We enjoyed another fantastic music meeting Tuesday, February 7th at the beautiful Paschal Winery, Talent with 25 in attendance. We welcomed several new faces with a great deal of talent. There was a rush on Mark Williams, treasurer, to pay 2017 dues. If you would like to become a member, you may pay Mark at a meeting or mail $20 to him at: 1065 Ivy Lane, Ashland, OR 97520. Phone: 541-941-1291. Checks to Jefferson Classical Guitar Society
Bob Bath – Estudio XIV (Sor), and Leidig Meadow (Greg Coleman)
Mark Hamersly – (improv on jazz standards in brazilian bossa style) It could happen to you (Jimmy van Huesen), I’ve grown accustomed to her face (Frederick Lowe)
Steve Berman – Milan: Fantasia 7; Sefardic song: Eres Chiquita y Bonita
Rob Rhodes – Maricapalos (Sanz), Preludes 3 & 19 (Johanson)
Bill Graham – “Tango de la Rosa”, 1928 by Filippo Schrier and Aldo Bottero. See Bill on youtube.com Old Bill Tango de la Rosa etc.
John Swinnerton – Untitled original
Declan Straub & Joe Thompson – Streets of Laredo, Shenandoah (Traditional American Folk)
Declan Straub – Choral (Leo Brouwer)
Joe Thompson – Thomas Burke, Lament for Sir Ulick Burke, The Honorable Thomas Burke (melodies by Turlough O’Carolan, arranged for guitar by Joseph Thompson)
Arturo Ville – Original Composition
Steve Bismark – I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter) and Ilha de Coral (Luis Bonfa)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our special guest artist for the March meeting will be the extraordinary Russian-born and Israeli-raised classical guitarist Yuri Lebrizon (https://www.yuriguitar.com). Our special guest artist for April will be James Bishop-Edwards playing a program of his own arrangements. Guest performances generally start between 7:30 and 7:45, and audience members are asked to “pass the hat” to help support the artists. Mark you calendars for these special events.
James Bishop-Edwards will be performing with the Jefferson Baroque Orchestra on March 5th. Steve Berman and Roma Spring will be playing as well:
Spring Showcase Concert #1
From the Cambridge Consort Books (1588)
Citterns and bandoras are not the most often heard instruments in our showcase concerts, but this season we have them! Together with lutes, violin, recorder and bass viol, you’ll hear traditional ballads and dances set for this lively combination of early music instruments. With music from the Cambridge Consort Books compiled by Matthew Holmes in 1588, this concert features the talents of James Bishop-Edwards (lute, cittern), David Rogers (lute, cittern), Steve Berman (bandora), Roma Sprung (gamba), Aaron Moffat (violin) and Pat O’Scannell (recorder). Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 3 PM, First Congregational Church (UCC), 717 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland. Visit jeffersonbaroque.org/JBO-showcase-concerts.html.
Grant Ruiz’s group Flamenco Pacifico has released their debut CD, Convivencia (Coexistence). You can order the CD or MP3s of the songs from cdbaby.com/cd/flamencopacifico. The MP3s are also available on iTunes and Amazon, and the CDs are available locally at the Music Coop in downtown Ashland or wherever Grant plays.
Flamenco Pacifico will play two CD release concerts in the Rogue Valley next month, on March 22 at the Oregon Cabaret Theater (sold out), and at Hilltop Music in Phoenix on Friday, March 24. Tickets will be available online soon.
Respectfully submitted,
