Davis Guitar Orchestra Level 1 Director Michael Silva is leading off this month with a song from the Harry Potter movies: Hedwig's Theme, originally composed by John Williams.

Michael says this arrangement was written for his students as a fun way to learn to play in higher positions.

Click the video above to play the song, or click the button below for sheet music and additional information.

Davis Guitar Orchestra Level 2 Director Matthew Grasso is also presenting a song this month. This is Matthew's description, from Facebook:

Please enjoy this video of "Farewell" from Symphony No.45 by Haydn performed by the Multi-String Guitar Ensemble. This work was composed 250 years ago and was designed to have all the musicians gradually walk off stage. This is my transcription for guitar septet. The video shoot was a true grassroots production and was created at American River College. Aya Ueda and Miyan Grasso setup the cameras and I did the audio and video editing.

Click the video above to play the song, or click the button below for sheet music and additional information.

Heads up, guitarists! Starting in September, our rehearsal times for the Sacramento Community Orchestras will be changing.

Stay tuned to our events calendar to see the new rehearsal times.