Upcoming meeting
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, AT 1:30 PM
New York Recorder Guild welcomes back Gene Murrow!
One of the great monuments of "early music" is William Byrd's lamentation upon the death of his teacher, Thomas Tallis. We'll work on three of Tallis' gorgeous, shorter pieces to understand why Byrd, and generations of music lovers since, have revered Tallis.
Gene will also include two pieces introduced by Deborah Booth at the September opening session. The first is Henry Stonings, "Browning my dear" and the second is a Chorale and Variation on "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm’ ich her" by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Recent meetings
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, AT 1:30 PM
"Welcome Back - Recorder Music for a Fresh Start!"
Led by Deborah Booth
We will begin the first session of the new season with an exploration of the music of the Renaissance with increasing levels of complexity as we move through the class. Selections include pieces by Robert Fayrfax, John Dowland, and Henry Stonings. The Stonings piece is called a “Browning,” a terrific ensemble challenge and quite beautiful to play. We will explore this selection throughout our year with the thought to performing it in our final session in May. Then we will study Baroque pieces of various national styles, culminating with J. S. Bach.
SATURDAY, MAY 18, AT 1:30 PM
David Hurd conducts "To Spring and Spirit...and More"
On May 18th, we will play in the reverberant acoustics of the nave of the church. An assortment of seasonal music including spring-referencing works and, since it is the Eve of Pentecost, pieces referencing the Holy Spirit will be played. Works transcribed from choral and organ pieces as well as some originally intended for recorders, baroque to modern, are included. Composers include J. S. Bach, Nicolas de Grigny, Stephen Foster, David Hurd, Frank Shirley, Healey Willan, and Alec Wyton. –David Hurd