september 2003 Published by the American Recorder Society, Vol. XLIV, No. 4 Vol. American Recorder Society, by the Published A Flanders Recorder Quartet Guide for Recorder Players and Teachers BART SPANHOVE With a historical Chapter by DAVID LASOCKI The purpose of this book is to help recorder players become better ensemble members. Bart Spanhove has written the book in response to numerous requests from both amateurs and professionals to set down some practical suggestions based on his own experience and thereby fill a long-felt gap in the literature Alamire Music Publishers about the recorder. Toekomstlaan 5B, BE-3910 Neerpelt Price: 22,06 Euro T. +32 11 610 510 Orders can be placed at F. +32 11 610 511 www.alamire.com [email protected] EDITOR’S ______NOTE ______ ______ ______ ______ Volume XLIV, Number 4 September 2003 There are some great quotes about FEATURES dreams. I read through a number of them Such Stuff as Dreams are made on . 12 as I was thinking about a headline for this An interview with Adriana Breukink, issue’s interview with Adriana Breukink, by Sheila Newbery maker of Dream recorders (page 12). Arranging a 19th Century Scottish I ended up using part of a quote from Melody for SAT Recorders. 18 Act IV of William Shakespeare’s play, The 4 The tenth in a series of articles by composers and arrangers Tempest, when the magician/philosopher discussing how they write and arrange music for recorder, Prospero suddenly starts, and interrupts a by June R. Swiger graceful dance of nymphs, delivering a speech comparing those revels to visions produced by dreams. DEPARTMENTS There were the expected quotes ex- Advertiser Index . 40 tolling self-motivation or expounding po- Book Reviews . 38 litical ideas. Some that I liked are too long 8 and/or couldn’t be excerpted well, such as: Chapters & Consorts . 34 “A dreamer is one who can only find his Classified . 40 way by moonlight.” (Oscar Wilde) “Reach high, for the stars lie hidden in Music Reviews. 26 your soul. Dream deep, for every dream On the Cutting Edge. 24 precedes the goal.” (Pamela Vaull Starr) President’s Message . 3 “I always have to dream up there against the stars. If I don’t dream I will Q&A . 22 12 make it, I won’t even get close.” (Henry J. Response . 23 Kaiser) Tidings . 4 It’s safe to say that years of dreaming, ON THE COVER: accompanied by action, led to David “Boy with recorder Awards: David Goldstein, Friedrich von Huene, Piffaro; by Francesco Maggiotto Goldstein receiving the Presidential (1750-1805), 2003 Boston Early Music Festival events reported; Special Honor Award from the ARS Museo del Settecento grant supports youth orchestra in UK; ensemble briefs (page 4); to the presentation by Early Mu- Veneziano, Ca’ sic America of the“Early Music Brings His- Rezzonico, Venice, Italy tory Alive” Award to Piffaro, The Renais- © Art Resource/NY sance Band (page 5); and to the honor be- stowed on Friedrich von Huene, winner of the Curt Sachs Award of the American GAIL NICKLESS, Editor Musical Instrument Society (page 6). Contributing Editors Another quote, familiar to someone FRANCES BLAKER, Beginners; JOHN H. BURKHALTER III, Book Reviews who played in the pit of Broadway shows THOMAS CIRTIN, Compact Disc Reviews;CONSTANCE M. PRIMUS, Music Reviews at various times, was from the song Happy CAROLYN PESKIN, Q & A; TIMOTHY BROEGE, 20th-Century Performance Talk in Oscar Hammerstein’s South Pacific: LISA SCHMIDT, Design Consultant “You gotta have a dream, if you don’t have Advisory Board a dream, how are you going to make a Martha Bixler • Valerie Horst • David Lasocki dream come true?” Bob Marvin • Howard Schott • Thomas Prescott • Catherine Turocy Earlier in that song is the phrase, “Talk Kenneth Wollitz about things you like to do”—and Copyright © 2003 American Recorder Society, Inc. chapters were happy to do just that, when AR On-Line writing in about their 2003 Play-the- Visit at <www.recorderonline.org> American Recorder (ISSN: 0003-0724), 5554 S. Prince, Suite 128, Littleton, CO 80120, 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 Recorder Month events (page 34). 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 I’ll leave you with one last dream for Windows, 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 noted. Photographs may be sent as color or black-and-white prints, or 300-dpi TIFF images. Advertisements may be sent in the PDF format, with fonts quote: “The future belongs to those who embedded. Editorial office: Gail Nickless, Editor, American Recorder, 7770 South High St., Centennial, CO 80122; 303-794-0114 (phone & fax); believe in the beauty of their dreams.” <[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, Georgetown, CO 80444. Recordings for review: Thomas Cirtin, 8128 N. Armstrong Chapel Road, Otterbein IN 47970. Cutting Edge: Editorial office. Chapter newsletters and other reports: Editorial (Eleanor Roosevelt) office. Advertising: Steve DiLauro, LaRich & Associates, Inc., 15300 Pearl Road, Suite 112, Strongsville, OH 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 Gail Nickless (November). Postmaster: Send address changes to American Recorder Society, Box 631, Littleton, CO 80160-0631. Periodicals postage paid at Littleton, CO, and at an additional mailing office. ARS Chapters ALABAMA ILLINOIS Long Island: Margaret H. Brown Birmingham: Janice Williams Chicago: Kim Katulka (708-484-4578) (516-765-1867) (205-870-7443) Chicago-West Suburban: New York City: Michael Zumoff ARIZONA Christopher Culp (630-690-7304) (212-662-2946) AMERICAN Rochester: Frank Amato Phoenix: Donald Harrington LOUISIANA (602-956-1344) (716-225-6808) Baton Rouge: John Waite RECORDER Tucson: Scott Mason (520-721-0846) Rockland: Lorraine Schiller (225-925-0502) (845-429-8340) ARKANSAS SOCIETY New Orleans: Chris Alderman Westchester: Carol B. Leibman Aeolus Konsort: Don Wold INC (504-862-0969) (914-241-3381) . (501-666-2787) Honorary President Bella Vista: Barbara McCoy MARYLAND NORTH CAROLINA ERICH KATZ (1900-1973) (479-855-6477) Northern Maryland: Dawn Culbertson Triangle: Cindy Osborne Honorary Vice President CALIFORNIA (410-235-2354) (919-851-1080) WINIFRED JAEGER Central Coast: MASSACHUSETTS OHIO Statement of Purpose Margery Seid (805-474-8538) Boston: Laura Conrad (617-661-8097) East Bay: Kathy Cochran Greater Cleveland: Edith Yerger The mission of the American Recorder Society is Recorders/Early Music Metro-West (440-826-0716) (510-483-8675) Boston: Sheila Beardslee to promote the recorder and its music by Monterey Bay: Sandy Ferguson Toledo: Marilyn Perlmutter developing resources and standards to help (831-462-0286) (978-263-9926) (419-531-6259) North Coast: Kathleen Kinkela-Love Worcester Hills: Madeline Browning people of all ages and ability levels to play and OREGON study the recorder, presenting the instrument (707-822-8835) (508-842-5490) Oregon Coast: Corlu Collier to new constituencies, encouraging increased Orange County: Doris Leffingwell MICHIGAN (949-494-9675) (541-265-5910) career opportunities for professional recorder Sacramento: Robert Foster Ann Arbor: Bill White PENNSYLVANIA performers and teachers, and enabling and (916-391-7520) or (734-668-7120) supporting recorder playing as a shared Elsa Morrison (916-929-6001) Kalamazoo: Wade Lawrence Philadelphia: Dody Magaziner social experience. Besides this journal, San Diego County: Richard Chang (269-353-9885) (215-886-2241) or ARS publishes a newsletter, a personal study (760-726-8699) Metropolitan Detroit: Joanne Ford (215-844-8054) program, a directory, and special musical San Francisco: Florence Kress Claudia Novitzsky (248-548-5668) Pittsburgh: Helen Thornton editions. Society members gather and play (415-731-9709) Northwinds Recorder Society: (412-781-6321) South Bay: Joanna Woodrow together at chapter meetings, weekend and Janet Smith (231-347-1056) RHODE ISLAND (408-266-3993) Western Michigan: Marge Winter summer workshops, and many ARS-sponsored Southern California: Lynne Snead Rhode Island: David Bojar (231-744-1703) events throughout the year. In 2000, the (661-254-7922) (401-944-3395) Society entered its seventh decade of COLORADO MINNESOTA TENNESSEE service to its constituents. Twin Cities: Jean Fagerstrom Boulder: Rose Marie Terada Greater Knoxville: Ann Stierli (612-722-4967) Board of Directors (303-666-4307) (865-637-6179) Alan Karass, President; Chair, Fund-raising Colorado Springs: Jeanne LeClercq MISSOURI Nashville: Janet Epstein (719-473-0714) St. Louis: Norm Stoecker (615-297-2546) Carolyn Peskin, Vice President; Denver: Anne Chetham-Strode Chair, Scholarship; Co-Chair, Education (303-422-6677) (636-532-3255) TEXAS Marilyn Perlmutter, Secretary Fort Collins: Roselyn Dailey NEVADA Austin: Susan Page (512-467-7520) Ann Stickney, Treasurer; Chair, Finance (970-282-1097) Sierra Early Music Society: Dallas: Bill Patterson (214-696-4892) John Nelson, Asst. Secretary; Chair, Publications CONNECTICUT Karlene Dickey (775-832-9124) Rio Grande: Joyce Henry Kathy Sherrick, Asst. Treasurer Connecticut: Dorothy Vining (505-522-4178) Rebecca Arkenberg NEW HAMPSHIRE (203-267-6513) VERMONT Frances Blaker, Chair, Eastern Connecticut: Joyce Goldberg Monadnock: Barbara George Special Events/Professional Outreach (860-442-8490) (802-257-1467) Upper Valley: Barbara Prescott Upper Valley: Barbara Prescott (603-643-6442) Richard Carbone, Chair, Chapters & Consorts DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (603-643-6442) Sheila M.