Monthly Meeting Recap – November 2023

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Dear Guitar Fans:

Last night was an extraordinary, magical gathering at Paschal Winery, full of music and laughter. The audience was joined by visiting guitarist René Izquierdo and his wife and duet partner Elina Chekan.


PROGRAM

John Swinnerton – Starry Night (original)

Steve Bismarck – Clouds by Oleg Kisilev, One Note Samba by Mendoça/Jobim

Bob Bath – If by Bread, Prelude No. 1 in C by Bach

Francesco Palmer – Disillusionment, Insomniac Artists (originals)

Brian Parris – South of the Border by Gene Autry, Runaway by Del Shannon

~ Intermission ~

LaRui Duo (Mary La & Grant Ruiz) – Do You Remember Me by Carlos Santana, Watching the River Run by Loggins & Messina

Grant and Mark Everson – Yo Soy del Sur by Ecos de Rocio, Farrucas (trad. Flamenco)

Arturo Ville – No Te Olvides de Mi, Echoes of the Rogue River (originals)

Mark Turnbull – If the World Had Amnesia, Bells, Melody Has Led Me Here (originals)

René Izquierdo then played a beautiful set of Cuban songs and one Puerto Rican song, including Guajira a Mi Madre by Ñico Rojas, Mirándote by Eduardo Martin, A Day in November by Leo Brouwer, and La Comparsa by Ernesto Lecuona (Brouwer’s great uncle).


ANNOUNCEMENTS

Grant will play solo guitar at Belle Fiore Winery on Sunday, Nov. 26 from 5 to 7pm; at Trium Wines in Talent on Friday, Dec. 1 from 5 to 7pm; and at Paschal Winery’s wine club party on Sunday, Dec. 3 from 1 to 3pm. He’ll play duets with Dan Fellman at Gallerie Karon (their last time there) on Dec. 8 from 5 to 8pm.

Elections for the guitar society’s Board of Directors will take place at our next monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 14. If you are passionate about the guitar and would like to support our mission of bringing great guitar music to the valley and providing outreach programs for children and under served members of the community, please consider joining us! There will be follow-up emails in the future with particulars. For now, please consult our Mission and Vision statements at guitarsocietyso.org/pages/about-us/. If you know now that you’d like to be on the ballot (no campaigning necessary!), please let us know by using the “Contact Us” link or by emailing guitarsocietyofso@gmail.com.