Upcoming:
Matthias Maute Workshop
Matthias Maute will be leading a morning recorder workshop on Saturday, September 29, 2012, and giving a concert with Pro Coro on the following Sunday afternoon at the Winspear Centre.
Registration for the Saturday workshop is at 8:30 AM, while the workshop itself will run from 9:00 AM until noon.
The cost of the workshop will be $25 for Edmonton Recorder Society members and $30 for all other attendees.
The workshop will be held in the hall of the Parish Church of Saints Faith & Stephen the Martyr Anglican located at 11725 – 93 Street, Edmonton, Alberta.
Please contact us if you are interested in attending, so we can make sure to have enough sheet music on hand. Remember to bring your recorders and a music stand!
Registration for the Saturday workshop is at 8:30 AM, while the workshop itself will run from 9:00 AM until noon.
The cost of the workshop will be $25 for Edmonton Recorder Society members and $30 for all other attendees.
The workshop will be held in the hall of the Parish Church of Saints Faith & Stephen the Martyr Anglican located at 11725 – 93 Street, Edmonton, Alberta.
Please contact us if you are interested in attending, so we can make sure to have enough sheet music on hand. Remember to bring your recorders and a music stand!
Past:
Stacey Boal Workshop
The Edmonton Recorder Society will be bringing in Stacey Boal from Victoria, BC to conduct a full-day workshop on Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Westwood Unitarian Congregation, 11135 - 65 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta. Cost will be $50 for members and $60 for non-members. All are welcome.
8:30 am Registration
9:00 - 12:00 pm Morning session
12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 - 4:00 pm Afternoon session
Please bring your recorders and a music stand. Music will be provided. Bring a bagged lunch or go out to a nearby restaurant. A potluck supper after the workshop is in the works: details to be announced.
Though drop-ins are welcome, please let us know if you plan on attending, so we can ensure there will be enough music available.
The format of the workshop will be a large group session, with some time spent on ensemble technique.
Stacey Boal was born in Revelstoke, BC. The eldest child in a large musical family, Stacey first played recorder with her parents and their friends. In her teens, she played consorts and took recorder workshops in BC and California, studying with Martha Bixler, Kenneth Wollitz, and Michel Piguet. She also worked for a number of years with James Kennedy in Victoria, both as a disciple and as a colleague. Stacey earned her degree in violin at UBC, and joined the Victoria Symphony in 1976. She continues to play viola in the Symphony and to teach recorder and upper strings at the Victoria Conservatory, and is acknowledged as the foremost proponent of recorders and recorder music in Victoria.
Alison Melville Workshop & Concert
Alison Melville will be leading a full-day workshop on Saturday, November 26, 2011, and giving a concert on the following Sunday afternoon. Registration for the Saturday workshop is at 8:30 am. The Saturday morning session will be from 9:00 am to noon, and the afternoon session will be from 1:30 – 4:30 pm. The cost of the workshop will be $50 for ERS members, seniors, and students and $60 for everyone else; this cost covers both the morning and afternoon sessions. The workshop will be held in the hall of the Parish Church of Saints Faith & Stephen the Martyr Anglican located at 11725 – 93 Street, Edmonton, Alberta.
This workshop aims to expand your musical horizons with a day-long exploration of fantasias, dances, ricercars, In nomines and other forms of instrumental music from sixteenth-century Europe. Repertoire will include music from the 'bigger players' - Italy, France, England and Germany - as well as repertoire from the less familiar territories of Spain, Holland, Scotland, Poland, Denmark and Norway.
This workshop aims to expand your musical horizons with a day-long exploration of fantasias, dances, ricercars, In nomines and other forms of instrumental music from sixteenth-century Europe. Repertoire will include music from the 'bigger players' - Italy, France, England and Germany - as well as repertoire from the less familiar territories of Spain, Holland, Scotland, Poland, Denmark and Norway.
Ensemble Playing Workshop
Eila Peterson, B.Ed., A.Mus., M.Mus., Ph.D. will be leading an ensemble playing workshop for the Edmonton Recorder Society entitled, "Tips and Techniques for Ensemble Playing and Early Music". Come out for an afternoon of sacred and secular early music for recorders, culminating with a large ensemble experience in collaboration with Edmonton's premiere sackbut ensemble, the Sackbone Express. This workshop will take place on Saturday, March 12, 2011 from 1:00 till 3:30 pm, at the Moravian Church, 9340 - 83 Avenue, Edmonton, just west of the Mill Creek Ravine. Cost: $25 for Edmonton Recorder Society members, $30 for non-members. If you are interested, please contact us.
Breathing Workshop
David Wilson will lead a breathing and stretching workshop on Saturday, June 12, 2010 from 11:30 am till 2:30 pm. Registration will start at 11:15 am. This workshop will take place at Westwood Unitarian Congregation, 11135 - 65 Avenue, Edmonton. Cost will be $25 for ERS members and $30 for non-members.
Participants should wear loose clothing, and bring a yoga mat and a blanket, if they have one. They may also bring their instrument if they wish.
David Wilson (BMus, MMus) is a Singer, Conductor, Teacher of Singing, Breath Therapist and certified Yoga Instructor. Using postural work, tension release, stretching, metaphorical movement, strength training, breathing techniques, and his experience as a classically-trained singer, he assists vocalists, wind-players and actors in discovering their support, their power, their free breath and their true voice. He focuses on conscious stretching and somatic breathing to build focus, energy, and good health. As a musician, conductor, teacher and singer, David’s classes focus on the breath’s ability to intensify the poses, enhancing both our core strength and inner tranquility.
Participants should wear loose clothing, and bring a yoga mat and a blanket, if they have one. They may also bring their instrument if they wish.
David Wilson (BMus, MMus) is a Singer, Conductor, Teacher of Singing, Breath Therapist and certified Yoga Instructor. Using postural work, tension release, stretching, metaphorical movement, strength training, breathing techniques, and his experience as a classically-trained singer, he assists vocalists, wind-players and actors in discovering their support, their power, their free breath and their true voice. He focuses on conscious stretching and somatic breathing to build focus, energy, and good health. As a musician, conductor, teacher and singer, David’s classes focus on the breath’s ability to intensify the poses, enhancing both our core strength and inner tranquility.
Terri Hron Recorder Workshop
The Edmonton Recorder Society is pleased to welcome back Terri Hron for an afternoon workshop on renaissance music, intonation and breathing on January 9, 2010 from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. Registration will be at 1:00 pm. Participants should bring their recorders and music stands and be set up and ready to play by 1:30 pm. This workshop will take place at Westwood Unitarian Congregation, 11135 - 65 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta. Cost will be $25 for members and $30 for non-members. All are welcome.
