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Performances listed in the order that they took place...


 

August 28th 2010

Gary Lee

Waiting for Dawn
Sunday Morning Overcast  (Andrew York)
Andreina
El Marabino (Antonio Lauro)
Choro No. 1 (Armando Neves)

Eric Kahler

Lagrima (Francisco Tarrega)

Adelita! (Francisco Tarrega)

Romance
Pavane (Luis Milan)
Etude in D (Fernando Sor)

Spanish Study (Noad/Albeniz)

Malaguena (Noad)

David Starbuck

Etude in e minor (Francisco Tarrega)

Guardame Las Vacas (L. Narvaez)

...and more

 

July 23rd 2010

Eric Kahler

Waltz (Ferdinando Carulli)

Andantino (Ferdinando Carulli)

Lagrima (Francisco Tarrega)

 

Gary Lee

Choro No. 1 (Armando Neves)
Julia Florida (Agustin Barrios)
Get a Klugh (Peter Huttlinger)
Study No. 1 (Frederic Hand)

 

David Starbuck

Etude in e minor (Francisco Tarrega)

Scarborough Fair (Anon, arr. J.F. Delcamp)

Kilt Thy Coat Maggie (arr. Allan Alexander)

Carolan's Farewell (arr. Allan Alexander)

Sally Gardens (arr. Allan Alexander)

 

 

May 1st 2010

Wayne Holyoak

Scarborough Fair (English Traditional)

Mary Hamilton (Scottish Traditional)

Plauxty Drew (Irish Traditional)

Etude I (Leo Brouwer)


Ed Hummel

Study in Bm, Op 35, no 22 (Fernando Sor)
Prelude #10 in D (Francisco Tarrega)
Loch Lomond (a traditional air, arranged by David Russell)

David Starbuck
Prelude in a minor (Jorge Morel
Niel Gow's Lament on the death of his second wife (arr, David Russell)
Carolan's Farewell (Allan Alexander)
Sally Gardens (arr. Allan Alexander

Eric Kahler

Spanish Study (Noad/Albeniz)

Malaguena (Noad)

Waltz (Ferdinando Carulli)

Andantino (Ferdinando Carulli)

Lagrima (Francisco Tarrega)


Gary Lee

Julia Florida (Agustin Barrios)
Sonata in A, K. 208 (Domenico Scarlatti, trans. Barrueco)
Largo from Violin Sonata in C (J.S. Bach, trans. Barrueco)


 

April 3rd 2010


Gary Lee

Preludio de Adio (Alfonso Montes)
Ricercare No. 16 (Francesco da Milano)
Fantasia No. 20  (Francesco da Milano)
Frog Galliard (John Dowland)

David Starbuck
Suite Espanda (arr. Yepes)

Steve Walters
The Entertainer (Scott Joplin)
The Shadow of Your Smile
Vincent [Starry Starry Night] (Don McKay)

 

March 6th 2010

 
Wayne Holyoak
Sarabande (anon)
Adagio (Mertz)
 
Fred Dilzell
Gavotte from BWV 1006a by Johanne Sebastian Bach
Bouree from BWV 1006a by Johanne Sebastian Bach
Gigue from BWV 1006a by Johanne Sebastian Bach

Prelude No. 3 (Villa-Lobos)

Pavane (Luis Milan)

 

Steve Walters

Mrs. Winter's Jump (Dowland)
Lord Hasting's Good Morrow (Francis Pilkington)
Corante for E. Murcott (Francis Pilkington)
Come Heavy Sleep (Dowland)
 
David Graessle
Pavane (Luis Milan)
Queen Elizabeth's Galliard (Dowland)
Canarios (Gaspar Sanz)
Leyenda (Isaac Albeniz)
Tango en Skai (Roland Dyens)
Prelude No. 1 (Tarrega)
Lagrima (Tarrega)
 
Gary Lee
Kinkachoo, I Love You (Phillip Houghton)
Estudio Sencillo No. 6 (Leo Brower)
Registro (Antonio Lauro)
 
David Starbuck
Serenade (Phillip Rosleger)
Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of his Second Wife (Arr. David Russell)
 

 

February 6th 2010

 
Wayne Holyoak
Jodeldido (Goldberg)
Fear an Bhata (Irish Traditional)
Scarborough Fair (Traditional English)
She Walked Through the Fair (Traditional Irish)
Waltz (Aguado)
 
Eric Kahler
Waltz (Carulli)
Andante (Carulli)
Bouree (Bach)
Wilson's Wilde (Dowland)
 
Dr. Dennis Melillo
Minuet (Fernando Sor)
Stella by Starlite
Don't Blame Me
 

 

January 2nd 2010

 
Tom Silver & Fred Dilzell
Minuet in E (Haydn)
My Lord Willobie's Welcome Home (Downland)
Largo (Vivaldi)
 
Gary Lee
Passacaglia in D (Weiss)
Registro (Lauro)
Sunday Morning Overcast (York)
El Marabino (Lauro)
 
Dave Starbuck
Prelude in Em (Tarrega)
Prelude in D (Tarrega)
Serenade (Rosheger)
 
Steve Walters (lute)
Kemp's Jig (Anonymous)
Courant (Pilkington)
Tarleton's Resurrection (Anonymous)
King's Maske (Anonymous)
Frog Galliard (Dowland)
 
Wayne Holyoak
Yodeldido (Goldberg)
In the Twinkling of an Eye (Goldberg)
Greensleeves (Cutting)
The Parting Glass (Traditional)
 
Eric Kahler
Waltz (Carulli)
Andante (Carulli)
Bouree (Bach)
Leccion 38 (Aguado)
 

Herb Allen

Dee (Rhodes)

Mood for a Day (Howe)

 
 

 

December 5th 2009 

 

Herb Allen

Snow by Herb Allen

 
Wayne Holyoak

I Lie Alone (Anonymous)

Medieval Dance (Anonymous)

Packington's Pound (Anonymous)

Dance of the Washerwoman by Hans Neusidler Christ Has Risen by Hans Judenkunig

 
 

 

November 7th 2009 

 
Wayne Holyoak
Pastime in Good Company by Henry VIII
There is a Lady Sweet and Kind by Thomas Ford
Mary Hamilton, Traditional Scottish
Scarborough Fair, Traditional English
Rondo by Tylman Susuto
 
Eric Kahler
Spanish Study by Frederic Noad adapted from Isaac Albeniz
Waltz by Ferdinando Carulli
Bouree from the 4th Cello Suite by J.S. Bach
Lagrima by Francisco Tarrega
 
Andrew Burton
Song No. 2 from Songs fro Children by Bela Bartok
Cantilena from Levantine Suite by Dusan Bogdanovic
Yanvalloux from Haitian Suite by Franz Casseus
Romancs by Franz Casseus
 
Candice Wang (piano) & Gary Lee (guitar)
Cancion by Carlos Rafael Rivera
Our Great Savior, Traditional Hymn
Serenade by Phillip Rosheger
 
Gary Lee
Julia Florida by Augustine Barrios
 
 
 

 

October 3rd 2009 

 
Wayne Holyoak
Round Battle Galliard by John Dowland
Galliard by Anthony Holburn
The Nightwatch by Anthony Holburn
 
Eric Kahler
Spanish Study by Frederic Noad adapted from Isaac Albeniz
Malaguena by Frederic Noad
Waltz by Ferdinando Carulli
Andantino by Ferdinando Carulli
Bouree from the 4th Cello Suite by J.S. Bach
Lagrima by Francisco Tarrega
 

Parvathi Kumar

Etude No. 16 by leo Brower
Etude in A by Matteo Carcassi
Etude No. 19 by Matteo Carcassi
Estudio No. 1 by Leo Brower
Study No. 4 (unknown composer)
 
Fred Dilzell
My Lodging Is On The Cold Ground (traditional)
Gary Owen (traditional)
Allegro Spirito by Mauro Giuliani
Prelude No. 1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Prelude No. 3 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Prelude No. 4 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
 

 

September 5th 2009 

 

David Starbuck

5 Studies by Dionysio Aguado

Prelude in E minor by Francisco Tarrega

Romance de los Pinos by Frederico Moreno Torroba

Guardame Las Vacas by L. Narvaez
Seis variaciones sobre un tema de Milan by J. Nin-Culmell

 

Wayne Holyoak

Greensleves by Francis Cutting

Galliard by John Dowland

Parlement (Anonymous)

There is a Lady Sweet and Kind by Thomas Ford

 

Eric Kahler

Spanish Study by Frederick Noad

Waltz by Ferdinando Carulli
Andantino by Ferdinando Carulli

Lagrima by Francisco Tarrega

Pavane by Luis Milan

 

Parvathi Kumar

Study by Matteo Carcassi
Study (Anonymous)
Adelita by Francisco Tarrega 

 

 

August 1st 2009 

 

Eric Kahler

Spanish Study (Noad)

Pavane (Luis Milan)

Bouree from the 4th Cello Suite (J.S. Bach)

Lagrima (Francisco Tarrega)

 

David Starbuck

Heartland Air (Allan Alexander)

Kilt Thy Coat Maggie (Arr: Allan Alexander)

Seis variaciones sobre un tema de Milan by J. Nin-Culmell

Guardame Las Vacas by L. Narvaez
Canco Triste by Paco Talarn

 

 

July 11th 2009 

 

Tito Cotos

Nostalgia (Cotos)

Al tio Clemente (Cotos)

Imaynalla (Cotos)

 

Eric Kahler

Spanish Study (Noad)

Malaguena (Noad)

Bouree from the 4th Cello Suite (J.S. Bach)

Andante (J.S. Bach)

Lagrima (Francisco Tarrega)

 

Gary Lee

Registro, Preludio (Antonio Lauro)

Venezuelan Waltz No. 2, Andreina (Antonio Lauro)

El Marabino (Antonio Lauro)

Etudes Simples Nos. 1 & 2 (Leo Brower)

Etude in A (Tomas Damas)

 

Wayne Holyoak

Mary Hamilton (Traditional)

There is a Lady Sweet and Kind (Thomas Ford)

Adagio (Johann Mertz)

Solia (Julian Arcaz)

 

David Starbuck

Heartland Air (Allan Alexander)

Kilt Thy Coat Maggie (Arr: Allan Alexander)

Sally Gardens (Arr: Allan Alexander)

The two William Davises (Turlough O'Carolan, arr: Allan Alexander)

 

 

June 6th 2009 

 
Steve Walters (Lute)
Poor Tom (Anonymous)
Mrs. Whites Nothing (Dowland)
The French King's Mass (from the Margaret Board lute book)
Mrs. Winters Jump (Dowland)
Galliard (Robert Johnson)
Packington's Pound (Anonymous)
 
Eric Kahler
Spanish Study (Noad)
Malaguena (Noad)
Waltz (Ferdinando Carulli)
Op. 60 No. 8 (Sor)
Op. 60 No. 9 (Sor)
Bouree (Johann Sebatian Bach)
 
Paul Shatraw
Romance (Anonymous)
El Noi de la Mare (Traditional)
Signa (Eric Clapton)
Romance de los Pinos (F. Moreno Torroba)
Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Johann Sebatian Bach)
Study in A minor
 
Wayne Holyoak
There is a Lady Sweet and Kind (Thomas Ford)
Saraband (Anonymous)
Adagio (Johann Mertz)
Carlton's Resurection (Dowland)
 

 

April 4th 2009 

 
Fred Dilzell
Study in B minor by Fernando Sor
Study in D by Fernando Sor
Jeux Interdits by Anonymous
Carora by Antonio Lauro
La Negra by Antonio Lauro
 
Barbara Starbuck (accordion), Rebecca Kahler (maraccas)
Astrid Valse by Anonymous
 
Wayne Holyoak
There is a Lady Sweet and Kind by Thomas Ford
Mary Hamilton - Scottish Traditional
Scarborough Fair - English Traditional
Medieval Dance by Anonymous
 

 

March 7th 2009 

 

David Starbuck

Heartland Air by Allan Alexander

 

Eric Kahler
Spanish Study by Frederick Noad

Waltz by Ferdinando Carulli
Andantino by Ferdinando Carulli

Lagrima by Francisco Tarrega

 
Fred Dilzell
Preludes 1 through 5 by Heitor Villa-Lobos
 
Barbara Starbuck (accordion), David Starbuck (guitar)
Astrid Valse by anon.
 
Candace Wang (piano) and Gary Lee (guitar and duet arrangements)
Arioso by Muriel Anderson
Hymn: Our Great Savior by Rowland Prichard/Christopher Parkening
Cancion by Carlos Rafael Rivera
 

 

February 7th 2009 

 

Eric Kahler
Waltz by Ferdinando Carulli

Andantino by Ferdinando Carulli
 
Steve Walters
Kemp's Jig by Anonymous
Corante for E. Murcott by Francis Pilkington
Mrs. White's Nothing by John Dowland
Tarleton's Resurrection by John Dowland
 
Tom Silver
Fantasia No. 4 by Alonso Mudarra
 
David Starbuck
Ya se asiente el rey Ramiro by Luis de Narvaez
Arde carazon arde by Luis de Narvaez
Two Minuets in F by Anonymous
 
Gary Lee
Sunday Morning Overcast by Andrew York
Estudio Sencillos No. 1 and No. 6 by Leo Brower
Etude by Francisco Tarrega and Tomas Damas
The Way You Look Tonight by Jerome Kern, arrangement Gary Lee
 
Wayne Holyoak
Sarabande by Anonymous
Mary Hamilton, Scottish Traditional
Medieval Dance by Anonymous
 
Barbara Starbuck (accordian)
Cerca del Mar, Traditional
 

 

January 3rd 2009 

 
A lot of great performances to kick off the New Year!
 
Wayne Holyoak
Ruscello
Sarabande
The Parting Glass

Eric Kahler
Bouree from the 4th Cello Suite by J.S. Bach
Andante transcribed by Pappas by J.S. Bach
Wilson's Wilde from the Dowland Family Book
 
Gail Gee on flute & Anthony Campanella on classical guitar
Si Bheag Si Mhor by O'Carolan
Gentle Maiden - Anonymous
In the Garden by Mr. Miles
Morenita do Brasil by G. Farruto
 
Fred Dilzell
Capricho Arabe by Franciso Tarrega
Wild Mountain Thyme arranged by Scott Tennant
Andecy by Andrew York
 
David Starbuck
Bachiannha No. 1 by Paulinho Nogueira
El Machete by Tito Cotos
Arde corzon arde by Luis de Narvaez
Ya se asiente el rey Ramiro by Luis de Narvaez
 

 

December 6th 2008 

 
Gary Lee
All Creatures of our God and King adapted by Gary Lee
Etude by Tomas Damas
Ricercare #16 by Francesco da Milano

Wayne Holyoak
Arietta by Joseph Kueffner
Adagio by Johann Kaspar Mertz

Eric Kahler and Wayne Holyoak
Veni, Veni, Emmanuel transcription by The Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo

Eric Kahler
Waltz by Ferdinando Carulli
Andantino by Ferdinando Carulli
Greensleeves by Anon.

Tito Cotos
Ecos Del Recuerdoby Tito Cotos
El Juego by Tito Cotos

Ken Majewski
Silent Night by Franz Gruber
Angels We Have Heard On High - Traditional French Carol
O Holy Night by Adolphe Adam

Steve Walters (Renaissance Lute)
Kemp's Jig by Anon.
Courant for Elisabeth by Frances Pilkington
Mrs. White's Nothing by John Dowland
Tarleton's Resurrection by John Dowland

David Starbuck
Bachianinha #1 by Paulinho Nogueira
Arde Corazon Arde and Ya Se Asiente El Rey Ramiro by Luis de Narraez
 

 

November 1st 2008 

 

Wayne Holyoak
Dance of the Washerwoman by Hans Neusidler
I Lie Alone by Anon.
Medieval Dance by Anon.

Steve Walters
The Parlement by Anon.
Tarleton's Resurrection by John Dowland
Courant for Elisabeth by Frances Pilkington
Gaillard by Robert Johnson
French King Mask by Board

David Starbuck
Suite in D Minor (Prelude, Andante, and Allegro) by S. L. Weiss 
 

 

October 4th 2008 

 

Eric Kahler
Lagrima by Francisco Tarrega
Romance (Traditional)

Adelita by Francisco Tarrega
 

Wayne Holyoak

Packington's Pound (Anonymous)

Pastime with Good Company attributed to Henry VIII

Scarborough Fair - English Traditional arranged by D. Cracknell 

 

Gary Lee
The Way You Look Tonight by Gerome Kern
Passcaglia by S. L. Weiss

 

Tito Cotos
El Machete by T. Cotos
Variacion de un Huayno de Cusco by T. Cotos
Prelude in C from the Well-Tempered Clavier by J. S. Bach
Romance de la Luna by T. Cotos
Las Campanas by T. Cotos

David Starbuck
Guardame Las Vacas by L. Narvaez
Prelude and Vals by Carmen Guzman
Runa and Paqcha by Daniel Quirhuayo Alvarez

Three American Landscapes by Janet Marlow

Seis variaciones sobre un tema de Milan by J. Nin-Culmell

 

 

September 6th 2008 

 

Eric Kahler
Spanish Study by Frederic Noad adapted from Isaac Albeniz
Waltz by Ferdinando Carulli

 

Wayne Holyoak

Rondo by Fernando Carulli

Study in C by Francisco Terrega

Waltz by Adionizio Aguado 


David Starbuck
On Baroque Lute:

     Prelude in C  by J. G. Conradi

On Classical Guitar:

     Prelude and Vals by Carmen Guzman
     Runa and Paqcha by Daniel Quirhuayo Alvarez

     Guardame Las Vacas by L. Narvaez
     Seis variaciones sobre un tema de Milan by J. Nin-Culmell


 

 

August 2nd 2008 

 

Eric Kahler
Spanish Study by Frederic Noad adapted from Isaac Albeniz
Waltz by Ferdinando Carulli
Lagrima by Francisco Tarrega

Eric Kahler and Wayne Holyoak

Lesson for Two Lutes – Anonymous

 

Wayne Holyoak

Ronde by Tylman Susato

Alman by Robert Johnson

 
David Starbuck
On Baroque Lute: Prelude in C  and Allemande by J. G. Conradi

On Classical Guitar: Serenata Ingenua, Choro and Cancion Carena by Rodrigo Riera

 

Ken Majewski

Sarabande for Violin Suite #1 by J. S. Bach

Rosita Polka by F. Tarrega

How Great Thou Art - Traditional

 

 

July 5th 2008 

 

Eric Kahler
Spanish Study by Frederic Noad adapted from Isaac Albeniz
Waltz and Andantino by Ferdinando Carulli
Bouree by J. S. Bach
Lagrima by Francisco Tarrega

David Starbuck
On Baroque Lute, Prelude in C by J. G. Conradi

On Classical Guitar:

Canco Triste by Paco Talarn
Prelude in A Minor by Carmen Guzman
Paqcha by Daniel Quirhuayo Alvarez
Runa by Daniel Quirhuayo Alvarez
Guardame las vacas by Luis Narvaez
Seis variaciones sobre un tema de Milan by J. Nin-Culmell

 

 

June 7th 2008 

 

This week we had many pieces performed by regular members.  Great performances by all.  In order of appearance:

 

Wayne Holyaok
Ronde by Tylman Susato

Eric Kahler
Spanish Study by Frederic Noad adapted from Isaac Albeniz with Improvisations
Waltz and Andantino by Ferdinando Carulli
Bouree by J. S. Bach
Lagrima by Francisco Tarrega
Romance (Traditional)

David Starbuck
Seis variaciones sobre un tema de Milan by J. Nin-Culmell
Guardame Las Vacas by L. Narvaez
Canco Triste by Paco Talarn
Paqcha and Runa by Daniel Quirhuayo Alvarez

Gary Lee
Sunday Morning Overcast by Andrew York

Waiting for Dawn by Andrew York
Julia Florida by Agustin Barrios
Prelude de Adios by Alfonso Montes
Pascaglia by Silvius Leopold Weiss

 

 

May 3rd 2008 
 
This week we were treated to a host of enjoyable performances by David Starbuck on one of his 10 string classical guitars:
Canco Triste by Paco Talarn
 
Four Pieces by Daniel Quirhuayo Alvarez
  • Nevados Eternos
  • Paqcha
  • Runa
  • Atawallpa

Suite Espanola by Gaspar Sanz
  • Espanoletas
  • Gallarda y Villano
  • Danza de las hachas
  • Rujero y Paradetas
  • Zarabanda al ayre espanol
  • Passacalle de la Cavallerio de Napoles
  • Folias
  • La minona de Cataluna
  • Canarios

Five Short Pieces by Carmen Guzman
  • Prelude
  • Vals
  • Vals
  • Choro
  • Choro

Three American Landscapes Janet Marlow
  • Allegro
  • Moderato
  • Vivace

Conde Claros Luys de Narvaez

 

 

March 1st 2008 
 
Great performances by all.  In order of appearance:
 
Eric Kahler
Spanish Study by Frederic Noad adapted from Isaac Albeniz
 
Fred Dilzell
Piasaje cubano con tristeza by Leo Brouwer
Etudes 1 and 5 by H. Villa-Lobos
Fandanguillo by Joaquin Turina
 
David Starbuck
Prelude by C. Guzman
Cerrito de Huajsapata by J. Molina
Seis variaciones sobre un tema de by J. Nin-Culmell
Guardame las vacas by Milan L. Narvaez
Canco Triste by P. Talarn
 
Jesse Rivera
How Great Thou Art composition by Rivera
Caminito (Little Road) a Tango from Argentina
Bésame Mucho by Consuelo Velázquez
 
Gary Lee
Waiting for Dawn by Andrew York
Kinkachoo, I Love You by Phillip Houghton

 
 
February 2nd 2008 
 
Our First Anniversary Celebration!
 
Esteemed guest Daniel Hallford, of the Amadeus Conservatory, in preparation for upcoming auditions, gave a wonderful performance of the following pieces from his repetoire:
 
  • Prelude, Fugue and Allegro from the Lute Suites by J.S. Bach (BWV 998)
  • Grande Overture, Op. 61, Andante Sostenuto and Allegro Maestoso by Mauro Giuliani
  • Saudade No. 3 by living composer Roland Dyens

 

We took in announcements of The New York Guitar Seminar, and The Raritan River Music Festival.

 

Eric Kahler performed Waltz and Andantino by Ferdinando Carulli.

 

Wayne Holyoak performed Christ Has Risen by Hans Judenkunig and Soleá by Julian Arcas.

 

David Starbuck performed Cancó Trista by Paco Talarn, and Guardame Las Vacas by Narvaez.

 

Luthier Gary Lee, of Lee Guitar Works, gave a presentation on his handcrafted guitars bringing a particularly beautiful example of his work.  Gary performed The Way You Look Tonight by Gerome Kern and Preludio de Adios by Alfonso Montes on a Lee Guitar Works classical guitar.

 

Closing the event, Michael Newman of The Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo gave a stunning performance of Prelude No. 4 by Heitor Villa-Lobos on a new classical guitar by Gary Lee.

 

Many heartfelt thanks to all who performed and took part.

 

 
January 5th 2008 
A plethora of classical guitar performances, what a great way to start the new year!  Performances of Veni Veni Emmanuel (duet), Lagrima composed by Francisco Tarrega, Christ has Risen composed by Hans Judenkunig, a simple Bouree by Johann Sebastian Bach, an original composition, Two Etudes by Fernando Sor, Etudes and other pieces by Hector Villa-Lobos.
 
 
December 1st 2007 
An impromtu and unannounced meeting - we'll try not to do this in the future but the meeting date/time was decided a bit too late to put it out by email.  Performances of Lagrima by Francisco Tarrega, Greensleeves and Veni Veni Emmanuel (duet) - both  transcriptions by The Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo.
 
 
November 3rd 2007 
A low key meeting at Knowlton Presbyterian Church after a long summer hiatus.  Performances of Lagrima by Francisco Tarrega, Romance and Greensleeves (both composers identities lost to time), and Veni Veni Emmanuel duet transcription by The Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo.
 
 
July 7th 2007
Our fifth monthly gathering began with the viewing of a video segment on tone production from Scott Tenant's 'Pumping Nylon'.  We then heard perfromances of Waltz and Andantino by Ferdinando Carulli, Greensleeves, Bouree by J.S. Bach from the 4th cello suite and Lagrima by Francisco Tarrega.
 
 
June 2nd 2007
Our fourth monthly gathering included discussion of the book 'Grace Like a River' authored by Christopher Parkening and member performances of 'Lesson for Two Lutes' from the Dowland family collection, Lagrima by Francisco Tarrega, and 'The Parlement' by an Anonymous source.
 
 
May 5th 2007
Our third monthly gathering included a presentation of practice techniques from the book 'Grace Like a River' by Christopher Parkening and member performances of several pieces having strong spanish influence including original compositions by founding members.
 
 
April 7th 2007
Having been listed in the Warren County Reporter, we met for our first publicly announced gathering.  We took in announcements of The New York Guitar Seminar, and the Raritan River Music Festival, and a short presentation about the practice techniques in Ricardo Iznaola's 'On Practicing'.  Teacher at Mannes College the New School of Music, artistic director of The New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes, and member of the Newman Oltman Guitar Duo, Michael Newman invited two of his Mannes students to perform for us (in order of appearance): Chelsea Pita performing works by Lauro and Giulliani, Jorge Gavidia performing works by Barrios and Villa-Lobos.  These were wonderful performances and deeply appreciated.  Performances by others included works by Bach, Carulli and the every famous Anonymous composer.
 
 
March 3rd 2007
We met for our first monthly gathering at Knowlton Presbyterian Church, hearing founding member performances of Francisco Tárrega's 'Lagrima' performed by Eric Kahler and 'Lesson for Two Lutes' from the Dowland family collection performed by Eric Kahler and Wayne Holyoak. We also took in a presentation on proper nail care, filing and finishing sourcing various professionals such as Michael Newman, Rico Stover and Scott Tennant.
 
 
February 23rd 2007
We took our first field trip as a group to see The Pennsylvania Guitar Quintet at Moravian Hall in Nazareth, Pennsylvania.
 
 
February 16th 2007
February 16th 2007 was a fine, sunny day when suddenly the email came in, which read... "How about a classical guitar society?"