This day of Master Classes, rehearsals, lectures and recitals is a wonderful opportunity for guitar enthusiasts of all stripes to come to our campus and participate in a day of guitar-centric activities coordinated by the CSUB guitar faculty.
Best of all - each and every activity is FREE of charge for attendees, auditors, students, family and anyone else who might want to join us!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CSUB GUITAR DAY!!!
Please read on and plan to join us for a unique day of music-making!
Jim Scully
Director of Guitar Studies
CSUB Department of Music
The Schedule
CSUB Guitar Day
Saturday December 1, 2012
ALL EVENTS IN MUSIC BUILDING, ROOM 127
Schedule of Events
9:30 AM - Arrival and Registration
10:00 AM - Welcome and rehearsal w/ CSUB Guitar Day Guitar Orchestra
11:00 AM - Masterclass w/ Jim Scully and Roger Allen Cope
12:00 PM - Lunch Break (brown bag lunch and lecture/discussion)
1:00 PM - Rehearsal w/ CSUB Guitar Day Guitar Orchestra
2:00 PM - Rehearsal w/ Carlos Pérez
4:00 PM - Recital with CSUB guitar students, faculty, attendees and the CSUB Guitar Day Guitar Orchestra
5:30 PM - Pizza dinner for Guitar Day attendees
7:00 PM - Carlos Pérez Concert in the Doré Theatre (Directly adjacent to the Music Building) FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL.
$5 suggested donation.
CSUB Guitar Day Guitar Orchestra
This ensemble will consist of CSUB faculty, students and any and all CSUB Guitar Day attendees.
This has the potential to be a real show stopper!
The music for this Guitar Day is decidedly more challenging than the music last year. We urge your students to download this music soon and begin working on the pieces. The most accessible of the pieces is Bondens Sang, by Grieg. The Vals (Grieg) and Gymnopedie (Satie) are similar in difficulty thought the Satie requires more subtlety.
The Three Chilean Pieces by Carlos Perez will take some work, particularly the rhythmic realm. But, the pieces are very rewarding. Maestro Perez is scheduled to work on these pieces with us at Guitar day - so be prepared to work on these even if they are not necessarily performance ready by December 1.
Notes on the Satie/Debussy:
1) This is a guitar arrangement of the Debussy orchestration of the famous Satie piano piece. Most of you will know this piece as Gymnopedie I. The works were originally published in a different order than we now know of, thus the discrepancy.
2) Notice guitars 1 and 2 share a staff and are playing the melody together; one guitar in harmonics, the other not.
3) I have had success splitting the 4th part among 2 players. There are some moderately awkward stretches created by the scordatura. When I do this, I require both players to be able to play both parts on demand.
General Information
All activities are FREE and open to the public - up to our 90 seat threshold.
Parking on the CSUB campus is FREE for the day - Parking Lots B and C are adjacent to the Music Building. Visitors should enter campus by traveling WEST on Stockdale Highway and turning SOUTH onto Don Hart Drive West.
Attendees should bring a brown bag lunch. There are also soda machines and vending machines near the Music Building.
A Fender Blues Deluxe Amplifier (and a 1/4 inch cable) (1x12) will be available for jazz guitarists to use for the Master Class or the recital.
Important Information
Attendees will need to audition to earn one of four lessons in the Master Classes. The students with the strongest auditions will be invited to perform in the afternoon recital as a soloist.
Deadline for the audition is November 19, 2012.
Audition Requirements
Prepare 5 to 10 minutes of music. There are no limitations to style or genre, but be prepared to show Mr. Scully and Mr. Cope music that allows you to play at your best. We just want to see you shine!
Contact Jim Scully (661.654.2511 or jscully@csub.edu) to schedule an audition for consideration for a masterclass or for a spot on the recital.
**If an in-person audition is impossible to coordinate with Mr. Scully and/or Mr. Cope auditions may be submitted via a YouTube link in an email to jscully@csub.edu no later than November 19, 2012.
Be sure to put "CSUB GUITAR DAY AUDITION" in the subject field and include your name and phone number in the body of the email
Any student guitarist is welcome to attend any or all of the activities at CSUB Guitar Day, but they will need to “REGISTER” before the event.
There is a limit of 90 seats in our venue - so early registration is key. Deadline for registration is November 30, 2012 @ 5 PM.
Registration Form
(online)
Students who wish to participate in the Guitar Day Guitar Orchestra will need a nylon-string classical guitar, however jazz/pop/rock guitarists are eligible to participate in the Master Classes and recital through the audition process.
CSUB Guitar Studies
Click HERE to download a brochure about the CSUB Guitar Studies Program, our Curriculum, faculty, performance opportunities and the CSUB
Click HERE to view the website for the 2012-13 CSU Bakersfield Guitar Arts Concert Series
Visit the websites of Jim Scully and Roger Allen Cope - the Guitar faculty at CSU Bakersfield.
