- Welcome
to
The
Washington
Recorder Society
|
 Introduction
to WRS
How
to become a member
2007-2008 Schedule
Workshops:
*
Roger Morris Workshop, 27-28 OCT. 2007
* John Tyson Workshop, 12 JAN. 2008
* Shelley Gruskin Workshop, 15 MAR. 2008
* Roberts Workshop, 26 APR. (Cancelled)
WRS notes
A Tribute to Scott Reiss
Newsworthy
items
* 2008 WRS
Spring Concert, MAY 3--ATTEND!
* Lessons
available with J. Tyson, May 11,12
* Upcoming mini-concert
* Harmonious Blacksmith,
upcoming events
* 2007 WRS
Spring Concert Review
* Matchstick Recorders Anyone? 
* Social
Hour
* Survey Results
* Recorders
for Sale
* Professional
Recorder Teachers
* Meetings snow policy!
New flyer
for download
Membership
Offices
and officers
Visitors
and lost locals /Directions
Interested
in other early music
related stuff? Checkout these
links:
* Societies, etc.
* Retail shops
* General Recorder Information
For
more information, contact:
aej11@verizon.net
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Washington
Recorder Society
The Washington Recorder
Society
is a nonprofit organization dedicated to recorder playing. WRS is
a chapter of the American Recorder Society. Currently the WRS has
about 65 members.
WRS
meets twice a month
for
ensemble playing, instruction, and guest recorder concerts at the
Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, 9601 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD
20814-4099, from 8:00-10:00 pm. Sheet music is supplied to
participants
at each meeting. These meetings are usually on the first and
third
Mondays from September through May.
The
first Monday of the month
is
the Nova session, and is devoted to two hours of group playing under
the
leadership of Dick Shrager. The music ranges from the Middle
Ages
to modern jazz and tango.
The
third Monday of the
month
is the Antiqua session. It begins with a brief business meeting
which
is followed by a guest recorder concert by a local group.
The
concert usually lasts about 30-40 minutes. After the guest
concert,
the attendees break up into separate ensembles under the direction of a
group leader.
In
2007-2008, there will
be three ensembles to choose from at each Antiqua session:
- Group 1 - Leaders: Jane
Takeuchi Udelson and Bruce
Crane.
Group 1 will concentrate on the basics of recorder playing and building ensemble skills. Emphasis will be
on rhythm, intonation, and interpretation. Music to be played is scored
SAT, but Bass players wishing to practice playing in the treble clef
are
welcomed.
Members are encouraged to play at least two instruments (or be willing
to try.) Music will come from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque
periods. This group
is recommended also for
players
learning a new instrument.
- Group 2 (Post Baroque) -
Leader: Richard
Shrager. The Post Baroque group is for those players wishing to explore
the repertoire mainly from 1750 onward with occasional lapses into
Baroque and Renaissance periods. Some of the music will be
challenging,
but level of difficulty varies among the parts. This group plays as a
"recorder
orchestra" with several players on most parts. Because of this
and since the group is conducted, players who do not feel comfortable
carrying their part unaided feel at home here.
- Group 3 (Mixed
Consort)
- Leaders:
Ferd Baer and Myrl Powell. The Mixed Consort welcomes players of
recorders,
viols, buzzies and percussion. Music of the Renaissance and earlier is
the focus of the playing. The Mixed Consort is for intermediate to
advanced
players comfortable playing 'one on a part' and able to adapt to the
instrumental
needs of the music at hand.
In
2007-2008, WRS will host four exciting workshops by Roger Morris,
Gwyn Roberts Shelley Gruskin and
John Tyson. Keep posted for more
information
on these workshops by clicking on workshop.
In
early May, WRS holds
a
Spring Concert where all Antiqua groups perform along with guest
ensembles.
On occasion at the Spring Concert, a group of WRS players has
premiered
a new composition for recorder. See the review of the 2007
concert under Newsworthy Items.
To
join WRS, click on how
to become a member.
For
WRS’s 2007-2008
schedule,
click on schedule.
Offices
and Officers
President
and
ARS Chapter Representative
Art
Jacobson......................(301)
983-1310
Vice President
Helen
Eliot......................(301)
593-0061
Treasurer
Margaret Turner..............(301)
587-7985
Web-Master
and
Secretary
Ferdinand Baer.................(301)
622-4793
Members-at-Large
Anne
Hinton......................(301)
229-5569
Irmgard
Griem...................(301) 384-5780
Ex-Officio
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Tempted to see these rogues in
more
detail? Click
on their icon!
Web
Pages
of Interest
The American Recorder Society
The
Viola da Gamba Society of America
The Crumhorn Page
Early Music FAQ (frequently asked
questions)
The Recorder Home Page
WETA
Denver
Recorder Society
Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center
Early
Music Network
Retail
Shops Online (some with general information)
The
Recorder Shop
Dale
Music
Lazar's
Early Music
Antique
Sound Workshop, Ltd.
Collins and
Williams
Unicorn
Recorders
SAUNDERS
RECORDERS (British)
von
Huene Workshop
Wichita
Band Instrument Co.
Honeysuckle
Music
Musiciansfriend.com
Courtley
Music Unlimited
Kelischek
Workshop
Boulder
Early Music Shop
Lark in the
Morning
Buy
download music?
General Recorder Information
About Recorders by
Carson Turner
Winfried
Bauer's Recorder Fingerings
Online
Music Scores (to Download)
Music
Theory & History Online (Dr. Brian Blood)
Early Music
America
Harmonia -
American Early Music Series Audio Programs
Medieval
and Renaissance Music - Early Music Resources on the Web
Visitors
and Lost Locals
If you are
traveling
in the area with your recorders at the time of one of our meetings (see
schedules above), you are welcome to join us in playing with one of our
groups. We meet at the following location and the map should help
to locate you:
Cedar Lane Unitarian
Universalist
Church
9601 Cedar Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814-4099
MAP(Click)
Newsworthy
items
2008 WRS SPRING CONCERT
On
Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 3:00pm at
the Cedar
Lane Unitarian Church, the WRS will present its annual spring
concert. This is a tradition of over thirty years wherein
subgroups
of the society and their friends perform some of the
beautiful literature available to recorders. Ten
groups plan to perform at the concert this year, and the variety
of
music will be extensive. We hope that you will
join us and attend this uplifting concert!
Cedar Lane Unitarian
Universalist
Church
9601 Cedar Lane
Bethesda, MD 20814-4099
MAP(Click)
Lessons with John Tyson
John Tyson will be in Washington, DC,
for recorder lessons on Sunday,
May 11, and Monday morning, May 12. If you’ve not yet
studied with John, we encourage you to use this opportunity to take a
lesson with this gentle, wise, and unique teacher. Just one
exposure to him will improve your playing beyond belief. Those of
you who have already had a lesson or two from John know this and also
know how much your playing benefits from another lesson. The lessons will be given at
Jane Udelson's house near the Tenley metro station.
If you would like a lesson,
please contact Jane by email
or by phone at 202-966-0331. Directions will be provided.
Upcoming Mini-Concert
A mini-concert is
herewith announced for this Spring at VisArts,
Rockville's Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts. VisArts has
moved into their new home in the Rockville Town Center (155 Gibbs St,
Rockville, MD - see http://visartscenter.org/directions.html for
directions).
The Bethesda Chamber Singers:
Friday, May 2 , 7 PM.
Harmonious Blacksmith 2008
Zimmerman’s
Coffeehouse with
François Loup
Saturday, May 17at 8pm,
Trinity Lutheran Church,
Rockville, MD
Sunday, May 18 at 3pm, Engineers Club, Baltimore, MD
with François Loup, bass-baritone and Meghan
McCall, soprano
In a small cafe in Leipzig, Bach
and Telemann premiered some of
Europe’s finest chamber music. Joined by the Brilliant and
hilarious François Loup who has sung at the Met over a hundred
times, we present one of Bach's most humorous pieces, and one of
Telemann's most profound.
Bach: Coffee Cantata and Concerto in
C minor; Telemann: Paris Quartet in E minor
Trinity
Lutheran Church, 11200
Old Georgetown Road, North Bethesda, MD 20852
Tickets: $20 / $10 seniors / $5
student rush
email:
info@harmoniousblacksmith.com
call: 410 997 1342
2007 WRS SPRING CONCERT
On
Saturday, May 5, 2007 at 3:00pm at
the Cedar
Lane Unitarian Church, the WRS presented its annual spring
concert. This is a tradition of over thirty years wherein
subgroups
of the society and their friends perform some of the
beautiful literature available to recorders. Eight
groups performed at this concert last year, and the variety of
music was
delightful. Since it is difficult in this day and age to attract
new members to our society, we are encouraged that this event may
lead to a
renaissance for the WRS. We therefore hope that you will
join one of our
performing groups in the future. Click
here
for a view of this year's program and the players
(click on their group name).
Matchstick Recorders
Greetings from England, U.K.!
I enjoyed visiting your website and wondered if your members might be
interested to learn about my recorder. It is one of a set of
playable musical instruments my late father imagined and created
entirely from used wooden matchsticks. More than 2,000
matchsticks went into the construction. The matchsticks were
individually stuck together with hide glue and the blackened, burnt
match-heads were ingeniously interlocked to form ornate designs. Since
he made it in 1976 it has been played at museums, musical festivals and
on BBC television by soloists and as part of the matchstick band.
In 2003 it was entered in the book of Guinness World Records. The
abbreviated text says: " Tony Hall (UK) owns 10 playable musical
instruments made entirely from 106,000 used wooden matchsticks."
For
further information go to the following links:
http://www.ibluegrass.com/bg_posting3.CFM?p__i=641&p__r=&p__a=match
http://www.m-navydays.com/newpages/Matchstickman/Jackhall.htm
Best regards to your members,
Tony Hall
email: tonyhall.match10@btinternet.com
Social
Hour
The board has determined that
there will be a social hour with beverage service preceding the Antigua
meeting. The social hour will commence at
7:30pm and will be followed by the regular meeting at 8:00pm.
Please come and interact with your fellow members.
Survey Results
You
were all part of a survey in 2004 and the results have been
tabulated. If you want to know the outcome of this effort, click here.
RECORDERS for SALE
Wood Recorders:
Moeck Rottenburgh NR. 249 Maple keyless wood tenor recorder with
hard case. Excellent condition with gum-like finger-holder on
mid-section. Good sound, moderately large stretch for fingers.
Sells new for ca. $440 at Saunders recorders and $403 at Courtly Music
Unlimited.
Moeck 236 Tuju maple alto baroque, excellent condition. Discontinued
model, flared foot, asking price on ebay ca. $80, with plastic
leatherette-type case.
Johannes Adler, alto, #1821DHB $27 (when new, sometime ago?), baroque
pearwood double holes, scratches – fair condition, with hard cardboard
case.
Kung alto, possibly pearwood with a 6U6 marking, mouthpiece is in fair
to poor condition – scratched, otherwise good condition. Possibly the
Studio Pearwood model that sells new for $209 at Lazar’s Early Music.
Soft case.
Plastic Recorders:
2 Bressan Alto Zen-on recorders Excellent condition.
One with plastic thumb-rest. Zippered cases. Rosewood-like, sells new
for ca. $80 each. High and low notes sound good.
Aulos alto, dark brown, ivory-color head. Excellent condition. Plays
well. New ca. $25 ~ $40. With case.
Dolmetsch soprano, dark brown & ivory color head. About $8
new. Cardboard box.
2 Aulos #205 sopranos, dark ivory-color head. Yellow corduroy case.
Sell new for ca $24.
Aulos 507E sopranino, 3-piece, dark brown & ivory color head. Sells
new for ca. $22, plastic case.
For further information to see,
try out, etc., contact Art
Jacobson
Professional
Recorder Teachers
WRS
is proud to report that four professional recorder teachers rank among
its membership. For members seeking professional help with their
playing, these individuals would be pleased to discuss your needs with
you. You may contact them as follows:
John
Benaglia (202-234-1837)
Suzana
Cooper (301-718-6454)
Kay
Jones
(301-652-7231) ensemble teacher
Carole
Rogentine (301-530-6386)
Meeting
policy for snow days
Cedar
Lane Unitarian Church's policy about closings/cancellations of evening
meetings is the following. A message will be placed on the church
phone number if the building is to be closed during the evening.
The way to check is to call 301-493-8300. If there is no word
about
closing, they are open. Their policy is to remain open as much as
possible, even if the County schools are closed. Their primary
concern
is the condition of their parking lots. Please use this method as
your first line of information on whether a meeting of the WRS will be
cancelled.
Art
Jacobson......................(301)
983-1310
Helen
Eliot......................(301)
593-0061
Margaret Turner..............(301)
587-7985
Ferdinand Baer.................(301)
622-4793
Anne
Hinton......................(301)
229-5569
Irmgard
Griem...................(301) 384-5780
