ÿþ<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title>Berkshire Guitar Society Home Page</title> <meta name="description" content="Classical Guitar Society" /> <link href="css/bgs.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <link href="css/menus/menu.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <link href="css/index.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /> <link href="css/print.css" rel="stylesheet" media="print" type="text/css" /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> </head> <body> <div id="container" class="pagediv"> <table width="98%"> <tr> <td align="center"> <img src="pics/bgstitle.jpg" alt="Berkshire Guitar Society" id="imTitle" height="80px;" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-size:12px;font-style: italic;font-weight:bold; font-family:Verdana; color:Blue;" align="center"> - the forum for players - </td> </tr> </table> <div id="menu-top-container"> <ul> <li><a href="index.htm" id="top-selected">Home</a></li> <li><a href="newsletters.htm" title="Newsletters">News</a></li> <li><a href="events.htm" title="Come and see us">Diary</a></li> <li><a href="gallery.htm" title="Photo Gallery">Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="mailto:webmaster@berkshireguitarsociety.org.uk">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="join.htm" title="How to join">Join us</a></li> </ul> </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="98%" class="fancyfont"> <tr> <td align="left" width="100%"> <p> W<br />e are a small and informal group of (mainly) classical guitar players of all standards, ranging from beginners to quite advanced players. We meet regularly to play to each other, try out simple duets and ensemble pieces, and listen to established professional recitalists as well as those who are embarking on their career. </p> <p>W<br />e meet at <a href="http://www.southhillpark.org.uk">South Hill Park</a>, Bracknell on the second Sunday of each month from 7.30pm to 9.30pm, and occasionally in between. (Try <a href="http://www.multimap.co.uk">Multimap</a> to find directions to South Hill Park, postcode RG12 7PA or the <a href="http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/links/index.asp?framesource=http://www.southhillpark.org.uk"> map</a> on the SHP website). Our location in Berkshire is also ideal to attract guitarists from neighbouring counties like Hampshire and Surrey. So don't sit at home playing alone in the back room, come along and be inspired and inspiring! </p> <p>T<br />he main purpose of this site is to keep people informed about what is going on at the Berkshire Guitar Society. </p> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%"> <tr align = "center"> <!-- table header --> <td></td> <td width="35%"></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="right"><img src="pics/guitarsingle_pointright.jpg" alt="" id="imGuitarRight" /> </td> <td> <div class="displaybox"> <h3>Quote of the month</h3> <table> <tr> <td> <p style="font-style:italic">"Practise very (painfully) slowly." </p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="reference-style" > ..Advice from Manuel Barrueco to Gohar Vardanyan. </td> </tr> <tr><td class="reference-style">Making a Living as a Classical Guitarist,<br /> Classical Guitar Magazine, Nov 2011.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="mailto:webmaster@berkshireguitarsociety.org.uk">Send a suggestion</a> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> <td align="left"><img src="pics/guitarsingle_pointleft.jpg" alt="" id="imGuitarLeft" /> </td> </tr> </table> <div id="pcontent" class="pagediv"> <!-- *************** MAIN CONTENT ******************* --> <table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr align="center" valign="top"> <td> <p>&nbsp;</p> <table width="100%" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="1"> <tr> <td width="16%"></td> <td width="17%"></td> <td width="17%"></td> <td width="17%"></td> <td width="17%"></td> <td width="16%"></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="6"> <div class="displaybox"> <h3>Upcoming Events</h3> <table width = "100%"> <tr> <td style="width:60px;"> <img src="pics/altoclef.gif" alt="Events within or of interest to the Society" width="60" height="80" border="0" /> </td> <td align="left"> <table width="100%"> <tr> <!-- column definition --> <td width="3%"></td> <td width="12%"></td> <td width="85%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td align="left">SUN JAN 08</td><td align="left">Society Meeting - Presentation by Rebeca Garcia on Eduardo Sainz de la Maza</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td align="left">SUN FEB 05</td><td align="left">Society Meeting - AGM & members evening</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td align="left">SUN MAR 18</td><td align="left">Society Meeting - Orchestra</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td align="left">SAT MAR 24</td><td align="left">James Holland workshop (2:00 PM)  Lute music on the guitar</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td align="left">SAT MAR 24</td><td align="left">James Holland - Lute recital (7:30 pm)</td> </tr> <tr></tr> <tr></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" align ="center"> <a href="events.htm" style="text-decoration:underline;">See the full year's diary..</a> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="6"> <div class="displaybox"> <h3>Latest News</h3> <table width = "100%"> <tr> <td style="width:60px;"> <img src="pics/speaker.png" alt="Latest News" width="60" height="80" border="0" /> </td> <td align="left"> <table width="100%"> <tr> <!-- column definition --> <td width="3%"></td> <td width="87%"></td> <td width="10%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td align="left">Guitars Plus .. <a href="http://www.windsororchestra.org.uk">A great night of music by Elaine and Roger with guest players from the Windsor Community Orchestra..</a></td> <td><a href="newsletters/BGS205Web.pdf">newsletter..</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td align="left">Changing of the Guard .. We are still looking for volunteers for the position of Treasurer..</td> <td><a href="diary/diary2012.jpg">Next AGM..</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td align="left">Quality recording .. Steve Grant has invested in some quality sound recording equipment.. </td> <td><a href="mailto:sgrant@G4analytics.com">Contact Steve</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" align="center"> <img src="pics/singlestaffstraight.gif" alt=""/> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td colspan="6"> <div class="displaybox"> <h3>Community Notices and Links..</h3> <table width = "100%" > <tr> <td> <img src="pics/musicworld.png" alt="Notes and Links to sites of interest to guitarists" width="80" height="80" border="0" align="center" /></a> </td> <td align="left"> <table width="100%" > <tr> <!-- column definition --> <td width="20%" ></td> <td width="77%"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><a href="teachers.htm">Guitar Teachers</a></td> <td>A list of members and friends of the Society who offer guitar teaching in a variety of styles. We also provides links to the wider community of teachers. </td> </tr> <tr></tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><a href="societies.htm">Other UK Guitar Societies</a></td> <td>A list of other UK Guitar Societies - some of which are close by and with whom we sometimes share meetings or events. </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="left" valign="top"><a href="sites.htm">Interesting Sites</a></td> <td>Some web sites which have proved of interest. </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <table> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <p align="center"> <font color="#000000" size="1" face="Verdana"> Last revised: <!--webbot bot="TimeStamp" s-type="EDITED" s-format="%B %d, %Y" startspan --> Jan 02, 2012 <!--webbot bot="TimeStamp" endspan i-checksum="31024" -->.</font></p> </body> </html>