WCGS Member Newsletter – June 2022

Happy Summer everyone!

Just a quick note before I go to the beach that our June salon is coming up SUNDAY! Hope to see you there.

Upcoming Salon Sunday June 26th at 6:00 pm at PCOC
Our next salon is coming up this Sunday, June 26, at 6 pm (doors open at 5:45). Monthly salons take place in the West Room or the Sanctuary at the Church of the Covenant, 503 Duncan Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809. The church is easily accessible from 95 and has ample parking on the street and in a private parking lot. Our entrance is in the corner of the building right off the West side of the parking lot (see link).

Google directions to the Church: Presbyterian Church of the Covenant

**If you are coming to the salon, please arrive between 5:45 and 6:00. I will LOCK the door at 6:00 so it is not left open and unattended. If you arrive later than 6:00, please text Matthew at (302) 650-8797 or Robert at (610) 212-5317 and we’ll will be happy to let you in. Knocking loudly may also work.

If you are unable to attend our in-person salon, but would still like to watch, you may join us via Zoom (← click for link). We will endeavor to have a camera and mic set up for you to passively observe, but may not have the capability to interact with you, or to enable you to participate via Zoom this salon. If there is interest, we will look into making active Zoom participation possible at future meetings. Please let us know!

*NOTE: The following salon will take place on July 31st. Mark your calendars!

PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST HAVE A CURRENT COVID-19 VACCINATION TO ATTEND WCGS EVENTS IN PERSON, including salons, and PROOF OF VACCINATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND MASTERCLASSES AND CONCERTS. If you are not fully-vaccinated, or are experiencing any symptoms of illness (coughing, fever, runny-nose, short of breath, etc.), please do not come.

PLEASE WEAR A MASK. We will also be requiring mask wearing at salons and concerts per CDC recommendations.

2022-23 Salon Schedule
June 26
July 31
August (no Salon currently scheduled – Building will be closed)
September 25
October 30
November 27
December 18
January 29
February 19
March 19
April (no Salon currently scheduled – PCGS guitar festival weekend)
May 21
June 25

May Meeting Recap
Thanks for the great turnout for our May salon We had a great time playing in the sanctuary as a rare treat, and hearing a lot of the Members Concert repertoire in repeat performance. Thanks for the wonderful playing.

Also, I apologize for not getting a newsletter out prior to the May salon. Thanks to all those who wrote the date into their calendars and showed up anyway, and my sincere apologies for anyone who was depending on the newsletter for the reminder.

May performers included:

Ralph Dominica – Op.35 No. 13 by Fernando Sor and Ejercicio No.7 by Antonio Cano
Debbie Mulrooney and Matthew Lavanish – Drifting and Incarnation by Richard Charlton
Brian Bard – Invierno Porteño by Astor Piazzolla
Robbie Berge – Exercise in 6ths by Fernando Sor and Landslag I by Gulli Björnsson
Jason Myerson – Rujero y Paradetas by Gaspar Sanz
Ernesto Solana – Les Adieux, Op.21 “La Despedida” by Fernando Sor and Polonaise Op.13, No.7 by Johann Kaspar Mertz

Check out our Facebook group for some great insight into what’s happening online with classical guitar. There are all kinds of new things popping up, from festivals, masterclasses, competitions, concerts, and lectures.

To submit an event for our event calendar, please Email our event calendar coordinator at events@wilmingtonguitar.org.

We’re at 2,450+ followers on Facebook! Make sure you’re one of them, and help us break the 2,500 mark! https://www.facebook.com/wilmingtonguitar

Best wishes, and stay safe,
Matthew Lavanish
President & Artistic Director – The Wilmington Classical Guitar Society