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For our March 17 meeting, Andrew Schultze leads us for “Felix Austria!” Inspired by his four-concert fall tour of Austria with the ensemble Affetti Musicali, the session will present a survey of Hapsburg Empire music for recorders from the Renaissance and Baroque eras, including works from the Austrian National Library, which celebrates its 651st anniversary in 2019. We will play through music from its archives written by Emperor Leopold I himself, as well as pieces by Antonio Draghi, Heinrich Isaac, Heinrich Finck, adding some well-known popular songs of Emperor Leopold’s time. Of special interest will be anonymous arrangements for recorders of music from the recently published Marianne Ronez/Ernst Kubitschek edition of the Gottweig Manuscript of music for the viola d’amore.

Our March newsletter is out: March 2019

Mark your calendar and register now for the Spring workshop with Clea Galhano.

Join us as we learn to put more life in our music, using gesture, articulation and phrasing to interpret Spanish rhythms and playful Irish dances. We will also learn to apply robust Italian “affetti” or “musical passions and feelings,” to a wide-ranging repertory, from the European Renaissance and Baroque to contemporary Brazil. In our “Musical Mosaic Through Time”, selections will encompass works of Tomas Luis de Victoria, John Wilbye, G.F. Handel, traditional Celtic, and Brazil’s Ari Barroso.

Details on the Workshop Flyer 2019

We also have for printing and sharing a Workshop Poster 2019.

Lisette Kielsen will return to our February meeting on the 17th. She will be directing us in a program entitled ‘Viva Italia’. We will also play a piece composed by one of our members, Peter Beck.

We hope you can come out and join us!

Our February 2019 newsletter is now out:

February 2019

Lisette returns on January 20 for Fancy That: Fantasias, Canzonas, and Fugues.Our January 20th meeting will incorporate listening and imitative exercises and the following musical selections from Italy, England, and Germany:

• Canzona seconda by Giovanni Gabrieli (IMSLP)
• Dorick Fantasy #2, John Bull (published by Corda)
• Fugue (from Well-Tempered Clavier I, BWV 846) by J.S. Bach (IMSLP)

Check the download page for parts on the Gabrieli and Bach. If you are practicing ahead, in the Bach Fugue, the ‘tenor’ part is better played on alto, leaving out the low E in measure 5.

Our monthly newsletter can be found here January 2019.

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