SEATTLE RECORDER SOCIETY
October 2016Vol. XLVIII, No. 2
www.seattle-recorder.org
Recorder Notes
SRSMeeting
Friday,October7th,2016
@7:30pm
OpeningProgram
Flutes-en-Bois(Seenextpagefordetails.)
PlayingSession(VickiBoeckman)Musicrelatingtowater(Pearson,Beutler,Blaker,andJobim)
Allsizesofrecordersfromsopranotocontrabassareneeded,andviolsarealwayswelcome.
BackroomGang(MiyoAoki)
Musicwillbeprovided.
FromtheMusicDirector(VickiBoeckman)
Greetings,OneandAll,
JohannMatthesonwroteinhismemoirsthatasayoungboy,hethoughtthesoundoftherecordertobethesweetestintheworld.Well,itcertainlywasatlastmonth'smeeting!Icannotexpressenoughwhatapleasureitisandwastostandinfrontofsuchawon-derfulgroup.Thesoundwasabsolutelymagnificentwithabout50players,includingthreecontrabassesandbassviol.Trulyglorious!
FortheOctobersessionI'vechosenmusicthatrelatestowaterin
onewayoranother.(Ipromiseitwon'tbeHandel'sWaterMusic!!)WewillstartwithErikPearson’s“LeavesintheRiver”from2005,agentlymovingthrough-composedpiecewithasimplemelodyandmanypassingdisso-nances.Thenwewillsegueinto“LaGondoletta,”anadorable,light-heartedlittleVenetianfolktuneina6-partarrangementbyIrmhildBeutlerthathasaratherperkysopraninopart....justincaseanyonewantsfirstdibs.Ican'timaginedoingaprogramthathasathemeofwaterwithoutapiecebyFrancesBlaker,sowewillplayFrances'“InSightoftheOcean.”IfindcertainsimilaritiesinFrancesBlaker’sworksasinPurcell'sinthattheybothwrite(wrote)theirmostbeautifulmelodiesandharmoniesovergroundbasses.“InSightoftheOcean”waswritteninhonoroftheOregonCoastRecorderSociety'sdirector,CorluCollier,aratherremarkablewomanaboutwhomyouwillhearmoreatthemeeting.WewillendtheeveningwithapiecebyCarlosJobim,brilliantlyarrangedforrecordersbyPhilNeuman,“Wave.”Perhapsabitofastretchtoincludesincethelyricsrefertocatchingthewaveofloveasopposedtoanactualwaveofwater,butthepieceisreallygreatandsuretoplease.
Allsizesofrecordersfromsopraninotocontrawillbeneeded,andviolsarealwayswelcome.Asalways,feelfreetocontactme([email protected])withanythoughts,comments,ormusicalrequeststhatyoumayhave,orifyouwouldlikeapdffileofthemusicwewillplay.Pleasespecifyforwhatsizeinstrument.Ilookforwardtoseeingyousoon.
RecorderClasses(LauraFaber)
Note:Newplayersarewelcomeatanytime.
ContactLauratogetstarted.
BeginningEnsembleTuesdays–10to11:30am
IntermediateEnsembleTuesdays–7to9pm
IntermediateEnsemble
Thurs.–10:30amto12:30pm
BassEnsembleSaturdays–10amto12pm
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ClassDescriptions
BeginningEnsemble(SATB)
Simpleandfunmusicchosenforplayerswhoarenewto
recorders,addinganewsizeinstrument,orneedingalittle
moresupport.
IntermediateEnsemble(SATBGB)
Medievaltomodernmusicforplayerscomfortablewithcommonfingeringsand
rhythmswhoareinterestedindevelopingtheirtechniquefurther.Skillsinprogress
includeplayingbothFandCinstruments,readingaltoup,
countinghalves,andreadingfromparts.
BassEnsemble(BGB)Enjoythesoundoflow
instruments?Thisenergeticensembleplaysmusicarrangedorcomposedforbassesandexploresbasstechnique.
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Peoplewhoareinterested
orbycalling(206)619-0671.
Flutes-en-Bois,directedbyJanetSee,isaconsortofbaroquefluteswithharpsichordandvioladagamba.PerformingonthisconcertwillbeCharles“Coop”Cooper,LizHunter,SarahPyle,MiguelRode,MartyRonish,andMollyWarner(flutes),LeeInman(violadagamba),andMaryAnnHagan(harpsichord).Coop,ourfabulousmusicarranger,adaptspiecesforourgroupthatwereoriginallycomposedforotherinstrumentsorvoices.OnOctober7thwewillbeperformingthreepiecesbyJ.S.BachaswellasworksbyTallisandStravinsky.ThephotoisfromourJuly2016concertattheProspectCongregationalUCCChurchonCapitolHill.WearethrilledtoperformagainfortheSeattleRecorderSociety!
OpeningProgram:Flutes-en-Bois(MollyWarner)
ThankstothemanySRSmemberswhoparticipatedinMarch’sPlay-the-RecorderMonthactivities,wewonsecondprize(a$50giftcertificatefromLazar’sEarlyMusicinCalifornia)fromtheARSintheirannualcontest!ThecontestanditswinnersarewrittenupinthelatestARSnewsletterwithlivelydescriptionsofourMarch4thSRSmeeting,theMarch12thplayingsessionatLauraFaber'shouse,andthejewelinthecrown,theMarch19thPlay-InhostedbyNancyGorbmanatLakeForestParkTownCenter.Congratulationstous!
Play-the-RecorderMonthAward!(LauraFaber)
SavetheDates:PortTownsendWorkshop!
SavethedatesforthePortTownsendEarlyMusicWorkshop—aweek-longworkshopinthe
PacificNorthwestwithastellarfaculty!
When:July9-15,2017Where:ThebeautifulcampusofUniversityofPuget
Sound(UPS)inTacoma
Recorder/Flute/EarlyWinds
Voices,Viols,andMixedConsorts
AdamGilbert JackAshworthAlisonMelville JoannaBlendulfCleaGalhano WendyGillespieMiyoAoki EllenSeibertNinaStern
PaulLeenhouts PeterSeibert RotemGilbert VickiBoeckman
SeattleRecorderSoirée(FromChrisCorfman)
TimetoRenewYourSRS
Membership!
Our2016-2017membershipyearisbeginningwithafull
scheduleofmeetingsandeventsthatisnottobemissed!Pleasetakethistimetorenewyourmembership,whichisstill$40.
MembershipapplicationsareavailableonlineattheSeattleRecorderSocietywebsite:
www.seattle-recorder.org/home.html
whereyoucanalsochoosetopaybycreditcard.Ifyouprefertohandleyourpaymentbypost,justmailyourapplicationtoourtreasurer,RichardGinnis,at4554-4thAvenueNE,Seattle,
WA98105.
Refreshments(October)
Cookies
RuthPattisonKarenSoma
Fruits
NancyLewis
VeggiesBettySwift
NewsletterDeadlineforOctoberIssue
Monday,October17th
Wasn’tlifeahoot!Likethehighnotethatalwayssqueakswhenyoutrytoohardandsingswhenthemelodytakesoff,Andweren’twealwaysrunningtocatchupwiththedawnandgallopingintosunsets,eveninsleeplessmidnights,countingtherestsuntilwenextcomein?Wasn’tithilarioushowwewentfromingénue,socoy,towife,mother,grandmotherinthosesweetinnermovements,andnowthisfinalallegro,stillhundredsofmeasurestogo,Sourgent,buildingontheopeningandante,restatingthethemes,childhood,withtheoverpoweringfather,orwithyourbestfriend,childhood,whereyoumasteredpatience,untilyournextgrandentrance.Andlateasitis,expressingyourselfonthelongnotes,restrainingyourselfinthestaccatoparts,rememberingthetimeinParis,orVenicewhenyougaveashouteachtimetheboatwentunderthebridge.Evennow,onthisfastmovingriver,thecurrentrising,yourlegsslowingtheirfuriouspace,eyesightcloudedwithspray,earsroaringwiththerunningtide,Don’twehearthethroatywarbleofarobin,feelthewind’spercussionandthevibratingstringoftheviolin,aswewaitbreathlesslyinthespacebetweenthisnoteandthenext?EllenMendozaMay,2016WindandWaves
ForLandAllofUs!(RememberingLHotaling)
FirstTuesdaysofEveryMonth
7:30pmto9:00pmCouthBuzzardBooks&CaféBuono
8310GreenwoodAveN,Seattle,WA98103(206)436-2960,www.buonobuzzard.com
FREE!!!Donationsandpurchasesappreciated.•Recorderplayersandaccompanistsneeded!You’reallwelcometoperformattheSeattleRecorderSoirée.Reserveyourtime,ordropintoperformstandby.Anelectricpianoisavailable.•Contact:[email protected](206)227-5619.Also,seemynewfledglingwebsites:www.seattlerecorders.comand www.threeringsmusic.com
FrancesDeGermainstartedtoplayrecorder
in1969.ShejoinedtheSeattleRecorderSocietyrightawayandbecamepresidentin1970.Followinghertwo-yearterm,shebecametreasurer,inwhichpositionshecontinueduntilthe1990’s.However,shewasfarmorethanatreasurer.Amonghermanycontributionstotherecordersociety,shetypedthemonthlynewsletter,didthemailing,keptthemembershiprecords,andcontributedherincisivethoughtsatboardmeetings.Sheattendednumeroussummerworkshops,playedregularlywithseveralrecorderensembles,andhostedfrequentmusicalgatheringsinherCapitolHillhome.WheneverFranceswaspresent,theatmospherewaslivelyduetoherastutecomments.—PeterSeibert
Forseveraldecades,fiveofusrecorderplayersmeteveryWednesdaytoplayRenaissancemusic:NaomiShiff,SharonYoung,BarbaraChasan,Frances,andI.WeallhadOhannesianRenaissancerecorders.WewouldtraipsedownthealleytoSharon’shousecarryingourrecordercases.Davidhadprocuredguncases,installedfoamlining,andcarefullycarvedouttheshapeofeachrecorderweownedsothattheywouldnestnicely.Idon’tknowwhattheneighborsthought.“DothoseelderlyladiesbelongtotheNRA,orwhat?”
AtsomepointCathyTaruskinbegantoteachustoreadwhitemensuralnotation(AKA“o.n.”for“oldnotation”)sothatwecouldplayfromfacsimilecollections.SomeofthesecollectionswereLatinvocalmusic(wonderfulByrdandTallis),andotherswereItalianmadrigals,sowedidourbesttofigureoutthemeaning,andwhenwegotstumpedNaomi’ssonJonathanwoulduntangleitforus.Cathy,withherinimitablefacilityforpunning,dubbedusthe“MinimMolls.”AftershemarriedRichardTaruskinandmovedtonorthernCalifornia,wekeptplayingo.n.onourownandneverdidgobacktomodernnotation.Someweekswedidasmuchgigglingandgossipingasplaying,butthesessionswerealwaysfun,andwewereseriousaboutimprovingourskills.Readingsevenclefsonfivesizesofrecorderswasarealchallenge.Ialwaysfeltsmarterafterward!HereisamemorythathasnothingtodowithrecordersbutsaysalotaboutFrances’styleasagrandmother.Unlikemanygrandmothers,Francesalwaysspoketohergranddaughter,Adrienne,prettymuchasshewouldhavespokentoanadult.Oneday,whenAdriennewasfouryearsold,Franceswasbaby-sittingherfortheday.WhenAdrienne’sfather,Charles,cametopickherup,heandFranceschattedabit,andthenhesaidtoAdrienne,“Well,honey,lookslikeit’stimeforustohittheroad.Whatdoyouthink?”Andfour-year-oldAdrienneansweredwithaplomb,“Iconcur.”—AliceSmith
RememberingFrancesDeGermain(1924-2016)
TolearnmoreaboutFrances,readherveryinterestingobituaryatthislink:
https://bartonfuneral.com/2016/09/08/frances-
eleanor-paul-degermain
AsImentionedatRecorderSociety,Francescontinuedtoplayfromo.n.untilquiterecently.Whensheturned80shedecidedthatshenolongerwantedtodealwithanyclefsexceptthebassclef,soshewasourdesignated(andverypowerful)bassplayerfromthenon.—NaomiShiff
EveryonewhoparticipatesintheKyuquotRecorderWorkshoptakesaboatforthefinallegofthetrip,arrivingatarenovatedfishingcamponthenorthwestcoastofVancouverIsland.Thisyear,sevenrecorderplayersjoinedfacultymembersSophieLarivièreandMatthiasMauteforthreedaysofintensivemusic-making.
Everyoneplayedinamasterclass,receiving1:1attentionfromMatthiasorSophieonapieceofone'schoice.Otherclassesincludedmodernmusic,earlybaroquemusic,dancemusic,andonesessionontechniqueforrecorderplayers.Theclassonmodernmusic,ledbyMatthias,playedafantasiabyZiesman,threetangosbyAstorPiazzolla,andarondeauandadagiobyMaute.Matthiasemphasizedbalancingthepartsoneachpiecebyplayingtheaccompanimentpartssoftlyandlightly.Participantsalsousedfingervibrato,bendingthepitch,andstampingtheirfeetatjusttherightmoment!ThisgroupplayedthetangosattheconcertonSaturday.Sophieledagroupplayingmusicfromtheearlybaroque,includingdancemusicbyGastoldi,canzonasbyMerula,selectionsfrom“TheFairyQueen”byPurcell,asinfoniaandritornellobyMonteverdi,andsinfoniasandgalliardsbyBonzanini.SophieemphasizedplayingthedancesbyGastoldiwithlightness,elegance,andattentiontothetext,eventhoughwehadnosingers!Wehadtranslationsthatwerefullofemotionanddramatoinspireus.Fortheconcert,weplayedselectionsfromBonzanini,aboutwhomweknowonlythathewasborninMantua.Allofushadseveralsessionstoplaydancemusic,someofwhichweplayedatashortconcertonSaturdayafternoon.MatthiasledusinasuiteofdancesfromTerpsichore(MichaelPraetorius),placingemphasisonwhichnotesinallpartsweretobeplayedshortandwhichlong.Lestanyonegetcomplacent,nopatternofshortorlongnotescontinuedformorethanafewmeasures.SophieledusinselectedpiecesfromCampion'sTheLord'sMasque.Shehadusbringoutthemoodofeachpiece—whetherapeasantdance,astatelyprocessional,oramusicaldepictionofamelan-cholyman.Sosheemphasizedphrasing,dynamics,andlengthofnotes,includingthoseshortones!OtheractivitiesincludedaconcertbyMatthiasandSophie,aboatridetoanotherislandforapicniclunchandahikeacrosstheisland,practicesessions,playingsessions,andevenlessonsfortheambitiousamongus!Greatfaculty,wonderfulmusic,finecolleagues,excellentfood,andabeautifulsetting.ManythankstoNancyGorbman,workshopdirector,andEricGorbman,chef,boatdriver,andgeneralguidetothelocale.
2016-2017SRSMeetings
Meetingsareusually(butnotalways)heldonthefirstFridayofeachmonth,SeptembertoMay,at7:30p.m.,MapleLeafLutheranChurch,10005-32ndNE,Seattle.Meetingsincludeashortperformanceorlectureofinteresttorecorderandviol
players,ensembleplayingforalllevelsofrecorderplayers,andabeginningrecorderensemble.A$5.00donationisrequested
fornon-members.
September 16, 2016 October 7, 2016
November 4, 2016 December 2, 2016
January 6, 2017 February 10, 2017
March 3, 2017 April 7, 2017 May12,2017
MusicontheSound:KyuquotRecorderWorkshop2016(CarolynWallacewithDorothyBeyerandMikeWoolf)
SRSPlayersonStage!
ComehearmembersofSRS(HananBell,Sabine,
Endigrigkeit,EllenSeibert,CarolynWallace,MollyWarner,
andNancyWright)performingwiththe
NewBaroqueOrchestra(NBO).Thefallconcertiscomingup
nextmonth.
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Sunday,November13,3pm
TrinityParishChurch609–8thAvenue,Seattle
President-ElectMollyWarneropenedthemeeting,asPresidentMikeWoolfwasunavailable.Wewelcomedtwonewpeople;thenNaomiSchiffbrokethenewstousthatlong-timeSRSmemberFrancesdeGermainhadpassedawayonAugust8th,attheageof92.FrancesenjoyedandservedSeattleRecorderSocietyinmanycapacities,includingmultipleseasonsasPresidentandasTreasurer,formanyyears.
AnewermemberofSRS,DavidMaughan,alsopassedawayrecently;hewas75.LauraFaberpickedoutthreepiecesfromPraetoriusthathehadenjoyedplayinginherclasses,andVickibegantheplayingsessionbyleadingusthroughthem.The“King'sDance”wasnobleanddignified;“TheLightofLove”wassweet;andthe“BranleDouble”waslively.
VickialsothankedSallyMitchellforherworkwiththeBackroomGanginhelpingpeoplegaintheconfidencetoplaywiththelargegroup.Ashowofhandsillustratedthatmaybeathirdofthepeopleintheroomhadtakenadvantageoftheopportunity.Inthecomingmonths,MiyoAokiwillbeworkingwithfolkswhowouldlikethatextrahelporattention.Anotherannouncement:allareinvitedtoChrisCorfman'smonthlyRecorderSoiréeatCouthBuzzardBooks(withcafé),eithertoperformortolisten.
WethensettleddowntoaScandinavianevening.FirstwasAndanteFestivo,astatelyandbeautifulpiecebyJeanSibelius,whichwasplayedattheNewYorkWorld'sFairof1939intheinterestof“amity,betterinter-nationalunderstanding,andpeace.”SibeliusismuchlovedbytheFinnishpeople,havingcreatedandgiventhemamusicalvoiceoftheirownduringthetimeoftheirseparationfromRussia.HewasaveryRomanticcomposer,andmuchinspiredbynature.
VickirecentlyheardAndanteFestivoplayedontheradio,andsheaskedCharlesColdwelltoarrangeitforrecorderorchestra.“Sibeliuswrotethisforstringsintheirhighestranges,”hetoldus,“sothatinthistran-scription,thethreeupperpartsareinthesameoctaveastheoriginal.”
TheRomanticnatureofthemusic,Vickiexplainedtous,valuesallthenotesequally,incontrasttothestrongandweakbeatswefindinBaroquemusic.Thepiecewashymn-like,evenendingwiththetraditionalIV–I“Amen”harmony.Italsogaveusachancetoberemindedthat“assai”meanstodosomethingmoreand“meno”todoitless.
NextweplayedthesecondofEdvardGrieg'sTwoElegiacMelodies,called“Våren,”or“LastSpring.”Vickitoldusthatthetitlecouldbeunder-stoodtorefertothespringthatispast,butalsotothepossibilityofagivenspring'sbeingthelastofone'slife.TheharmoniesinthepieceareverycharacteristicofGrieg.WeplayedatranscriptionbyEricHaas,andIfounditexcruciatinglybeautiful.
WeendedbyplayingtwoofGrieg'sarrangementsoffolkmaterialfromhisOpus17.Markedallegromarcato,the“SpringDance”hadtodowithjumpingandhoppinginsteadoftheseason.Itwasintripletime,butonesectionhadthebassandtenorplayingpairsofquarters,creatingahemiolaagainstthetriplemelody.Thesecondwas“PeasantDance,”whichwasfullofsixteenthsandalmostsilly.Thankyou,Vicki,forcreatingthislovelyprogramforus!
MeetingNotes:September16,2016(KathleenArends) SRSBoardMembers
(2016/2017)
MusicDirector:VickiBoeckman(206-985-9916)[email protected]:PeterSeibert(206-329-2774)[email protected]:President:MikeWoolf(206-300-6623)[email protected]:MollyWarner(206-523-5192)[email protected]:HananBell(206-695-2276)[email protected]:KathleenArends(425-649-9869)[email protected]:RichardGinnis(206-633-1969)[email protected]* * * *Membership:BettySwift(206-323-3879)[email protected]:KarenBerliner(206-550-3384)[email protected]:MollyWarner(206-523-5192)[email protected]:CharlesColdwell(206-328-8238)[email protected]:EllisHillinger(206-547-0718)[email protected](206-782-6898)[email protected]“RecorderNotes”ispublishedmonthly,SeptemberthroughMay,foritsmembersbytheSeattleRecorderSociety.4554-4thAveNE,Seattle,WA98105.$40AnnualMembershipDues.www.seattle-recorder.org
ConcertsandEventsCalendar
EMG(EarlyMusicGuild,206-325-7066)www.earlymusicguild.orgTPC(TrinityParishChurch,609–8thAvenue,Seattle)www.trinityseattle.org
TH(TownHall,1119–8thAvenue,Seattle)www.townhallseattle.orgAlleventsaresubjecttochange.
Fri.,Oct.7@7:30pm:SeattleRecorderSocietyMeeting.MapleLeafLutheranChurch.Sat.,Oct.8@2pm:MossBayRecorderSocietyMeeting.SallyMitchell,conductor.ShorelineLibrary,345NE175thSt.,Shoreline.Sat.,Oct.8@6pm:SeattleBachChoirpresents:“Bachtoberfest.”Annualfundraiser,featuringliveandsilentauctions,greatGermanfoodandbeer,andexcerptsfromtheirfallprogram.TPC.www.seattlebachchoir.orgSat.,Oct.8@7:30pmandSun.,Oct.9@2:30pm:EarlyMusicGuildpresents:“Chanticleer:WashingoftheWater.”Aprogramthatexploresthepowerofwatertoredeem,restore,andrefreshthehumansoul.NordstromRecitalHall,BenaroyaHall,Seattle.EMGSat.,Oct.15@7:30pm:ByrdEnsemblepresents:“JohnIV–AGoldenAgeofPortuguesePolyphony.”FeaturingmasssettingsbytwoofthegreatestPortuguesecomposersofthe17thcentury:DuarteLoboandManuelCardoso.SaintMark'sEpiscopalCathedral,10thAveE,Seattle.www.byrdensemble.com Sat.,Oct.15@7:30andSun.,Oct.16@3pm:GalleryConcertspresents:“TheHeavenlyVoice:HandelandhisCastrati.”MusicbyHandel,Porpora,Farinelli,andBroschi.QueenAnneChristianChurch,1316ThirdAveW,Seattle.www.galleryconcerts.com Fri.,Oct.21andSat.,Oct.22@8pm:SeattleSymphonypresents:“HandelWaterMusic.”AlsoincludesmusicfromPurcell,Lawes,andBiber.BenaroyaHall,Seattle.www.seattlesymphony.orgSat.,Oct.22@7:30pm:sound|counterpointpresents:“Pisendel’sCloset.”MusicofPisendel,Vivaldi,andothers.QueenAnneChristianChurch,1316ThirdAveW,Seattle.www.salmonrun.wixsite.com/salmon-run-concertsTues.,Oct.25@7pm:EarlyMusicUndergroundpresents:“BACHtoberfest.”JoinrisingstarorganistWyattSmithforaprogramofsomeofJ.S.Bach'sgreatestorganworksperformedonMarceauOrganbuilders'portable(!)pipeorgan.NakedCityBrewery&Taphouse,8564GreenwoodAveN,Seattle.www.emuseattle.comFri.,Oct.28@7:30pm:CappellaRomanapresents:“IconsofSound:ByzantineChantfromHagiaSophia.”St.JamesCathedral,8049thAve,Seattle.www.cappellaromana.orgSat.,Oct.29@7:30pm:EarlyMusicGuildpresents:“SeattleBaroqueOrchestra:Tafelmusik.”MusicDirectorAlexanderWeimannleadstheorchestrainatributetoGeorgPhilippTelemannandhisiconicpublicationTafelmusik.NordstromRecitalHall,BenaroyaHall,Seattle.EMGSun.,Oct.30@7pm:ByronSchenkman&Friendspresent:“MusicfortheSunKing.”AndrewFouts&IngridMatthews,violins;ElisabethReed,viol;NathanWhittaker,cello;andByronSchenkman,harpsichord.MusicoftheFrenchBaroque.NordstromRecitalHall,BenaroyaHall,Seattle.www.byronschenkman.com (continuedbelow)
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ConcertsandEventsCalendar(continued)
EMG(EarlyMusicGuild,206-325-7066)www.earlymusicguild.orgTPC(TrinityParishChurch,609–8thAvenue,Seattle)www.trinityseattle.org
TH(TownHall,1119–8thAvenue,Seattle)www.townhallseattle.orgAlleventsaresubjecttochange.
Fri.,Nov.4@7:30pm:SeattleRecorderSocietyMeeting.MapleLeafLutheranChurch.Sat.,Nov.5@8pm:PacificMusicworkspresents:“Breathtaking–AVoiceandCornettoIntertwined.”BruceDickey,cornetto;HanaBlažíková,soprano. St.JamesCathedral,8049thAve,Seattle.www.pacificmusicworks.orgSun.,Nov.6@3pm:EarlyMusicGuildpresents:“SineNomineFallConcert.”AnneLynman,conductor/director.TP.EMGSat.,Nov.12@2pm:MossBayRecorderSocietyMeeting.MiyoAoki,conductor.ShorelineLibrary,345NE175thSt.,Shoreline.www.mossbayrecorders.orgSat.,Nov.12@7:30pmandSun.,Nov.13@2:30pm:EarlyMusicGuildpresents:“Sequentia:TheMonkSingsthePagan.”NordstromRecitalHall,BenaroyaHall,Seattle.EMGSun.,Nov.13@3pm:EarlyMusicGuildpresents:“NewBaroqueOrchestraFallConcert.”ChristineWilkinsonBeckman,conductor.MusicofBabell,Biber,andTelemann.TP.EMGSun.,Nov.13@5pm:EpiphanyMusicGuildpresents:“EpiphanySchola:PurcellandHisContemporaries.”TheChapelatEpiphanyParish,180538thAve,Seattle.www.epiphanymusicguild.orgSat.,Nov.26@7:30pmandSun.,Nov.27@3pm:ByrdEnsemblepresents:“ChristmasattheSistineChapel.”St.Mark’sEpiscopalCathedral,10thAveE,Seattle.www.byrdensemble.comTues.,Nov.29@7pm:EarlyMusicUndergroundpresents:“InMary’sArms.”Rarely-heardmotetsandcantatasforvoice,strings,andorganby17thcenturywomencomposers.NakedCityBrewery&Taphouse,8564GreenwoodAveN,Seattle.www.emuseattle.com
UpcomingWorkshops
April,2017(exactdateTBD):SRSwillhostahalf-dayrecordereventwithMatthiasMaute.Moreinformationtocomesoon.May5-8,2017:WindsandWavesRecorderWorkshop.(FacultyconcertonMay5,classesMay6-8.)Otis,Oregon.RegistrationusuallybeginsinJanuary.www.sitkacenter.orgJuly9-15,2017:PortTownsendEarlyMusicWorkshop.Tacoma,Washington.Registrationbeginsin2017.www.seattle-recorder.org
