winter 2014 ol. LV, No. 4 • www.americanrecorder.org V Published by the American Recorder Society, Editor’s ______Note ______ ______ ______ ______ Volume LV, Number 4 Winter 2014 Features ver my last couple of decades, as ARS Executive Director and then AR edi- Playing for Keeps: tor,O I’ve penned pieces mentioning research Alzheimer’s can’t rob musician of her talent . 11 that links musical activity with improved brain function in advancing years .Thus I By Rebecca Hutchinson was intrigued to learn of a short DVD about 6 Buna Fletcher and how her Alz heimer’s is Departments held at bay when she plays the recorder . After discovering that Buna’s longtime Advertiser Index . 40 neighbor was writer Rebecca Hutchinson, it became possible to expand a simple Compact Disc Reviews . 25 announcement of a DVD’s availability into Kathryn Bennets and Peter Bowman explore a full-length article (page 11) . It’s personal— the Antarctic and other places about Buna and her faithful friend Doortje Shover —yet research-based . It is of interest Chapters, Consorts & Recorder Orchestras . 38 10 to all of us who hope not to die young! More 2014 birthdays I want to offer my thanks to those responsible for my receiving the Presidential Education . 23 Special Honor Award—not only the ARS Gustavo de Francisco continues his series on tuning Board, who awarded it to me, but also many Music Reviews . 29 people worldwide who are willing to give of themselves to help the ARS and AR .The Music of the 18th century and beyond solitary nature of my work as AR editor President’s Message . 3 (mirroring my previous sometimes-solo stint 11 ARS President Laura Sanborn Kuhlman encourages in the ARS office) would seem to contradict my conviction that this is a team sport . I am us to stay young (or young at heart) with the recorder grateful to many of you out there: you’re on Tidings . 4 my team, and you know who you are . I espe- ARS PSHA awarded to Gail Nickless at RecorderFest; cially want to thank my family (husband Wayne and son Nick), and the closest per- Frans Brüggen, 1934-2014 (page 17); Christopher son I have to a co-worker, Kathy Sherrick. Hogwood, 1941-2014; Antony Hopkins, 1921-2014; Gail Nickless Martin Bernstein wins competition in Belgium; www.youtube.com/user/americanrecordermag Valerie Peters describes how she modified her recorders; 17 www.facebook.com/americanrecordermag Annual Focus on Business Members (page 22) www.facebook.com/groups/177397989075511/ Gail Nickless, Editor ON THE COVER: Art work by 2014 Student Contributing Editors Cover Art Contest winner Tom Bickley, Compact Disc Reviews Sue Groskreutz, Book & Music Reviews • Mary Halverson Waldo, Education Ralph Mersiowsky, a Amanda Pond, Line Editor seventh-grader from Scottsdale (AZ) Advisory Board Preparatory Academy Martha Bixler • Valerie Horst • David Lasocki • Bob Marvin © 2014, American Thomas Prescott • Catherine Turocy • Kenneth Wollitz Recorder Society www.AmericanRecorder.org Copyright©2014 American Recorder Society, Inc. 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