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.
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.
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.
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 TheCommunity 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 pmOpen 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 pmOSU 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.
Online Recordings of Each Ensemble Piece Both two pieces have an online recording that you can use to practice along with:
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.
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!
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
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 TheCommunity 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 pmOpen 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 pmGeorge 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.
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
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
