The Corvallis Guitar Society meets every first Monday of the month at 7:15pm at Odd Fellows Hall (take the stairs between New Morning Bakery and Sedlak’s Boots and Shoes)
Meeting Agenda
7:15 – 7:20pm
Welcome
7:20 – 7:50pm
Open Guitar Ensemble
Everyone is welcome to play in the group!
Click here for Guitar Ensemble music
7:50 – 8:20pm
Open Stage
Beginner, intermediate, and advanced guitarists are all welcome to come and share their music with us.
8:20 – 8:30pm
Break and Refreshments
8:30 – 9:15pm
Featured Artist Performance
Upcoming Featured Artists
April 4, 2025
Bret Williams

Bret Williams Biography
Bret Williams infuses traditional western forms with popular elements that showcase the natural beauty of the guitar.
“The Music of Bret Williams has it all: fantastic playing, great recording quality, and compositions that will please classical, jazz, and general listeners alike.” –ThisIsClassicalGuitar.com.
Classical Guitar Magazine profiled his work as “alluring” and “accomplished.” Tony Morris of NPR’s Classical Guitar Alive! praised his music for it’s “energetic, warm and polished sound.” Soundboard Magazine credits him with “wonderful precision.”Notable concert appearances include the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Kimmel Center for Performing Arts, St. Peter’s Church, The Riverside Church, the Shandelee Music Festival, and the Mannes Guitar Symposium.
He has taught at Concordia College, Lucy Moses School, The School at Columbia University, Hostos Community College, Turtle Bay Music School, and has been instructing at Rodeph Sholom School for fourteen years. He served on faculty as a general music teacher at the South Bronx Early College Academy.
See more on Bret’s website: https://bretwilliamsmusic.com/
Past Featured Artists this season

March 3, 2025
James Bishop-Edwards

February 3, 2025
Yuri Liberzon

January 6, 2025
Aaron Haas

December 2, 2024
Dirk Weiss and OSU Guitar Ensemble

October 7, 2024
Peter Zisa and Gabriela Gimenes

September 9, 2024
John Paul Shields