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Welcome to ARS NEWS, an e-newsletter for recorder players that has taken the place of our printed quarterly ARS Newsletter. Please make sure to scroll to the bottom to see some upcoming classes and events happening in the recorder world. Enjoy!
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The Summer Issue of American Recorder is Mailed and Available Online
Here are the highlights:
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Cléa Galhano will receive the 2023 ARS Presidential Special Honor Award during the Boston Early Music Festival, following the ARS Recorder Relay, along with Nina Stern receiving the Distinguished Achievement Award.
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American Recorder editor Gail Nickless has announced her plans to retire in 2024, and the ARS has launched a search for a new editor.
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In FEATURES, David Lasocki examines the wealth of material that shows “churching the recorders” was common in Spain, Portugal, and their colonies in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Also in FEATURES, Emily O'Brien and Sam Gossner talk about their project, partially funded by the ARS, to create a virtual library of accurate recorder sounds for music-writing software.
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In LEARN, Lobke Sprenkeling describes how you can use a metronome to improve your playing.
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On our AR Extras webpage, read an interview of ARS Music Editor Glen Shannon conducted by the Recorder Magazine, as well as more info on using a metronome by Lobke Sprenkeling.
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The Members' Library Edition music enclosed with the Summer issue is MLE number 78, St. Augustine Rag by William Ruthenberg, an ARS member who passed away earlier this year. (See his tribute article here.) This joyful ragtime piece personifies Bill's words: “What a fantastic life I have led, and how fortunate I have been.”
The piece was sponsored by The Hole in the Wall Gang, a “manically eclectic” (but mainly early music) group based in the Washington, DC, area.
Learn how you can sponsor a Members' Library Edition here.
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ARS at the Boston Early Music Festival
The Boston Early Music Festival (BEMF) is back, taking place from June 4-11, 2023. If you are in the area, stop by to see our free concert, the ARS Recorder Relay, on Friday, June 9. It is a drop-in event with many talented local players performing. It starts at 10am, and an awards reception will be held in honor of Cléa Galhano and Nina Stern at 2pm.
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One of the early music world's most beloved resources is closing its doors after June 30, 2023. For 34 years, PRB Productions, run by husband-and-wife team Peter Ballinger and Leslie Gold, has issued finely edited and beautifully printed editions of music for the recorder, viol, and assorted other instruments from their home in Albany, California.
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Focus on a Member Benefit: Classified Ads
Did you know you can sell your recorder via the ARS website? It's free for members. Just go to https://americanrecorder.org/classifieds, fill out a form, and upload a photo.
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Nominating Task Force on the Lookout for New Board Candidates
The Board Nominating Task Force, consisting of ARS Vice-President Jody Miller, former Board member Barb Prescott, and Administrative Director Susan Burns, is already at work looking to fill a handful of Board vacancies for 2024. They are assembling a list of passionate and hard-working recorder players who have skills to help further the mission of the American Recorder Society.
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Achievement Award Nominations Sought
Members are invited to make nominations for the ARS Distinguished Achievement Award.
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Open Recorder Days Amsterdam (ORDA) Returns in July 2023
Every two years, recorder players from all over the world come together for the Open Recorder Days in Amsterdam (ORDA). After a lapse due to COVID-19, ORDA will host its sixth edition. In July, ORDA is the place to be, for recorder players all over the world.
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Checking in with Chapters, Consorts, and Recorder Orchestras | |
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The Triangle Recorder Society welcomed back its annual spring early music workshop
The event featured the theme of a Mediterranean Holiday with music from France, Spain, and Italy.
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ARS offers a webpage with all the chapters offering virtual 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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Thinking of Attending a Summer Workshop? Look for our Workshop and Festival Roundup in the Spring Issue of American Recorder magazine, published on March 1. Please also see our advertisers and Partner members' workshop/festival information on the Workshops & Festivals 2023 webpage.
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A Brief Reminder of ARS Scholarship & Grant Deadlines
Weekend Workshops: 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.
Educational Outreach Grants: Meeting certain criteria, anyone teaching the recorder may apply for this grant. ARS membership is not required to apply. Application period: May 1-June 15, to be used after September 1
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Grant: Any chapter, recorder orchestra, or consort may apply. Partner Workshops and Businesses are also eligible. Apply anytime.
Professional Development Grant: Any recorder professional, meeting certain criteria, may apply to ARS for support of their professional development pursuits. Primarily funding the ARS Recorder Residency at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, applications for other venues will be considered. Deadline: September 15 of the year preceding the proposed residency or project.
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Want to Share Your News?
To submit your news (please, no event announcements) 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. Digital photos are welcome, as are digital videos for YouTube (DropBox or Google Drive suggested). Send either your event basics or articles/photos to [email protected].
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, [email protected].
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ARS Free 2nd-Level Class for Alto Recorder
with Marea Chernoff
Building upon the foundational techniques introduced in the beginners’ course, this 4-part series will focus on articulation while reinforcing the basics and help you further develop your technique on alto recorder. The classes will cover different types of articulation and how they can bring music to life and assist with certain technical issues we encounter. The classes will be based in the Sweet Pipes Method Book One for Alto Recorder, supplemented with exercises from the teacher.
Classes begin June 19, 2023. This class is for ARS members only. For more information and to register, please visit the ARS Website.
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Articulation Guidelines: Recorder Articulation Demystified
with Anne Timberlake
Tuesdays, July 11, 18, 25, and August 1 at 4 PM, CDT
Are you confounded by consonants? Stumped by syllables? Wondering what the heck is really going on in your mouth? In this live, small-group Zoom short course, we’ll take an anatomically grounded, physiologically informed approach to articulation– no overcomplication or guesswork. Learn key recorder articulation techniques as well as how to practice them in context.
Interested? Register here!
The cost of the complete course is $96, which includes all four live sessions, weekly suggested practice, and chat support as needed for the duration of the course.
Sessions will last approximately one hour. Each live session will be recorded and will be streamable by participants for one week subsequent.
If you have questions or you prefer to pay offline, please contact me at [email protected]
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Multiple Options
with Debby Greenblatt
1) Mozart Family Tunes Workshop
June 6, at 7 PM, CDT
June 7, at 10 AM, CDT
June 9 at 7 PM, CDT
We will play and discuss tunes composed by Leopold Mozart, W.A. Mozart, and Franz Zaver Wolfgang Mozart. We will read, play, and discuss various survival skills for these kinds of pieces.
For more information and to register:
https://greenblattandseay.com/workshops_mozart_family.shtml
2) French Fiddle Tunes Workshops
Tues, July 11, 7 PM, CDT Wed, July 12, 10 AM, CDT
Fri, July 14, 7 PM, CDT
Different tunes will be played at each session.
During these workshops, we will play and discuss traditional French bourees, mazurkas, as well as a branle, a farandole, a galop, a schottische, and a tarantella.
The cost for each workshop is $10. The cost of each optional book is $15 (includes shipping if ordered with workshop registration).
For more information, and to register:
https://greenblattandseay.com/workshops_french.shtml
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The North American Virtual Recorder Society (NAVRS) presents their June Playing Meeting with Miyo Aoki
When: Saturday, June 24, 2:00 - 3:30 PM, EDT
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.
Please join us with guest music leader Miyo Aoki. We will play Italian, German, and French music, including a haunting medieval canon, a song of courtly love, a German folk tune, and a masque dance by the English expatriate, William Brade.
For more information and to register, visit the NAVRS website.
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