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:NancyGorbman206-852-4762orngorbman@hotmail.comWhat: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,

oryoucanemailMollyatmolly.warner@ymail.com

SeattleRecorderSoirée—Ongoing

FirstTuesdaysofEveryMonth

7:30pmto9:00pm

CouthBuzzardBooks&CaféBuono

8310GreenwoodAveN,Seattle,WA98103(206)436-2960,

www.buonobuzzard.comFREE!!!Donationsandpurchasesappreciated.

•Contact:ChrisCorfmanat

chris@corfman.comor(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

shouldcontactLaurabyemailatbeginbaroque@gmail.com

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)vickiboeckman@comcast.netMusicDirectorEmeritus:PeterSeibert(206-329-2774)pcs.srs@gmail.comOfficers:President:MikeWoolf(206-300-6623)mikewoolf@live.comPresident-Elect:MollyWarner(206-523-5192)molly.warner@ymail.comPastPresident:HananBell(206-695-2276)hanan@hsbell.comSecretary:KathleenArends(425-649-9869)kathleena@seanet.comTreasurer:RichardGinnis(206-633-1969)richard@ginniscpa.com* * * *Membership:BettySwift(206-323-3879)bswift@uw.eduNewsletter:KarenBerliner(206-550-3384)karenberliner@hotmail.comRefreshments:MollyWarner(206-523-5192)molly.warner@ymail.comWebmaster:CharlesColdwell(206-328-8238)cpcoldwell@hotmail.comMembers-At-Large:EllisHillinger(206-547-0718)ellis@hillinger.orgCarolynWallace(206-782-6898)c.maurinewallace@comcast.net“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:NancyGorbmanat206-852-4762orngorbman@hotmail.comSun.,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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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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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