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march 2007 Published by the American Recorder Society, Vol. XLVIII, No.3 XLVIII, Vol. American Recorder Society, by the Published Edition Moeck 2825 Celle · Germany Tel. +49-5141-8853-0 www.moeck.com MARCH Madness! Don't let the cold winter season get you down. Enjoy these wonderful contemporary pieces and warm up to the season. 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Each volume contains 12 to 20 pieces. $5.95 Sopranino Soprano Alto Tenor Bass MM00021 MM00022 MM00023 MM00024 MM00025 0DJQDPXVLF'LVWULEXWRUV ,QF PO BOX 338, 74 AMENIA UNION RD, SHARON, CT 06069-0338 TEL: (860) 364-5431 FAX: (860) 364-5168 Email: [email protected] Web: www.magnamusic.com EDITOR’S ______NOTE ______ ______ ______ ______ Volume XLVIII, Number 2 March 2007 n a set of essays, U.S. poet and philoso- Ipher Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote that FEATURES “All history becomes subjective; in other A History of the American Recorder Society: words there is properly no history, only A Memoir . 9 biography.” by Martha Bixler A History of the ARS (page 9) must then carry within it traces of the personalities of those who participated in Transforming Winter’s Dreams into Summer’s Magic. 19 its making—and, we are warned up front, 9 The annual look at summer workshops must inevitably also become partly a memoir of its author, Martha Bixler. DEPARTMENTS That’s fair enough, as undertaking to write such a mammoth document was Advertiser Index . 40 more of a project that anyone guessed it Book Reviews . 26 could be. Nobody else could have researched the early years, from which Chapters & Consorts . 33 almost no one is still living, and then 25 Classified . 40 have interwoven her own experiences Compact Disc Reviews . 30 to form a picture of the early years of this organization. In this issue, the very first Department of Amplification . 28 years of the ARS are covered, with later Education . 25 years “to be continued” in AR. Music Reviews. 35 Photos of those who shaped the early years of the ARS are hard to find, espe- On the Cutting Edge. 32 cially from the earliest years following 33 President’s Message . 3 1939. A valuable resource was the Tidings . 4 Recorder Music Center (see story about ON THE COVER: a recent donation on page 8). Any mem- Profiles of Joel Newman and Anthony Rowland-Jones, bers who may have historical photos to Artwork recipients of awards to be given during BEMF; share from those years are invited to send by Lloyd Miller AR’s first paid editor, Elloyd Hanson, dies them to AR. Photos can be scanned and www.miller returned, or passed along to the RMC for illustration.com preservation. ©2007 Appropriately, mention is made in the History of two long-time ARS members who will receive awards at the Boston GAIL NICKLESS, Editor Early Music Festival in June: Joel Newman (profiled on page 4), the 2007 Contributing Editors FRANCES BLAKER, Beginners; JOHN H. BURKHALTER III, Book Reviews ARS Distinguished Achievement Award TOM BICKLEY, Compact Disc Reviews; JODY L. MILLER, Education winner; and Anthony Rowland-Jones CONSTANCE M. PRIMUS, Music Reviews; CAROLYN PESKIN, Q & A (page 5), 2007 Presidential Special Honor TIMOTHY BROEGE, 20th-Century Performance Award winner. Sadly, recent issues of AR LISA SCHMIDT, Design Consultant (including this one) have also included Advisory Board obituaries of long-time members who are Martha Bixler • Valerie Horst • David Lasocki no longer with us, but whose influence Bob Marvin • Thomas Prescott • Catherine Turocy come through in the History. Kenneth Wollitz With history comes tradition, and a Copyright © 2007 American Recorder Society, Inc. tradition in the March AR is the annual Visit AR On-Line at <www.recorderonline.org> look at summer workshops (page 19). 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 For many years, ARS members have subscription to American Recorder. Articles, reviews and letters to the editor reflect the viewpoint of their individual authors. Their appearance in this magazine 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 been sharpening their skills at workshops noted. Photos may be sent as color or black-and-white prints, or 300dpi TIF files. Advertisements may be sent in PDF or EPS format, with fonts embedded. held both during the summer and Editorial office: Gail Nickless, Editor, American Recorder, 7770 South High St., Centennial, CO 80122-3122; 303-794-0114 (phone & fax); <[email protected]>. Deadlines for editorial material: November 15 (January), January 15 (March), March 15 (May), July 15 (September), and September 15 (November). Books for review: Editorial office. Music for review: Constance M. Primus, Box 608, 1097 Main St., Georgetown, CO 80444. during other times of year. This year’s Recordings for review: Tom Bickley, 2208 Cedar St., Berkeley, CA 94709. Cutting Edge: Tim Broege, 212 Second Ave., Bradley Beach, NJ 07720-1159. Chapter newsletters and other reports: Editorial office. Advertising: Steve DiLauro, LaRich & Associates, Inc., 15300 Pearl Road, Suite 112, Strongsville, OH listings start early and go right into the fall. 44136-5036; 440-238-5577; 440-572-2976 (fax); <[email protected]>. Advertising Closings: December 1 (January), February 1 (March), April 1 (May), August 1 (September), and October 1 (November). Postmaster: Send address changes to American Recorder Society, 1129 Ruth Drive, St. Louis, Gail Nickless MO 63122-1019. Periodicals postage paid at St. Louis, MO, and at an additional mailing office. ARS Chapters ALABAMA HAWAII Mid-Hudson Valley: Cope Craven Birmingham: Ken Kirby Hawaii: Irene Sakimoto (845-454-1642) (205-822-6252) (808-734-5909) New York City: Michael Zumoff Big Island: Roger Baldwin (212-662-2946) ARIZONA (808-935-2306) Rochester: David Tilley Phoenix: Linda Rising (602-997-6464) (585-259-5583) AMERICAN Tucson: Scott Mason (520-721-0846) ILLINOIS Rockland: Jacqueline Mirando Chicago: Nadine Petersen ARKANSAS (845-624-2150) (603-654-2629) RECORDER Aeolus Konsort: Don Wold Westchester: Carol B. Leibman Chicago-West Suburban: (914-241-3381) SOCIETY (501-666-2787) Laura Sanborn Kuhlman Bella Vista: Barbara McCoy (630-462-5427) NORTH CAROLINA INC. (479-855-6477) Triangle: Mary McKinney LOUISIANA CALIFORNIA (919-489-2292) Honorary President Baton Rouge: John Waite ERICH KATZ (1900-1973) Central Coast: Margery Seid (225-925-0502) OHIO Honorary Vice President (805-474-8538) New Orleans: Chris Alderman Greater Cleveland: Edith Yerger East Bay: Susan Jaffe (510-482-4993) (410-242-3395) (440-826-0716) WINIFRED JAEGER Inland Riverside: Greg Taber Toledo: Marilyn Perlmutter Statement of Purpose (951-683-8744) MARYLAND (419-531-6259) Monterey Bay: LouAnn Hofman Northern Maryland: Richard Spittel The mission of the American Recorder Society is (831-439-0809) ( 410-242-3395) OREGON to promote the recorder and its music by North Coast: Kathleen Kinkela-Love Eugene: Lynne Coates (541-345-5235) developing resources and standards to help (707-822-8835) MASSACHUSETTS Oregon Coast: Corlu Collier people of all ages and ability levels to play and Orange County: Matthew Ross Boston: Laura Conrad (617-661-8097) ( 541-265-5910) study the recorder, presenting the instrument (949-854-6022) Recorders/Early Music Metro-West PENNSYLVANIA Redding: Kay Hettich Boston: Sheila Beardslee to new constituencies, encouraging increased Philadelphia: Dody Magaziner (530-241-8107) (978-264-0584) (215-886-2241) or career opportunities for professional recorder Sacramento: Dorothy Orolin Worcester Hills: Doug Bittner Joanne Ford (215-844-8054) performers and teachers, and enabling and (916-451-7614 and Billie Hamilton (508-852-6877) Pittsburgh: Helen Thornton (916-451-7614) supporting recorder playing as a shared MICHIGAN (412-781-6321) social experience. Besides this journal, San Diego County: Harvey Winokur (619-334-1993) Ann Arbor: David Goings RHODE ISLAND ARS publishes a newsletter, a personal study San Francisco: Dana Vinicoff (734-663-6247) Rhode Island: David Bojar program, a directory, and special musical (415-908-3258) Kalamazoo: Charles Vreeland (401-944-3395) (269-342-8069) editions. Society members gather and play Sonoma County: Dale Jewell TENNESSEE (707-874-9524) Metropolitan Detroit: together at chapter meetings, weekend and Greater Knoxville: Ann Stierli South Bay: Liz Brownell Claudia Novitzsky (248-548-5668) (865-637-6179) summer workshops, and many ARS-sponsored (408-358-0878) Northwinds Recorder Society: Nashville: Janet Epstein events throughout the year. In 2000, the Southern California: Charles Jackson Janet Smith (231-347-1056) (615-297-2546) Society entered its seventh decade of (714-377-6011) Western Michigan: Jocelyn Shaw (231-894-8248) TEXAS service to its constituents.