Bringing local guitarists out of the woodwork
Ana Vidović is a Croatian classical guitarist. A guitarist child prodigy, she has won a number of prizes and international competitions all over the world.
Concert – Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Master Class – Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Her performance is at Christ Church Episcopal Parish Main Sanctuary
1060 Chandler Rd.
Lake Oswego, OR 97034
Best Regards
Jon Sharp
The upcoming concert is Friday, April 12 at 7:00 pm with Dick Hensold on pipes and Patsy O’Brien on guitar. The concert is at the Unitarian Universalist Church at 2945 NW Circle Drive in Corvallis, Friday night, April 12, at 7:00PM, Doors open at 6:30PM. This is not run by the Corvallis Guitar Society, but it is nice to consider attending it.
The two Celtic musicians will also be doing workshops on Saturday April 13 at 10:00AM with Patsy O’Brien. The workshop will be at Beth Brown’s house (5065 SW Beals Ave, Corvallis) at 10am, private home in Corvallis, and it is $25 per participant, all the funds of which go to the musicians directly. Workshop participants can find more information and register by emailing [email protected].
David Rogers is playing with a trio at the Jazz Station on April 19. Robert Bohall; piano, Robert Lassila; bass and myself playing guitar.
Eugene, OR– Robert Bohall, Robert Lassila and David Rogers perform on Friday, April 19 at 7:30pm at the Jazz Station, 124 W Broadway, Eugene, OR 97440, (458) 205-1030,
[email protected], https://thejazzstation.org/#!event-list
Admission: $15.00
Ticket Link: https://thejazzstation.org/#!event/register/2024/4/19/david-rogers
Robert Bohall: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Bqz5_dSL8VdH1AO9ekxRA
Robert Lassila: https://www.robertlassila.com
David Rogers: https://www.davidrogersguitar.com
Regards
Jon Sharp
Bringing Local Guitarists Out of the Woodwork
Our next monthly meeting is on Monday, April 1st, 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 Craig Einhorn – Featured Artist
Featured Artist Craig Einhorn
Craig will be performing Spanish works including Sevilla, Zambra Granadina and Mallorca, and also play Tango and Milonga.
In Corvallis at OSU there’s a Tango dance scene and Isabel, the lady at OSU, teaches Tango dancing. She and her partner are very excited to provide dancing to a Tango and a Milonga with Craig at the Guitar Society event on April 1st. Isabel is familiar with Odd Fellows Hall and has taught Tango classes in that room!
Open Guitar Ensemble
Isaac Engel 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 know ahead of time – 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 of the three pieces for guitar ensemble are free, and open to the public and are all included in The Forrest Guitar Ensembles arranged for guitar by Andrew Forrest on his website.
All three are quartets, and all have online recordings; here is access to each piece:
Ensemble Scores & Parts
1. Noches de Luna (Moonlight Nights – an enchanting Vidala from Argentina); Arr. for Guitar Quartet by Andrew Forrest
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0120NochesdeLuna.pdf
2. German Dance No.12 by Joseph Haydn; Arr. for Guitar Quartet by Andrew Forrest
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0161GermanDance12.pdf
3. Never Weatherbeaten Sail by Thomas Campion; Arr. for Guitar Quartet by Andrew Forrest
https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Scores/Quartets/Q0080NeverWeatherbeatenSail.pdf
Online Recordings of The Ensemble Pieces
Noches de Luna is an online recording that you can use to practice along with, and German Dance No. 12 is available to play with on YouTube.
1. Noches de Luna https://www.forrestguitarensembles.co.uk/resources/Sounds/Quartets/Nochesdeluna.mp3
2. German Dance No. 12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3BMD_SjqrM
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. So, bring your guitar and plan on performing a piece 😊
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 Jacob 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 the above events is free and 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.
Best Regards
Jon Sharp, President Corvallis Guitar Society