquin Gallegos is a Concert Flamenco Guitarist from Santa Fe New Mexico. He is visiting us on June 6th, and is going to play in the Open Stage session
This meeting will start at 7:00pm June 6th (30 minutes early) to facilitate plenty of people performing!
Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting Our next monthly meeting will be on Monday, June 6th, 7:00 – 9:30pm Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis Free & Open to the Public
At this point, masks are no longer required at the monthly meetings.
The agenda features Open Ensemble, Open Stage, and Featured Artists: 7:00 – 7:05 pm Welcome 7:05 – 7:35 pmOpen Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome! 7:35 – 8:15 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us. 8:15 – 8:25 pm BREAK and Refreshments 8:25 – 9:30 pmCameron O’Connor’s OSU EnsembleFeatured Artists
Featured Artist: Cameron O’Conner’s OSU Ensemble The OSU Guitar Ensemble performs a smorgasbord of music for large and small ensembles, featuring premieres of Cameron O’Connor’s arrangements for guitar orchestra and including excerpts from J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion (with vocalist), American and Brazilian folksongs, and a Queen medley. Music for guitar duo, trio, and quartet is also featured (music ranging from Fernando Sor to Joe Hisaishi’s Japanese film soundtracks). There’s something for everyone in this fantastically diverse program!
Open Stage The Open Stage is available for anyone to play their own music featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced. It is also going to include a special guest artist Joaquin Gallegos! Joaquin is a Concert Flamenco Guitarist from Santa Fe New Mexico, and he has concerts in Seattle before coming down and checking out our Society meeting. He just released a new album, and you can learn more about him here: http://joaquingallegos.com/
Open Guitar Ensemble Isaac Engle is running the Open Guitar Ensemble in which anyone is welcome to participate.
Here are the three pieces of music for the ensemble session. The scores for guitar ensemble by Andrew Forrest and Lou Warde are free, and open to the public: CLICK on Gymnopédie & Greek Dance to download the music:
Eternal Flame,by The Bangles (1988) Arr: by Derek Hasted Gymnopédie No. 1 by Erik Satie (1888), Arr. by Lou Warde Greek Danceby Andrew Forrest
In order to get the Eternal Flame arrangement by Derek Hasted, email Isaac Engel, isaac.engel.guitar@gmail.com . When you look at the pieces, decide which part you wish to play, let Isaac know as soon as you can, and bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.
You can practice your parts ahead of time with online recordings:
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.
Enjoy!
Best Regards Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society
We have Brandon Azbill coming as featured artist at the Guitar Society monthly meeting on May 2nd.
And we have Cameron O’Connor’s OSU Ensemble as featured artists on the Guitar Society monthly meeting June 6th.
Berto Boyd is performing a solo guitar show at the Old World Deli, Corvallis this Friday April 22nd from 7 to 9 PM, Free Admission
Savannah Fuentes, Flamenco Dancer performing with Diego Amador Jr. singer & guitarist, at Whiteside Theater, Tuesday April 26th, 7pm.
Corvallis Guitar Society Monthly Meeting Our next monthly meeting will be on Monday, May 2nd, 7:30 – 9:30pm Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis Free & Open to the Public
Featured Artist Brandon Azbill Brandon Azbill is an award-winning classical guitarist, teacher & composer.
In Spring of 2021, Brandon completed a Master of Science in Music with an emphasis on somatic education for guitarists (Body Mapping) at Portland State University and in 2019 he completed a Bachelor of Music in Classical Guitar Performance at PSU. Some of his most influential teacher’s include Jesse McCann, Cameron O’Connor, Rich Hurdle, and Bryan Johanson. Brandon actively shares his passion for music with others through education and performance of many musical styles.
We are also going to have the OpenGuitar Ensemble in which anyone is welcome to participate, and the Open Stage for anyone to play their own music featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
At this point, masks are no longer required at the monthly meetings.
The agenda features Open Ensemble, Open Stage, and Featured Artist: 7:30 – 7:35 pm Welcome 7:35 – 8:05 pmOpen Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome! 8:05 – 8:35 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us. 8:35 – 8:45 pm BREAK and Refreshments 8:45 – 9:30 pmBrandon Azbill Featured Artist
Here are the three pieces of music for the ensemble session; CLICK on them to download the music:
Drink to Me Only,17th Century English Melody, Arr. by Andrew Forrest
Le Phenix Allegro Part 1 by Michelle Corrette (1705-1795), Arr. by Andrew Forrest (Just Part 1 Allegro, we are not playing Adagio Part 2, and Allegro Part 3)
The pieces for guitar ensemble by Andrew Forrest and Lou Warde are free, and open to the public, and the scores/parts are available here on the website (see above). When you look at the pieces, decide which part(s) you wish to play, and let Isaac Engel know so he can ensure all the parts are covered: isaac.engel.guitar@gmail.com , Then bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.
You can practice your parts ahead of time with online recordings:
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.
Berto Boyd Solo Guitar Show at the Old World Deli, Corvallis Our Artistic Director Berto Boyd is doing a concert this week. He is a wonderful flamenco guitarist, and is a great classical musician, and will be performing from 7pm to 9pm. https://www.oldworldcenter.com/#Events
Flamenco Show at the Whiteside Theatre Tuesday April 26 at 7pm. Tickets are $20/25.
Diego Amador Jr. is a virtuoso Guitarist and Singer from Seville where he was born into a family considered “Flamenco royalty.”
Savannah Fuentes, is a stunning dancer born in Seattle to parents of Puerto Rican and Irish ancestry. Berto caught their performance in Portland recently and gave them rave reviews!
Enjoy!
Best Regards Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society
Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, April 4th, 7:30 – 9:30pm Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis Free & Open to the Public At this point, masks are no longer required at the monthly meetings.
New Information! Isaac Engel has joined the Board of the Corvallis Guitar Society! We have Featured Artists planned for each of the next three Monthly Meetings. Ryan Walsh is our Featured Artist on the monthly meeting Monday, April 4th, (see details below). We have Brandon Azbill coming as featured artist on the monthly meeting on May 2nd. And we have Cameron O’Connor’s OSU Ensemble as featured artists on the monthly meeting June 6th .
The April 4th Monthly Meeting Agenda Features Open Ensemble, Open Stage, and Featured Artist: 7:30 – 7:35 pm Welcome 7:35 – 8:10 pmOpen Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome! 8:10 – 8:35 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us. 8:35 – 8:45 pm BREAK and Refreshments 8:45 – 9:30 pmRyan Walsh Featured Artist
Featured Artist Ryan Walsh After his graduation at the University of Oregon, Ryan decided to follow the call of his passion and went to Spain, the birthplace of the guitar. He met up with Ricardo Gallen, one of the world’s greatest, living classical guitarist, and this set him upon a path that led to Seville’s renowned Conservatorio Superior, and the unsurpassed tutelage of Paco Cantón.
His repertoire is exceptionally wide and varied, and includes Spanish and South American composers, such as Albéniz, Tárrega, Granados, Sor, Villa-Lobos, Barrios, and Lauro, also more contemporary composers such as Roland Dyens and Leo Brouwer. Other notable composers include, J.S. Bach, Scarlatti, Eric Satie, Johann Mertz, Joaquin Malats, Stanley Meyers, Mozart, Aguado, and several of his own pieces! You can check out his website: https://ryanwalshguitar.com/
We are also going to have the OpenGuitar Ensemble in which anyone is welcome to participate, and the Open Stage for anyone to play their own music featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
Here are the four pieces of music for the ensemble session: Martin said to his Man, by Thomas Ravenscroft, Arr. by Andrew Forrest Spagnoletta, by M. Praetorius (1571-1621), Arr. by Andrew Forrest The Water is Wide,English/Scottish Folk Song, Arr. by Andrew Forrest Danza from Cancion Y Danza No.1, by Antonio Pipo, Arr. by Derek Hasted
The pieces for guitar ensemble by Andrew Forrest are free, and open to the public, and you can click on them above and download. In order to get the arrangement by Derek Hasted, email Isaac Engel, our new Board Member: isaac.engel.guitar@gmail.com When you look at the pieces, decide which part you wish to play, let Isaac know as soon as you can, and bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.
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.
Enjoy!
Best Regards Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society
Our next monthly meeting will be on Monday, March 7th, 7:30 – 9:30pm Venue: Odd Fellows Hall, 223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis Free & Open to the Public
Our monthly meeting is providing everyone the opportunity to bring their guitars and play! We are going to focus on the OpenGuitar Ensemble in which anyone is welcome to participate, and the Open Stage for anyone to play their own music featuring beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
At this point, given Covid 19, we do need to wear masks at the monthly meetings.
The agenda features Open Ensemble and Open Stage: 7:30 – 7:35 pm Welcome 7:35 – 8:30 pmOpen Guitar Ensemble: See below for the Guitar Ensemble music – everyone is welcome! 8:30 – 8:40 pm BREAK and Refreshments 8:45 – 9:30 pm Open Stage: beginners, intermediates, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us.
Here are the five pieces of music for the ensemble session:
Spagnoletta,by M. Praetorius (1571-1621), Arr. by Andrew Forrest
Stare Ljubavi,by Delo Jusic (1939-2019) a Croatian Song, Arr. by Andrew Forrest
The Sage Leaf,from the English Dancing Master (1670), Arr. by Andrew Forest
Danza from Cancion Y Danza No.1, by Antonio Pipo, Arr. by Derek Hasted
The pieces for guitar ensemble by Andrew Forrest are free, and open to the public, and the scores/parts are available by clicking on them above. To get the arrangement by Derek Hasted, email me jmds157@yahoo.com. When you look at the pieces, decide which part you wish to play, let me know, and bring the music with you to the Guitar Society meeting.
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.
Enjoy! Best Regards Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society
