Monthly Meeting Recap – September 2023

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Dear Guitar Fans:

On Thursday, Sept. 14, we had another lovely evening of guitar music at Paschal Winery.

PROGRAM

Milton & Laurel Bloombaum – O Sole Mio (Italian), Garoon (Armenian folk dance)

John Swinnerton – Untitled original

Steve Bismarck – The Way You Look Tonight by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields

Brian Parris – Murder on Music Row by Larry Cordle, Dark Eyed Cajun Woman by Tom Johnston

~ Intermission ~

LaRui Duo (Mary La & Grant Ruiz) – Fragile by Sting, Harvest Moon by Neil Young (both arranged by Grant)

Grant Ruiz – Prelude No. 1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Paso del Norte by Stefan Schyga

Francesco Palmer – Lágrima/Adelita and Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tárrega

Mark Turnbull – Sew the Flags Together, The Willow by the Well, Let Go of That Thing (originals)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tickets are now on sale for the GSSO Fall concert featuring classical guitarist René Izquierdo (with special guest Elina Chekan) on Saturday, November 11 at the SOU Recital Hall. The concert starts at 7:30pm. You can get your tickets from our website, guitarsocietyso.org. This concert is supported in part by a grant from the Jackson County Cultural Coalition funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust. It’s one of our big events of the year, so don’t miss out, and please tell (or bring) a friend!

Remember that elections for the Board of Directors will be held at our monthly gathering on December 14 at Paschal Winery. You can learn more about our mission and charter at guitarsocietyso.org/pages/about-us/. (Please refer also to our email sent on Sept. 15.) Note that you don’t have to be a guitarist to be on the board! All you need is a love of the guitar and an interest in helping the GSSO get more quality guitar music into the community.

Grant Ruiz and Dan Fellman will play at Gallerie Karon for First Friday on Oct. 6 from 5-8pm. The gallery will be closing before the end of year, so come in for some guitar music and special deals on their eclectic collection.

Respectfully submitted,

Grant Ruiz

Flamenco and classical guitarist

Secretary, GSSO

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Monthly Meeting Recap – July 2023

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Dear Guitar Fans:


We had a wonderful gathering of widely varying guitar music on a lovely Friday evening.


PROGRAM


Laurel & Milton Bloombaum – Brightly Shines The Moon (Russian traditional), The Bell Song (WWII Italian prisoners of war)
John Swinnerton – Sunrise, Sunset (originals)
Brian Parris – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (Eric Burdon), The Nearness Of You (Hoagie Carmichael/Ned Washington)  
Neal & Elizabeth Holland – End of the Day, Lindley’s Lament/Lithia Reel (originals)


~ Intermission ~


Mary La and Grant Ruiz (LaRui Duo) – El Flete (Vicente Greco), works in progress: Harvest Moon (Neil Young), Fragile (Sting)
Grant – Deacon Blues, Black Friday (Steely Dan, arranged by Grant)
Peter Jespersen – Romance (J.K. Mertz), Study #2 from Ten Progressive Studies (Nikita Koshkin), Landslag VI, River Creeks in a Green Valley (Gulli Bjornsson), Galliard (Francis Cutting)
Matt Dorris – La Catedral (A. Barrios), Ständchen (Schubert arr. by J.K. Mertz), Sensucht (J.K. Mertz)


ANNOUNCEMENTS


Grant Ruiz and Dan Fellman will play guitar duets at the Lithia Artisan’s Market on Sunday, July 30 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Grant will play with percussionist Terry Longshore and dancer Elena Villa at the Hult Center Summer Series on Thursday, August 3 from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
Grant and Dan will play First Friday at Gallerie Karon on August 4 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
Grant will play solo at Belle Fiore Winery in Ashland on Saturday, August 5 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.
Grant will play solo at The Urban Cork in Medford on Sunday, August 6 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

Former guitar society member and SOU guitar instructor Dave Rogers will play at La Baguette Music Cafe in Ashland on Saturday, August 19 from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM. He will also perform as a guest artist at our November meeting.

Respectfully submitted,
Grant Ruiz
Flamenco and classical guitarist
Secretary, GSSO
flamencopacifico.com
duoflamenco.com
541-261-3811