Lee Lassiter to Conduct Secretary/Newsletter Lee Lassetter, a Member of OCRS, Is a Multi- Open—Looking for Volunteers Talented, Multi-Faceted Musician

March 2018 • Volume XXXXIV • Number 7

2017–2018 Officers Our next meeting of the 2017–2018 season is President Win Aldrich Friday, March 9, 2018 [email protected] Prelude: 7:20 pm 909-625-7722 Windsong led by Jim Forrest playing a selection of pieces Vice President, Membership for St. Patrick’s Day. Development Meeting: 7:30 pm Open—looking for volunteers Trinity Episcopal Church Vice President Hospitality 2400 Canal Street in Orange, California Jim Forrest [email protected] 626-333-3443 Lee Lassiter to Conduct Secretary/Newsletter Lee Lassetter, a member of OCRS, is a multi- Open—looking for volunteers talented, multi-faceted musician. She is organist Treasurer at Manhattan Beach Community Church, and Susan Mason has accompanied the Senior Choir there on five [email protected] European concert tours. Her work with older 949-733-3397 adults is in the North Orange Continuing Workshop Program Education district, where she teaches the Win Aldrich, Coordinator Tonechime Choir at the Anaheim Senior Center, [email protected] the Senior Chorus at the Cypress Senior Center, 909-625-7722 and music classes for memory care residents at assisted living Gloria Martin facilities in North Orange County. She teaches individual piano [email protected] lessons, including students on the autism spectrum. She was a 909-626-5001 singing member in the Long Beach Camerata Singers for 20 Lee Waggener [email protected] seasons and worked during that time for nine years as its 909-624-0236 Administrative Coordinator. Lee also played second soprano in Bill Waggener the Los Angeles Recorder Orchestra for two years. She says it is [email protected] always great fun and a real pleasure to conduct OCRS 909-624-0236 meetings! Gwen Rodman [email protected] 909-981-1633

Publicist/Webmaster Carol Jacoby [email protected] 562-429-4184 Announcements

also the opportunity in a multi-day workshop President’s Message to have the down-time to talk to, listen to, Our OCRS Recorder Workshop was two and learn from fellow students and faculty weeks ago and we had 22 of the 40 people in a more relaxed atmosphere. But you have in attendance. It was wonderful to be able to to go. There are a number of workshops bring members of the Central Coast Recorder listed here in the newsletter from a single Society, Southern California Recorder Society, afternoon, to day-long, weekend, and week- San Diego County Recorder Society, and the long opportunities to learn and be inspired. Long Beach OLLI recorder group together to The first time is always scary and filled learn and make music together. Both Anne with anxiety, as with any new endeavor. Timberlake and Miyo Aoki carried through the Just do it, you will come back inspired. theme of the workshop “Make a Joyful Noise” I want to thank several people who collectively by emphasizing the role that singing, breath, made the workshop possible, run smoothly articulation, and phrasing bring to recorder and whose commitment and dedication playing. In the Intermediate Technique Session, is much appreciated—Gloria Martin, Lee Anne stressed the importance of breathing Waggener, Bill Waggener, Gwen Rodman, through “inviting in and allowing out” with Susan Mason, and Carol Jacoby. a “low and loose” relaxation so important in —Win Aldrich singing. She also had us work on achieving a clear resonance through the playing of long tones. What was different this year was OCRS Dues that this was less a day-long playing session, Time to pay your dues! but rather there were fewer pieces of music A membership application is included in this and what was selected was worked on for a newsletter. Please pay your dues before or longer period of time in order to understand at the September meeting. Please include a each piece better and what was important to completed membership application with your achieve the beauty and musicality intended. dues payment in order to provide OCRS with Workshops, in general, can give you the tools your up-to-date contact information and your and knowledge and broaden your sense of election whether to print your own sheet music. what is possible. But, it still takes dedication If you intend to pay your dues in cash at the and work based on these principles to meeting, please complete the membership achieve your goals. This can and should be application and place it in an envelope with uncomfortable to some extent or what is the your money, write your name on the outside of point? The value of an extended workshop the envelope, and then seal the envelope before is enhanced if you have a goal, a focused giving it to the Treasurer. If paying by check goal, to learn something new be it a style at the meeting, please paper-clip or staple of music, playing a new size of recorder, or your check to your completed application. improved articulation and/or tone. There is Alternatively, you may mail your dues check

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and completed application to the Treasurer member to ask him or her to print your music at the address shown on the application. for you. If you can’t contact another member, —Susan Mason, Treasurer please arrive at the meeting early and ask another member whether you can look on to his or her sheet music for the evening. Refreshments Soprano players please also bring another We want to thank Sally Price, Hava Blasberg, size recorder and print the music for that and Joe Whiting for the refreshments at part. This gives the conductor the opportunity the February meeting. We would also to balance the parts for each piece. like to thank the Lieblang family and Jayanthi (Jay) Wijekoon for always helping with the clean-up after the break. New OCRS Web Site Alva Marques-Walters, Mike Nicholes, and Carol Jacoby has spent considerable time, Win Aldrich will be bringing the refreshments effort, and talent on developing a new web site for the upcoming March meeting. for OCRS after all the problems we had with the old site last year again being corrupted. Please contact Jim Forrest: stringpresser@ The new web site address/url is: http://www. earthlink.net, or 626-333-3443 to sign ocrecorders.org. It is similar to the old address up for a turn to treat the group, or catch but there is now an “s” on “recorders”. She will him at the next meeting to sign up. be using this site to post the pdf music files selected by the conductors for each month’s meeting as well as other pertinent and useful Music Availability information, so be sure to update your address. Sheet music for each monthly meeting is available at the OCRS website, www. ocrecorders.org. The pdf files for the music OCRS Promotional are usually available a few days before the meeting. If your computer for some reason Postcards Available lacks a program for reading PDFs,download OCRS now has promotional postcards Adobe Reader here: https://get.adobe. available, which members can provide for com/reader/?promoid=KSWLH—select display at concerts and other music events. operating system, language, and version Win Aldrich will have a supply of the and then click on “Download Now”. postcards available at the meeting, if you Sheet music is provided at the meeting only for would like to obtain some. With our new those who have paid the sheet music printing playing year beginning in September, it might fee in addition to their membership dues. be an ideal time to drop a few of the postcards off at any local music stores in your area with a If you indicated that you will print your music request that the stack of postcards be displayed and you’re unable to do so for a particular in a prominent place at the check-out counter. meeting, you will need to contact another 3 Announcements

If you have other ideas for promoting OCRS well to solo and ensemble use. All Huber and for bringing the organization to the recorders feature extremely easy and accurate attention of potential members, please pass response in both high and low registers. these ideas along to Board members. Current Price $765 asking $600. For information Contact Win Aldrich at [email protected] Recorders for Sale Kung bass recorder in pearwood. Mollenhauer Kynseker Soprano Renaissance Recorder

Lovely strong sound. Comes with case. Renaissance recorders according to Currently around $1800 new. Asking $1350. Hieronymus F. Kynseker (1636–1686), Mike Nicoles: [email protected]. Nurenberg). This model series is constructed following original instruments located in the Germanic National Museum in Nurenberg. We have expanded these models to a complete consort family while maintaining the essential sound characteristics, strong volume, and Order Now! external shape of the originals. These instruments are especially noteworthy for their Opening Measures stability in the lower register. The fingering A Compendium of Practice Techniques is similar to that of baroque instruments (fingering charts). Pitch 440 Hz, single holes Current Price $502 asking $400. For

information Contact Win Aldrich by Frances Blaker at [email protected].

Publication Gerhard Huber Model III Alto An Recorder in f’, Plumwood ARS is pleased to announce that Frances Blaker’s book Opening Measures These premium-quality Swiss-made containing her articles taken from the last 20 years of the instruments are superior in quality of wood, American Recorder, is now available on the ARS website at: workmanship, appearance, and performance to http://www.viethconsulting.com/members/store.php?orgcode=ARSO. “It is a gathering of topics, some about techniques specific to the recorder, others concerning most other recorders currently available. The various musical skills that are pertinent to musicians of all sorts. My goal with these articles is to help recorder players of all levels to move forward in their own playing.” Model III hardwood instruments have a light, —Frances Blaker clear, well-focused tone that lends itself equally

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Recorder Players West The Central Coast Recorder Spring 2018 Session Society Workshop Recorder Players West begins its spring March 10-11, 2018 2018 session on Wednesday, February 28. Instructors: Tish Berlin and Frances Blaker For this session, we are once again able to offer 10 classes for the same price that 9 Goleta Presbyterian Church, classes have been in the past! Our conductor 6067 Shirrell Way, Goleta, CA is a favorite of SCRS and OCRS recorder Private lessons available on Friday society meetings and workshops and is an afternoon and evening, March 9 outstanding recorder player, Inga Funck. Classes on Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 4:30 The classes provide excellent instruction in pm including: group playing and tips on how to improve ● Technique your individual performance and style. ● Master Class The classes meet Wednesdays from February ● Rhythm Skills 28 through May 9 (except March 28) at Separate sessions for intermediate St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, 3590 Grand and advanced players. View Blvd. in Culver City. The location is conveniently close to the 405 Freeway, and For more information, contact Karen parking is plentiful and free. The intermediate Bergen at [email protected] class meets from 2:00—3:30 pm, and the or go to centralcoastrecorders.org. See advanced class meets from 3:45—5:15 pm. the flyer included in this issue The music is interesting in both classes so many students sign up for two classes. What a great way to spend an afternoon! Tuition is $180 for one class and $280 for both classes (a discount of $80 if you take both). Printed music costs $5 for each class. To Early Music Hawaii register contact Suellen Eslinger at suellenesl@ 2018 Recorder Workshop verizon.net or 310-542-0817, or send a check made out to Recorder Players West to Suellen March 11–13, 2018 at 2801 Barkley Ln, Redondo Beach, CA Kohala Village Hub, Hawaii, on the west coast 90278. A limited number of scholarships are of the Big Island with Adam and Rotem Gilbert. available. Contact Suellen if you are interested. Two tracks of classes with Adam and Rotem: See the flyer in this issue for all the details. Renaissance and Early Baroque Workshop Fee: $250.00 EMH Member Workshop Fee: $225.00

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Workshop Registration Form: http://www. Imagine a long weekend filled with music- earlymusichawaii.com/Docs/2018-Recorder- making, camaraderie, good food, and a Workshop-Registration.pdf beautiful setting in nature, and you are already Order Online: http://www. having dreams of attending the Columbia earlymusichawaii.com/Shop/index.htm Gorge Early Music Retreat. Located just 20 The Kohala Village Hub in Hawi, where we miles east of Portland, and perched on a will hold all the classes, has a restaurant for bluff overlooking the spectacular Columbia breakfast and lunch and an Inn where it is River, Menucha is an idyllic retreat center. possible to stay. Prices for meals or rooms are Ensemble classes for intermediate to advanced not included in the Workshop fee, but choices recorder players will range from renaissance for Hotels, B&Bs, Resorts, and Restaurants consort music and baroque to contemporary (for dinner) abound on the west coast of works and music for double reeds and North Hawaii. Here is a link to the Kohaha percussion. Violas da gamba are also welcome. Village Hub: http://www.kohalavillagehub. SIX faculty members ensure small class com if you decide to stay there. sizes with personalized attention. Evening The Workshop is for Intermediate and events will include a faculty concert, English Advanced recorder players. Registration Country Dance, and informal consort playing. and payment can be done by mailing Our outstanding faculty includes Vicki the form and payment to EMH. The Boeckman, Gayle and Philip Neuman, form and online payment are available and Laura Kuhlman. For our 2018 Retreat, at the Early Music Hawaii website: we are very pleased to also welcome http://www.earlymusichawaii.com/ Class descriptions and choices will be available in February. Please share the information with recorder players you know that might be interested! Questions? Call Garrett Webb at 808-960-3650.

Laura Kulhman Bob Wiemken Vicki Boeckman

Columbia Gorge Early Music Retreat April 6–9, 2018 The Portland Recorder Society’s 2018

Columbia Gorge Early Music Retreat is at the Gayle & Philip Neuman Frances Feldon Menucha Retreat Center, in Corbett, Oregon.

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Announcing the Spring 2018 series of RPW recorder classes

Great Conductor! Great Music! Great Comradery!

This semester we are once again offering 10 classes (instead of 9) for the same price!!

Conductor: Inga Funck

Schedule: Wednesdays February 28; March 7, 14, and 21; April 4, 11, 18, and 25; and May 2 and 9 (No class during Holy Week) Class A—Intermediate. 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Class B—Advanced. 3:45 PM to 5:15 PM

Location: St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, 3590 Grand View Blvd., West Los Angeles. (Two blocks west of the 405 freeway and one block north of Venice Blvd. at the corner of Grand View and Charnock.) Plenty of free parking.

Tuition: $180 for one class and $280 for both classes (a discount of $80 if you take both!) Printed music will cost $5 for each class instead of the previous $6 (another reduction!)

Registration: Contact Suellen Eslinger by phone or email, and send a check made out to Recorder Players West to:

Suellen Eslinger Home Phone: (310) 542-0817 2801 Barkley Ln. Cell Phone: (310) 872-6901 Redondo Beach, CA 90278 Email: [email protected]

Scholarships and Donations to the Scholarship Fund: A limited number of tuition scholarships are available. To apply, please contact Suellen Eslinger. To donate to our tuition scholarship fund, please add the donation to your tuition check, or write a separate check to Recorder Players West.

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Frances Feldon from Berkeley, CA, and River estuary. Take a break for three days Bob Wiemken from Philadelphia, PA and open yourself up to inspiration from the For more information on registration, housing, setting, the teaching, and the music. Classes meals, and faculty, please click http:// will be announced in February and are portlandrecordersociety.org/?page_id=137. divided into three skill levels: intermediate, upper-intermediate and advanced. The hours Scholarship Opportunity: Columbia Gorge of this workshop are Saturday and Sunday Early Music Retreat offers one full scholarship, 9am to 5:15pm and Monday 9am to 3pm. covering tuition, room and board (but not Catered lunches and a ticket to the faculty including travel expenses) to an educator or concert are included in your tuition fee. a student. Scholarships Click CGEMR Scholarship Application for The fourth annual Jeanne Lynch Memorial further information and an application form. Scholarship will be awarded to two deserving Winds and Waves: applicants. The scholarship will fund tuition and provide a $150 travel stipend. To apply, Recorder Workshop please write a letter to the Oregon Coast May 5–7, 2018 Recorder Society, c/o Sitka Center for Art and Instructor: Letitia Berlin, Cléa Ecology, 56605 Sitka Drive, Otis, Oregon 97368 Galhano, Frances Blaker or email to [email protected]. In addition Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, 56605 Sitka to your name, postal and email addresses and Drive, Otis, Oregon telephone number, tell us why you would Tuition: $280 like to attend this workshop, what recorders Minimum Age Level: 16+ you play and how long you have played. Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced The letter should be postmarked by March 1 and a decision will be made by March 20. The theme of the workshop this year will be “20th Anniversary Celebration” About The Instructors taught by Frances Blaker, Letitia Berlin, Faculty includes Frances Blaker, Letitia Berlin Cléa Galhano and Janet Beazley. and Cléa Galhano all of whom perform, record and teach workshops in the United States and Come work on a wide variety of recorder abroad. Frances (a composer for recorder and music from the past and present under the other instruments) and Letitia are based in the guidance of an internationally renowned San Francisco Bay area. Together, they form the faculty. Winds and Waves offers graded duo Tibia (www.tibiaduo.com). Cléa, originally technique and repertoire classes, plus general from Brazil, lives and teaches in St. Paul, “grand consort” sessions—all in a spruce- Minnesota. She is on the faculty of Macalester hemlock forest perched above the Salmon College and other Twin Cities institutions.

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Recorder Workshop with Tish Berlin and Frances Blaker

M arch 10-11, 2018 Goleta Presbyterian Church, 6067 Shirrell Way, Goleta, CA Private lessons available on Friday afternoon and evening, March 9 Classes on Saturday and Sunday 9 am to 4:30 pm including: ● Technique ● Master Class ● Rhythm Skills Separate sessions for intermediate and advanced players. For more information, contact Karen Bergen at [email protected] or go to centralcoastrecorders.org

Letitia (Tish) Berlin and Frances Blaker perform and teach at recorder workshops throughout the U.S., and they have both served on the board of the American Recorder Society. They play in the recorder duo Tibia and are also members of the Farallon Recorder Quartet, Calextone, and Ensemble Vermillian. Frances is the author of Opening Measures: a Compendium of Practice Techniques, which includes articles she has published in the ARS magazine over the last 20 years. Tish is the director of the Hidden Valley Early Music Road Scholar program and has performed with the Carmel Bach Festival and the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra as well as other ensembles.

To register, fill out the form below and include with your check made out to CCRS. Send to: Gretchen Zee, 1011 Via Bolzano, Goleta, CA 93117. $150 for CCRS, SCRS, OCRS, and SDRS members by 2/15, $170 after 2/15 $200 for non-members by 2/15, $220 after 2/15 ------$70 additional for 1-hour private lesson on 3/9 (add to check for CCRS). Indicate time preference ______Would you like to play a prepared piece (solo or ensemble) for a master class? What is your playing level? Intermediate _____ Advanced _____ Name______Address ______Phone ______Email ______ Workshops

Guest instructor Janet Beazley plays banjo and more. Explore Medieval, Renaissance, and sings with the California bluegrass band Baroque, Contemporary and World Music Chris Stuart & Backcountry and in the duo in an intimate setting with world-class Chris Stuart & Janet Beazley. She has toured faculty. Develop your recorder technique extensively with CS&B throughout the United and ensemble skills in an inspiring and States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, supportive atmosphere. We welcome and the Middle East. Janet has taught bluegrass an international faculty of magnificent banjo, harmony singing, music theory and performers and charismatic teachers. song writing at the British Columbia Bluegrass We offer classes for intermediate and advanced Workshop, California Bluegrass Association players, amateurs and professionals, ensemble Music Camps, Midwest Banjo Camp, American players and soloists, conductors and music Banjo Camp, Augusta Heritage Center teachers. Bring your ensemble and be Bluegrass Week, Banjo Camp North, Munich guaranteed a daily group class. Please apply Banjo Camp, and Sore Fingers Week in the UK. before March 1 to be guaranteed a daily group Registration for the Wind and Waves class for your ensemble (minimum of five Workshop begins on January 16, 2018 at 8:30am. players). Directors Rotem Gilbert and Hanneke Registrations are accepted online. For questions van Proosdij will bring you two weeks of or to register by phone call 541.994.5485. intense playing, listening, and learning in a supportive and social environment. Week I—A Celebration of Women in Music: July 15–21, 2018 2018 SFEMS Women have been the inspiration of music throughout history. As rulers, lovers, Recorder Workshop St. Albert’s Priory, Oakland, CA Week I: July 15–21, 2018 Week II: July 22–28, 2018 Recorder workshop directors: Rotem Gilbert and Hanneke van Proosdij Save the date in your calendar as we return with TWO weeks of SFEMS Recorder Workshop! Pick your week, or come to both. Fill your days with recorder ensembles, technique, Renaissance consort, recorder orchestra, master class, concerts

10 Spring Workshop ISAAC and SENFL An afternoon of German Renaissance music for recorders.

The music selection will include music by Heinrich Isaac and his student Ludwig Senfl, alongside 15th c. contemporary Adam von Fulda. CONDUCTOR: ROTEM GILBERT Rotem Gilbert is a founding member and co-director of Ciaramella, an ensemble specializing in music of the 15th and 16th centuries and has appeared with many early music ensembles in the United States and in Europe including soloist for the Pittsburgh Opera, the LA Opera, Musica Angelica and the LA Phil. She is an associate professor at the USC Thornton School of Music where she teaches Baroque and Renaissance performance practice courses and is an instructor of early music winds. Rotem received the 2012 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching at USC and is the joint recipient of Early Music America’s 2014 Thomas Binkley Award for “outstanding achievement in performance and scholarship by the director of a university or college early music ensemble.” She has been a regular faculty member of early music workshops and is the co-director of SFEMS Recorder Workshop. DATE: Sunday, March 25 TIME: 1:00 – 4:30 pm (Registration 12:30 -1:00 pm) PLACE: Home of Elaine Kramer, Pasadena COST: Member of SCRS, OCRS AND SCEMS - $50, Non-Members - 60. PARTICIPANTS: 12 openings for intermediate or advanced recorder players. Some of the music will fit the crumhorn so if you have them please bring them! Music will be sent to participants prior to workshop. REGISTRATION REQUIRED: By Mail: Send check made out to SCRS to: Nick Siu, 4033 Tropico Way, Los Angeles CA 90065. Include the following information: Name, e-mail and/or phone number, list of instruments played and level. OR By Online: Go to www.socalrecorders.com. Go to “Joining.” Click “download here for membership form.” That will take you to the page where it says, “DONATE,” a PayPal link where you can pay the workshop fee. Please send a follow-up e-mail to Nick Siu ([email protected]), notifying him of the payment for the workshop and include personal information listed under “By Mail” registration. 11 Workshops

sorceresses and nuns, women played an SFEMS/EMA/ARS Member: $610 by April 30, important part in music as subjects of love, $660 thereafter hate and admiration. Room and Board Per Week: $685/week The Recorder Orchestra will perform music by Lunch & dinner only: (no room) $180/week Caldara, Cozzolani, Handel, Hildegard von Lunch only: (no room) $75/week Bingen and Lassus. From the Queen of Sheba to Maria, these If you are an EMA or ARS member and women were loved over the ages. NOT a SFEMS member, you MUST contact Week II—From Master to Student: SFEMS prior to registering at workshops@ Passing on a Tradition: July 22–28, 2018 sfems.org to receive this discount. Tracing musical traditions across generations, Join SFEMS and Save! As a member of the SFEMS Recorder Workshop Week II will focus San Francisco Early Music Society, you will on the relationships between great teachers receive workshop tuition discounts, discount and their students and on compositional concert series tickets, your name in our styles passed down and transforming from program book, and our weekly e-newsletter one generation to the next. The Recorder with the latest in Bay Area early music news Orchestra will perform music by teachers and and event listings. You will also be a part of their students Heinrich Isaac & Ludwig Senfl, one of the oldest and most influential early Josquin Desprez & Nicolas Gombert, Adrian music organizations in North America. Willaert & Giovanni Gabrieli and more. SFEMS Member Workshop Discounts 2018 Recorder Workshop Faculty To join SFEMS or to update your membership Week I: Clea Galhano, Frances Feldon, Rotem status, please CLICK HERE to join prior to Gilbert, Hanneke van Proosdij, TBA; Recorder registering for this workshop to receive your Orchestra director: Hanneke van Proosdij member discount. You must join as a member prior to registering to receive this discount. Week II: Vicki Boeckman, Louise Carslake, Rotem Gilbert, Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Hanneke If you are already a SFEMS van Proosdij; Recorder Orchestra director: member, your discount will apply Rotem Gilbert automatically when registering. Questions: Contact co-directors Rotem Additional questions regarding fees, Gilbert and Hanneke van Proosdij, logistics, or other matters? Contact us at [email protected]. [email protected]. Questions about the workshop? Contact co-directors Dates, Deadlines, and Fee Information Rotem Gilbert and Hanneke van Proosdij Registration opens January 31. at [email protected]. Tuition per workshop week: Non-Member: $655 by April 30; $705 thereafter

12 Hawaii 2018 Recorder Workshop March 11-13, 2018 at the Kohala Village Hub, Hawi, on the beautiful west coast of the Big Island with Adam and Rotem Gilbert 2:00 PM Sunday, March 11 Ciaramela Concert Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Kailua-Kona Leiderbuch: German Songs of the Renaissance A concert featuring songs of love, lust, and devotion performed on recorders, shawms, bagpipes, viola da gamba, lute and guitar. 7:30 PM Workshop Welcome and Kanikapila (all group playing) at the Kohala Village Hub, Hawi

Monday and Tuesday, March 12 & 13, 2018 Two Tracks of Classes with Adam and Rotem; Renaissance and Early Baroque

Monday Evening, Early Notation Drop-In after Supper

Tuesday 7:30 PM Pauhana / After Workshop Concert Faculty and Students: Open to the Public

Class Choices will be available a month before the workshop 13 Concerts

e are fortunate that Friday, March 2, 8 pm there are many great USC Thornton School of Music- early music concerts in USC Baroque Sinfonia presents: Southern California all Improvisation Across Boundaries Wyear. We cannot list them all. Following Adam Knight Gilbert leads the in an evening are some upcoming highlights. of improvisation across cultures and genres. Friday, March 2, 8 pm Free and open to the public. Sunday, March 4, 2:30 pm Seating is first-come, first-served, and RSVPs are not available. Newman Recital Hall USC University Park Campus Los Angeles CA

Friday, March 9, 8 pm Saturday, March 17, 8 pm Harpsichord Center Artist Series Saturday, March 24 8 pm Los Angeles Baroque Players presents: Saturday, March 31, 8 pm The ensemble, featuring Anthony Brazier & Asuncion Ojeda baroque flutes, With Paul Sherman baroque oboe, Alexa Haynes-Pilon baroque bassoon & cello, and Jeffrey Lavner harpsichord, performs works by Vivaldi, Telemann, J.S. Bach, Handel & Rameau, played on period instruments. Kontrapunktus, A Neo-Baroque Ticket prices: General $30 Chamber Orchestra Seniors, SCEMS, SCRS, VdgS members $20 Students 16 & over with ID $10 Featuring the music of J.S. Bach, Geminiani, Children 15 & under $5. Locatelli, Domenico Scarlatti, Telemann, Handel, Hasse, C.P.E. Bach, Wassenaer, Call 323-254-9613 or 323-255-7667 and Rachmaninoff in tribute to Arcangelo for ticket orders or pay at door. Corelli. We will also perform the new Friday, March 2, 8 pm Baroque music of Mark Moya. Trinity Lutheran Church Tickets: $25 or Free- see below 997 E. Walnut Street, Pasadena CA Tickets at: https://www.kontrapunktus.com Sunday, March 4, 2:30 pm Contrapuntal Performances Recital Hall 655 N. Bundy Dr., Los Angeles 14 Concerts

Friday, March 9, 8 pm: Tickets: $25 St Albans Episcopal Church, St Mark Presbyterian Church 580 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles CA 2200 San Joaquin Hills Road Newport Beach, CA Saturday, March 10, 7 pm Saturday, March 17, 8pm: Free St. Paul’s Cathedral presents: ESCAPE: Bach’s Our Lady of Refuge Catholic Church Solo Cello Suites by 5195 Stearns St, Long Beach Candlelight Saturday, March 24 8 pm: Free A celebration by candlelight Ascension Lutheran Church of local British cellist, Sophie 17910 Prairie Ave, Torrance Webber’s debut album Saturday, March 31, 8 pm: Free release, in the visually and acoustically Culver City Seventh-day Adventist Church stunning St. Paul’s Cathedral, Banker’s 11828 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles Hill, San Diego (the same location where the recording was made with multi Grammy- Saturday March 10, 7pm winning audio engineer, Chris Willis). The program will include a brief spoken introduction to the suites, followed by a performance of the beloved Suite No.1 in G Major BWV 1007, and the tempestuous Suite No.5 in C minor, BWV 1011. Refreshments will be provided after the UCLA Early Music Ensemble: concert, as well as the opportunity to purchase Music of Germany a CD with a personal inscription from the artist. The UCLA EME presents its winter quarter concert with music from Germany, including Tickets available at: https://www. the medieval ensemble (singers, bagpipe, brownpapertickets.com/event/3319517 symphony, recorder, percussion) performing General tickets are $15 (includes a $5 discount works from the Carmina Burana; the on a $20 signed CD purchase at the concert) or renaissance ensemble performing works $25 (includes a pre-purchased $20 CD which by Michael Praetorius, and others. will be held for you at the concert). Free: Very limited parking in church parking Children under the age of 10 are free. lot. Self parking about $6 for 2 hours in Lot 2 St. Paul’s Cathedral, 2728 at Hilgard and Westholme (bottom floor -buy Sixth Ave., San Diego CA ticket at kiosk first using license plate #, park nearest the north-west corner). Parking on most nearby residential streets is not permitted.

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Sunday, March 11, 2/3 pm Information: Carla Fantozzi, fantozzicarla@ Delirium Musicum Chamber gmail.com, www.deliriummusicum.com/ Orchestra presents: An concerts Afternoon of Baroque Music: Kahn Residence Gianluca Bersanetti’s 2424 Euclid Street, Santa Monica, CA concertos Pre-concert reception Sunday, March 11, 4 pm 2 pm, 3 pm concert An evening of contemporary Baroque music with a short foreword by the Composer played by the ensemble “Delirium Musicum” Music by Gianluca Bersanetti. They will be performing at the beautiful architectural home of Elizabeth and Cory Kahn in Santa Monica, designed Los Angeles Baroque presents: Let’s Do by architect Jesse Bornstein. Concerts on The Hornpipe Again: LAB’s Dance Party! the Corner will continue throughout the Directed by Lindsey Strand- year to showcase salon-style classical and Polyak & Alexa Haynes-Pilon. contemporary music in an intimate space. Since civilization began music and dance Delirium Musicum represents the artistic have been inextricably linked, and dance excellence and leadership of the young music of the late 17th and early 18th generation of musicians in Los Angeles. centuries gives us a fascinating snapshot of The small size of this ensemble allows the the courtly social interaction of the times. In musicians to bond and connect intimately this one-hour concert, we celebrate Early with the audience. The group’s performances Music Month and continue our 17/18 are dedicated to inspiring wild excitement season, exploring works by Lully, Rebel, and ecstasy by engaging audiences with Telemann, Handel, and Dall’Abaco. A party unapologetic and fresh approaches to with the performers follows the show. wide-ranging musical repertoire. Creative interpretation of the old masters as well as EF Dall’Abaco (1675-1742): Concerto collaboration with contemporary composers a più istrumenti Op.5, No.3 generates new and exciting musical JB Lully (1632-1687): Seasons programs that speak to modern audiences. Suite from Phaeton Tickets $35 https://www.eventbrite. G Telemann (1681-1767): Selections from com/e/concerts-on-the-corner-with- Ouverture-Suite, TWV55:G2 ‘La bizarre’ delirium-musicum-tickets-42804997901 GF Handel (1685-1759): Alla hornpipe in Snacks will be available, as well as D Major from Water Music HWV349 wine and beer for purchase JF Rebel (1666-1747): Les caractères de la danse

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Free Event: Donations are sincerely appreciated This concert will include music from two RSVP (optional) and share via genres: solo works for harpsichord by three our Facebook event generations of the Couperin family, and works by François Couperin for chamber ensemble: St James’ Episcopal Church Le Parnassus ou L’Apothèose de Corelli 1325 Monterey Road, S. Pasadena and the most impressive L’Imperiale. The www.sjcsp.org performers will be Katherine Kyme, baroque violin, co-concertmistress Philharmonia Saturday March 17, 7 pm Baroque Orchestra; Janet Strauss, baroque violin; William Skeen, principal ‘cellist and viola da gambist, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Lot Demeyer, oboist; and Preethi de Silva, harpsichordist and Artistic director. presents: Preethi de Silva: Couperin 350 Con Gioia Early Music Ensemble and Boston General admission: $30; seniors $25; Court Performing Arts Center present Friends of Con Gioia and members of Couperin 350, commemorating the 350th the musical organizations SCEMS, EMA, anniversary of the François Couperin’s birth.

A new community ensemble for early music in greater LA Let’s Do the Hornpipe Again: LAB’s Dance Party! Directed by Lindsey Strand-Polyak & Alexa Haynes-Pilon Dance music of the Baroque era gives us a fascinating snapshot of the courtly social interaction of the times. In this one-hour concert Los Angeles Baroque explores works by Lully, Rebel, Telemann, and Handel. FREE ADMISSION RSVP and share via our Facebook event losangelesbaroque.org

Sunday, March 11, 2018 at 4pm St James’ Episcopal Church 1325 Monterey Road South Pasadena, CA Concerts

AMS: $25 with special promo code); PDQ Bach: The Seasonings students): $20, with some discounts. with guest soloists and chamber orchestra. Tickets: Boston Court’s box office 626-683-6883 Tickets: Adults-$25, Seniors 55+ – $20, More info: 909-624-0638 Students – $10 Boston Court Performing Arts Center https://app.arts-people.com/ 70 North Mentor Avenue, Pasadena index.php?actions=4&p=2 First Friends Church Saturday, March 17, 4 pm 13205 Philadelphia St. Whittier Sunday March 18 6 pm St. Bede’s Episcopal Church Choir and Wessex Consort present: Renaissance Evensong St. Bede’s choir, under the direction of Frank Basile with Wessex Consort, present an Chorale bel Canto presents: Two Evensong service with Bachs: Johann Sebastian and PDQ Renaissance choral works including Magnificat and The Chorale was founded in 1982 by a group Nunc Dimittis by Orlando of Whittier College Choir alumni who wished Gibbons, Jubilate Deo by to continue singing together after graduation. Orlando Lassus, When David The Chorale made its debut performance on Heard by Thomas Tompkins, Saturday, December 4, 1982 at the Whittier and service music by Thomas Tallis and Presbyterian Church, performing Handel’s William Byrd, with instrumental works by the Messiah under the direction of its founder Wessex Consort on low Recorder consort (tenor, and then Whittier College Professor of Music, bass, greatbass, contrabass). Stephen Gothold. Dr. Gothold continues as Chorale Bel Canto’s Music Director. The Free will offering. Chorale has grown to include singers from St. Bede’s Episcopal Church Whittier, Hacienda Heights, Orange County, 3590 Grand View Boulevard, Los Angeles Pasadena, La Mirada, Hollywood, Long Beach, Near Venice Blvd and Centinela Blvd (corner Claremont, and as far away as Beaumont. of Grand View and Charnock); parking Program: in church lot; more info: stbedesla.org BWV 7: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam BWV 8: Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?

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Wednesday, March 21, 7 pm masterpiece. This one-of-a-kind musical experience is not to be missed. Program: Vivaldi The Four Seasons Fabian Müller: Intermezzo III “Winter” for Violin and Ensemble Gloria Dei Lutheran Church presents: Max Richter Recomposed Music at Gloria Dei, A Baroque Recital Tickets starting at $25 Violinist Kangwon Kim and harpsichordist JungHae Kim will perform an all Baroque Event Information: http://thewallis. recital featuring Biber’s “Crucifixion” org/show-info.php?id=328 Sonata. A discussion of the works and Bram Goldsmith Theater performance techniques will be included. The Wallis Annenberg Center Admission: $20.00 at the door. for the Performing Arts 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills CA For more info call the office at 949-493-3414. Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Thursday, March 22, 8 pm 33501 Stonehill Drive, Dana Point CA LA Chamber Orchestra Ensemble presents: Thursday, March 22, 7:30 pm Baroque Conversations: The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Nighttime in Four Great Performing Arts presents: Zurich Chamber Cities Orchestra with Daniel Hope, violin Mahan Esfahani, host & British violinist harpsichord Daniel Hope is Joachim Beccera the first Thomsen, flute instrumentalist Biber Ciacona, “Night to be named Watchman” from Serenade Music Director for Five of the Vivaldi Concerto, “The Storm acclaimed at Sea” Zurich Chamber Orchestra, one of the leading Boccherini Night Music of ensembles of its kind. Hope and the Orchestra the Streets of Madrid will take the audience through Vivaldi’s classic Lully Sarabande from Trios for The Four Seasons, followed by Max Richter’s the King’s Bed Chamber minimalist recomposition of the Baroque

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Tickets: $45, https://laco.secure.force.com/ 9:30–9:55 am Felix Hernandez, violin ticket/ – sections_a0F0V00000kmOkQUAU 11:30–11:50 am Roger Lebow, cello Join us for a pre-concert reception, beginning Grand Waiting Hall at 6:30 pm, free to all ticket holders. 10–10:25am Nathaniel Yue, cello Zipper Hall, The Colburn School 10:30–11:30 am Los Angeles Recorder Orchestra, 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles Tom Axworthy conducting 1–1:50 pm Kaleidoscope w/Benjamin Hoffman, violin; Armen Ksajikian, cello; Michelle Feng, Saturday March 24, 9 am–7 pm As part of the International oboe; Irene Kim, harpsichord Bach in the Subways 2–2:50 pm Concerto NoHo, baroque Celebration, Bach in the chamber orchestra Subways L.A presents: 3–3:50 pm Noir Saxophone Quartet 4–4:45 pm Dusel Forty 58, string The 2018 Bach marathon quartet + saxophone at Union Station is back to celebrate the 333rd North Patio birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach with free 1–1:50 pm Olancha Trio, recorders Paula pop-up performances of his music March Sirola, Ricardo Beron, Nick Siu 21–25 throughout Los Angeles: Union 2–2:25 pm 3-19 Dance Art, Clover String Station, North Hollywood, and Glendale. Quartet Union Station 10—HR Bach Marathon! 2:30–3:25 pm Doug Forbes, double bass & 9 am–7 pm Mark Achuff, guitar Performances in four locations throughout 3:30–4 pm A+B Harmony Ensemble Union Station. Kicking off at 9 am with the 4–4:05pm Moses Kim, cello Coffee Cantata plus free Starbucks Coffee. East Portal By Vignes St/ The Finale with Phillip Levy at 5 pm Metro Customer Service Historic Ticketbooth Hall 1–1:50 pm Diana Irving & Valimina Spangler, flute 12–1 pm Noontime Organ Concert courtesy of 2–2:50 pm Harmony Project’s Regional Youth Los Angeles Organ Company Orchestra String Ensemble & Hollywood 4:50–5:30 pm Aria Chorale (collaboration of String Ensemble Kyunggi Choir, GSC Choir, Grace Chorale) + 3–3:50 pm Calyx Quartet, strings Piano Solos + Dodam Kim, violin 4–4:50 pm Dan Arthur Fritz, saxophone 5:45–7 pm Chamber Music of Los Angeles featuring Phillip Levy, violin (FINALE) Performance Space By Starbucks 9–9:30 am Coffee Cantata + complimentary coffee courtesy of Starbucks Coffee

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Sunday, March 25, 3 pm Looking ahead to April Pomona College Department of Music presents: , performing works Saturday, April 7, 7 pm by J.S. Bach and Franz Liszt. Sunday, April 8, 7:30 pm The only organist ever to have won a Musica Angelica Baroque Orchestra GRAMMY Award (for Messiaen’s “Livre du presents: French Splendor—Long Saint-Sacrement”), Paul Jacobs transfixes Beach/Colburn School audiences, colleagues and critics alike Featuring guest director and with imaginative interpretations and two-time GRAMMY nominee charismatic stage presence. He has been Jory Vinikour in an all-french hailed as “one of the major musicians of program. Soprano Celine our time” by the New Yorker’s Alex Ross. Ricci stars in Clerambault’s striking cantata Medée, and Paul Jacobs has been an Cynthia Roberts is featured important influence in the in selections from Rameau’s Pièces de Clavecin revival of symphonic works en Concerts. featuring the organ, drawing from his deep knowledge of Jory Vinikour, Director and Harpsichord western music to enlighten Celine Ricci, Soprano listeners, and is a true innovator in the Cynthia Roberts, Violin advocacy of organ repertoire, performing and Clérambault, Médée; Rameau, Selections from encouraging the composition of new works Pièces de Clavecin en Concert; Leclair, Violin that feature the organ. Mr. Jacobs made his Sonata; Rameau, Solo Harpsichord Works TBA. mark from a young age with landmark performances of the complete works for solo $59/$45/Students $20, Family Pass – includes organ by J.S. Bach and Messiaen, making two adult tickets (ages 18+) and up to four musical history at the age of 23 when he played student tickets for the discounted price of $95. Bach’s complete organ works in an 18-hour Web Link for information & tickets: marathon performance on the 250th https://www.musicaangelica.org anniversary of the composer’s death. Saturday, April 7, 7 pm Free Admission, no tickets Beverly O’Neill/Center Theater Doors open 30 minutes prior to the concert 300 E Ocean Blvd., Long Beach Bridges Hall of Music Sunday, April 8, 7:30 pm 150 E. 4th St., Claremont CA Colburn School of Music – Zipper Hall 200 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles

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April 13 Inga Funck 2017 Conductor May 11 Ricardo Beron September 8 Russ Wilson June 8 Brenda Bittner October 13 Alexandra Opsahl Monthly meetings are on Fridays. The pm, November 10 Tom Axworthy occasional prelude is at 7:20 the meeting at pm. December 8 Sally Price 7:30 Meeting dates and guest conductors are listed to the left. If you have any questions 2018 Conductor about OCRS January 12 Adam Bregman or its events, please check our February 9 Rotem Gilbert Website at http://ocrecorders.org March 9 Lee Lassetter or contact one of our officers.

Orange County Recorder Society About OCRS Directions Brickyard Shopping Orange County The Orange County Recorder Society is a Center Recorder not-for-profit organization dedicated to Society meets the performance and appreciation of the at Trinity recorder and of all early music. A chapter of Episcopal Church the American Recorder Society, the Orange 2400 North County Recorder Society was founded in 1974. Canal Street We meet the second Friday of the month at Orange, California 7:30 pm, September through June, at Trinity Directions driving Episcopal Church, 2400 Canal Street in Orange. from the South Members are of all ages and skill levels. Most Walmart Take the 55 play recorders; other early instruments are Freeway. Take the Nohl Ranch exit. Left on Santiago. Left on Lincoln. welcome. Our meetings are playing sessions Cross under the 55 bridge. Left on Tustin. Right on led by professional conductors. Workshops Heim. Left on Canal to 2nd church on the right. and other events are held throughout the year. Directions driving from the North Playing visitors may participate in one meeting Take the 91 Freeway (from either direction) to the 55 Freeway before joining. Listeners are always welcome. south, and take the Lincoln exit. Left on Tustin. Cross Lincoln. Right on Heim. Left on Canal to 2nd church on the right. If If you have any questions about OCRS or its you want to avoid the freeway, from either direction, use events, please check our Website at http:// Tustin Street. Lincoln Avenue is just south of the 91 Freeway. ocrecorders.org or contact one of our officers.

22 2017–2018 ocrs Membership Application

Name(s): ______Membership Dues: ______Individual $45.00______Address: ______Family $67.50______City ______Student* $22.50______State: ______Zip: ______Newsletter only $22.50______Telephone w/Area Code: ______E-Mail Address: ______Printing Fee $20.00______Donation** (Note: Your e-mail address is needed in order to send you the monthly newsletter.) $______Total Paid $______

* Student membership is open to any one person 25 years of age or younger who is enrolled in school at least half-time. ** Dues cover approximately 75% of the operating costs of OCRS to bring world-class conductors each month for your playing enjoyment and learning. Donations are much needed and appreciated. OCRS is a tax-exempt Section 501©(3) organization and has comparable tax-exempt status under California law. Donations to OCRS may be tax-deductible.

Please make your check payable to Orange County Recorder Society and bring your check and this completed application to a meeting or mail them to our Treasurer at the following address: Susan M. Mason 5 Misty Run Irvine, CA 92614-5437 Check here if you do not want your telephone number included in the members roster. Check here if you do not want your e-mail address included in the members roster. Check here if you do not want e-mail notifications of concerts and other events.

To assist us in determining the number of copies of sheet music to make for meetings, please answer the following questions: 1. Are you willing to print your own copy of the sheet music that is made available before meetings? Yes No

If you are not willing to print your own sheet music and wish OCRS to provide you with sheet music at the monthly meetings, you must pay the $20 Sheet Music Printing Fee when paying your Membership Dues. 2. If you are not willing to print the sheet music, what instrument will you play at the meetings? Soprano Alto Tenor Bass

Thanks for your support! Do visit the OCRS website at www.ocrecorders.org. You may print this file to fill out by hand, or fill it out on your computer in the pdf, print, and mail to Susan Mason. 23 About ARS

The American Recorder Society was founded • Members’ Library musical editions, recorder in 1939 to enable recorder players to meet, music published at least twice per year improve their playing skills and publish exclusively for ARS members editions of recorder music. In 2005 ARS • The ARS Membership Online Directory, inaugurated the Recorder Music Center at a means for meeting and locating recorder- Regis University in Denver. Today there playing friends are ARS members throughout the U.S., • The ARS Personal Study Program, a Canada, and 30 countries around the world, resource that provides a systematic way to representing professional and amateur players, improve your playing skills consorts and recorder orchestras, teachers, • Invitations to and discounts for an increasing students, composers, workshop organizers, number of ARS-sponsored performances and those who make, repair, or sell recorders. and other activities of interest to recorder Active ARS chapters exist all over North players at early music festivals America. Find Chapters and Consorts here. • Support for Chapters and Consorts, help ARS Membership Benefits: with setting up and running of Chapters, and • Four issues per year of American Recorder free mailing labels for nearby players magazine and the ARS Newsletter with • Join online (here), or complete a membership information about music, musicians and application and mail it in. Click this

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