2/2/2025 - 2/7/2025
Tibia Adventures in Music presents the Next Level Recorder Retreat with Tish Berlin and Frances Blaker. The Next Level Recorder Retreat is a workshop aimed toward recorder players at intermediate level and above who want to immerse themselves in technique, special topic classes, and consort sessions that will help them improve their playing skills and musicianship. Our aim is to provide the tools you need to play music expressively, with facility and passion. The Next Level Recorder Retreat 2025 will take place at The Bishop’s Ranch just outside of Healdsburg California in the beautiful rolling hills of Sonoma County, part of California’s wine country. The nearest airport to Healdsburg is Santa Rosa (STS) Airport which is 7.8 miles away. Other nearby airports include Sacramento (SMF) (69.9 miles), Oakland (OAK) (72 miles), San Francisco (SFO) (74 miles) and San Jose (SJC) (100.5 miles). Arrive in time for dinner on Sunday and leave at 11 am on Friday before lunch.
2/3/2025
Presented by Annette Bauer
Vergine Bella - “I am earth and you the queen of heaven”
Composers of the 15th-17th centuries were inspired by the poetic works of 14th c. Italian writer and humanist scholar Francesco Petrarca (1304-1374). This class explores various musical settings of Vergine Bella, the final poem in Petrarch’s collection “Rerum vulgarium fragmenta” (“Fragments of common things”), also simply referred to as Il Canzionere (“The Song Book”). Il Canzionere comprises 366 Italian poems, and is a collection of poetry composed over 40 years expressing unrequited love to a certain “Laura” - Petrarch even continued writing love poetry to her after her death.
We will play settings of Vergine Bella in 2-5 parts by Guillaume Dufay, Vincenzo Ruffo, Palestrina, and Cipriano da Rore, among others. We will also explore a few analytical tools to help us understand what sets these different versions apart. As we have quite a lot of music to play, please prepare a chosen part or two for each piece. In terms of the complexity of the individual parts, the Dufay setting (especially the cantus) might require a little extra preparation.
2/4/2025
The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska will be streaming three on line "I’m in the Mood for Modes Penny Whistle Workshops"for penny whistlers with a D whistle
Each of the 7 music modes evoke a different mood and offers the player opportunities to explore unique melodic pathways. A better understanding of modes can help us appreciate what a 6 hole whistle is capable of.
2/6/2025
Who's the greatest deaf symphonist you've never heard of?The English composer and organist William Boyce (1711-1779) was well respected and immensely popular in his lifetime, but his symphonies and overtures were sadly neglected for many years after his death.
Alaric Posey invites us to sample some of Boyce's musical legacy.
This is a HYBRID meeting - you choose whether you wish to attend in person or over Zoom. Each session begins with easier scores and moves gradually to more challenging materials.
2/8/2025
This one-day workshop in Sarasota features Annette Bauer and Jennifer Carpenter using a theme of "Awakenings." Following an opening large group session, there will be breakouts for intermediate and advanced players. Other early music instruments are welcome--harps, lutes, viols, etc.2/9/2025
The SFRS February meeting (both in-person and live-streamed over Zoom) will be conducted by Derek Tam, executive director of the San Francisco Early Music Society, and the most recent past president of the board of Early Music America. Our meetings are 90 minutes, starting at:
2:00 Pacific, 3:00 Mountain, 4:00 Central, and 5:00 Eastern
For more information or to be placed on our mailing list for meeting announcements, write to SFRecorders@gmail.com
2/10/2025
Medieval Mondays Spring Edition 2025NAVRS is excited to announce the continuation of Medieval Mondays taught by NAVRS music director Annette Bauer - thank you for your continued interest in medieval music!
The Medieval Mondays Spring Edition 2025 runs from February to May in four sessions. Each class will focus on a particular medieval topic, composer, or musical source. A brief overview of the historical context is followed by a selection of music to discover and play together.
Scores will be available for registered participants a week ahead of each class. Play-along files will be created on recorders.
Each zoom meeting will be recorded and will stay available to view on demand until one full month after the final class of the series.
Medieval Mondays will take place on zoom on the following dates, always from 12:30-2:00 pm Eastern:
- Feb 10: Llibre Vermell - a 14th century collection of pilgrim songs from the “red book” of Montserrat
- March 24: Estampie & Istanpitta - discovering a medieval dance form
- Apr 14: In Seculum - early polyphony from the School of Notre Dame, Pais around 1300
- May 5: Cantigas de Santa Maria - music and miracles from the Iberian peninsula, collected by Alfonso X “The Wise” (1221-1284)
2/11/2025
February 11 and 18, March 4 and 11 at 10:00 am - 11:15 am PT/11:00 am - 12:15 pm MT/12:00 pm - 1:15 pm CT/1:00 pm - 2:15 pm ET (no class February 25)Start each session with a short warm up to work on tone, fingers, and tongue, then work on Renaissance duos from Eric Haas’ Duos for Basses, Volume I, and solos from Baroque repertoire. For bass recorder players who read bass clef fluently, and can play a two-octave chromatic scale from the low F. Pitch: a=440.
$100 for all four classes. Classes will be recorded and available to stream for one month. To learn how to register, please write to Tish at tishberlin@sbcglobal.net. Duos for Basses can be ordered from the Von Huene Early Music Shop here: https://www.vonhuene.com/p-5579-duets-for-basses-volume-1-music-of-the-renaissance.aspx. Baroque solo repertoire will be provided as PDFs.
2/11/2025
February 11 and 18, March 4 and 11 at 1:30 pm - 2:45 PT/2:30 - 3:45 pm MT/3:30 - 4:45 pm CT/4:30 - 5:45 pm ET (no class February 250In this 4-session class you’ll practice technique exercises for 30 minutes with me, then spend 20 minutes on a Renaissance duo and 20 minutes on a Handel sonata, focusing on effective practice methods for both pieces. For intermediate and up players of alto and tenor recorders. Pitch: a=440. Students are welcome to request that we work on repertoire they are practicing.
$100 for all four classes. Classes will be recorded and available to stream for one month. To learn how to register, please write to Tish at tishberlin@sbcglobal.net
2/11/2025 - 2/14/2025
The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska will be streaming three on line Irish Fiddle Tunes for Two Workshops for violins, violas, cellos, basses, mandolins, soprano recorder, and alto recorder.The workshop will explore tunes from our Irish Fiddle Tunes for Two book. This collection features 32 reels, hornpipes, polkas, jigs, and waltzes, arranged for two instruments, with chord symbols for guitar accompaniment. There’s a source list included, just in case you haven’t had enough Irish tunes.
2/15/2025
Love is patient, love is kind… until it all goes terribly, terribly wrong! Then, it becomes the perfect fuel for music. Anne Timberlake offers a lively, performance-driven exploration of the many ways love can falter, featuring soul-stirring works by Purcell, Gesualdo, Brahms, and more. It's the perfect antidote for the aftermath of Valentine's Day!
2/16/2025
We will build on concepts discussed in the workshop offered by Tali back in our 2024 season. Using examples from popular songs and jazz standards, we will play with exercises and creative ideas which can guide and inspire our improvisation.To fully enjoy the class, participants should be fluent on C instruments (soprano or tenor). It’s advised (but not mandatory) to have attended the previous ‘Jazz Recorder?’ workshop held in August 2024.
2/17/2025
Join the San Francisco Recorder Society for our annual Presidents Day Recorder Workshop! This year, the fabulous duo of Hanneke van Proosdij and Rotem Gilbert return to conduct a beautiful day of music that celebrates unity, hope and love.
There are two playing levels for the morning and afternoon breakout sessions: Intermediate and Advanced. Participation is open to players from low-intermediate to advanced levels. We highly encourage first-time music workshop attendance. Mentoring for lower level players is available from more experienced players during the sessions. Other "soft" instruments, such as viols and harps, are also welcome.
2/17/2025
Spread the word! We are thrilled to announce open enrollment for the annual San Francisco Recorder Society workshop, Monday, February 17, 2025. Conductors Hanneke van Proosdij and Rotem Gilbert reunite for this workshop to delight players with music that celebrates unity, hope and love. There will be two playing levels to choose from: Intermediate and Advanced. The SFRS workshops always encourage participation of players of all levels, and we highly encourage first-time workshop attendance.
The workshop is also open to "soft" instruments, such as viols and harps.
Reunion!
Monday, February 17, 2025
10:00 am to 4:00 pm Pacific Time
In Person at:
Christ Church Lutheran
1090 Quintara St (at 20th Ave.)
San Francisco, CA 94116
$60 for the whole day, $40 for half day
(10:00 to 12:45 or 1:15 to 4:00)
Click HERE for the online registration form
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Hanneke van Proosdij is renowned for the elegance, virtuosity, and expressiveness of her playing. She received the distinguished Achievement Award from the American Recorder Society in 2024. Hanneke performs internationally with large orchestras as recorder soloist and continuo specialist. She received her solo and teaching diplomas from the Royal Conservatory in The Hague where she studied recorder, harpsichord and electroacoustic composition. Hanneke is a co-founder of the Junior Recorder Society and together with Rotem Gilbert, directed the SFEMS Recorder Workshop (2010-2022) and the SFEMS Medieval Renaissance Workshop with Louise Carslake (2002-2008). She teaches recorder at UC Berkeley and has been guest professor at Stanford, Oberlin, The Juilliard School, and several other universities in the U.S. Together with David Tayler, Hanneke co-founded and co-directs Voices of Music, the most popular Early Music ensemble in America and was the first Early Music ensemble to receive the prestigious Silver Creator Award by YouTube.
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Recorder and double reed player Rotem Gilbert is a founding member of Ciaramella, an ensemble specializing in music of the 15th and 16th centuries with recordings on the Naxos and Yarlung labels. Rotem was a member of Piffaro (1996-2007) and has appeared with many early music ensembles in the United States, Israel, Europe and South America. Rotem serves as Vice Dean of the Research and Scholarly Studies Division at USC’s Thornton School of Music and is Professor of Practice in Early Music and Musicology where she teaches early performance practice courses, Renaissance notation seminars, classes on women composers, and takes turns directing the USC Baroque Sinfonia. She co-directed the SFEMS Recorder workshop with Hanneke van Proosdij (2010-2022), and continues to be a regular faculty member of early music workshops all around the U.S. She can be heard on the Deutsche Grammophon's Archiv, Passacaille, Musica Americana, Dorian, Naxos and Yarlung labels.
2/18/2025
February 11 and 18, March 4 and 11 at 10:00 am - 11:15 am PT/11:00 am - 12:15 pm MT/12:00 pm - 1:15 pm CT/1:00 pm - 2:15 pm ET (no class February 25)Start each session with a short warm up to work on tone, fingers, and tongue, then work on Renaissance duos from Eric Haas’ Duos for Basses, Volume I, and solos from Baroque repertoire. For bass recorder players who read bass clef fluently, and can play a two-octave chromatic scale from the low F. Pitch: a=440.
$100 for all four classes. Classes will be recorded and available to stream for one month. To learn how to register, please write to Tish at tishberlin@sbcglobal.net. Duos for Basses can be ordered from the Von Huene Early Music Shop here: https://www.vonhuene.com/p-5579-duets-for-basses-volume-1-music-of-the-renaissance.aspx. Baroque solo repertoire will be provided as PDFs.
2/18/2025
February 11 and 18, March 4 and 11 at 1:30 pm - 2:45 PT/2:30 - 3:45 pm MT/3:30 - 4:45 pm CT/4:30 - 5:45 pm ET (no class February 250In this 4-session class you’ll practice technique exercises for 30 minutes with me, then spend 20 minutes on a Renaissance duo and 20 minutes on a Handel sonata, focusing on effective practice methods for both pieces. For intermediate and up players of alto and tenor recorders. Pitch: a=440. Students are welcome to request that we work on repertoire they are practicing.
$100 for all four classes. Classes will be recorded and available to stream for one month. To learn how to register, please write to Tish at tishberlin@sbcglobal.net
2/22/2025
The Highland Park Recorder Society is offering a Consort Studio in central New Jersey, monthly sessions in ensemble playing for intermediate and above recorder players to play with one another and other instruments under a skilled conductor, with professional accompaniment.
Music Director Steven Russell will lead a “Consort Studio” ensemble of recorder players in an exploration of Baroque Trio Sonatas through rehearsal, instruction and demonstration and end with the players opportunity to play solo alto with a professional ensemble of harpsichord and violin, flute, or oboe depending on the music. Focusing on ensemble skills, this will take place in a welcoming, intimate environment that encourages people to feel comfortable to get up and play. We will have opportunities to warm up on Renaissance music with SATB recorders, so bring all sizes.
January 11, 2025
Giuseppe Sammartini Sonata II in F for 2 Alto Recorders and Continuo
Meredyth Coleman, oboe
Ruth Ochs, cello
Second part played by oboe
February 22, 2025
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Trio in F Major for Bass Recorder, Viola, and Continuo
Tina Wagner, viola
Ruth Ochs, cello
We will play the recorder part on alto first, then anyone who wants can play on bass
Both treble clef and bass clef parts are available
March 22, 2025
Georg Friedrich Handel Sonata II in F for Alto Recorder and Violin (Op. 2 No. 4)
Alexei Yavtuhovich, Violin
Ruth Ochs, cello
April 26, 2025
Georg Philipp Telemann Trio Sonata in A Minor (42:a6) for alto recorder and oboe.
Nick Gatto, oboe
Ruth Ochs, cello
May 24, 2025
Georg Philipp Telemann Trio Sonata in F (42:F6) for alto recorder and violin.
Alexei Yavtuhovich, Violin
Ruth Ochs, cello
June 28, 2025
Georg Philipp Telemann Trio 8 in B Flat Major for alto recorder and solo harpsichord.
Steven Russell, harpsichord
TBA, cello
2/22/2025
Saturday, February 22, 2025, 8:30 AM – 4:00 PMSt. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church - Smith Center Parish Hall
602 N Wilmot Rd
Workshop Leader: Anne Timberlake
Anne Timberlake has performed in 34 states playing repertoire from across the last millennium. She grew up in early music, beginning her studies as part of Indiana University’s Pre-College Recorder Program, and later earned degrees in recorder performance from Oberlin Conservatory and Indiana University. Her teachers have included Eva Legene, Alison Melville, and Han Tol. Critics have praised Anne’s "fine technique and stylishness," "unexpectedly rich lyricism" (Letter V), and "dazzling playing" (Chicago Classical Review).
Anne is a passionate and prolific teacher. In addition to teaching private, group, and online recorder lessons, Anne has led hundreds of recorder workshops across the United States. Faculty engagements have included Oberlin Conservatory’s Baroque Performance Institute, Indiana University's Pre-College Recorder Program, the San Francisco Early Music Society, the Amherst Early Music Festival, Virginia Baroque Academy, Mountain Collegium, Mideast, Pinewoods Early Music Week, and numerous American Recorder Society chapters. Anne lives with her husband and two children in St. Louis, MO.
Anne’s description of the Play Day: “Morning, Noon, and Night. Are you a morning person? Are you a morning person after six cups of coffee? Do you hate morning with the fiery passion of a thousand suns? Larks and owls are equally welcome in this full-day workshop. We’ll explore music about morning and music about night, tracing the sun’s path across the centuries.”
Read more about our leader on her web site: https://www.annetimberlake.com
The Play Day schedule will include four sessions, all of which will be a grand consort of all attendees. The workshop is targeted at intermediate to advanced players, but all are welcome. Viol players are also welcome. Tuning will be A=440Hz. Remember to bring a music stand.
Schedule:
- 8:30 - 9:00 - Registration and Setup
- 9:00 - 10:30 - Session 1
- 10:30 - 10:45 - Break
- 10:45 - 12:00 - Session 2
- 12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch
- 1:00 - 2:15 - Session 3
- 2:15 - 2:30 - Break
- 2:30 - 4:00 - Session 4
Lunch will be from noon to 1:00 PM – you are welcome to bring your own sack lunch. Coffee, tea, juice, and snacks will be provided for breaks.
Registration: $50. Registration form will be available February 1, 2025.
Registration deadline: Thursday, February 20, 2025.
All meetings this season will be held at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church location.
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
602 N Wilmot Rd
Smith Center Parish Hall
Tucson, AZ 85711
2/22/2025
Lutenists, wind and string players, harpists and players of other soft
instruments – join the Abella Harp Consort for a mixed consort workshop
focused on music of the sixteenth century
2/22/2025
Take Me to the RiverRivers have shaped our history since the dawn of civilization, and that which shapes history likewise shapes art and culture. Whether as highways to be traveled, borders to be defended, or simply reminders of home, rivers have featured prominently in music throughout the ages. Join us as we dip our toes into a set of river-themed music for recorder.
Come on in, the water is fine!
2/23/2025
A concert of virtuosic consort music drawn from the repertoire of the late 16th-early 17th centuries.