In this series we will practice ways for you to find your way back if you lose your place while playing with others. We’ll listen carefully to the music and learn to understand what is heard – in your own part as well as in the others. Even if you’re playing from a single part rather than a score, you can learn how to sync up with the rest of the ensemble, whether online or in person. Bring your pencil (or stylus) and be ready to mark up a copy of the music that you can refer to later for future repertoire, whether playing online or in person. You will have several opportunities to try these skills on each of the selections that will be presented. You'll also have the opportunity to ask questions as we go through the materials. For both C and F recorder fingerings.
This class is available at no charge to ARS members, only. When registering, use the email address associated with your ARS membership. If you are not an ARS member, you may click HERE to join. These classes are limited in size to allow for more interaction between the teacher and students. If you have already taken two or more of our Second Level classes, please wait until one week prior to the start of class to sign up, in order to allow a larger number of people to take advantage of these opportunities.
Dates:
Tuesday March 19 at 7PM ET
Saturday March 23rd at 2PM ET
Tuesday March 26th at 7PM ET
Saturday March 30 at 2PM ET
Adam Gilbert, recorder, shawm, bagpipes; Rotem Gilbert, recorder, shawm, bagpipes; Aki Nishiguchi, recorder, shawm; Adam Bregman, sackbut; Malachai Komanoff Bandy, viola da gamba, shawm; Mary Vanhoozer, hurdy gurdy; Jason Yoshida, guitars, percussion
FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 7:30 PM
First Presbyterian Church
1140 Cowper Street at Lincoln, Palo Alto
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 7:30 PM
First Church Berkeley UCC (First Congregational)
2345 Channing Way
SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 4:00 PM
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
1111 O’Farrell Street, San Francisco
Click HERE for more info!
March is the American Recorder Society’s Play the Recorder Month, and we will celebrate by playing some favorite pieces and one of yours!
We’ll include a couple of pieces in the ARS Members’ Library, a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach, a piece about cypress trees by Frances Blaker, a madrigal by Madalena Casulana, fantasies by William Byrd and Orlando Gibbons, and more!
Matthias Maute, conductor
Ensemble Caprice and Ensemble ArtChoral
March 24, 2024, 3 p.m.
Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver BC Canada
Pre-concert talk and audience singalong rehearsal at 2:30 p.m.
Come early to rehearse a special piece the famous Hallelujah Chorus with Maute, and participate in an audience singalong during the event!
Info: https://www.earlymusic.bc.ca/events/handel-hallelujah-and-trumpets
A retreat for intermediate to advanced recorder players Interested in working intensively on technique and musical skills. Classes include articulation, finger facility, and tone; special topics including Impossible Rhythms, Contemporary Repertoire, Pulse & Rhythm, Ensemble Leading, and Sightreading Skills; and consort sessions. Evening activities include ad hoc playing sessions, faculty concert, coached large-group sessions, and open mic.
Monday, March 25 at Faith Lutheran Church, 8208 18th Ave NE Seattle, 98115
The Seattle Recorder Society is overjoyed to host Sarah Jeffery for a truly unique experience. Sarah is in Seattle for one evening only and will offer two separate playing sessions, one for kids and one for adults, in addition to giving a solo concert presentation. Music will be provided online after registration.
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to work with one of the most vibrant and popular recorder players of our time.
If you have never played recorder before, or if it has been eons ago since you have played, this is the course for you! Build a solid foundation for learning alto recorder through this 4-part beginners’ course. Recorder player/teacher Susan Richter will cover basics such as hand and finger position, tonguing, and tone, and instill good habits for continuing to learn on your own or with a teacher. All ages are welcome, but children should be joined by an adult during the classes.
Tuesday April 2 at 5 PM ET
Thursday April 4 at 5 PM ET
Tuesday April 9 at 5 PM ET
Thursday April 11 at 5 PM ET
About Susan Richter:
Susan Richter earned a degree in music education (clarinet concentration) from the University of North Texas, but soon discovered that the field of computer technology was a much more reliable way to earn money than teaching music. In the early music world, her primary instruments are recorders and Renaissance double reeds: shawms and dulcians. Susan also enjoys singing in various church and early music groups. She has been a performing member of Texas Early Music Project (TEMP), St. David’s (Episcopal Church, Austin) Compline Choir, and the Austin Baroque Orchestra, and teaches adult beginning recorder at Austin’s Lifetime Learning Institute.
Susan is on the board of TEMP, was a Board member of the ARS 2008-2012, is a music leader at Central Presbyterian Church in Austin, and is Administrator of the Texas Toot early music workshops. She enjoys travel, tending her wild Hill Country yard, feeding and watching birds, and occasionally playing penny whistle duets with her husband, Win Bent. Susan is now happily retired from gainful IT employment.
Do you need to purchase an alto recorder? You cannot go wrong with the best plastic recorders on the market. Yamaha, Aulos, and Zen-On all make fine sounding and in-tune plastic recorders. Consider purchasing an instrument from one of our business partners (the names in quotes below cite the original 18th c. recorder makers from which the plastic models are modeled):
Von Huene Workshop (The Early Music Shop of New England)
Yamaha "Rottenburgh" alto recorder
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Aulos "Haka" alto recorder
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Zen-on "Bressan" alto recorder
https://www.vonhuene.com/p-6331-zen-on-g1-a-440-bressan-alto-recorder.aspx
Sweet Pipes Recorder Book
https://www.vonhuene.com/p-3689-burakoff-gerald-hettrick-sweet-pipes-recorder-book-book-1-adults-and-older-beginners.aspx
Honeysuckle Music
Alto recorders
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Sweet Pipes Recorder Book
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Lazar's Early Music
Yamaha "Rottenburgh" alto recorder
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Recorderforge.com
Alto recorders
https://recorderforge.com/Shop-by-size/F-Alto/?order=name-asc&p=1&properties=151fe63ecadb49aebf3ed9923ead2718
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.
Join the St. Louis Recorder Society for a full-day workshop on Saturday, April 13, 2024
Topic: Rest Cure!
Here it comes- the moment you don’t play. Is resting a mental break? A counting hazard? Or an electric silence? Come find out as we play (and rest) our way through a diverse selection of pieces featuring music’s quietest challenge, the rest. We'll examine the different ways rests can function in music, practice playing them with zest and panache, and explore music by Tallis, Josquin, Tye, Bruckner, and many more.
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!
The Workshops will be on Tuesday, April 16, 7 PM, Central Time, Wednesday, April 17, 10 AM, Central Time, and Friday, April 19, 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_baroque.shtml
7:30-9:30 PM (in person and online)
Copies of the workshop music will be made available to participants in early April.
$15 in-person/ $12 online
Info and to register: Philadelphia Recorder Society, https://philadelphiarecordersociety.org, Music-Director@PhiladelphiaRecorderSociety.org