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March 31, 2012 - TRS Spring Recorder Workshop

Carolina Friends School, Durham

Faculty: Stewart Carter, Karen Cook, Jennifer Streeter, Anne Timberlake, and directors Patricia Petersen and Kathy Schenley, with additional guest faculty a possibility.

Updated 2012 information will be posted soon.

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July 2011- TRS won an award for our workshop!:

Play the Recorder Month: 2nd runner up: Triangle Recorder Society (NC) »
The Triangle chapter held their annual workshop on Recorder Day at Carolina Friends School in Durham, NC. There were fifty recorder players as well as other instrumentalists attending the event. The afternoon concluded with Pat Petersen leading the entire workshop in Glen Shannon’s The Harmonious Blockflute. They were awarded a gift certificate from Honeysuckle Music in St. Paul, MN.

Spring Workshop & National Play-the-Recorder Day

March Musical Madness!

Saturday, March 19, 2011

with special guests

Saskia Coolen ( Utrecht, Netherlands)
Jennifer Streeter ( Cary)
Anne Timberlake ( Richmond)

regulars

Stewart Carter ( Winston-Salem)
Karen Cook ( Durham)

& your friendly facilitators

Patricia Petersen
Kathy Schenley

Spend a music-filled Saturday in the country with expert teachers from near & far. We will celebrate the onset of spring with a wide range of class offerings. Special feature: afternoon Master Class with Saskia.

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 the

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

Maps are available on the Carolina Friends School website

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)
1:30-3:00 Master Class & repertory classes (see below)
3:15-4:25 Master Class & repertory classes (see below)
4:35 Finale, tutti

Program:

9:15 AM :

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

Technical toolkit: At a plateau in your playing? Climb past it with a coherent program for improving your technique. We'll share exercises, answer burning technical questions, and tackle real-life technical challenges. Rec. only, all levels.

11:15 AM :

Ruffles & flourishes : an overview of the marked & unmarked ornaments that dress up baroque music. All melody insts; int. & up.

Among the medieval ruins : love songs of the troubadours, trouvères, Minnesingers and Meistersingers. All insts, voices; lo int. up.

Renaissance band : Trip it Lightly: dance music & secular songs from the 16 th century. For all brass & open & capped reeds.

Henry VIII: Henry wasn't just a king, a religious revolutionary, & a poor husband; he was also a composer. We'll explore music composed by Henry, as well as other instrumental pieces from his lifetime. Recs. only; int. & up.

Seaven Teares: In 1604, John Dowland reset his famous lachrimae tune for viol consort. Then he did it six more times. We'll cry ourselves a musical river. Recs, tn-b viols, lutes; adv.

1:30 PM :

Master class with Saskia: for recorder soloists & ensembles (continues all afternoon, with break); auditors encouraged. Listen to a master teacher coach your friends & playing companions. To sign up as a performer, & for fuller description, click here . You may opt to audit either or both periods. Some participation by all a possibility.

Pavanes, galliards, allemandes, & (basket) bransles: toe tapping dance hits of the Renaissance. All insts & percussion; lo int. & up.

Marching orders: This means war! We'll dust off our keenest articulation to play battle pieces from multiple periods. Recs; int & up.

Juana la Loca: Poor Juana—she carted her husband's corpse around Europe for a year, then was proclaimed unstable by her own son. But her court produced some of the greatest music of the early 16 th c. both sacred & secular. Recs, viols, voices; int. & up.

Rhythmic madness: the arcane rhythms & haunting melodies of the late 14 th c. ars subtilior repertory. Recs only; hi int-adv. Strong rhythmic skills a must.

3:00 PM :

Master class (continued): see above for description. A rare opportunity and a real treat! Auditing encouraged.

Tanzen und Springen: merry German & Flemish tunes. All insts. & singers; int.& up.

Borgia! The Borgia dynasty still lives in infamy today, tho their courts were extremely musical. We'll explore sacred & secular works from the circles of Lucrezia & her father. Recs, viols, voice (texts in Spanish, Latin, Italian); int. & up

DuFay et al. : songs for spring & the new year by this early Ren. master & his contemporaries. Recs only; int-hi int. & up.

Byrd watching: train your binoculars on one of the most prolific & long-lived composers of Renaissance England. Recs; hi int. & up.

Au naturel: an exploration of recorder music from medieval to modern times (including some extended techniques!) inspired by elements from the natural world. Recs only; adv.

4:30 PM Finale : we will all play together the piece celebrating National Play-the-Recorder Day, The Harmonious Blockflute. Download your copy and listen to the piece at <http://www.americanrecorder.org/events/ptrm.htm>.

8:00 PM : House concert by Saskia at Pat & Doug’s. Plan to stay for a brilliant display of solo recorder virtuosity! $15/workshop participants; $18 for extra tickets with your registration. Advance reservations strongly recommended; tickets $25 at the door if space is available.

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 $8.50. We will provide beverages. Lunch orders must be placed by March 15.

•Fees: TRS members $70; others $80. AM only, members $35; others $40. Masterclass performer's fee: $30. $10 discount on full-time enrollment for applications received by February 28. Box lunch, $8.50. Fees refundable until March 12. For part time enrollment, financial aid, or student work-study rates, contact Pat Petersen.
Concert tickets $15 (special rate for workshop participants only) You may reserve and pay for additional tickets with your registration at $18 per ticket. Price to general public: $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

•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.

*Registration: return registration forms to Pat Petersen. Click here.

Apply early, as this workshop fills up! Please give 2nd choices. Your registration will be confirmed by e-mail by March 1(or whenever we receive your application) unless you request otherwise.