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!