(Eileen has been a guest conductor with the Portland Recorder Society and taught at recorder workshops.  She resides in Albany, CA.)

Eileen Hadidian ( BA in Music, 1972), founder and artistic director of Healing Muses, has been named Albany Woman of the year for 2010. The announcement was made by California State Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner. Eileen was one of a select group of women to be so acknowledged by community leaders in East Bay Assembly District 14. Eileen and 13 other women, each representing one city in Skinner's district, were chosen because they have gone above and beyond the call of duty to make a significant difference in their communities. They will be honored at a special luncheon in Berkeley, CA, during Women's History Month festivities this March.

Healing Muses is a non-profit organization that brings soothing music, played on wooden flutes and Celtic harp, to Bay Area medical centers.. Eileen's work with healing music grew out of her own cancer experience. She used music for her own healing, and began to play for other cancer patients, exploring ways in which music can be used to soothe critically and chronically ill people. The professional musicians of Healing Muses draw on a diverse range of music from classical, folk and various world traditions to create a peaceful sound environment conducive to the well-being of patients and staff. Their extensive experience allows them to provide music as a healing tool to promote relaxation, diffuse pain, and reduce stress during hospital stays and procedures.

Mattias Maute, recorder, with Portland Baroque Orchestra:  Fri, Mar 12 & Sat, Mar 13 at 7:30pm (First Baptist); Sun, Mar 14 at 3:00pm (Reed). 
In Vivaldi's time, there were two kinds of flutes - the transverse, held like the modern flute - and the "sweet flute," or flauto dolce in Italian, which we call the recorder. Guest soloist Matthias Maute from Germany will explore the sweet tones of this ancient instrument while dazzling us with some of the 18th century's most virtuoso instrumental music. Monica will astonish us in turn with one of Vivaldi's most bravura violin concertos, Il Grosso Mogul.

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The Oregon Renaissance Band Chamber Ensemble will perform renaissance music from Switzerland with the Helvetia-Alpengluehn Singing Society for their Springfest on Saturday, April 17 at 4pm at Club Paesano at Cedarville Park, 3800 West Powell Loop in Gresham, Oregon (phone: 503-666-7636).  The musicians are Gayle Neuman, Kathryn Richer, Andy Harris, and Phil Neuman, who will perform on voice, alphorns, violin, sackbutts, recorders, serpent, and crumhorns.  Featured will be music of Ludwig Senfl and Claude Goudimel.

Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit: "The Harmonious Craft" held the weekend of April 24 and 25, noon to 5pm each day, at Marylhurst University.  The Marylhurst Music Department and the Early Music Guild of Oregon are cosponsoring this event.  For more information see www.nwmusicalinstrumentshow.org.

Music from the Time of John Adams:  Ensemble De Organographia - Gayle and Philip Neuman, along with Hideki Yamaya, will be performing American music from the late 18th and early 19th centuries on a variety of period instruments and voice.  This is part of the opening events surrounding the John Adams Exhibit at the Central Library in Portland.  Music by John Hewitt, William Billings, Edward Riley, and others will be performed on flageolets, czakan (walking stick recorder), early guitar, sausage bassoon, serpent, violin, and viola.  Included will be "Adams and Liberty", "New Yankee Doodle", "Celebration March", pieces from the "Czakan Schule", "Chester", and many others.  Sunday, June 27, 2010, 1pm at the Central Library in downtown Portland.