Join us for the Triangle Recorder Society

Spring Workshop

Ports of Call: the Mediterranean & Beyond

Saturday, April 10, 2010

with special guests

Clea Galhano(Minneapolis), Karen Cook ( Durham),
Stewart Carter( Winston-Salem), & Jody Miller ( Atlanta)

& your friendly facilitators Patricia Petersen & Kathy Schenley

Spend a delightful spring Saturday in the country with expert teachers from near and far. Our cruise will explore Mediterranean shores & cross the ocean with music from the time of the Crusades to modern Brazilian rhythms.

This workshop is intended for low intermediate to advanced recorder players. Voices, strings, early reeds and brass are welcome in several classes, as noted below. Join us for the workshop at ...

Carolina Friends School , 4809 Friends School Road (off Mt. Sinai Road), Durham, NC.

Maps are available on the Carolina Friends School website,, or by request.

Workshop Information Links:

Faculty bios
Class Descriptions
Workshop Flyer/ Registration Form

 

Schedule

9:00- 9:15 Registration and coffee

9:15-10:45 Recorder consort, technique

10:45-11:15 Coffee break

11:15-12:30 Specialty & repertory classes (see below)

12:30-1:30 Lunch (see below; drinks provided)

1:30-2:45 Specialty & repertory classes (see below)

3:00-4:15 Specialty & repertory classes (see below)

4:25-5:00 Finale, tutti

Program

9:15 AM :

Recorder consorts : for all; we divide you by skill level. Varied consort repertory from Mediterranean shores.

The Art of Articulation: approaching different kinds of articulation thru a variety of musical styles, from 15 th c. Josquin thru 18 th c. Loeillet to 21 st c. Maute. Recorders only, int. to adv.

♫ 11:15 AM :

Villancicos: Spanish songs of the late 15 th & early 16 th centuries from the Cancionero del Palacio & similar collections, with the characteristic spiky rhythms of this uniquely Spanish genre . Rec only, lo int. & up.

“I have seen the map of the world:” Johannes Cornago was a late 15 th-c. Spanish composer working at the court of Naples.  We'll explore his Mass Ayo visto lo mappamundi, the first known Spanish Mass cycle, & other works.  Recs, strings, voices, int. & up.

Let’s Dance the Canario : play examples of this lively 17 th c. Spanish dance named for the Canary Islands. Recs & strings, int. & up.

Victoria Victorious: Explore the ravishing vocal music of famed Spanish composer Tomas Luis de Victoria as we adapt it for winds and strings. Text-driven interpretation will result in a glorious performance of already beautiful music. Recs & strings, int. & up.

Love Songs from French Cyprus: haunting sounds & complex rhythms of late 14 th c. French courtly love songs. Recs only, adv.

♫ 1:30 PM :

Intro. to Renaissance Ornamentation: The published dances of French composer Pierre Attaignant serve as the framework for more interesting arrangements as musicians improvise on the melodic lines. Recs & viols, intermediate & up.

Music from the Time of the Crusades: Medieval songs & dances by Richard Lionheart & others. All insts welcome; lo int & up.

Renaissance band : jaunty dances from 16 th-c. Italian collections of Bendusi, Mainerio, and that most prolific of all composers, Don Anónimo. For brass & open & capped reeds.

Music for Leo X: works by Josquin, Andreas da Silva, Penalosa, Conseil, La Rue, & Fevin. Pope Leo X, born Giovanni d'Medici, did more than any prior pope to patronize the arts in Rome, hiring musicians & requesting compositions. Recs & voices, int. & up.

Music of Petrucci: this Venetian publisher of music made widely available the most popular European music of the preceding half-century. Hi int.-adv. recs with secure rhythmic skills.

Renaissance Spanish Style in Brazilian Swing: common musical elements of new dances & musical forms such as vilancicos from the New World, & delightful Brazilian popular music arranged for recs. Beautiful Portuguese melodies, with snappy syncopated Spanish /African rhythms, result in a rich musical heritage of Brazilian colonial, classical, & popular music. Recs only, hi int-adv.

♫ 3:00 PM :

Canzone alla Napolitana: 5-pt music of Lodovico Agostini (1574) including villanesche & madrigale, some based on earlier songs by other composers. Recs & strings, low int. & up.

Portuguese sacred music of the late 16 th c.: beautiful lesser-known repertory from the great cathedrals of Portugal; lo int. & up, recs, strings, voices.

Madrigali spirituali: madrigal-like music with sacred texts by Palestrina, Anerio, Gesualdo, & Lasso, popular in Italy toward the end of the 16th century, despite the Counter-Reformation. Recs, viols, & voices, int. to adv .

Baroque Orchestra: baroque works for multiple recorders, both original & arrangements. Recs & continuo insts, hi int-adv.

Canzone & ricercare: masterworks of polyphonic instrumental music from the Golden Age of La Serenissima. Music from Venice & the Veneto, by Giovanni Gabrieli & his contemporaries. Recorders only, adv.

4:25 PM Finale : farewell session for everyone.

Registration and other information

•Lunch: There is not time to go off campus; please bring your own, or order a catered lunch (sandwich assortment, potato salad, cookie), for $8. We will provide beverages. Lunch orders must be placed by March 17.

•Fees: TRS members, $70; others, $80. AM only, members $35; others $40. $10 discount on full-time enrollment for applications received by Mar. 15 . Box lunch, $8. Fees refundable til Mar. 31 . For part-time enrollment, financial aid, or studentwork-study rates, call Pat at (919) 683-9672 or e-mail <patpetersen@earthlink.net>.

•Marketplace/Flea Market: Bring instruments and music that you would like to sell. Faculty CD's may be available!

•Accommodations: We will arrange local hospitality as available, or send info on local motel accommodations.

•Information: Pat Petersen, (919) 683-9672, patpetersen@earthlink.net, or Kathy Schenley, (919) 918-4159, katsch22@bellsouth.net

Emergency phone, day of workshop only : (919) 614-1272 (Kathy's cell), (919) 452-7366 (Pat’s cell).

Registration: return the form with your check (made out to Triangle Recorder Society) to Pat Petersen, 1702 Vista St., Durham, NC 27701. Two people may apply on the same form, but please use different colors of ink for your class choices! click here for the registration form

Apply early, as this workshop often fills up! and PLEASE give 2nd choices!!! Your registration will be confirmed by e-mail by March 19 (or whenever after that we receive your application) unless you request otherwise.

**Class offerings & faculty are subject to change, depending on enrollment & class choices; your giving us a second choices helps us to give you a variety of teachers!**


Workshop Links:

Class Descriptions

Faculty bios

Determining Your Playing Level

Workshop Flyer PDF

***Click here for the registration form (page 2) ***
$10 discount for registrations received by March 15 !!


Past workshops:

2009 Workshop flyer
French & Flemish, Medieval to Modern
Saturday, March 21, 2009

2008 Workshop flyer
Terpsichore’s Holiday
Saturday, April 12, 2008


Early Music Workshop
Music of Saints & Sinners
Saturday, March 17, 2007

2007 pictures
2007 workshop flyer

"Berlin to Barcelona, Munich to Madrid"

Music of Germany and Spain
Saturday, March 18, 2006

2006 pictures

2006 workshop flyer

 


 

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