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Published by the American Recorder Society, Vol. LVI, No. 2 • www.americanrecorder.org summer 2015 Editor’s ______Note ______ ______ ______ ______ Volume LVI, Number 2 Summer 2015 Features n Words Without Music, composer Philip Glass defines his idea of musical lineage: Reading Original Notation: “TheI past is reinvented and becomes the It should be on your Bucket List! . 10 future ”. Several stories in this AR link past to future: Allison Hutton chronicles the Aus By Barbara Prescott tralian Recorder Project premiere, playing 4 “both new, contemporary repertoire and Departments early repertoire that is rarely heard” (page 5) . Barbara Prescott shares her goal of Advertiser Index . 32 playing from original notation (page 10)— coincidentally added to her bucket list at the Book Reviews . 12 Thomas Forrest Kelly’s book, Capturing Music: same time that an account of the history of The Story of Notation—how music came to be early notation, by Thomas Forrest Kelly, written down was published . Read Gwyn Roberts’s review of this important book (page 12) . Compact Disc Reviews . 13 8 Two guest columnists bring things up Medieval to modern, including a DVD with to date in key areas for recorder players: footage of masters of the contemporary recorder Gustavo Francisco completes his Educa Education . 22 science of tuning, tion series examining the Gustavo de Francisco completes his series on information available otherwise only online the history and science of tuning and in Portuguese (page 22) . Jorge Isaac’s thoughtprovoking essay on the recorder’s Music Reviews . 26 A few selections without bar lines place in the modern music world also appears only here in English (page 17) . On the Cutting Edge . 17 10 Even this issue’s CD Reviews (page 13) Guest columnist Jorge Isaac provides his thoughts on and Music Reviews (page 26) trace our lin The Recorder in Contemporary Music eage—old and new, listening and playing . President’s Message . 3 We look back fondly at years of leader ARS President Laura Sanborn Kuhlman Kathy Sherrick ship by (page 8); we look thanks several retiring Board members, and new ARS Admini stra forward to meeting encourages members to consider serving on the Board tive Director Susan Burns at the Boston Early Music Festival in June . See you there! Tidings . 4 1000 Voices for Peace; Orpheus Music Recorder Gail Nickless 17 Boutique; Piffaro competition for young recorder www.youtube.com/user/americanrecordermag players; new ruling on flying with instruments; www.facebook.com/groups/177397989075511/ ARS Administrative Director Kathy Sherrick retires Gail Nickless, Editor ON THE COVER: Music and Dance (Sonare et balare). From “Tacuinum Contributing Editors sanitatis,” a medical codex Tom Bickley, Compact Disc Reviews written & illuminated for the Sue Groskreutz, Book & Music Reviews • Mary Halverson Waldo, Education Cerruti family, probably from Amanda Pond, Line Editor Verona, end 14th century. Codex s.n.2644, f.104. Advisory Board Österreichische Nationalbibliothek. Martha Bixler • Valerie Horst • David Lasocki • Bob Marvin © 2015, Nimatallah / Thomas Prescott • Kenneth Wollitz Art Resource, NY. www.AmericanRecorder.org Copyright©2015 American Recorder Society, Inc. ARS Chapters & Recorder Orchestras Alabama Idaho North Carolina Birmingham: Les Bois (Boise): Kim Wardwell Carolina Mountains: Susan Hartley Janice Williams 2058707443 3602023427 4236120421 Arizona Illinois Greenville Recorder Society: Desert Pipes (Phoenix): Chicago: John Shaw 2523552737 AMERICAN Karen Grover 6236874791 Ben Eisenstein 8479980198 Triangle: Jan Jenkins 9198700759 Arizona Central Highlands—Prescott: Chicago–West Suburban: Ohio RECORDER Georgeanne Hanna 9287755856 Kathleen HallBabis 6304641828 Greater Cleveland: Tucson: Scott Mason 5207210846 INDIANA Edith Yerger 4408260716 SOCIETY Arkansas Recorder Orchestra of the Midwest: Toledo: Charles Terbille 4194746572 INC. Aeolus Konsort: Marilyn Perlmutter 4192653537 Oregon Don Wold 5016662787 Louisiana Bella Vista: Barbara McCoy Eugene: Lynne Coates 5413455235 Honorary President 4798556477 Baton Rouge: Oregon Coast: Corlu Collier Erich Katz (1900-1973) California William Behrmann 2257669465 5419611228 Honorary Vice President New Orleans: Victoria Blanchard Portland: Zoë Tokar 9713251060 Barbary Coast Recorder Orchestra: 5048108540 Pennsylvania Winifred Jaeger Frances Feldon 5105279029 Maryland Central Coast: Margery Seid Bloomsburg Early Music Ens :. Northern Maryland: Statement of Purpose 8054748538 Susan Brook 5707848363 Richard Spittel 4102423395 The mission of the American Recorder Society East Bay: Susan Jaffe 5104824993 Erie: Linda McWilliams 8148683059 Massachusetts is to promote the recorder and its music by Inland Riverside: Greg Taber Philadelphia: Sarah West 2159848923 9516838744 Boston: Sara Rex 7812373927 Pittsburgh: Helen Thornton developing resources to help people of all ages Los Angeles Recorder Orchestra: Recorders/Early Music MetroWest 4124860482 and ability levels to play and study the recorder, Matt Ross 9496978693 Boston: Bonnie Kelly 7818622894 Rhode Island presenting the instrument to new constituencies, MidPeninsula Recorder Orchestra Worcester Hills: Alan Karass (Palo Alto): Fred Palmer 6505913648 5088478559 Rhode Island: David Bojar encouraging increased career opportunities for Nevada City: Michigan 4019443395 professional recorder performers and teachers, Miriam Morris 5302650986 North Coast: Kathleen KinkelaLove Ann Arbor: Kevin Gilson 7347807476 Tennessee and enabling and supporting recorder playing as 7078228835 Kalamazoo: Annette Brown Greater Knoxville: Ann Stierli Orange County: 2697627503 a shared social experience. Besides this journal, 8288775675 ARS publishes a newsletter, a personal study Russell Wilson 4356301061 Metropolitan Detroit: Redding: Kay Hettich 5302418107 Molly Sieg 3135324986 Greater Memphis: program, a directory, and special musical Sacramento: Mark Schiffer Northwinds Recorder Society: Samuel Sidhom 9018481955 editions. Society members gather and play 9166857684 John MacKenzie, M D. 2315477072 Greater Nashville: Carol Vander Wal San Diego County: Western Michigan: Jocelyn Shaw 6152262952 together at chapter meetings, weekend Vanessa Evans 6192972095 2317448248 Southern Middle Tennessee and summer workshops, and many San Francisco: Greta Hryciw Minnesota (Tullahoma): Vicki Collinsworth ARS-sponsored events throughout the year. 4153774444 9316079072 Sonoma County: Dale Celidore Twin Cities: Anne Mundahl In 2014, the Society celebrated 75 years 7078749524 6518955049 Texas of service to its constituents. 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