Hello to all from Laura!

I am about to experience my first Portland, Oregon autumn. I love this time of the year because it means crisp breezes, crunchy leaves under my bike tires and more music making with my PRS friends. We are definitely in for a treat this next session as Phil Neuman takes up the baton. Phil's brilliant arrangements of both renaissance and modern music continue to challenge and inspire.

This just in from Phil himself:

I'm really looking forward to directing the PRS session on October
17th.   What better way to spend a rainy (educated guess) evening than to gather at the  Kennedy School to harmonize with fellow music makers!  As always I'll bring a piece that will work great on reed instruments along with recorders and strings.

For this session I'll bring a smattering of pieces in a variety of styles
that will range from the early Renaissance to the 20th century.  We'll
start with a fun and unusual double choir canzona by Rovigo with a
couple of amusing hocket ("hiccup") sections.  Then we'll read the
beautiful motet "Advenit nobis desiderabilis," one of the greatest
hits of the 15th century from the Trent Codex. 

Then, why not add an E to spell Trenet?  Charles Trenet's
1945 "La Mer" became popular in the U.S. as "Beyond the Sea" which we'll play in a 6 part jazz arrangement.  After that, there's no place to go but down, so we'll travel to South America and play Lacerda's fun "Brazilian Folk Melodies."

After all that, what session would be complete without a piece by Gumpelzhaimer? His "Aller Augen" will speak forth in a dazzling array of reeds, recorders, and viols!

Surely, fun will be had by all - hope to see you there!
~ Phil
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Hi, Laura here again,

You will not need to bring the folders I handed out last month but I will have several more just in case you did not get one. We will be using them in November and December.

Do bring a stand light if you have trouble seeing in dim light. We love the Kennedy School location but the lighting is challenging!

So don't just think about coming out on Friday, put it on your "Must Do" list and enjoy the evening with friends all around.

As always, if you have any questions about the music or PRS in general, please do not hesitate to click on my name and shoot me an email. If I cannot help you, there is a Board of terrific PRS members to help you.