The Sacramento Recorder Society

A place for early music of all kinds in Sacramento

Dear Recorder Society members, Can you believe that we have fi-nally gotten rain? My little frog rain gauge showed that we got 2.5 inches on Friday and Saturday morning and 4.25 inches on Sunday. Our creek is running once again and our pond which was half dried up is now coming back. The autumn weather feels awesome after such a warm/hot winter, spring and summer. I hope everyone is enjoying the weather and the autumn leaves falling. We are remember-ing Prince and his song “Purple Rain” and, hurray, we are finally getting some! Last month we had the very enter-taining and amazing Glen Shannon as our conductor. He brought some of his own original works (“Dody’s Oats” and “Suspicion”) and some other interesting pieces. Personally, I thought, wow, these seem difficult, but when we were at the meeting the pieces came together so beau-tifully. Thanks to our amazing members and of course Glen Shannon who inspired us. He is such a wonderful musician in so

A chapter of the American Recorder Society An affiliate of the San Francisco Early Music Society

November 2016 For more information about the Sacramento Recorder Society, visit our blog

at http://sacrecorders.wordpress.com/

November Meeting

6:45pm Tuesday, November 1, 2016

at the Friends Meeting House 890 57th Street

between J St. and H St.

many ways and has a fun sense of hu-mor. Thank you, Glen! And now on another note. I saw this poem which resonated with me and I thought I would share it with you all.

I can feel the music, it reaches out to me, freeing itself from measured lines; sometimes it vibrates in-depth chords, with a mysterious pulse of its time. Music, music, there should always be music, without it life has no rhythm for design; it whistles on the wind, it waits to come in, and it beats with your heart and with mine. Lora Loch

I feel very fortunate to be able to pulse and whistle on my recorder as part of the SRS community. I am also fortunate to have a deep musician with less measured lines as my Significant Other. We play in-digenous jazz in a band, Drumsum, where I play a drum, vibrating with the wind and beating with our hearts. It amazes me. I hope all of you are playing music, recorder or oth-erwise, where you share the pulse, the beat, the vibrations, and the flow. Our upcoming conductor is Frances Feldon who will be here on November 1st. We hope you all can make the meet-ing. She is another fabulous conductor and always brings out the best in all of us. So, stay dry and healthy everyone! We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting on November 1st. Take care and en-joy the weather and days ahead, Gail Crawford SRS Co-president

Our November ConductorOur November ConductorOur November ConductorOur November Conductor Frances FeldonFrances FeldonFrances FeldonFrances Feldon

Frances Feldon is quite sure she was a troubadour in a former life; in her present existence, she performs on baroque flute and recorder, and is a conductor, educator, and arranger. She has performed with American Bach Soloists, California Bach Society, So-noma Bach, Ensemble Mirabile, in conjunc-tion with the Berkeley Early Music Festival, and on the SFEMS concert series at the CA Jazz Conservatory. Ms Feldon was a recipient of the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology recorder resi-dency. She is music director of baroque/contemporary chamber music ensemble Flauti Diversi, and a principal conductor for The Barbary Coast Recorder Orchestra. She teaches recorder and baroque flute privately, at Albany adult school, has been a regular conductor and faculty member at recorder workshops throughout North America, and has also taught at UC Davis, Indiana Univer-sity and The Greenwood School in Mill Val-ley. She directed the San Francisco Early Music Society's Recorder Workshop for nearly twenty years. Ms Feldon has con-ducted her recorder orchestra arrangements of Gershwin and Ellington classics at the in-ternational recorder festival "Les Journées de la Flute à Bec" (Montreal) and again at the International Congress of Recorder Orches-tras (Holland). She writes about jazz and pop recorder players for American Recorder. Dr Feldon received a Doctor of Music in collegium directing at Indiana University’s Early Music Institute with a thesis on musi-cal rhetoric and vibrato in France from 1675 - 1725. Ms Feldon recently released her CD of Joseph Bodin de Boismortier’s complete Opus 37 trio sonatas for baroque flute, viola da gamba and chamber organ, which is avail-able on CDBaby. She is currently having a blast studying with jazz and Arabic music. Enjoy Flauti Diversi’s concert at the CA Jazz Conservatory on Jan 15, 2017.

Conductor’s Notes for the Conductor’s Notes for the Conductor’s Notes for the Conductor’s Notes for the November MeetingNovember MeetingNovember MeetingNovember Meeting

A Sacred Banquet: Settings of O Sacrum convivium

O Sacrum convivium is an antiphon for the Magnificat from the Second Vespers of Cor-pus Christi. It has been set musicially many many times. We will work on a variety of beautiful settings by Renaissance greats Jacques Arcadelt, Francesco Guerrero and Orlandus Lassus; the baroque composer Gio-vanni Battista Pergolesi; and 20th century master Olivier Messaien. Get set for an eve-ning of serenity.

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.

Conductors for 2016Conductors for 2016Conductors for 2016Conductors for 2016----2017 2017 2017 2017

November 1, 2016: Frances Feldon

December 6, 2016: Jerry Schwartz

January 3, 2017: Jerry Schwartz

February 7, 2017: Judy Linsenberg

March 7, 2017: Greta Haug-Hryciw

April 4, 2017: Louise Carslake

May 2, 2017: Shira Kammen

Refreshments at Monthly MeetingsRefreshments at Monthly MeetingsRefreshments at Monthly MeetingsRefreshments at Monthly Meetings

Thanks to all the members who contributed to our October refreshments! Have you signed up to bring something? There’ll be a sign up sheet on the table in the foyer at the November meeting. It need not be fancy; bags of Oreos are wel-come!

It’s never too late!

Join SRS today!

Please renew your membership for

the 2016-2017 year now, or join if you are not yet a member. The new membership form is attached to this newsletter (or to the email it was sent with). Fill out the form completely, attach a check for your dues ($50, along with an extra donation to SRS if possible), and mail it to the address on the form. You can also turn in your membership form and dues to the SRS Treasurer at the chapter meetings (and she brings some forms if you forgot to print one out; just ask her for one!). Note: Our dues increased to $50 this year.

Looking for a chance to play for a friendly audience?Looking for a chance to play for a friendly audience?Looking for a chance to play for a friendly audience?Looking for a chance to play for a friendly audience?

Crocker Holiday Artisan Market is looking for a few good musicians. If you would like to play at this fun event in a low-stress situation, this is the place for you. This is background music at an event that supports the Crocker Art Museum. We have some limited opportunities for musicians who use amplification, but mostly we want small groups to play in small rooms. This is perfect for recorders and other early instru-ments. There is no piano available, but there are electrical outlets, if, for instance, your group has an electric harpsichord. Or an electric sackbutt. The event is November 25, 26 and 27, the three days after Thanksgiving at Scottish Rite at Carlson and H Streets, near CSUS. Call Alex Ives at 916-215-2808 if you are interested

Note: Sine Nomine has played at this event for several years. Alex’s description is totally accurate: fun and low stress. Shoppers pause briefly, make nice comments, and move on. And when you’re done playing, you can shop...

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Across the Pond…Across the Pond…Across the Pond…Across the Pond…

Last year SRS member Jerry

Schwartz was in Edinburgh and found

that during his time there the Edinburgh

branch of the Society of Recorder Players

would be meeting. He inquired and

found that guests were very welcome. He

went to their meeting and had a good

time.

Fast forward to last month. Patty

Johnson was looking online for an ar-

rangement of “The Holly and The Ivy”

for possible use at the Winter Party. In

the items Google listed she noticed the

program for the 2014 Edinburgh holiday

party concert which included a fugue

based on “The Holly and the Ivy”. A

pleasant email interchange ensued with

the result that she received PDFs of the

piece, and a shout-out to Jerry whom they

remembered.

Thank you, Edinburgh Branch of

the Society of Recorder Players; thank

you, Jerry Schwartz; and thank you,

World-Wide Web!!

Recorders Out and AboutRecorders Out and AboutRecorders Out and AboutRecorders Out and About

On a Sunday in September: Brian Thompson and Susan Titus played in an artist friend’s back yard during her Open Studio event. In the shade of a big tree, with a small but inter-ested and changing audience, we played an eclectic assortment of duets, for 2 recorders and for guitar and recorder, from Medieval and Renaissance music to Telemann and con-temporary folk music.

Sunday, November 27: Sine Nomine will be

playing at the Crocker Art Museum Artisan

Craft Fair from 2:00-3:00pm.

Sunday, December 18: Two groups of SRS

members will be playing in the Capitol Ro-

tunda at 1:00pm. Lovely venue! If you can,

come up and hear our members!

The Winter Party is coming!!!The Winter Party is coming!!!The Winter Party is coming!!!The Winter Party is coming!!!

Saturday, January 7, 2017

6:30pm-9:00pm

• Planning on playing in the Recorder Or-chestra? Please attend either the Decem-ber or January Chapter meeting (better still, both!).

• Soupe! Start planning now! We appreci-ate our soupe makers!!

• Is your ensemble performing? Now’s the time to start polishing your performance so you can bring you best to the party. Let Mark Schiffer (marschif@gmail.com) know who’s in your group and what you’ll by playing by January 1.

Fall and Winter ConcertsFall and Winter ConcertsFall and Winter ConcertsFall and Winter Concerts

Musica Pacifica with Ryland Angel, countertenor

Chiesa and Camera-Chamber Music from Italy 1650 to 1700 Friday, November 11: First Presbyterian Church, Palo Alto, 8:00pm Saturday, November 12: St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Berkeley, 7:30pm Sunday, November 13: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco, 4:00pm Information: www.musicapacifica.org

Sacramento Baroque Soloists

A Baroque Christmas Friday, December 2: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Sacramento, 7:30pm Saturday, December 3: Harris Center, Folsom, 7:30pm Sunday, December 4: Harris Center, Folsom, 2:00pm Information: www.sacramentobaroque.org

American Bach Soloists

Messiah Saturday, December 10: Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center, Davis, 7:00pm Information: www.mondaviarts.org

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

The Complete Brandenburg Concertos Sunday, December 11: Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center, Davis, 4:00pm Information: www.mondaviarts.org

Archetti with Kathryn Adduci, trumpet, and Clara Rottsolk, soprano

Concerti per il Santissimo Natale: A Baroque Christmas Friday, December 9: First Presbyterian Church, Palo Alto, 8:00pm Saturday, December 10: St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Berkeley, 7:30pm Sunday, December 11: First Unitarian Church, San Francisco, 4:00pm Information: www.sfems.org Note: The Calperformances Concert schedule at UC Berkeley offers an Early Music se-ries which includes Jordi Savall, Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin, and The Tallis Schol-ars. Tickets are also available separately and most concerts are in 2017. Information: calperformances.org

Some Great Workshops! Some Great Workshops! Some Great Workshops! Some Great Workshops!

Explore new music, improve your skills, and spend a day (or more) with friends.Explore new music, improve your skills, and spend a day (or more) with friends.Explore new music, improve your skills, and spend a day (or more) with friends.Explore new music, improve your skills, and spend a day (or more) with friends.

Hidden Valley Early Music Road Scholar Hidden Valley Early Music Road Scholar Hidden Valley Early Music Road Scholar Hidden Valley Early Music Road Scholar WorkshopsWorkshopsWorkshopsWorkshops

Celebrating the Music of German Speaking Lands Two fabulous weeks - choose either week or both!

Enhance your technique and ensemble playing during an inten-sive workshop with director Letitia Berlin and other stellar faculty.

Week 1: October 30- November 5, 2016 Recorder- Letitia Berlin, Frances Blaker, Miyo Aoki Viola da gamba- Rosamund Morley, Strings and Early Repertoire- Shira Kammen All-Workshop Orchestra, conducted by Frances Blaker Week 2: November 6-12, 2016

Recorder- Letitia Berlin, Frances Blaker, Louise Carslake Viola da gamba- David Morris Dulcian and shawm faculty- Joan Kimball All-Workshop Orchestra, conducted by Frances Blaker Schedule The workshop includes four daily classes, morning exercise/dance, and impromptu group playing. Wednesday includes a free afternoon to explore the beautiful Carmel Valley area, play music, or just relax. Information: http://www.hiddenvalleymusic.org

Looking ahead: Registration for the March 2017 Columbia Gorge Early Music Retreat opens October 1st. This fabulous workshop runs from March 17-20, 2017 at the Menucha Retreat and Conference Center, Corbett, Oregon, 97019, about 20 miles east of Portland. Terrific faculty: Alison Melville, Miyo Aoki, Vicki Boeckman, Gayle and Phil Neuman, Laura Kuhlman Information: www.PortlandRecorderSociety.org

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 kacanan@yahoo.com. 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 gr8asf@gmail.com 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 franfeldon@gmail.com Judy Linsenberg, the director of the Baroque ensemble Musica Pacifica, holds a doctorate in early music from Stanford, and has extensive recorder teaching experience. She may be con-tacted by phone at 510-444-4113.

More information about teachers is on

our blog: http://sacrecorders.wordpress.com/

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Our regular meetings are the first Sunday of each month, 4:30-7, at the Madelyn Helling Library, 980 Helling Way, Nevada City. For more informa-tion about meetings, contact Miriam Morris, miriamemorris@gmail.com or Kathryn Canan, kacanan@yahoo.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!!

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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.

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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:

gail.crawford1@gmail.com or susanlee448@att.net or marschif@gmail.com