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| 4/12/2024 -5/3/2024 | Starting in April, Seattle Recorder Society will sponsor a four-session beginning recorder program for 9-13 year-olds, called the Junior Recorder Ensemble of Puget Sound (JREPS). The class will be taught by SRS member Nancy Gorbman, who led a similar group last summer on Vancouver Island. The program will run on four consecutive Friday evenings from 4 – 5 pm, April 12, 19, 26 and May 3. . Each participant will be provided with an “Ecodear” soprano recorder, a music folder with sheet music and handouts. Music stands will be provided at the sessions. The cost of the program is $47.50 and includes the recorder. Financial aid is available if needed. more info... | |
| 4/16/2024 -5/7/2024 | Tuesdays: April 16, 23, 30 and May 7, 3:45-4:45, CT It’s easy to want to increase your finger speed, but difficult to know how to actually achieve it. In this live, four-week, small-group Zoom short course we’ll lay the foundations you need to build faster fingers over time. What does faster playing require of you and how can you work toward it? We’ll answer these questions and more. We’ll also complete weekly homework assignments, helping you develop habits of effective practice. Cost: $99 Register here! more info... | |
| 5/4/2024 | Join CMRS as members Sharen Hafner and Steve Sedgewick present "Music from the Dark Side: Music from 1000 B.C. to 1400). more info... | |
| 5/5/2024 | UBC early music scholar Alex Fisher will focus this workshop on a famed composer whose 500th anniversary is rapidly approaching, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c. 1525-1594). Vocal music like Palestrina’s beautiful Masses and motets were “fair game” for instrumentalists in the sixteenth century and their texts also help us to understand principles of phrasing and articulation. Time permitting, we may also explore music of Palestrina’s Roman contemporaries, such as Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611) or Giovanni Animuccia (d. 1571). more info... | |
| 5/5/2024 | Montclair Early Music (MEM), a nonprofit organization that brings history to life with music, invites you to attend its spring concert featuring live music inspired by fairies, elves, hobbits, and mermaids from the fantasy worlds of Game of Thrones and The Lord of the Rings—plus Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque songs. The concert takes place on Sunday, May 5, 2024, from 2:00-3:30 pm, at the First Congregational Church at 40 South Fullerton Avenue in Montclair, NJ. Music lovers of all ages will enjoy this lively concert of music from various fantasy worlds and historical eras, featuring the Montclair Early Music vocal and instrumental ensembles. Special guests include acclaimed violinist and orchestra director Dr. Elena Peres, the West Orange High School String Ensemble, pianist and composer Heather Bennett, and soprano soloist Louisa Valentín--Montclair Early Music’s newly appointed artistic director. “For the first time, we are combining popular fantasy music from TV, movies, and video games with music from the real historical eras that inspired their creation,” said Valentín. “Whether early music fans, Dungeons & Dragons players, or lovers of The Lord of the Rings movies, audiences will be delighted by this family-friendly concert.” Tickets can be purchased online at montclairearlymusic.org/events/myth-magic. Montclair Early Music’s “Myth & Magic” is made possible, in part, by funds from the Essex County Division of Cultural Affairs, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. more info... | |
| 5/5/2024 |  "A Night at the Improv!" - Getting Started With Playing Music Away From the PageNot all music is written down, in fact, a large part of all music-making is music that is composed on the spot, or improvised. If you are curious about the vast universe of improvisation but are not really sure where or how to start, this workshop is for you. We will explore step by step how to get started with playing music away from the page, and what kinds of musical framework we might reference while doing so. This workshop will introduce simple models for melodic and harmonic improvisations, using both soprano and alto recorders. more info... | |
| 5/7/2024 | May Meeting more info... | |
| 5/8/2024 | Webinar Season Pass with Anne Timberlake Get auto-magic, hassle-free registration for all six of my Wednesday Webinars in 2023-24 by purchasing a season pass. You’ll only have to register once, and you’ll save money off the single ticket price. Past Topics: 8/30/23: Where Do I Breathe?!?! 10/4/23: Vibrant Vibrato 11/15/23: Mysterious Musicality 12/13/23 Recorder Messiah! 1/17/24: Alternative Fingerings 3/6/24: Hemiolas…and Why You Care! Upcoming: 5/8/24: Intro to Memorization Are you interested in trying to play from memory? In this one-hour, live Zoom webinar, we’ll talk about the essentials of memorization and how you can begin to practice this unique skill. To purchase, visit my website and complete the purchase process. If you have questions or you prefer to pay offline, please contact me at anne@annetimberlake.com | |
| 5/8/2024 | Arrangements by Hans Lewitus Venezuelan quartets, Bach, Mozart and others more info... | |
| 5/10/2024 | Friday May 10 at 7:30 PM at the New Ark United Church of Christ, 300 East Main Street, Newark, Delaware. The leader will be Joan Kimball. Her program will be: Between an early 16th century hymn by the obscure composer Correira (who has only 2 surviving works that we know of) and two hymns from the 17th century, including one by King Joao VI, there will be two works by the prolific Gaspar Fernandes who began his musical life in Portugal before sailing to the New World, a lovely song about the Virgin mother, and a lively canzona by an anonymous 17th century composer. The music to be played will be: MUSIC FROM PORTUGAL Elegit eum Dominus (SAATB), Crux fideles (SATB), Panis angelicus (ATTB), Senhora del mundo (SSS/TTT), Sobre vuestro canto llano (SSATB), Hostias et preces (SSAT), Canzona à 5 (SSATB) This music is available for printing before the meeting to those who plan to attend AND request it. REMINDER: For non-members, the cost will be $15 per meeting. Exact change appreciated! Chapter Leaders: Roger Matsumoto, President, 302-731-1430, palladium4@comcast.net Nancy Frederick, Secretary, 302-656-6075 Brian Drumbore, Treasurer, 302-453-7377 more info... | |
| 5/11/2024 | Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra An affiliate of the San Francisco Early Music Society On Saturday, May 11, 2024, the Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra will present a concert at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Avenue at St. Francis St., in Redwood City at 2:00 P.M. The program will feature an early 17th-century suite by Johann Hermann Schein, an early 15th-century Italian song by Guillaume Dufay, a motet by Mozart written shortly before the composer’s death, a hymn by the 2nd-century Roman composer, Mesomedes, two settings of a popular 16th-century chanson by Josquin de Près and Tielman Susato and a Sonata by Arcangelo Corelli. Admission is free and the location of this concert is wheelchair accessible. The Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra is an affiliate of the San Francisco Early Music Society. For further information please see the orchestra’s web page at http://mpro-online.org/ or call Frederic Palmer at 650-591-3648. more info... | |
| 5/12/2024 | Capitol Early Music presents:
Letitia Berlin, recorders Frances Blaker, recorders Lawrence Lipnik, recorders and viola da gamba Amy Domingues, viola da gamba Jessica Powell Eig, viola da gamba Ronn McFarlane, lute more info... | |
| 5/14/2024 -5/17/2024 | The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska will be streaming three on line Klezmer Fiddle Tunes Workshops for violins, violas, cellos, basses, mandolins, soprano recorder, and alto recorder. The Workshops will be on Tuesday, May 14, 7 PM, Central Time, Wednesday, May 15, 10 AM, Central Time, and Friday, May 17, 7 PM, Central Time. Different tunes will be played at each session. We will read, play, and discuss various survival skills for these charming pieces. A treble clef version of the sheet music for the tunes being played will be displayed on the screen during the workshop. There is limited enrollment, and pre-registration is required. The cost for each workshop is $10.00. The cost of each optional book is $15.00 (includes shipping if ordered with workshop registration). For more information, and to register: https://greenblattandseay.com/workshops_klezmer.shtml more info... | |
| 5/17/2024 -5/19/2024 | United States Premier of the Sub-Sub Great Bass – The Pensacola Early Music Consort Invites you to perform with us and guest artist: Dr. Valerie Austin Please join us for this unique opportunity to premier our long- awaited Paetzold Sub-sub Great Bass, the first in the United States – the lowest pitched recorder at a COST: $60 to cover the costs of music and food. Music will be sent out in advance via email. Dates: Friday, May 17th Gather at 5:30 p.m. for cheese and wine; 6:00 p.m. for Dinner; Rehearsal 7:00- 9:00 P.M. Saturday, May 18th Rehearsal 9:00 a.m.- noon; lunch, then rehearsal until 2:00 p.m. Sunday, May 19th Lunch at church, set up for concert and then dress rehearsal. The Event The 14-member Pensacola Early Music Consort will form the core of this celebration. Please add your talents in the goal to give Pensacola and the surrounding area a taste of a large Renaissance Orchestra including recorders, krummhorns, strings, sackbuts and percussion (and others).The repertoire will include Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and modern compositions for early instruments. The event will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church (ELCA), 4600 N. 9th Avenue in Pensacola, Florida. Come be part of the celebration. more info... | |
| 5/18/2024 | A full day of music (intermediate to advanced levels) for recorders and other instruments. Held at St. Mary Magdalen, lower floor, at 2005 Berryman St in North Berkeley. Featured teachers include Tish Berlin, Frances Baker, Andy Canepa, and Greta Haug-Hryciw. Classes include topics such as "Baroque Consort Sampler," "Dance Music from the Renaissance," and "Contemporary Songs You May Know," along with many more. Enrollment is limited, so be sure to reserve your spot early! Full day price (before May 1st): $80 Half day price (before May 1st): $40 Zoom available for $70/30 more info... | |
| 5/18/2024 |  Villancicos and polyphonic repertoire from 17th c. Mexico Polyphonic liturgical and para-liturgical music had an extraordinary development in 17th century New Spain, where composers from Spain, Italy and Mexico, found a fertile ground to create. Hundreds of works were composed and imported for ecclesiastical services and festivities, as well as for the theatre and other secular institutions. We will learn about the main musical archives where thousands of works have been kept until today: Mexico City Cathedral, Durango, Oaxaca and Puebla cathedrals among them. We will play polyphonic music examples in 4 to 5 parts, including hymns with texts in original languages like Náhuatl, villancicos and chansonettas by Gaspar Fernández, Fray Jerónimo González, Juan García de Céspedes, Antonio de Salazar and Hernando Franco, that make extensive and fun use of syncopated rhythms and hemiolas.more info... | |
| 5/24/2024 -5/27/2024 | Memorial Day Weekend WorkshopMay 24-27, 2024Wisdom House, Litchfield, Connecticut Directed by Valerie Horst more info... |
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