Published by the American Recorder Society, Vol. LVI, No. 1 • www.americanrecorder.org spring 2015 Editor’s ______Note ______ ______ ______ ______ Volume LVI, Number 1 Spring 2015 Features hear from members how much they look workshop issue forward to the spring “ ” A Higher Place of Awareness, —hereI it is, covering everything from mak­ A Spirit that Soars . 13 ing a recorder to improving skills in many areas, musical and geographical (page 13) . The annual look at summer workshops, give or take a couple of months To be a better player, you must under­ 4 stand an important basic skill necessary for playing well in a group (or at a workshop): Departments tuning . In recent issues, Gustavo Francisco has kindly shared his expertise with AR Advertiser Index . 40 readers . Put on your thinking caps to learn Compact Disc Reviews . 27 more about the science of tuning (page 9) . Quinta Essentia Quartet, Wayward Sisters, For years, even those of us “inside” Stefan Temmingh the editorial process sometimes have been Education . 9 uncertain about whether a piece relating to Gustavo de Francisco digs into the science of tuning 6 chapters or consorts (or now recorder orch­ estras) belonged in the department pages of Music Reviews . 29 AR or in the ARS Newsletter’s frequent items Music you might aspire to play at workshops, from Ut Orpheus Edizioni, Lost in Time Press, relating to those ensembles . Confused read­ PRB Productions, and by Harold Owen ers may now find clarity, as all ensemble announcements and reports (including AR’s On the Cutting Edge . 24 “Chapters, Consorts & Recorder Orches­ A conversation about the Elody between guest tras”) unite in an expanded ARS Newsletter . columnists Steve Marshall and Helen Hooker It was serendipity when I was sent an President’s Message . 3 13 article by a composer for and a player of the ARS President Laura Sanborn Kuhlman Elody recorder (page 24); I thought their remembers her recorder friends, and encourages dialog gave an inside view of part of the us to leave a legacy recorder’s changing world . AR still seeks a Tidings . 4 recorderist (perhaps versed in social media, Joel Newman, 1918-2014; Piffaro to receive YouTube and other online resources) willing ARS Distinguished Achievement Award to continue the evolution of “On the Cut­ during Boston Early Music Festival; ting Edge ”. Contact me if you are interested . academic achievements by Alan Karass and Mark Davenport; Magnamusic Distributors Gail Nickless 24 continues under Boulder Early Music Shop; www.youtube.com/user/americanrecordermag Margriet Tindemans, 1951-2014 www.facebook.com/groups/177397989075511/ Gail Nickless, Editor ON THE COVER: Rubens / Brueghel de Contributing Editors Velours Jan. Hearing - Tom Bickley, Compact Disc Reviews Detail from the table with Sue Groskreutz, Book & Music Reviews • Mary Halverson Waldo, Education books and musical Amanda Pond, Line Editor instruments. El oído. 17th century. Museo del Prado- Advisory Board Pintura, Madrid, Spain. Martha Bixler • Valerie Horst • David Lasocki • Bob Marvin © 2015, Album / Thomas Prescott • Kenneth Wollitz Art Resource, NY. www.AmericanRecorder.org Copyright©2015 American Recorder Society, Inc. 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