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November Meeting

October 22nd, 2018

These pieces were played at the November 11 meeting in Hopewell Borough:

Gary Lee

  • Julia Florida — Augustin Barrios Mangore
  • Choro No. 2 — Armando Neves

Kevin Lutke

  • Etude — Kevin Lutke
  • A Mighty Fortress is Our God — arr., Kevin Lutke

Anthony Campanella & Kevin Lutke

  • Deux — Giorgio Signorelli

Anthony Campanella

  • Lullaby — Giorgio Signorelli

Andrew Alford

  • Montemador — Tarrega
  • Torrega — “
  • Prelude No. 24 — Ponce

Ming Chao

  • Baccarolle — Alexandre Tansman
  • Danza Pomposa — “”

Jeffrey Wilt

  • If You Were Here — Per-Olov Kindgren
  • Evacacion from Suite de Recuerdo — Jose Luis Merlin
  • Squares Suspended — Andrew York

Jeff Griesemer

  • Spanish Harlem — Ben E. King, arr. John Duarte
  • If I Fell — Beatles, arr. Richard Drueding
  • Sound of Bells — Joao Pernambuco

 Ray Butler

  • Preludium 1, 2, & 3 — Henreque Annes
  • Lamentos de Morro — Garoto

Robert Ey

  • Bouree from Lute Suite in Em — J.S. Bach
  • Tarleton’s Resurrection — John Dowland
November Meeting
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October Meeting Recap
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October Meeting

September 18th, 2018

These pieces were played at the October 21 meeting in Short Hills:

Anthony Campanella

  • Traveling Music — Charlie Byrd

Anthony Campanella & Kevin Lutke

  • Romanza — Carrulli
  • Deux — Giorgio Signorelli

Kevin Lutke

  • Courant from Two Part Etude — Kevin Lutke

Ming Chao

  • Bourree & Double — J.S. Bach
  • Danza Pomposa — Tansman

Dan Gastelu

  • Bossa Nova Warm-up — Dan Gastelu
  • Ragtime Improvisation — Dan Gastelu
  • Farruca — Trad.

Gad Berger

  • Remember Me — from Coco, arr by Nathan Mills (Beyond The Guitar)
  • Parade of Skeletons — Keith Calmes

Jim Tosone

  • Eight Days a Week — Beatles, arr. Soren Madsen
  • In My Life — “”
  • Here Comes the Sun — “”

Mike Topolski

  • Gather by the River — arr. Frederic Hand
  • Allegro, Lento, & Alla Cubana from Bagatelles — William Walton

Jeffrey Wilt

  • Adelita/Lagrima — Tarrega, arr. Jeffrey Wilt
  • Adios a Ocumare — arr., Antonio Lauro
  • Preludio de Adios — Alfredo Montes

Jeff Griesemer

  • Georgia on my Mind — Hoagy Carmichael, arr. Richard Drueding/Jeff Griesemer
  • Slieve Russel/Port Skean — Irish Trad., arr. Jeff Griesemer

Parvathi Kumar

  • Romance (1978) by Frantz Casséus
  • Preludio No. 2 by Rafael Landestoy

Ray Butler

  • Mementos de Amor — Garota, arr. Ray Butler
October Meeting
September Meeting Recap
Upcoming Events

September Meeting

June 14th, 2018

These pieces were played at the September 16 meeting in Wayne:

David Starbuck & Ray Butler

  • Studies — Glenn Williams
  1. Salamanca
  2. El Puerto
  3. Cantar Montanez
  • Invention in F — J.S. Bach
  • Invention in Am — “”

Dan Gastelu

  • Gymnopedie — Eric Satie
  • Solea —
  • Sevillanas
  • Improvisation — Dan Gastelu
  • Malaguena-ish — “”

Gad Berger

  • Hallelujah — Leonard Cohen, arr by Gad Berger
  • Remember Me — from Coco, arr by Nathan Mills (Beyond The Guitar)

Irene Ey, Robert Ey, Valerie Nelson

  • Old Paint — Trad.

Valerie Nelson

  • Romance d’Amour — Anon.
  • Divertimento, Movement No. 3 — Hans Gal

Jeffrey Wilt

  • Venezuelan Waltz No. 1 (Tatiana) — Antonio Lauro
  • Adagio — Tomaso de Albinone, arr. Per-Olov Kindgren
  • Bolero — Julian Arcas

Mike Topolski

  • Andecy — Andrew York
  • Still You Turn Me On — Greg Lake
  • Desatino — Ulysses Rocha
  • Jongo — Paulo Bellinati
  • A Felicidade—Antony Carlos Jobim, arr. Roland Dyens

Robert Ey

  • Mrs Winter’s Jump — John Dowland
  • The Round Battle Galliard — “”
  • Guardarme Las Vacas — Luys de Narvaez

Gary Lee

  • Cancion del Emperador — Luys de Narvaez
  • Estudio Sencillo No. 9 — Leo Brouwer
  • Lesley’s Song — Frederic Hand
Meetings
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June Meeting

May 21st, 2018

Notwithstanding being driven inside by the rain, the picnic on June 10 was a great success. We played on into the night, with performances by: Irene Ey (soprano), Valerie Nelson (alto, autoharp) & Robert Ey (Irish bouzouki); Valerie Nelson; Jeffrey Wilt, Jeffrey Griesemer; Ray Butler; Gary Lee; Gad Berger; and David Starbuck.

May Meeting

April 16th, 2018

These pieces were played at our May 20 meeting in Warren:

David Starbuck

  • Four Studies — Fernando Sor

Kevin Lutke

  • Diminished Returns — Kevin Lutke
  • Etude — “”
  • A New Day — “”

Anthony Campanella

  • Paris (dedicated to Mr. Delcamp) — Giorgio Signorelli
  • Market Square
  • Walking with Marcel

Gary Lee

  • Sonata No. 37 (Prelude, Allemande & Courante) — S. L. Weiss

Ray Butler

  • Ashokan Farewell — Jay Ungar, arr. Ray Butler

Jeffrey Wilt

  • Evocacion— Jose Luis Merlin
  • Habanera Oriental — Per-Olov Kindgren
  • La Paloma — Sebastian Yradier

Jeff Griesemer

  • Here, There, and Everywhere — Lennon/McCartney., arr. Jeff Griesemer
  • When I’m Sixty-Four — “”

Ming Chao

  • Minuet — Antonio Jose

Robert Ey

  • Hasapikos Horos — Trad. Greek, arr. Allan Alexander
  • Ajde Jano — Trad. Macedonian, arr. Allan Alexander

April Meeting

March 19th, 2018

These pieces were played at the April 15 meeting in Wayne:

Francis Braunlich (tenor recorder & tenor whistle) & Robert Ey (Irish bouzouki)

  • Miss McLeod’s Reel
  • Port Sgian
  • Portsmouth
  • Irish Lamentation
  • The Butterfly

Irene Ey (soprano) & Robert Ey (Irish bouzouki)

  • A Cowboy’s Hard Times — Bill Staines

David Starbuck

  • Four Studies — Fernando Sor

Anthony Campanella

  • Dininha
  • Black Orpheus — Luis Bonfa
  • Love is the Sweetest Thing — Ray Noble

 Kevin Lutke

  • Suite for Guitar — Kevin Lutke

Jim Tosone

  • Blackbird — Lennon/McCartney, arr. Soren Madsen
  • Here, There, and Everywhere — “

Jeff Griesemer

  • Slieve Russell/Port Skeain — Trad., arr. Jeff Griesemer
  • Manha de Carnival — Luis Bonfa, arr. Jeff Griesemer

Jeffrey Wilt

  • Adelita — Tarrega
  • Lagrima — “
  • If You Were Here — Per-Olov Kindgren

Gary Lee

  • The Banks of Doon — Robert Burns
  • Choro No. 2 — Armando Neves
  • Cancion del Emperador — Luys de Narvaez

March Meeting

February 22nd, 2018

These pieces were played at the March 18 meeting in Hopewell Borough:

David Starbuck

  • Carolan’s Farewell — Turlough O’Carolan, arr. Allan Alexander
  • Down by the Sally Gardens — “”
  • The Two William Davis’s — “”

Robert Ey

  • The Boys of Blue Hill/Reedsdale Hornpipe — Trad., arr. Gordon Bok
  • Port Lennox — Rory Dhall O’Cathain, arr. Glenn Weiser
  • Give Me Your Hand — “”

 Gad Berger

  • Un Dia de Noviembre — Leo Brouwer
  • Air on a G String — J.S. Bach, arr. Per-Olov Kindgren
  • Hallelujah — Leonard Cohen, arr. Gad Berger
  • Prelude to Cello Suite — J.S. Bach
  • The Parting Glass — Trad., arr. John Mock

Gary Lee

  • Banks O’ Doon — Robert Burns, arr. Guy Bergeron
  • Muir Woods — Andrew York

Jeff Griesemer

  • Here, There, and Everywhere — Beatles, arr. Jeff Griesemer
  • Slieve Russell/Port Sgian — Trad, arr. Jeff Griesemer

 James Day

  • Night Music — Donald Crockett
  • Guiding the Minotaur — Donald Crockett
  • Roll Out — Paul Lansky

February Meeting

January 22nd, 2018

Turnout was relatively small, but we found much to discuss.

We talked about the history of our Society, going back to when a group of guitarists working for Bell Laboratories got together to play. Around 1979, Connie LeCraw opened the group to the general public, holding meetings in his home in Westfield. George Schindler then carried the torch for about 20 years, hosting meetings in New Providence and Montgomery. We would like to compile some history of our Society, so we would love to hear from you if you can share any memories or stories.

It’s been a while, but George Schindler and others used to organize member concerts. We wondered if anyone might want to take that on again. The Hopewell Borough railroad station was suggested as a feasible venue, although a location further north might have advantages.

Gary Lee will represent the New Jersey Classical Guitar Society at the Guitar Society Summit (a conference of guitar societies and guitar presenting organizations) in Baltimore in September. Let us know if you have any questions or input.

The next meeting will be on March 18 in Hopewell Borough. It might be a good opportunity to hear some Irish music. The April meeting will be in Wayne on April 15.

These pieces were played:

David Starbuck

  • Romance — Yuki Kuramoto
  • Levantina No. 5 — Oscar Espla
  • Levantina No. 2 — “”

Gary Lee

  • Prelude No. 4 — Francisco Tarrega
  • Etude No. 6 — “”
  • Etude sobre un Scherzo de Tomas Damas — “”
  • Opus 6, No. 4 — Fernando Sor
  • Etude No. 8 in G — Giulio Regondi

Jeff Griesemer

  • Vincent — Don McClean, arr., John Knowles (In Memory of George Schindler, who was fond of playing it)
  • Because —  Dave Clark Five, arr. Jeff Griesemer
  • Slieve Russel/Port Sgian — Trad., arr. Jeff Griesemer

Robert Ey

  • The Round Battle Galliard — John Dowland
  • Mrs Winter’s Jump — “”
  • Scarborough Fair— Trad., arr. Debbie Cracknell/Paul Simon

December Meeting

November 20th, 2017

These pieces were played at the December 10 meeting in Wayne:

Anthony Campanella

  • Little Stone Rag — Patrick Molou
  • Flickering Firelight — Arthur Penn & Walter Jacobs
  • Jag Rag — Bernard Bigo

 

Kevin Lutke

  • Prelude & Variations — Kevin Lutke
  1. Prelude
  2. Variation I
  3. Variation II
  4. Variation III
  5. Finale
  • Untitled ( Kevin Lutke )

 

Gad Berger

  • Adelita — Tarrega
  • Jerusalem of Gold — Music and Lyrics by Naomi Shemer arr. by John H. Clarke
  • Cavetina — Stanley Meyers
  • Dreamcatcher — Mike Christiansen

 

Ming Chao

  • Fantasia No. 7 — John Dowland

 

Gary Lee, Candy Lee, & Roberta Wallis

  • Gesu Bambino — Pietro Yon, arr. Roberta Wallis

 

Gary Lee, guitar & Candace Lee, piano

  • The Last Song — Clarice Assad (arr. Lee)
  • Christmas Time is Here — Vince Guaraldi (arr. Lee)
  • Prayer — Frederic Hand

 

Jim Tosone

  • Hallelujah — Leonard Cohen, arr. Gad Berger
  • Georgia on My Mind — Hoagy Carmichael, arr. Jim Tosone
  • Fantasia No. 5 — Francesco da Milano

 

Robert & Irene Ey

  • The Holly and the Ivy — arr., Frederick Noad
  • All Through the Night — ‘’

 

Gary Lee

  • Lesley’s Song — Frederic Hand

 

November Meeting

October 16th, 2017

These pieces were played at the November 19 meeting in Short Hills:

Dana Hamilton

  • Prelude — J.S. Bach
  • Alone Together/Yesterday — Hartz & Dietz/Jerome Kern

 Anthony Campanella

  • Auld Lang Syne Medley — arr. Anthony Campanella
  • Waltzing Matilda — “”
  • Horse and Buggy Rag — Bernard Bigo

Elisha Berger

  • Frère Jacques
  • Home on the Range

 Gad Berger

  • Air on a G String — J.S. Bach
  • Un Día de Noviembre — Leo Brouwer
  • Venezuelan Waltz No. 2 — Antonio Lauro

Gad Berger and Ray Butler

  • Andante in G Major — Vivaldi
  • Lute concerto in D — “

Ray Butler

  • Tristerosos — Heitor Villa Lobos
  • Valse No. 3 — Barrios
  • Prelude No. 3 — Heitor Villa Lobos

Andrew Alford

  • Study No. 50 — Frederick Noad
  • Omage to Mangore — Leo Brouwer
  • Omage to Tarrega — “”
  • Alcañiz — Tarrega
  • Study No. 87 — Frederick Noad

Jeff Wilt

  • Evocacion — Jose Luis Marin
  • La Gatica — Antonio Lauro
  • Julia Florida — Barrios

Jeff Griesemer

  • Here, There and Everywhere — The Beatles, arr. Jeff Griesemer
  • Soldier Boy — The Shirelles, Music by Dixon/Greenberg, arr. by Jeff Griesemer
  • Manhã de Carnaval — Luis Bonfá, arr. by Jeff Griesemer

Raul Huaman

  • Northway 87— Raul Huaman
  • Violin Sonata BWV 1001 — Bach (on mandolin)
  • Manhã de Carnaval — Luis Bonfá

Gary Lee

  • Prelude from Sonata No. 5— S.L Weiss (arr. Lee)
  • Largo from 3rd Violin Sonata — S. Bach (arr. Barrueco)
  • Sonata K. 69— Domenico Scarlatti (arr. Abiton)

Robert Ey

  • Hasapikos Horos — Trad. Greek, arr. Allan Alexander
  • Ajde Jano — Trad. Serbian, “”