Gee Phil, I didn't know you had a tail!

I'm really looking forward to directing the PRS session on October 21st. Escape the campaign ads and come spend a fun evening at Taborspace harmonizing with fellow music lovers! Bring recorders, strings, and reed instruments, and I'll even have a piece that works on bagpipes along with other instruments.

For this session I'll bring a generous admixture of pieces in a variety of styles that will range from the early Renaissance to the 20th century. We'll start with two wonderful French chansons by the illustrious Heinrich Isaac whose passing 500 years ago will be celebrated by a special performance by the Oregon Renaissance Band on March 26, 2017. These are "Je ne me puis vivre" and the humorous "Mon pere m'a doné mari," which work great on reeds, recorders and strings. Then we'll read a set of variations on the hauntingly beautiful melody "Star of the County Down" (also known as "Kingsfold") by Wilfred Roberts.

Next we'll read a new arrangement I did of Bart Howard's jazz standard "Fly Me to the Moon," first recorded by Kaye Ballard in 1954. It was originally titled "In Other Words," but later the composer was convinced to change the title. After that, we'll read through the amazing Suite in F Major for recorders and basso continuo by the baroque German composer Christian Friedrich Witt, some of whose works were so highly regarded that they were wrongly attributed to J. S. Bach. This particular piece is one of the few in existence that actually specifies the use of tenor recorder ("Flauto Taillo.")

After all that, what session would be complete without a piece featuring bagpipes? We'll play two dance tunes from John Playford's 1651 The English Dancing Master: "The New Exchange" and "Grimstock." Bagpipes, reeds, recorders, strings and percussion are all welcome. Note to the bagpipers: the melody fits on a c' - d" chanter with a D drone; contact me if you would like to see the music ahead of time.

Can there be any doubt that fun will be had by all? No, I say - hope to see you there!

~ Phil

October is the month to say "Aye!" and give your vote of confidence to our hard working Portland Recorder Society board.  Here's who volunteer many hours of their time to help make PRS the wonderful community that it is.  Formal approval will take place at the PRS session on Friday, October 21st.

Chair of the Board:  Susan Campbell 

 

Vice-Chair:  Diane Ellison

Secretary:  Susy Wilcox

Treasurer:  David Solet

Members at large:   Laura Kuhlman (Music Director), Boyd Osgood (Membership),  Zoe Tokar (CGEMR Administrator).

 

Please go to our website to be added to the waiting list.  Click here:   CGEMR WAITING LIST

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Sheet music for sale, never published before :  Baroque recorder music by Babell, Carissimi, Corelli (attrib.), Fede, Finch, Fiocco, Paisible, Rosier, Schickhardt, Steffani, Torri, and Vinci.  Edited and published by PRS member David Lasocki , recipient of the American Recorder Society's Distinguished Achievement Award.  Also books on recorder history.  Go to www.instantharmony.net.

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