Longtime member Dave Starbuck reminded us that this January marks the 40th anniversary of the New Jersey Classical Guitar Society.
The first meeting was January 1986. I missed that one but made it to the next meeting in February. I brought my first 10-string guitar to the March meeting.
There were a few meetings between 1980-1985 at Connie LeCraw’s apartment in Westfield. It was mostly guys who worked at Bell Labs in Murray Hill at the time.
Dave added that a telephone tree was used to notify members of meeting plans.
Program
- Etruscan Preludes – Reginald Smith Brindle
Joe Carbone
- Agua e Vinho – Egberto Gismonti
Stella Kosim
- La Rose, Opus 46 No 9 – Mauro Giuliani
- A Fancy – John Dowland
Victor Keremedjiev
- Prelude #1 – Villa Lobos
- Greensleeves arr. – Jorge Morel
- Canarios – Francisco Guerau
John Bogan
- Think Fast – Bryan Johanson
This meeting was hosted by Shane McKevitt. 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, Shane McKevitt, and Marsha Rohe.
