The next playing session will be Friday, December 16th, 2011 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
Phil Neuman
Gayle Neuman
Kim Pineda
Bryce Peltier
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Message from our Guest Conductor
Hello Recorderists!
I'm really looking forward to leading the session on December 16th. I'm bringing a variety of seasonal pieces from various periods that will be fun to read including William Byrd's beautiful 6 part "This day Christ was born: A Carol for Christmas Day" from his Psalmes, Songs, and Sonnets of 1611, Arcangelo Corelli's "Concerto fatto per la notte di Natale" from 1710, and an arrangement I did of "London Waits" from John Playford, a nightwatchman melody to which the carol "Past Three O'Clock" is sung. We'll also play one of my all time favorites "Noe, noe" by Jean de Castro c. 1582 which works great on reeds, the seriously mixolydian haunting old Irish carol "The Wexford Carol," and a version I did of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" with an ending that should guarantee a standing ovation, at least in the U.S. I hope to see you there!
Phil Neuman
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| Upcoming Playing Sessions | |
December 16th - Phil Neuman conducts
January 20th - Vicki Boeckman conducts
February 17th - Kris Kwapis conducts
March 16-19th - Columbia Gorge Early Music Retreat
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Web Link of the Month (send YOUR suggestions to newsletter@portlandrecordersociety.org)
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"The Color Blue" by Hans Henrik Brandt, performed by Wood'N'Flutes Recorder Trio (Vicki Boeckman, Pia Brinch Jensen, Gertie Johnsson)
Please enjoy this music. It is seasonal/holiday music to me because it represents those clear cold winter days where the blue sky seems impossible and the wind chill resonates within your bones. I'm sure everyone will have their own interpretation. Happy Holidays! -Zoe
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Columbia Gorge Early Music Retreat:
March 16-19th, 2012
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Thank you for a GREAT response! We are filled to the brim! The waiting list is now OPEN!
www.portlandrecordersociety.org
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Membership dollars pay our conductors, the Community Room rental fee, and sheet music copying costs. Please support our efforts to create a fun and educational non-profit organization!
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, or pick one up at the next playing session. Please make checks out to "Portland Recorder Society". You may mail your check and form if you choose to our treasurer, Robin Teitzel 9385 NW Murlea Lane, Portland, OR 97229.
If you are not a member, drop-in fees are $10 per playing session; your very first visit is free to try us out!
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| Upcoming Events
| PRS members are welcome to submit recorder/early music related items for this column. Deadline is 7 days prior to the next PRS playing session. Submit events to: newsletter@portlandrecordersociety.org.
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Oregon Renaissance Band
Christmas/New Year's Concerts 2011
"The New Year's Gift"
Thursday Dec. 29 at 7:30pm
Friday Dec. 30 at 7:30pm
Saturday Dec. 31 at 2pm.
All concerts at the Community Music Center, 3350 SE Francis, Portland, OR 97202. Admission at the door only: General $12, Seniors, Students and EMGO members $10.
Celebrating ORB's 20th year!
Directed by Philip and Gayle Neuman, with musicians David Bryan, Sharon Cheney, Daphne Clifton, Ben Fitch, Lori Fitch, Polly Gibson, Andrew Harris, Kathy Langley, Cindy Markham, Kathryn Richer, and Hideki Yamaya.
Music will include Banchieri's Magnificat, and selections by Praetorius, Charpentier, Holborne, Playford, and others including some Baroque Christmas music from Mexico. Voices and instruments will include recorders, violin (just made by Gayle!), viols, lute, spinettino, sackbutts, racketts, tartold, corna musen, krummhorn, mandolino, and others.
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Musica Maestrale
To Lament and to Rejoice: Dramatic instrumental and vocal music from the early Italian Baroque
Julia Brown, harpsichord
Bryce Peltier, recorder
Hideki Yamaya, theorbo and Baroque guitar
with special guests
Polly Gibson, bass gamba and recorder
Catherine Olson, soprano
Oregon-based Baroque ensemble Musica Maestrale will present a concert of instrumental and vocal music from early 17th-century Italy. The program will include dramatic laments as well as jovial songs, and some of the earliest sonatas. Composers represented will include Monteverdi, Castello, Falconieri, and Barbara Strozzi, one of the few female composers from the Baroque era.
Three performances: Hillsboro, Portland, and Eugene
Friday, Jan. 6, 2012
7:30PM
Walters Cultural Arts Center
527 E Main St.
Hillsboro, OR 97123
Admission: $12 advance; $14 day of show
http://www.ci.hillsboro.or.us/arts/wcac/Events.aspx
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012
7:30PM
Community Music Center
3350 SE Francis St.
Portland, OR 97202
Suggested donation: $15 general; $12 seniors and students
Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012
7:30PM
First United Methodist Church
1376 Olive St.
Eugene, OR 97401
Suggested donation: $10
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For Sale: 415 Prescott Bressan alto recorder. Handmade out of boxwood in 2004. Revoiced by Prescott himself in Aug. 2008. Excellent condition, plays easily, used in many recitals. Price reduced to $1300.
Contact Zoe Tokar: tabbycatz@comcast.net
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For Sale: Matched set of 5 Zenon recorders, SSATB - with the sopranino and soprano in Camilla wood, the alto in pear, and the tenor and bass in cherry. The instruments are in perfect condition. I no longer have the boxes, but use a custom padded roll-up bag for all of my instruments. I also have assorted sheet music for solo, duet, trio, as well as 4 and 5 part arrangements. There is also an oak wall mount as seen in the picture. Please contact Perry EauClaire at perryjoni@kalama.com or call:(360) 261-3163. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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