Workshop Events (in date order)


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


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

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
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/

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 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
 

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).

ARS Scholarship Application
(postmark deadline April 15 each year for summer workshop scholarships); the application may also be used to apply for weekend workshop scholarship support (allow two months for funding).
ARS Workshop Member form PDF or Word

 

 
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