Author: windycityrecorders

Our Valentine’s Day workshop that the chapter held was a big success!

The Chicago chapter plans to lead a workshop at the University of Chicago Folk Music Festival on Saturday, February 14. We will be in the West Lounge again from 10 to 11 AM in Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59^th Street. Street parking is available in the area, or you could take the Illinois Central train to 57^th street, or the #6 Bus, and walk.

We plan to perform two works together, Le Bouree by Michael Praetorius and Rondeau by Jean-Joseph Mouret. Then, we will lead those who attend the workshop in a recorder jam session. We will plan to play from Early Dance Music for Recorders, volume 1 by Andrew Mayes, Magnamusic Distributors RMP0001. All of these pieces are available for download from the Chicago Chapter web page. Visit ChicagoRecorders.org and then go to Events/Meeting Downloads/U of C Folk Music Festival and Jan 2015 Meeting.

http://www.uofcfolk.org/

http://www.uofcfolk.org/workshops.shtml

Dress should be business casual or casual. We can store coats and instruments in the same room where we play. I look to arrive around 9:30, and will probably stay in Hyde Park most of the day.

Andrew Schultze will lead our monthly chapter meeting—and bring along a group of singers—in a study of 16th and 17th century music from the Hapsburger capitals of Madrid, Naples, and Vienna. This promises to be both entertaining and fun as we will be playing instrumental works by Posch, Flecha, Coppola, Draghi, Schmelzer, Duron and others.

Our newsletter for February is also available now. February 2015.

Two events are planned for February 2015. (Dates have been corrected.)

1. We will be at the University of Chicago on Feb 14 for their annual Folk Music Festival. Those members who have signed up can find the music on our download page.

2. Our monthly meeting on Feb 15 welcomes Andrew Schulz who plans to offer “A Hapsburger Valentine: 16th and 17th century music from Madrid, Naples, and Vienna.”

Keep April 18th on your calendar for our Annual Workshop.

Lisette Kielson returns for our January 18 meeting, with the theme “Greatest Hits from the Baroque and Beyond: famed greatest hits and lesser-known treats.”

Below is a link to our newsletter for January.

January 2015

Here are some pictures from the concert. One of the occupational hazards of conducting is only getting a picture of your back! Thank you Lisette Kielson for leading us.

It’s a busy weekend for chapter members. Tomorrow, Dec. 20th members will be playing a holiday concert at the Oak Park library. We will perform at 11:00. The library is at 834 Lake Street in the suburb.

On the 21st we have our annual yuletide concert followed by group playing. It is at our usual meeting location, Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2012 West Dickens, Chicago IL. at 2:00 PM.

On December 21st we will have our annual yuletide concert as part of our December meeting followed by group playing.  Please let Mark Dawson or Ben Eisenstein know if you would like to perform, and provide the name of the pieces, the composer, and the names of the members of your group.

Here is our monthly newsletter for December:

December 2014

We’re really excited to have our first-ever “Recorder Orchestra” session planned for the Chicago Chapter meeting this weekend (November 16th)! We will supply the music and the parts will all be laid out for you to pick up (first come, first served) when you enter the meeting room.

Guests welcome!

The meeting time is 2:00 at our usual location, Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2012 West Dickens, Chicago IL, 60647.