Upcoming meeting
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.
Recent meetings
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
SATURDAY, APRIL 20, AT 1:30 PM
NYRG Music Director Deborah Booth conducts
"One of Each – Music of the Renaissance and Baroque"
In our January session we focused on the music of John Dowland and Johann Sebastian Bach. Many of you mentioned that you liked playing pieces by only two composers, so I will try this idea again. For this session I would like to explore music of Orlando di Lasso (1532-1594), a leading composer of the late Renaissance in the Franco-Flemish school. His music varies a great deal in style and genres, which gave him unprecedented popularity throughout Europe. Our Baroque composer will be Telemann (1681-1767), one of the most prolific composers in music history. –Deborah Booth