4/6/2026
7:15 PM - 9:00 PM Eastern

Online Event

For our April 6th seminar, Lewis Baratz will guide us through the development of ornamentation in solo and consort music during the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. We will learn to ornament in the style of late Renaissance musicians as discussed by Silvestro Ganassi (1535) and Diego Ortiz (1553). We will then explore three genres of ornamentation that appeared during the 17th century: the diminution and variation style of Jacob van Eyck (1649); the early baroque expressive ornaments invented by Giulio Caccini (1601/2); and French graces as documented by Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1707). We will then explore the ornamentation of the late Baroque era, with examples by William Babell, Handel, and G. Ph. Telemann. Bring your soprano (or tenor) and alto recorder along on our journey as there will be several examples for participants to try.

https://hprecorder.org/events/2026-online-seminars/

Donna Messer
(phone: (732) 828-7421)

Join the Highland Park Recorder Society for a very exciting year of online Seminars in Early Music Performance. We will learn from distinguished professors, musicologists, and leaders in the early music field, – Professors Adam Gilbert, Ph.D of USC in CA, Rainer Beckmann, Annette Bauer, Ph.D. from Germany and Montreal, Lewis Baratz, Ph.D. of PA, and Héloise Degrugillier, Ph.D. They are joining us from many parts of the country and Canada to lead us in exploring music from the 14th to 18th centuries.

Each of the seminars for 2026 include an historical lecture and an opportunity to play music that is sent in advance to all who register. Seminars are priced at $25 each. The Zoom sessions open at 7:15 PM EST for a meet and greet, and the instruction will begin at 7:30 PM EST.

HPRS Membership required for all Participants except for first-time attendees. For 2026 the membership is $30. Register by Thursday, April 2, 2026 to receive your Zoom link, and earlier to get your music in advance. If you register after April 2 and do not receive your Zoom link, please contact recorderdonna@gmail.com and stevenspreitzer@gmail.com.  

Please click the following link to register: Online Registration for 2025 Online Seminar Series

• https://hprecorder.org/events/2026-online-seminars/

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