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These Advertiser Index . 48 stories (page 19) reflect real experiences. Book Reviews . 32 Perhaps you’ll see some of yourself in their writings; and perhaps you’ll realize, as Chapters & Consorts . 34 they have, that learning the recorder may Classified . 48 teach us more than we thought it would. Compact Disc Reviews . 46 In an expanded Opening Measures 11 column, Frances Blaker prefaces the Music Reviews. 40 stories with her advice on how to get On the Cutting Edge. 39 the most out of your recorder playing. President’s Message . 3 Other stories in this issue describe how the recorder is being used in social Q&A . 30 activism (page 6), to bring positive expe- Tidings . 4 riences to children affected by HIV/AIDS. Thiemo Wind’s “promotion”; Recorder Music Center update; A completely different type of story 19 documents the end of the years of work recorder activism; the Recorder at the 2006 Berkeley Festival; required to achieve an advanced degree Play-the-Recorder Month activities; competition news in music—congratulations to Thiemo ON THE COVER: Wind (page 8). Musical Bubbles A greeting similar to Dragnet’s opening Oil pastel by words has long been associated with the artist/illustrator circus—“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and Bonnie Diane girls, and children of all ages!” Those Gummow ©2006 words still invite us to watch feats of amazement—but this time the amazing feats happened during this summer’s Berkeley Festival (page 11), as described GAIL NICKLESS, Editor by a dedicated team of volunteer writers. Contributing Editors Two special individuals received ARS FRANCES BLAKER, Beginners; JOHN H. BURKHALTER III, Book Reviews awards during the Berkeley Festival— THOMAS CIRTIN, Compact Disc Reviews; JODY L. MILLER, Education Constance Primus, the Presidential CONSTANCE M. PRIMUS, Music Reviews; CAROLYN PESKIN, Q & A Special Honor Award recipient, gives her TIMOTHY BROEGE, 20th-Century Performance LISA SCHMIDT, Design Consultant time to this publication as its Music Reviews editor, keeping a steady stream of Advisory Board information flowing to members about Martha Bixler • Valerie Horst • David Lasocki music available for purchase (page 40). Bob Marvin • Thomas Prescott • Catherine Turocy Distinguished Achievement Awardee Kenneth Wollitz Marion Verbruggen’s activities often Copyright © 2006 American Recorder Society, Inc. make the news in these pages—and, Visit AR On-Line at <www.recorderonline.org> in fact, her advice appears as part of American Recorder (ISSN: 0003-0724), 1129 Ruth Dr., St. Louis, MO 63122-1019, is published bimonthly (January, March, May, September, and November) for its members by the American Recorder Society, Inc. $20 of the annual $40 U.S. membership dues in the American Recorder Society is for a subscription to American Recorder. Articles, reviews and letters to the editor reflect the viewpoint of their individual authors. Their appearance in this magazine Carolyn Peskin’s Q&A examination of the does not imply official endorsement by the ARS. Submission of articles and photographs is welcomed. Articles may be typed or submitted on PC discs (Word for Windows 95, or RTF preferred), or as an attachment to or text in an e-mail message. They should be for the exclusive consideration of AR, unless otherwise pros and cons of thumbrests (page 30). noted. Photos may