Concert dates/locations:
Friday, May 2, 7:30pm
All Saints Episcopal
230 E 60th Street, NYC 10022
Saturday, May 3, 7:30pm
Jalopy Theatre
315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit: https://bit.ly/floralia-fest
Workshop Description: An intense flowering of the musical madrigal came to fruition during the time of The English Madrigal School from 1588 to 1627. Our workshop features works by John Farmer, John Wilbye, Orlando Gibbons, John Bennet, William Byrd and Thomas Morley, whose contributions to this musical form are filled with highly expressive depictions of poetic texts employing many examples of vivid word painting.
This music is bursting with joy, humor, and passion! In order to bring these compositions to life, we will work on both general ensemble skills: how to start, how to end, score analysis, effective rehearsal strategies, and especially on skills that meet the unique challenges of the recorder: articulation, tuning, tone, and playing in sync with each other.
We will get results that sparkle and make an impact!
Concert dates/locations:
Friday, May 2, 7:30pm
All Saints Episcopal
230 E 60th Street, NYC 10022
Saturday, May 3, 7:30pm
Jalopy Theatre
315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit: https://bit.ly/floralia-fest
Concert is free; donations accepted.
Click here for a PDF flyer
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)
Powerful Practice
Tuesdays, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, and 5/20 at 3:30 PM, CT
In this live, four-week small-group short course, we’ll explore important principles of effective practice and work toward applying principles in our own routines. We’ll discuss concrete strategies that work, the practice pitfalls you may be falling prey to, and why some conventional practice wisdom is wrong.
With great power comes great responsibility! Gain confidence in your practice.
Course fee: $99
Register on my website! Registration will be closed if the participant limit is met.
This month's guest clinician is Joan Kimball who will be presenting a program of music titled 'Tis the Merry Month of May.
According to legend, Rudel fell deeply in love with the Countess of Tripoli without ever having seen her. Driven by longing, he set sail for Lebanon to be with her, only to perish upon his arrival. His story, intertwined with the poetry and music of the troubadours, captures the spirit of devotion, artistry, and adventure.
Experience the music of Jaufre Rudel—all his surviving compositions—along with selections by his contemporary Marcabru and other troubadours. Performed in the mystical ambiance of the Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art, this is an evening where history, legend, and music converge.
The concert will be performed by Alexander Longnecker, tenor; Christopher Morrongiello, lute; Jeff Dailey and Richard Walker, recorders.
Date: Friday, May 9, 2025
Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art (338 Lighthouse Avenue, Staten Island, NY 10306)
Neighborhood: Richmond
Bus: S54, S74, and S84 buses and the #15 SIM express bus
See a Staten Island bus map here: https://new.mta.info/map/5376
Tickets: $20 https://www.tibetanmuseum.org/event-details/collectio-musicorum-presents-jaufre-rudel-and-the-lure-of-the-orient
More info at https://collectio-musicorum-upcoming.blogspot.com/
Breath and Sound Meditation for Comfort and Consort playingThis workshop is open to all levels. Terri will lead us through a number of breath work and sound development exercises to improve physical well-being and your sound on the instrument. These exercises will then be applied to Renaissance (consort) pieces to help learn more about tuning, phrasing and connection.
We will be using lessons and pieces from The Sweet Pipes Recorder Book for Soprano, Book One.
This course is free for American Recorder Society members.
Dates:
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 3:00pm US Eastern Time (2PM CT, 1PM MT, Noon PT)
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 3:00pm US Eastern Time (2PM CT, 1PM MT, Noon PT)
Monday, May 19, 2025 - 3:00pm US Eastern Time (2PM CT, 1PM MT, Noon PT)
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 3:00pm US Eastern Time (2PM CT, 1PM MT, Noon PT)
Powerful Practice
Tuesdays, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, and 5/20 at 3:30 PM, CT
In this live, four-week small-group short course, we’ll explore important principles of effective practice and work toward applying principles in our own routines. We’ll discuss concrete strategies that work, the practice pitfalls you may be falling prey to, and why some conventional practice wisdom is wrong.
With great power comes great responsibility! Gain confidence in your practice.
Course fee: $99
Register on my website! Registration will be closed if the participant limit is met.
The workshop will explore tunes from our “Swedish Fiddle Tunes for Two”.
The workshop will explore tunes from our “Swedish Fiddle Tunes for Two”.
The workshop will explore tunes from our “Swedish Fiddle Tunes for Two”.
A Workshop for Baroque Ensembles Focusing on 17th Century Music
with the Members of In Stile Moderno
Musicians of the 17th century, moving away from the polyphonic ‘Stile Antico,’ began to embrace a ‘Stile Moderno.’ Spend the day exploring music of this period and perfecting your ensemble technique with the expert members of In Stile Moderno (Agnes Coakley Cox, Nathaniel Cox, Dan Meyers, and Cameron Welke). Come with your own baroque ensemble or we’ll match you up.
"The Snow It Melts the Soonest: English Music Celebrating May and Springtime"This session will be led by Gayle Neuman, Phil Neuman and Laura Kuhlman from the Early Music Guild of Oregon, and the featured music comes from both renaissance and traditional sources. Composers will include Weelkes, Morley, Playford and Anonymous!
Baroque guitars, theorbo and archlute join forces with voice, cornetto, recorder and percussion, in a rich sampler of 17th-century Italian music. Taking its name from a villanella by Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, the program also features works of Barbara Strozzi, Claudio Monteverdi, Carlo Milanuzzi, and others.
Powerful Practice
Tuesdays, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, and 5/20 at 3:30 PM, CT
In this live, four-week small-group short course, we’ll explore important principles of effective practice and work toward applying principles in our own routines. We’ll discuss concrete strategies that work, the practice pitfalls you may be falling prey to, and why some conventional practice wisdom is wrong.
With great power comes great responsibility! Gain confidence in your practice.
Course fee: $99
Register on my website! Registration will be closed if the participant limit is met.
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