The Annual Lasagna Meeting scheduled for this Sunday, January 19, is postponed due expected unfavorable weather and travel conditions. We encourage you to go to the Classical Guitar Society of Warren County meeting on Saturday, January 25, instead. NJCGS will be back in February.

January 12 Zoom Meeting

Program

Rick Florio
• The Girl with the Flaxen Hair – Claude Debussy, arr. Jack Marshall

Victor Keremedjiev
• Un Dia De Noviembre – Leo Brouwer
• Verano Porteno – Astor Piazzolla

Joseph Carbone
• A Map of the World – Pat Metheny
• Letter from Home – Pat Metheny
• While We’re Young – Wes Montgomery

Carmine DeMarco
• Adelita – Francisco Tarrega
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGj9rALWzFo

Jim Tosone
• Barbara Allen – Traditional, arr. W. Stanford
https://youtu.be/yk3ym_5jWqc?si=4H28jMTuHh1x2huO
• The Skye Boat Song (Theme from Outlander) – Traditional, arr. J. Tosone
https://youtu.be/9CPlVTmfOjw?si=iB7EH4or5L1SIYaL
• Can You Feel the Love Tonight (Lion King Soundtrack) – Elton John, arr. S. Madsen
https://youtu.be/wLCcbpnm9XQ?si=9HgVjQJDJ5k89eFA

This meeting was hosted by Gad Berger. The cost of using Zoom in 2025 is covered by generous contributions from Ming Chao, Dana Hamilton, Rick Florio, Jeffrey Wilt, Gary Lee and Candace Wang, Jeff Griesemer. Valerie Nelson, Robert Ey, Gad Berger, Dave Starbuck, Steve Walters, and Shane McKevitt.

December 8 Meeting in Randolph

Program

Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)
• Galopade – Wilhelm Neuland
• Golliwog’s Cake Walk – Claude Debussy, arr. Allen Matthews.

Valerie Nelson
• Rondo – Ferdiando Carulli

Robert Ey
• Mountains and Valleys – Angela Mair
• Nowhere – “”

Marsha Rohe
• God Rest ye Merry, Gentlemen – Arr., Stephen Siktberg
• Deck the Halls – “”

Jim Tosone
• Minuet in Am, Z. 649 – Henry Purcell, arr. Jim Tosone
• Air in the G String, BWV 1068 – J. S. Bach, arr. Simon Powis

Cris Colicchio
• The Shape of My Heart – Sting

Dave Starbuck
• Estudio en forma de minuetto – Francisco Tarrega
• Maria – “”
• Capricho Arabe – “”

Svetlana Lerman
• Can’t Help Falling in Love – Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss
• Sleepers Awake – Johann Sebastian Bach
• Boceto Analuz – Bartolomé Calatayud

Jeffrey Wilt
• What Child is This? –Anonymous, with Francis Cutting variations
• Silent Night – Franz Gruber, arr. Per-Olov Kindgren
• Villancico de Navidad – Agustin Barrios Mangore

Victor Keremedjiev
• Sarabande – J.S. Bach
• Canarios – Francisco Guerau
• Un Dia De Noviembre – Leo Brouwer

December 29 Zoom Meeting

Program

Joseph Carbone
• Deepening – Andrew York
• Recuerdos de la Alhambra – Francisco Tarrega
• Valseana – Sergio Assad

Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)
• Galopade – Wilhelm Neuland
• Golliwog’s Cake Walk – Claude Debussy, arr. Allen Matthews

This meeting was hosted by Rick Florio. The cost of using Zoom in 2024 was covered by generous contributions from Ming Chao, Dana Hamilton, Rick Florio, Jeffrey Wilt, Jeff Griesemer. Valerie Nelson, Robert Ey, Gad Berger, Dave Starbuck, Steve Walters, Gary Lee, and Shane McKevitt.

October 20 Zoom Meeting

Program

Rick Florio

• Study No 1 & No 3 – from Five Studies by Frederic Hand

Stella Kosim

• Ouverture in A Major – S.L. Weiss

Joe Carbone

• Preludio de Adios – Alfonso Montes
• Julia Florida – Agustín Barrios

This meeting was hosted by Rick Florio. The cost of using Zoom in 2024 is covered by generous contributions from Ming Chao, Dana Hamilton, Rick Florio, Jeffrey Wilt, Jeff Griesemer. Valerie Nelson, Robert Ey, Gad Berger, Dave Starbuck, Steve Walters, Gary Lee, and Shane McKevitt.

October 12 Meeting at the Morris County Library

Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)

Program

• Witches’ Brew – Stephen Brew and Jim Bosse

Robert Ey

• Nowhere – Angela Mair

Jim Tosone

• Lagrima – Francisco Tarrega, arr. Stephen Saunders
• Air in Em – Henry Purcell, arr. Jorge Guillen
• Rondo – Henry Purcell, arr. John Pinno

Marsha Rohe

• Study #5 – Fernando Sor
• Study #1 – Frederick Hand
• Evocacion – Jose Merlin

Kevin Lutke

• Sleepers Awake – J.S. Bach
• Carolan’s Cup – Turlough O’Carolan
• Sarabande – from Sonata for Solo Flute BWV 1013, arr. K. Lutke

Jeffrey Wilt

• Scherzino Mexicano – Manuel Ponce, arr. Edson Lopes
• Montemayor – Federico Moreno Torroba
• Preludio de Adios – Alfonso Montes

June 9 Zoom Meeting

Program

Ken Kraus

• Valsa Choro – Heitor Villa Lobos
• Gavotte – “”

Shane McKevitt

Étude No. 1 – Heitor Villa-Lobos

Ming Chao

• Allemande from Cello Suite No. 1 – J. S. Bach, Arr. John Duarte

This meeting was hosted by Rick Florio. The cost of using Zoom in 2024 is covered by generous contributions from Ming Chao, Dana Hamilton, Rick Florio, Jeffrey Wilt, Jeff Griesemer. Valerie Nelson, Robert Ey, Gad Berger, Dave Starbuck, Steve Walters, Gary Lee, and Shane McKevitt

June 23 Meeting in Hopewell.

Program

Robert Ey

• Nowhere – Angela Mair

Irene Ey (soprano), Valerie Nelson (alto), and Robert Ey

• Somewhere Along the Road – Rick Kemp, arr. Robert Ey

Valerie Nelson

• Lagrima – Francisco Tárrega, ed. Sophocles Papas

Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)

• Drifting – Richard Charlton
• Pavane, Op. 50, (1187) – Gabriel Fauré, arr. K. Krantz
• Nocturnes Op 37 (selection) – Antoine de Llhoyer, arr. Erik Stenstavold

Rick Florio

• Soleás – Trad. with falsetas old and new

Marsha Rohe

• And I Love Her – John Lennon and Paul McCartney
• Alegria – Bartolome Calatuyud
• Un Dia De Noviembre – Leo Brouwer

Jeff Griesemer

• Medley: Spanish Harlem – Leiber/Spector, arr. John Duarte/If I Fell – Lennon/McCartney, arr. Richard Dreuding
• Ookpik Waltz – (Frankie Rodgers, arr. Jeff Griesemer)

Ken Kraus

• Choro #1 – Heitor Villa-Lobos