September 15 Fall Picnic in Hopewell Borough.

Program

Valerie Nelson

• Canon in D – Joann Pachelbel
• Study – Fernando Sor

Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)

• Drifting – Richard Charlton
• Minuetto I & II – Giovanni Battista Marella

Rick Florio

• Chôro No. 1 – Heitor Villa-Lobos

Robert Ey

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

Jeff Griesemer

• Holy Manna – William Moore, arr. Jeff Griesemer

Gary Lee

• Prelude – J.S. Bach
• Leslie’s Song – Frederic Hand
• Cooper Lake – “”

Zoom Meeting Sunday, September 22, 4:00 p.m. (eastern time).

Program

Shane McKevitt

• Hymne à l’amour – Édith Piaf, arr. Roland Dyens

Gary Lee

• Canción del Emperador – Luis de Narváez

This meeting was hosted by Steve Walters. 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.

August 11 Zoom Meeting

Program

Joe Carbone

• Elegy for a Friend – Sergio Assad (b. 1952)
• Capricho árabe – Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909)

Stella Kosim

• Mallorca – I. Albeniz
• Maxixe – Agustin Barrios Mangore

Ming Chao

• Sarabande and Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 – J.S. Bach, arr. John Duarte)

Shane McKevitt

• Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998: I. Prelude – Johann Sebastian Bach

Steve Walters hosted this meeting.

July 21 Zoom Meeting

Program

Ming Chao

• Courante from Cello Suite No. 1– J.S. Bach, arr. John Duarte

Gad Berger

• Allemande – Silvius Leopold Weiss
• Sarabande – “”

Gary Lee

• Three Pieces by Frederick Hand
• Study No. 1
• Lesley’s Song
• Cooper Lake

Gad Berger hosted this meeting.

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.

Meeting at the Lindeblad School of Music in Pine Brook, 5:00 p.m., Saturday May 11.

Program

Jack Larson

• Mexican Waltz Variation – arr., Anthony Sanacore

Robert Ey

• Mountains and Valleys – Angela Mair

Marsha Rohe

• Prelude No 1 – Heitor Villa-Lobos

David Starbuck

• Triste Ausencia – Estanislao Marco
• Rosita (Polka) – Francisco Tarrega
• Capricho Arabe – “”

Richie Johnson, Shiho Vogel, Craig Graham, and Alex Valencia (Lindeblad School of Music faculty)

• Aragonaise (from Carmen Suite) – G. Bizet
• La Tierra (from Los Cuatro Elementos) – F. Kleynjans

Craig Graham and Alex Valencia

Michelle – the Beatles

Alex Valencia

• La Catedral – Agustin Barrios Mangore

1. Preludio Saudade

3. Allegro Solemne

Richie Johnson

Lied Ohne Worte – Johann Kaspar Mertz

Owen Wang

• BWV 998 Allegro – J. S. Bach
• Nail-Biter – Thomas Filippin
• Fantasia Op. 19 – Luigi Legnani
• Sonata No.1, Mov III – Leo Brouwer

Zoom meeting, Sunday, May 26 at 4:00 p.m. (eastern time).

Program

Shane McKevitt

• Hymne à l’amour – Édith Piaf & Marguerite Monnot, arr. by Roland Dyens

Rick Florio

• Bolero à Marcos – Vicente Amigo

Robert Ey

• Thaxted – Gustav Holst, arr. Robert Ey

This meeting was hosted by Steve Walters. 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.

March 10 Zoom Meeting

Rick Florio

• Airdí Cuan – John McCambridge (aka Seán Mac Ambróis 1793-1873), arr. John Loesberg
• Sí Beag Sí Mór – Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738), arr. John Loesberg
• The Boys of Bluehill – Traditional, arr. John Loesberg

Robert Ey

• Tabhair dom do Lámh (Give Me Your Hand) – “Rory Dall O’Cahan,” arr. Glenn Weiser

Ming Chao

• Skye Boat Song – Traditional, arr. David Russell)
• Roslin Castle – “”

David Starbuck

• Prelude from Suite No. 6 (London) – S.L. Weiss
• Isabel (Vals) – F. Tarrega
• Estudio en forma de minuetto – F. Tarrega

Shane McKevitt

•  Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: I. Prelude – Presto – Johann Sebastian Bach
• Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998: I. Prelude – “”

Meeting at the Puddingstone Community Club in Randolph, Sunday March 24 at 4:00 p.m.

March 24 Meeting at the Puddingstone Community Center

Program

Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)

• Polonaise Concertante – Maur O’Giuliani

Valerie Nelson

• La Comparsa – Ernesto Lecuona, arr, for guitar by Leon Block
• Gitanerias – “”
• Divertimento – Hans Gal

Raymond Milici

• Una dia de Novembre – Leo Brouwer
• Zelda’s Lullaby – Koji Kondo

Marsha Rohe

• Study in E Minor – Francisco Tarrega
• Study in B Minor – Fernando Sor
• French Lullaby – David Brandon

Robert Ey

• Tabhair dom do Lámh (Give Me Your Hand) – “Rory Dall O’Cahan,” arr. Glenn Weiser

Jim Tosone

• Conor O’Reilly – Turlough O’Carolan, arr. G. Boger
• Owen O’Rourke – “”
• Jack O’Hazeldon – Traditional, arr. G. Weiser

Jeff Griesemer

• Holy Manna, – William Moore, arr. Jeff Griesemer
• Slieve Russell – Traditional Irish Jig, arr. Jeff Griesemer s

David Starbuck

• Triste ausencia – Estanislao Marco
• Capricho Arabe – Francisco Tarrega

Tito Cotos

• Etude in A minor – Ferdinando Carulli
• Mother – Tito Cotos

Canto del Viento (Song from the Wind) – Tito Cotos

February 25 Zoom Meeting

Valerie Nelson

• Etudes Simples #1″ – Leo Brouwer
• Solitudine – L.O. Anzaghi.

Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)

• Duet in D, Op 34 #1 – Fernando Carulli

Rick Florio

• From Segovia’s 20 Sor Etudes
• Segovia #1 (Sor Op 6 No 3)
• Segovia #2 (Sor Op 35 No 13)
• Segovia #6 (Sor Op 35 No 17)
• Segovia #9 (Sor Op 31 No 20)
• Segovia #15 (Sor Op 35 No 16)

Robert Ey

• Wild Mountain Thyme – Trad., arr. Scott Tennant

David Starbuck

• Prelude from Suite No. 6 (London) – S.L. Weiss:
• Isabel (Vals) –  F. Tarrega:

Shane McKevitt

•  Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: I. Prelude, Presto – Johann Sebastian Bach

Meeting at the Morris County Library in Whippany, February 10.

Rick Florio

• Etruscan Preludes – Reginald Smith Brindle

Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)

• Duet in D Op 34 #1 – Fernando Carulli

Valerie Nelson

• Gitanerias – Ernesto Lecuona, arr, for guitar by Leon Block
• La Comparsa – “”
• Olhos Pretos – Francisco José Dias.

Kevin Lutke

• There is a Fountain – L. Mason, arr. K. Lutke
• Prelude (Prelude & Variations) – K. Lutke

Kevin Lutke/Jeffrey Wilt Duo

• Bach 2-Part Invention X, BWV 781 – J. S. Bach)
• Bach 2-Part Invention XIII, BWV 784 – “”

Jeffrey Wilt

• Evocación – Jose Luis Merlin
• Study Op 60 # 5 – Fernando Sor
• Prelude # 5 – Bryan Johanson

Ken Kraus

• Mazurka-Choro #1 – Heitor  Villa-Lobos
• Schottish-Choro #2 – “”

Robert Ey

• Mountains and Valleys – Angela Mair

Steve Walters (playing Torres/Starbuck short scale 8-string guitar)

• Pavana Muy Illana Taner – Diego Pisador 1509 – 1557
• Dezilde il Cavallero Que – “”
• Come Heavy Sleep – John Dowland 1563 – 1626
• Queen Elizabeth’s Galliard “”

Jeff Griesemer

• Holy Manna – William Moore, arr. Jeff Griesemer
• Slieve Russell – Trad., arr. Jeff Griesemer

Marsha Rohe

• Vals y Mazurka – Bartolome Calatuyud
• Vals en Mi Menor – “”
• A Little Waltz – Marianne Vedral

Jim Tosone

• Hugh O’Donnell – Turlough O’Carolan (arr. G. Boger)
• Eleanor Plunkett – “”
• Carolan’s Welcome – “”

David Starbuck

• Rosita (Polka) – F. Tarrega
• Capricho Arabe – “”

Gad Berger

• Yellow Camel (Samba) – Alexander Vinitsky

Steve Walters

• Come Heavy Sleep (one of his saddest) – John Dowland
• Mrs. Winter’s Jump (one of his most joyful) “”

Shane McKevitt

•  Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998: I. Prelude – Johann Sebastian Bach

Valerie Nelson

• Valse – Pascual Roch, arr. Leon Block
• La Comparsa – Ernesto Lecuona, arr. Leon Block

Ming Chao

• Menuet and Gigue from Cello Suite No. 1 – J.S. Bach, arr. John Duarte

Jeffrey Wilt

• If You Were Here – Per-Olov Kindgren
• Preludio de Adiós – Alfonso Montes
• Romance de los Pinos – Federico Moreno Torroba

This meeting is hosted by Gad Berger. 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.

Duo Migliorare (Rick Florio and Valerie Nelson)

• Early in the Morning – Eythor Thorlaksson
• Ponteio IV – Celso Machado
• Le Nid et la Rose – Ferdinando Carulli

Valerie Nelson

• Valse by Pascual Roch and La Comparsa – Ernesto Lecuona, arr. Leon Block

Rick Florio

• Amy Soufrez from Silva de Sirenas (1547) – Enrique Valderrabáno
• Mille Regretz – Luis de Narvaez

Robert Ey

• Mountains and Valleys – Angela Mair

Steve Walters (playing Torres-Starbuck Guitar, 590 mm scale in A tuning)

• Tarleton’s Resurrection – John Dowland 1563 – 1636
• Come Heavy Sleep – “”
• Mrs. Winter’s Jumpe – “”

Jeff Griesemer

• Slieve Russell – Trad., arr. Jeff Griesemer