February
2025
NEXT
MPRO MEETING
The orchestra’s next meeting will be
held on Monday, February 10th at 7pm.
CONDUCTOR’S CORNER
Dear members of the Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra, Listed below is the music for the orchestra’s next two meetings. Please note that great bass and contrabass recorders as well as bassoon will be needed at both meetings, keyboard on February 10 and sopranino recorder and krummhorns on February 24.
February 10
Handel: Worthy is the Lamb
Dowland: Lachrimae
Purcell: Suite from The Double Dealer
February 24
Anonymous: Planctus quem Virgo Maria facit
Mozart: Allegro K. 219
Passereau: Il est bel et bon
Hora
Di Menzinke Oysgegebn
I look forward to seeing you at
these upcoming meetings and working on this music with you. Please let any of
your friends who play early instruments know about the orchestra’s varied
activities and invite them to attend an MPRO meeting or concert.
Sincerely,
Fred Palmer
COMING EVENTS AND ONLINE
RESOURCES
https://events.stanford.edu/event/medieval-and-renaissance-winds-showcase
The South Bay Recorder Society is
putting on a workshop with Greta Haug-Hyrciw
on March 22, 2025 at the Foothill Community
Presbyterian Church, San Jose.
Email sbrs.recorders@gmail.com for information.
The East Bay Recorder Society is
putting on a Member’s Recital on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at Hillside Church, 1422 Navellier St., El Cerrtio.
San Francisco Early Music Society
is putting on two workshops.
The first is Medieval
& Renaissance Workshop with Adam Gilbert. It is at the Loper Chapel, First Church Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way,
Berkeley on Saturday February 8th, 9am to 4pm.
The second is Baroque Workshop
with Lindsey Strand-Polyak, on Saturday March 8th, 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM
at St. Mary Magdalen Church, Magdalen Hall, 2005 Berryman, Berkeley. This is
for instruments playing at A=415.
See https://www.sfems.org/workshops for information about either of SFEMS workshops.
Music Director: Fred Palmer
The Board:
President: Kathrin
Hoffnagle
Treasurers: Chantal
Moser and Mary Ashley
Secretary: Francie
Souza
Membership: Chris
Flake
Publicity: vacant
Graphics: Mary Ashley
Newsletter Editor: Tom
Granvold
Virtual Meeting Host:
Ray White
Workshop Coordinator:
vacant
Hospitality: vacant
Music Sales: Laura
Gonsalves
Webmaster: Dan Chernikoff
MPRO website: http://www.mpro-online.org