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“The guitar is a small orchestra...Every string is a different color, a different voice.”

—Andrés Segovia

Thomas Leeb Poster

♫ The Thomas Leeb Poster featuring the September Concert and Workshop is available on the Resources page on this website for downloading and printing.

♪ Recent RGC Events ♪

♫ August 16, What could be finer than an evening listening to guitar music? Here’s the play list from the Abilene meeting.

♫ July 19, Ken Bonfield’s presentation at Abilene’s on the History of American Fingerstyle Guitar...an in-depth look from the twentieth century to the present day. more by Ted Peck/Mark Grover

♫ June 21, Once again, guitarists gathered at Abilene’s...to enjoy mutual company as they shared music, anecdotes and experiences. more by R. Taglieri

♫ June 6, Nine of us, Rochester Guitar Club members, plus at least one guest, got together to enjoy a couple of hours of live guitar music and chat at Tango Café. The day’s gray, gloomy weather broke just in time to allow some long rays of summer-evening sun to warm our spirits. more by Deb Ross

♪ Coming RGC Attractions ♪

September

♫ There will be no Tango meeting in September due to the holiday.

♫ September 10-12, RGC will share a booth with Bernie Lehmann at the Golden Link Turtle Hill Festival. more

♫ September 19, at 7:30 p.m., RGC Sponsored Concert featuring Thomas Leeb with opening act ”Dreaming Out Loud” (Jerry Preston on guitar and Chuck Bianchi on bass)at the Harmony House, 58 E. Main St., Webster, NY 14580. $15 general admission, or $12 for RGC members. Tickets at the door. more

♫ September 20, at 7 p.m., RGC meeting featuring Thomas Leeb’s Acoustic Guitar Workshop; ”Modern Fingerstyle Guitar Technique, Percussion, and Groove” at Abilene Bar & Lounge, 153 Liberty Pole Way, Rochester NY 14604; $5 Suggested Donation.

RGC on Cable TV this Fall!

♫ RGC recently completed a couple of successful recording sessions for the ”Music Show,” a cable TV program recorded at the Time Warner studio in Webster on July 26 and August 2, for Channel 12. Time Warner has syndication on other local access channels in most of Rochester’s suburbs. The Music Show regularly features local musicians. The recent recordings will produce one or two episodes.

These sessions are about RGC, what we are doing in general, and feature some of our regulars in a round robin session much like at a typical RGC meeting. The Christmas material will air in a separate show that will include other musicians. The first show(s) should be available in about a month. We will post information when we receive it. See our Resources page for “Music Show” air times.

Producer, Ray Braselton, would like to do another Christmas session in the fall focusing more on the Guitar Club. So, if you missed the earlier events, you will still have another opportunity to perform a seasonal piece for the Christmas show. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Richard via the Contact link on this website or at Rochesterguitarclub@gmail.com.

Elmira Musicians Trade Show

♫ September 26, Big Flats Musicians Trade Show, Big Flats American Legion, 45 Olcott Road, S. Big Flats, NY - $5. We are looking for vendors to fill spots for the second annual Musicians Trade Show. Space is $75 for the day, so if you have lots of gear you are looking to get rid of, this will be the place to be. Last year we had over 200 people in attendance with 17 vendors as well as a drum clinic by Jeff Plate of Trans Siberian Orchestra. This year’s show is expected to be bigger and better. Contact Bob Brown for more info 607-329-3187 or 607-377-5096. rbrown865@stny.rr.com

October

Buffalo Guitar Show

♫ October 3, The next Buffalo Guitar Show will be at 2450 Walden Ave! This year’s show promises to be bigger and better than before. Last year RGC was lucky enough to get a booth for this event, as they turned away numerous vendors due to lack of space. The new place is much bigger.
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Guitars with other Instruments

♫ October 3, Go to Buffalo early and be back in time for the meeting at Tango Café! There’s plenty of time to prepare for the October 3 meeting at Tango Café which will feature ”Guitars with Other Instruments.” We invite you to play a song or two on any stringed instrument, or any instrument with guitar. We still have several openings for this event; so, use our contact link or write to Richard at Rochesterguitarclub.com if you are interested or have questions. It should be a great session!

♪ Other Guitar News

Muriel Anderson Interview on YouTube

From the Mel Bay Interview series, listen to Muriel discuss harp guitar and more!

Feel Better, Play Better!

♫ Is Your Playing Suffering Because of Your Health? from Premier Guitar

Guitar Foundation of American remembers Paul Garretts

♫ You might not remember this guy until you take out the Book 1, Paul “Garrets” ensemble and trio book used in John Wiesenthal’s guitar ensemble by Jim Doyle and Richard Taglieri. Jim still uses it with his students. more

Tribute to Isaac Albéniz

♫ It’s Isaac Albéniz’ 150th birthday this year. The guitarist Hanno Winder and media mastermind Chris Sitar celebrate it with this birthday present on YouTube.

RGC Membership & T-Shirts, & Hats, too! Become a member and wear the RGC T-shirt! more

WXXI Open House - October 2

♪ Classical Guitar Alive on WXXI-FM Radio This and Every Sunday!

♫ Tune in to WXXI radio 91.5FM on Sundays at 6 p.m. for Classical Guitar Alive, a one-hour program featuring the latest in the classical guitar world and more. If you enjoy the show, follow up by contacting Ruth Phinney, WXXI Program Director at rphinney@wxxi.org and let her know that you are listening!

• All Rochester Guitar Club meetings are free of charge, but donations are welcome, and we ask you to patronize our hosts who are donating space and time for our meeting.
• That’s it for now. Keep your eyes on this website for announcements of RGC events and concerts as well as other guitar news! Send any news you may have to us that you think should be included on the calendar.
• See you in September at the Tom Leeb events!

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