Monthly Meeting Recap – November 2022

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Dear Guitar Fans:

We had a wonderful gathering Thursday, November 10 Paschal Winery in Talent, with about 25 people in attendance.

PROGRAM

John Swinnerton – CG & Paschal (originals)
Steve Bismarck – Farewell by Sergio Assad, Dindi by Antonio Carlos Jobim 
Matt Bock – Siciliana by M. Carcassi, Etude by N. Coste
Francesco Palmer – Muldrake Overature (original)
Brian Parris – Travelers by Tim O’Brien/Allesandro Massa, Angel by Sarah Mclaulachlin

Intermission

Ryan Alexander – The Song of Campostela (anon.), The Swan by C. Saint Saens (arr. Kazuhito Yamashita)
Grant Ruiz – Wild Mountain Thyme by William McPeake (trad. Scottish), Milonga del Angel by Astor Piazzolla (arr. Baltazar Beníez)
Arturo Ville – Cavatina by Stanley Meyer, Variations on Mozart’s Magic Flute by Sor 
Matt Dorris – Canción de Cuna by L. Brouwer, Mysterious Habitats by Dusan Bogdanovic

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Be sure to get your tickets for the Flamenco concert this Friday night at Grizzly Peak. Flamenco guitarist, singer, and pianist Diego Amador will be here from Spain performing with Seattle-based Savannah Fuentes. Diego is the real deal and an absolutely memorizing, heartfelt performer. You can get information and tickets at grizzlypeakwinery.com/events/.

Arturo Ville is playing a concert tomorrow night (Thursday, Nov. 17) at 7:00 p.m. at Grants Pass High School to raise funds to buy guitars for the guitar program he teaches there. Click here to see the flyer.

Brian Parris is hosting a guitar gathering at his property in Grants Pass this Saturday (Nov. 19) at 4:00 p.m. Click here to see the flyer.

Linda Dewhurst is selling her Manuel Rodriguez classical guitar at an excellent price ($600). Click here to see the flyer.

Respectfully submitted,
Grant Ruiz
Flamenco and classical guitarist
Secretary, GSSO
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Monthly Meeting Recap – October 2022

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We had a glorious time at Paschal on Thursday, Oct. 13 with 14 performers giving wonderful performances and well over 40 people in attendance.

PROGRAM

John Swinnerton – GuitarSociety 21 (original domposition)
Bob Bath – Hyme de l’Amour (Piaf/Monnot)
Brian & Andi Rockholt –  There’s Something About a Beach (Andi Matthews)
Steve Bismarck – Doralice (Dorival Caymi arr. Joao Gilberto)
Francesco Palmer – Owed to Autumn (Francesco Palmer)
Brian Parris – You Don’t Know Me (Cindy Walker)

~ Intermission ~

Grant Ruiz – Granadinas (trad. flamenco)
Grant and Mary La – Milonga (Astor Piazzolla arr. Grant)
Steve Berman & Steve Skaggs on nyckel harpa Turkish kanun – Uskadara (Turkish folk song)
Mark Turnbull – In The Wind (original xomposition)
Arturo Ville – Asturias (Isaac Albeniz)
Matt Dorris – Aria & Variations (Fernando Sor)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Grant gave a brief retrospective on the society’s history. Joe Thompson also spoke and presented the society with a generous check donation in memory of his mother Murel Wilson, with contributions by several members of his family.

Jennifer Babineaux arranged a fabulous cake in the shape and design of a classical guitar by Mrs. Card’s Cakes in Jacksonville.

Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming GSSO Nov. 13 matinee concert at the SOU Recital Hall featuring the amazing Yuri Liberzon. You can get more information and tickets from our website, guitarsocietyso.org, or by going directly to the Eventbrite ticket page. (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/classical-guitar-concert-tickets-398622228817)

Grant will perform with members of the Portland Opera on Saturday, Oct. 22 in a presentation regarding the Opera Carmen, which the opera is staging in November. The presentation will take place at the Tigard Public Library (Tigard Public Library
13500 SW Hall Blvd.) at 2pm. He will play duets with Dan Fellman at Belle Fiore Winery on Sunday, Oct. 24 from 5:30 to 7:30pm.

Brian Parris is creating a performance space on his property and will give it a trial run. Stay tuned!

Flamenco dancer Linda Andrade is starting a new round of beginning dance classes on Saturdays at Oak St. Dance Studios in Ashland, beginning Oct. 22. Beginning classes start at 1pm. Grant accompanies these classes, where you can find out more about the rhythms of this profound art form. Please contact Linda at matadoraflamenca@gmail.com, and tell a friend!

Monthly Meeting Recap – September 2022

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We had a lovely evening of music and laughter last night, with 29 people in attendance.

PROGRAM

John Swinnerton – GS-3 (Guitar Society 3), Hummingbird (original compositions)

Steve Bismarck – Satin Doll by Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and Johnny Mercer

Francesco Palmer – The Hieros Gamos Overture (original composition)

Brian Parris – Losing You by Randy Newman, Sitting Alone in the Moonlight by Bill Monroe, I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry by Hank Williams

~ Intermission ~

Mary La and Grant Ruiz (the LaRui Duo) – Being with You by Grant, Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles

Grant Ruiz – Mariposa by Berto Boyd, Una Limnosa Por el Amor de Dios by Agustín Barrios

Ryan Alexander – Prelude No. 1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Julia Florida by Agustín Barrios

Matt Dorris – Suite del Recuerdo by Jose Luis Merlin

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tickets for our concert with Yuri Liberzon at the SOU Recital Hall are now on sale! We recently received grant money that enables us to pay processing fees, so tickets prices are low. Tickets and information (including videos) are at our website, guitarsocietyso.org. Yuri is one of the best classical guitarists out there, and he has a beautiful new album out on the Naxos label with music by contemporary composer Konstantin Vasiliev.

Francesco Palmer will play 6-string and 12-string guitar with Heather Hutton on piano and violin at Vintage Coffee House (250 E. Wagner St. in Talent) on Saturday from 10am to noon.

Gypsy jazz guitarist Gonzalo Bergara will perform with his quintet at Grizzly Peak Winery on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7pm. You can get tickets at siskiyoumusicproject.com/event/gonzalo-bergara-quintet-hot-club-gypsy-jazz/.

Grant Ruiz will perform solo flamenco and classical guitar at the Ashland Public Library’s concert series on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 1-2pm. He will also perform at Belle Fiore Winery with Dan Fellman on Sunday, Sept. 25 from 5:30-7:30pm.

We will have our 21st anniversary celebration at next month’s guitar society gathering, Oct. 13, at Paschal Winery at 6pm. (We’ll finally be old enough to drink.) Please mark your calendars and bring a friend. Also, if you have any digital photos of past meetings that you’d like to share, please respond to this message, and we’ll make arrangements. Thanks!

Finally, we’re sad to report the passing of Norma Novy on August 22. She was always a bright presence at the meetings with a big, lovely smile. She will be missed.

Respectfully submitted,
Grant RuizFlamenco and classical guitarist

Secretary, GSSO

flamencopacifico.com

duoflamenco.com

541-261-3811