Portland Recorder Society November Newsletter

Vol.3 No. 3

November, 2009

The next playing session will be Friday, November 20th, 2009 at 7:30pm.

Be ready to play at 7:30pm in the Community Room of the Kennedy School, 5736 NE 33rd Ave., Portland, OR. Bring music stands and stand lights if you have them. For more information, go to our website.

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All our professional coaches are available for private lessons and ensemble coaching.

Please contact them directly for scheduling at the links below.

Vicki Boeckman

Eileen Hadidian

Phil Neuman

Gayle Neuman

Kim Pineda

Bryce Peltier

Hello friends,

A few quick items from me, roving reporter from the PRS board:

I know I promised a short concert by the recorder quartet, "King Kung" from Seattle at the start of this month's session. Unfortunately, the group has had to postpone their trip here due to a death in the family of one of the quartet members. We will eagerly await hearing their jumbo sized recorders (tenor, bass, great bass, contra bass) until the January session.

Thanks to all who participated in the instrument swap last month. It was low key and fun, and there were a few things that found PERFECT new homes!!

One last thing....Many of you know I play with a baroque chamber music ensemble named La Stella. We have a recital coming up on Sunday, Nov. 22nd, and I need to call your attention to a correction in the time of the concert. It is 2pm, not 3pm as advertised earlier. Please see the events listing below for further information. Sorry for the confusion!

Thanks, and hope to see you soon!
Zoe

Upcoming Playing Sessions

November 20th - Vicki Boeckman conducts
December 18th - Peter Seibert (Seattle, WA) conducts
January 15th - Vicki Boeckman conducts

Notes from our Music Director

Greetings everyone!

Winter has arrived, which also means the end of the year and the holiday season are rapidly approaching! Peter Seibert will be the guest conductor in December, so this will be my last session with you before the new year. Hope to see all of you there.

For our November session, I would like to focus on English renaissance music
by Peter Phillips. We will start with a beautiful 5 part motet called "O Beatum et Sacrosanctum Diem" and then move on to his fabulous 6 part Pavan Passamezzo "Deo Gratias". Philips was one of the most prolific Northern composers of Latin sacred choral music, yet he also composed music for instrumental consort and keyboard. There are several hundred surviving motets from his hand, of which O Beatum is one. Philips' instrumental pieces included the best-known genres of English instrumental music of the time, the fantasia, pavan & galliard. These two pieces will give you a sample of his multi faceted compositional talents. His vocal and instrumental writing is extremely smooth and elegant; a joy to play. We will end the session with Andrew Charlton's "Royal Flush" written in 1992, dedicated to the Plumbers Union of Edmonton, Alberta! (Some of you may remember that we did his "Pipe Dreams" last year). A fun, swingin' piece.

All sizes of recorders from Soprano down to Bass will be needed, and all buzzies, viols and other stringed instruments welcome. Contrabasses welcome, but we won't need C basses this session.

I am delighted that there is so much enthusiasm in the group, but I would like to remind everyone to be respectful of rehearsal etiquette, which includes the following:

- Arrive early enough to have your instruments unpacked and ready to play by the start time, which is 7:30.
- Once the session has started, please practice silently rather than noodle loudly if there are some tricky measures you need to review.
- Please do not talk when the conductor is speaking, or trying to rehearse another section.
- Finally, try to be patient during the passing out of music; we will make sure you have something to play!

One last request...we'd like a volunteer to write a review about each playing session so that we can print it in the following month's newsletter. This is a wonderful way for members who were were not able to attend to still feel connected. The review should recap what we played, who the new members or guests were, any interesting musical tips thrown out by the director, and be written in your own unique style. Jeanne Lynch came up with the name of the column, "Clef Notes". Please let Zoe (pdxrecorders@comcast.net) know if this is something up your alley.

Ok, just one more thing...

Don't forget to mark your calendars for the 2nd annual Columbia Gorge Early Music Retreat April 2 - 5, 2010! Tell a friend!

Vicki Boeckman

	Columbia Gorge Early Music Retreat April 2-5, 2010
Early Bird Registration is OPEN and the clock is ticking!! Please register today!

	Thank you Volunteers!
Thank you to all who signed up to bring snacks for enjoyment after our playing sessions. We still have more slots to fill to keep our stomachs full! The sign-up sheet will go around AGAIN this month. Here's the friendly reminder to Elanore Bailey and Mary Fieland - you're on for November 20th. Simple and healthy is ideal: juice, fruit, crackers, cheese, etc.

	We Need Your Membership!
Portland Recorder Society membership includes: ~monthly playing sessions (Sept-May) coached by professionals ~Discount to Columbia Gorge Early Music Retreat ~Monthly e-mail newsletters ~Networking opportunities with like-minded musicians Yearly dues are $40, additional donations welcomed and are tax deductible. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization! Click HERE for a link to our membership registration form. If you are not a member, drop-in fees are $10 per playing session; your very first visit is free to try us out!

Upcoming Events

PRS members are welcome to submit recorder/early music related items for this section. Deadline is 7 days prior to the next PRS playing session. Submit to pdxrecorders@comcast.net
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La Stella Baroque Ensemble Recital: Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 at 2pm, First Presbyterian Church of Portland, 1200 SW Alder. Mary Rowell, baroque violin, Zoe Tokar, recorders, Max Fuller, baroque cello and viol da gamba, Hideki Yamaya, theorbo, archlute. The program includes works by Vivaldi, Telemann, Rossi, Castello, and Morel. Tickets $8/$10 at the door. For more information, please contact Zoe or the First Presbyterian "Celebration Works" concert series WEBSITE.

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Members of The Wildwood Consort including Beverly Stafford, baroque flute, Jan Groh, recorder, Michael Wilhite, viola da gamba, and Delbert Saman, harpsichord and organ, present a recital of works by Quantz, Buxtehude, Handel and Telemann. Free, noon Sack Lunch Concert Wed November 25, 2009 at the Old Church, SW 11th & Clay (www.oldchurch.org). Contact jan.groh@gmail.com or go to their website: www.wildwoodconsort.org.

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Oregon Renaissance Band will perform An Early Christmas from Many Nations "Echoes from Christmas Past" on Friday, December 18th, 2009 at 8pm at the Glenn and Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center, 527 E. Main St. in Hillsboro, Oregon. 14 musicians will be playing Christmas music from Scotland, England, France, Brittany, Mexico, Finland, Germany, and Italy on period instruments including lute, early guitar, harp, violin, viola da gamba, sackbutts, racketts, crumhorn, tartold (dragon-shaped rackett), recorders, bells, percussion, and voices. Advance tickets $15; day of the concert $17. For ticket information call 503-615-3485.

Oregon Renaissance Band will perform An Early Christmas from Many Nations "Echoes from Christmas Past" featuring early Christmas music from around the world: Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 3pm and 7:30pm at the Community Music Center in Portland, 3350 SE Francis St., Portland; and Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 3pm also at the Community Music Center. 14 musicians will be playing Christmas music from Scotland, England, France, Brittany, Mexico, Finland, Germany, and Italy on period instruments including lute, early guitar, harp, violin, viola da gamba, sackbutts, racketts, crumhorn, tartold (dragon-shaped rackett), recorders, bells, percussion, and voices. For the Community Music Center concerts admission is $12 and $10, available only at the door.

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Portland Baroque Orchestra: Bach's Joyful Noise
Recorders are featured in this program!!

Fri, Dec 4 & Sat, Dec 5 at 7:30pm (First Baptist); Sun, Dec 6 at 3:00pm (Reed)

Alexander Weimann, director and harpsichord
Barry Bauguess, baroque trumpet
Fri., Dec. 4 & Sat., Dec 5 at First Baptist Church Sun., Dec. 6 at Kaul Auditorium, Reed College
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047
Harpsichord Concerto No. 6 in F major, with two recorders, BWV 1057
Harpsichord Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054
Telemann: Concerto No. 3 in D Major for trumpet, 2 oboes and strings

German Bach specialist Alexander Weimann, who made his PBO last December with Handel's Messiah, returns in a program of virtuoso instrumental music, featuring trumpet and pipes (recorders and oboes in this case) to celebrate the start of the holiday season.

Weimann's dazzling harpsichord playing will be center-stage with the keyboard version (BWV 1057) of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 (BWV 1049) - one of Monica's own showstoppers.

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