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FEBRUARY 6, 2010
A Mid-Winter Recorder Workshop with Paul Leenhouts
Presented By: ARS Austin Chapter
Triumphant Love Lutheran Church
9508 Great Hills Trail
Austin, Texas 78759
A Saturday workshop with Paul Leenhouts from Amsterdam for ensembles, individuals of all levels. The cost is $35. Paul Leenhouts will be available for private lessons from Monday 2/1 until 2/5.
Contact: Marianne Weiss Kim, weisskim@aol.com, or Susan Richter, richter@haus.org,or Derek Wills, 007@astro.as.utexas.edu |
FEBRUARY 13, 2010
EAST BAY RECORDER SOCIETY WORKSHOP
Renaissance Chamber Music for Recorders and Viols workshop led by John Tyson
9:30 am to 4:00 pm
iSt. John's UCC, 501 Laguna Honda Blvd., San Francisco
http://www.symbolicsolutions.com/ebrs/pdf-items/tyson-workshop2-10.pdf |
FEBRUARY 13, 2010
AUSTIN CHAPTER RECORDER/PERCUSSION WORKSHOP
With Nina Stern and Peter Maund in conjunction with a concert "Wanderings"
First Presbyterian Church
8001 Mesa Drive
Austin, Texas
10 am - 12 pm World Music
1 pm - 3 pm Adding Percussion to your ensemble
$35 for both sessions, one session is $20
The concert by Nina and Peter will be at the same location at 8 pm.
General admission $18, students and seniors $12, and $8 for under 18 years of age.
More info is available at http://main.org/austinars
Contact: Susan Richter, richter@haus.org, or Derek Wills, 007@astro.as.utexas.edu, or Marianne Weiss Kim, weisskim@aol.com |
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FEBRUARY 20, 2010
OCRS Spring Workshop
Orange County Recorder
Society
First United Methodist Church
114 North Pomona Ave., Fullerton, CA
Vicki Boeckman and Rotem Gilbert will be
conducting a workshop for intermediate and
advanced recorder players.
See our flyer at
http://ocrecorder.org/
Contact:
Andy Dykes, 949-859-0216 (home)
949-212-3752 (mobile)
adykes@cox.net |
FEBRUARY 26-MARCH
1, 2010
NEXT LEVEL RECORDER
RETREAT
Presented By: Tish Berlin and Frances Blaker
Hidden Valley Institute of the Arts, Carmel
Valley, CA
An intensive four-day retreat for
intermediate and higher recorder players who
are ready to take the next step forward.
Download an application at
www.tibiaduo.com, click on Performance
and Teaching.
Call 510-559-4670 for more information. |
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 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
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/ |
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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 |
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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
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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