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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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Member Benefit - Finding other recorder players
The ARS wants to help you connect to other players in your area. ARS members can use our Member Directory* to help find individual players, chapters, consorts, and recorder orchestras that are active in your area. Start making music together with your new recorder-playing best friends! Don't forget to connect to players on our ARS Facebook page, too.
*You must sign in to the ARS website to access the member directory.
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The ARS at the Boston Early Music Festival
The Boston Early Music Festival was held June 8-15, 2025, and the ARS hosted several events there of interest to recorder players, including the Recorder Relay Concert, the BEMF Beyond Borders Concert and an exciting Recorder Masterclass led by the virtuoso group Boreas Quartett Bremen.
Click to Read More and See a Slideshow of ARS Events
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What to do with Recorders When Their Owners Have Passed Away
We ran this article last fall, and it was covered in the Winter issue of AR magazine, but the office has had many requests for a "reprint" -- here it is:
How to Deal with Recorders Left Behind
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A Conversation with a Recorder/Traverso Legend
Eva Legêne is Professor Emerita at Indiana University with vast early music experience in recorder and flute. This conversation with traverso professional/educator Teddie Hwang may be of interest to recorder players. (Note, due to copyright, some music clips may not work.)
Watch the video on YouTube
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Is Your Member Profile Up to Date?
If you have moved to a new home or switched to a different email address, please update your member profile. You can also check your membership and billing status.
Click to learn more
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Workshop/Festival Season is Ongoing
It's not too late! If you are interested in recorder-related summer/fall activities, see the ARS webpage on events happening this summer and fall. Organizations who are ARS advertisers or Partner Workshop members are featured.
All this information can also be seen in much more depth in our Spring 2025 issue of American Recorder magazine.
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Chapter/Recorder Orchestra Anniversaries
Congratulations to all the chapters (and one recorder orchestra) as they celebrate a big anniversary year!
Atlanta Recorder Society, GA, 45 years
Monadnock Recorder Society, NH, 45 years
Middle Tennessee - Greater Nashville, TN, 45 years
Moss Bay Recorder Society, WA, 45 years
Westchester Recorder Guild, NY, 40 years
Winds of Southern Wisconsin, WI, 35 years
Worcester Hills Recorder Society, MA, 30 years
Sierra Early Music Society, NV, 25 years
North Coast Chapter, CA, 25 years
Palm Beach Recorder & Early Music Society, FL, 20 years
Eugene Recorder Society, OR, 20 years
Redding Recorder Society, CA, 20 years
Edmonton Recorder Society, AB (Canada), 15 years
Montclair Early Music, NJ, 15 years
Greater Memphis Recorder Society, TN, 10 years
Recorder Orchestra of Puget Sound, WA, 10 years
Click to read more
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ARS Chapter Representative Roundtable
The ARS Chapter Roundtable meetings are on a summer break. Chapter reps, watch your emails in a couple of months for more information.
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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
Workshop Scholarships Any member who needs financial assistance to attend an in-person or online weekend or week-long workshop may apply for this scholarship. Deadline for week-long workshops: six weeks before funding is needed
Weekend Workshop Scholarships Apply six weeks before funding is needed. Virtual events are also eligible for funding, 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.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Grants Any chapter, recorder orchestra, or consort may apply. Partner Workshops and Businesses are also eligible. Apply anytime.
Professional Development Grants 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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ARS 2nd-Level Class for Alto Recorder
with Jennifer Carpenter
Tone and Phrasing - Alto Recorder: The alto recorder is capable of being a beautifully expressive solo instrument as well as an ensemble companion. Join professional performer/teacher Jennifer Carpenter for this class focused on tone production and phrasing, all while continuing to work on the fundamentals of recorder technique. Conquer your fears and learn how expressive the recorder can be!
Dates:
July 28, 30, Aug 4 and 6 at 8 PM, ET
ARS 2nd-Level classes are free and available to ARS members only.
For more information and to register, click HERE.
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ARS 2nd-Level Class for Sop/Ten Recorder
with Lewis Baratz
If you’ve taken one of ARS’ Online Beginners’ Courses for the soprano or tenor recorder, then you are ready for Level 2! In this second-level 4-part series, professional performer and teacher Lewis Baratz will guide you in continued work on recorder technique and musical expression, extending our range and developing an even tone across all registers of our instrument.
Dates:
Aug 4, 11, 18, and 25 at 7 PM, ET
ARS 2nd-Level classes are free and available to ARS members only.
For more information and to register, click HERE.
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Baroque Sonata Course
with Marea Chernoff
Join Marea Chernoff through the Vancouver School of Music (VSO) for this asynchronous course on playing a baroque sonata. Build your confidence by learning the essential gestures, patterns, and musical elements of Benedetto Marcello's F major Sonata for Recorder, Op. 2, No. 1.
You can take this course at your leisure!
Course fee: $49
To register, visit: https://www.vsolearnmusic.ca/courses/how-to-play-baroque-sonata
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Holiday Tunes Workshop
with Debby Greenblatt
Tues, July 15 at 7 PM, CT
Wed, July 16 at 10 AM, CT
Fri, July 18 at 7 PM, CT
Different tunes will be played at each session.
Featuring tunes from "Holiday Tunes for Two".
There is limited enrollment, and pre-registration is required. The cost for each workshop is $15. The cost of each optional book is $15 (includes shipping if ordered with workshop registration).
For more information, and to register for the workshop:
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/workshops_holiday.shtml
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North American Virtual Recorder Society presents their July Playing Meeting
with the Jennifer Carpenter
When: Saturday, July 26, 2 - 3:30 PM, ET
Cost: NAVRS Membership is $20 and each playing session is $15.
Your first playing meeting is free and membership is not required.
Music for the Theater: "The man that hath no music in himself, nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils;” - Shakespeare. English Renaissance theaters were filled with music, both within the plays and between the acts. Step into a world of theatricality that is at times playful, satirical, and even sublime. With selections that blur the lines between the stage and the salon, we’ll explore music that entertained the masses from Henry VIII, Byrd, Morley, Adson, Johnson, and others.
For more information and to register, visit the NAVRS 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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