OCTOBER 2014

 

 

 


A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

 

 

Fellow MPRO Members,

The year started off well for our membership. We had four new players join us for our first meeting, three of whom returned for the next one, with the fourth set to join in January for the spring half of the season. We are grateful for their interest and abilities and look forward to getting to know them. 

Unfortunately, longtime member Mary Jeanne Fenn will not return to the MPRO this year. We will miss her and will need to find a replacement for her role in our publicity projects. 

Publicity is an especially challenging area, since it requires multiple talents and skills. This is why we’ve historically had multiple people handling it — one for contact lists, another for media outlets, another for press releases, another for artwork, etc. Like the yearly workshops, it’s a great example of our members coming together to get things done without excessive formality or management.

If you’re interested in contributing to our publicity efforts, please feel free to contact me.

In the meantime, we have plenty to keep us busy learning the new pieces in preparation for the December 6th Holiday Concert.

Cheers,

Dana

 

 

 

CONDUCTOR’S CORNER

Dear members of the Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra,

         

Listed below is the music for the next four meetings of the orchestra. Please note that there will be sectional seating for the Telemann Concerto in B flat Major, with those playing Soprano Recorder 1-3, Alto Recorder 1 and Tenor Recorder 1-2 sitting on the right as they face the conductor and those playing Alto Recorder 2, Tenor Recorder 3-4 and Bass Recorder on the left.  Please observe this seating arrangement when you choose your place at the beginning of the meetings on October 8, October 29 and November 19.  Please note as well that bassoon, krummhorns as well as sopranino and contrabass recorders will be needed at all four meetings and great bass recorders at the meetings on October 1 and November 19.  

 

October 1

Guerrero:  Adiós mi amor

Josquin:  Adieu mes amors

Elfers and Johansson:  Pippi Långstrump

Jarzebski:  Berlinesa

 

October 8

Telemann:  Concerto in B flat Major

Mainerio:  Caro Ortolano

Guerrero:  Adiós mi amor

Josquin:  Adieu mes amors

 

October 29

Telemann:  Concerto in B flat Major

Jarzebski:  Berlinesa

Elfers and Johansson:  Pippi Långstrump

Bach:  Passepied I and II

 

November 19

Telemann:  Concerto in B flat Major

Mainerio:  Caro Ortolano

Guerrero:  Adiós mi amor

Josquin:  Adieu mes amors

 

I look forward to seeing you at these upcoming meetings.

 

Sincerely, Fred Palmer

 

 

 

 

Important Dates

Please mark these on your calendar

 

Monday, December 1:  Regular MPRO meeting, Grace Lutheran Church, 3149 Waverley Street in Palo Alto, 7:30 P.M.

 

Thursday, December 4:  Dress rehearsal for MPRO’s holiday concert, Grace Lutheran Church, 7:30 P.M.

 

Saturday, December 6:  MPRO holiday concert, Grace Lutheran Church, 2:00 P.M.

 

Saturday, January 31:  MPRO workshop directed by Adam Gilbert, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 330 Ravenswood Avenue in Menlo Park, 9:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.

 

  

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  MPRO Picnic

 

 

 

 

 

MPRO kicked off its 52nd season on September 7 with a picnic on Fred Palmer’s patio in Belmont, overlooking San Francisco Bay. The weather was perfect for enjoying the delicious potluck offerings while conversing with MPRO friends.

 

Chef  Fred’s vegetables, hot off the barbeque, were “best of show.”

 

 

 

 


 

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The Saltarello

 

Georgio Mainerio’s “Caro Ortolano” offers MPRO an example of the saltarello, a lively, medieval Italian dance. The name is derived from the Italian verb “saltare” meaning “to jump.” This describes the leaping manner in which each measure begins. The saltarello began as a Neopolitan court dance, became an Italian folk dance and was incorporated into classical music by Mendelssohn, Berlioz and others. It remains a popular folk dance today.

 

Here are links to two youTube versions of the saltarello.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWMyb1UtlzE (a saltarello with dancers--not Caro Ortolano)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFfXS59UQs4&list=PLNXElSU2O2lIy-drZodvg8pWCDKnM0Pq4 

(Caro Ortolano on Medieval, Renaissance and contemporary European and Arabic folk instruments)

 


 

 

 

The Board: President: Dana Wagner; Treasurer: LouAnn Hofmann; Recording Secretary: Helen Shamble; Membership: Chris Flake; Publicity: TBD; Graphics: Mary Ashley; Newsletter Editor: Mary Ann Field; Workshop Coordinator: Laura Gonsalves, Stuart Elliott; Hospitality: Judith Unsicker; Music Sales: Laura Gonsalves; Historian: vacant; Webmaster: Dan Chernikoff; Facilities Mgr: Grace Butler; Music Director: Fred Palmer; Assistant Music Director:Greta Haug-Hryciw. MPRO website: http://www.mpro-online.org    

 

 

 

 

 

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