The TRS spring early music workshop will be on Saturday April 11 at the home of Pat & Doug in Durham. 
We hope you'll be able to join us!
Details and registration link below. Please register by April 7: 

Recorder Reprise!
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Join us on Saturday, April 11, for a convivial day of recorder playing in Durham. Consort skills, repertoire, and recorder orchestra, for intermediate to advanced players (you play at least 2 sizes comfortably, C and F fingerings), led by Jennifer Streeter, Ellen Cooper, and Patricia Petersen.  Some music may be available ahead of time. Elevate your skill level and enjoy the thrill of playing with others!

WHEN:  Saturday, April 11, 9:30-4:30 pm
WHERE:  1702 Vista St., Durham, NC - home of Pat Petersen and Doug Young
FEES: 
Full day - $95
Half day - $55
Auditor - $25 (with option to play easy part in orchestra upon request)
Please ask for tuition assistance if you would like to come but are feeling stretched.
We can offer a tuition break if you’d be willing to skip or step out of the late morning class 15 minutes early to set up for lunch. 
Contact one of us (see below) if you’re interested.

LUNCH: 
There isn’t time to go offsite for lunch; order a catered lunch for $15, or plan to bring your own.  Beverages will be provided.  Lunch orders must be placed by April 6. 

SCHEDULE:
9:30     COFFEE and SOCIAL TIME 
10:00   
  • Traveling the Road with Pierre de la Rue: Songs from the Heart  (Ellen)
Come along on a journey as we discover the rich harmonies and deeply personal music of Renaissance master Pierre de la Rue.  A favorite of royalty, especially of Margaret of Austria, de la Rue was a Renaissance master whose uncommonly beautiful and expressive music is as rewarding to play as it is to hear.
  • Consort Technique:  Plays Well With Others  (Pat)
How well do you interact with others in your group?  How well can you listen to other parts while playing your own?  Does it terrify you to be responsible for starting, setting a tempo, or ending a piece?  How do you get back in with your mates when you get lost?  What’s the best way to make suggestions to your ensemble?  Come with your questions and your terrors!
11:00    BREAK
11:15    
  • Baroque repertory (Jennifer)
Immerse yourself in the luscious harmonies of the chamber works of Henry Purcell. 
  • Medieval Musical Puzzles: Decoding Secular Songs of the 14th-Century  (Ellen)
Let’s come together to explore the intriguing songs and musical puzzles unique to the Medieval world.  From clever rhythms to hocketing melodies and layered polyphony favoring open harmonies, let’s explore what defines the distinctive sound of Medieval music.
  • Renaissance Recorders (Pat) 
What do you mean, 6-foot pitch?  What’s alla quarta bassa mean?  One-on-a-part consort for advanced players willing to learn different fingerings, playing Pat and Doug’s matched set of recorders tuned to A=466.  Ability to play G fingerings a plus, but not absolutely necessary.  Be sure to give 2nd choice.
12:30    LUNCH  
1:15
  • Renaissance repertoire (Pat)
Viva Petrucci!  Music took a GIANT leap forward in 1501, when Petrucci introduced Odhecaton, the first edition of music from movable type.  He followed that with more editions both sacred and secular, featuring the most popular composers of the day, and revolutionizing the availability of music to more than just those who could afford hand-copied volumes.  We’ll sample several of his earliest publications.
  • Modern repertoire (Jennifer)
Let’s boogie-woogie to Big Band and ragtime classics. 
2:30     BREAK
2:45     Group Play and Recorder Orchestra (sopranino-contrabass), including:
REGISTRATION:
Please fill out the online registration form.  BE SURE TO CLICK THE "SUBMIT REGISTRATION" BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM!  You should receive an email confirmation of your registration.  Please check your spam folder if you don't see an email confirmation in your inbox.  If you still don't see an email confirmation within 24 hours, please contact us to make sure your registration was processed. 

Registration deadline is Tuesday, April 7.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Contact Jennifer Streeter at [email protected], (919) 802-5586, or Pat Petersen, [email protected], (919) 536-8922.

UNDER THE WEATHER?  If you don’t feel well, please don’t share!  We will refund your money if you are ill on the day of the workshop.