Greetings guitar fans,

Welcome to this month’s newsletter. Read below for a recap of our last meeting and upcoming guitar-related events, including an intimate house concert opportunity with Canadian guitarist Pascal Valois on May 22.

The Monthly Meeting

Last Thursday we had a sweet meeting attended by about 30 people.

PROGRAM

John Swinnerton – Paschal, Jazz Time (originals)

DJ Edmonds – Wishing You Were Here by Peter Cetera, Harvest Moon by Neil Young

Francesco Bard – Bards of Art, Inwards (originals)

Brian Parris – Something Fine by Jackson Browne, Across The Universe by John Lennon, I’m Not Over You by Carl Jackson

~ Intermission ~

Neil and Elizabeth Holland – Southern Skies, Evolution/Rundiamhair (originals)

Grant Ruiz – Study in E minor by Celso Ruiz, La Barraca by Patrick Gowers, Gnossiene No. 1 by Erik Satie

Mark Turnbull – Spring is in My Step; The Reluctant Heart; Beauty, Truth, and Goodness (originals)

Outreach Corner

On the morning of Friday, April 4, Cinzia visited Mark Hampton’s guitar class at South Medford High School, with over 30 students attending. She described her journey with the guitar and played some pieces for them. The students were shocked to hear Cinzia’s virtuosity, and one student brought her mother to the concert the next night! The students also got a chance to play for Cinzia as well.

On Friday afternoon, Cinzia played at the Ashland Senior Center to a delighted audience of about 40 people. On Saturday afternoon, she played for an hour at the Jacksonville Community Center to a group of almost 50 people. Both audiences were very taken with her performances.