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Agenda for the January 4th JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy New Year! Please note, our next meeting WILL NOT be at Paschal Winery. The Paschal staff likes to take a couple of weeks off in early January and so will be closed on the first Tuesday of the New Year. Our January meeting will be held instead at the Headwaters Building, 84 Fourth Street, in the Railroad District of Ashland. Our February 1st meeting will be back at Paschal. The promotional effort for the Martha Masters concert is now in full swing. Ms. Masters' Concert is on Friday, January 14th, 2005 at the first Methodist Church, 175 North Main St. in Ashland. She will present a master class on Saturday, January 15 from 10am to 1pm in the Recital Hall of the Music Building on the SOU campus. For more information on Martha and the concert, go to the JCGS Website (http://JeffersonGuitar.org) and click on the link to the "Events" page. To visit Martha Masters' website, go to http://marthamasters.com/ I would like to encourage you all to attend the first general meeting of the new year, this coming Tuesday, January 4th as we will be holding elections to determine the JCGS Board of Directors. Current board members, Steve Berman, Maurya Murphey and board president, Grant Ruiz will be stepping down. Nominations for this election will be accepted via e-mail to info@jeffersonguitar.org until midnight on December 31, 2004. The slate of candidates includes four current board members who are seeking re-election to their positions: Bruce Smith, Roma Sprung, Joe Thompson, and Liz Vesecky. Additionally there are 5 nominees. They include Eddie Condon, Margaret Gelatt, Mike Hoyt, Randy Mason, and Haila Williams. In the interests of having an informed electorate, we have asked each candidate to make a brief (one minute or so) statement prior to the balloting which might include a short bio and reasons for seeking board membership. (Note: An option to making a statement could be asking someone to read a written statement for them.) -JANUARY MEETING: JCGS WEB SITE UPDATE: 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 time last year, they were good up until December 31, 2004. 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, 5.) you get a very cool JCGS Membership Card which you can show off to all your friends.. UPCOMING EVENTS: JCGS Presents Martha Masters in Concert Masterclass Concert: Friday,
January 14, 2005 The Jefferson Classical Guitar Society is proud to present the critically acclaimed international concert guitarist, Martha Masters. Ms. Masters will perform on Friday evening, January 14th, 2005, at the First Methodist Church, 165 N. Main Street, in Ashland. Concert time is 8:00pm. The Southern Oregon University music department will host the artist in a master class the next day, Saturday, January 15th from 10:00am to 1:00pm in the recital hall (room 220 upstairs) of the music building. The class will be open to the public. Auditing fees are $10.00 general and $5.00 students. Martha Masters is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after guitarists of her generation, being described as "artful, virtuosic and sophisticated," (Palos Verdes Peninsula News) with "poise, maturity and clean technique" (San Antonio Express-News). In October of 2000 Martha won first prize in the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) International Solo Competition, including a recording contract with Naxos, a concert video with Mel Bay, and an extensive North American concert tour. In November of 2000, she also won the Andrés Segovia International Guitar Competition in Linares, Spain and was a finalist in the Alexandre Tansman International Competition of Musical Personalities in Lodz, Poland. Prior to 2000, Martha was a prizewinner or finalist in numerous other international competitions, including the 1999 International Guitar Competition "Paco Santiago Marín" in Granada, Spain, the 1998 Tokyo International Guitar Competition and the 1997 GFA International Solo Competition. Currently, Martha is on the guitar faculty at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She received both the Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from the Peabody Conservatory, where she studied with Manuel Barrueco, and completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Southern California as a student of Scott Tennant. Critical Acclaim "Classical guitarist Martha Masters
is one of the brightest new stars of her generation. She has
that combo of unquestionably high-level technique and a sense
of the music, of soul." "With her clean playing, well-graded
dynamics and all-round musical intelligence, she is a pleasure
to listen to." 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! Back to Top Minutes for the January 4th Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! I'm sorry for the delay with these minutes. I hope everyone got the word that our January meeting was at the Headwaters Building and not at Pascal Winery. Our next meeting is February 1st back at Pascal Winery. We had our elections for the new board. The new board is scheduled to meet on January 21st and will elect new officers. The Martha Masters concert was very successful with over 100 in attendance on a rainy night. This is about 30 more than we had for the Michael Partington concert. Hopefully, this growth is a trend. Martha said that her visit to Ashland was as good as it gets for a touring concert artist. She said she loved the town and the people and looks forward to returning. Please stay tuned for the March 11th concert and March 12th master class by Cleveland guitarist, Jason Vieaux. Attendees included: Steve Berman, Liz Vesecky and Hersch King, Jerid Simons, Margaret Gelatt, Joe Thompson, Randy Mason, Haila Williams, Roma Sprung, Grant Ruiz, Tom Rose, Jaxon and Ronda Williams, Bruce and Barbara Smith, Dan Verner, De De Meyers, Jackie Hanford, Mike, Kim and Nathan Hoyt, Dave Rogers, Eddie Condon and Dexter Rose, Matt Gwinup. There were some folks who came in late and I didn't get their names. I put the head count at about 30. DISCUSSIONS: ELECTIONS: UPCOMING EVENTS: Jason Vieaux Jason Vieaux will perform a classical guitar concert in Ashland on Friday, March 11 at 8:00pm. He will present a master class the following day. Jason Vieaux is widely recognized as one of the most exciting guitarists of his generation. Hailed as a "fast-rising guitar hero" (Cleveland Plain Dealer, April, 2003), his dynamic concert programs are highlighted by his effortless virtuosity, natural musicianship and an engaging manner with audiences worldwide. While concert tours take him across the United States and abroad to Europe, Canada, Mexico Southeast Asia and New Zealand, Jason Vieaux is also a sought after teacher, and has assumed a leadership role as head of the Guitar Department at the distinguished Cleveland Institute of Music. "...close to perfection...with
a maturity, confidence, emotion and virtuosity which belie his
youth..." -LOCAL PERFORMANCES: -Classical Guitarist Rob Ross along with Steven and Lisa Truelove on piano and cello will present an all-Bach concert at the First Concregational Church in Ashland. The concert is on Friday, January 28th and starts at 7:30. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door. -There will be a concert of the original music for brass ensemble by Mark Jacobs on Saturday, January 23 at the First Congregational Church in Ashland. Bil Leonhart plays 7-string jazz guitar at the Downtown Café in downtown Talent every Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. -Dan Verner plays music for dining at the Russian Restaurant, "Samovar" every Thursday and Saturday, starting at 5:30. -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 hosts a "locals night" on the third 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://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 Back to Top Agenda for the February 1st JCGS Meeting Greetings, guitar enthusiasts! January has been an eventful month for the JCGS. We had our annual JCGS Board elections at the January 4th meeting. Members from the previous board who stepped down were Grant Ruiz (el presidentissimo), Steve Berman, and Maurya Murphey. New to the board this year are Mike Hoyt, Randy Mason and Haila Williams. The members continuing from last year are Bruce Smith, Roma Sprung, Joe Thompson, and Liz Vesecky. Many thanks to all of the candidates who stepped forward for our guitar society. The JCGS Board held their first meeting with the new members on Friday, January 21st. First order of business was to elect new board officers. The new treasurer is Randy Mason, the new secretary is Roma Sprung, and the new president is, yours truly, Joe Thompson. Roma will be assuming the role of writing up the minutes and agendas beginning with the February meeting. We also had the second concert of the first ever JCGS Concert Series with an outstanding program by Martha Masters. We had a record turnout with over 100 attendees. As MC Bruce Smith pointed out, 4 of the 6 works on her program were by living composers. These pieces were very romantic in nature with a strong emphasis on beautiful melodies. On Saturday the 15th Ms. Masters conducted a master class. She is easily one of the best teachers I have ever seen in a master class setting. The final concert and master class of the season is on March 11 and 12 with Jason Vieaux from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Please see below for further details. To visit his website, go to http://jasonvieaux.com/ -FEBRUARY MEETING: Our next meeting is February 1, 2005 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: 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 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. UPCOMING EVENTS: Concert: Friday,
March 11, 2005 Click here to visit Mr. Vieaux's website: http://jasonvieaux.com/ Jason Vieaux is one of the most highly acclaimed and sought after guitarists of his generation. His virtuosity, expressive music-making and exciting concert programs continue to earn him an active schedule of solo, chamber and concerto appearances around the US and abroad. Recent highlights include a tour of Taiwan and Japan, a return engagement with the Auckland Philharmonia, and performances at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Spivey Hall in Atlanta and New York's Merkin Hall. Traveling across North America, Jason Vieaux's 2004-05 season includes return engagements with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Series and Santa Fe Symphony, as well as a series of solo recitals in Toronto, Miami, Kansas City, Cleveland, Columbus, Richmond, Norfolk, Buffalo and the Grand Teton Music Festival. Jason Vieaux has seven recordings to his credit and many more to come with his multi-record deal with Azica Records. Vieaux's CDs have attracted worldwide critical acclaim in newspapers and magazines around the world. His latest Azica release, "Sevilla: The Music of Isaac Albeniz," reached #2 on the Amazon.com Classical Bestseller List last summer, and was rated one of the Top Ten Classical CDs of 2003 by The Philadelphia Inquirer and Cleveland's Plain Dealer. Vieaux's Azica Records disc of Manuel Ponce sonatas was described by American Record Guide as "...a stunning reading...beautifully restrained...a marvelous release." Vieaux recorded his first CD when he was just 19; two years later this was followed by Laureate Series Guitar Recital on Naxos, which went on to sell over 30,000 copies internationally. An active chamber player, Mr. Vieaux also has two duo CDs with flutist Gary Schocker, including the October 2004 release "Arioso," featuring music of Bach, Vivaldi and LeClair. Mr. Vieaux's recordings and live performances are broadcast nationally on the radio and worldwide via the Internet. Since NPR's "Performance Today" program selected him as a 2002 Young Artist-in-Residence, Vieaux has been regularly aired on the top-rated show. He has also appeared on other NPR programs across the country, including "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition". Jason Vieaux began guitar studies at age eight in Buffalo, New York. He first gained international recognition in 1992 when he became the youngest First Prize winner in the history of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America International Competition. This culminated with a 53-city solo tour throughout the U.S. with numerous return invitations. He is a Naumburg International Guitar Competition prizewinner and a recipient of The Cleveland Institute of Music's Alumni Achievement Award. In 1995, Mr. Vieaux was honored as an Artistic Ambassador of the United States to Southeast Asia, concertizing in Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar (Burma). He has also toured Spain, France, Mexico, Canada and New Zealand. Mr. Vieaux is a regularly featured guest artist with orchestras across the United States. He has performed concertos with the Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Pops, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Auckland Philharmonia, the Ars Nova Chamber Orchestra and Orchestra 2001. He has worked with conductors Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Luis Biava, Jahja Ling, Rossen Milanov, Gareth Morrell, Steven Smith and Carl Topilow. As a passionate advocate of new music, Vieaux has premièred works by José Luis Merlin, Eric Sessler, Arthur Hernandez and Fazil Say, and has performed concertos by Allen Krantz, Augusta Read-Thomas and John Corigliano. Aside from his duties as a performer, Mr. Vieaux is highly dedicated to the art of teaching. He currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio, where he is Head of the Cleveland Institute of Music Guitar Department, making him the youngest Department Head to serve at the prestigious conservatory. He has also been affiliated with Philadelphia-based Astral ArtisticServices since 1996. 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! Back to Top Minutes for the February 1st JCGS Meeting Joe Thompson presiding Greetings Guitar Enthusiasts WELCOME First, a brief review of the January meeting. We held our elections of board members. Stepping down were Grant Ruiz, Steve Berman and Maurey Murphey. New members of the board are Mike Hoyt, Randy Mason and Haila Williams. We want to extend a big thanks to Eddie Condon and Margaret Gelatt for running. During the Board meeting in January we elected new officers. The new secretary is Roma Sprung, who seems to be able to take notes and contribute. The new treasurer is Randy Mason, and new president is Joe Thompson. It is extremely difficult to step in after Grant who leaves big shoes that cannot be filled by any one person. TREASURER,S REPORT Martha Masters Concert. -Ticket sales $1160.00 Note, 12 members of JCGS were at the concert. We encourage you all to support these concerts. Martha Masters loved being here, she left with about $1900 and was very happy with the entire experience. She is not only an amazing player but an exemplary teacher. In her master class she had 7 students spending 20 minutes with each, she was able to focus on each student and find something she could have an impact on in that amount of time. She did so with a delicate but incisive touch. Donations to JCGS $1420.00 total to date of which The Membership dues since January 1, 2005 $240 25 members; 23 general, 2 students We now have about $ 5000 in our account. About half of that will go to the fee for Jason Vieaux. However, we will be able to use the proceeds from the concert and master class to build up the account again. Anyone interested in Jason Vieaux,s upcoming concert March 11, and his master class March 12 should check out the JCGS website. http://www.jasonvieaux.com He has an impressive biography and discography. He is one of the finest players in the country right now. This may be the last chance anyone has to hear him in such an intimate setting. He most often plays in larger concert halls. BOARD MEETING, 12 Jan 05: See the archived minutes for a more detail account of the meeting. A selection committee was designated to choose the artists for the next concert season. We discussed future fund raising projects, and future projects. One that has been mentioned for the future is an association with our sister city Guanajuato. There have been guitarists from Guanajuato here. We would like to send the Dark Rose Trio with an entourage. This is a project for 2 or 3 years from now, preparations will be delayed in anticipation of Grant,s return in the Fall. LOCAL PERFORMANCES Dan Verner plays at the Samovar Restaurant every Thursday and Saturday. Steve Berman is playing the pyjama wake up at the Schneider Museum February 11 at 10 AM. This is celebrating Chinese New Year. Steve will be playing the p,ip,a, the Chinese flute, singing Chinese folk songs and telling stories about Dragons. Nathan Hoyt is playing in the Young Players Festival organized by Martha Masters. During the master class Nathan played for Martha, who was impressed with the power of his first chord, he caught everyone,s attention. Afterwards she asked if he would play in the Young Players Festival she is organizing in Los Angeles. Before inviting Nathan her youngest player was 12, Nathan is 8. ANNOUNCEMENTS Dues, if anyone hasn,t paid their dues yet there is still time. $10 general and $5 students. We sent one of our CDs to Chicago. A woman there found our CD on the web looking for David Rogers of Eugene. She wrote back with an insightful review of the CD. Patty Ruiz can help us get a contact for selling the CD off our website if we wish. Maybe we should consider a second run. Margaret would like to discuss the advantages of cedar vs spruce for guitars. Joe points out that Martha Masters has always preferred cedar but she now loves her spruce guitar. Ingleman German is considered the best. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: in honor of Grant Ruiz The first meeting took place three years ago last October in the basement of the Congregational Church. Joe wasn,t there. Victor Salkowitz from Mt. Shasta wanted to start a guitar society. He realized that Mt. Shasta was too small and thought Ashland would provide fertile ground for such a group. He called all guitar players, suggested a website and concerts. I t sounded like a lot of work. He sent out fliers, e-mail notices and newspaper announcements. Joe thought he was nuts. At the second meeting Joe met Grant. He had heard about him but not met him. When Victor disappeared it fell into their laps along with Dave to keep it going. Grant took it upon himself to do the e-mailings kept the minutes and sent out agendas. Eventually the meetings were held in Grant,s living room when the basement at the Congo proved too cold. If Grant hadn,t been here this society wound never have happened. We hope you come back soon. Haila Williams adds: She has lots of friends who when they hear that he plays here for free are so impressed. They all know him from the work he does at the OSF, around town with his son. Grant would you like to come up and add anything... Grant adds: He appreciates the sentiments. He will miss the meetings, the focus and the group effort. He especially appreciates the collaboration with Joe. The level of involvement is so important. Guitar players are isolated by the nature of their instrument, playing alone in their living rooms. It is a revelation to see that there are lots of folks who love this instrument. A lot of credit for this society Joe, the Board and the Steering Committee. VIVA EL PRESIDENTISSIMO!!! PERFORMANCES -Grant Ruiz: he presents two pieces written
for him by his father when he was 12. His father played saxophone,
clarinet. Untitled Study and Passacaglia, Then he played a Bolerias. "How can you come back, if you don,t go away?" Bon Voyage Grant Roma Sprung Back to Top Agenda to the March 1st JCGS Meeting Greetings Guitar Enthusiasts Though this reminder is a little late,
I hope you can all make our next UPCOMING EVENTS The promotional effort is in full swing for Jason Vieaux's upcoming concert. Mr. Vieaux's concert is Friday March 11 at 8 pm at the First Methodist Church in Ashland, 175 No Main Street. Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 Seniors, $5 students, and free for children under 12. He will present a master class on Saturday March 12 at 10 AM in the Recital Hall of the Music building on the SOU campus. Admission for auditors to the class are $10 general and $5 for students. For information on Jason and the concert, go to the JCGS Website (www.JeffersonGuitar.org). To visit Jason Vieaux's website, go to www.JasonVieaux.com Jason Vieaux is one of the most highly acclaimed and sought after guitarists of his generation. His virtuosity, expressive music-making and exciting concert programs continue to earn him an active schedule of solo, chamber and concerto appearances around the US and abroad. Recent highlights include a tour of Taiwan and Japan, a return engagement with the Auckland Philharmonia, and performances at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Spivey Hall in Atlanta and New York's Merkin Hall. Traveling across North America, Jason Vieaux's 2004-05 season includes return engagements with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Series and Santa Fe Symphony, as well as a series of solo recitals in Toronto, Miami, Kansas City, Cleveland, Columbus, Richmond, Norfolk, Buffalo and the Grand Teton Music Festival. Jason Vieaux has seven recordings to his credit and many more to come with his multi-record deal with Azica Records. Vieaux's CDs have attracted worldwide critical acclaim in newspapers and magazines around the world. His latest Azica release, "Sevilla: The Music of Isaac Albeniz," reached #2 on the Amazon.com Classical Bestseller List last summer, and was rated one of the Top Ten Classical CDs of 2003 by The Philadelphia Inquirer and Cleveland's Plain Dealer. Vieaux's Azica Records disc of Manuel Ponce sonatas was described by American Record Guide as "...a stunning reading...beautifully restrained...a marvelous release." Vieaux recorded his first CD when he was just 19; two years later this was followed by Laureate Series Guitar Recital on Naxos, which went on to sell over 30,000 copies internationally. An active chamber player, Mr. Vieaux also has two duo CDs with flutist Gary Schocker, including the October 2004 release "Arioso," featuring music of Bach, Vivaldi and LeClair. Mr. Vieaux's recordings and live performances are broadcast nationally on the radio and worldwide via the Internet. Since NPR's "Performance Today" program selected him as a 2002 Young Artist-in-Residence, Vieaux has been regularly aired on the top-rated show. He has also appeared on other NPR programs across the country, including "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition". Jason Vieaux began guitar studies at age eight in Buffalo, New York. He first gained international recognition in 1992 when he became the youngest First Prize winner in the history of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America International Competition. This culminated with a 53-city solo tour throughout the U.S. with numerous return invitations. He is a Naumburg International Guitar Competition prizewinner and a recipient of The Cleveland Institute of Music's Alumni Achievement Award. In 1995, Mr. Vieaux was honored as an Artistic Ambassador of the United States to Southeast Asia, concertizing in Cambodia, Thailand, Laos, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar (Burma). He has also toured Spain, France, Mexico, Canada and New Zealand. Mr. Vieaux is a regularly featured guest
artist with orchestras across the United States. He has performed
concertos with the Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Pops, the Chamber
Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Auckland Philharmonia, the Ars
Nova Chamber Orchestra and Orchestra 2001. He has worked with
conductors Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Luis Biava, Jahja Ling, Rossen
Milanov, Gareth Morrell, Steven Smith and Carl Topilow. As a
passionate advocate of new music, Vieaux has premiPred works
by José Luis Merlin, Eric Sessler, Arthur Hernandez and
Fazil Say, and has performed concertos by Aside from his duties as a performer, Mr. Vieaux is highly dedicated to the art of teaching. He currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio, where he is Head of the Cleveland Institute of Music Guitar Department, making him the youngest Department Head to serve at the prestigious conservatory. He has also been affiliated with Philadelphia-based Astral Artistic Services since 1996. BOARD MEETING The JCGS board met Feb. 12 with several topics to discuss including the exciting candidates for our 2005-2006 concert season. We also discussed long range goals and additional fund raising ideas. Our esteemed president Joe Thompson will give a run down of our efforts and ideas presented at the 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, 2004. 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, 5.) you get a very cool JCGS Membership Card which you can show off to all your friends.. 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! Roma P.S. Bring a friend. Back to Top Minutes for the March 1st JCGS Meeting WELCOME Welcome to the March Meeting of the JCGS. We note that folks are getting here later and later and in the interests of starting punctually and hence finishing on time so the kind people from Paschal,s can go home in a timely fashion, we would like to ask that you try to get here as close to 6:30 as possible for the business portion of the meeting. PERFORMANCES Dan Verner plays at Samovar,s Thursdays and Saturdays, he also has an art show planned and will give us details of that later. Joe Thompson is filling in for Bil Leonhart at the Down Towne Café in Talent. He plays Saturdays and Sundays from 10:30 - 12:30. The Guitar ensemble with David Rogers is playing at the Convocation Thursday at 11 in the Recital Hall at SOU. Three guitarists from SOU will be playing at the Lithia chocolate tasting festival, Friday from 5-6 and Saturday all day. Ronda Williams is presenting her senior project in the Recital Hall on The SOU campus, Monday the 7th at 7:30 PM. This is her Capstone project on mentoring relationships between teachers and their students. There will be several student teacher duos, among them Jaxon Williams and Joe Thompson. DUES Now is a good time to pay your dues, $10 general and $5 student rate for a full year membership and one of our lovely cards. See Roma while Randy is still away. WEBSITE UPDATE Until now we have benefitted from free website hosting from Internet CDS. This enterprise has been transferred to Mathisen Consulting who do not offer free website hosting to non profits. We will now pay $10/ month which seems reasonable to us. We also renewed our domain name of jeffersonguitar.org for 4 more years. The change took place as of today. BOARD MEETING Several small and large topics were discussed at our 12 February meeting. Firstly, we have been selling snacks at intermission in the hopes of raking in the big bucks and we have consistently been pulling in about $5, so the board decided that we would offer snacks for free and put out a donation basket for those who feel guilty about eating free cookies. We also decided that we should offer senior discounts and will be selling tickets to seniors over 65 for $12. Fund Raising: Haila unbeknownst to anyone made a beautiful prototype of a brochure with one of her paintings and a quote from Garcia Lorca on the front. Inside are opportunities to buy season tickets, The CD Airs and the audio CD Alhambra. There is also the opportunity to donate to JCGS. Blackstone audio books has offered to allow us to sell Tales fo the Alhambra by Washington Irving, with JoeThompson on guitar accompanying, at their cost, all the profit will go to JCGS. These audio books sell for about $39 so JCGS will get about $20 per CD. Bruce Smith and Mike Hoyt have been working on an application to the Oregon Cultural Trust. We are now members of the Trust. This means that folks can donate to the Trust in our name. That amount is deducted directly from their taxes not from their pretax income. The Trust then doles it out to members who qualify. We will need to mention this on our website and in our brochures. Thanks to Bruce and Mike. Mike has opened a dialogue with Britt. Joella Graves, the director of education was enthusiastic about a guitar camp open to all ages. There is a great potential there. There is nothing specific there but they have access to funding. They subsidize their camps and charge $275 a week, most guitar camps are about $800-900. JASON VIEAUX CONCERT: FRIDAY MARCH 11 @ 8:00 PM Jason Vieaux is one of the premiere concert artists in the country. This is a great opportunity to hear this wonderful musician in an intimate setting. Also, there will be a master class the next morning at 10:00 AM at the Recital Hall in the music building on the SOU campus. Mr. Vieaux is dedicated to teaching and this will be a great opportunity to learn more about the guitar from a true master. This class is open to auditors, $10 general and $5 students. ANNOUNCEMENTS Nathan Hoyt just returned from Los Angeles where he was playing in a guitar festival at Loyola Miramont University, at the invitation of Martha Masters. He played in the young artist section. Jaxon Williams played in the Regional competition of the Music Educators National Conference. Jaxon won in his category. He will go on to the state levels in April. 2005-2006 CONCERT SEASON. We are working on the next season, we already have an extraordinary line up. Ana Vidovic will be playing in March, she is a 23 year old player from Croatia who is truly phenomenal. Her website www.anavidovic.com is wonderful. Also Philip Hii will play in January. He is another remarkable player. We are still working out the details for the first concert in November. PLAY LIST -Bruce Smith, Remembrance by Charles Duncan That,s all for now. Remember it is you who make these wonderful meetings happen. See you next month at Paschal,s and bring a friend. Stay tuned. Roma Sprung Back to Top Agenda for the April 5th JCGS Meeting Greetings Guitar Enthusiasts The final concert in our inaugural concert series was a fabulous success. Those who were there were enchanted to hear guitarist Jason Vieaux, arguably one of the finest musicians on the concert stage today. He performance was thrilling perfection and left us all wishing for more. The next day he worked with 6 students in a very interesting and well attended master class. http://www.JeffersonGuitar.org) To visit Jason Vieaux's website, go to www.JasonVieaux.com UPCOMING EVENTS April 29 at 7:30 PM there will be a benefit concert for Bil Leonhart at the Congregational Church on Siskyou blvd. This promises to be a fabulous event combining jazz and classical music with Joe Thompson and Steve Berman and Bill Quinby, featured in the first half. The second set will feature, Jim Quinby, Julia Roupp, Sue Carney, Alysoun Quinby, Jeff Addicott, Tom Freeman, Brent Norton, John Dempsy, and finally the marvelous Priscilla Quinby. As some of you know Bil is currently fighting cancer. Your presence at this amazing concert will provide some support and encouragement for Bil while allowing you to hear the most intriguing lineup of musicians in recent history. A donation of $20 will be asked at the door. On Sunday, April 10th at 7:00 pm, the Ginger Rogers Craterian Theatre will host the winners of the Southern Oregon Music Educators Solo Competition. This concert is to honor the best high school instrumentalists in the region and will give them one more shot at performing their pieces before going north to Willamette University for the State Solo Competition. Our very own Jaxon Williams, who received the highest possible rating in the competition, will be among the honored performing artists. Admission is free. BOARD ACTIVITIES The board and the selection committee have been working on the next concert season. We have two of the three concerts set. We will be having Philip Hii February 3rd 2006, with a master class the 4th and Ana Vidovic March 24th 2006 with a master class the 25th. Both these players are wonderful musicians and great performers. We will be discussing these events over the next months. Philip Hii has a very interesting and informative website and it is good for many hours of exploring. Visit him at http://www.philiphii.com/ Ana Vidovic website is http://www.anavidovic.com Be sure to check out the Kennedy Center Live Web Cast. 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, 2004. 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, 5.) you get a very cool JCGS Membership Card which you can show off to all your friends. 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! Roma P.S. Bring a friend. Minutes for the April 5th JCGS Meeting WELCOME We will have a very short meeting as folks are getting here later and later. The final concert in our inaugural concert series was a fabulous success. Those who were there were enchanted to hear guitarist Jason Vieaux, arguably one of the finest musicians on the concert stage today. His performance was thrilling perfection and left us all wishing for more. The next day he worked with 6 students in a very interesting and well attended master class. UPCOMING EVENTS April 29 at 7:30 PM there will be a benefit concert for Bil Leonhart at the Congregational Church on Siskyou blvd. This promises to be a fabulous event combining jazz and classical music with Joe Thompson and Steve Berman and Bill Quinby, featured in the first half. The second set will feature, Jim Quinby, Julia Roupp, Sue Carney, Alysoun Quinby, Jeff Addicott, Tom Freeman, Brent Norton, John Dempsy, and finally the marvelous Priscilla Quinby. As some of you know Bil is currently fighting cancer. Your presence at this amazing concert will provide some support and encouragement for Bil while allowing you to hear the most intriguing lineup of musicians in recent history. A donation of $20 will be asked at the door. April 10 at 7:30 Jaxon Williams will play at the Craterian along with all the winners of the regional music teacher,s competition. April 10 at 3:00 PM Dave Rogers and the students of the guitar division of SOU will play at the Mobius. Admission is $10 general and $5 students. April 23 at 8:00 PM there will be an evening of Music for Lute and Voice by Mignarda, new members Donna Stewart and Ron Andrico, who just moved to the area from Cleveland, Ohio. This promises to be a wonderful concert and their first Ashland performance. The program will be half English music from 1610 and half French music from the same time period. ANNOUNCEMENTS Craig Einhorn has sent us copies of his new CD available for sale. "Choros, South American Music for Spanish Guitar. PAYING YOUR DUES: If you paid your $10 annual dues ($5 for
students) at any PLAY LIST -Bruce Smith and Joe Thompson, a duet from
Bartok,s 44 duets for violin Thats all for now remember it is you who make these wonderful meetings happen. Stay Tuned, Roma Sprung
Agenda for the May 3rd JCGS Meeting Greetings Guitar Enthusiasts
UPCOMING EVENTS
Date: Friday, April 29, 2005 At 7:30 PM at the Ashland Congregational Church
There will be a benefit concert for noted guitarist and teacher, Bil< Leonhart on Friday, April 29, 7:30 pm at the Ashland Congregational Church. The church is located 717 Siskiyou Boulevard at Morton Street. The concert will raise money to help with Bil,s medical expenses as he battles cancer. there is a $20 donation at the door. The first half of the evening will feature classical music with Ashland guitarists Joseph Thompson and Steve Berman and the piano and violin duo of Bill Quinby and Mark Hull, from Reno, Nevada. After refreshments, the evening will continue with music in a less formal vein, featuring Jim Quinby, Priscilla Quinby, Alysoun Quinby, Julia Roupp, Sue Carney, Brent Norton, John Dempsey, Jeff Addicott, and Tom Freeman. Please call 482 8242 for more information. The Guitar Ensemble of SOU will play Monday May 16 at 8 pm in the Recital Hall on the SOU campus. They will be playing "Eclectic Guitar Music: Ensembles and Solos of Four Continents". Admission is free. BOARD ACTIVITIES The board and the selection committee have finalized the next concert season. We will start the season with James Edwards November 18th, 2004, with a master class the 19th. Philip Hii will play February 3rd 2006, with a master class the 4th and Ana Vidovic March 24th 2006 with a master class th 25th. These players are wonderful musicians and great performers. We are excited to be able to arrange such an exciting series for our second year. An anonymous donor has given the JCGS a very fine collection of sheet music for the classical guitar as well as about 50 classical guitar CD's. this is a significant addition to the JCGS Library collection. The JCGS Library will be available at each monthly meeting for members of the society to peruse and to check out. The JCGS Music Library is another excellent reason to become a JCGS member in good standing. If you are not now a member, please see below for details.
If you paid your $10 annual dues ($5 for students) at any time last year, they were good up until December 31, 2004. 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 feelsgood to support an organization dedicated to the instrument we love, 4.) first shot at tickets to JCGS sponsored events, 5.) you get a very cool JCGS Membership Card which you can show off to all your friends. 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!
Roma P.S. Bring a friend.
Back to Top WELCOME: Joe Thompson presiding, Greetings and thanks for coming. UPCOMING EVENTS: Michael Nigro, a fine young guitarist from
Los Angeles is coming July 3rd to ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The first order of business, our concert
series for next season is now November 18, 2005, James Edwards from San Luis Obisbo February 3, 2006, Philip Hii. He is on
the map for exciting recordings of March 24, 2006, Ana Vidovic, a rising star and phenomenon.
The Benefit Concert for Bil Leonhart was
a shocking success on all levels. Jaxon Williams won 1st place in the Oregon
Music Educators Association Our Library is growing. We just recieved
2 boxes of music from an anonymous Performances: The SOU guitar area is playing May 16 in the Recital Hall. Eddy Condon will be playing in the OSF
production of Shakespeare's Twelth Dan Verner plays Saturday nights at Samovar
in Medford, and Tuesday and Bil Leonhart plays at the Down Towne Café
in Talent on Saturday and Sunday The band from the Key of C will be playing
Friday the 29th at 9 pm at the PAYING YOUR DUES: If you paid your $10 annual dues ($5 for
students) at any PLAY LIST: Francie Buckley and Randy Mason; Scottish
folk songs, Waley Waley and Water Randy Mason, Blind Mary by Turlough O,Carolan Ken Ward, Madrigal, Andy Griffith fragment by Ken,and True by Martin Taylor Maurya Murphey, the 5th prelude by Maximo Diego Pujol Roma Sprung, the 4th prelude by Maximo
Diego Pujol and a Choro by Francis Joe Thompson, 4 small new studies by Francis Kleynjans Jaxon Williams, played the pieces that he performed at the competition. The Gavotte II from the 3rd Lute Suite by JS Bach and Asturias by Albinez That's all for now, Stay tuned, Roma Back to Top JCGS Agenda for the meeting June 7, 2005 Greetings Guitar Enthusiasts, UPCOMING EVENTS: Michael Nigro, a fine young guitarist from
Los Angeles is coming July 3rd to 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!
Roma P.S. Bring a friend. Back to Top
Joe Thompson presiding: attending, 25 WELCOME: Greetings and thanks for coming. UPCOMING EVENTS: Through the website we have been getting
contacted by several guitar player. Michael Nigro, a fine young guitarist from
Los Angeles is coming July 3rd to MUSIC LENDING LIBRARY: We now have a substantial library of sheet
music, CD,s and a few videos ANNOUNCEMENTS: Bil is doing wonderfully well. For those
who don,t know Bil Leonhart, he is
A reminder of our concert season for next year: November 18, 2005, James Edwards from San
Luis Obisbo . February 3, 2006, Philip Hii. He is on
the map for eccentric and exciting March 24, 2006, Ana Vidovic, a rising star
and phenomenon.
PERFORMANCES: Crater High School benefit concert, to
raise money for a new piano. Friday Dan Verner plays Saturday nights at Samovar
in Medford, and Tuesday and Bil Leonhart plays at the Down Towne Café
in Talent on Saturday and Sunday PAYING YOUR DUES: If you paid your $10 annual dues ($5 for
students) at any PLAY LIST: Sterling, Mazurka by Rachamora Margaret Gelatt, playing her new small
guitar, the history of guitar Joe Thompson will play the Pavanne by Gaspar Sanz on the little guitar. Nathan Hoyt, now 9 years old who has been
playing for 4 years, will play Randy Mason, Parting Glass and Lamentation
of Owen O, Neil by Turlough O, Liz Vesecky will play a piece she wrote
a couple of years ago, Slow Spring David Brown, Mazurka from the Brazilian Suite by Heitor Villa Lobos. Steve Berman on the Baroque Guitar will
play the Country Dance and Pavane by Joe and Steve will play 2 duets by Carulli,
Largo and Rondo. And the Sonata
That,s all for now, Stay tuned, Roma JCGS Agenda for the Meeting July 5th , 2005 Greetings Guitar Enthusiasts, UPCOMING EVENTS: Michael Nigro, a fine young guitarist from
Los Angeles is coming July 3rd to
JCGS MUSIC LIBRARY: Our music library has grown considerably
due to gifts from a number of Note: There are a number of items that
have been out for a considerable
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!
Roma P.S. Bring a friend. Back to Top JCGS Minutes, July 5, 2005 Monthly Meeting Joe Thompson presiding: attending, 25 WELCOME: Greetings and thanks for coming. We will
keep this short and sweet so we can Oregon Cultural Trust Grant: We are now
officially members of the Oregon PAST EVENTS: Through the website we have been getting
contacted by several guitar player. Generally we don,t want to overrun the
community with concerts and so have The School House Retreat belongs to Poppie
Beveridge, a new member of the UPCOMING EVENTS: Benefit Concert: Our annual fund raiser,
that allows us to bring in these A reminder of our concert season for next year: November 18, 2005, James Edwards from San
Luis Obisbo . February 3, 2006, Philip Hii. He is on
the map for exciting recordings of March 24, 2006, Ana Vidovic, a rising star
and phenomenon. MUSIC LENDING LIBRARY: We now have a substantial library of sheet
music, CD,s and a few videos
PERFORMANCES: Eddie Condon is performing as a musician
in the OSF production of Twelfth Dan Verner plays Saturday nights at Samovar
in Medford, and Tuesday and Bil Leonhart plays at the Down Towne Café
in Talent on Saturday and Sunday Check out the Thursday edition of the Tidings
for a letter to the editor PAYING YOUR DUES: If you paid your $10 annual dues ($5 for
students) at any Before we get to the music Bil Leonhart would like to make an announcement: I would like to thank everyone for their
emotional and in some cases PLAY LIST: Haila Williams: this is my first time performing
and I want to be on record N.B. Haila is a board member and the wonderful
artist who did the cover of Francie Buckley: is playing in slack key
tuning DGDGBD. In Hawaii there are Roma Sprung, Compalinte by Francis Kleynjans
and the Chacarera from the Eddie Condon has brought 2 instruments
tonight. A lute lent to him by David Joe Thompson will play 2 compositions by
Haila Williams,Pavanne for a Dead Jaxon Williams, Spanish Dance #4 by Granados and Leyenda by Albinez
That,s all for now, Stay tuned, Roma Back to Top JCGS Board Meeting 17 July 2005, 1 PM Joe Thompson Presiding. Attending: Haila Williams, Liz Vesecky, Bruce Smith,
Roma Sprung, Mike Hoyt, Joe 1. Treasurers Report: Our balance at the moment is $3895.70. 2. How much do we need to pull of the next season's concert series? Ana Vidovic, $3000.00 James Edwards and Philip Hii are both guaranteed
$800, the next $200 go to We also take the gate for Ana's concert
so assuming we get >100 attending we 3. Benefit Concert: Last year we raised almost $1500 for the
concert and we raised $500 in Grant is on board for the concert. He is touched that we want him!!! Dates. We would like to have it in October
to accommodate Grant. The chamber Venue. Mike likes the Unitarian Center
as it is quieter. Some of us feel 4. Calendar of guitar related events. October 14, 2005, Benefit Concert November 18 and 19, 2005, James Edwards February 3 and 4, 2006, Philip Hii March 24 and 25, 2006, Ana Vidovic April 12, 2006, Karen Schauupp (Community Concert Association) May 5, 2006, Andrew Zohn (David Rogers) and sometime in April or May, Gene Bertoncini
in association with the Jazz This is quite a schedule. 5. Speaking of Gene Bertoncini, This is a player who interests both the
classical guitarists and the jazz Joe will continue to talk to Ed about this. 6. Review of the Michael Nigro Concert We have always talked about not wanting
to saturate the local market with The Michael Nigro concert was delightful.
He was a gracious and accomplished The venue is gorgeous. Poppie Beverige
who owns the School House is As Roma was promoting this concert she
found that the Talent venue was This seems like a great idea all around. 7. Second Run of the CD 'Airs' We had 100 copies of the first run and
they are now all gone. Even if we To get copies of the CD. Haila will check
with Blackstone to see if she can Liz wonders if we can put a little bio
of the players in the CD. Haila is We think 300 is a good number to have. If we do make a second CD it will not be
before spring. A lot depends on how We will all check back with prices. 8. Oregon Cultural Trust. We are now members of the Trust. Mike completed
an application for a grant We should put a notice in our programs
that we are members and folks can 9. Brochure. Haila does not have a prototype today,
but is ready to finalize the the names of the 3 artists, with correct spelling place dates and times for each a picture of each artist with a little quote. With this brochure we will: sell season tickets, folks can send a check
we can send an e-mail sell the CD's sell 'Tales of Alhambra', the audio book
on which Joe plays. Blackstone will There will also be a place for donations to the JCGS. Haila will make a prototype that everyone can see soon. This can go out in August or early September. We have good head shots of all the artists
except for James Edwards. Roma 10. Ticket prices. Mike feels that we should have a different
price scale for the headliner at Haila says that this was discussed in full
at another meeting and once a Mike suggests that we may have to revisit
this at a later time and we should 11. Our relationship with SOU. It is time to meet with Dena and discuss
the upcoming season and schedule In the meanwhile we would like to keep
open the relationship with the guitar 12. Britt collaboration; In September Mike would like to meet with
Joelle Graves about a 13.Promotions. The end of the meeting was taken with the
dilemma of how to attract more
To do list Joe, call about the venues, check on the
master of the CD. Joe will also Liz, ask Alice Hardesty about advertising in the RVSO program. Haila will check on doing a 2nd run of
the CD with Blackstone. Haila is also Mike will check on prices for the 2nd run
of the CD. Mike is going to Roma will check with Dennis about the same.
She will try to got a mug shot On this note. The meeting was adjourned. Respectfully, Roma Agenda for the JCGS Meeting Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005 Paschal's Winery, Talent Greetings Guitar Enthusiasts, The JCGS Board of Directors met on July
17. Items on the agenda were: -Fundraiser concert -Second run of JCGS "Airs" CD. -How much do we need to raise to pull off the concert season? -Venues for concerts, including the fundraiser. Reserving/Deposits -Food and drink for the fundraiser. -Concert Series Brochure -Oregon Cultural Trust status -Review of Michael Nigro Concert -School House Retreat for smaller scale concerts -Gene Bertoncini concert and the Siskiyou Institute
The JCGS Board of Directors has finalized
all of the details for the JCGS -James Edwards on Friday, Nov. 11, 2005 at the Methodist Church -Phillip Hii concert on Friday February 3, 2006 at the Methodist Church -Ana Vidovic concert on Friday March 24, 2006 at the SOU Recital Hall Each of the artists will present a masterclass
on the Saturday after each of In addition to the above JCGS sponsored
concerts, a number of local concert -Sometime in September, 2005: Jose Louis
Merlin, Argentinian classical -September 16, 2005: Nylon string, jazz
guitarist, Uwe Kropinski with -May 5th, 2006: Andrew Zohn, classical
guitarist/composer from Georgia, will -April 12, 2006: Karin Schaup, classical
guitarist from Australia. This -April or May, 2006 (Date to be announced):
Gene Bertoncini, jazz guitarist
UPCOMING EVENTS: JCGS Board of Directors is still working
out the date for the second annual PAYING YOUR DUES: If you paid your $10 annual dues ($5 for
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