A luncheon honoring Hildé Staniulis will be held at Piccolo Mondo in Hyde Park on November 2nd at 12:30. Hilde, is the oldest member of our chapter and has been with the chapter since it’s beginning. A meat or vegetarian pasta dish costs $25, paid by cash or check at the event, with a cash bar.
RSVP to Mark Dawson at msjddawson@sbcglobal.net by Monday, October 27 if you would like to attend. Please also consider a donation to the Chicago chapter as part of the event:
$30, soprano
$60, alto
$80, tenor
$100, bass
Over $100, great bass
Make your check out to the Chicago Chapter of the American Recorder Society and send it to our treasurer, Esther Schechter, or bring it with you to the luncheon.
Playing at the Hyde Park Co-Op Grocery Store, 1950s. Hilde is the third from the right.Hilde at a Chicago Chapter Concert.Hilde playing with the Mannings in 1967Hildé Staniulis at Murray Elementary School
We hope you are enjoying a splendid musical summer!
The Chicago Chapter of the American Recorder Society welcomes Lisette Kielson back as our music director, and we look forward to another excellent season, like the ambitious effort we shared in 2013-2014.
We open our new year September 21 at 2 PM Covenant Presbyterian Church, directed for the first time by our own Mirja Lorenz. Mirja, a native of Germany, has been delighting local audiences for several years with her virtuoso recorder skills. She studied recorder in German and the Netherlands and in recent years has performed with groups like the Music of the Baroque and the Haymarket Opera Company. Save the date, and please make plans to join us!
Lisette Kielson, New Chapter Music Director for 2013-2014
We have exciting news about our upcoming season: the board of the Chicago Chapter is thrilled to announce that Lisette Kielson has been hired as Music Director!
Most of you know Lisette. She has regularly challenged us as a cheerful and energetic (to say nothing of skilled) instructor at Whitewater, and she directed our Chicago Chapter recorder workshop in 2009.
Lisette has performed to acclaim as soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player in France, New York, Chicago, and throughout the Midwest. Her recordings are played nationally and have been reviewed in American Record Guide as well as in other print and online media. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in flute performance from Indiana University and a post-master’s Diploma in recorder performance from The Royal Conservatory of The Hague, The Netherlands. Lisette is the Artistic Director of L’Ensemble Portique, directs the Collegium Musicum at Bradley University, serves as Associate Director of the Recorder Orchestra of the Midwest, and teaches at workshops and festivals throughout the country. President of the American Recorder Society from 2008-2012, Lisette is currently serving the last year of her second term on the ARS Board of Directors.
Lisette brings her expertise and enthusiasm to the Chicago Chapter this year with great ideas on how to make the Chicago Chapter a vital and growing community of musicians. Her vision includes welcoming beginners, enhancing marketing & outreach, and expanding Chapter performance goals.
Our meetings will continue at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Bucktown from 2 to 5 PM on the third Sunday of each month, September 15, October 20, November 17, December 15, January 19, February 16, March 16, April 20 (the April date might change to April 13), and May 18. The season will end with a Chicago Chapter performance at the annual event Make Music Chicago on June 21, 2014!
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