8/3/2024
The Rose & The BriarBaroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado collaborates with Chivalrous Crickets to present a transatlantic tour. Emigrants from the British Isles packed their bags for the nascent land of America with their stories and tunes in tow, their music settling in the Appalachian hills. Here new instruments picked up old melodies and historical ballads took on a life of their own. Centered on the ballad of Barbara Allen, compositions include those by Henry Purcell, John Playford, Niel Gowell, Jeremiah Ingles, ballads collected by Francis James Child, and tunes composed by the collective hands of generations of fiddlers and pipers.
Saturday August 3 in Boulder at 7:30 pm, at First Congregational Church, 1128 Pine St, Boulder
Sunday, August 4 in Denver at 3pm, at St. Thomas Church, 2201 Dexter St., Denver
Tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=239390
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8/4/2024
The Rose & The BriarBaroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado collaborates with Chivalrous Crickets to present a transatlantic tour. Emigrants from the British Isles packed their bags for the nascent land of America with their stories and tunes in tow, their music settling in the Appalachian hills. Here new instruments picked up old melodies and historical ballads took on a life of their own. Centered on the ballad of Barbara Allen, compositions include those by Henry Purcell, John Playford, Niel Gowell, Jeremiah Ingles, ballads collected by Francis James Child, and tunes composed by the collective hands of generations of fiddlers and pipers.
Saturday August 3 in Boulder at 7:30 pm, at First Congregational Church, 1128 Pine St, Boulder
Sunday, August 4 in Denver at 3pm, at St. Thomas Church, 2201 Dexter St., Denver
Tickets: https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=239390
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8/13/2024
The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska will be streaming three online Mozart Family Duets Workshops for violins, violas, cellos, basses, mandolins, soprano recorder, and alto recorder.The “Mozart Family Duets” collection features 38 pieces by three generations of the Mozart family: Leopold Mozart (1719 - 1787), his son, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), and his son, Franz Xavier Wolfgang Mozart (1791 - 1844).
The Workshops will be on Tuesday, August 13, 7 PM, Central Time, Wednesday, August 14, 10 AM, Central Time, and Friday, August 16, 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_mozart_family.shtml
8/23/2024 - 9/1/2024
The Utrecht (Netherlands) Early Music FestivalAugust 23 - 1 September 1, 2024
Program theme for 2024: Seville, Spain
Among many performances, the Royal Wind will appear at the festival, playing selections from their recent recording, The Orange Tree Courtyard (reviewed in the Summer 2024 American Recorder).
https://royalwindmusic.org/ (click at upper right for English)
More information & tickets: https://oudemuziek.nl/en/
8/25/2024 - 8/30/2024
An intensive five-day retreat for intermediate to advanced recorder players who are ready to take the next step forward. Morning technique classes folllowed by consort and repertoire classes in the afternoon and ad hoc ensemble playing or private practice time in the evenings.