This spring concert will be a little different. We will miss some regulars due to other commitments, illness, and a medieval music festival in Michigan the same weekend that will draw away some of our members. What does that mean?…
The Chicago Chapter had a very successful workshop led by Anne Timberlake. Anne worked with the chapter on articulation principles, then had the participants apply what they learned to music written by a rogues’ gallery of composers!
Our next meeting will be March 19th and led by our own Dennis Sherman. Be sure to join us. Since it is March and it is play the recorder month, lets celibate by bringing a friend! Our current newsletter can…
The Chicago Chapter performed and hosted a jam session at the University of Chicago’s 57th Folk Festival. It was directed by Lisette Kielson. It was very successful and many of the audience members brought recorders to the Jam Session!
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…