Monthly Meeting Recap and News for April 2024

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Welcome to this month’s newsletter/meeting recap. There’s plenty going on, including our upcoming concert with Romanian guitarist Dragos Ilie on Thursday, May 2 at Grizzly Peak Winery. You can get tickets and information at our website (including a video message from Dragos). Look for a follow-up email with more details coming soon.

The Monthly Meeting

We had a very full, rich evening of guitar music on Thursday, April 11 at our monthly guitar society meeting at Paschal Winery.  We had another full house and were joined by five of Arturo Ville’s guitar students from Grants Pass, as well as several new, very skilled guitarists who played for us. Welcome Wyatt, Jesus, and Nick!

Program

Bob Bath – Claire De Lune by Debussy

Brian Lundeen – Beyond Every Wonder, Cave Junction Caveman (originals)

John Swinnerton – Springtime Suite (original)

Wyatt Thompson Siporen – Merry Go Round of Life by Joe Hisaishi, two unnamed instrumentals, A Sketch for Summer by Vinni Reilery

Jesus Rios – Two untitled originals

Nick Garrett-Powell – Garrett’s Jam & technical demo (original), Autumn Leaves by Kosma and Mercer

~ Intermission ~

Brian Parris – Home by Karla Bonoff, Into the Mystic by Van Morison

Mark Turnbull – Love is Always Young; Branches, Roots, and Vines (originals)

Komac Tapp – Registro by Antonio Lauro

Komac and Arturo Ville – Romance (anonymous)

Arturo – Danae’s Blues (original)

Arturo’s students – Guitar Trio/Andante by Leonhard Von Call, The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel (with Arturo)

Grant Ruiz and Dan Fellman – Chan Chan by the Buena Vista Social Club, For Sephora by Stochelo Rosenberg 

GSSO Community Outreach Corner

The guitar society has become more active in providing music to the local community, particularly to those who don’t normally have access to live guitar music. On Saturday, April 6 we presented Mark Turnbull to an attentive audience at the Talent Library (above).

Dragos Ilie will play short programs at local schools and community centers during his visit in May, and Grant Ruiz will play at the Jacksonville Library on Saturday, July 20 from 2-3pm.
Announcements

Grant Ruiz and Dan Fellman will play guitar duets on Friday, April 26 at the new Liquid Lounge from 6pm to 8pm. This is a new venue trying music out, so come support local business and music (and have a good time in the process). They’ll also play on Sunday, May 5 at Belle Fiore Winery from 5pm to 7pm.

Please consider becoming a member of the guitar society! If you attend or play at our meetings frequently, we would especially appreciate your support. The GSSO Board of Directors is currently discussing a set of benefits they can provide to our dues-paying musicians. Stay tuned for more information.

Your memberships help pay for our logistical costs such as ongoing network services and annual non-profit renewal fees. Annual dues are $25 for individuals and $40 for a family membership (2 or more people). They are good for the calendar year, January through December. Please visit our membership page to pay online, or respond to this message for alternate payment methods.

On a related note, we want to assure you that if you respond to our MailChimp emails, your reply will only be directed to members of the board, not to the whole email list. So, you can respond to these messages to contact us, or you can write to guitarsocietyofso@gmail.com, or you can go to the Contact Us page of our website.