Updates for upcoming events
The In-person playing session for November has been changed from November 2 to November 9, 2024, 2:00-4:00 P.M
For the session on November 9, we will study music of Domenico Maria Ferrabosco (1513-1574), an Italian composer and singer of the Renaissance and Luzzasco Luzzaschi (c. 1545-1607), Italian organist and composer, one of the most celebrated composers and keyboard players of the Italian Renaissance. For advanced beginners to advanced players. Bring your soprano, alto, and tenor recorders. We are honored and delighted to be led by Lewis Baratz, Ph.D.
Location: Reformed Church of Highland Park, 19 South Second Ave., Highland Park, NJ
Meet in the Parlor on the main floor. Enter the church by the ADA accessible entrance from the parking lot in the back.
To register visit the registration page.
For more, email recorderdonna@gmail.com.
The HPRS is Relaunching its Online Seminar Series in Early Music Performance
We are relaunching our Online Seminar Series in Early Music Performance on January 6, 2025. We will meet monthly, on the first Monday of the month, except for June when we will meet on the second Monday. We will open the Zoom session at 7:15 P.M. EST with a Meet & Greet, start the seminar at 7:30 P.M., and follow it with a Q & A 9:00 – 9:15 P.M. For our opening seminar, we are honored and delighted to be led by Lewis Baratz, Ph.D. We are inviting highly esteemed artists to lead the seminars in the following months.
For the January 6 online seminar:
Kicking it up a Notch!
An online seminar for both experienced and fairly new recorder players who want to advance their musicianship and learn ways to revamp and refine their playing. Musical examples by Jacob van Eyck, Daniel Purcell, and George Philipp Telemann, on soprano, alto, and tenor recorders.
Location: Zoom. Register on the website. Receive the music in advance. Receive your Zoom link the evening before. We look forward to having you with us.
After sessions, we call for evaluations.
Some comments from the evaluations on Lewis’s teaching –
“Lewis is obviously knowledgeable and on top of that, an excellent teacher. The audio and musical excerpts plus having a live player perform them was perfect. Like many of us, I’ve been to more than a few sessions on articulation, but this was exemplary in showing the differences while also grounding them in history and literature of the various periods.” S.H., Nov. 2022, in British Columbia, Canada
“Lewis Baratz is an excellent presenter, has vast knowledge of music and shares it freely. His slides are excellent, and the examples are spot-on helpful. He also invites knowledgeable guest presenters. This class is a hidden gem.”
“Lewis Baratz is a knowledgeable and skilled presenter. He clearly knows the material well. He uses slides and examples well. His enthusiasm is infectious.”
“One of the best musical talks I have ever been to. More information than I could digest but I am not a musicologist. Entertainingly presented. Very clear. I was not expecting anything this excellent.”
“I find this seminar series one of the most well organized, intellectually interesting ones that I attend and I am always impressed with the level of expertise of the people delivering the content, and their respect and responsiveness to the participants, regardless of playing ability. Definitely plan to attend if available on zoom!”
