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The Sacramento Recorder Society
A place for early music of all kinds in Sacramento
A Letter from Our CoA Letter from Our CoA Letter from Our CoA Letter from Our Co----PresidentPresidentPresidentPresident
Hi, Everyone: It has been quite the year so
far: all the rain we have gotten, Donald Trump as our new president, and the world in general. It is great to see all the green grass and the flowers and trees which are blooming so spectacularly, es-pecially as I drive along Highway 50. Watch out for the mosquitoes, too! I have heard they will be a problem this year (darn). Spring will be here on the 20th , and it's a time for rebirth and rebuild-ing. Aren’t we glad we can get together and play music!
Last month we were very lucky to have Greta Haug-Hryciw as our conduc-tor. She always brings energy, positivity, humor, and expertise to our meet-ings. Everyone did a really good job, and the pieces came out so nicely. It was an-other fun meeting. I was also happy to have gone to hear the Barbary Coast Re-corder Orchestra play at their concert in
A chapter of the American Recorder Society An affiliate of the San Francisco Early Music Society
April 2017 For more information about the Sacramento Recorder Society, visit our blog
at http://sacrecorders.wordpress.com/
April Meeting
6:45pm Tuesday, April 4, 2017
at the Friends Meeting House 890 57th Street
between J St. and H St.
Kensington. There were about 31 players and the music was done beautifully. Defi-nitely worth the two hour drive to get there. The theme was “For all things green and peaceful”. Kudos to all the players. My friend Kathleen and I played Irish music at a St. Patty’s Day dinner where she lives. We got lots of smiles and thank yous. People do not always know about recorders and it was fun to play for them.
I also would like to send out energy and love to our dear member Crystal Ol-son. She has been through a lot of things lately and I am sure she would appreciate it. She has had one surgery and has another coming up. Please keep her in your thoughts.
Our conductor at the April 4th meeting will be Louise Carslake. This is another great chance to play music together and en-joy the snacks and the company of friends. Hope to see you all there! Be sure to check out the workshop possibilities in the news letter. We have lots of opportunities to play our recorders and to learn more.
And now for my final note. I was reading a book called “The Music Lesson” by Victor L. Wooten and there was a quote he made that hit home to me and reminded me of the importance of balance. He said “Life is a lot like music. You’ve gotta put some rest in there.” It's all important: mel-ody, harmony, and those sweet silent mo-ments in between.
See ya’ll at the upcoming meeting…
Gail Crawford, Co-Prez
Our April ConductorOur April ConductorOur April ConductorOur April Conductor Louise CarslakeLouise CarslakeLouise CarslakeLouise Carslake
Louise Carslake is well known to Bay Area audiences as a performer on the ba-roque flute and the recorder. She is a mem-ber of the baroque ensemble Music's Re-creation, the Farallon Recorder Quartet, Magnificat and the Jubilate Baroque Orches-tra and has performed widely in her native Britain, as well as in New Zealand, Poland, Ireland, and the Netherlands. She has made over ten CD recordings. Louise teaches ba-roque flute at U.C. Berkeley and for fifteen years she directed the early music ensembles at Mills College. She is co-founder of the Junior Recorder Society in the East Bay and has taught at many workshops including SFEMS, Palomar, Port Townsend, Amherst and the Road Scholar Workshop in Carmel Valley. Louise holds the graduate diploma from Trinity College of Music, London, and also studied with Wilbert Hazelzet in the Netherlands, and Nikolaus Harnoncourt at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria
Conductors for 2017 Conductors for 2017 Conductors for 2017 Conductors for 2017
April 4, 2017: Louise Carslake
May 2, 2017: Rebecca Molonari*
June 6, 2017: Annual Business Meeting and Pot Luck Play-in
*Note change, she’ll be taking Shira Kam-
men’s place
Conductor’s Notes for AprilConductor’s Notes for AprilConductor’s Notes for AprilConductor’s Notes for April
I am looking forward to coming to Sacramento again on April 4th. I have a pro-gram of Italian music to share with you. Two of the composers that I have selected are well known - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (c.1525-1594) wrote 105 masses and over 300 motets. His smooth and finely-crafted music is often considered the definitive late Renaissance style of polyphony and is stud-ied by many a college student. We will play a beautiful 5 part Ave Maria by Palestrina. Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) was born 42 years after Palestrina, and in his mu-sic we see the transition from the Renais-sance to the Baroque era. His joyful “Cantate Domino” will end the evening and
send you home singing!
Less well-known to recorder players is Giovanni Maria Trabaci (1575-1647), a composer from Southern Italy who was em-ployed as organist at the Chapel Royal of Naples. He is mostly known for his key-board music, which was collected in two publications. His Canzona Francesa will
open our program.
Any program of Italian music should include an Italian madrigal, and I have cho-sen a gloriously chromatic and surprising madrigal by Luca Marenzio (1553-1599). “O voi che sospirate” is a setting of part of a poem by Petrach and provides ample oppor-
tunity for sighing, weeping and misery!
Adriano Banchieri (1568-1634) and Lorenzo Zavateri (1690-1764) are both from Bologna. Banchieri is best known for his madrigal comedies, but he also wrote some beautiful sacred music, including a lively Ju-
bilate Deo.
Zavateri was a violinist and composer and we will play an arrangement for record-ers of the charming Pastorale from his Con-
certo Grosso Op1, No.10.
SRS Non-Member Meeting Policy
Please be aware...
We love having new members and a non-member is welcome to attend two SRS meetings for free. After that there will be a $5 fee per meeting for the non-member.
Refreshments at Monthly Refreshments at Monthly Refreshments at Monthly Refreshments at Monthly
MeetingsMeetingsMeetingsMeetings
Our tasty treats at the March meet-ing were provided by Mark Schiffer, Gail Crawford, and Jerry Schwartz. We really appreciate everyone who has contributed to the mid-meeting refreshments this year. Making music can be thirsty business, and a little conversation gives us a chance to connect with our fellow musicians.
Recorders Out and AboutRecorders Out and AboutRecorders Out and AboutRecorders Out and About
Friday, March 3: Kathy Canan volun-teered at the Carnegie Linkup concert where 400 kids played recorder along with an orchestra conducted by Music in the Mountains artistic director Pete Nowlen. She was the recorder geek of Nevada County, giving teachers any extra support they need to introduce their students to re-corder. Sunday, March 5: Barbary Coast Re-corder Orchestra presented “All Things Green and Peaceful” in Arlington, near Albany. Several SRS members played in this concert. Our co-president, Gail Craw-ford, made the trip down and said that it was well worth the drive.
Wednesday, March 15: Sine Nomine played for residents of Mercy McMa-hon Terrace, an assisted living facility in East Sacramento. A modest-sized but attentive audience enjoyed the mu-sic, explanations about music and in-struments, and Susan Titus’ accompa-nying poster which provided a time-line and some pictures related to the pieces we played.
Saturday, March 18: The Nevada City Recorder Society is busy for Play the Recorder Month. They performed in Robinson Plaza and on other dates they demonstrated their instruments and played at the medieval feast at Seven Hills Middle School.
Saturday, March 18: Joan Rusche teaches a beginning soprano recorder class, and her top students played the hymn “O Sacred Head Now Wounded” for church. Students played three parts: soprano, alto, and tenor. That same afternoon, they per-formed this piece for the residents of the convalescent home across the street from our church.
Saturday April 1: Ensemble Trecento (Mark Schiffer, Greta Haug-Hyrciw, and Beth Warren) will be perform-ing a program of works by Dunstable, Ciconia, and Walter. This is part of the Flauti Dolci & Amici II concert, an event in the Westminster Early Music Series. Greta will also be per-forming with her group, SDQ, and Mark and Greta will be performing Glen Shannon’s newest chamber or-chestra piece, Craft Brew, with Glen’s ensemble Hotte Ayre. The concert be-gins at 3:00. Admission $10; children under 12 are free.
The Further Adventures of…The Further Adventures of…The Further Adventures of…The Further Adventures of…
Kathy Canan (third from the left, above), who runs the SRS blog, shares the following: “Ginny Morgan, whom I met through SFEMS workshops years ago, invited early music ex-perts David Douglass and Ellen Hargis of Chicago's Newberry Consort to her home on Maui. Robin Houston, a shawm and dulcian player from Davis, popped over as well, and we had the great joy of performing with them at a house concert on March 10. The program, aptly, was entitled "The Fairest Isle" and consisted of Renaissance music from England, Ireland, and Scotland. We also demonstrated our Renaissance instruments for the Maui Community Band, and Ellen gave a mini-workshop for the Maui Madrigals. I am always grateful for these in-credible opportunities within the friendly, welcoming early music community!”
We are, indeed, a welcoming world-wide community. Jerry Schwartz had a wonderful time in Edinburgh. As newsletter editor I have touched bases online with some early music enthu-siasts in Australia.
Nevada County Recorder SocietyNevada County Recorder SocietyNevada County Recorder SocietyNevada County Recorder Society
Our regular meetings are the first Sunday of each month, 4:30-7, at the Madelyn Hel-ling Library, 980 Helling Way, Nevada City. Kathy Canan sends a welcome to SRS mem-bers and points out that the foothills are in bloom these days! For more information about meetings, contact Miriam Morris, [email protected] or Kathryn Canan, [email protected]
Spring ConcertsSpring ConcertsSpring ConcertsSpring Concerts
Sacramento Baroque Soloists
A London Adventure
Friday, March 24: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Sacramento,7:30pm Information: www.sacramentobaroque.org
The Tallis Scholars
Metamorphosis
Friday, April 7: First Congregational Church, Berkeley, 8:00pm Information: www.calperfs.berkeley.edu
Halifax and Jeffrey with Marie Dalby Szuts, Josh Lee, and John Lenti Big, Beautiful, and French: Music for Several Viols and Continuo
Friday, April 7: First Presbyterian Church, Palo Alto, 8:00pm Saturday, April 8: St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Berkeley, 7:30pm Sunday, April 9: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco, 4:00pm Information: sfems.org
Philharmonic Baroque Orchestra and Chorale
Rameau: The Temple of Glory
Friday, April 28: Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, 8:00pm Saturday, April 29: Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, 3:00pm
Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile at the Greek Bach Trio Program
Sunday, April 30: Greek Theatre, Berkeley, 6:00pm
A Spring WorkshopA Spring WorkshopA Spring WorkshopA Spring Workshop
Rocky XII Recorder Workshop May 19-21, 2017
YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, Colorado
Rocky XII is the twelfth running of the biennial spring workshop hosted by the Denver Chapter of the American Recorder Society.
The 2017 edition runs from Friday afternoon May 19th until Sunday noon May 21st. This interval will be packed with a combination of serious instruction and fun playing. Whatever your skill level, you will find this a worthwhile and enjoyable experience. The workshop is organized into three half-day sessions—Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, and Sunday morning. Each period offers a choice of three sessions directed by our outstanding faculty. In addition, Friday and Saturday evening will feature “Big Bash” group play-alongs led by some of our faculty members. As with previous Rockys, there will be an informal drop-in playing session Friday afternoon for anyone who wants to participate after signing in. In addition, we will have master luthier and instrument technician John Orth on site for instrument tune-ups and repairs.
Summer WorkshopsSummer WorkshopsSummer WorkshopsSummer Workshops
SFEMS Baroque Workshop
June 18-24
Water: Music’s Elixir
Director: Linda Pearse
Rivers connected cities to major
bodies of water—Hamburg on the Elbe, Lübeck on the Trave, Vienna on the Danube, Bremen on the
Weser, Strasbourg, Mannheim and Cologne on the Rhein, and Paris on the Seine. Water carried com-
posers such as G. F. Handel from Hamburg to London, and connected these major artistic and cultural
centers to the world. Our 2017 San Francisco Early Music Summer Baroque Workshop explores the
music of composers who worked in and travelled to these major centers.
Location: Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
Faculty: Linda Pearse, sackbut; David Wilson, baroque violin; William Skeen, baroque cello
and viola da gamba; Sandra Miller, traverse; Clea Galhano, recorder; Sand Dalton, baroque
oboe; Bruce Dickey, cornetto; Anna Marsh, baroque bassoon; Rita Lilly, voice; Aaron Shee-
han, voice; Peter Sykes, harpsichord; Nigel North, lute and theorbo
Information: sfems.org or [email protected]
SFEMS Medieval and Renaissance Workshop
The Triumph of Music July 2 – July 8, 2017 Director: Adam Gilbert
Francesco Petrarch’s poem knew what trumps what. Enlisting his 14th-century poem The Triumphs (I Trionfi), we invite our faculty and students to explore themes relating to the monumental themes of Love, Chastity, Death, Fame, Time, and Eternity. Class topics will also feature music commemorat-ing the five hundredth anniversary of the watershed 1517, the year that saw the start of the Reforma-tion, the publication of Johannes Reuchlin’s De arte cabbalistica, the death of Henricus Isaac, and the last compositions of his ill-fated student Adam Rener. From one annus mirabilis et horribilis to an-other, we will all find joy in the Triumph of Music!
Location: St. Albert’s Priory, Oakland, CA Faculty: Anne Azéma, voice and medieval song; Bianca Hall, voice and Renaissance song; Mary Springfels, viola da gamba and vielle; David Morris, viola da gamba; Adam Gilbert, recorder, double reeds, collegiums; Rotem Gilbert, recorder and double reeds; Adam Bregman, sackbut and early winds Information: sfems.org or [email protected]
Informa- tion:
www.denverrecordersociety.org
SFEMS Recorder Workshop – One session only! Love and Peace
July 16 – 22, 2017 Recorder workshop directors: Rotem Gilbert and Hanneke van
Proosdij
Picture from faculty concert in the lovely chapel.
Directed by recorder players Rotem Gilbert and Hanneke van Proosdij, the SFEMS Recorder
Workshop is located in the intimate setting of St. Albert’s Priory on the border of Oakland and
Berkeley, California. This workshop features every aspect of music making for the recorder,
including technique classes, Renaissance recorder consort, medieval to contemporary music and
consort music. Featuring small class sizes and an international faculty, they invite intermediate to ad-
vanced recorder players. The week concludes with a spectacular performance of all workshop
participants in the Recorder Orchestra at St. Albert’s beautiful chapel. Evening events include faculty
concerts, lecture demonstrations and a focused Wednesday mini-workshop.
Location:St. Albert’s Priory, Oakland, CA
Faculty: Miyo Aoki, Louise Carslake, Rotem Gilbert, Joan Kimball, Peter Maund, Anne Timber-lake, Hanneke van Proosdij Information: Contact co-directors Rotem Gilbert and Hanneke van Proosdij, [email protected] Editor’s Note: All of these workshops are wonderful and are highly recommended by SRS mem-
bers who have attended them. The Recorder Workshop fills up quickly, so sign up immediately if
you haven’t already done so!
TTTTake lessons from a recorder expert!ake lessons from a recorder expert!ake lessons from a recorder expert!ake lessons from a recorder expert!
Sacramento area: Kathryn Canan is available for recorder lessons or ensemble coaching. Contact her at 916-996-7932 or [email protected]. She’s now in Grass Valley, at 469 Pine Street (95945). She is willing to drive to Sacramento to give lessons or ensemble coaching. Of course, she’s also happy to have people drive up here, take a lesson, and go hik-ing in the state park across the street!
These teachers are in the Bay Area (or
willing to come to Sacramento, if
there’s enough interest):
Greta Haug-Hryciw, SRS mem-ber and conductor, would love to give lessons before chapter meetings. Con-tact Greta at (415) 377-4444 or at [email protected] Frances Feldon, conductor of the Barbary Coast Recorder orchestra and music director of the ensemble Flauti Diversi, is available for lessons. She can be contacted at [email protected] Judith Linsenberg, the director of the Baroque ensemble Musica Pacifica, holds a doctorate in early music from Stanford, and has extensive re-corder teaching experience. She may be contacted by phone at 510-444-4113.
More information about teachers is on
our blog: http://sacrecorders.wordpress.com/
Find Us Online!Find Us Online!Find Us Online!Find Us Online!
Our official online location is now our blog at http://sacrecorders.wordpress.com/ All the information that Kathy kept on the website is now here. She can easily author-ize others to post as well, and anyone can add more information by commenting on the posts. You can check the blog for new in-formation any time, or you can subscribe to it by entering your email in the “Follow” field. Information that rarely changes is also on the blog. Click on the menu button to find what you’re looking for. We are also on Facebook. Just search for Sacramento Recorder Society and be sure to “like” us!!
Consider joining one of the larger Consider joining one of the larger Consider joining one of the larger Consider joining one of the larger organizations which make our own SRS organizations which make our own SRS organizations which make our own SRS organizations which make our own SRS
possible: possible: possible: possible: The San Francisco Early Music So-ciety, with whom we are affiliated, offers excellent workshops and concerts in the Bay Area. Their website: www.sfems.org American Recorder Society, of which we are a chapter, is the national or-ganization which promotes recorders. Their website: www.americanrecorder.org
Listening to Early MusicListening to Early MusicListening to Early MusicListening to Early Music
Here are some possibilities:
• Sunday Baroque, which airs from 8am to 10am on 88.9 FM, KXPR.
• Harmonia provides podcasts at its website: indianapublicmedia.org/harmonia
• The Chicago Early Music website provides access to many early music resources. Go to earlymusicchi-cago.org, then click on “ensembles,” then click on “beyond”
• Magnatune.com allows you to listen to music free and pay when you choose to download, or you can sub-scribe for $15/month for unlimited downloads
• Millennium of Music: "The sources and mainstreams of European music from the thousand years before the birth of Bach."
http://www.millenniumofmusic.com • recorder-radio.com streams a vari-
ety of recorder music 24 hours a day
• Also available online: Con-certzender Oude Muziek (mostly early music, there’s an announcer every so often who is speaking Dutch). You can find these stations using Tune In Radio.
• The Boston classical station, WCRB, has an early music stream. Go to classicalwcrb.org, click on the play button, and the early music stream is one of your choices. Click on it!
About the Sacramento Recorder About the Sacramento Recorder About the Sacramento Recorder About the Sacramento Recorder SocietySocietySocietySociety
The Sacramento Recorder Society, founded in 1982, is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. It is a chapter of the American Recorder Society and an affiliate of the San Francisco Early Music Society. We welcome recorder players of all ages and abilities as well as players of other early music instruments such as lutes, viols, sackbuts, shawms, curtals, krummhorns, and percussion. Beginners are urged to study privately and learn fingerings and be-come comfortable reading music before joining the recorder orchestra. We meet monthly from September through June, from 6:45pm to 9:30pm on the first Tuesday of each month, at the Friends Meeting House, 890 57th Street, between J St. and H St. Most of our meet-ings are conducted by a professional early music specialist who teaches recorder tech-nique and relevant music history and theory while exploring music of many eras. Many of our members also play in smaller groups in members’ homes during the rest of the month.
Sacramento Recorder Society BoardSacramento Recorder Society BoardSacramento Recorder Society BoardSacramento Recorder Society Board 2016201620162016----2017201720172017
Co-Presidents: Gail Crawford and Susan Titus
Vice President: Mark Schiffer
Secretary: Patricia Johnson
Treasurer: Doris Loughner
Member-at-Large: Robert Foster Education Chairperson: Crystal Olson
For information on SRS, please contact
the following board members by email:
