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Welcome to ARS NEWS, an e-newsletter for recorder players. Please make sure to scroll to the bottom to see upcoming virtual recorder classes and events. Enjoy!
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American Recorder Magazine is Mailed and Online!
The Winter 2024 issue is all about transmitting the joy of recorder playing.
Offerings include:
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The announcement of ARS Distinguished Achievement Award, which this year goes to recorder maker Patrick von Huene.
- The Annual Fiscal Report for 2023-24.
- Advice for those wondering what to do with Recorders Left Behind when loved ones pass away.
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ON THE RECORD(ER) features two interviews: Nina Stern with news from New York to Nairobi (the cover story), and members of the Bassano Trio talk about their activities since the passing of Adriana Breukink.
- Both FEATURES are about the transmission of familiar repertoire.
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Renowned recorder researcher and editor David Lasocki looks back on 55 years of editing, and
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John Turner recalls his involvement in the discovery of a favorite Handel Trio Sonata.
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To complement Lucie McNeill’s report on the improbable success of The Atlantic Recorder Orchestra in LISTEN & LEARN, there is a generous helping of reviews of recent music written for recorder orchestras in MUSIC REVIEWS.
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Other news includes details of the European Recorder Teachers’ Association Conference, and the London International Festival of Early Music.
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In LEARN, Anne Timberlake suggests Four Recorder Resolutions for a Tuneful 2025.
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Looking for stocking stuffers? Check out Tom Bickley’s recommendations for CDs: The Queen’s Masque from ensemble feuervogel; music heard in Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre on Seven Times Salt’s new CD, Easy As Lying; and Alkemie’s latest album, Love to my Liking.
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Get Ready for Play the Recorder Day (March 15, 2025) with Harvey Stokes’ new composition Flight Games.
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The 2025 Play-the-Recorder Day, to be celebrated on Saturday March 15, will feature “Flight Games” by Harvey Stokes. It’s a sprightly, playful composition that will offer fun as well as challenge to every level of player. The sheet music will be mailed alongside the Winter issue of American Recorder and is available online to members. Flight Games was composed to represent the activities of small birds as they move about communally in their varied aerial activities.
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Today is Giving Tuesday: ARS Fall Appeal Underway
The biggest ARS fundraiser of the year is underway right now with a mailing to past donors and others. Donations make up a large segment of ARS income and are critical to offering ARS programs and resources. This year's letter focuses on two young players with dreams of pursuing a profession in the recorder world, and how ARS has helped. Watch your inbox every week in December for an email from the American Recorder Society with meaningful stories of recorder players helped by the ARS. And please, donate if you can -- it's tax-deductible.
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Membership Benefit Highlight!
As a member of the ARS, have you taken advantage of our Downloadable Music Libraries? We offer the following libraries of music available to members for free:
- Play-Along Library
- Members' Library Editions
- Play-the-Recorder Month
- New Music for the Recorder
- Arrangements and Transcriptions
- Recorder Orchestra Library
Come explore the wide variety of music we have for you to download and play as a solo player or with an ensemble! Click the link above to get started.
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Nearly Six Decades of ARS Newsletter Archives Now Online
ARS published a newsletter prior to launching American Recorder magazine in 1960, and later began using newsletters for more local and date-sensitive news. You can learn some fascinating ARS history by checking out our trove of newsletters from 1950-59, and then 1980-2024. If you have any paper ARS Newsletters that are not in our digital archive, we would love to add them. Email Susan Burns in the ARS office.
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ARS Welcomes New Members Who Joined in October
Paula Anderson, DE
Jerome Autin, TX
James Breck, MI
Gary Dabbagh, NC
Linda Gerardo, MD
Becky Glesner, MI
Karen Goldberg, PA
James Gossweiler, MD
Sandy Huddle, PA
Lindsay Johnson, MD
Richard Jones, CA
Tsui-Ying Kau, MI
Erich Lantz, VA
Joseph Lockett, TX
Filipa Oliveria Dos Santos, Portugal
Thomas Recane, MA
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A Thoughtful Bequest
Diane Mularz, a member of the Northern Virginia Recorder Society, passed away last year and left a bequest for ARS in her will. These types of donations help secure the future of ARS and its work to support the recorder community. We invite you to be a part of this important group of donors.
Learn more about Diane and our Legacy Circle
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A Redesigned Recorder -- a Tenor with a Soprano-Sized Handspan
ARS Business member Kunath Instrumentbau has worked with an experienced recorder maker to create a recorder for beginners with the low mellow tone of a tenor, but with an easy and ergonomic finger reach. (Please note, this is not an ad, but a topic we thought might be of interest.)
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Checking in with Chapters, Consorts, and Recorder Orchestras | |
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Los Angeles Recorder Orchestra's Longtime Director Thomas Axworthy Passes Away
Matthew Ross remembers Tom's many accomplishments and effects on the Southern California recorder community and beyond.
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The Eugene Recorder Orchestra gets into the spirit of Halloween
The orchestra, active with ARS since 2018, gave an October concert in the mausoleum at a cemetery in Eugene, Oregon.
Submitted by Constance Newman
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ARS Chapter Representative Roundtable Dates for 2024-25
The ARS Chapter Roundtable is back for 2024/25! Gather on Zoom with Phil Hollar and have a chat with your fellow leaders about what's happening in your chapter.
This year we are alternating the quarterly meetings between Saturdays and Sundays so that every rep has the opportunity to attend at least once or twice. The dates are on the ARS homepage Events Calendar. All times are 2:00pm - 3:30pm Eastern time.
· December 8, 2024
· March 1, 2025
· June 1, 2025
If you have a topic suggestion or haven’t been receiving announcements about the roundtables, please contact Phil Hollar.
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ARS offers a webpage with all the chapters offering virtual/hybrid meetings. There are several chapters with a worldwide membership, led by world-class music directors, thanks to the wonders of Zoom.
(Is your group offering virtual meetings but not on the list? Email us!)
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A Brief Reminder of ARS Scholarship & Grant Deadlines
Weekend Workshop Scholarships Apply four weeks before funding is needed. Virtual events are also eligible for funding from Grants and Scholarships, as long as the amounts do not exceed stated limits.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Grants Any chapter, recorder orchestra, or consort may apply. Partner Workshops and Businesses are also eligible. Apply anytime.
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ARS 2nd-Level Class for Bass Recorder
with Tish Berlin
Only a few spots left! If you are starting to learn bass recorder and want to move to the next level, this is the course for you! Tish Berlin will cover hand/finger position, tonguing, tone, and instill good habits. This class is intended for recorder players who have some experience (can be minimal) on the bass recorder.
December 3rd, 5th, 10th, and 12th at 6:15 PM, ET
2nd-Level classes are free but only available to ARS members.
For more information and to register, click HERE.
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Coming Soon!
Our next ARS Beginners' Classes for Alto Recorder with Anne Timberlake and Soprano/Tenor Recorder with Annette Bauer will begin in January 2025. Keep an eye on the website, and we'll have all the information in the next newsletter and on our social media!
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Musical Christmas Stockings
with Rachel Begley
Wed, December 4, 7 PM, ET
Sat, December 7, 4 PM, ET
Wed, December 18, 7 PM, ET
Sat, December 21, 4 PM, ET
*Different tunes will be played at each session
Each of the 4 sessions is a kind of musical Christmas stocking, filled to bursting, not only with the expected and familiar, but also with some unexpected and delightful surprises!
Each session will feature something traditional, something from the Renaissance and Baroque eras, some secular, and some unfamiliar tunes.There are many pieces that are new to this season's sessions, including arrangements created especially for these workshops.
The fee for each workshop is $25, with a discounted rate of $90 for those attending all four sessions.
For more information and to register email Rachel at rachelbegleyrecorder@yahoo.com.
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All-Zoom Practice Challenge
with Tish Berlin
Tuesdays and Thursdays - 12/3, 12/5, 12/10, 12/12: 10-11 AM, PT
In this 4-session class packed into two weeks, you’ll practice technique exercises for 30 minutes with me, then spend 15 minutes on a medieval estampie and 15 minutes on a Telemann fantasia, focusing on effective practice methods for both pieces. For intermediate and up players of soprano and alto recorders. Pitch: a=440.
$100 for all four classes. Classes will be recorded and available to stream for one month.
To learn how to register, please write to Tish at tishberlin@sbcglobal.net
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RECORDER MESSIAH!
with
Anne Timberlake
December 11th, 2024, 7 PM, CT
It’s the Messiah you didn’t know you needed! Too long have recorder players languished in the wilderness of a Messiah-less holiday season, watching as others play (over and over again) Handel’s masterwork! This December, it’s once again OUR TURN! In this live 75-minute Zoom playing session, we’ll tackle some of Handel’s best beloved choruses and airs, making the Messiah our own!
Includes brand new, original arrangements for 2024!
The registration fee is $25. To register, visit my website.
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Seminars in Early Music:
"Kicking it up a Notch"
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Lewis Baratz
Mon, Jan 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM, ET
Join Lewis Baratz (sponsored by the Highland Park Recorder Society) and learn ways to improve your recorder technique, including air support, embouchure, finger technique, and articulation.
Attendees have the opportunity to try out their new technique abilities in the musical examples by van Eyck, Daniel Purcell, and Telemann.
To register, please visit https://hprecorder.org/events/2025-online-seminar/
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North American Virtual Recorder Society presents their December Playing Meeting
with Annette Bauer
When: Saturday, December 14, 2 - 3:30 PM, ET
Cost: NAVRS Membership is $20 and each playing session is $15.
Membership is not required for your first meeting but there is a charge of $15.
Winter Solstice and the Return of The Light: Many different traditions in the Northern Hemisphere celebrate the light in the midst of the long and dark winter nights. Annette will lead you through a selection of music that is inspired by this theme - from an arrangement of Bartok’s "Winter Solstice" to different Renaissance pieces describing the three wise men following the bright star, to music related to the festival of lights, or Santa Lucia, as well as some seasonal favorites to round out the year!
For more information and to register, visit the NAVRS website.
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Amherst Early Music Online Courses
for December 7-8, 2024
1) The Breath of Winter with Jennifer Carpenter. Class is designed for recorder players.
Sat, December 7 at 1 PM, ET
2) Percussion in Medieval, Renaissance, and Traditional Music with Peter Maund
Sat, December 7 at 3 PM, ET
3) Composer as Artisan: Baroque Composition and Modeling for Early Musicians with Nicola Canzano
Sun, December 8 at 1 PM, ET
4) Nowell Sing We: Songs for the Season, Songs for the Solstice with Emily Eagen
Sun, December 8 at 3 PM, ET
For more information and to see AEM Online's full lineup of virtual classes, please visit their website.
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Want to Share Your News?
The deadline for this e-newsletter is the 20th of each month. To submit your news using an online form, please go to https://americanrecorder.org/newsform. You may also email an article and photos. We love to hear stories of how the recorder community is still going strong. Send any of the types of news items you have seen in the paper newsletter or past ARS NEWS emails. Digital photos are welcome, as are digital videos for YouTube (DropBox or Google Drive suggested). Send your articles/photos to newsletter@americanrecorder.org.
Want to Share Your Upcoming Events?
Virtual events can be publicized by emailing Jennifer Carpenter. In-person events can be publicized using our online Event Calendar submission form (only ARS members may submit). Event info will appear in the calendar on the ARS homepage.
The deadline for ARS NEWS (this publication) is the 20th of the month. Send news to Susan Burns and event information to Jennifer Carpenter. ARS NEWS is emailed the last Tuesday of every month, with occasional exceptions.
Newsletter editors and publicity officers for Chapters, Consorts & Recorder Orchestras should make sure that your regular communications like e-newsletters are sent to the ARS office.
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