Baroque in Feburary!
Join us on February 19th when our guest leader will be Mirja Lorenz. Mirja will offer a program of baroque music. This will include music of Boismortier! Our February newsletter is now available: February newsletter
Chicago Recorder Society
January 2017 Newsletter and Meeting
Join us on Januray 15, 2017 for the next meeting of the Chicago Chapter of the ARS. Lisette Kielson will be directing. Music to be played include Festival Music for Recorders by Peter Seibert, Kemp’s Jig (from “Four Fantasias on…
BAD BOYS – Chicago Chapter Spring Workshop
Mark your calendar now! The Chicago Chapter American Recorder Society 2017 Spring Workshop: Bad Boys Presented by Anne Timberlake Saturday, April 8, 2017 from 9 AM TO 4:30 PM Covenant Presbyterian Church, fellowship hall, 2012 West Dickens, Chicago, Illinois Flyer…
Holiday Concert, Dec 18, 2016
Our annual Yuletide Concert approaches on December 18. Please let Mark Dawson know if you would like to perform, and provide the name of the pieces, the composer, and the names of the members of your group. Please plan to…
English 17th Century Music with Singers at Nov 20th Meeting!
On Sunday November 20th at 2 PM Andrew Schultze will lead a Workshop on English 17th Century Music. It will feature music from ca 1600-1695, and will include works by Lanneare, Wilson, Johnson, Ives and Henry Purcell. Among the sources…
November Newsletter and Meeting
Join us on November 20th for our monthly meeting. Andrew Schultz will be leading the chapter. The November newsletter is now available. Mark Dawson has written and excellent tribute to Louise Austin. The article is a short biography and many…
October Meeting and Newsletter
Our next meeting will be held on Sunday October 16th. Lisette Kielson will direct us and continue work on this years theme, Pasticcio! Details in our October newsletter: october-2016 Please note that our membership form is at the end of…
Louise Austin
Many of you may have already heard the news that Louise Austin passed away on September 27th, 2016. Louise was a long time member and friend of the Chicago Chapter. Many of us who had classes or lessons from her…
Pasticcio on September 18!
We open our 2016-2017 season on Sunday, September 18 at 2 PM at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Lisette Kielson returns for her fourth season as our music director. This year’s theme: pasticcio, which means, “a work or style produced by borrowing…
Sad News, Paloma Larramendi
Patrick O’Malley sent word that our old friend Paloma Larramendi died recently at home. She started taking recorder lessons from him 20 years ago, and was long a member of the Chicago chapter. The family plans a memorial service at…