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rogram: The March 4 SRS Pro-
gram will feature Big Byrds, an
ensemble of large recorders,
mostly made up of tenors,
basses, and big basses. In the
ensemble are Kathleen Arends, Tommy Ar-
ends, Anne Dennis, Jim Pilon, Gerrity Shupe
and Molly Warner. Their eclectic program
includes Fantasia by John Wilbye, an aria by
Bach, Kathleen‘s arrangement illustrating the
modern modes, and Sonata for Four Winds
and Continuo by Johann Georg Linike, a Ger-
man contemporary of Bach, Handel and Tele-
mann. Come enjoy the mellow sounds of low
recorders!
In the Playing Session I will conduct some of
the rich, six-part music of William Brade. The
recorder orchestra performed some works in
this genre recently, but these works have not
been performed. We will read Brade‘s Pa-
duana XIII, Galliard XIII and Galliard VII. If
there is time, we will look at other works in
this style.
A word about the Great Handel Play-in:
- Repertory: Water Music (all 3 suites) +
Royal Fireworks Music
- Where: St. James Cathedral, 804 Ninth Ave.,
Seattle
- When: Saturday, March 19, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
- Bring: one or two recorders plus a music
stand
- Viols and other old instruments welcome
- Pitch: A=440
- Edition used: Brand new arrangements in
new keys! Other editions cannot be integrated.
(Leave them home.)
- Musical challenge: About 75% is intermedi-
ate level. 25% is more difficult.
- Play what you can and enjoy others tackling
the hard stuff.
- Participation is Free.
- This is not a performance – just a read-
through.
- It‘s great music. Be a part of it!
...from the Music D irector LAST ISSUE IF YOU HAVE NOT SENT IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP DJOINED! Peter Seibert
Recorder Notes
S E A T T L E R E C O R D E R S O C I E T Y March 2011
Vol. XLII, No. 6
SRS MEETING Fri., Feb. 4, 2011
(7:30pm)
Program:
Big Byrds: “Music for Large Recorders”
Playing*:
Peter Seibert, conducting
William Brade
Pavans and Galliards a6
Recorders SSATTB+ big basses
Viols (Welcome – with recorders or separately )
Pitch: A=440
Recorder Coach/
Ensemble*:
Sally Mitchell
*(Music Provided)
Classified 3
Concerts, Events, Workshops
2, 4
Meeting Notes 3
Membership/Board 6
Music Trivia 3
Recorder Teachers 3
Refreshments 3
What’s Happening –Library, Swap Meet, and Youth
5
Inside this issue:
...from the Music Director Peter Seibert
On March 5, the Early Music Guild International
Series presents Paolo Pandolfo, often referred
to as ―the Yo-Yo Ma‖ of the viol. He will ap-
pear with virtuoso lutenist Thomas Boysen at
Town Hall. SRS members have had a close rela-
tionship with local viol players for years, and
this is an opportunity to hear one of the greatest
viol players in the world. For information and
tickets, call (206) 325-7066 or visit the website
www.earlymusicguild.org€
***REMINDER***
Board Meeting
The final SRS board meeting of the sea-
son is Monday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m.
at the Seiberts’ house.
“Play the Recorder
Month”!
Recorder players from across North
America celebrate March as "Play-the-
Recorder Month". For more informa-
tion, see the American Recorder Society
web-site: www.americanrecorder.org
MARCH 2011
(TUE) 3/1/11 (7:30pm): Early Music Guild: First Tuesdays! Series: The Renaissance Singers: Music from the Eton Choir-book The Renaissance Singers: Music from the Eton Choirbook @ Trinity Parish Church, 609 8th Avenue, Seattle; $25/
$20/$10; (206-325-7066).
(FRI) 3/4/11 (7:30pm): Seattle Recorder Society: Meeting, Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, 10005 32nd NE, Seattle.
(SAT) 3/5/11 (7:00pm) Pre-concert lecture; (8:00pm) Concert: Early Music Guild: International Series: French Baroque: music by Marin Marais and his teacher, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe; Paolo Pandolfo, viola da gamba and Thomas Boy-sen, theorbo @ Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. at Seneca St., Seattle; $40/$35/$25/$15; (206 -325-7066);
www.EarlyMusicGuild.org
(FRI) 3/11/11—3/27/11: American Handel Festival: (see web-site for details): http://www.americanhandelfestival.org/
(FOR MORE INFORMATION, SEE PAGE 4—most of the locally sponsored Handel Festival Concerts are also listed below)
(FRI) 3/11/11 (8:00pm): Early Music Guild: Early Music Fridays: The Lonely & Broken Cellist: Music for Unaccompanied Cello from and inspired by the Baroque; music by Antonii, Bach and others; Nathan Whittaker, cellist @ Northlake Unitar-
ian Universalist Church, 308 4th Ave. S., Kirkland; $20/$15/$10; (206-325-7066); www.EarlyMusicGuild.org
(SAT) 3/12/11: (2:00pm): Moss Bay Recorder Society Meeting, “The Music of Senfl”; music provided; Redmond Library;
15990 N.E. 85th, Redmond; for more info., contact Sally Mitchell @ 206-328-3381 or email: [email protected]
(SAT) 3/12/11 (8:00pm): Gallery Concerts: Handel’s Divas; Julianne Baird, soprano, Tekla Cunningham, violinist, Mar-griet Tindemans, viola da gambist, Jillon Stoppels Dupree, harpsichordist @ Queen Anne Christian Church, 1316 3rd Ave.
W., Seattle; $28/$24/$12/Ages 14 & under free w/ paying adult; (206) 726-6088; www.GalleryConcerts.org
(SUN) 3/13/11 (3:00pm): Gallery Concerts: Handel’s Divas (see 3/12/11 for more details)
(SAT) 3/19/11 (2:00pm): American Handel Festival: Seattle Recorder Society & Moss Bay Recorder Society “Play -In”; Handel’s Water Music & Music for the Royal Fireworks arranged for recorder, viol, baroque flute, etc. Players bring your
own instrument (pitch A=440) and music stand; Parts provided @ St. James Cathedral, 804 9th Ave., Seattle; (Free)
(SUN) 3/20/11 (2:00pm)-Pre-concert lecture (3:00pm)-Concert: Early Music Guild: Portland Baroque Orchestra: J.S. Bach: St. John Passion: Monica Huggett, director @ Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. at Seneca St., Seattle; $40/$35/$25/$15;
(206-325-7066); www.EarlyMusicGuild.org
(SUN) 3/27/11 (2:00pm)-Pre-concert lecture (3:00pm)-Concert: Early Music Guild: Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Han-del’s Grand Concertos @ Town Hall, 1119 8th Ave. at Seneca St., Seattle; $40/$35/$25/$15; (206 -325-7066);
www.EarlyMusicGuild.org
APRIL 2011
(FRI) 4/1/11 (7:30pm): Seattle Recorder Society: Meeting, Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, 10005 32nd NE, Seattle.
(SUN) 4/3/11 (3:00pm): Sine Nomine: “David and Absalon”; Early Music Community Chorus @ Trinity Parish Church,
609 8th Ave., Seattle; free will offering
(SAT) 4/9/11: (10:00am—5:00pm): Moss Bay Recorder Society Meeting, “The Annual Meet”; Conductors: Larry Stark, Charles Coldwell, and Sally Mitchell; music provided for each playing session @ Kirkland Congregational Church,
106 5th Ave., Kirkland; for more info., contact Sally Mitchell @ 206-328-3381 or email: [email protected]
(SAT) 4/9/11 (7:30pm): Venetian Polyphony; “Music from St. Mark’s Basillica”; Renaissance Vocal Music @ Trinity Par-
ish Church, 609 8th Ave., Seattle; (206) 397-3627
(SUN) 4/10/11 (1:00pm): Early Music Guild: Early Music Discovery Series: Commedia; Opera preview production of
EMG’s opera “A Day on the Town, A Night in Hell” @ Town Hall, 1119—8th Ave., Seattle; $10/$5; 206-325-7066
(FRI) 4/15/11 (8:00pm): Early Music Guild & Seattle Theatre Group: “A Day on the Town, A Night in Hell”;based on
operas by Vecchi & Monteverdi @ The Moore Theatre, 1932—2nd Ave., Seattle; $90/$70/$40; 206-325-7066
(SAT) 4/16/11 (8:00pm): and (SUN) 4/17/11 (2:00pm): ―A Day on the Town, A Night in Hell” (see 4/15/11)
(SAT) 4/23/11 (8:00pm) (pre-concert lecture (7:00pm): Early Music Guild: Seattle Baroque Orchestra: “Sound the Trumpet”; music by Purcell “The Fairy Queen”, Biber “Night-watchman’s Serenade and others; Kris Kwapis, trumpet @
Town Hall, 1119—8th Ave, Seattle; $40/$35/$25/$15; 206-325-7066
(SAT) 4/30/11 (8:00pm): Anonymous 4: Secret Voices,
“CONCERTS & EVENTS” (cont’d on page 4)
Concerts & Events Calendar Recorder Notes Vol. XLII, No. 6 Page 2
The program was presented by ‗Rockin‘ Re-
corders,‘ a quartet comprised of students of
Vicki Boeckman. They are Katie Faber, Allie
Goodman, Carolyn Lober and Isabella Pagel.
They played a varied program of music from
three centuries that included some well-
executed choreography, beginning with Ich
sachs ayns mals den lichten Morgenstern from
the ―Glogauer Liederbuch”. The group played
the opening phrase from memory in a proces-
sion up the center aisle to the front of the
room, where they continued playing this
lovely, melodious piece. The next piece, called
Strobinel, by Anonymous and arranged by
Shira Kammen, included Vicki on drum and
some fancy footwork by the four recorder
players. Briefly, the group played the melody
through, and then a series of rotations began,
with each player picking up a different instru-
ment — an alto, then a soprano followed by
two sopraninos — and taking a different place
in the row of players. All this went on while
the tune was played at a faster and faster
tempo, with a drone and ornaments added.
Their next selection, also by Anonymous,
Ballo, was introduced as ―a piece we love and
have played for years!‖ A trio played a sonata
by Johann Mattheson, reportedly ―our most
loved piece,‖ with ―the best!‖ chaconne. It
featured three movements – a gracefully
played Adagio, a lively Allegro and the lovely
Chaconne. Last, but surely not least, the group
played two movements from Matthias Maute‘s
Concerto for 3 Flutes. According to Vicki,
Maute said he wanted to include as many dis-
sonances as possible. I think he succeeded and
‗Rockin‘ Recorders‘ played them with confi-
dence. All in all, this was a delightful pro-
gram, played with energy, charm and very
good technique. It was a pleasure and an in-
spiration to hear this ‗next generation‘ of re-
corder players!
There were two groups for playing, one of
them led by Sally Mitchell. She led a group of
8 players, most of them new to the recorder,
with Laura Faber sitting in as a second coach.
Sally had written 5 pieces for the group to
play, using the notes they had already learned
in Laura‘s ―Class for Beginners‖, adding only
the quarter rest as a new item. The group
played all five pieces well, demonstrating the
good posture and relaxed fingers [that all
teachers ask for]. There was even time to play
some of the pieces over again, as requested.
Several players told me they had a good time,
too. Note: These are people from the class
sponsored by SRS, who began playing the
recorder last month. Good for them! Thank
you, Laura and Sally.
Meeting Notes: Feb. 4, 2011 Carolyn Wallace
Recorder Notes Vol. XLII, No. 6 Page 3
Music Trivia
What is the name of the
late Italian renaissance
composer most famous for
his madrigal comedies, in
particular L'Amfiparnaso. ?
(Answer—see below)
ANSWER: Orazio Vecchi
Refreshments
Cookies:
Katie Roe, Ellis Hillinger
Veggies:
John Vandermeulen
Fruit:
Carolyn Wallace
Thank you for bringing treats
to our Membership Meeting!
SEATTLE:
Vicki Boeckman
(206-985-9916)
Intermediate & above private lesson,
ensemble coaching, children at any level
Laura Faber
(206-517-5739)
Beginning students of all ages
Jerry Kohl
(206-328-1413)
All levels
Sally Mitchell
(206-328-3381)
All levels
KIRKLAND AND EAST SIDE:
Mary Whittington & Winifred Jaeger
(425-822-4933)
BELLINGHAM:
Debbie McMeel
(360-647-9606)
Recorder Teachers: Western Washington
The larger group, led by Peter Seibert,
played Suite 3 by Schein, Padouana,
Gagliarda, Courente, and Allemande. We
had the usual contingent of SATB record-
ers, plus a great low bass section that
included a dulcian. We worked on the
Suite movement by movement, beginning
with the Padouana, including playing it
with fewer parts, such as bass, alto and
soprano, and then paying attention to
phrasing. Peter‘s tips: look for skips in
passages of notes and make a break in the
line to add clarity; bring out syncopations
when your part has them, the alto part, for
example; bring out the line (Tenor 1);
everybody – let the quarter notes ‗roll‘
and agree on the pitch! Since the third
strain was a bit more difficult, Peter asked
us to speak our parts ‗with great gusto‘
once, then to whisper them and then to
play. As it has in the past, this technique
helped. We moved on to the Gagliarda,
where we were urged to make the first
beat long, play beats 2 and 3 a bit shorter
and to couple the quarter notes. When we
actually played that way, this section was
much livelier. The Courente posed its
own challenges, not the least of which
was playing all the (cont‘d on page 6)
Recorder Notes Vol. XLII, No. 6 Page 4
2011 WORKSHOPs (spring/summer)*
(March 25-28, 2011) Columbia Gorge Early Music Retreat (Menucha Retreat, near Portland, OR) Portland Recorder Society
(Apr. 29-May 2, 2011) Winds and Waves Recorder Workshop (Sitka Center for Art & Ecology, near Lincoln City, OR) Ore-
gon Coast Recorder Society
(July 10-16, 2011) Port Townsend Early Music Workshop (University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA) Seattle Recorder Society
*For more listings and details, see the American Recorder Society web-site: www.americanrecorder.org/events/workshop.htm
Wednesday, March 2 6:00pm Special Film Screening: Tous les matins du monde
Saturday, March 5 8:00pm Paolo Pandolfo, viola da gamba and Thomas Boysen, theorbo: French Baroque
Sunday, March 6 5:00pm BACH at ST. STEPHEN‘S
Monday, March 7 12:00pm Master Class with Thomas Boysen 6:00pm Master Class with Paolo Pandolfo
Friday, March 11 8:00pm Seattle Symphony: Songs of Cleopatra (American Handel Festival) 8:00pm The Lonely & Broken
Cellist: Music for Unaccompanied Cello from and inspired by the Baroque (Early Music Fridays)
Saturday, March 12 8:00pm Handel‘s Divas, with Julianne Baird (American Handel Festival) 8:00pm Seattle Symphony: Songs
of Cleopatra (American Handel Festival)
Sunday, March 13 3:00pm Handel‘s Divas, with Julianne Baird (American Handel Festival) 3:00pm Orchestra Seattle and Seat-
tle Chamber Singers: Chamber Music by Handel and Mozart (American Handel Festival)
Monday, March 14 7:30pm Handel and Fielding: Italian Opera and English Song (American Handel Festival)
Wednesday, March 16 12:00pm The Man in the Mirror (American Handel Festival) 7:30pm The Man in the Mirror (American
Handel Festival)
Thursday, March 17 2:00pm The Man in the Mirror (American Handel Festival)
Friday, March 18 7:30pm Our Lady of Fatima Chamber Choir and Baroque Orchestra (American Handel Festival) 9:30pm The
Man in the Mirror (American Handel Festival)
Saturday, March 19 2:00pm Seattle Recorder Society and Moss Bay Recorder Society: Handel Play-In (American Handel Festi-
val) 8:00pm Seattle Pro Musica: Dixit Dominus and Coronation Anthems (American Handel Festival)
Sunday, March 20 2:00pm Handel's Organ Concerti and Italian Duets (American Handel Festival) 3:00pm J. S. Bach: St. John
Passion 8:00pm Seattle Pro Musica: Dixit Dominus and Coronation Anthems (American Handel Festival)
Monday, March 21 7:30pm Concert Spirituel: A Handel Celebration for Bach‘s Birthday (American Handel Festival)
Thursday, March 24 10:00am Seattle Early Dance (American Handel Festival) 6:00pm Opening Reception For Final Weekend
with Maxine Eilander (American Handel Festival)
Friday, March 25 12:00pm Janet See, Baroque flute (American Handel Festival) 8:00pm Acis and Galatea (American Handel
Festival)
Saturday, March 26 12:00pm Concert by Handel Chorus Workshop 8:00pm Handel: the Oratorio Esther from 1720 (American
Handel Festival)
Sunday, March 27 3:00pm Handel‘s Grand Concertos
Sunday, April 3 3:00pm Sine Nomine: David and Absalon
Saturday, April 9 7:30pm Venetian Polyphony: Music from St. Mark's Basillica 8:00pm Trio Paradies
Sunday, April 10 1:00pm Commedia 3:00pm Trio Paradies
Friday, April 15 8:00pm; A Day on the Town, A Night in Hell
Saturday, April 16 8:00pm A Day on the Town, A Night in Hell
Sunday, April 17 2:00pm A Day on the Town, A Night in Hell
Saturday, April 23 8:00pm Sound the Trumpet
Saturday, April 30 8:00pm Anonymous 4: Secret
FOR MORE DETAILS, SEE THE EARLY MUSIC GUILD AND HANDEL FESTIVAL WEB-SITES.
CONCERTS AND EVENTS CALENDAR
MARCH — APRIL 2011
(continued from page 2)
Recorder Notes Vol. XLII, No. 6 Page 5
Vicki Boeckman’s ―Young Students‖
Performing Playfully at SRS
Recorder group of ―young students‖ playing at the SRS Membership Meeting on Feb. 4, 2011
(left to right: Carolyn Lober, Allie Goodman, Katie Faber, Isabella Pagel, and Vicki
Boeckman, recorder teacher) Photo by William Stickney
Music for Beginners: With the gener-
ous supply of newly donated music we
have left over from the Swap Meets, a
portion of this music will be sorted and
added to the SRS Music Library under a
new section entitled: ―Beginners‖. This
music has been selected by our very own
Vicki Boeckman and Laura Faber espe-
cially for those of you who are just start-
ing to play. Come and browse!
New Boxes: Smaller boxes will be
available at our March meeting to make
transporting the heavy boxes of the mu-
sic library into more manageable ones.
Library music may be transferred to
these boxes before or after the meeting.
Library open for business: At our next
membership meeting, our library returns
on a monthly basis. Boxes are set up in
the back of the room on tables with mu-
sic available for borrowing. Everyone
who has library boxes (you know who
you are), please bring them to the next
SRS meeting on Mar. 4.€
SRS Library News: Beginning Recorder Section Nancy Gorbman
...more news around town
SWAP MEET—A SUCCESS!
Thanks to the generosity of our member-
ship and meeting attendees, we raised over
$120 at our February meeting, bringing
our total for the two Swap Meets to more
than $280!
Music remaining from the sale will dis-
tributed to our library, music teachers,
other recorder groups and music organiza-
tions.
Nancy Gorbman, Swap Meet Coordinator
Photo by William Stickney
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2010-11 Meetings
Meetings are usually held on the first Friday of each month, October to May, at 7:30 p.m., Maple Leaf Lutheran Church, 10005 32nd N.E., Seattle. Meetings include a short performance or lecture of interest to recorder and viol players, ensemble play-ing for all levels of recorder players, and a coached viol consort. A $5.00 donation is
requested for non-members.
October 1, 2010
November 5, 2010
December 3, 2010
January 7, 2011
February 4, 2011
March 4, 2011
April 1 , 2011
May 6, 2011
1815 Federal Ave. E., Seattle, WA 98102 (206-329-2774) [email protected]
Music Director, Peter Seibert (206-329-2774) [email protected] Board Members (2010-11)
Officers: President, Jill Shupe (206-364-7509) [email protected] President-elect, Tomo Morita (425-255-1983) [email protected] Past President, Ruth Pattison (206-525-9878) [email protected] Secretary, Molly Warner (206-523-5192) [email protected] Treasurer, Richard Ginnis (206-633-1969) [email protected] Mailing, Tomo Morita (425-255-1983) [email protected] Membership, Cathy Lacefield (206-528-6121) [email protected] Newsletter, Nancy Gorbman (206-362-7326) [email protected] Refreshments, Gerrity Shupe, (425-820-2003), [email protected] Viol Rep., Ellen Seibert, (206-329-2774), [email protected] Webmaster (Member-At-Large), Charles Coldwell (206-328-8238), [email protected]
Editor, Nancy Gorbman
U N I V E R S I T Y O F W A S H I N G T O N
(cont‘d from page 3) notes and managing to stay together as an ensemble. Although it took a couple of times through at slower tempi, we
finally played this movement up to tempo with nice phrasing. The last movement benefitted from the tips and experience playing the previ-
ous movements. Although we were a bit rocky going from the first section in duple meter to the tripla section the first time, Peter‘s re-
minder to remember that a measure counted in two beats = a measure counted in three beats in the tripla helped us make the transition better
the second time. When we played the Suite all the way through, it sounded much better, with each of the movements having the ‗feel‘ of its
dance.
We finished the evening with refreshments and conversation. Thanks to all!€