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Join us for the November meeting with our regular music director Lisette Kielson. We will be playing English music. Viols and other early instruments welcome!

Our November newsletter is now available: November 2018

On October 21 we welcome Mirja Lorenz as our director, a member of Black Tulip and of the Chicago Recorder Quartet. Mirja will direct us in a program of music by Northern German organ players and composers of the early Baroque. This music will include pieces by a variety of musicians, including Samuel Scheidt and his teacher Jan Sweelink, as well as Johan Schein and Dietrich Buxtehude.

Details and more on the Chicago recorder scene in our newsleter: October 2018

Everybody in the Chicago Chapter enjoyed playing with the Third Coast Viol group. We had some great Antiphonal sounds going!

It’s time to plan for the annual Spring Concert for the Chicago Chapter on Sunday, May 20th, at 2 PM. All are welcome to perform, or just listen.

Note that our May 2019 concert, next year, marks the 60th anniversary of the first concert offered by the Chicago chapter in May of 1959.

To be included in the program, send the name of your group and the names of the participants, the title of the piece(s) you plan to play, and the composers, to Larry Johnson at ll_johnson1239@sbcglobal.net.

For this celebration of spring, all are welcome to bring a favorite snack or food to share. It’s not required, but feel free to bring treats if you’d like. Drinks will be provided. We hope to see you on May 20th!

Details and more news with our chapter newsletter

May 2018

Lisette Kielson returns for the last time this season on April 15th.

The latest newsletter can be found here: April 2018

It soon will be time for the spring concert this year. If you would like to perform, please contact Larry Johnson at ll_johnson1239@sbcglobal.net and provide:

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

I hope to see you all April 15!

We have invited Andrew Shultze to direct for our March 18 meeting, offering music from Claudio Monteverdi and featuring selections from L’ Orfeo and Scherzi Musicali, both from 1607, as well as L’Incoronazione di Poppea from 1642 in honor of Monteverdi’s 450th birthday. We will discuss early Italian Baroque ornamentation, recorder technique, and performance practice, as found in the writings of Monteverdi, Giulio Caccini, Francesco Rognoni and other contemporary sources.

Our March 2018 newsletter is here: March 2018

Lisette returns on February 18, and again on April 15. We have invited Andrew Shultze to direct for our March 18 meeting, and our season closes on May 20 with our annual spring concert. For our February meeting we will run through the music for the March 4 playing session.

Our February newsletter is here:

February 2018

You’re invited to the Chicago ARS Yuletide Concert, 2018!

It’s time to plan for the annual Yuletide Concert at the Chicago Chapter ARS. This year’s event will be at our meeting on Sunday, December 17th, at 2 PM. All are welcome to perform, or just listen. And all types of music are welcome, seasonal and otherwise.

To be included in the program, send the name of your group and/or the names of the participants, the title of the piece(s) you plan to play, and the composers, to:

Larry Johnson at: ll_johnson1239@sbcglobal.net.

For our Holiday Feast, all are welcome to bring a favorite sweet or savory to share at the Party Table. Not at all required, but feel free to bring snacks if you’d like. (Drinks will be provided by the Board.) We hope to see you on December 17th! (at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2012 W. Dickens in Chicago)

– Chicago Chapter ARS Board

For the October 15 meeting Mirja Lorenz, member of the Chicago Recorder Quartet and Black Tulip, will lead us in music related to Martin Luther, for the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. She also plans to lead the chapter in playing the music planned for Covenant Presbyterian on December 3.

See our latest newsletter here:

October 2017

Don’t forget to join us on Sunday, September 17 at 2 PM, at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2012 West Dickens, in Chicago.

Our music director, Lisette Kielson, will begin the meeting with some body posture and awareness exercises, breathing mechanics, and incorporate musical exercises as related to the repertoire.

The music selected for the September meeting will includes:

• Summa by Arvo Pärt — parts
• Chaconne by Steve Marshall — parts
• Lentement by Linde – score
• Syrinx by Staeps – score
• Two Allegros by Bresgen – score

For the final hour of the meeting we will break out into groups.  Those who wish to play at the December 3 service at Covenant Church will rehearse their music. Others may form their own group(s) for ensemble playing.   A leader for a beginner group will also be available.

All music will be supplied by Lisette or by the chapter for this meeting.

Please mark your calendars and come play with us this Sunday!