SEATTLE RECORDER SOCIETY
March 2017Vol. XLVIII, No. 7
www.seattle-recorder.org
Recorder Notes
SRSMeeting
Friday,
March3rd,2017@7:30pm
OpeningProgramUniversityofWashington
LibrariesSingersandEarlyMusicEnsemble
PlayingSession(VickiBoeckman)Pedersøn,Lassus,andTelemann
Allsizesofrecorders
andviolsarewelcome.Lowbassrecordersareneeded!
BackroomGang(MiyoAoki)
Musicwillbeprovided.
FromtheMusicDirector(VickiBoeckman)
Greetings,Everyone,
Isitmeordidthismonthliterallyjustwhizrightpast?Iamcertainlyreadyforspring,andIthinkweareallreadyforsomestabilityhere,weatherorotherwise.Onethingwecancountonisaplethoraofactivitiesandconcertstonourishandsateourrecorder-playingcravings.Don'tforgettoscrollallthewaydowntothebottomofthisnewslettertogettotheever-growingcalendarofevents.Evenifyoudon'thavetimetotakeitallinnow,youcanstarthemessageandreturntoitlater.
Itishardtobelievethatweonlyhavetwomoreplayingsessions
inourseason—March3rdandApril7th.April7thwillbeledbyMatthiasMaute,sothatistrulyaneveningnottobemissed!(Noristheconcertorthemasterclasstheverynextday!)
ForourplayingsessiononMarch3rd,I'dliketostartwithtwo5-partmadrigalsbytheDanishcomposerMogensPedersøn:“EccoLaPrima-vera”heraldingthespringand“SonvivoenonsoVivo”abouttheconflictsoflivingalifewithoutlove.BothcomefromthecollectioncalledMadrigaleacinquevocifrom1611,publishedafterPedersøncompletedhisstudiesinVenicewithGiovanniGabrieli.WewillthenmoveontoplayoneofmyfavoritepiecesbyLassus,“LaudatePueriDominum,”whichisastunning7-partpiecewrittenattheheightofLassus'mastery.Noconnectiontospringotherthanthatitisupliftingandbeautiful.ThenI'dliketoendtheeveningwithmovementsfromTelemann'sdelightfulWaterMusicsuiteinCmajor.LookingbackatmynotesIseethatweplayeditin2009,soIthinkitcanstandtoberevisited.EveryoneisfamiliarwithHandel’sWaterMusicsuites,andTelemann’sworkbythesamenameisequallyrewarding.HandelandTelemannhadamutualadmirationforeachother,andTelemannnevermissedanopportunitytotraveltoaneventthatwouldreunitethem.
Allsizesofrecorders—sopranodowntocontra—needed,themorelowbassesthebetter,andofcourseviolsarealwayswelcome.Ifanyoneneedsmusicaheadoftime,pleaseletmeknowwhatpartyouareinterestedinandIwillsendapdfassoonasIcan.Seeyousoon,everyone!
NewsletterDeadlineforAprilIssue:
Sunday,March19th
Refreshments(March)
BakedGoodsCathyLacefieldMajaTritt
Fruit
BarbaraMcKnight
VeggiesNancyGorbman
ManythankstoMajaTrittforvolunteeringtobetheRefreshmentsCoordinator
fornextyear!
—MollyWarnerandtheSRSBoard
AbouttheOpeningProgram(NancyGorbman)
UniversityofWashingtonLibrariesSingers&EarlyMusicEnsemble
TheUniversityofWashingtonLibrariesSingershasbeenacherishedtraditionforover35yearsinSeattleanddrawsfromtalentedLibrariesstaffwholovetosing.
Recentlythesingersperformedwithotherstaffandinvitedmusicianswhoplayedrecordersandviols.Thiswonderfulgroupistheresultofthatcollaboration.
WebringyouadelightfulconcertwithmusicinspiredbythewritingsofWilliamShakespeare(1564-1616):incidentalmusic,lovesongs(ofwhichmanyhavebeenwritten!),andmadrigals.ProgramselectionsincludemusicperformedinorinspiredbyplayssuchasAMidsummerNight'sDream,AsYouLikeIt,andTheTempestcomposedbyDowland,Morley,Arne,andothers.Wehopeyouenjoyit!
When:Sunday,March5th,from3pmto4pmWhere:ThirdPlaceCommonsatLakeForestParkTownCenterContact:[email protected]:Joinusforalivelyconcertofvariousrecorderensembles—includingmusicoftheRenaissance,Baroque,and20-21stcenturies.A“Play-In”ofanewcompositionentitled“Waltz,”composedbyJamesBeaudoir,willbegintheprogram(forintermediatelevelrecorderplayersandup).Funforallages.Freedrawingforplasticrecordersatconcert’send!Instrumentation:Recorders,harpsichord,percussion,andguitar.
Play-the-RecorderMonthCelebration(NancyGorbman)
RegistrationIsNowOpenforthePortTownsendEarlyMusicWorkshop!
JoinSRSforthePortTownsendEarlyMusicWorkshop—aweeklongworkshopinthePacificNorthwestwithastellarfaculty!When:Sunday,July9th–Saturday,July15th,2017Where:ThebeautifulcampusofUniversityofPugetSound(UPS)inTacoma
Recorder/Flute/EarlyWinds:AdamGilbert,AlisonMelville,CleaGalhano,MiyoAoki,NinaStern,PaulLeenhouts,PeterSeibert,RotemGilbert,andVickiBoeckmanVoices/Viols/MixedConsorts:JackAshworth,JoannaBlendulf,WendyGillespie,andEllenSeibert
http://www.seattle-recorder.org/Workshop/index.html
ThemasterclasswithMatthiasMautewillbeheldonSaturday,April8th,2017from9:30amuntil2:30pm.ThelocationistheCommunityRoomatMapleLeafLutheranChurch(whereourSRSmeetingsareheld).
MatthiasMauteisundeniablyoneofthemostspectacularandinnovativerecordervirtuososofourtime.Heisanunstoppableenergeticforceofnaturealwaysstrivingforexcellence.HewillbehereinSeattletoleadtheSRSAprilplayingsessiononFriday,April7th,teachamasterclassonSaturday,April8th,andperformtwoconcertswithGalleryConcerts,oneonSaturday,April8that7:30pmandoneonSunday,the9that3pm.HeiseagertofitasmuchteachingashecanintothetightSeattleschedule,andweareveryfortunatetohavehimherewithus.Bepreparedtobewowedineverysenseoftheword.
WearenottakinganymoreperformersforMatthias'masterclassonApril8th,butthereareunlimitedslotsforauditors.Thecostforauditingis$25.
Forthoseofyouwonderingwhatamasterclassis,itissimplyafancynameforan“open”lesson.Thereisastudent(theactiveparticipant),ateacher,andanaudience(theauditors).Thebeautyofamasterclassisthatitisawin/winsituationforauditorsandparticipantsalike,becauseeveryoneisarecipienttothesameinstruction!Auditorswhoarenot“performing”learnatremendousamountbyfollowingalongwiththeteachingandlearningprocessofsomeoneelse'slesson,withoutthedistractionofgettingnervous.Itisafascinatingwaytoabsorbinformation,beitconfirmationofwhatyoualreadyknow,orintroductiontosomethingnew—aninvitationtolookatthingsthroughadifferentlens.Pleasejoinusforthisinvigoratingdayandhelpcheeronyourfellowplayers!
UpcomingMasterClasswithMatthiasMaute(FromVickiBoeckman)
ThereisstilltimelefttoRSVP!WorksbyTelemann,Shinohara,andFontanaSaturday,March25th,2017at3pm454045thAveNE,Seattle,WA98105
Myteacher,NinaStern,hasinvitedmetojoinherorganization,S’CoolSounds,ontheirsixthtriptoKenya
thiscomingJune.S’CoolSoundshaspartneredfornumerousyearswithCrossingThresholdstoteachrecordertostudentsintheKiberaslumoutsideofNairobi,Kenya.AsIpreparetobeginmystudiesataEuropeanconserv-atoryinrecorderandmusiceducation,thistripwillallowmetocombinetwoofmypassions—musicandworkingwithchildren.DonationsfromtheconcertwillbeusedtocoverthecostsofthetripandanyleftoverfundswillbeusedtopurchaserecorderstobringwithustoKenya.
Ticketsareasuggesteddonationof$50orasable.Duetolimitedseating,pleaseRSVPtoisabellapagel@gmail.combyMarch15th.Donationscanbeacceptedatthedoor.Ifyouareunabletoattendtheconcert,butwouldstillliketodonate,pleasevisitthefollowingGoFundMe:https://www.gofundme.com/music-across-the-horizons.
MusicAcrosstheHorizons:AnAfternoonwithmusicandrefreshmentsfeaturingIsabellaPagel(FromIsabellaPagel;Isabella’sphotobyBillStickney)
BellinghamWorkshoponFebruary11th,2017(FromMollyWarner)
SeveralfolksfromSeattle(MikeWoolf,SusanBurris,EllisHillinger,SusieKeithly,andMollyWarner)attendedthisone-dayworkshopentitled“ItMightAsWellBeSpring.”Ittookplacefrom9:15am-4:30pmatSt.Paul'sEpiscopalChurchinBellingham.DebbieMcMeelwasoneoftheprimemoversingettingitgoing.PhilandGayleNeumanandLauraKuhlmanweretheinstructors.
Aboutthirtypeople
attended,comingfromvariouscornersofBritishColumbiaandWashington.Forthemostpart,thedaywasorganizedintolarge-groupplayingwiththethreeinstructorsrotatingpiecestheyhadchosen.InonesessionwesplitintothreegroupswithGayleinstructingthestringplayers,Philthehistoricalwinds,andLauraalltherest;anothersectioninvolvedanintroductionto
bagpipesbyLaura.Thethemewas“ItMightAsWellBeSpring,”withmuchofthemusicfromtheRenaissanceperiodbuiltaroundtheideaofspringandlove,butwealsoventuredintothe20thcenturywithpiecesbyRichardRogers.ManyofthearrangementshadbeendonebyPhil.EdMcMeelprovidedadeliciouslunch,withentertainmentprovidedbytwoyoungbrothers,studentsofDebbie's,whoplayedfamiliarRenaissanceairsongarkleinorbassclarinettoDebbie'sdrumaccompaniment.
Theeveningbroughtawell-attendedconcertinthemainsanctuary
withPhil,Gayle,andLauraplayingahostofdifferentinstruments(mostbuiltbyPhilandGayle),playingasatriooraccompanyingGaylewhohasagorgeous,lightsopranovoice.Theacousticstherewerefabulous!Thankstoallwhoorganizedthisfineday!
Members’Night!
Members’NightisonFriday,May12th,2017.
It’snottoosoontostartthinkingaboutwhatyou’dlike
toperform.
Theonlycriteriaarethatyourentrydoesnotexceed5minutes(includingspeaking)andthatyouarenotinmorethan3
ensembles.Atleastonememberofyourgroupmustbeamem-beringoodstandingofSRS.
Asign-upsheetwillbeavailableattheMarchmeeting,
SeattleRecorderSoirée—Ongoing
FirstTuesdaysofEveryMonth
7:30pmto9:00pm
CouthBuzzardBooks&CaféBuono
8310GreenwoodAveN,Seattle,WA98103(206)436-2960,
www.buonobuzzard.comFREE!!!Donationsandpurchasesappreciated.
•Contact:ChrisCorfmanat
[email protected](206)227-5619.
MeetingNotes:February10th,2017(KathleenArends)
RecorderClasses(LauraFaber)
Note:Newplayersarewelcomeatanytime.
ContactLauratogetstarted.
AdvancedBeginner/LowerIntermediateEnsemble
Mondays–12:30to2:30pm
IntermediateEnsembleThursdays–12:30to2:30pm
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ClassDescriptions
AdvancedBeginner/Lower
IntermediateEnsemble(SATB)Simpleandfunmusicchosenfor
playerswhoarenewtoensembleplaying,addinganewsizeinstrument,orprefera
moremodesttempo.
IntermediateEnsemble(SATBGB)
Medievaltomodernmusicforplayerscomfortablewithcommonfingeringsand
rhythmswhoareinterestedindevelopingtheirtechniquefurther.SkillsincludeplayingbothFandCinstruments,
readingaltoup,countinghalves,andreadingfromparts.
BassEnsemble,
BeginningEnsemble,andEveningEnsembleAvailableifinterestarises!
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Peoplewhoareinterested
orbycalling(206)619-0671.
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Businessandannouncementsincluded:
*SRSneedsmorepeopleinvolvedinrunningit!Weneedanews-lettereditor,beginningthissummerfortheSeptember2017issue.Weneedarefreshmentscoordinatorfornextyear[MajaTritthasvolunteered!],aswellaspeopletosignuptobringrefreshments.Alloftheseareachievablebyregularhumans,withoutsuperpowers!Couldyouhelpout?Contactanyoneontheboard;emailsandphonenumbersareonthenextpage.
*TimetothinkaboutMembers'Night!Thisyearit'sFriday,May12th.Atthisannualevent,weperformforeachother.Signupyourselforyourconsorttoplayforourverysupportiveaudience!Eachperformanceisallotted5minutes,includinganyspeech,andatleastonememberofaconsortmustbeamemberofSRS.EmailMollyWarner,orsignuponpaperatthenextSRSmeeting.
*There'splentyofroomforauditorsatMatthiasMaute'smasterclasshereatMapleLeafLutheranChurchonApril8th.Pickuphelpfultipsfromapersonableprofessionalforjust$25!LetVickiknow,orjustshowup.
*AmericanRecorderSocietyrepresentativeNancyGorbmanisavailableforquestionsaboutARS.MarchisPlay-the-RecorderMonth;SeattlehasaPTRMeventfrom3to5p.m.onMarch5th.Moreinfoisavailableonpage2.
*LindaAndersonhasaMembers'Nightopportunityforakrummhornplayer.Sheevenhasthekrummhorn!
*RecorderclassesareavailableinSeattlefromLauraFaber.Moreinfoislocateddirectlytotherightofthisarticle.
Ah,theplayingsession!MiyoAokiledusall,includingsomeoftheBackroomGang,infouraccessiblepieces.
Firstwehadsomefunwithhemiolasinsecularmusic,beginningwithJohnDowland's“TheEarlofEssexGalliard”inthevocalversion,“Cansheexcusemywrongs.”Thedancewaswrittenin3/2,sixquarternotestothemeasure.While3/2impliesthreegroupsoftwoquartersineachmeasure,itcanalsobedoneastwogroupsofthreequarters,whichwecallahemiola.Thethirdsectionofthemusicfeaturedtheseinabundance,reallytuggingagainstthethree-groupmeasures.Miyohadusallreadourrhythmsvocally,andthenjustthetenorsreadtheirs,whichwasespeciallyoffsetanddifficult.Theothermainideawastokeepthebounceandlightnessofthedance,givingan“up”feeling.
AnotherworkrichinhemiolaswasWilliamByrd's“MyMindtoMeaKingdomIs.”Againwithsixquarterstothemeasure,thisone'smainideawastwogroupsofthree,someasureswiththreegroupsoftwoprovidedmuchinterestasthepartsalternatedbetweenthetwoorganizational(continuedbelow)
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schemes.Miyofirstdealtwithourtendencytodragthethree-groupmeasures,andthenhadustryaninterestingtechnique:playeachnoteveryshort,withsilencebetweenitandthenextveryshortnote.Thistrickcangreatlyclarifythewayrhythmsfittogetherinensemblemusic.Finally,Miyocoachedustoplaythestepwisemeasuressmoothly.Theworkfeltjoyful!
WewentontoasettingofPsalm103,“Benedicanimamea,”byFrenchcomposerClaudindeSermisy.MiyotranscribedthislovelyRenaissancepieceforus.Shehadustunetheopenfifththatpervadesthepiece,andpaycloseattentiontointonationthroughout(notetoself:thiscanimprovetheperformanceofprettymuchanywork!).Thepiecealsogaveopportunitiestopracticeatechniqueusefulwhennotesareheldaverylongtime:ratherthanletthetonebegintowaver,stopblowingimmediately.Thenre-enterthenotewiththecorrectbreathpressure,andwithoutanysortofarticulation.Theclosingdeservedsomework,too;itsharmonieshavetheendofthepiecefeelingunfinished,asifanotherpiecehadbeenintendedtofollowitimmediately.Again,intonationwaskey.
Finally,weplayedamovementfromtheRachmaninoffAll-NightVigil,againadaptedforusbyMiyo.It'snotoftenyougetthechancetoplayRachmaninoffonrecorders!HewrotethisforRussianOrthodoxChurchservices,andonlyacoupleofyearsafterhewroteitin1915,sacredmusicwasbannedinRussia.
Thissecondmovement,“PraisetheLord,OMySoul,”madeadmirableuseofthegreat-andcontra-bassrecorders.Itaffordedanotheropportunityto“practicesurreptitiouslyleavingandenteringlongnotes;”Miyotoldusthatthelongdronesareforthesingerstosingagainst.Thepiecealsochangedmeternumeroustimes,including4/2to9/4andback;playershadtopaycloseattentiontotheconducting,whichhadbeencarefullyprepared.Theslow-moving,meditativeworkwasabeautifulclosetotheevening.Thankyou,Miyo!
2016-2017SRSMeetings
Meetingsareusually(butnotalways)heldonthefirstFridayofeachmonth,SeptembertoMay,at7:30p.m.,MapleLeafLutheranChurch,
1000532ndNE,Seattle.
Meetingsincludeashortperformanceorlectureofinteresttorecorderandviolplayers,ensembleplayingforalllevelsofrecorderplayers,andabeginningrecorderensemble.
A$5.00donationisrequestedfornon-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
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.
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Fri.,Mar.3@7:30pm:SeattleRecorderSocietyMeeting.MapleLeafLutheranChurch.Seattle.Sat.,Mar.4@7:30pm:ByrdEnsemblepresents:“SpanishMusicfortheHouseofHabsburg.”St.Mark’sCathedral,124510thAveE,Seattle.www.byrdensemble.comSat.,Mar.4@7:30pm:CelticharperandstorytellerPatrickBallpresents:“ComeDancewithMeinIreland:EncounterswithW.B.Yeats.”GreenlakeMethodistChurch,64151stAveNE,Seattle.www.patrickball.comSun.,Mar.5@3pm:“Play-the-RecorderMonth”celebrationatThirdPlaceCommonsatLakeForestParkTownCenter.Contact:[email protected].,Mar.5@7pm:ByronSchenkmanandFriendspresent:“Bach’sGoldbergVariations.”IgnacioPrego,harpsichord.FirstPrizewinneratthe2012WestfieldInternationalHarpsichordCompetition,IgnacioPrego“providesanexhibitionofdizzyingvirtuosityalliedwithcompellingemotionaldirectness”(VoixdesArts).NordstromRecitalHallatBenaroyaHall,Seattle.www.byronschenkman.comFri.,Mar.10@7:30pm:AveRenaissanceWomen’sChoirpresents:“Tehillim.”TPC.EMGFri.,Mar.10@7:30pm:SalishSeaEarlyMusicFestivalPresents:“Celebrating250YearsofTelemann.”BernwardLohr,harpsichord;AnneRoehrig,violin;JeffreyCohan,baroqueflute.ChristEpiscopalChurch,4548BrooklynAveNE,Seattle.www.salishseafestival.org/seattleSat.,Mar.11@2pm:MossBayRecorderSocietyMeeting.SallyMitchell,conductingdancemusic.ShorelineLibrary,345NE175thSt,Shoreline.www.mossbayrecorders.orgSat.,Mar.11@7:30:UWWorldSeriespresents:“Tafelmusik:J.S.Bach:TheCircleofCreation.”Combinestext,music,andstunningprojectedvideoandimagestoexploretheworldoftheartisans—papermakers,violincarvers,stringspinners,andperformers—whohelpedJ.S.Bachrealizehismusicalgenius.MeanyTheater,UW,Seattle.www.meanycenter.org Sat.,Mar.11@7:30pmandSun.,Mar.12@3pm:GalleryConcertspresents:“LaGuitarraRoyalle.”StephenStubbs,Baroqueguitar,incollaborationwithMaxineEilander,harp.QueenAnneChristianChurch,13163rdAveW,Seattle.www.galleryconcerts.comSun.,Mar.12@3pm:SeattleBachChoirpresents:“DeathandLife.”MusicofShutz,Pärt,Pachelbel,andBach.AnneLyman,MusicDirector.TPC.www.seattlebachchoir.orgSun.,Mar.12@4pm:MedievalWomen’sChoirpresents:“Pilgrim’sProgress.”UniversityTempleUnitedMethodistChurch,1415NE43rdSt,Seattle.www.medievalwomenschoir.orgTues.,Mar.14@7pm:EarlyMusicUndergroundpresents:“ErinGoBaroque.”CelebrateSt. Patrick'sDaybyenjoyinggreatIrishandScottishbaroqueandtraditionalmusic.Triosandsonatasby O'Carolan,Roseingrave,Mackintosh,MacLean,andOswaldalongwithtraditionaltunesfromthreecenturies.NakedCityBrewery&Taphouse,8564GreenwoodAveN,Seattle.www.emuseattle.comFri.,Mar.17@7:30pm:EarlyMusicUndergroundpresents:“ErinGoBaroque.”Seeabovefordetails.St.John'sEpiscopalChurch,105StateStS,Kirkland.www.emuseattle.com
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EMG(EarlyMusicGuild,206-325-7066)www.earlymusicguild.orgTPC(TrinityParishChurch,609–8thAvenue,Seattle)www.trinityseattle.org
TH(TownHall,1119–8thAvenue,Seattle)www.townhallseattle.orgAlleventsaresubjecttochange.
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Sat.,Mar.18@7:30pm:SeattleBaroqueOrchestrapresents:“BachBrandenburgCelebration.”SeattleBaroqueOrchestraFounderIngridMatthewsjoinstheOrchestraasguestviolinsoloistforasplendidcelebrationofstringmusicfeaturingJ.S.Bach’sviolinconcertos.TheOrchestrashowcasestheviolins,violas,andcellosinBrandenburgConcertoNo.3andthelowerstringsinBrandenburgConcertoNo.6tocompletethefestivities!NordstromRecitalHallatBenaroyaHall,Seattle.EMGSun.,Mar.19@3pm:EarlyMusicUndergroundpresents:“ErinGoBaroque.”SeedescriptioninMarch14listingabove.NorthwestCellars,11909124thAveNE,Kirkland.www.emuseattle.comSat.,Mar.25@7:30pm:sound|counterpointpresents:“...withviolinaccompaniment.”JoinviolinistLindaMelstedandharpsichordistJonathanOddieforaduorecitalofworksforobbligatoharpsichordwithviolinaccompaniment.MusicbyDuphly,Mondonville,AdamHaws,JohannSebastianBach,andCarlPhilippEmmanuelBach.QueenAnneChristianChurch,13163rdAveW,Seattle.www.soundcounterpoint.orgFri.,Mar.31@7:30pm:CappellaRomanapresents:“RussianChantRevival.”ThemenofCappellaRomanaperformpowerfulchantsandchoralworksinSlavonicthatinspiredtheRussianorchestralmastersTchaikovsky,Rachmaninoff,andRimsky-Korsakov.St.JamesCathedral,804NinthAve,Seattle.www.cappellaromana.orgSat.,Apr.1@7:30pmandSun.,Apr.2@2:30pm:TheBaltimoreConsortpresents:“TheFoodofLove.”The“rambunctioussextet”(TheWashingtonPost),knownfortheirlivelyrenditionsofRenaissancetunes,presentsabrandnewprogramfeaturingsongsandconsortmusicfromtheplaysofWilliamShakespeare.NordstromRecitalHall,BenaroyaHall,Seattle.EMGTues.,Apr.4@7pm:EarlyMusicUndergroundpresents:“MozartintheRainforest.”NakedCityBrewery&Taphouse,8564GreenwoodAveN,Seattle.www.emuseattle.comWed.,Apr.5@7:30pm:CappellaRomanapresents:“TheTallisScholars.”St.JamesCathedral,804NinthAve,Seattle.www.cappellaromana.orgFri.,Apr.7@7pm:IntimateBaroquepresents:“Buxtehude’sMembraJesuNostri.”SaintMark'sEpiscopalCathedral,10thAveE,Seattle.www.intimatebaroque.orgFri.,Apr.7@7:30pm:SeattleRecorderSocietyMeeting.MapleLeafLutheranChurch,Seattle.Fri.,Apr.7@7:30pm:EarlyMusicUndergroundpresents:“MozartintheRainforest.”St.John'sEpiscopalChurch,105StateStS,Kirkland.www.emuseattle.comSat.,Apr.8@7:30pmandSun.,Apr.9@3pm:GalleryConcertspresents:“DuelingRecorders.”GuestArtistMatthiasMauteandVickiBoeckman,recorders;NathanHelgeson,bassoon;andJillonStoppelsDupree,harpsichord.MusicofTurini,Corelli,Merula,Vivaldi,andMaute.QueenAnneChristianChurch,13163rdAveW,Seattle.www.galleryconcerts.comSun.,Apr.9@3pm:NewBaroqueOrchestraSpringConcert.ChristineWilkinsonBeckman,conducting.WorksofTelemann,Charpentier,andLully.TP.EMG (continuedbelow)
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UpcomingWorkshops
Sat.,April8,2017from9:30amto2:30pm:SRShostsamasterclasswithMatthiasMaute.Performanceslotsarefilledup,butauditingspotsarestillavailable.CommunityRoomatMapleLeafLutheranChurch.May5-8,2017:WindsandWavesRecorderWorkshop.(FacultyconcertonMay5,classesMay6-8.)Otis,Oregon.Registrationisopennow.www.sitkacenter.orgJuly9-15,2017:PortTownsendEarlyMusicWorkshop.Tacoma,Washington.Registrationisopennow.http://www.seattle-recorder.org/Workshop/index.html
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Sun.,Apr.9@3pm:EarlyMusicUndergroundpresents:“MozartintheRainforest.”NorthwestCellarsWinery,11909124thAveNE,Kirkland.www.emuseattle.comSun.,Apr.9@4:30pm:SineNomineRenaissanceChoirpresents:“UniquelyEnglish:GibbonsandTomkins.”AnneLyman,directing.TP.EMGSun.,Apr.9@7:30pm:SalishSeaEarlyMusicFestivalpresents:“TheArtofModulationII.”ChristEpiscopalChurch,4548BrooklynAveNE,Seattle.www.salishseafestival.orgFri.,Apr.28@7:30pm:CappellaRomanapresents:“VeniceintheNorth.”RussianOrthodoxchoralworksfromtheImperialCourtChapelinSaintPetersburg,bytheVenetianClassicalmastersemployedthereunderCatherinetheGreat.St.Mark’sCathedral,124510thAveE,Seattle.www.cappellaromana.orgSat.,Apr.29:MossBayAnnualMeet.Conductors:LarryStark,MiyoAoki,andSallyMitchell.KirklandCongregationalChurch,1055thAve,Kirkland.www.mossbayrecorders.orgSat.,Apr.29@7:30pm:PacificMusicWorkspresents:“DidoandAeneas—HenryPurcell.”JoinedbyUniversityofWashingtonChamberSingers,PMWpresentsafulllengthversionoftheopera.NordstromRecitalHall,BenaroyaHall,Seattle.www.pacificmusicworks.orgSun.,Apr.30@2pm:PacificMusicWorkspresents:“DidoandAeneas—HenryPurcell.Seeabovefordetails.MeanyHall,4140GeorgeWashingtonLaneNE,Seattle.www.pacificmusicworks.orgSun.,Apr.30@7pm:ByronSchenkmanandFriendspresent:“MozartandtheBachs.”BaroquemeetsClassicalaswejuxtaposegreatchambermusicbyCarlPhilipEmanuelBach,JohannChristianBach,andWolfgangAmadeusMozart,includingMozart’sFluteQuartetinDandtranscriptionsoffuguesbyJohannSebastianBach.NordstromRecital,BenaroyaHall,Seattle.www.byronschenkman.com
