Author: windycityrecorders

Reason, Whimsy, and the Sublime
Lisette Kielson, Director
Saturday, September 10, 2016
9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts – 600 N East Street, Room 231,  Bloomington, Illinois

Celebrate 10 years of workshops with Lisette in Bloomington (Illinois!). Explore music in which composers find inspiration and convey meaning through formal structure, whimsical gestures, and beauty that surpasses all. (Warning: these categories are not necessarily mutually exclusive!)

Details are here: Lisette’s workshop flyer-Sept 10, 2016

Make plans to join the West Suburban Early Music Society for their annual Summer Picnic and Playing Session, Sunday August 14 at 2 PM at the Friends Meeting House, 5710 Lomond Avenue in Downers Grove (http://www.dgquakers.org/).

Bring a piece of music and a dish to pass, if you like.  If you have a PDF version of your music, a member of WSEMS can post your music to the chapter web site (http://www.westsubems.org/) where participants can download and print it before the meeting. Or plan to bring enough copies to distribute.

The Meeting House lacks cooking facilities, but food can be warmed up if needed, if you bring your own crock pot or other device.  WSEMS will provide plates, cups, utensils, and beverages.

Everyone is welcome.

Our spring concert was very successful with some excellent playing by our members and friends of the chapter. Below are some pictures of the event.

Concert Program Spring 2016

Our annual spring concert is May 15 at 2 PM. We plan to hold the concert in the sanctuary of Covenant Presbyterian Church this year. Please help us promote the event by communicating with your friends, and with any musical groups of which you are a member.

If you would like to perform, please contact Mark Dawson at msjddawson@sbcglobal.net, and provide:

• Name of the piece(s)
• Composer name, nationality, and dates
• Performers’ names and instruments

Don’t forget to bring treats to share!

May 2016 Newsletter

Chapter music director Lisette Kielson along with viola da gamba player Phillip Serna performed during Bach Week!

Long time Chicago Chapter member Rudy Mundle passed away last week at the age of 95. Larry Johnson, Nancy Chabala, Karen Hayes, Lynette Colmey and Mark Dawson played a musical tribute at his wake. The group played some of the hand made tenors that Rudy had made.

For our April 17 meeting we return to our regular meeting place at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Lisette Kielson will be leading the meeting.  We will be playing music in preparation for the May concert to perform as a group. Also, Joanne Miller is sponsoring the event and will be providing some music for us to try. We are also planning a brief member’s discussion after we return from the break, to talk about plans for the chapter for the 2016-2017 season and beyond. Please be sure to join us. Many thanks to the West Suburban Early Music Society for sponsoring our Play the Recorder Event at the Oak Park Public Library on March 19.

April 2016

The Chicago Chapter played at the Oak Park Public Library on March 19, 2016 as part of play the recorder month. The chapter was joined by students of Sarah Buksa’s Recorder Club from Carnegie Elementary School. We really enjoyed having the students perform and play with us!

For our March meeting, we are planning to take part in Play the Recorder Month and return to the Oak Park Public Library, but this year the meeting will be held on Saturday, March 19 at 2 PM.
Lisette will direct us in a recorder orchestra session and will provide parts. The library is at 834 Lake Street, near Oak Park Avenue. You can park in the garage, or on side streets. You can also walk from the L stop at Oak Park Avenue or the Oak Park Metra station. Our friends from the West Suburban Early Music Society are sponsoring this meeting, and we look forward to them joining us. They plan to bring some of their own music, too.

The March 2016 newsletter is now available.

Our director will be Mirja Lorenz. Mirja expects us to dance. Or, rather, to play Italian and French dances from the 16th century, pavanes, gagliardas, and saltarellos, as well as French Chansons from 1530 to 1550. These will be works by Jean Doublet, Robert Godard, Nicolas de Mal Marle, and—the coolest name of all— Nicolle des Celliers d’ Hesdin!

Our Feburary Newsletter is available now: February 2016