Monthly Meeting Recap and News for September 2024
Greetings guitar fans,
Welcome to this month’s newsletter. Read below for a recap of our last meeting and upcoming guitar events coming up in the coming months.
The Monthly Meeting
There were over 35 people in attendance last Thursday. The line-up of performers was small but mighty!
PROGRAM
John Swinnerton – The Road Home with Prelude (original)
Arturo Ville – Eu sei que veu te amar, Desafinado (A. Carlos Jobim), City Lights (Arturo Ville), Asturias (Isaac Albeniz)
Francesco Bard – Lessons of a Sage, Piscian Revelations – Originals
~ Intermission ~
Brian Parris – I’m Not Over You (Carl Jackson), Long Long Time (Gary White)
Mark Turnbull – In the Wind, Relax, The Destiny of Our Deeds (originals)
Matt Dorris – Vals Opus 8, Number 4 (Augustin Barrios), Little Café Suite (Dušan Bogdanović), Suite del Recuerdo (José Luis Merlin)
Outreach Corner
GSSO members Dan Fellman, Grant Ruiz, and Matt Dorris are presenting a class OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) called “Guitar Styles Throughout the World.” Each week we will present a different genre. Classes will be held both in-person and online on Thursdays from 3:30pm to 5:00pm from September 26 to October 17. On October 10, guest performer Lautaro Tissera Favaloro from Argentina will present tango guitar. He will also be our featured artist at the guitar society monthly meeting later that day! You can get more information at olli.sou.edu.
| Announcements Grant Ruiz and Terry Longshore (Dúo Flamenco) will perform at the OSF Green Show on Saturday, September 28 at 6:45pm with special guest, bassist Todd Ragland. They will present a program of pan-Latin music and flamenco. Jimmy Grant, who played at the August meeting, is putting on a music event called “Camp Django” for people to learn the art of Gypsy jazz. The camp takes place October 3-6 in Ashland. You can get more information and register at learngypsyjazz.com/camp-django. Jimmy will be in concert with fellow Gypsy jazz guitarist Sam Farthing and special guests at the Havurah Synagogue in Ashland on Saturday, October 5 at 7:30pm. You can get more information and tickets here. Renowned classical guitarist Ana Vidovic, who has appeared in the Rogue Valley twice, played a lovely guitar concert for the Austin Classical Guitar Society at their intimate venue, The Rosette. You can watch the concert footage here. The guitar society has a new Resource page on the website! There you will find information on guitar performers, teachers, and luthiers/repair technicians. We hope to continue growing the page, so if you or someone you know would like to be listed on it, please visit the Resource page and hit the “Request to be listed” button. (You’ll be prompted to become a GSSO member in case you already aren’t.) As a performer, the guitar society will also help announce your upcoming gigs. Speaking of which, please consider becoming a member of the guitar society! Annual dues are $25 for individuals and $40 for a family membership (2 or more people) and help pay for logistical costs. They are good for the calendar year, January through December. As an early reminder, Board elections are coming up in December. If you’re interested in serving on the Board to help determine the future of the guitar society, please reply to this message. FYI, guitar society members are always welcome to attend our monthly Board meetings to get an idea of what we’re working on and planning. |
| Guitars for sale Former guitar society Board member Bruce Smith is selling his 1963 Manuel Velazquez “El Clasico” guitar. The guitar is 650mm scale with Brazilian rosewood back and sides, a cedar neck, and a spruce soundboard. The sound is deep and rich. The asking price is $2,000. Please contact Bruce Smith at brucedouglasmith@gmail.com or (541) 261-6240. Long-time Ashlander and sound technician Tom Frederick is selling a DiGiorgio classical spruce top guitar made in Brazil with a hardshell case, all for $425. You can get more information here. |
