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Agenda for the January 6th JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! HAPPY NEW YEAR! -JANUARY MEETING: Our January meeting WILL NOT be at Paschal Winery. Rene Dobbes, manager of the Paschal Tasting Room, has given everyone at Paschal a two week vacation and so, Paschal will be closed from January 1-15. Our January 6th meeting will be held instead at Headwaters Gallery in Ashland. The address is 84 Fourth Street which is in the Railroad District. As usual, folks will start arriving at 6pm and the meeting proper will start at 6:30. We have a larger than usual agenda to work through so please try to arrive before 6:30. Music will begin as soon after 7:00pm as is humanly possible. Please make a note that our February 3rd general meeting will be back at Paschal. -ELECTION OF OFFICERS: We will be electing officers for the JCGS Board of Directors for the New Year, so anyone who has considered serving, now is your opportunity. -PAYING YOUR DUES: If you paid your $10 annual dues ($5 for students) at any time last year, they were good up until December 31, 2003. To remain a member in "good standing" (what ever that means), you need to cough up some more bucks pronto, preferably at the next meeting. Any money from dues or other contributions paid to the JCGS is fully tax deductible. Reasons to be a dues paying member include: 1.) tax deductable, 2.) ability to vote on JCGS matters requiring the full attention of the membership, 3.) it feels good to support an organization dedicated to the instrument we love, 4.) first shot at tickets to JCGS sponsored events. -BRAD RICHTER CONCERT AND WORKSHOP: The long awaited concert by Tucson guitarist and composer, Brad Richter is nigh. Brad comes with some very strong credentials as performer, composer, and teacher. This concert should not be missed. For further info, see press release below, visit the JCGS web site at: http://JeffersonGuitar.org/events.html or visit Brad Richter's web site at: http://bradrichter-guitar.com
UPCOMING EVENTS: -BRAD RICHTER: The Jefferson Classical Guitar Society is proud to present an evening of classical guitar with National Finger-picking Champion Brad Richter. Mr. Richter will perform a program of classical and original works for guitar on Tuesday, January 13 at the Headwaters Gallery, 84 Fourth St., Ashland. Concert time is 8:00pm. Admission to the concert is $15 and tickets will be available at the door. He will also teach a combined master guitar class and composition class on Wednesday, January 14, at the SOU music department at 8pm. Admission to the class is $10, $25 for performers. For further information call 552-9515 or visit the JCGS web site at www.JeffersonGuitar.org. Mr. Richter has performed throughout North America and Europe. His performances and compositions are frequently heard on NPR and PBS stations around the United States as well as in films such as the recent short, Cuando Circa la Sonida. He has been featured as a performer/teacher at guitar and music festivals around the world. Festival appearances have included the Guitar Festival of Great Britain and the Walnut Valley Festival, where he won the National Finger-picking Championship, a competition that features some of the world's finest guitarists from all genres. Mr. Richter was also a top prize winner in the 2002 International Composer's Guild Competition. Additionally, his contributions to the guitar's literature have been recognized with the inclusion of his biography in the 5th edition of the guitar history and reference book: The Classical Guitar - Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800. He is currently professor of guitar at University of Arizona at Tucson. -JAXON WILLIAMS: JCGS member, Jaxon Williams will be the featured performer with the Ashland High School Orchestra in a performance of Vivaldi's, Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra in D Major. The event is the school's annual Winter Fine Arts Festival. The performance is on Friday, January 23 and again on Saturday, January 24 in the AHS Theater, 201 S. Mountian Ave., in Ashland. Both shows begin at 7:00pm. Tickets can be purchased in advance in the Ashland High School office on Mountain Ave. or at the door on the night of the performance. I'm told the shows usually are a sell-out, so you might want to get your tickets early. For ticket information, call the high school office at 482-8771. -DARK ROSE TRIO will perform on January 22 at 11:00am in the SOU Music Bldg. Recital Hall. Their presentation will be a combination lecture/concert for the Music Department students and faculty. The event is open to the public and free of charge. HERE'S THE ACTUAL AGENDA for the meeting: - Membership performances: who's playing
when and where?
PERFORMANCE: Every month, the JCGS meetings offer an
opportunity for folks to play for an - Original Compositions/Arrangements - Interpretive Works - Works in Progress As always, you don't have to play if you show up, but the more the merrier. See you Tuesday! Joe p.s. Bring a friend!
====================================================== Minutes to the January 6th JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! The 2004 season of the JCGS got off to a great start with 37 enthusiastic classical guitar lovers in attendance. Due to the vacation closure of Paschal for the first two weeks of January, our meeting held was at the Headwaters Gallery on Fourth Street in Ashland. The Headwaters space turned out to be a warm and cozy venue but there was general agreement that we like our friends at Paschal very much and look forward to our return there for the February meeting. We had a lot of ground to cover before the music could begin. As soon as we found the switch to the spotlights, our newly re-elected "el presidentissimo", Grant Ruiz, walked us through the thicket of agenda items with his usual aplomb. Attendees included: Steve Berman, Liz Vesecky and Hersch King, Jerid Simons, Margaret Gelatt, Joe Thompson, Marcy Greene, Darci Van Duzer, Murel Wilson, Bil Leonhart, Randy Mason, Haila Williams, Jim Dietz, Francie Buckley, Roma Sprung, Dennis Kambury, Maurya Murphey, Bob Barclay and his wife Annette, Nathan Hoyt and his parents Mike and Kim, Jeff Altemus, Bruce and Barbara Smith, Terry Petty, Grant Ruiz, Tom Rose, Matt Dorris, Dennis and Ingrid Johnson, Jaxon and Ronda Williams, and David Brown and his parents Susan and Peter. DISCUSSIONS: -BRAD RICHTER CONCERT AT HEADWATERS BLDG. The Jefferson Classical Guitar Society is proud to present an evening of classical guitar with National Finger-picking Champion Brad Richter. Mr. Richter will perform a program of classical and original works for guitar on Tuesday, January 13 at the Headwaters Gallery, 84 Fourth St., Ashland. Concert time is 8:00pm. Admission to the concert is $15 and tickets will be available at the door. He will also teach a combined master guitar class and composition class on Wednesday, January 14, at the SOU music department at 8pm. Admission to the class is $10, $25 for performers. For further information call 552-9515 or visit the JCGS web site at www.JeffersonGuitar.org. Mr. Richter has performed throughout North America and Europe. His performances and compositions are frequently heard on NPR and PBS stations around the United States as well as in films such as the recent short, Cuando Circa la Sonida. He has been featured as a performer/teacher at guitar and music festivals around the world. Festival appearances have included the Guitar Festival of Great Britain and the Walnut Valley Festival, where he won the National Finger-picking Championship, a competition that features some of the world's finest guitarists from all genres. Mr. Richter was also a top prize winner in the 2002 International Composer's Guild Competition. Additionally, his contributions to the guitar's literature have been recognized with the inclusion of his biography in the 5th edition of the guitar history and reference book: The Classical Guitar - Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800. He is currently professor of guitar at University of Arizona at Tucson. -CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS: Grant made a call for volunteers to help with the running of the concert. Liz Vesecky and Roma Sprung volunteered to handle ticket taking duties, Matt Dorris agreed to help set up chairs, Bob and Annette Barclay offered to bring some refreshments and and watch over the refreshments table. Any others who would like to help out can call Joe at 552-9515. -CONCERT PROMOTION: With Richard Moeschl's promotion to Arts and Entertainment Editor for both the Ashland Daily Tidings and the Medford Mail Tribune, there is new found hope that the local paper media will be a bit more responsive to the needs of the local arts community. The Revels printed our press release, verbatim, which may be a first in the history of journalism. Also, JCGS is buying its first ad to promote the Richter concert. Look for it in the next edition of the Revels. Between the ad, the press release, and the flyer, we feel like all of the bases have been well covered. We expect a solid turn out so get there early to secure your ticket. For your information, there will soon be a jpeg version of the Richter concert flyer on the JCGS website. At 836KB it will be a bit stout. Slower connections might take a while to download. Look for the link on the Events Page. Grant mentioned the recent write up in the Tidings on the JCGS and the Dark Rose Trio, noting that with articles now published in both major valley newspapers, our guitar society is establishing some regional notoriety. -JCGS BOARD MEETING, DECEMBER 21, 2003:
See 2003 Meetings Archives for a more detailed minutes of the
meeting. Items discussed included: -CALL FOR A CPA to do the tax returns for the JCGS, preferably someone from outside the organization in order to allay any potential conflict of interest. ELECTION OF THE 2004 JCGS BOARD OF DIRECTORS: A new board of directors was elected to serve for the new year. We ended up with more folks volunteering to serve than we had positions to fill. It was a wonderful problem to have and totally unexpected. As a result, we have recognized a need to better prepare for next year's January election of the Board. The solution will most likely be a call for nominees in December with a printed ballot for the January meeting. I would like to offer a heartfelt thanks to all who have shown their willingness to step forward and help chart the future course of our beloved guitar society. A special thanks to last year's Board members, Gerry Shute and Margaret Gelatt, who decided to step down and to Matt Dorris, who had to step down because he will be leaving town for graduate school this summer. Matt has agreed to stay on in the role of consultant with his valuable perspective as a SOU music student. Returning Board members include: Newly elected Board members include: ANNUAL COLLECTION OF DUES: Dues are payable
at the beginning of each year and are good until the end of the
year. Benefits of being a dues paying member are: -LOCAL PERFORMANCES: -REGIONAL PERFORMANCES: 1/20 Davis You can get this info by going to his website http://www.pacodelucia.org/flash_ingles.htm and clicking on "Tours" at the lower right. Arcata and Chico are both about the same
distance from Ashland, although -FRIENDS OF THE ROGUE VALLEY SYMPHONY are sponsoring an evening of classical guitar music presented by Jacqueline Henry and Arturo Ville at 7:30 pm Friday, January 9th, at the Presbyterian Church, 748 NW Fifth St. Grants Pass. Tickets are $25 which includes a CD, $20 general admission and $5 for students. Tickets are available at The Book Shop and Brownell's in Grants Pass or at the door. UPCOMING EVENTS: -Jaxon Williams plays "First Fridays" at Art and Soul Gallery in downtown Ashland from 6:30-8pm. -The Bagel Shop Band plays folk music from Greece, Albania, Russia and other countries every Sunday from 9-12am at the Key of C coffeehouse in Ashland. -The Rogue Valley Jazz Exchange meets at Paschal on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm. -Paschal is hosting a "locals night" on Friday, January 16th, from 6 to 9pm, with 15% off of bottles of wine, 50% off of glasses of wine, and appetizers.
For further information on these and other local and regional performances, visit the JCGS web site: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/clndr-jan.html PERFORMANCES: -Tolman Creek Trio, consisting of Francie
Buckley, Terry Petty, and Randy Mason played "Awake Sweet
Love" by John Dowland and Minuet and Trio from a Trio by
Leonard von Call That's all for now. See you next time back at Paschal. Remember, it's YOU who makes these wonderful meetings possible. The most effective way to build on the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. And bring a friend! Please, stay tuned, Joe Thompson ====================================================== JCGS Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes, January 27th Minutes to the JCGS Board Meeting of January
27, 2004. PROPOSED AGENDA Brad Richter review of events Treasury report Partington/Masters concerts Fundraising ideas Proposed new officer positions Here are the actual minutes: Future board meetings (added item) Proposed new officer positions Brad Richter review of events Subsidies: Promotional ads: More lessons learned: Freebies: Distribution of duties: Report from the Treasurer Matching funds Status of account Partington/Masters concerts Fundraising ideas ====================================================== Agenda for the February 3rd JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! This was an exciting month for the JCGS. Our sponsorship of Tucson guitarist, Brad Richter was a success. The last minute venue switch came off without a hitch. We were able to bring in Brad because he generously offered to play for whatever the gate brought in. He actually helped with the expense of the move to the larger Unitarian Center by kicking in half of the rental fee from his take. We found Brad to be an extraordinary guitarist with exceptional technical skills, beautiful tone, a wide range of musical expression, and an engaging stage presence. His program of mostly original compositions was very accessible. His visit was an inspiration to many who attended his concert and master class. Those who spent time with him, found Brad to be gracious, friendly, enjoyable to work with and very unassuming. Also, he had a great sense of humor. He regretted that he had to leave town the evening of the master class because of a long drive to Seattle for the next stop on his tour. Our next meeting is on Tuesday, February 3rd, at Paschal Winery's Tasting Room. Even though our meeting at the Headwaters Gallery in December worked out well and we, generally, found the space conducive to enjoyable society meetings, there was general agreement that Paschal has a special charm, due not only to the beautiful room and views, but to the friendly folks at the winery. Paschal allows us to make this space our home one evening per month through their generosity. There is no cost to the JCGS. As we bask in the ambience of this sweet place, let's remember, "one hand washes the other". Paschal still has a business to run, so let's show our appreciation by spending a little cash. Please note the start time at 6pm. This will allow people a half-hour to socialize before the meeting proper, which starts at 6:30. Try to get there and settle in before 6:30 so we can start on time. We will deal with business starting at 6:30 and get right to the music at 7:00pm. And remember, an easy way to contribute to the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. You are encouraged to invite a friend. If you do so, they might want to show up at 7pm to avoid the society business discussions. For directions to Paschal, go to: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/meetings.html For more information, call 552-9515. UPCOMING EVENTS: ????????? WEBSITE UPDATE: -Four new pieces were added to the Members'
Articles Page. JCGS BOARD MEETING: Treasury report Partington/Masters concerts Fundraising ideas Propsed new officer positions
HERE'S THE ACTUAL AGENDA for the meeting: -Membership performances: who's playing when and where? -JCGS Board Meeting review
PERFORMANCE: Every month, the JCGS meetings offer an
opportunity for folks to play for an - Original Compositions/Arrangements - Interpretive Works - Works in Progress As always, you don't have to play if you show up, but the more the merrier. See you Tuesday! Joe p.s. Bring a friend! ====================================================== Minutes to the February 3rd JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! As Roma Sprung said upon coming to a JCGS meeting at Paschal for the first time, "I feel like I've come home." I think most of the 36 people in attendance felt that way last night (February 3, 2004) when we returned to Paschal for our February meeting. I think it is good that we had to find alternatives digs for last months meeting. If we have ever taken it for granted, it helped us to appreciate how lucky we are to have such a relationship with the fine folks at Paschal. Rene Dobbes, manager of Paschal's Tasting Room, asked me to thank last nights throng for spending so generously at the counter. We had many new faces. Thanks go out to Dave Rogers for bringing along four of his SOU guitar students to perform an Allegro from a Vivaldi, Concerto Grosso. Additionally, thanks to Matt Dorris, a senior in the guitar program at SOU, for sharing his beautiful new La Cote (early 19th century) copy guitar built by Larry K. Brown of North Carolina. It has a spruce top with Indian rosewood back and sides and a black laquered mahogany neck. Mr. Brown gave special attention to the finish by applying a French polish over the top of an antiqued laquer finish which gives the instrument a kind of burnished, well aged look even though it is brand spanking new. A very sweet guitar. Attendees included: Steve Berman, Liz Vesecky and Hersch King, Margaret Gelatt, Joe Thompson, Marcy Greene, Murel Wilson, Bil Leonhart, Randy Mason, Haila Williams, Jim Dietz, Francie Buckley, Roma Sprung, Grant Ruiz, Tom Rose, Dave Rogers, Matt Dorris, Jaxon, Rebecca, and Ronda Williams, Dan Verner, Traute Moore, Mr. Shaller and his friend Janet, Jeff Rinkoff, Pat Mayfield, Eddie Condon, James Walton, Brandon Kester and his mom, Michele, Betty McName, Kerry Larson, Nick Kensey plus five new visitors whose names I wasn't able to obtain, for a grand total of 38.
DISCUSSIONS: MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL: It is that time again.
If you haven't already done so, membership dues are due at the
beginning of each year. Dues are $10.00 and genuine bona fide
students dues are $5.00. Dues payments can be given to our treasurer,
Roma Sprung at a monthly meeting, or (if you just can't wait)
they can be mailed to WEBSITE UPDATE: If you haven't yet done so, be sure to check out the new articles on the Members Articles Page in the JCGS Website. http://JeffersonGuitar.org/mbrartcl.html UPCOMING EVENTS: WHEN: Sunday, February 8th, 2004 WHERE: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
of the Rogue Valley ADMISSION FEE: $12.00 general, $10.00 students and children. MORE INFORMATION: Don Black 535-6629, dvbmdx@direcway.com Italian flute virtuoso Vieri Bottazzini
returns to Ashland for a special concert with classical guitarist
David Rogers at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the
Rogue Valley, 87 4th St. Ashland, OR 97520 on Sunday, February
8 at 3:00pm. Admission is $15.00 for general admission and $10.00
for students and children. Tickets are available at the door.
For reservations and additional information call Don Black at
535-6629 or David Rogers at 482-7948. The church is located on
the corner of Fourth and B Streets, Ashland David Rogers is guitarist and lutenist with the Terra Nova Consort, in residence at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, classical guitar faculty at Southern Oregon University, and music director of the First Congregational Church, Ashland. He has been described as "A modern master of the Classical Guitar", by New York based guitar magazine 20th Century Guitar. Mr. Rogers and Mr. Bottazzini are both artists on the roster of the Italian record company Callisto. Their solo recordings and a recently made duo CD will be available at the concert. Visit Vieri's and David's web sites at: Dave Rogers, Maurya Murphey, and Matt Dorris will play a program of guitar trios at the Congregational Church, 717 Siskiyou Blvd., in Ashland, on Sunday, March 14th at 3:00 pm. The program will include a Chopin Etude and 4 of the Lyric Pieces by Edvard Grieg. -REGIONAL PERFORMANCES: David Tannenbaum, Director of guitar studies at the San Francisco Conservatory, will be performing the Rodrigo, Concerto de Aranjuez with the Eugene Symphony, (I think the dates are 13th and 14th though, don't quote me on it).
-LOCAL PERFORMANCES: -Jaxon Williams plays "First Fridays" at Art and Soul Gallery in downtown Ashland from 6:30-8pm. -The Bagel Shop Band plays folk music from Greece, Albania, Russia and other countries every Sunday from 9-12am at the Key of C coffeehouse in Ashland. -Bil Leonhart plays at the Key of C Coffeehouse every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2-4pm. -The Rogue Valley Jazz Exchange meets at Paschal on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm. -Paschal is hosting a "locals night" on Friday, February 20th, from 6 to 9pm, with 15% off of bottles of wine, 50% off of glasses of wine, and appetizers.
For further information on these and other local and regional performances, visit the JCGS web site: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/clndr-jan.html MEETING PERFORMANCES: That's all for now. See you next time at Paschal. Remember, it's YOU who makes these wonderful meetings possible. The most effective way to build on the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. And bring a friend! Please, stay tuned, Joe Thompson ====================================================== Agenda to the March 2nd JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! Our next meeting is on Tuesday, March 2nd at Paschal Winery in Talent. Please note the start time at 6pm. This will allow people a half-hour to socialize before the meeting proper, which starts at 6:30. Try to get there and settle in before 6:30 so we can start on time. We will deal with business starting at 6:30 and get right to the music at 7:00pm. For directions to Paschal, go to: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/meetings.html For more information, call 552-9515. And remember, an easy way to contribute to the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. You are encouraged to invite a friend. If you do so, they might want to show up at 7pm to avoid the society business discussions.
HERE'S THE ACTUAL AGENDA for the meeting: -Membership performances: who's playing
when and where? -PAYING YOUR DUES: If you paid your $10
annual dues ($5 for students) at any
PERFORMANCE: - Original Compositions/Arrangements - Interpretive Works - Works in Progress As always, you don't have to play if you show up, but the more the merrier. See you Tuesday! Joe p.s. Bring a friend! ====================================================== Minutes to the March 2nd JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! I used to think that these guitar society meetings kept getting better and better all the time. Well, I don't think that any more. Now I think it is not that one is better than another but just that they are all so good and so different from one another. It is just that the one that has just happened seems like the best because its impact is still very immediate. Last Tuesday's meeting, March2nd, I continue to hear comments about how unique and special these gatherings are and how people look forward to each one. I couldn't agree more. Attendees included: Liz Vesecky and Hersch King, Jerid Simons, Margaret Gelatt, Joe Thompson, Marcy Greene, Dierdre and Roger (all the way from London, England, Bil Leonhart, Betty McName, Randy Mason, Haila Williams, Jim Dietz, Francie Buckley, Terry Petty, Roma Sprung and her daughter, Dennis Kambury, Maurya Murphey and her son Habib, Grant Ruiz, Tom Rose, Matt Dorris and his wife Rene, Jaxon and Ronda Williams, Damian Mann, Sally Schafer, Mike Brown and Tess Dunaway, Sterling Cooley and his mother Eva, Dave Rogers, Dave's student, Eddy Condon, Kerry Larson for a total of 36 attendees. Sorry if I missed anyone. UPCOMING EVENTS: REGIONAL PERFORMANCES: DISCUSSIONS: -LOCAL PERFORMANCES: -Jaxon Williams plays "First Fridays" at Art and Soul Gallery in downtown Ashland from 6:30-8pm. -The Bagel Shop Band plays folk music from Greece, Albania, Russia and other countries every Sunday from 9-12am at the Key of C coffeehouse in Ashland. -Bil Leonhart plays at the Key of C Coffeehouse every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2-4pm. -The Rogue Valley Jazz Exchange meets at Paschal on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm. -Paschal is hosting a "locals night" on Friday, March 19th, from 6 to 9pm, with 15% off of bottles of wine, 50% off of glasses of wine, and appetizers.
For further information on these and other local and regional performances, visit the JCGS web site: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/clndr-jan.html MEETING PERFORMANCES: That's all for now. See you next time back at Paschal. Remember, it's YOU who makes these wonderful meetings possible. The most effective way to build on the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. And bring a friend! Please, stay tuned, Joe Thompson ====================================================== Minutes
to the JCGS Board Meeting of March 18, 2004.
Proposed agenda from el presidente, Grant Here's a quick stab at an agenda. This
is a largely brainstormed list, Status of the board Direction of the society Our role in concert promotion/organization Financials and JCGS annual report to the
state News
Discussions: 1. Status of the Board Grant asked for individual members reactions to and perceptions of Dave's resignation from the Board. Generally, members expressed confusion as to what had transpired. Joe reviewed the history of the events leading up to Dave's resignation to bring the whole board up to speed. We also confirmed that the board wants to operate on a basis of consensus. With Dave's resignation from the Board, we are one member short of the maximum of seven. It was agreed that Grant would ask Liz Vesecky if she would be interested in filling the position because she had expressed an interest at the January's general meeting. It was further decided that the members at the general meeting of the JCGS in April would be asked to approve with a vote. It was agreed that the position would also be opened to other nominees. 2. Our role in the Masters/Partington concerts We discussed Dave Rogers' request for assistance with the presentation of the Masters and Partington concerts and how we would respond to it. We agreed that we would spread the word within the guitar society through announcements at meetings, word-of-mouth and e-mail, but we decided not to be involved with general publicity because these concerts are not JCGS sponsored events. It was decided that the JCGS would offer to assist with the presentation of the Masters and Partington concerts by meeting the artists at the airport, housing them, showing them around town, and shuttling them to and from the concerts and masterclasses. Maurya volunteered to be the liaison between the JCGS Board and Dave. Generally, the board decided it is willing to deal with Dave Rogers regarding future events, but we won't set any expectations on his level of involvement in our plans, nor on our level of involvement in his plans. 3. Direction of the Guitar Society We agreed that our monthly general meetings at Paschal are perfect and should be left alone. As for the presentation of concert artists, we discussed three possible ways to be involved: 1.) The involvement of the JCGS with other local organizations, such as the Britt Festival in encouraging the presentation of noted artists and in working with them in any feasible way, 2.) Presenting the easy concerts by artists who are passing through and who are willing to play for the gate receipts, and 3.) Raising funds to sponsor more notable players. We discussed various fund raising options. Ideas included: 1.) a fundraising concerts by stronger players within the JCGS, 2.) another Guitar Tasting event, 3.) a compilation CD of JCGS Members, 4.) a JCGS calendar which could be sold, 5.) Grants (City of Ashland, Rotary, etc.) 6.) Selling ads in concert programs. Roma made a presentation to the Board about the possibility of a future presentation of her friend, concert guitarist, Jason Vieaux.. Mr. Vieaux was a winner of the GFA competition in the early 90's and went on to have a highly successful concert carreer. She will talk with his agent and let us know what transpires. 4. Who is willing to do what? Bruce: Grant: Joe: Maurya: Roma: Minutes prepared by ====================================================== Agenda for the April 6th JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! Was it was just me or did March seem like a really long month. Maybe we should have two meetings on the really long months. Well, probably not, but boy am I ready for another JCGS meeting. Our next meeting is this Tuesday, April 4th at Paschal Winery. You might want to get there a bit early to enjoy the spreading light of the setting sun as it spills onto the hills surrounding the vineyard. (I must be a poet!) Oh, and while I'm thinking about it, "spend it if you've got it" at Paschal. Let's continue to show Rene and Aga how much we appreciate their efforts on our behalf. Please note the start time at 6pm. This will allow people a half-hour to socialize before the meeting proper, which starts at 6:30. Try to get there and settle in before 6:30 so we can start on time. We will deal with business starting at 6:30 and get right to the music at 7:00pm. Directions to Paschal: From I-5, take the Talent Exit (exit 21). If coming from the north (Medford), turn left at the stop sign onto West Valley View Road and go over the freeway. If coming from the south (Ashland), turn right at the stop sign onto West Valley View Road. Proceed on West Valley View road to the "T" intersection. At the "T" turn left onto Suncrest Road. Note the sign for Paschal Winery pointing to the left. Continue on Suncrest Road for 1.1 miles. Then you'll see a sign for the winery on the left. The winery is at 1122 Suncrest Road. It sits in the midst of a vineyard, at the end of a long driveway. For more information, call 552-9515. And remember, an easy way to contribute to the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. You are encouraged to invite a friend. If you do so, they might want to show up at 7pm to avoid the society business discussions. FINGERNAIL FACT No. 47: People who are right handed have stronger fingernails on their right hand than on their left and visa versa. Hmmmm? JCGS WEB SITE UPDATE: -Also exciting is finally understanding how to make sheet music available over the website. A number of artists, both members and guests have inquired into making their music available to the world via our website and now we are developing the means to do that. Please stay tuned. HERE'S THE ACTUAL AGENDA for the meeting: - Membership performances: who's playing
when and where? REVIEW OF JCGS BUSINESS ACTIVITY since
the last meeting: -PAYING YOUR DUES: If you paid your $10
annual dues ($5 for students) at any PERFORMANCE: Every month, the JCGS meetings offer an
opportunity for folks to play for an - Original Compositions/Arrangements - Interpretive Works - Works in Progress As always, you don't have to play if you show up, but the more the merrier. See you Tuesday! Joe p.s. Bring a friend! ====================================================== Minutes for the April 6th JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! Another stellar meeting! Thanks to all of you who were able to participate. One thing that struck me about last night's meeting was the tremendous variety of music that people offered. Perhaps the last two performers are most indicative of how wide a range of expression there is within our gatherings. The penultimate performer, Dave Rogers, treated us to a work played on his arch-lute, an extraordinary instrument, both visually and sonically. This is something you just don't hear or see every day. The instrument's 14 courses (24 strings, I think?) stood in sharp contrast to the 4-string ukelele upon which our final player, jazz guitarist Bil Leonhart, played a set of improvised variations on the tune (tuning?) "My Dog Has Fleas", throwing in snippets of "Ain't She Sweet" and "One Morning in May" for good measure (no pun intended). Among the numerous first time attendees was Lindy Gomez, a woman from Roseburg who had seen the "Francie's New Guitar" article on the JCGS website wherein Francie Buckley had talked about her experience having a small size guitar built. Lindy drove down to partake of our monthly meeting and to play Francie's guitar. We also had two veteran musicians in our midst: Murray Huggins, master player and builder of the Highland Bagpipes, and classical guitarist and vocalist Komac Tapp. Murray is currently a student of the classical guitar. Komac studied guitar in Portugal as a teenager. Both grew up in Ashland and between them have over 70 years of experience in music. Attendees included: Liz Vesecky and Hersch King, Jerid Simons, Margaret Gelatt, Joe Thompson, Murel Wilson, Bil Leonhart, Randy Mason, Haila Williams, Jim Dietz, Francie Buckley, Roma Sprung, Dennis Kambury, Nathan Hoyt and his parents Mike and Kim, Bruce and Barbara Smith and their friends from Italy Fabrizio Severoni and Massimo Innocenti, Jessica Mitchel, Alyce La Gasse, Grant Ruiz, Tom Rose and his friend Jim from Seattle, Dave Rogers, Dan Verner, Murray Huggins, Mike Brown, Lindy Gomez from Roseburg, Bonnie Monnin, Tess Dunaway, Matt Gwinup, Anthony White, Amber Schreiber, Komac Tapp, for a total of 36. DISCUSSIONS: -We had reports on performances by Jaxon Williams and Matt Dorris. As a finalist in the Solo Instrumental Contest, Jaxon was invited to play at the Craterian Ginger Rogers Theatre along with the 20 other finalists from District 7. He will compete for the State Championship on May 1st in Corvallis. Matt Dorris recently played his senior recital at the SOU Recital Hall. Mike Brown reported that Matt did a "nice job" on his concert and that it was "very enjoyable". -We briefly talked about presenting another guitar tasting and a few ideas were kicked around, including a guitar tasting featuring special instruments of our members, and an historical instrument tasting. -A JCGS Member's Library of guitar music was discussed. Dan Ferris will soon be making a donation of some of his guitar music to get the collection jump-started. -Grant noted that we just received our first corporate matching funds. It was initiated by an anonymous donor who gave the JCGS $250 and it was matched by the corporation with which the person is affiliated. It reaffirmed for us that our 501c(3) status is fully functional and, in the words of our illustrious leader, el presidente Grant Ruiz, "We are now rich beyond the dreams of avarice". -Johannes Moller will not be coming to perform for us because of a timing conflict with another guitar concert. -Concert guitarist, Michael Partington will be performing for us the end of October 2004 and Martha Masters will be performing in mid-January 2005. -Unfortunately, Italian guitarist, Nuccio D'Angelo, will not be performing due to a problem with his work visa. We hope to catch him upon his return in the early part of 2005. JCGS Treasurer Roma Sprung is exploring the possibility of having past GFA winner, Jason Vieaux (sp?) play for us at some point in the future. -We filled the vacancy on the JCGS Board of directors with the election of Liz Vesecky. Welcome aboard, Liz and many thanks for stepping up.
UPCOMING EVENTS: -Ashland painter/guitarist, Dan Verner is exhibiting his paintings of local musicians at the Key of C Coffeehouse in Ashland -Murray Huggins, SISKIYOU PIOBAIREACHD SOCIETY meets the 2nd Saturday of every month at Meadow Lark Barn near Jacksonville at 3:30pm. For more info, contact Murray at (541) 779 3068.
-LOCAL PERFORMANCES: -Jaxon Williams plays "First Fridays" at Art and Soul Gallery in downtown Ashland from 6:30-8pm. -The Bagel Shop Band plays folk music from Greece, Albania, Russia and other countries every Sunday from 9-12am at the Key of C coffeehouse in Ashland. -Bil Leonhart plays at the Key of C Coffeehouse every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2-4pm. -Komac Tapp plays and sings at El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant for the dinner hour every Monday and Tuesday. -The Rogue Valley Jazz Exchange meets at Paschal on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm. -Paschal is hosting a "locals night" on Friday, January 16th, from 6 to 9pm, with 15% off of bottles of wine, 50% off of glasses of wine, and appetizers.
For further information on these and other local and regional performances, visit the JCGS web site: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/clndr-jan.html MEETING PERFORMANCES: That's all for now. See you next time back at Paschal. Remember, it's YOU who makes these wonderful meetings possible. The most effective way to build on the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. And bring a friend! Please, stay tuned, Joe Thompson ====================================================== Agenda for the May 4th JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! It's that time again. The May meeting falls on a full moon. Clear your calendars, it should be a real barn burner! Our next meeting is Tuesday, May 4th, at Paschal Winery in Talent. Please note the start time at 6pm. This will allow people a half-hour to socialize before the meeting proper, which starts at 6:30. Try to get there and settle in before 6:30 so we can start on time. We will deal with business starting at 6:30 and get right to the music at 7:00pm. For directions to Paschal, go to: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/meetings.html For more information, call 552-9515. And remember, an easy way to contribute to the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. You are encouraged to invite a friend. If you do so, they might want to show up at 7pm to avoid the society business discussions. Note: The Dark Rose Trio (Steve Berman, Grant Ruiz, and Joe Thompson) will be playing first at 7pm, so people who want to check out our latest works in progress should come early. JCGS WEB SITE UPDATE: Keep your eyes peeled for a new menu listing on the website. It will have the heading "Music" and will be a link to free guitar music in PDF format. Our first offering will be from the Cuban guitarist Nico Rojas who contacted the JCGS via our website. This offering will be complete with sound files of Senor Rojas playing his compositions. Upcoming additions to this page will be from JCGS member and board member, Liz Vesecky, Eugene guitarist Dave Rogers, and perhaps, yours truly, JT. This should be a good place to check back frequently for new additions. I will alert you when it is available. REVIEW OF JCGS BUSINESS ACTIVITY since
the last meeting: HERE'S THE ACTUAL AGENDA for the meeting: -Membership performances: who's playing
when and where? -PAYING YOUR DUES: If you paid your $10
annual dues ($5 for students) at any
UPCOMING EVENTS: PERFORMANCE: Every month, the JCGS meetings offer an
opportunity for folks to play for an - Original Compositions/Arrangements - Interpretive Works - Works in Progress As always, you don't have to play if you show up, but the more the merrier. See you Tuesday! Joe p.s. Bring a friend! ====================================================== Minutes to the May 4th JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! HOLY SMOKES!!! What a meeting we had. There were well over 50 people in attendance, probably over 60. I like to try to keep track of everyone who shows up, but on Tuesday night, it was just not possible. There was one group who looked like they might have been there to hear the SOU students. There was a large contingent of Mike Hoyt's biker friends (the friendly kind on the motor less bicycles). Then there were two separate groups who came in with picnic baskets. They bought wine and made an evening of it. Aga and Rene (of Paschal) were smiling broadly with all of the business that we brought in. Attendees included: Steve Berman, Liz Vesecky and Hersch King, Jerid Simons, Margaret Gelatt, Joe Thompson, Marcy Greene, Murel Wilson, Randy Mason and his friend, Haila Williams, Jim Dietz, Francie Buckley, Roma Sprung and her daughter Maia, Dennis Kambury, Maurya Murphey, Nathan Hoyt and his parents Mike and Kim, Jeff Altemus, Bruce and Barbara Smith, Terry Petty and his wife, Grant Ruiz, Tom Rose, Jaxon and his parents, Doug and Ronda Williams and his sister, Rebecca, David Brown and his parents Susan and Peter, Mike Brown and his friend, Lindy Gomez, Dave Rogers and his SOU students, Pat Mayfield, Eddie Condon, James Walton, Brandon Kester, and Anthony White, Jeff Danzig and his wife, Milton and Laurel, John and Paul Reeder and their parents and sister, Sebastian and his friend. Then there were the above mentioned groups of folks that I didn't know (perhaps 14). I'm going to put the official head count at 68, a new attendance record! I hope I didn't leave anyone out. DISCUSSIONS: -JCGS Website: There is a major new section
of the website in the development stages. When finished, it will
feature downloadable sheet music for guitar. WHO'S PLAYING WHERE WHEN: -May 8, Saturday at 7:30 pm: Concert of
SEPHARDIC MUSIC Join us for an intimate evening of Sephardic
songs from the diverse musical Guest artists: Olof Soderback and Miguel Tejada-Flores Saturday, May 8th All funds raised will benefit the Havurah's pre-school program. -May 8, Saturday from 1-4pm: Robert Ross
will play classical guitar music at Paschal Winery for casual
wine tasting. UPCOMING EVENTS: -LOCAL PERFORMANCES: -Jaxon Williams plays "First Fridays" at Art and Soul Gallery in downtown Ashland from 6:30-8pm. -The Bagel Shop Band plays folk music from Greece, Albania, Russia and other countries every Sunday from 9-12am at the Key of C coffeehouse in Ashland. -Bil Leonhart plays at the Key of C Coffeehouse every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2-4pm. -The Rogue Valley Jazz Exchange meets at Paschal on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm. -Paschal is hosting a "locals night" on Friday, May 21st, from 6 to 9pm, with 15% off of bottles of wine, 50% off of glasses of wine, and appetizers.
For further information on these and other local and regional performances, visit the JCGS web site: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/clndr-jan.html MEETING PERFORMANCES: That's all for now. See you next time back at Paschal. Remember, it's YOU who makes these wonderful meetings possible. The most effective way to build on the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. And bring a friend! Please, stay tuned, Joe Thompson
====================================================== Minutes
to the JCGS Board Meeting of May 20, 2004.
Proposed agenda from secretary, Joe Thompson Proposed Agenda for a JCGS Board Meeting: -Welcome Liz to the Board and help her get up to speed: Liz says, "Yes, I agree we should plan a meeting soon (the e-mails are a jumble in my head!). We can all take notes and be informed about what is coming up and when. -A JCGS Concert Season: How many artists and when? -Address Bruce's concerns: Bruce says, "I vote yes, but with some hesitation. I would like to know when the Rotary will give us an answer: and when we have to commit to Jason. If the Rotary says no, then we would have to raise the $2,500 ourselves, plus the cost of a hall. We can probably accomplish this, but it would put some pressure on the Society that I am not sure we want. Is there a chance of getting KSOR/SOU in on the deal (and using the Concert Hall)? If we could get some PR from the radio station we might be able to generate a Falla-type turnout, and all our sorrows would be over!" Address Grant's concerns: Grant says, "And for the record, I wasn't suggesting that we ask Jason to hold a date without a commitment from us. Quite the contrary, I was suggesting that we be forthcoming about our funding situation with him, and that we avoid setting a date without any plan to fund the events. Roma is confident that we can raise the funds, which is great. At the same time, I would be much more comfortable with our talking to Martha/Jason while formulating a concrete plan for raising money." Discuss fund raising issues: Liz offered these ideas, "Re ways to raise money: I vote first for a concert by the pros in our society, a nice reception (rather than a dinner) that includes wine and snacks, and a program that includes ads (this is a very good idea)." -Other fund raising ideas: -The rotary letter. Discussions: 1. Welcome Liz to the Board: 2. 2004-05 JCGS Concert Season: 3. Fundraising ideas to support Concert
Series: 4. Revamp JCGS brochure: 5. Venue for Fundraising concert? 6. Bruce's concern: 7. Concert Series Brochure: ====================================================== Agenda for the June 1st JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! Yes, of course there is a meeting of the JCGS on June 1st, the first Tuesday of the new month. Just because your loyal secretary allowed himslef to get distracted and he neglected to send out a notice in a timely manner, doesn't mean that there is no meeting. There is always a meeting. It is like the sun rising and setting. It will happen whether anyone talks about it or not. That being said, our next meeting is June 1st (today) at Paschal Winery in Talent. Please note the start time at 6pm. This will allow people a half-hour to socialize before the meeting proper, which starts at 6:30. Try to get there and settle in before 6:30 so we can start on time. We will deal with business starting at 6:30 and get right to the music at 7:00pm. For directions to Paschal, go to: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/meetings.html For more information, call 552-9515. And remember, an easy way to contribute to the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. You are encouraged to invite a friend. If you do so, they might want to show up at 7pm to avoid the society business discussions. JCGS WEB SITE UPDATE: The new music page is up and running. I would appreciate any feed back on how the control panels are functioning. These panels are an easy way to play the sound files that accompany the written music files. If you are having any problems playing them, I would love to know about it. Also, if they are working well, it would be helpful to know that also. REVIEW OF JCGS BUSINESS ACTIVITY since
the last meeting: The JCGS Board of Directors held a meeting
on May 20th. We discussed the 2004-2005 Concert Season. This
will include: HERE'S THE ACTUAL AGENDA for the meeting: -Membership performances: who's playing
when and where? -PAYING YOUR DUES: If you paid your $10
annual dues ($5 for students) at any
UPCOMING EVENTS: Our next concert will be by Eugene guitarist and Ashland legend, David C. Rogers. The performance will be on the evening of Saturday, June 19th at 8:00 pm at Headwaters Gallery, 84 Fourth Street, in Ashland. Combine virtuoso classical guitar technique with a wide knowledge of world music, and the result is the amazingly versatile guitar music repertoire of David Rogers. Here are settings of Balkan Gypsy dances, Irish harp music, and pieces from Spain and South America, punctuated with amazingly lively rhythm and beautiful, expressive quality of tone. Here also are driving renditions of American fingerstyle masterworks by Leo Kottke, John Fahey, Duck Baker and originals, done with full presence on nylon string guitar using classical technique but leaving out none of the driving style. Add to this the polished performances of selected classics by Bach, Weiss, Sor, Tarrega, Villa-Lobos and others, plus adaptations from such jazz masters as Django Reinhart and Thelonious Monk. Rogers' setting of Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" has received no less praise from his fellow guitar soloists than his high-Baroque harmonizations of airs by the Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan, and the Scottish composer James Oswald. Dave provides wide stylistic variety to provide listeners with the most varied listening experience possible.
PERFORMANCE: Every month, the JCGS meetings offer an
opportunity for folks to play for an - Original Compositions/Arrangements - Interpretive Works - Works in Progress As always, you don't have to play if you show up, but the more the merrier. See you Tuesday! Joe p.s. Bring a friend! ====================================================== Minutes to the June 1st JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! I was worried about this most recent meeting because of the lateness of my e-mail notice (agenda). I hope nobody missed it because of my tardy reminder. I was pleased to note, however, that many of our attendees seem to be on automatic pilot when it comes to attending the first Tuesday JCGS meeting at Paschal Winery. Thanks to all of you who were there and my apologies to any who missed a great evening because of my distractions. I would like to offer a warm welcome to Webster Young, a composer from New York City who was with us on Tuesday evening. He brought along one of his tremelo compositions for guitar of which he had numerous copies that he generously gave out to interested guitarists. Another warm welcome to Matthew Fujikawa who played a stirringly virtuosic "Patriotic Medeley" on the ukelele that included themes from "America the Beautiful", "The Star Spangled Banner", "Yankee Doodle Dandy", and "The Red, White, and Blue". Attendees included: Steve Berman, Grant Ruiz, Liz Vesecky and Hersch King, Jerid Simons, Margaret Gelatt, Joe Thompson, Marcy Greene, Lee Van Duzer, Bil Leonhart, Randy Mason, Haila Williams, Francie Buckley, Roma and Al Sprung and their friend Uma, Dennis Kambury, Bruce Smith, Terry Petty, Tom Rose, Matt Dorris and his wife Rene, Mike Brown and his wife Jane Corlett, Tess Dunaway, new attendee, composer Webster Young from NYC, new attendees from Hawaii, Matthew Fujikawa and Krystle Katahira, Bil Leonhart, Vanessa, Betty McName, De de Dubbs, Komac Tapp and four new folks from out of town whose names I never got, for a total of 37. I hope I didn't miss anyone. UPCOMING EVENTS: David Rogers World Classical Guitar DISCUSSIONS: -The new Music Page is up on the JCGS Website. It is a collection of free printable music files (pdf) and playable sound files (mp3 or midi) from composers and arrangers who have submitted their work. To visit, go to http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org and click on the "Music" link in the navigation bar. -The JCGS Board of Directors had a meeting
on May 20. Our discussions centered around our very first official
"Concert Season". We also discussed fundraising ideas
to help implement the concerts and a brochure for promotion.
Our artist line up for the 2004-05 JCGS Concert Season are: -New attendee, Webster Young, a composer from New York City was with us on Tuesday evening. He brought along one of his tremelo compositions for guitar of which he had numerous copies that he generously gave out to interested guitarists. -LOCAL PERFORMANCES: -Bil Leonhart will play Greek music for "The Zorba Picnic" at Paschal Winery on June 21st from 6-9pm. This evening is part of the Camelot Theatre Company's fundraiser for its major July production of "Zorba". The admission price of $35 includes Greek appetizers/dinner/dessert/live music/dancing and entertainment including a preview of some of the songs from Zorba. Paschal wines are available for purchase. Join us to celebrate the 1st day of summer in one of the valley's most beautiful pastoral settings. Bring a lawn chair if you'd rather sit than dance (seating may be limited). Attendance limited and the price goes up to $40 on June 14th, so reserve early! Call or visit the Camelot Box Office for tickets at 535-5250 (or leave a message and we will call you back). Hours are Thursday-Saturday and Monday from 1-5pm. -El Presidentissimo, Grant Ruiz will be playing in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival greenshow this year. The show opens on the Festival ground "Bricks" (adjacent to the box office) on June 20th. The show includes Conciones, Mariachi, Cuban, Peruvian, Piazzolla, and Latin Disco. Dress rehearsals are on Thursday and Sunday, June 3rd and 6th. -June 6th Sunday, from 1-5 pm, Margaret Gellat will be playing in a tree house in a garden on East Oregon Street in Ashland as part of the "Spring Garden Tour". The event is sponsored by the Ashland Branch of the American Association of University Women. The specific location of Margaret's treehouse has yet to be disclosed. For more info, call 482-7181 or visit: http://www.aauwashland.org -Husband and wife duo, Bil Leonhart and Priscilla Quinby will play (and sing) at Paschal Winery on June 13 from 1-4pm. Komac Tapp plays music for dinner at Tappatio's Mexican Restaurant Monday and Tuesday evenings. -Jaxon Williams plays "First Fridays" at Art and Soul Gallery in downtown Ashland from 6:30-8pm. -The Bagel Shop Band plays folk music from Greece, Albania, Russia and other countries every Sunday from 9-12am at the Key of C coffeehouse in Ashland. -Bil Leonhart plays at the Key of C Coffeehouse every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2-4pm. -The Rogue Valley Jazz Exchange meets at Paschal on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm. -Paschal is hosting a "locals night" on Friday, January 16th, from 6 to 9pm, with 15% off of bottles of wine, 50% off of glasses of wine, and appetizers.
For further information on these and other local and regional performances, visit the JCGS web site: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/clndr-jan.html MEETING PERFORMANCES: That's all for now. See you next time back at Paschal. Remember, it's YOU who makes these wonderful meetings possible. The most effective way to build on the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. And bring a friend! Please, stay tuned, Joe Thompson ====================================================== Agenda for the July JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! Our next meeting is Tuesday, July 6th at Paschal Winery in Talent. Please note the start time at 6pm. This will allow people a half-hour to socialize before the meeting proper, which starts at 6:30. Try to get there and settle in before 6:30 so we can start on time. We will deal with business starting at 6:30 and get right to the music at 7:00pm. For directions to Paschal, go to: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/meetings.html For more information, call 552-9515. And remember, an easy way to contribute to the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. You are encouraged to invite a friend. If you do so, they might want to show up at 7pm to avoid the society business discussions. HERE'S THE ACTUAL AGENDA for the meeting: -Review of JCGS Business activity since
the last meeting -PAYING YOUR DUES: If you paid your $10 annual dues ($5 for students) at any time last year, they were good up until December 31, 2003. To remain a member in "good standing" (what ever that means), you need to cough up some more bucks pronto, preferably at the next meeting. Any money from dues or other contributions paid to the JCGS is fully tax deductible. Reasons to be a dues paying member include: 1.) tax deductable, 2.) ability to vote on JCGS matters requiring the full attention of the membership, 3.) it feels good to support an organization dedicated to the instrument we love, 4.) first shot at tickets to JCGS sponsored events. PERFORMANCE: Every month, the JCGS meetings offer an opportunity for folks to play for an attentive, appreciative, supportive and understanding audience. The following are potential categories in which members might considering making a musical offering. These are not in any particular order, and they may be performed by soloists, duets, trios, quartets, etc.: - Original Compositions/Arrangements - Interpretive Works - Works in Progress As always, you don't have to play if you show up, but the more the merrier. See you Tuesday! Joe p.s. Bring a friend! ====================================================== Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! I did a head count at the July 6th meeting just before the music got under way and counted 55 people. More folks came in after the count so, by my tally, there were over 60 people in attendance. Many of them were first timers...This was Matt and Rene Dorris' last JCGS meeting for a while. Having graduated from SOU with his performance degree in music/guitar, Matt and Rene are off to Boulder, Colorado where Mat will enroll in graduate school. Matt was one of the original JCGS Board members and has contributed greatly to the success of our society. His presence will be missed...A big thank you goes to Elaine Darling of Elaine Darling Catering who surprised us with a wonderful salmon mousse. We took a break from the music to enjoy the mousse and to wish Matt and Rene a bon voyage...Those in attendance included Milton, owner of the Key of C Coffeehouse and leader of the Bagel Shop Band, old music friends, Michael and Lucy Barth, New York city composer and Ashland ex-patriot, Webster Young, long-timed Ashland guitarist and celebrity, Komac Tapp, and Dennis Kambury's friend, Marshal. At the break, Marshal told me that he was studying the early Roman Empire in school and that one of his assignments was to write the story of "A Day in the Life" of a Roman citizen. He chose to write about a Senator. He told me that they were a very noble people that he felt our guitar society gathering had a similar nobility. I couldn't agree more.
Attendees included: Liz Vesecky and Hersch King, Jerid Simons, Margaret Gelatt, Joe Thompson, Marcy Greene, Bil Leonhart, Randy Mason, Haila Williams, Jim Dietz, Francie Buckley, Roma Sprung and her friend, Una, Dennis Kambury and his friend Marshal, Bruce and Barbara Smith and their friends from Texas, Chester, Elsie, and Stephen Dunning, Terry and Jody Petty, Grant Ruiz, Tom Rose, Matt and Rene Dorris, Jaxon and Ronda Williams, Webster Young, Lucy and Michael Barth and three of their friends, De De Dubbs, Phleques, Elaine Darling, and new visitors, Harry Hutton and his wife, Ken and Pat, and Tony and Pat and about 20 people that I had never seen there before, and didn't get their names. I'm putting the official head count at 62. I hope I didn't leave anyone out. DISCUSSIONS: EVENTS (Past and Future): -LOCAL PERFORMANCES: For further information on these and other local and regional performances, visit the JCGS web site: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/clndr-jan.html MEETING PERFORMANCES: Break for Elaine Darling's wonderful Salmon Mousse -Terry Petty played Adelita by Francisco
Tarrega That's all for now. See you next time back at Paschal. Remember, it's YOU who makes these wonderful meetings possible. The most effective way to build on the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. And bring a friend! Please, stay tuned, ====================================== JCGS Board Meeting Minutes August 2nd Minutes to the JCGS Board Meeting of August
2, 2004.
Proposed Agenda for August 2, 2004 JCGS Board Meeting Fund raiser details
Minutes of the August 2nd Meeting: -Status of portable JCGS's stage: Joe volunteered to check with Rene at Paschal as to location and condition of stage and subsequently learned that the stage is missing. -Date of Benefit Concert: Liz had expressed concerns about the timing of the Benefit Concert. After discussions, Liz felt comfortable proceeding with the original August 29th 2004 date. -Master of Ceremonies: Grant and Joe had discussed the idea of a Master of Ceremonies for the Benefit Concert. We proposed a draft of Bruce for this task and Bruce side stepped the draft by volunteering to be MC. -Who will perform on the Benefit Concert program: We discussed two possible approaches to the Benefit concert: 1.) A program which would highlight what we are all about as an organization. This approach would mix professional and amateur performers in much the same manner as the monthly meetings. 2.) Put our best foot forward by presenting the professional members in our ranks. We decided to go with the latter presentation. Performers will include Grant Ruiz, Joe Thompson, Steve Berman, Bil Leonhart and Jaxon Williams with a possibility of Dan Ferris. -General discussion of fund raising ideas: We agreed to have a printed program and a 20 minute intermission for the benefit concert. It was decided that Joe's idea of a large cardboard thermometer showing our goal and our progress toward it would put undue pressure on both the benefit concert audience and the monthly meeting attendees. We visited the idea of a large donation jar which folks could drop spare change into, both at the concert and at the monthly meetings. Bruce suggested that it would be better to not hit up attendees for spare change. We have something special going and we should be careful about how we change it. As a side note: At the meeting on August 3rd, two attendees proposed the idea of putting out a donation jar as a way to raise funds. -Food at the concert: Generally, we were in agreement that we would go this route although we deferred the particulars to a later date. -Advanced ticket sales: Bruce will talk to Lenny at "CD or Not CD" about his shop being an advanced ticket outlet for us. We also decided that it would be good to offer tickets in Medford. Bruce volunteered to approach Mellelo's coffeehouse in downtown Medford as a possibility. Subsequently, CD or Not CD agreed to sell our tickets for us and we have yet to hear from Mellello's. Additionally, we decided to encourage folks on our e-mail list to sell advanced tickets to their friends. Grant said he had a template for printed tickets and volunteered to produce the tickets. -Advertising for the benefit concert: Besides posters, we will send pr to Revels, Tempo, JPR and KSYS. Roma will ask Bil Leonhart to talk to Jeff Golden about an interview on the radio (JPR). Subsequent developments: Bob Davies (producer of JPR's Jefferson Daily) called Joe Thompson and made arrangements for an interview at a rehearsal of the Dark Rose Trio. -Flyers: Joe volunteered to make up the flyer. Subsequent development: Grant submitted a flyer design incorporating the JCGS Logo which was approved by the board. Joe will have 100 copies printed on brightly colored paper. We will canvas Medford, Phoenix, Talent, and Ashland. Bruce will canvas Medford, Grant will do Ashland, Liz will do the Ashland Railroad District, Roma will do Phoenix and Talent. It was suggested that Mike Hoyt might do Jacksonville. -Other ideas discussed: Ask performers to offer their CD's for sale. Joe needs to have more JCGS brochures printed. Pay attention to quality of venue (esp. acoustics) at concert to be sure Unitarian is best venue for Vieaux concert. -Volunteers: Liz's volunteer list, ask specific people who are known to be reliable to volunteer instead of waiting for people to step up. Volunteer tasks: ticket selling and taking, Drinks, food and money handling should take 3 or 4 people. It was agreed volunteers would get a $5 discount on their tickets. -Season Brochure: We are relatively certain that we will not have any large donors, therefore the final panel of the season brochure is up for grabs. Suggestions for the back panel: Donor categories, outreach, non-profit-concert series-Paschal photo, names in programs. -Agreed upon categories: -How to let it be known that we are reaching out to potential donors: Announce at meetings, talk to individuals, Grant will talk to Jeff Rinkoff and Bill Epstein, Bruce is waiting to hear from Re-Max, approach downtown businesses. That's it for now, Joe ====================================== Agenda to the August 3rd JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! Please mark your calendars now! The first annual JCGS Fund Raising Concert featuring members of the Jefferson Classical Guitar Society has been set for Sunday afternoon, August 29th at 3:00pm. The concert will be at the Unitarian Center, 87 Fourth Street, in Ashland. All proceeds raised by this concert will go towards funding the 2004-2005 JCGS Concert Series. Stay tuned for more information. Our next meeting is Tuesday, August 3, 2004 at Paschal Winery in Talent. Please note the start time at 6pm. This will allow people a half-hour to socialize before the meeting proper, which starts at 6:30. Try to get there and settle in before 6:30 so we can start on time. We will deal with business starting at 6:30 and get right to the music at 7:00pm. For directions to Paschal, go to: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/meetings.html For more information, call 552-9515. And remember, an easy way to contribute to the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. You are encouraged to invite a friend. If you do so, they might want to show up at 7pm to avoid the society business discussions. -PAYING YOUR DUES: If you paid your $10
annual dues ($5 for students) at any time last year, they were
good up until December 31, 2003. To remain a member in "good
standing" (what ever that means), you need to cough up some
more bucks pronto, preferably at the next meeting. Any money
from dues or other contributions paid to the JCGS is fully tax
deductible. Reasons to be a dues paying member include: 1.) tax
deductable, 2.) ability to vote on JCGS matters requiring the
full attention of the membership, 3.) it feels good to support
an organization dedicated to the instrument we love, 4.) PERFORMANCE: Every month, the JCGS meetings offer an
opportunity for folks to play for an attentive, appreciative,
supportive and understanding audience. The following are potential
categories in which members might considering making - Original Compositions/Arrangements - Interpretive Works - Works in Progress As always, you don't have to play if you show up, but the more the merrier. See you Tuesday! Joe p.s. Bring a friend!
Back to Top Minutes to the August 3rd JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! Soooo..your secretary has been falling down on the job. These, I'm embarrassed to say, are the minutes to the last general meeting (August 3rd) of the JCGS. And here it is one week away from the next meeting. I decided it would be good to complete these minutes before sending out the agenda for the Tuesday, September 7th meetingarg! When Grant Ruiz is absent from the meetings (as he was in this instance due to Greenshow duties) Steve Berman normally fills in as chairperson. With Steve absent as well, Roma and I took on the task of running the meeting. Discussions centered primarily around the JCGS Benefit Concert scheduled for August 29th (which has already happened by the way). Attendees included: Liz Vesecky and Hersch King, Jerid Simons, Margaret Gelatt, Joe Thompson, Marcy Greene, Bil Leonhart, Haila Williams, Jim Dietz, Francie Buckley, Roma and Al Sprung and Als' Dad, Mamia Sakradse, Dennis Kambury, Nathan Hoyt and his parents Mike and Kim, Jeff Altemus, Tom Rose, Jaxon and Ronda Williams, Dan Verner, Dave and Lindy Gomez, John Soares, Kathrine Brick, Tess Dunaway, Webster Young, Sue Stephens, Scott and Susan Van Fassen, Karen Woodland. I did a head count and came up with 35 attendees.
DISCUSSIONS: OTHER DISCUSSIONS:
UPCOMING EVENTS: -Dark Rose Trio plays on August 4th and 14th (come and gone) at noon at Carpenter Hall in Ashland as part of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Noon Concert Series -JCGS Member, Bil Leonhart plays guitar
and bazouki in the Camelot Theatre production of, "Zorba".
(come and gone) REGIONAL PERFORMANCES: -The Bagel Shop Band plays folk music from Greece, Albania, Russia and other countries every Sunday from 9-12am at the Key of C coffeehouse in Ashland. -Bil Leonhart plays at the Key of C Coffeehouse every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2-4pm. -The Rogue Valley Jazz Exchange meets at Paschal on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm. -Paschal hosts a "locals night" on the 3rd Friday of every month, from 6 to 9pm, with 15% off of bottles of wine, 50% off of glasses of wine, and appetizers.
For further information on these and other local and regional performances, visit the JCGS web site: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/clndr-jan.html MEETING PERFORMANCES: That's all for now. See you next time back at Paschal. Remember, it's YOU who makes these wonderful meetings possible. The most effective way to build on the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. And bring a friend! Please, stay tuned, Joe Thompson ======================================
Agenda to the September 7th JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! On Sunday afternoon, August 29, the JCGS presented its Benefit Concert. The purpose of the concert was to raise funds for the "2004-05 Concert Series" featuring Michael Partington, Martha Masters and Jason Vieaux. The Benefit concert was very successful. There was talk of this becoming an annual event. I was especially impressed with the way so many people came together to help make everything run so smoothly. I hesitate to name people for fear of leaving someone out, but here goes. Thanks to: -Roma Sprung for her unbridled enthusiasm
in getting out the word and in taking on the responsibility for
our new stage to replace the old one that went missing. I will be horrified if I left anyone out. Our next meeting is Tuesday, September 7th at Paschal Winery in Talent. Please note the start time at 6pm. This will allow people a half-hour to socialize before the meeting proper, which starts at 6:30. Try to get there and settle in before 6:30 so we can start on time. We will deal with business starting at 6:30 and get right to the music at 7:00pm. For directions to Paschal, go to: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/meetings.html For more information, call 552-9515. And remember, an easy way to contribute to the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. You are encouraged to invite a friend. If you do so, they might want to show up at 7pm to avoid the society business discussions. JCGS WEB SITE UPDATE: -The Music lending library has been added to the JCGS Website. Check it out by clicking on the Members Page and then again on JCGS Music Library REVIEW OF JCGS BUSINESS ACTIVITY since the last meeting: -Run down of the JCGS Benefit Concert HERE'S THE ACTUAL AGENDA for the meeting: -Membership performances: who's playing
when and where? -PAYING YOUR DUES: If you paid your $10
annual dues ($5 for students) at any PERFORMANCE: Every month, the JCGS meetings offer an
opportunity for folks to play for an - Original Compositions/Arrangements - Interpretive Works - Works in Progress As always, you don't have to play if you show up, but the more the merrier. See you Tuesday! Joe p.s. Bring a friend! ======================================
Minutes to the September 7th JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! This meeting (September 7, 2004) was an opportunity for us to relax, let our hair down and enjoy the fruits of our labor. The JCGS Benefit Concert was a success and we can kick back a bit before we have to get ready for the first of the upcoming concerts, starting with Michael Partington from Seattle on October 29th. We are still working out the details of where this concert will be, so stay tuned for further info. Attendees included: Steve Berman and Sharon DaVora, Liz Vesecky and Hersch King, Jerid Simons, Margaret Gelatt, Joe Thompson, Bil Leonhart, Betty McName, Randy Mason, Haila Williams, Jim Dietz, Francie Buckley, Roma Sprung, Terry Petty, Grant Ruiz, Tom Rose, Jaxon, Rebecca and Ronda Williams, Lulu Samino, Tom Reddick, Matt. M., Randy Mason, Tess Dunaway, Dede Dubbes and friend, Dan Verner, Larry Meyers, Steve (Judy's husband) and nine others for whom I didn't get names, for a grand total of 39 attendees.
DISCUSSIONS: -Grant noted that there were still some "JCGS Sampler" CD's left over from the Benefit Concert. They turned out very well and will make great Christmas gifts. And the best part, all proceeds from their sale will go to support the JCGS Concert Series. -The JCGS Music Library is coming along nicely. Haila Williams, the Music Librarian has been bringing the library to the meetings for those of you with interest. Also, the contents of the Library are now posted on the JCGS Website in the Members section. -Grant offered a hearty thank you to all of those in attendance who helped out at the JCGS Benefit Concert and to those that attended. He noted that the Unitarian Center had given us a reduced rate because it was a fundraiser for a non-profit organization. Roma, our treasurer, reported that the concert netted $1913.00. All proceeds will go to the JCGS Concert Series. -With numerous new faces in the crowd, Grant pointed out the $10 non-obligatory membership fee for those who would like to become members, and the sign-up sheet for those who would like to be on the society Mailing List. -Haila Williams announced the impending release by Ashland's own Blackstone Audio Books of "Tales of the Alhambra" by Washington Irving. This audio book will feature a cover painted by guitarist and JCGS member Haila Williams and guitar music by JCGS member Joseph Thompson. UPCOMING EVENTS: -Michael Partington " Partington is an intelligent
and articulate young guitarist, one to be welcomed without reservation." REGIONAL PERFORMANCES: -There are still a few seats available
for the first Siskiyou Institute fall concert series at the Old
Siskiyou Barn in Ashland. The first concert will take place on
Friday, September 17, 2004 at 8:00 p.m. and will be a cd release
party for jazz guitarist Mimi Fox. Mimi will be joined by bay
area bassist Cindy Browne. The concert will be followed by a workshop
on Saturday, September 18 at 11:00 a.m. at the Old Siskiyou Barn.
The workshop is open to students and teachers as well as the
general public. -Dark Rose Trio will perform for the Pistol River Concert Association in Pistol River, Oregon on Saturday, September 11, 2004. -Dark Rose Trio will perform for the Oregon Shakespeare Festivals Greenshow on October 7th and 7th starting at 6:45. -Steve Berman will play English Country Folk Songs at the Schneider Art Museum on Saturday, September 18th, from 10-11am. Music will accompany storytelling and is appropriate for children 4years and older. -Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will perform
in Portland on the chamber Music concert Series at Reed College
on -Joe Thompson will play guitar music for wine tasting at Paschal Winery on Saturday, Sept. 25th, from 1-4 pm. -Priscilla Quinby will play the lead in the Camelot Production of "Sisters Rosenschweig" this Wednesday through Sunday nights, September 8-12 with shows starting at 8pm and a matinee on Sunday at 2pm. -PORTLAND GUITAR FESTIVAL will be March 4-6, a Thursday through Saturday. Performers will include David Tannenbaum and the Seattle Guitar Quartet, which includes Michael Partington, a guitarist we are considering for our concert min-series. The festival includes other performers and a guitar competition. An event-long pass is only $100. The brochure that Jarid Simons pointed to a website (http://www.guitarfestival.pdx.edu/), but this currently only lists information for last year's festival. Maybe it will be updated later.
-LOCAL PERFORMANCES: -Jaxon Williams plays "First Fridays" at Art and Soul Gallery in downtown Ashland from 6:30-8pm. -The Bagel Shop Band plays folk music from Greece, Albania, Russia and other countries every Sunday from 9-12am at the Key of C coffeehouse in Ashland. -Bil Leonhart plays at the Key of C Coffeehouse every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2-4pm. -The Rogue Valley Jazz Exchange meets at Paschal on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm. -Paschal is hosting a "locals night" on Friday, January 16th, from 6 to 9pm, with 15% off of bottles of wine, 50% off of glasses of wine, and appetizers.
For further information on these and other local and regional performances, visit the JCGS web site: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/clndr-jan.html MEETING PERFORMANCES: That's all for now. See you next time back at Paschal. Remember, it's YOU who makes these wonderful meetings possible. The most effective way to build on the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. And bring a friend! Please, stay tuned, Joe Thompson ======================================
Agenda to the October 5th JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! The long awaited "JCGS Concert Series" begins this month with a concert by British classical guitarist, Michael Partington. Mr. Partington will be performing for us on Friday, October 29th, at 8:00 pm. The concert will take place at the First Methodist Church, 165 N. Main Street, in Ashland. Tickets are $15.00 general and $5.00 for students. Children under 12 years of age are admitted free. Contact me, Joe Thompson at 552-9515 for more information. The Southern Oregon University music department hosts a master class with Mr. Partington the next day, Saturday, October 30 from 10:00am-noon in the choir room (room 220 upstairs) of the music building. The class is open to the public. Auditing fees are $10.00 general and $5.00 students. I first heard Mr. Partington in Seattle about 12 years ago when I was one of the judges for the guitar competition at the Northwest Guitar Festival in Seattle. Though I listened to about 25 competitors, I still remember his wonderful technical facility and his refined musicality. Listening to his current recordings, I am struck by how much his playing has matured over the intervening years. He definitely deserves his place in the spotlight among the concert guitarists who tour internationally. Don't miss this exciting concert artist! Michael Partington has been praised by Classical Guitar Magazine for his "lyricism, intensity and clear technical command." Fellow British guitarist David Russell has described his playing as having "exquisite good taste and fluid perfection. He truly makes the guitar sound beautiful" Mr. Partington has performed as a recital soloist, chamber musician and concerto soloist throughout Europe and North America. Our next meeting is Tuesday, October 5th at Paschal Winery in Talent. Please note the start time at 6pm. This will allow people a half-hour to socialize before the meeting proper, which starts at 6:30. Try to get there and settle in before 6:30 so we can start on time. We will deal with business starting at 6:30 and get right to the music at 7:00pm. For directions to Paschal, go to: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/meetings.html For more information, call 552-9515. And remember, an easy way to contribute to the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. You are encouraged to invite a friend. If you do so, they might want to show up at 7pm to avoid the society business discussions. HERE'S THE ACTUAL AGENDA for the meeting: - Membership performances: who's playing
when and where? -PAYING YOUR DUES: If you paid your $10
annual dues ($5 for students) at any
PERFORMANCE: Every month, the JCGS meetings offer an
opportunity for folks to play for an - Original Compositions/Arrangements - Interpretive Works - Works in Progress As always, you don't have to play if you show up, but the more the merrier. See you Tuesday! Joe p.s. Bring a friend! ======================================
Minutes to the October 5th JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! The JCGS Board has been discussing the idea of a concert series for quite some time. How appropriate that in this month of October, we begin to reap the fruits of our labors with the very first concert artist of our very first JCGS Concert Series. On Friday, October 29 at 8:00pm, Brittish classical guitarist, Michael Partington will revel us with his artistry at the First Methodist Church, 175 N. Main St. (near Laurel St.). It is a small thing to buy a ticket for the concert but it is a very big thing to support your guitar society by attending. Mark it on your calendar and invite your friends to come along. Also, don't forget Mr. Partington's master class on Saturday, October 30 from 10:00am to noon at the SOU Music Building Choir Room (Room 220, upstairs).
Attendees included: Steve Berman, Liz Vesecky and Hersch King, Jerid Simons, Margaret Gelatt, Joe Thompson, Marcy Greene, Murel Wilson, Bil Leonhart, Randy Mason, Haila Williams, Jim Dietz, Francie Buckley, Roma Sprung, Mike Hoyt, Grant Ruiz, Tom Rose, David Brown and friend, Terry Everson, Dan and Carolyn Verner, Milton Bloombaum, Matt Ross, Betty MacName and friend, De De Dubbs, Jeff Rinkoff. I hope I didn't miss anyone. My head count came to 33. DISCUSSIONS: UPCOMING EVENTS: The long awaited "JCGS Concert Series" begins this month with a concert by British classical guitarist, Michael Partington. Mr. Partington will be performing for us on Friday, October 29th, at 8:00 pm. The concert will take place at the First Methodist Church, 165 N. Main Street, in Ashland. Tickets are $15.00 general and $5.00 for students. Children under 12 years of age are admitted free. Contact me, Joe Thompson at 552-9515 for more information. The Southern Oregon University music department hosts a master class with Mr. Partington the next day, Saturday, October 30 from 10:00am-noon in the choir room (room 220 upstairs) of the music building. The class is open to the public. Auditing fees are $10.00 general and $5.00 students. (Click here for Mr. Partingtons Website. http://www.michaelpartington.com/concerts.html) Michael Partington is one of the most engaging of the new generation of concert players. Praised by Classical Guitar Magazine for his "lyricism, intensity and clear technical command," this award-winning British guitarist has performed internationally as a soloist and with ensemble to unanimous critical praise. Audiences are put at ease by his charming stage manner and captivated by his musical interpretations. His innate rhythmic understanding and sense for tonal colour combine to form some of the most memorable phrasing to be heard on the guitar. He began playing guitar at age 6 while growing up in Wales, gave his first public performance at age 7 and won his first competition at age 9. He has trained with many of the world's greatest guitarists, including Oscar Ghiglia, Eliot Fisk, Eduardo Fernandez, Manuel Barrueco and David Russell, who commented on his "exquisite good taste and fluid perfection." Partington received a performance degree from the University of Washington, where he was a Brechemin scholar and graduated magna cum laude, studying under Steven Novacek. Since moving to the USA he has received awards in several guitar, instrumental and concerto competitions. He has appeared throughout the USA, UK and Scandanavia in solo recital, with orchestra and in chamber ensembles. He has performed along the West Coast from Los Angeles to Vancouver, and in Idaho, Arizona, Texas and Virginia, including the first solo guitar recital in Seattle's Benaroya Hall. "Consummate guitar artistry command,
tonal variety and." " exquisite good taste and fluid perfection.
He truly makes the guitar sound beautiful." "His playing was beautifully poised
with all the technique and imagination to convey the textures
of the work, and produce a very full, rich tone on the guitar...
fine musicianship." "Gorgeous playing... He does what I think is most interesting, he owns every note he plays. No muffled half played passages or over the top slurred messes of ambiguity. Every note was there and every note contributed to the shapes and forms and drama of the music unfolding. The breathing was perfect and the long crescendos with such a big sound on top took my breath away ... wonderful clarity and sense of texture." Larry Deack, Orange County Guitar Circle
-REGIONAL PERFORMANCES: -LOCAL PERFORMANCES: -Jaxon Williams plays "First Fridays" at Art and Soul Gallery in downtown Ashland from 6:30-8pm. -The Bagel Shop Band plays folk music from Greece, Albania, Russia and other countries every Sunday from 9-12am at the Key of C coffeehouse in Ashland. -Bil Leonhart plays at the Key of C Coffeehouse every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2-4pm. -The Rogue Valley Jazz Exchange meets at Paschal on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm. -Paschal is hosting a "locals night" on Friday, January 16th, from 6 to 9pm, with 15% off of bottles of wine, 50% off of glasses of wine, and appetizers.
For further information on these and other local and regional performances, visit the JCGS web site: http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org/clndr-jan.html MEETING PERFORMANCES: That's all for now. See you next time back at Paschal. Remember, it's YOU who makes these wonderful meetings possible. The most effective way to build on the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. And bring a friend! Please, stay tuned, Joe Thompson ====================================== JCGS Board Meeting Minutes November 5th Minutes to the JCGS Board Meeting of November
11, 2004.
Proposed agenda from el presidente, Grant Concert Review Resources, what and where and what to do
with them Preparations for Martha Masters' concert Other business
Discussions: 1. Michael Partington concert Review Grant reported that Michael Partington liked the First Methodist Church as a concert venue. The lighting was good (cozy and soft with the focus on the stage). Joe noted that Michael had mentioned the green room was a bit cool. Joe said he would bring along his space heater for the next event. Liz suggested that we might pursue the possibility of storing the stage at the Methodist Church. Grant reported that all went smoothly in working with Dave Rogers and that we should follow the same set up with The Martha Masters concert. Roma reported that we sold 75 tickets and brought in $1015 at the door. Grant said that the food and drink concession went well. Liz noted that people asked for coffee and that we should offer urns of caf and de-caf at the next concert. We decided that we liked the Methodist Church well enough to reserve it for the Masters and Vieaux concerts. We discussed next year's Concert Series and decided to put together a list of performers that we would like to contact. There was uncertainty as to whether this season's anonymous donor would donate in a similar manner towards a 2005-2006 Concert Series. We need to clarify this point with Dave Rogers. We discussed next seasons financing of a concert series and decided that we could offer 3 guitarists a $500 guarantee plus 80% of all proceeds after the guarantee is met. A master class would be self supporting. We agreed that if the anonymous donor offers assistance again, we would have to revisit the financial arrangements. 2. Resources, what and where and what to do with them The CD's are done (Note: Grant has subsequently discovered a glitch in the final cut of the CD so we need to have the entire run done over again. It remains to be seen what additional expense will be incurred.) Joe currently has the stage stored in his garage. He agreed to be responsible for moving it to the storage shed at Strawberry Lane. We realized that the three stage units won't fit on the Methodist Church stage (altar?) and thus we will not be able to meet Jason Vieaux stage size requirement as stipulated in his contract. We agreed that we should approach Mr. Vieaux's agent to inquire as to whether an exception could be made in this case. Otherwise, we will not bring in the additional stage units and Mr. Vieaux will have the larger Methodist stage (altar). Roma agreed to contact Mr. Vieaux's agent to inquire. We decided to work on building our donor list in order to increase the funds we have to work with. We decided that a general e-mailing to the JCGS e-mail list seeking donations in advance of the end of the year would be worthwhile. We also agreed that a letter on JCGS stationery sent to a targeted list of potential donors would be worth pursuing. Bruce agreed to compose a letter for the boards approval.
3. Preparations for Martha Masters Concert We have some time before we need to begin focusing on this. We decided to use the Partington concert as a model for the Masters concert.
4. Other Business We discussed the impending departure of our illustrious el presidente, Grant Ruiz and how this will change the structure of the board of directors. Bruce, Liz, Roma and Joe indicated that they would like to return to the board next year. There was uncertainty as to whether Maurya and Steve are interested in remaining on the board. There are potentially three spots that will be open. We discussed the possibility of recruiting society members who might be interested in serving. Names that were put forth included: Mike Hoyt, Francie Buckley, Jim Dietz, Randy Mason, and Haila Williams. Nominees will be elected to the board at the January 2005 general meeting and the board will vote to fill positions of president, secretary and treasurer. We discussed membership benefits and whether they should include miscellaneous chatchkas such as tee shirts, buttons, bumper stickers, newsletters, etc. Up to this point, there has been an effort to keep members dues separate from other income (such as donations, fund raising income, JCGS CD sales, etc. Bruce suggested that membership dues should not be paid with an expectation of receiving something other than membership in our organization. He noted that if we institute a policy of giving out items for membership dues, that the IRS would have issues with this practice. We decided that all monies collected by the JCGS should go into a single fund. Bruce noted that it is still important to keep track of where the money comes from and where it goes.
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Agenda to the November 9th JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! The very first concert of the very first JCGS Concert Series was a grand success. Those who were able to make it to the concert at the Methodist Church in Ashland on October 29th were held spellbound by Seattle guitarist, Michael Partington. Those who didn't make it to the concert should be kicking themselves for having missed an opportunity to hear a true master of the classical guitar up close and personal. On the following morning, Michael worked with seven guitarists in a very well attended master class. We are looking forward to the next concert and master class by Los Angeles guitarist, Martha Masters on Friday, January 14th, 2004. Your support of these JCGS events will help to make future concerts a reality so be sure to mark your calendars now.
NOVEMBER MEETING: JCGS WEB SITE UPDATE: HERE'S THE ACTUAL AGENDA for the meeting: -Membership performances: who's playing
when and where? PAYING YOUR DUES: UPCOMING EVENTS: "one of the brightest of the new stars. Unquestionably high-level technique and a sense of the music, of soul." Acoustic Guitar Magazine
PERFORMANCE: Every month, the JCGS meetings offer an
opportunity for folks to play for an - Original Compositions/Arrangements - Interpretive Works - Works in Progress As always, you don't have to play if you show up, but the more the merrier. See you Tuesday! Joe p.s. Bring a friend! ======================================
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to the November 9th JCGS Meeting Another great gathering! There was some worry that, because we met on the second Tuesday, there might be a fall off in attendance. Well, there wasn't! The head count was right at 40. The JCGS extends a special welcome to Drew Burgess who is very excited to have found us. Drew is a guitarist and art teacher at College of the Siskiyous in Weed, California and lives in Redding. He plans to make the drive for our meetings each month, weather permitting. As the word spreads, we are truly becoming the guitar society of the State of Jefferson. Next month we are back to our normal first Tuesday at Paschal, which falls on December 7th this year. Also, please make a note that Paschal will be closed for the first two weeks in January. We had our January 2004 meeting at Headwaters (84 4th Street in Ashland's Railroad District) and it is likely that we will do the same for January 2005. I will be sending out reminders of the temporary change of venue when we have more information. Attendees included: Steve Berman, Liz Vesecky and Hersch King, Jerid Simons, Margaret Gelatt, Joe Thompson, Bil Leonhart, Betty McName, Randy Mason, Haila Williams, Jim Dietz, Francie Buckley, Roma Sprung, Dennis Kambury, Nathan and Mike Hoyt, Grant Ruiz, Terry Everson and friend Albert, Drew Burgess, Eddie Condon and friend, Dave Rogers, Dede Dubbs, Jackie Hanford, Ken Ward, Jeff Rinkoff and a bunch of folks who were new to the gathering for a total of 40. DISCUSSIONS: -JCGS three-year anniversary: We just passed
our third anniversary with last months meeting. The JCGS had
its first meeting on October 5th, 2001. -Other discussions: Margaret Gelatt suggested that membership cards would be a good idea. Margaret also wondered if we couldn't get the visiting concert artists to play things that we know. She acknowledged that Mr. Partington played wonderfully well but was disappointed that he didn't play anything familiar. Grant Ruiz noted that Michael Partington was on a mission to expand the listening repertoire among lovers of the classical guitar. Joe Thompson felt that Mr. Partington's program was excellent well structured and especially enjoyed that fact that he played works that are rarely heard in concerts. He said that concerts consist of the same old warhorses and it can become a contest to see who can play them the fastest. REGIONAL PERFORMANCES: -Be sure not to miss the ancient instrument collection at the Schneider Art Museum on the SOU campus. -This just in from el Presidente Grant Ruiz: As a reminder, Yaelisa and Caminos Flamencos are performing at the Craterian this Friday: http://craterian.org/calendar.html Should be a great show. Check out their
website, There is still space available for the
lecture/demo that Jason McGuire will give at my house at 8pm
on Saturday. The cost is $20 for the 1.5 hour session, which
should be informative and interesting. I have heard from different
sources that Jason is a nice fellow and very good at instructing
beginners. Guitarists are encouraged to bring their guitars,
especially if you know nothing There is also still space to sit in on one or both of the dance classes that Jason will be accompanying for Yaelisa at McNeil Pavilion on the SOU campus. The classes are at 1:30pm and 3:30pm and last 1.5 hours each. The cost is $15 per class to audit, and it's a chance to see a master accompany. And, hey, if you want to learn flamenco dance, Yaelisa is teaching a beginning class at McNeil from noon to 1:30pm. The cost is $30 if before Friday, $40 afterwards. Yaelisa and Jason allow videotaping, which is very rare among flamenco instructors. If you are interested in any of these wonderful (and rare) opportunities, please contact me. Best, -LOCAL PERFORMANCES: -Jaxon Williams plays "First Fridays" at Art and Soul Gallery in downtown Ashland from 6:30-8pm. -The Bagel Shop Band plays folk music from Greece, Albania, Russia and other countries every Sunday from 9-12am at the Key of C coffeehouse in Ashland. -The Rogue Valley Jazz Exchange meets at Paschal on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm. -Paschal is hosting a "locals night" on Friday, November 19th, from 6 to 9pm, with 15% off of bottles of wine, 50% off of glasses of wine, and appetizers.
For further information on these and other local and regional performances, visit the JCGS web site: http://JeffersonGuitar.org/clndr-this.html MEETING PERFORMANCES: That's all for now. See you next time back at Paschal. Remember, it's YOU who makes these wonderful meetings possible. The most effective way to build on the success of the JCGS is to show up at the monthly meetings. And bring a friend! Please, stay tuned, Joe Thompson |
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