West Coast Guitar Societies Roundtable
All day, Saturday, April 16, 2011
Sacramento, CA
A Conference for Existing and Planned Guitar Societies Led by
Dr. Matthew Hinsley
Executive Director, Austin Classical Guitar Society,
Classical Guitarist, Educator, Arts Administrator
with added concerts April 15*, 16, 17*
- scroll for concert details -


Dr. Matthew Hinsley is the author of Creativity to Community: Arts Nonprofit Success One Coffee at a Time.
He has spent a great deal of energy trying to understand what makes some organizations succeed and others stagnate or fail, and, as the Austin Classical Guitar Society has risen to become one of the most successful entities of its kind, more and more people are asking him how it can be done elsewhere. As the Director of the 2010 GFA and host of the Presenters Congress component, Dr. Hinsley has the understanding of the special needs, challenges and resources of the classical guitar. As the person most responsible for the growth of ACGS, raising well over $1,000,000 since taking the helm in 1996, he has techniques and resources ready to help YOU and your group, be it large, small, new, old, dormant or a dream
A bonus for attending the conference will be showcase recitals by young virtuoso classical guitarists Arina Burcéva, Jon Mendle, Ray Zhou, Matt Lyons during the day, with Gohar Vardanyan & Jesse McCann's evening concert included!
From Daniel Roest, Conference Director,
Sacramento Guitar Society President

"I can think of no better consultant to assist guitar societies and small non-profit arts groups than Dr. Matthew Hinsley. From our first meeting at the 2008 Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) Convention and Competition in San Francisco to our recent conversations on the state of the art in our favorite art form, classical guitar, I have seen that he has exceptional gifts for communication, organization and fundraising. JOIN US in this first annual gathering of guitar societies covering topics vital to the success of our many efforts to bring artists and audiences together - and to provide support for those practicing classical guitar, whether they live in a big city or far from one. The conference is conveniently located on the campus of Christ Community Church,
5025 Manzanita Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608
Conference
Registration
Bonus!
Registration includes  Evening Concert with emerging artists
Gohar Vardanyan &
Jesse McCann! Free CD with registrations by March 1st (see end of page for details)

Pick a Price (1, 2, 3, 4 attending)
REGISTER NOW by using the PayPal button at the upper right, and please consider the Sponsorship information below.

Plan your weekend after Tax Day to learn all day long from a series of segments led by Matt Hinsley, then relax after dinner with two emerging artists in concert - for a memorable and informative conference that will yield results for your group - or a group you want to start - for years to come.
You'll be able to meet and network with other guitar society representatives, pre-submit questions for Matt that are especially important to your group, and find out what's working and what's not. If you live in a classical guitar dead zone with no action at all, it need not remain that way!

Stay tuned as this conference develops for a continually updated list of participants and sponsors!
To speak to the Conference Director, call Daniel Roest at (916) 294-0400 or use email.

HOTEL
For nearby overnight accomodations, choose the Holiday Inn Sacramento North East I80, currently being renovated and upgraded to a Crowne Plaza Hotel, for the WCGSR Group Rate of only $69. As a one-day event, those choosing to drive in may opt to not stay at the hotel. Let us know your particular travel plans and concerns, and we will do our best to help!
Hotel reservations can be made by calling (916) 338-5800.  Let the reservationist know that you are with the West Coast Guitar Societies Roundtable. You can also email your reservation request by sending your arrival date, departure date, guarantee credit card, and note that you are with the West Coast Guitar Societies Roundtable room block to mgreen@hisacne.com. The conference is just five minutes from the hotel (5321 Date Ave Sacramento, CA 95841 to 5025 Manzanita Ave, Carmichael, CA 95608).  Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau.
GOHAR VARDANYAN BIOGRAPHY
Armenian guitarist Gohar Vardanyan has performed for the New England Guitar Society, Guitar Masters Series at the Interlochen Guitar Festival, Juilliard’s Wednesdays@1 Series, Peabody's Thursday Noon series, with the Juilliard Opera Center and as a soloist with the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra. She has been a Guest Artist for Baltimore Classical Guitar Society’s Guitar Day and a master class faculty at the Interlochen Guitar Festival and Workshop. Ms. Vardanyan holds a Master of Music Degree from The Juilliard School where she studied with Sharon Isbin and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music where she studied with Manuel Barrueco. She is also an alumna of the Aspen Music Festival and School. Ms. Vardanyan began studying the guitar at the age of five with her father. She gave her first public performance and appeared on Armenian National Television at the age of eight. She was the First prize winner in the Armenian National Music Contest “Amadeus” and was accepted into “New Names,” a group for talented young musicians. She went on to study with Antigoni Goni at the Pre-College Division of the Juilliard School. In 2001, Ms. Vardanyan studied with John Wunsch at the Interlochen Arts Academy. A graduate with High Honors, she has received numerous awards in academic and musical fields. Among these is the Young Artist's Certificate, one of the highest awards offered to graduating seniors by the Academy, and the Harold Randolph Prize in performance from the Peabody Conservatory.

JESSE McCANN BIOGRAPHY
Jesse McCann is an award-winning classical guitarist based in Portland, Oregon. He made his debut at age 17 on the gulf coast of Mississippi, winning first place in a number of local and regional guitar competitions. He studied with Miroslav Loncar and Natasha Klasinc. Upon receiving his Bachelor of Music, he relocated to Portland in 2002. Soon thereafter he enrolled at Portland State University, where he completed his Master of Music under the direction of Bryan Johanson. He has also had the privilege of studying with some of the world’s leading guitarists and composers including Dusan Bogdanovic, Denis Azabagic, Jason Vieux, and David Tanenbaum. Jesse is currently on staff for Portland State University and Portland Community College's music faculty. Jesse placed 2nd in the 2010 Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival & Competition. In addition to being a top prize solo guitarist, he led two award-winning guitar trios and is a member of the Oregon Guitar Quartet, releasing their debut album "Something Wonderous Fair" in November 2010. Their unified goal is to play great music from the four corners of the planet on the instrument that speaks to all cultures.
PLEASE DONATE TO THE CONFERENCE

When you donate $60 or more over your registration fee, we will give you one of our outstanding Guitar Sampler CDs - 76 minutes of great music by 14 guitarists in the Greater Sacramento Region - plus -  you will be listed in the Sponsors List and in the concert program! (Programs will be printed at least two weeks in advance.) Scroll down this page for more detailed information on the CD
To be a main sponsor and receive greater benefits including displaying your logo, please contact Conference Director Daniel Roest at (916) 294-0400 or use email.

The Sacramento Guitar Society’s    

Guitar Sampler

Volume One


Gabriel Becker, Jamey Bellizzi, Elizabeth Busch, George England, Matthew Grasso, Louis Valentine Johnson, Sean O’Connor, Daniel Roest, Harold Sexton, Gilda Taffet, Greg Williams, Anatoliy Yevsyukov, Brandon Yip, Ray Zhou

SPECIFIC TOPIC TARGETS

Fundraising & Development
  • How to find program support/funding
  • Developing your support system
  • Member/donor systems, foundation, government and corporate grants, special events, communication strategies, campaigns, board of directors
Programming (Concert, Education, Outreach)
  • How to successfully program
  • Collaborating with other guitar societies and non-profits
  • Including youth in programming
  • Developing your calendar to serve the community
  • Documentation
  • Diverse and under-served communities
  • Organizational collaboration
  • Synergy with other programming
  • PR & Marketing - Bringing life to a classical guitar dead zone
  • Direct advocacy, media, board of directors, TV/Radio, internet & social media, pitching stories, press releases, creative lacement/collaboration
Strategic Planning –
  • Discovering what your community wants/needs/is able to support
  • How to increase productivity
  • Process versus product, various models for strategic planning, staff versus volunteering
  • Foundational Elements
  • Incorporating as a non-profit
  • Mission, Vision, Founding principles, Board of Directors,
  • office management, volunteer management, staff management
Your Pre-submitted Questions
  • What do you want Matt to address? What will help you out where you live?

A MESSAGE FROM FROM ELIOT FISK:
“I consider Matthew Hinsley to be one of the most talented arts entrepreneurs on the planet.  I have both worked within and observed from afar, the many miracles that are the result of his incessant labor and imagination.  To me Matthew Hinsley is as well a uniquely American hero: his can-do spirit, his patience and perseverance resonate with the best of our beloved nation. At a time when we need more than ever the powerful, unifying message of music Matt's work celebrates the best of today and points the way to an even better tomorrow.” - Eliot Fisk, International Touring & Recording Artist



PARTIAL LIST OF INVITED PARTICIPANTS *


Acoustic Guitar Society of Ashland
American Guitar Society
Arizona Classical Guitar Society
Association of Fingerstyle Guitarists
Bluewater Guitar Society - Bullhead City, AZ
Carmel Guitar Society
Central Coast Guitar Society
Chico Guitar Project - Warren Haskellconfirmed
CSU Bakersfield Guitar Arts Series - Roger Cope
confirmed
East Bay Guitar Society
Goyette Guitar Center - Paradise, CAconfirmed
Grand Canyon Guitar Society - Flagstaff, AZ
Guitar Foundation of America
Guitar Salon - Santa Monicapending
Guitar Society of Las Vegas
Guitar Victoria (B.C.)
La Guitarra California
Long Beach Guitar Society
Marin County areaconfirmed
North Coast Guitar Society (Mendocino)confirmed
Northwest Classical Guitar Society
Oakland Areaconfirmed
Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts
Orange County Guitar Circle
Portland Guitar Societyconfirmed
Rosewood Guitar
Seattle Guitar Society
Sacramento Guitar Societyconfirmed
San Francisco Guitar Societypending
San Joaquin Valley Guitar Societyconfirmed
South Lake Tahoeconfirmed
Sierra Nevada Guitar Society confirmed
South Bay Guitar Societyconfirmed
The Tucson Guitar Society
Vancouver Guitar Societyconfirmed
Ventura County Guitar Societyconfirmed

* Not Listed? Help us expand this list - we have plenty of room to meet and a great discount rate at a good hotel 5 minutes from the conference.
Write with your group's name and your questions for Matt.





*MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT!*
If you can make the conference on the 16th, consider these associated events on the 15th and the 17th.
Friday the 15th, the Pacific Guitar Ensemble performs nearby at the CSU Sacramento Capistano Hall as part of the New Millenium Series -click here for information.
Saturday evening we have a special concert with Gohar Vardanyan and Jesse McCann.
Sunday the 17th we have our regular meeting with a Gohar Vardanyan guitar workshop in the afternoon and a concert in the area at 6pm with the Polish Duo Klavitarre (piano and guitar) in Roseville at the Polish American Club of Greater Sacramento  -click here for information.

•Your questions answered
•Four emerging artist showcase performances between sessions.
•Post-Conference Evening Concert with Gohar Vardanyan (New York, NY) &
Jesse McCann (Portland, OR)  included in Registration (Concert Open to Public)

SCHEDULE
8:40 – 9am - Welcome and Registration
9-10:20 - Session 1 – Mission, Vision and Programming
10:20 - 10:40 - Guitarist 1 - Ray Zhou, Graduating Senior from SFCM
10:40 -11:00 - break
11am- Noon - Session 2 – Strategic Planning
Noon – 1pm – Lunch
1pm-1:30 - Acoustic Guitar Magazine Discussion – “Guitar Societies Working Together”
1:30-2:15 - Session 3 – Public Relations, Marketing and Branding
2:15 -2:35 - Guitarist 2 - Matthew Lyons, Freshman at SFCM
2:35 - 2:50 - break
2:50- 3:30 - Session 4 – Grants: Government, Corporate and Family
3:30 - 3:50 - Guitarist 3 - Jon Mendle, Masters Degree from SFCM
3:50 – 4pm - break
4pm - 4:15 - Guitarist 4 -Arina Burcéva - Masters Degree from SFCM
4:15 -5pm - Session 5 – Development and Fundraising: Individual Giving & Sponsorship
5pm End
5pm -5:30 - Unscheduled
5:30 - 6:30 - Dinner hour
6:30 - Doors open for concert
7pm - 7:50 - Jesse McCann set
7:50 - 8:15 - Intermission
8:15 - 9:15 - Gohar Vardanyan set
9:15 – 10pm - Wrap up event
DAYTIME SHOWCASE MINI-CONCERTS April 16th

Guitarist 1 - Ray Zhou Program - 10:20 am

Selections from Cavatina Suite - Alexander Tansman
Selections from Bardenklange Op. 13 - Johann Kaspar Mertz
January Echo - Christopher Theofanidis (the Yale Set Piece)

Guitarist 2 - Matthew Lyons - 2:15pm

1) Zambra - Joaquin Turina
2) Cordoba - Isaac Albeniz
3) Adagio and Fugue - J.S. Bach
(All pieces arranged for guitar by M. Lyons)

Guitarist 3 - Jon Mendle Program - 3:30pm

1) A Fancy (No 5) - John Dowland
2) Fantasia 1A - John Dowland
3) La fille aux cheveux de lin - Claude Debussy
4) Sonata IV - Adam Falckenhagen
I. Largo
III. A Tempo Giusto

Guitarist 4 - Arina  Burcéva Program - 4pm

Performing these selections from her original compositions
1) Invocation
2) Mboitatá
3) Ocean Waltz
~Saturday Evening Program~

JESSE McCANN

I. Fantasy, Op. 19          Luigi Legnani (1790-1877)
II. Introduction & Passacaglia       Dušan Bogdanović (b. 1955)
III. Alternatim      Sylvius.Leoplold Weiss (1687-1750)
IV. Birds John Duarte (1919-2004)
1. Swallows
2. The Swan
3. Sparrows
V. Magic SerenadeBryan Johanson (b. 1951)
VI. Open Up Your EarsBryan Johanson

Intermission


GOHAR VARDANYAN

I.  Andaluza                                 Regino Sainz de la Maza (1896-1981)

II. Introducción y Rondo, Op. 2, No. 2    Dionisio Aguado (1784-1849)
III. Two Sonatas                                   Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
           K. 209 A-major             
           K. 239 originally F-minor     

IV.  Un Sueño en la Floresta      Agustín Barrios Mangoré (1885-1944)
      
V.   Sonata Op. 61                                       Joaquín Turina (1882-1949)
           Allegro
           Andante
           Allegro Vivo

VI. Invocación y Danza                            Joaquín Rodrigo (1901-1999)

VII. Fantasie Hongroise, Op. 65, No. 1   Johann K. Mertz (1806-1856)

SHOWCASE PERFORMERS

RAY ZHOU is a gifted and versatile musician and a dazzling and expressive performer. Ray came to the United States from China when he was eight and his talent for guitar took off from there. Before arriving on scholarship at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, he won the Steve Vai Scholarship for National Guitar Workshop and 1st place in Folsom Live Great American Guitar Competition, twice. He has worked with many of the world’s best guitarists and shares that experience as a Teaching Assistant for the National Guitar Workshop. Now a graduating senior  under Sergio Assad., Ray recently switched to a Waylin Carpenter Extended 7-String guitar.        www.myspace.com/rayzproject

Since making his Carnegie Hall debut at 19, guitarist JON MENDLE is rapidly building a career as a performer, teacher, arranger, and composer. He has since gone on tour with Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble and released his first album of solo guitar music, “L’Infidele,” produced by Latin Grammy winner Sergio Assad. "Jon Mendle is a superb musician who plays with a blissful touch" - Sergio Assad. "Jon Mendle is a beautiful talent and a sensitive musician. It is a joy to play with him!"
- Yo-Yo Ma                http://yogaofmusic.tripod.com/

A native of Austin, MATTHEW LYONS is a freshman at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and has been playing guitar since he was nine years old. In 2009 he won 4th prize in the Dallas International Guitar Competition, 2nd prize in the Guitar Foundation of America International Youth Competition, and 1st prize in the Houston Classical Minds Guitar Competition, Youth Division. Matthew plans to make a career out of performing, teaching, and sharing his love of music with the world.www.myspace.com/oneman3guitars

Ukranian-American guitarist and composer ARINA BURCÉVA has performed recitals and taught master classes in the USA, Canada, Europe and South America, and featured on public radio, television and in the written press. Upon immigrating in 2002, Arina won First Prize at the Schubert Club Scholarship Competition and a scholarship to the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She earned her MM degree there with Sergio Assad. A prolific composer, her musical style reflects elements of Classical, Baroque, World, Impressionism and Jazz. Arina's debut CD features her original compositions for solo guitar and will be released this Summer.  www.arinaburceva.com

The Sacramento Guitar Society’s
Guitar Sampler, Volume One

Featuring 14 Sacramento regional artists - 76 minutes of music!
Yours free with early registration by March 1st.
The tracks:

1. Brandon Yip – Introduction from Valses Poeticos, Enrique Granados
2. Brandon Yip – Melodico, from Valses Poeticos, Enrique Granados
3. Jamey Bellizzi – Mantillas de Feria, Esteban Sanlucar
4. Daniel Roest – Mazurka, Daniel Fortea
5. Daniel Roest – Caçique, Attilio Bernardini
6. Louis Valentine Johnson – Rumóres de la Caleta, Isaac Albéniz
7. Ray Zhou – Fantasia 1a, John Dowland
8. Ray Zhou – Passacaglia, Silvius Leopold Weiss
9. Greg Williams – For Francesca, Greg Williams
10.Greg Williams – So Lovely, So Lonely, Greg Williams
11.Elizabeth Busch – La Catedral: Preludio (Saudade), Agustín Barrios Mangoré
12.Elizabeth Busch – La Catedral: Andante Religioso, Agustín Barrios Mangoré
13.Elizabeth Busch – La Catedral: Allegro Solemne, Agustín Barrios Mangoré
14.Matthew Grasso – Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte, Maurice Ravel
15.Harold Sexton – Sonata in B Minor, Domenico Cimarosa
16.Harold Sexton – Prelude, BWV 998, Johann Sebastian Bach
17.Gabriel Becker – Madroños, Federico Moreno Torroba
18.Sean O’Connor – Fantasía, Luys de Narvaez
19.Sean O’Connor – Prelude from the First Cello Suite, Johann Sebastian Bach
20.George England with Dr. Cathie Apple, Flute – Bordel 1900, Astor Piazzolla
21.Gilda Taffet  –  raw time, Gilda Taffet
22.Anatoliy Yevsyukov - Cuban Dance

Compiled by Daniel Roest, Summer 2010
“…it's really lovely!  Professional sound quality and very fine guitar playing!”
– Brad Slocum, Music At Noon Program Director, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Sacramento