Johann Sebastian Bach's two-part inventions and three-part sinfonias provide recorder players and other non-keyboard instrumentalists) with a wonderful collection of pieces to play. Over these five weeks we'll work on three of the two-part inventions on our bass recorders. Part of our work will involve making decisions on how to deal with parts that go out of our range, learning how to make changes that retain the beauty of the line. We'll also exercise our skills on switching from bass clef to treble clef by playing both parts of the inventions. Along the way we'll continue to work on good bass technique.
For bass recorder players.
Payment: $25 per individual class, or $125 for all five. Please email tishberlin@sbcglobal.net with classes desired and I'll send you payment informationLed by Tish Berlin
French Baroque music can often seem like a foreign language – you've practiced Handel and Bach, and learned a few trill fingerings along the way, but maybe you've wondered about the suites by French composers and the art of ornamenting them. Boismortier, Hotteterre, Dieupart, and others who were composing and performing in French aristocratic circles in the 18th century offer a wealth of beautiful music for us to discover. We'll learn about and practice some of the French agréments - trills, the port de voix, battement, flattement, tour de chant, and tour de gosier - in context so they become second nature. We'll listen to recordings to hear the music that charmed Louis XIV and XV and their courts. We'll learn how to adorn movements from suites by Boismortier with beautiful ornaments! For alto recorder players.
Payment: $25 per individual class, or $125 for all five. Please email tishberlin@sbcglobal.net with classes desired and I'll send you payment information.
Paws and Tails: Music from the Glogauer Liederbuch
with Annette Bauer
Wednesdays, Feb 4, 11, 18, and 25; 5:45 - 7 PM, ET
Written in the 1480s, the Glogauer Liederbuch is a collection of music containing over 300 secular and sacred songs, as well as instrumental pieces. It is also the earliest surviving source written in part books (cantus, tenor, contratenor), and is an important source for mid to late 15th-century repertoire. The source contains a mix of Latin church music, German-texted songs, dances & quodlibets, and a number of textless chansons. We will focus primarily on pieces with animal references in their titles.
Prerequisites: The Wednesdays series is geared towards more experienced readers of early notation, who have at the minimum completed my two introductory series, or possess equivalent knowledge. If in doubt, feel free to contact me to see if this series would be right for you.
Cost: $100 for the 4-class series
How to register: Please contact annette.bauer@gmail.com for more information and to register.
In the second, Maestro will take drafts of new works by aspiring recorder composers, and provide helpful and encouraging feedback. Selected works will also be considered for inclusion in the ARS Digital Music Library.
Concert at Epiphany Lutheran Church,
790 S. Corona Street (at Ohio), Denver
We kick off the New Year with an inaugural program from the ensemble Vientos y Cuerdas. "Tristalegría!" will feature both Spanish music and traditional tunes of the Sephardic diaspora from the Medieval to the early Baroque eras. Join us for a musical journey exploring diversely rich Spanish dances, soulful songs from the Cantigas de Santa Maria, and Judeo-Spanish tunes that tell stories of resilience, love, and the vibrant cultural memory of the exile of the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula. The vibrant and energetic works of Ortiz, Cabezón, de la Torre, and others will be interspersed with alluring, intimate, and improvisatory Sephardic tunes.
The Performers
Jennifer Carpenter, recorders, bagpipe, and percussion
Ann Marie Morgan, gambas and voice
Keith Barnhart, plucked instruments and percussion
The Program
Alborada – Traditional Basque Tune
Recercada prima sobre "La Spagna" – Diego Ortiz (c. 1517 - c. 1570)
Alta "La Spagna," – Francisco de la Torre (1460-1504)
from Cancionero da palacio (c1475 - c1615)
Traditional Sephardic Tunes
Nani, Nani
Cuando El Rey Nimrod
Avrix, my galanica
Cantigas de Santa Maria (1252) – Anonymous (13th century)
Cantiga 42: A Virgen mui gloriosa
Cantiga 100: Santa Maria Strela Da Dia
Cantiga 123: De Santa Maria sinai quai
Pavana con su glosa – Antonio de Cabezón (1510-66)
Diferencias Tres sobre el canto "llana de la alta" – Cabezón
Morena me llaman – Traditional Sephardic Tune
Fantasia sobre Morena me llaman – David Loeb (b. 1939)
Cancionero da palacio
El triste que nunca os vio – Francesco de Peñalosa (1470-1528)
Danza Alta – F. de la Torre
Traditional Sephardic Tunes
Adio querid
Esta Montaña
Rahelica baila
About the Program
Complimentary wine, drinks, and snacks are available to our in-person patrons and are included in the price of your ticket. If you would like to leave an additional "tip" that goes to the musicians, please use the basket on the refreshments table at the concert.
Doors to the concert open at 5:30 pm. You can be seated any time after that. The room is reserved for the musicians up to that time.
Epiphany Lutheran Church has a ramp-accessible entrance on the alley side of the church. The alley lies between Downing and Corona Streets. It can be entered easily from Ohio Avenue. When approaching from Downing turn right; from Corona turn left. There are parking spots available from the alley on the church's property; these are available for persons who have mobility issues or who want to avoid stairs.
We encourage you to come to our concerts with whatever health protection seems right for you. We ask that you monitor your own health and attend only if you are symptom-free and uninfected.
The concert is live-streamed to our online patrons. In the case of a live-stream system crash during the concert, the concert recording will be made available to online patrons, usually within 24 hours after the concert. The concert recording link is also sent to in-person patrons. Access to the recording is available to all ticket-holders for one month after the concert. You may view it as many times as you like with as many people as you like, but we ask that you please refrain from sharing the link with others.
This weekend, we have an all-star lineup of faculty with recorder (and flute) classes, as AEM ONLINE kicks off a new season.
The Secret of Sound with Saskia Coolen
Saturday, February 7, 1:00 p.m. ET
With the help of a glass of water, a straw, and two different recorders from your own collection, we are going to explore how to improve our sound production.
What is a good sound? As early as 1535, Sylvestro Ganassi tells us the recorder should imitate the human voice. The recorder was considered the instrument closest to the voice and the breath. In this set of exercises, our recorder makes the breath audible while the water makes the breath visible! Open to all recorder players, all levels. Pitch: A=440, 415.
Mattheson Trios with Héloïse Degrugillier
Saturday, February 7, 3:00 p.m. ET
Johann Mattheson believed music should speak. Through gesture, affect, and rhetorical figures, we will shape phrasing and dialogue so the music persuades, questions, and sings. The recorder trio becomes a conversation—eloquent, expressive, and alive. Pitch: A=440.
Be My (Robert) Valentine - Music for Flutes & Recorders with Na'ama Lion
Sunday, February 8, 1:00 p.m. ET
Little known duets arranged by a great master: Hotteterre's arrangements of (violin?) duets by Robert Valentine for 2 flutes. Some of these duets work well on recorders too! Beautiful music, and also an opportunity to review Hotteterre's French ornaments, as these duets are less heavily ornamented than Hotteterre's own music, and provide a great opportunity to ease into the language of French ornaments. Open to flutes and recorders. Pitch: A=415.
Music of Van Eyck with Rainer Beckmann
Sunday, February 8, 3:00 p.m. ET
On pleasant summer evenings in mid-17th-century Utrecht, visitors strolling through the Janskerkhof (St. John's Churchyard) could often enjoy Jacob van Eyck's remarkable recorder playing. He performed elaborate sets of variations on popular tunes and psalm melodies of his time. Nearly 150 of these solo pieces survive in the two volumes of Der Fluyten Lust-hof ("The Flute's Garden of Delight"), printed in Amsterdam between 1644 and 1649.
This class focuses on the English tunes included in Der Fluyten Lust-hof. We will explore consort settings of songs and dances by William Lawes, John Dowland, Robert Jones, and others that bear witness to the popularity of these melodies. Selected variations by van Eyck on the same tunes will further offer insight into his art of variation and compositional process. Open to recorder players (and all instrumentalists/singers reading treble clef), intermediate and up. Pitch: A= 440.
Each clinician works with each breakout group.
Curious to know more about the csakan and its repertoire? Discover what the recorder was really up to during its 19th century “hiatus,” and try out tunes written for this unusual instrument! We’ll explore the csakan’s history, learn about the composers who loved this “walking-stick flute,” and play a variety of Classical and Romantic era csakan music. Let’s follow what happened to the recorder as the Baroque period ended, and enjoy pieces written in a style we might not normally play!This class will be taught at A=440, and parts will be available for both C and F recorders.
Medieval Mondays runs from February to May in four sessions. Each class will focus on a particular medieval topic, composer, or musical source. The sessions include a brief overview of the composer and information about the music’s historical context then a selection of music to discover and play. Scores will be available for registered participants a week ahead of each class. Medieval Mondays will take place on the following dates, always from 12:30-2pm Eastern:
- Feb 9: Chansonnier Cordiforme - 15th Century Songs of Love
- Mar 16: O Fortuna! Songs from the Carmina Burana
- Apr 13: “Eye Music” - Music Written in Extraordinary Notation
- May 4: Composer’s Portrait: Gilles Binchois - A Musical Miniaturist Please note: If you miss a session, each Zoom meeting will be recorded and will stay available and on demand until one full month after the final class
Johann Sebastian Bach's two-part inventions and three-part sinfonias provide recorder players and other non-keyboard instrumentalists) with a wonderful collection of pieces to play. Over these five weeks we'll work on three of the two-part inventions on our bass recorders. Part of our work will involve making decisions on how to deal with parts that go out of our range, learning how to make changes that retain the beauty of the line. We'll also exercise our skills on switching from bass clef to treble clef by playing both parts of the inventions. Along the way we'll continue to work on good bass technique.
For bass recorder players.
Payment: $25 per individual class, or $125 for all five. Please email tishberlin@sbcglobal.net with classes desired and I'll send you payment informationLed by Tish Berlin
French Baroque music can often seem like a foreign language – you've practiced Handel and Bach, and learned a few trill fingerings along the way, but maybe you've wondered about the suites by French composers and the art of ornamenting them. Boismortier, Hotteterre, Dieupart, and others who were composing and performing in French aristocratic circles in the 18th century offer a wealth of beautiful music for us to discover. We'll learn about and practice some of the French agréments - trills, the port de voix, battement, flattement, tour de chant, and tour de gosier - in context so they become second nature. We'll listen to recordings to hear the music that charmed Louis XIV and XV and their courts. We'll learn how to adorn movements from suites by Boismortier with beautiful ornaments! For alto recorder players.
Payment: $25 per individual class, or $125 for all five. Please email tishberlin@sbcglobal.net with classes desired and I'll send you payment information.
The workshop will explore tunes from our Baroque Tunes for Two publication.
https://greenblattandseay.com/workshops_baroque.shtml
The soprano (and tenor) recorder gets a bad reputation for sounding shrill and squeaky! But it is capable of being a beautiful solo instrument as well as an ensemble companion. Join professional performer/teacher Laura Kuhlman for this class focused on sound/tone production, all while continuing to better understand the fundamentals of recorder technique. Conquer your fears and learn how expressive the recorder can be!Attendees are expected to be able to play low C to high G (octave and a 5th including F#s and Bbs) and read those notes and general rhythmic patterns on the music staff. All music will be provided. You don't need to be confident, just familiar with these skills - we'll work on improving them further. All materials will be provided by the instructor.
Dates:
Tuesday, February 10th, 7PM ET (6PM CT CT, 5PM MT, 4PM PT)
Thursday, February 12th, 7PM ET (6PM CT CT, 5PM MT, 4PM PT)
Tuesday, February 17th, 7PM ET (6PM CT CT, 5PM MT, 4PM PT)
Thursday, February 19th, 7PM ET (6PM CT CT, 5PM MT, 4PM PT)
Paws and Tails: Music from the Glogauer Liederbuch
with Annette Bauer
Wednesdays, Feb 4, 11, 18, and 25; 5:45 - 7 PM, ET
Written in the 1480s, the Glogauer Liederbuch is a collection of music containing over 300 secular and sacred songs, as well as instrumental pieces. It is also the earliest surviving source written in part books (cantus, tenor, contratenor), and is an important source for mid to late 15th-century repertoire. The source contains a mix of Latin church music, German-texted songs, dances & quodlibets, and a number of textless chansons. We will focus primarily on pieces with animal references in their titles.
Prerequisites: The Wednesdays series is geared towards more experienced readers of early notation, who have at the minimum completed my two introductory series, or possess equivalent knowledge. If in doubt, feel free to contact me to see if this series would be right for you.
Cost: $100 for the 4-class series
How to register: Please contact annette.bauer@gmail.com for more information and to register.
Following on the heels of a beginning bass class and a 2nd level bass class through the American Recorder Society, Jody Miller will offer a three-part series for bass recorder players.
Wednesday, February 11, 7:00–8:30 pm Eastern Time
Wednesday, February 18, 7:00–8:30 pm Eastern Time
Wednesday, February 25, 7:00–8:30 pm Eastern Time
For the first week, we’ll focus on the bass recorder in Renaissance instrumental music—dances, canzonas, and more. There may be a few examples of vocal repertoire, as the two genres are closely related and stylistic choices can often transfer.
The second week will focus on the bass recorder as a basso continuo instrument in the music of the Baroque. We’ll cover some Baroque style, especially focusing on the role of the bass player in an ensemble.
The third week will conclude with examples of the bass recorder in contemporary music utilizing the ARS Music Library and other excerpts. I strongly recommend membership in the American Recorder Society so that participants have full access to the music library and related resources.
All class literature will be provided, but contact me in advance if you need advice about recorders or other equipment. It is expected that all participants have access to a metronome and a way to record yourself playing (all easily done with practically any smartphone).
This 3-part online series will be presented through the Zoom videoconferencing platform. Sessions are interactive and participants are invited to ask questions and there will be opportunities for immediate feedback. Participants will have access to audio play-along files and can review recordings of the class sessions to enhance their own practice.
Sessions will be held for three consecutive Wednesdays, February 11, 18, and 25, at 7:00 pm Eastern Time via Zoom. Sessions will run 90 minutes. Headphones and a good microphone for your computer are encouraged, but not required.
The fee for the 3-class series is $70, payable via PayPal, Venmo, CashApp, or check.
PayPal—click here to pay using PayPal
Venmo—@Jody-Miller-38
CashApp—$recorder96
If you would like to pay by check, please contact Jody directly for the mailing address.
Class size is limited to 25 participants. In the event not enough people sign up for the class to be viable, 100% of your money will be refunded.
Experience the sound of courtship in 17th century Italy and England. Voices of Music celebrates Valentine's Day weekend with a program devoted to love songs and instrumental music that capture desire, devotion, wit, and longing as they were expressed in the baroque era.
The program brings together intimate English love songs and passionate Italian vocal and instrumental works, performed by an internationally acclaimed ensemble led by directors Hanneke van Proosdij (harpsichord & recorder) and David Tayler (arch lute & baroque guitar). Featured artists include soprano Amanda Forsythe, praised for her "radiant tone and effortless eloquence" (New York Times), alongside baroque violinists Elizabeth Blumenstock and Augusta McKay Lodge, cellist William Skeen.
At the heart of the program are works by Henry Purcell, John Blow, Luigi Rossi, Arcangelo Corelli, and Marco Uccellini, paired with lesser-known gems by Robert Johnson, Giovanni Felice Sances, Maria Grimani, John Jenkins, and Virgilio Mazzocchi. From tender English ayres to fiery Italian songs and sonatas, the music reveals how composers in both countries gave voice to the rituals and emotions of courtship during a century of extraordinary creativity.
Whether you're honoring a partnership decades in the making, a new spark, a treasured lifelong friendship, or simply treating yourself, this concert offers a Valentine's Day experience you won't forget. Four concerts:
Thursday, February 12, 7:00pm (this is an abbreviated program for this venue)
Cal State University Sacramento, Capistrano Hall
6000 J St, Sacramento CA 95819
Friday, February 13, 7:00pm
First Congregational Church of Palo Alto
1985 Louis Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303
Saturday, February 14, 7:30pm
Old First Presbyterian Church
1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA 94109
Sunday, February 15, 7:30pm
First Church Berkeley UCC
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Sacramento tickets from $10 - $30 (abbreviated program for this venue)
Sacramento only Ticket link: https://hornettickets.evenue.net/event/MU26/MU20
Tickets for Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Berkeley from $10 - $63
(student, under 40, and senior discounts)
https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/voicesofmusic/7611
Voices of Music is internationally recognized for its historically informed performances and for bringing early music to global audiences through concerts, educational programs, and widely viewed online videos. (visit the VoM YouTube channel HERE)
Experience the sound of courtship in 17th century Italy and England. Voices of Music celebrates Valentine's Day weekend with a program devoted to love songs and instrumental music that capture desire, devotion, wit, and longing as they were expressed in the baroque era.
The program brings together intimate English love songs and passionate Italian vocal and instrumental works, performed by an internationally acclaimed ensemble led by directors Hanneke van Proosdij (harpsichord & recorder) and David Tayler (arch lute & baroque guitar). Featured artists include soprano Amanda Forsythe, praised for her "radiant tone and effortless eloquence" (New York Times), alongside baroque violinists Elizabeth Blumenstock and Augusta McKay Lodge, cellist William Skeen.
At the heart of the program are works by Henry Purcell, John Blow, Luigi Rossi, Arcangelo Corelli, and Marco Uccellini, paired with lesser-known gems by Robert Johnson, Giovanni Felice Sances, Maria Grimani, John Jenkins, and Virgilio Mazzocchi. From tender English ayres to fiery Italian songs and sonatas, the music reveals how composers in both countries gave voice to the rituals and emotions of courtship during a century of extraordinary creativity.
Whether you're honoring a partnership decades in the making, a new spark, a treasured lifelong friendship, or simply treating yourself, this concert offers a Valentine's Day experience you won't forget. Four concerts:
Thursday, February 12, 7:00pm (this is an abbreviated program for this venue)
Cal State University Sacramento, Capistrano Hall
6000 J St, Sacramento CA 95819
Friday, February 13, 7:00pm
First Congregational Church of Palo Alto
1985 Louis Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303
Saturday, February 14, 7:30pm
Old First Presbyterian Church
1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA 94109
Sunday, February 15, 7:30pm
First Church Berkeley UCC
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Sacramento tickets from $10 - $30 (abbreviated program for this venue)
Sacramento only Ticket link: https://hornettickets.evenue.net/event/MU26/MU20
Tickets for Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Berkeley from $10 - $63
(student, under 40, and senior discounts)
https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/voicesofmusic/7611
Voices of Music is internationally recognized for its historically informed performances and for bringing early music to global audiences through concerts, educational programs, and widely viewed online videos. (visit the VoM YouTube channel HERE)
Experience the sound of courtship in 17th century Italy and England. Voices of Music celebrates Valentine's Day weekend with a program devoted to love songs and instrumental music that capture desire, devotion, wit, and longing as they were expressed in the baroque era.
The program brings together intimate English love songs and passionate Italian vocal and instrumental works, performed by an internationally acclaimed ensemble led by directors Hanneke van Proosdij (harpsichord & recorder) and David Tayler (arch lute & baroque guitar). Featured artists include soprano Amanda Forsythe, praised for her "radiant tone and effortless eloquence" (New York Times), alongside baroque violinists Elizabeth Blumenstock and Augusta McKay Lodge, cellist William Skeen.
At the heart of the program are works by Henry Purcell, John Blow, Luigi Rossi, Arcangelo Corelli, and Marco Uccellini, paired with lesser-known gems by Robert Johnson, Giovanni Felice Sances, Maria Grimani, John Jenkins, and Virgilio Mazzocchi. From tender English ayres to fiery Italian songs and sonatas, the music reveals how composers in both countries gave voice to the rituals and emotions of courtship during a century of extraordinary creativity.
Whether you're honoring a partnership decades in the making, a new spark, a treasured lifelong friendship, or simply treating yourself, this concert offers a Valentine's Day experience you won't forget. Four concerts:
Thursday, February 12, 7:00pm (this is an abbreviated program for this venue)
Cal State University Sacramento, Capistrano Hall
6000 J St, Sacramento CA 95819
Friday, February 13, 7:00pm
First Congregational Church of Palo Alto
1985 Louis Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303
Saturday, February 14, 7:30pm
Old First Presbyterian Church
1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA 94109
Sunday, February 15, 7:30pm
First Church Berkeley UCC
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Sacramento tickets from $10 - $30 (abbreviated program for this venue)
Sacramento only Ticket link: https://hornettickets.evenue.net/event/MU26/MU20
Tickets for Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Berkeley from $10 - $63
(student, under 40, and senior discounts)
https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/voicesofmusic/7611
Voices of Music is internationally recognized for its historically informed performances and for bringing early music to global audiences through concerts, educational programs, and widely viewed online videos. (visit the VoM YouTube channel HERE)
Experience the sound of courtship in 17th century Italy and England. Voices of Music celebrates Valentine's Day weekend with a program devoted to love songs and instrumental music that capture desire, devotion, wit, and longing as they were expressed in the baroque era.
The program brings together intimate English love songs and passionate Italian vocal and instrumental works, performed by an internationally acclaimed ensemble led by directors Hanneke van Proosdij (harpsichord & recorder) and David Tayler (arch lute & baroque guitar). Featured artists include soprano Amanda Forsythe, praised for her "radiant tone and effortless eloquence" (New York Times), alongside baroque violinists Elizabeth Blumenstock and Augusta McKay Lodge, cellist William Skeen.
At the heart of the program are works by Henry Purcell, John Blow, Luigi Rossi, Arcangelo Corelli, and Marco Uccellini, paired with lesser-known gems by Robert Johnson, Giovanni Felice Sances, Maria Grimani, John Jenkins, and Virgilio Mazzocchi. From tender English ayres to fiery Italian songs and sonatas, the music reveals how composers in both countries gave voice to the rituals and emotions of courtship during a century of extraordinary creativity.
Whether you're honoring a partnership decades in the making, a new spark, a treasured lifelong friendship, or simply treating yourself, this concert offers a Valentine's Day experience you won't forget. Four concerts:
Thursday, February 12, 7:00pm (this is an abbreviated program for this venue)
Cal State University Sacramento, Capistrano Hall
6000 J St, Sacramento CA 95819
Friday, February 13, 7:00pm
First Congregational Church of Palo Alto
1985 Louis Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303
Saturday, February 14, 7:30pm
Old First Presbyterian Church
1751 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA 94109
Sunday, February 15, 7:30pm
First Church Berkeley UCC
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Sacramento tickets from $10 - $30 (abbreviated program for this venue)
Sacramento only Ticket link: https://hornettickets.evenue.net/event/MU26/MU20
Tickets for Palo Alto, San Francisco, and Berkeley from $10 - $63
(student, under 40, and senior discounts)
https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/voicesofmusic/7611
Voices of Music is internationally recognized for its historically informed performances and for bringing early music to global audiences through concerts, educational programs, and widely viewed online videos. (visit the VoM YouTube channel HERE)
Registration is now open for The San Francisco Recorder Society's 20th annual recorder workshop, directed by the "dream team" of Hanneke van Proosdij and Rotem Gilbert on Presidents Day, Monday, February 16. This year's topic is "Love and Passion," intended to uplift us and offer connection and beauty through the music. Participation is open to recorder players and players of other "soft" instruments, such as harps and other plucked or bowed strings, and "soft" (not loud 😊) reeds. Two levels of participation: low-intermediate and high-intermediate/advanced players. We welcome first-time workshop attendees! Invite your recorder-loving friends and sign up now! Play for the full day or a half-day (morning or afternoon).
The registration form with details is linked HERE:
https://forms.gle/rf38dVJxssCoZcGu5
Please note that participation is limited to 50 players.
For more information, write to SFRecorders@gmail.com, or call 415-377-4444
Johann Sebastian Bach's two-part inventions and three-part sinfonias provide recorder players and other non-keyboard instrumentalists) with a wonderful collection of pieces to play. Over these five weeks we'll work on three of the two-part inventions on our bass recorders. Part of our work will involve making decisions on how to deal with parts that go out of our range, learning how to make changes that retain the beauty of the line. We'll also exercise our skills on switching from bass clef to treble clef by playing both parts of the inventions. Along the way we'll continue to work on good bass technique.
For bass recorder players.
Payment: $25 per individual class, or $125 for all five. Please email tishberlin@sbcglobal.net with classes desired and I'll send you payment informationLed by Tish Berlin
French Baroque music can often seem like a foreign language – you've practiced Handel and Bach, and learned a few trill fingerings along the way, but maybe you've wondered about the suites by French composers and the art of ornamenting them. Boismortier, Hotteterre, Dieupart, and others who were composing and performing in French aristocratic circles in the 18th century offer a wealth of beautiful music for us to discover. We'll learn about and practice some of the French agréments - trills, the port de voix, battement, flattement, tour de chant, and tour de gosier - in context so they become second nature. We'll listen to recordings to hear the music that charmed Louis XIV and XV and their courts. We'll learn how to adorn movements from suites by Boismortier with beautiful ornaments! For alto recorder players.
Payment: $25 per individual class, or $125 for all five. Please email tishberlin@sbcglobal.net with classes desired and I'll send you payment information.
Paws and Tails: Music from the Glogauer Liederbuch
with Annette Bauer
Wednesdays, Feb 4, 11, 18, and 25; 5:45 - 7 PM, ET
Written in the 1480s, the Glogauer Liederbuch is a collection of music containing over 300 secular and sacred songs, as well as instrumental pieces. It is also the earliest surviving source written in part books (cantus, tenor, contratenor), and is an important source for mid to late 15th-century repertoire. The source contains a mix of Latin church music, German-texted songs, dances & quodlibets, and a number of textless chansons. We will focus primarily on pieces with animal references in their titles.
Prerequisites: The Wednesdays series is geared towards more experienced readers of early notation, who have at the minimum completed my two introductory series, or possess equivalent knowledge. If in doubt, feel free to contact me to see if this series would be right for you.
Cost: $100 for the 4-class series
How to register: Please contact annette.bauer@gmail.com for more information and to register.
Following on the heels of a beginning bass class and a 2nd level bass class through the American Recorder Society, Jody Miller will offer a three-part series for bass recorder players.
Wednesday, February 11, 7:00–8:30 pm Eastern Time
Wednesday, February 18, 7:00–8:30 pm Eastern Time
Wednesday, February 25, 7:00–8:30 pm Eastern Time
For the first week, we’ll focus on the bass recorder in Renaissance instrumental music—dances, canzonas, and more. There may be a few examples of vocal repertoire, as the two genres are closely related and stylistic choices can often transfer.
The second week will focus on the bass recorder as a basso continuo instrument in the music of the Baroque. We’ll cover some Baroque style, especially focusing on the role of the bass player in an ensemble.
The third week will conclude with examples of the bass recorder in contemporary music utilizing the ARS Music Library and other excerpts. I strongly recommend membership in the American Recorder Society so that participants have full access to the music library and related resources.
All class literature will be provided, but contact me in advance if you need advice about recorders or other equipment. It is expected that all participants have access to a metronome and a way to record yourself playing (all easily done with practically any smartphone).
This 3-part online series will be presented through the Zoom videoconferencing platform. Sessions are interactive and participants are invited to ask questions and there will be opportunities for immediate feedback. Participants will have access to audio play-along files and can review recordings of the class sessions to enhance their own practice.
Sessions will be held for three consecutive Wednesdays, February 11, 18, and 25, at 7:00 pm Eastern Time via Zoom. Sessions will run 90 minutes. Headphones and a good microphone for your computer are encouraged, but not required.
The fee for the 3-class series is $70, payable via PayPal, Venmo, CashApp, or check.
PayPal—click here to pay using PayPal
Venmo—@Jody-Miller-38
CashApp—$recorder96
If you would like to pay by check, please contact Jody directly for the mailing address.
Class size is limited to 25 participants. In the event not enough people sign up for the class to be viable, 100% of your money will be refunded.
Bring any size of soprano, alto, tenor, or bass recorder that you have. You will have a chance to explore more than one part of each piece. Both plastic and wooden instruments are welcome. Pitch is A=440.
Please bring a music stand. We recommend that you bring a stand light to supplement the ceiling light.
More info: https://www.nyrg.org/
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The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin at 145 West 46th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Manhattan. Meetings are held in St. Joseph’s Hall, a side chapel of St. Mary's. Located in a brick building to the left of the main church, the entranceway is distinguished by the street number 145 displayed on the door.
1:30-3:30 PM. Doors open at 1PM.
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Meeting Fees:
$20 per meeting for members
$30 per meeting for non-members
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FULL SEASON PREPAYMENT OPTION: $180. Includes annual membership dues and meeting fees for the entire 2025-26 season.
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Send payment using Zelle to NYRG treasurer Judith Wink at jwink@nyc.rr.com. Please put your email address in the Notes field. Alternatively, send checks to New York Recorder Guild, 145 West 93rd Street, Apt. 2, New York, NY 10025.
"The Eagle's Force: a variety of selections from England, Ireland, France, Iberia, Denmark and Transylvania celebrating the number 5 and the letter E (the 5th letter)."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 East, Byrd, Brachrogge, Connellan and Anonymous!
Johann Sebastian Bach's two-part inventions and three-part sinfonias provide recorder players and other non-keyboard instrumentalists) with a wonderful collection of pieces to play. Over these five weeks we'll work on three of the two-part inventions on our bass recorders. Part of our work will involve making decisions on how to deal with parts that go out of our range, learning how to make changes that retain the beauty of the line. We'll also exercise our skills on switching from bass clef to treble clef by playing both parts of the inventions. Along the way we'll continue to work on good bass technique.
For bass recorder players.
Payment: $25 per individual class, or $125 for all five. Please email tishberlin@sbcglobal.net with classes desired and I'll send you payment informationLed by Tish Berlin
French Baroque music can often seem like a foreign language – you've practiced Handel and Bach, and learned a few trill fingerings along the way, but maybe you've wondered about the suites by French composers and the art of ornamenting them. Boismortier, Hotteterre, Dieupart, and others who were composing and performing in French aristocratic circles in the 18th century offer a wealth of beautiful music for us to discover. We'll learn about and practice some of the French agréments - trills, the port de voix, battement, flattement, tour de chant, and tour de gosier - in context so they become second nature. We'll listen to recordings to hear the music that charmed Louis XIV and XV and their courts. We'll learn how to adorn movements from suites by Boismortier with beautiful ornaments! For alto recorder players.
Payment: $25 per individual class, or $125 for all five. Please email tishberlin@sbcglobal.net with classes desired and I'll send you payment information.
Paws and Tails: Music from the Glogauer Liederbuch
with Annette Bauer
Wednesdays, Feb 4, 11, 18, and 25; 5:45 - 7 PM, ET
Written in the 1480s, the Glogauer Liederbuch is a collection of music containing over 300 secular and sacred songs, as well as instrumental pieces. It is also the earliest surviving source written in part books (cantus, tenor, contratenor), and is an important source for mid to late 15th-century repertoire. The source contains a mix of Latin church music, German-texted songs, dances & quodlibets, and a number of textless chansons. We will focus primarily on pieces with animal references in their titles.
Prerequisites: The Wednesdays series is geared towards more experienced readers of early notation, who have at the minimum completed my two introductory series, or possess equivalent knowledge. If in doubt, feel free to contact me to see if this series would be right for you.
Cost: $100 for the 4-class series
How to register: Please contact annette.bauer@gmail.com for more information and to register.
Following on the heels of a beginning bass class and a 2nd level bass class through the American Recorder Society, Jody Miller will offer a three-part series for bass recorder players.
Wednesday, February 11, 7:00–8:30 pm Eastern Time
Wednesday, February 18, 7:00–8:30 pm Eastern Time
Wednesday, February 25, 7:00–8:30 pm Eastern Time
For the first week, we’ll focus on the bass recorder in Renaissance instrumental music—dances, canzonas, and more. There may be a few examples of vocal repertoire, as the two genres are closely related and stylistic choices can often transfer.
The second week will focus on the bass recorder as a basso continuo instrument in the music of the Baroque. We’ll cover some Baroque style, especially focusing on the role of the bass player in an ensemble.
The third week will conclude with examples of the bass recorder in contemporary music utilizing the ARS Music Library and other excerpts. I strongly recommend membership in the American Recorder Society so that participants have full access to the music library and related resources.
All class literature will be provided, but contact me in advance if you need advice about recorders or other equipment. It is expected that all participants have access to a metronome and a way to record yourself playing (all easily done with practically any smartphone).
This 3-part online series will be presented through the Zoom videoconferencing platform. Sessions are interactive and participants are invited to ask questions and there will be opportunities for immediate feedback. Participants will have access to audio play-along files and can review recordings of the class sessions to enhance their own practice.
Sessions will be held for three consecutive Wednesdays, February 11, 18, and 25, at 7:00 pm Eastern Time via Zoom. Sessions will run 90 minutes. Headphones and a good microphone for your computer are encouraged, but not required.
The fee for the 3-class series is $70, payable via PayPal, Venmo, CashApp, or check.
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If you would like to pay by check, please contact Jody directly for the mailing address.
Class size is limited to 25 participants. In the event not enough people sign up for the class to be viable, 100% of your money will be refunded.
Join us for a series of Consort Studio Workshops in central New Jersey, monthly sessions in ensemble playing for intermediate to advanced level recorder players to learn to play with one another and other instruments under a skilled conductor, with professional accompaniment.
These events will be led by conductor, recorder player, and harpsichordist, Steven Russell (see below). It is an opportunity to play a variety of Baroque literature for small ensembles, through rehearsal, instruction, and demonstration, in a supportive environment, with a focus on ensemble playing, and end with the option to play the lead alto part with a professional ensemble. We will have opportunities to warm up on Renaissance music with SATB recorders, so bring all sizes. Register early to receive the music well in advance. Auditors welcome to attend. Sessions culminate in a performance.
Dates: One Saturday of the month, 1:00 – 5:00 P.M. w/ a 15-min. break
Nov. 8, 2025 Open for General Registration. A Taste of Things to Come
Jan. 10, 2026 Feb. 28, 2026 March 14, 2026 April 25, 2026
May 9, 2026 Workshop-Rehearsal June 13 Oct. 10 Nov. 14, 2026
Location: Reformed Church of Highland Park, 19-21 South Second Avenue, Highland Park, NJ. There is plenty of parking at the location, which is a 30-minute walk or 5-minute taxi ride from the New Brunswick NJT train station.
To register, Visit https://hprecorder.org/events/2026-consort-studio/. For more information contact recorderdonna@gmail.com