Orange County Recorder Society -- What's New

Orange County
Recorder Society

What's New

This page provides information about OCRS activities as well as upcoming concerts, classified ads, and other items of interest to recorder players and early music enthusiasts. For information on local classes, workshops and ensembles, click here.

Please send event information to the webmaster. Please include "OCRS" in the subject line.

Master Class

There has been talk recently about a master class with Rotem Gilbert—now it’s a go! The master class will be held during the afternoon of May 31 at the home of Rayma Zack, 432 Avenida Sevilla, Unit A, Laguna Woods.

The class will work this way: Individual players or ensembles may sign up for coaching sessions with Rotem, and auditors are welcome to watch the sessions. A coaching session for an individual performer or a duet is 30 minutes, and a coaching session for a larger ensemble is 45 minutes. The cost is $25 per player (e.g., the cost for a quartet is $100). Auditors pay a $10 fee. Players should bring enough copies of their music so Rotem can borrow one for reference.

Slots are filling fast, but we still have room for another group or two. All levels are welcome. All Players and Auditors MUST register in advance so their names can be given to the gatekeeper at Laguna Woods; see Rayma at our May meeting or contact her ASAP: raymilt85@comline.com Directions to Rayma’s home will be available at the May 9 OCRS meeting.

This is a wonderful opportunity to learn from the Master, Rotem Gilbert, and from listening to the other groups.   Auditors will have a unique opportunity to hear musicians before and after their critiques. We hope this will be the first in a series of Master Classes with some of our favorite conductors.

Welcome

Out comes the welcome mat to new members Shauna S. Roberts (our talented sopranino player at the April meeting) and David A. Malueg, both from Riverside.

We’re very glad to have you with us!

T-shirts

Another batch of the OCRS “PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS” t-shirts will be available for sale before the end of the season. They are black print on natural, in sizes S,M, L and XL - all $20, and help support your local Recorder Society (That’s us). If you would like to order one, see Lois Sheppard at the May meeting, or contact her at sheppardofsb@worldnet.att.net

Come Early to the OCRS Meeting and Enjoy the Musical Prelude!

Thanks to Lois Sheppard and Andy Dykes for performing a sonata by Jean-Baptiste Loeillet at the April meeting.

The prelude starts at 7:20 p.m. If you arrive during the prelude, please enter the room and quietly take your seat.The preludes are presented before the meeting, from 7:20 to 7:30 p.m.

OCRS Halona weekend retreat, June 6-8

This time it is definite! We have a confirmed reservation at Halona, a beautiful cabin in Idyllwild, for June 6, 7, and 8, 2008. The Halona weekend is not a workshop—but a chance to get together and play music with friends amid pine trees and fresh air. We will have group playing, or you can hike, shop in town, or veg. The weekend is informal and just for fun. Halona has a large room with a fireplace for group playing, a kitchen, a deck for sun bathing, dormitory-style accommodations, and three bathrooms.

All OCRS members, spouses, partners, significant others, and friends—recorder playing or nonrecorder playing—are welcome. You can stay overnight on Friday and/or Saturday (June 6 and 7), or come up just for the day on Saturday. Feel free to come and go as you please. There is much to do in Idyllwild—hiking, shopping, art galleries, restaurants. Mark your calendars now!

Information sheets and registration forms will be sent by separate e-mail and also will be available at the February and future meetings, or feel free to contact Matthew Ross at Matthew.Ross@jud.ca.gov or matthewkross@cox.net

Shhhhhhh...

Every month the newsletter features a cartoon orange saying “shhhh” and beseeching you to stay quiet during meetings.   Too many of us are not paying following the request. Talking, noodling, paper shuffling, and failure to pay attention to the conductor impairs the ability of others to enjoy the meeting. So here are ten simple rules of etiquette we all should follow to make the evening more enjoyable.

1. When the President stands to start the meeting, all talking should cease.

2. NO NOODLING. Do not put your mouth on your instrument until the conductor leads the group in playing the piece. Beforehand, if you need to practice, quietly finger your part without blowing.

3. If you have a question or comment, raise your hand and wait for the conductor to acknowledge you. If the conductor does not acknowledge you, do not speak.

4. Please keep comments to a minimum. We are here to listen to what the conductor has to say.

5. Direct questions to the conductor, not the person seated next to you.

6. If you have difficulty seeing, hearing, or otherwise following the conductor, move to the front.

7. If you are not given a part, raise your hand or stand up to get the conductor’s attention. Avoid blurting out comments such as “Need more tenor parts!” or “Back here!”

8. When informed the break is over, please return to your seat immediately so we can resume playing.

9. Keep your music organized. Avoid loud page turns and paper rustling.

10. To the extent possible, keep instruments, bags, etc. underneath your seat or off to the side against a wall.

These simple rules of etiquette should make the meetings more enjoyable and run more smoothly!

Concerts

Here we list upcoming concerts that include recorders or other early instruments, or are recommended by or include our members or conductors. Please send listings to the webmaster. Include "OCRS" in the subject line.

We are fortunate that there are many great concerts in Southern California all year. We cannot list them all. Check these lists for other concerts:

Southern California Early Music Society maintains a calendar of early music performanaces in Southern California

Chamber Music Newsletter From the South Bay has a list of chamber music performances in Southern California, many of them free.

...and if you just want to stay home and listen, check out but KUSC (91.5 FM). They have a wonderful "Baroque Hour" each Sunday morning which is delightful; it airs at 10 a.m. It features recorders every so often, and includes some of our favorite composers of that period.

Thursday, May 8, at 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra presents, Baroque Conversations-3 with Margaret Batjer, violin, Julie Gigante, violin, Richard Altenbach, violin, Douglas Davis , cello, Armen Ksajikian, cello, Richard Todd, horn. Program: Geminiani, Concerto Grosso in D major; Telemann, Horn Concerto in D major; Vivaldi, Concerto in G minor for two Cellos; Bach, Concerto in D major for three violins. Tickets are $37. Location: Zipper Hall 200 S. Grand Ave, Los Angeles. For information, call (213) 622-7001 x215 or visit www.laco.org

Saturday, May 10, afternoon-evening: Second Annual Viola d’Amore Get-Together. Join fellow and aspiring viola d’amore players for a few hours of information exchange as well as playing-listening to music performed by attendees, in a casual setting at the home of a local viola d’amore player in the San Fernando Valley. For further information contact Daniel Geiger by e-mail (geiger@vetigastropoda.com) or by phone (818) 222 0891.

Saturday, May 10 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 11 at 7:00 p.m. Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble, directed by Nicole Baker, presents Ave Maria!, a concert of sumptuous early music honoring mothers everywhere. Program: Palestrina’s Missa Beata Virgine, Hassler’s motet and Missa Dixit Maria, and settings of Marian motets and secular songs by Josquin, Byrd, Dufay, Sweelinck, and, of course, Anonymous. Tickets prices are $15 and $10 for students/seniors/SCEMS. Mothers accompanied by their child (regardless of age) will get in for half-price. The May 10 performance will be at the Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church, 15821 Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades. The May 11 performance will be at the Church of the Angels, 1100 Avenue 64, Pasadena. For more information, call (626) 260-8249 or visit www.jouyssance.org

Saturday, May 10 at 8:00 p.m. Jealous Nightingale Baroque ensemble presents Musical Exercises or Almost Totally Telemann. The members of Jealous Nightingale are David Barnett, recorder, Paul Sherman baroque oboe; Devin Fryling, baroque cello and viola da gamba; Patricia Mabee, harpsichord and guest artist Sandy Fryling, harpsichord. Tickets are $20.00, general, $16.00 for SCEMS, ARS, seniors, and students. Location: Chapel of the of the Neighborhood Church of Pasadena, 301 N. Orange Grove Ave., Pasadena. For reservations and information, call (818) 716-6756.

Tuesday, May 13 at 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles Philharmonic presents Chamber Music with Eric Owens.   Program: Bach, Cantata No 82, “Ich habe genug.” Tickets are $22-47. Location: Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles. For information and tickets, visit wdch.laphil.com

Wednesday, May 21 at 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles Philharmonic Baroque presents Adès & Couperin featuring Thomas Adès harpsichord & conductor. Program: Adès, three Studies after Couperin; Couperin, Les Barricades mysteriuses; Adès, Sonata da caccia; Couperin, L'Apothéose de Lully; Couperin, Trosième Leçon de ténèbres. Tickets are $35-88. Location: Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles. For information and tickets visit wdch.laphil.com

Saturday, May 31 8:00 p.m., and Sunday June 1 at 4:00 p.m. Musica Angelica Chamber Music Concert presents Intimate Bach with Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin and Corey Jameson, harpsichord. Program includes works by Boccherini, Haydn, Kohaut, and Vivaldi. Ticket prices tba. The May 31 concert will be at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena. The June 1 concert will be at All Saints Church, 504 Camden Drive (at Santa Monica Boulevard) Beverly Hills. For information, call (310) 458-4504 or visit musicaangelica.org

Classified ads

Listings are free for members. Please send listings to the webmaster. Include "OCRS" in the subject line.

For sale

Hugh Craig deluxe spinet harpsichord for sale. Small, light, easily portable. Great condition, very good sound. $3,500
Marika Frankl 714-970-8545. marika.frankl@sbcglobal.net

Lost and found

Looking for music buddies

Carpools (for workshops or regular meetings)

Last Updated: Mon, May 5, 2008


Orange County Recorder Society

		What's New
	This page provides information about OCRS activities as well as upcoming concerts, classified ads, and other items of interest to recorder players and early music enthusiasts. For information on local classes, workshops and ensembles, click here. Please send event information to the webmaster. Please include "OCRS" in the subject line. Master Class There has been talk recently about a master class with Rotem Gilbert—now it’s a go! The master class will be held during the afternoon of May 31 at the home of Rayma Zack, 432 Avenida Sevilla, Unit A, Laguna Woods. The class will work this way: Individual players or ensembles may sign up for coaching sessions with Rotem, and auditors are welcome to watch the sessions. A coaching session for an individual performer or a duet is 30 minutes, and a coaching session for a larger ensemble is 45 minutes. The cost is $25 per player (e.g., the cost for a quartet is $100). Auditors pay a $10 fee. Players should bring enough copies of their music so Rotem can borrow one for reference. Slots are filling fast, but we still have room for another group or two. All levels are welcome. All Players and Auditors MUST register in advance so their names can be given to the gatekeeper at Laguna Woods; see Rayma at our May meeting or contact her ASAP: raymilt85@comline.com Directions to Rayma’s home will be available at the May 9 OCRS meeting. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn from the Master, Rotem Gilbert, and from listening to the other groups. Auditors will have a unique opportunity to hear musicians before and after their critiques. We hope this will be the first in a series of Master Classes with some of our favorite conductors. Welcome Out comes the welcome mat to new members Shauna S. Roberts (our talented sopranino player at the April meeting) and David A. Malueg, both from Riverside. We’re very glad to have you with us! T-shirts Another batch of the OCRS “PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS” t-shirts will be available for sale before the end of the season. They are black print on natural, in sizes S,M, L and XL - all $20, and help support your local Recorder Society (That’s us). If you would like to order one, see Lois Sheppard at the May meeting, or contact her at sheppardofsb@worldnet.att.net Come Early to the OCRS Meeting and Enjoy the Musical Prelude! Thanks to Lois Sheppard and Andy Dykes for performing a sonata by Jean-Baptiste Loeillet at the April meeting. The prelude starts at 7:20 p.m. If you arrive during the prelude, please enter the room and quietly take your seat.The preludes are presented before the meeting, from 7:20 to 7:30 p.m. OCRS Halona weekend retreat, June 6-8 This time it is definite! We have a confirmed reservation at Halona, a beautiful cabin in Idyllwild, for June 6, 7, and 8, 2008. The Halona weekend is not a workshop—but a chance to get together and play music with friends amid pine trees and fresh air. We will have group playing, or you can hike, shop in town, or veg. The weekend is informal and just for fun. Halona has a large room with a fireplace for group playing, a kitchen, a deck for sun bathing, dormitory-style accommodations, and three bathrooms. All OCRS members, spouses, partners, significant others, and friends—recorder playing or nonrecorder playing—are welcome. You can stay overnight on Friday and/or Saturday (June 6 and 7), or come up just for the day on Saturday. Feel free to come and go as you please. There is much to do in Idyllwild—hiking, shopping, art galleries, restaurants. Mark your calendars now! Information sheets and registration forms will be sent by separate e-mail and also will be available at the February and future meetings, or feel free to contact Matthew Ross at Matthew.Ross@jud.ca.gov or matthewkross@cox.net Shhhhhhh... Every month the newsletter features a cartoon orange saying “shhhh” and beseeching you to stay quiet during meetings. Too many of us are not paying following the request. Talking, noodling, paper shuffling, and failure to pay attention to the conductor impairs the ability of others to enjoy the meeting. So here are ten simple rules of etiquette we all should follow to make the evening more enjoyable. 1. When the President stands to start the meeting, all talking should cease. 2. NO NOODLING. Do not put your mouth on your instrument until the conductor leads the group in playing the piece. Beforehand, if you need to practice, quietly finger your part without blowing. 3. If you have a question or comment, raise your hand and wait for the conductor to acknowledge you. If the conductor does not acknowledge you, do not speak. 4. Please keep comments to a minimum. We are here to listen to what the conductor has to say. 5. Direct questions to the conductor, not the person seated next to you. 6. If you have difficulty seeing, hearing, or otherwise following the conductor, move to the front. 7. If you are not given a part, raise your hand or stand up to get the conductor’s attention. Avoid blurting out comments such as “Need more tenor parts!” or “Back here!” 8. When informed the break is over, please return to your seat immediately so we can resume playing. 9. Keep your music organized. Avoid loud page turns and paper rustling. 10. To the extent possible, keep instruments, bags, etc. underneath your seat or off to the side against a wall. These simple rules of etiquette should make the meetings more enjoyable and run more smoothly! Concerts Here we list upcoming concerts that include recorders or other early instruments, or are recommended by or include our members or conductors. Please send listings to the webmaster. Include "OCRS" in the subject line. We are fortunate that there are many great concerts in Southern California all year. We cannot list them all. Check these lists for other concerts: Southern California Early Music Society maintains a calendar of early music performanaces in Southern California Chamber Music Newsletter From the South Bay has a list of chamber music performances in Southern California, many of them free. ...and if you just want to stay home and listen, check out but KUSC (91.5 FM). They have a wonderful "Baroque Hour" each Sunday morning which is delightful; it airs at 10 a.m. It features recorders every so often, and includes some of our favorite composers of that period. Thursday, May 8, at 7:00 p.m. Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra presents, Baroque Conversations-3 with Margaret Batjer, violin, Julie Gigante, violin, Richard Altenbach, violin, Douglas Davis , cello, Armen Ksajikian, cello, Richard Todd, horn. Program: Geminiani, Concerto Grosso in D major; Telemann, Horn Concerto in D major; Vivaldi, Concerto in G minor for two Cellos; Bach, Concerto in D major for three violins. Tickets are $37. Location: Zipper Hall 200 S. Grand Ave, Los Angeles. For information, call (213) 622-7001 x215 or visit www.laco.org Saturday, May 10, afternoon-evening: Second Annual Viola d’Amore Get-Together. Join fellow and aspiring viola d’amore players for a few hours of information exchange as well as playing-listening to music performed by attendees, in a casual setting at the home of a local viola d’amore player in the San Fernando Valley. For further information contact Daniel Geiger by e-mail (geiger@vetigastropoda.com) or by phone (818) 222 0891. Saturday, May 10 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 11 at 7:00 p.m. Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble, directed by Nicole Baker, presents Ave Maria!, a concert of sumptuous early music honoring mothers everywhere. Program: Palestrina’s Missa Beata Virgine, Hassler’s motet and Missa Dixit Maria, and settings of Marian motets and secular songs by Josquin, Byrd, Dufay, Sweelinck, and, of course, Anonymous. Tickets prices are $15 and $10 for students/seniors/SCEMS. Mothers accompanied by their child (regardless of age) will get in for half-price. The May 10 performance will be at the Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church, 15821 Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades. The May 11 performance will be at the Church of the Angels, 1100 Avenue 64, Pasadena. For more information, call (626) 260-8249 or visit www.jouyssance.org Saturday, May 10 at 8:00 p.m. Jealous Nightingale Baroque ensemble presents Musical Exercises or Almost Totally Telemann. The members of Jealous Nightingale are David Barnett, recorder, Paul Sherman baroque oboe; Devin Fryling, baroque cello and viola da gamba; Patricia Mabee, harpsichord and guest artist Sandy Fryling, harpsichord. Tickets are $20.00, general, $16.00 for SCEMS, ARS, seniors, and students. Location: Chapel of the of the Neighborhood Church of Pasadena, 301 N. Orange Grove Ave., Pasadena. For reservations and information, call (818) 716-6756. Tuesday, May 13 at 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles Philharmonic presents Chamber Music with Eric Owens. Program: Bach, Cantata No 82, “Ich habe genug.” Tickets are $22-47. Location: Walt Disney Concert Hall, 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles. For information and tickets, visit wdch.laphil.com Wednesday, May 21 at 8:00 p.m. Los Angeles Philharmonic Baroque presents Adès & Couperin featuring Thomas Adès harpsichord & conductor. Program: Adès, three Studies after Couperin; Couperin, Les Barricades mysteriuses; Adès, Sonata da caccia; Couperin, L'Apothéose de Lully; Couperin, Trosième Leçon de ténèbres. Tickets are $35-88. Location: Walt Disney Concert Hall 111 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles. For information and tickets visit wdch.laphil.com Saturday, May 31 8:00 p.m., and Sunday June 1 at 4:00 p.m. Musica Angelica Chamber Music Concert presents Intimate Bach with Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin and Corey Jameson, harpsichord. Program includes works by Boccherini, Haydn, Kohaut, and Vivaldi. Ticket prices tba. The May 31 concert will be at the Pasadena Presbyterian Church, 585 E. Colorado Boulevard, Pasadena. The June 1 concert will be at All Saints Church, 504 Camden Drive (at Santa Monica Boulevard) Beverly Hills. For information, call (310) 458-4504 or visit musicaangelica.org Classified ads Listings are free for members. Please send listings to the webmaster. Include "OCRS" in the subject line. For sale Hugh Craig deluxe spinet harpsichord for sale. Small, light, easily portable. Great condition, very good sound. $3,500 Marika Frankl 714-970-8545. marika.frankl@sbcglobal.net Lost and found Looking for music buddies Carpools (for workshops or regular meetings) Last Updated: Mon, May 5, 2008