SGS News
Save the Date: Sunday December 20 afternoon
SGS Holiday Party at Roest Residence in Folsom
Announcing the November 2009 Meeting:
November 15th, 3pm, Davis Art Center, Free,
followed at 5pm by Elizabeth Busch's solo concert, same location
Songs and Dances from Around the World
Music by Albeniz, Domeniconi, Piazzolla, & more
$8-15 suggested donation
The October 2009 Meeting: October 11, 4pm,
California State University Sacramento, Capistrano Hall, Room 223
Welcome, Introductions, Announcements, Business Meeting, Open Stage
Attendance:
Daniel Roest
Greg Williams
Steve Roberts
Sean O'Connor
Michael Threadgall
Bill Anderson
Nick Vest
Anatoliy Yevsyukov
Daniel Rooney
The September 2009 Meeting: September 20, 4pm,
California State University Sacramento, Capistrano Hall, Room 223
Welcome, Announcements, Open Stage, Business Meeting
Attendance:
Daniel Roest
Greg Williams
Brandon Yip
Steve Roberts
Nick Vest
The August 2009 Meeting: August 23, 4pm,
California State University Sacramento, Capistrano Hall, Room 223
Welcome, Introductions, Announcements, Open Stage
Attendance:
Sean O'Connor
Waylin Carpenter
Greg Williams
Steve Roberts
Anatoliy Yevsyukov
Matthew Grasso
Ramona Simko
Nick Vest
The July 2009 Meeting: July 12, 4pm,
California State University Sacramento, Capistrano Hall, Room 223
Welcome, Introductions, Announcements, Open Stage
The June 2009 Meeting: June 14, 4pm,
Borders Books and Music, Folsom, CA
Welcome, Introductions, Announcements, Open Stage
The May 2009 Meeting: May 17, 4pm,
California State University Sacramento, Capistrano Hall, Room 223
Welcome, Introductions, Announcements, Open Stage, Business Meeting
PROGRAM:
1) Sean O'Connor: Francisco Tarrega - Capricho Arabe; J.S. Bach - Prelude from Cello Suite 1
2) Quartet: Matthew Grasso, Harold Sexton, Gabe Becker, Steve Roberts - Carnavalito, arr. John Zaradin
3) Duet: Gabe Becker and Harold Sexton: Egberto Gismondi - Agua e Vinho
4) Matthew Grasso: Beatles Suite - Yesterday, She's Leaving Home, Eleanor Rigby - all arranged by MG
5) Duet: Greg Williams and Michael Threadgall: Thomas Robinson - Toy for Two Lutes (Noad)
6) Greg Williams: Fernado Sor - Variatins on a Theme - "La Folia"
7) Daniel Roest: Agustin Barrios Mangore - Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios; Rodrigo Riera - Preludio Criollo
8) Anatoly Yevsyukov: Yevgeny Doga - Valse
The April 2009 Meeting: April 19, 4pm,
California State University Sacramento, Capistrano Hall, Room 223
Welcome, Introductions, Announcements, Open Stage, Business Meeting
PROGRAM:
1) Greg Williams played "Choro No. 1" by Heitor Villa-Lobos
2) Eric Gluckman played a classical guitar arrangement of the "Super Mario Bros. Theme"
3) Steve Roberts played "Waltz Hispañola" by José Ferrer
4) James Vittiello played Matthew Grasso's arrangement for 7-string guitar of the "Prelude" from the First Cello Suite, by J.S. Bach
5) Greg Williams' student Michael Threadgall played H. Villa-Lobos' "Prelude No. 1"
6) Matthew Grasso, Eric Rasmussen and Matt Foley performed Grasso's original "7th Creation" and Grasso's arrangement of Gabriel Faure's "Pavane"
7) Italian guitarist Giacomo Fiore, currently at the San Francisco Conservatory, played the middle movement of "The Blue Guitar" by Michael Tippet.
8) Michael Harbison played Evan Hirschelman's "Homage to Michael Hedges"
9) Sean O'Connor played "An Malvina" by Johann Kaspar Mertz
10) Anatoly Yevsyokov played "Variations on a Russian Folk Song"
11) Daniel Roest played "Registro" by Antonio Lauro and "Study for Margot" by David Walbert
12) Ramona Simko played "Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty" by Maurice Ravel, arranged for extended 7-string guitar by Matthew Grasso
The group immediately following our Sacramento Guitar Society April meeting at California State University's Capistrano Hall, made available by CSUS instructor Greg Williams. Many wonderful pieces were played. From left, front row, Eric Gluckman, Greg Williams, Ramona Simko, Matthew Grasso. Back row from left, Daniel Roest, Matt Foley, James Vitiello, Eric Rasmussen, Sean O'Connor, Anatoly Yevsyukov, Giacomo Fiore, Michael Harbison, Waylin Carpenter, Brieta Carpenter, Steve Roberts, Daniel Rooney. Not pictured - Michael Threadgall, John Oster and Bill Anderson (Michael Threadgall's grandfather and himself a member of the Sacramento Classical Guitar Society in the mid-'60s). Matt Foley has studied extensively with Matthew Grasso and is now majoring in guitar performance at CSUS under Richard Savino.
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