Chicago Chapter Meeting in Oak Park for March
For our March 16 meeting, join us at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 West Lake Street, as part of the Play the Recorder Month. We will gather in the lobby, starting at 2 PM, and Lisette will lead an…
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Uof C Folk Fest Recorder Workshop Success
We had a very successful workshop at the University of Chicago Folk Festival. Lisette Kielson lead some of our members in a demonstration performance. Then we went out in the audience and assisted budding new recorder players in how to…
Vicki Boeckman Workshop Presented by the WSEMS March 29th
The West Suburban Early Music Society is presenting a workshop with Vickie Boeckman on March 29th, 2014 in Naperville. Entitled ‘Around The World in One Afternoon’ it is for players of the the recorders and strings (gambas, violins, cello, rebec,…
Join us at the U of C Folkfest!
The Chicago Chapter of the American Recorder Society will present a workshop at the 54th annual University of Chicago Folk Festival. It will be on Feb. 15 at 10:00 AM in the West Lounge on the second floor of Ida…
Successful Holiday Concerts
Performances at the library and our yuletide concert were highly successful. A big thank you to all the performers! The full set of photos can be found at:
Recorder and Theorbo Benefit Concert – Support a Cure for SMA, Dec. 7th
Mirja Lorenz, a Chicago Chapter member, and theorbo player Joel Spears will be playing a benefit Concert for a sweet two year old McKenna who was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Proceeds from ticket sales to the concert will benefit…
Time to prepare for our Holiday Concert!
Our annual Holiday Concert approaches on December 15. With all of our other plans for this holiday season, let’s not neglect our annual Yuletide recital! Please let Mark Dawson or Ben Eisenstein know if you would like to perform, and…
Next Meeting November 17th
The next meeting of the Chicago Chapter ARS will be on November 17, 2013. Our music director, Lisette Kielson, will prepare us for our December holiday performance at the library and will continue her survey of “Music Thru the Ages”.…
Ann Greene Memorial
It was with sadness that we learned the news about Ann Greene. George Greene and his family plan a memorial gathering and open house for Ann’s friends and relatives Saturday, December 14, noon to 4 PM, at the Maggiano’s Little…
Check out what we did at the last meeting, and see what’s planned for the next one! Check out what we did at our last meeting! See whats planned for the next and future meetings! 2013-2014 Season October