Listing here does not imply ARS endorsement of any specific workshop. Workshops
marked with "ARS" are Workshop Members of the ARS.

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MARCH 6, 2010
DENVER CHAPTER WORKSHOP
Purcell, Handel and The English Country Dance
Pat Petersen
9:30 am to 10:00 pm
Contact Paul Brunson, 303-451-5967
http://www.denverrecordersociety.org/workshop.pdf
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MARCH 13, 2010
Beginning Recorder Workshop
Presented By: Greenblatt & Seay
3:00-5:00 pm
The Old Avoca Schoolhouse, 504 Garfield St.,
Avoca, Nebraska
Workshop for folks who want to learn to play the soprano recorder. Deborah Greenblatt, Master Artist with the Nebraska Arts Council, and member of the American Recorder Society, will lead the workshop. Pre-registration is required, and enrollment is limited. The $30.00 fee includes an instruction book, and a soprano recorder.
Deborah Greenblatt, 402-275-3221, debby@greenblattandseay.com |
MARCH 20, 2010 SOUTH BAY RECORDER SOCIETY WORKSHOP
with Louise Carslake, Baroque Flautist, and Recorderist.
"Rule Britannia", English music from Dunstable to Percell.
First Congregational Church of San Jose,
Recorder and Viol Players Welcome.
John Dunstable (1390-1453) and Henry Purcell (1659-1695) are bookends of the golden age of English music. Dunstable "English manner" influenced musicians throughout Europe at the dawn of the Renaissance, and Purcell took English music into the Baroque era, combining the English fantasy style with elements of French Baroque music. As well as music by these titans, we will explore pieces by William Byrd, Peter Phillips, Thomas Tomkins, John Dowland and others. Repertoire will include, motets, dances, fantasies and songs. http://www.sfems.org/sbrs/CarslakeWorkshop.htm
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MARCH 26-28, 2010
RECORDER SOCIETY OF LONG ISLAND WORKSHOP
With Reine-Marie VerHagen
Brookhaven Village, Long Island, New York
Upper Intermediate to Advanced Recorder Workshop
Contact: Margaret Brown, 631-734-7343 |
MARCH 27, 2010
GREATER CLEVELAND CHAPTER RECORDER WORKSHOP
David R. Pierce presents “Adventures in Variety”
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Cuyahoga County Public Library, North Olmsted Branch
27403 Lorain Road
Info: Edith Yerger, 440/826-0716 |
MARCH 27, 2010
ROCHESTER CHAPTER FULL DAY WORKSHOP
With Eric Hass
First Baptist Church of Rochester
175 Allens Creek Rd
Rochester, NY 14618
Eric Haas with lead a workshop from his new book of madrigals, chansons and dances based on Greek mythology called "Myth Conceptions". In addition to leading the group through many delightful tunes, Eric will provide background on the particular mythological figures and/or events, and explain their allegorical implications and musical interpretation.
Contact: John Heyer, (w) 585-588-6567, (cell) 585-576-4854 |
APRIL 2-5, 2010
COLUMBIA GORGE EARLY
MUSIC RETREAT
Menucha Retreat, Corbett, OR
Historic Columbia River Highway
A program of Portland Recorder Society, the
Columbia Gorge Early Music Retreat takes
place in early spring in the beautiful
Columbia River Gorge at Menucha Retreat.
Recorders, strings, buzzies, percussion,
voices are all welcome.
http://home.comcast.net/~pdxrecorders/ |
APRIL 3, 2010
ANN ARBOR RECORDER SOCEITY 11th ANNUAL SPRING WORKSHOP
Lisette Kielson presents “Death & Dancing: Obsessive Love and Revelry in the English Renaissance.”
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Info: Marilyn Perlmutter at 419/531-6259 |
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APRIL 9-11, 2010
Recorder Consort
Workshop with Han Tol
Presented By Unicorn Music
Bloomington, Indiana
Han Tol, former long-time member of the
Flanders Recorder Quartet, will lead 6-10
upper-intermediate and advanced recorder
players in recorder consort music.
There will be five playing sessions, one on
Friday afternoon, three on Saturday, and one
on Sunday morning, as well as the
opportunity to take a private lesson with
Han Tol on Friday or Saturday evening.
$125 per participant for the workshop plus
$75 (optional) for a private lesson
Info: Charles Fischer, (812)339-5870
bizweb5@yahoo.com
http://tinyurl.com/yzs7rg9 |
APRIL 9, 2011
CHICAGO Recorder Workshop
Save the Date!
The next recorder workshop will be at Concordia University in River Forest on Saturday, April 9,2011. More details TBA. |
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APRIL 10, 2010
T.E.M.P.O. WORKSHOP
Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite With John Tyson
Lansing United Church, Toronto, Ontario CANADA
All-day workshop with John Tyson and his wife
Miyuki Tsurutani. Renaissance chamber and dance
music.
Contact: Sharon Geens, 416-699-0517
sharongeens@rogers.com |
APRIL 2010
CHICAGO EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Chicago Early Music Festival (CEMF) will
debut in April 2010 as the City’s first
festival celebrating music of the Medieval,
Renaissance and Baroque eras. The six-day
collaborative festival, presented by the
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)
and the Chicago Office of Tourism, kicks off
on April 20, 2010 and runs through April 25.
Representing an unprecedented collaboration
amongst the City of Chicago and some of
Chicago’s leading Early Music ensembles and
organizations, CEMF will feature free and
ticketed performances, lectures and master
classes by internationally renowned
musicians in venues throughout the city;
community events; and an exhibition of
instrument builders, music publishers and
other Early Music resources at the Chicago
Cultural Center.
The presenting and performing organizations
collaborating on the festival include
Chicago Opera Theater, University of Chicago
Presents, Baroque Band, International Music
Foundation and the Newberry Consort. Events
ranging from a fully-staged baroque opera to
Medieval vocal trios and a period instrument
orchestral performance will bring to life
vibrant music that has remained relevant for
centuries.
Chicago Early Music Festival Exhibition
April 24-25, 10 am - 6 pm
This forum will bring together a wide
variety of musical organizations across the
U.S, from instrument-makers and music
publishers to music students and
enthusiasts. The exhibition in the Chicago
Cultural Center's G.A.R. Hall and Rotunda
will be an invaluable resource for both
professionals and enthusiasts looking to
share, learn and collaborate.
Info:
www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/
event_landing/events/tourism/chicago_early_music.html |
APRIL 24, 2010
Annual Moss Bay Meet
Be sure to mark your calendar for the 2010 Annual Moss Bay Meet. This year's meet takes place on April 24th, and will consist of three playing sessions throughout the day, as usual. Because this meeting will conclude the 30th year of MBRS, we plan to have a small celebration to take note of this milestone. More details to come. |
APRIL 24, 2010
BUFFALO RECORDER
SOCIETY WORKSHOP
University of Buffalo
Allen Hall, Room 100
Buffalo, NY
Led by Richie & Elaine Hensler from Courtly Music.
Info: Marilyn Brunner, 716-832-9778, mari_piano14@yahoo.com
http://buffalorecorder.synthasite.com/ |
APRIL 24, 2010
WASHINGTON RECORDER
SOCIETY WORKSHOP
Led by Shelley Gruskin, he will use
Renaissance and Baroque music to teach
expressive recorder playing and techniques.
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church,
9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814
Info: Jayme Sokolow
jsoko12481@aol.com |
MAY 1, 2010
BERGEN COUNTY CHAPTER ANNUAL WORKSHOP
Coaches include Daphna Mor, Valerie Horst, Deborah Booth, and Larry Lipnik, vendor will be The Recorder Workshop. |
May 1-3, 2010
WINDS AND WAVES RECORDER WORKSHOP
Frances Blaker, Letitia Berlin, Cléa Galhano, Vicki Boeckman
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday & Sunday
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Monday
$225
Age 15 and older. Intermediate through advanced recorder skills.
Come work on a wide variety of music with our internationally renowned recorder faculty. Classes are divided into three ability groups: intermediate, upper-intermediate and advanced. The final hour on Monday is a "Grand Consort" with all participants playing some of the music studied. This is the twelfth year of the Oregon Coast Recorder Society's Winds and Waves Recorder Workshop. Sponsored by the Oregon Coast Recorder Society and Sitka Center for Art and Ecology.
The faculty perform and conduct workshops throughout the United States, and in Europe and Brazil. Frances also composes for recorder. Vicki is the recorder artist-in-residence at Sitka during the spring of 2010. The faculty will present a concert on Friday April 30 in Lincoln City.
Registration opens on Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010. Contact information: info@sitkacenter.org, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, http://www.sitkacenter.org, 541-994-5485. |
MAY 14-16, 2010
MARIN HEADLANDS
RECORDER & VIOL WORKWSHOP
Presented By: East Bay Recorder Society
Point Bonita YMCA, Marin Headlands,
California (about 10 miles north of San
Francisco)
Intermediate to advanced players will choose
from a variety of workshops and playing
sessions from Friday evening to Sunday
afternoon, with one and two day options also
available. Dormitory style accommodations
and great food in a beautiful and historic
setting. Conductors and sessions to be
announced in January.
Contact: Merlyn Katechis, 510-593-4679,
merlynk@berkeleymusic.com
www.symbolicsolutions.com/ebrs |
AUGUST 21, 2010 (Save the date)
PRESCOTT SUMMER
WORKSHOP
EILEEN HADIDIAN, LEADER
Highlands Nature Center in Prescott |
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Those presenting summer workshops submit information for the American Recorder Society's annual listing of Summer
Recorder Workshops, printed in each March issue of American Recorder (this information is posted
on the ARS site year-round so that interested individuals can plan ahead for the next year's
workshops; dates will often fall in the same general time period from one year to the next).
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