April 2024

 

NEXT MPRO MEETING

The orchestra’s next meeting will be held on Monday, March 18 at 7:00pm.

 

CONDUCTOR’S CORNER

Dear members of the Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra,

 

MPRO will be presenting its Spring Concert on Saturday, May 11, in the Veterans Memorial Senior Center Theater at 2:00 P.M. Those playing in the concert are asked to be in the Sunset Room (where the orchestra normally meets) by 1:30 P.M. on the day of the concert in order to warm up and tune before entering the Theatre for the performance. In preparation for this concert an additional meeting of the orchestra has been scheduled for Monday, April 29, in the Veterans Center Theater at 7:00 P.M. Also, the meetings on April 15 and May 6, previously scheduled in the Sunset Room at 7:00 P.M., have been moved to the Veterans Center Theater and will take place there. Please mark these dates on your calendar and note the changes of venue for the meetings on April 15 and May 6. You will receive further information regarding the concert in April.

 

Listed below is the music for the next five meetings of the orchestra. Please note that sopranino and contrabass recorders as well as bassoon will be needed at all five meetings, great bass recorders on March 18, April 1, April 15 and April 29, and krummhorns at the meetings on March 18, April 1 and May 6. Please note as well that these meetings will start at 7:00 P.M.

 

As a reminder for those who are located too far to attend in person, the meetings will also be streamed via Zoom. Ray White will be sending out invitations to all MPRO members with links to the hybrid Zoom meetings.

Please contact him at <rayhwhite@yahoo.com> if you do not receive an

invitation.

 

 

March 18

 

Dufay: Quel fronte signorille

Grieg: The Last Spring

Josquin: Mille regretz

Susato: Pavane Bittre Reue

Schein: Suite No. 15

 

April 1

 

Mesomedes: Hymn to the Sun

Mozart: Ave Verum

Susato: Pavane Bittre Reue

Schein: Suite No. 15

 

April 15

Veterans Center Theater

7:00 P.M.

 

Dufay: Quel fronte signorille

Grieg: The Last Spring

Josquin: Mille regretz

Corelli: Sonata Op. 4

 

April 29

Veterans Center Theater

7:00 P.M.

 

Schein: Suite No. 15

Dufay: Quel fronte signorille

Mozart: Ave Verum

Mesomedes: Hymn to the Sun

 

 

May 6

Veterans Center Theater

7:00 P.M.

 

Josquin: Mille regretz

Susato: Pavane Bittre Reue

Corelli: Sonata Op. 4

 

I encourage everyone to let any of their friends who play early instruments know about the orchestra’s activities this season and invite them to attend our upcoming meetings. Also, please invite those you know to MPRO’s Spring Concert on May 11.

 

Sincerely,

Fred Palmer   

 

 

COMING EVENTS AND ONLINE RESOURCES

The South Bay Recorder Society is putting on a workshop on March 23, 2024 called My Favorite Things. See the attached flyer below.

 

The San Francisco Early Music Society has several events and workshops planned for the next few months. These include the Berkeley Festival & Exhibition June 9-16, performance by Ciaramella March 22-24, and Summer Workshops June 24-30, July 14 - August 3. For more information see their web page < https://www.sfems.org/>.

 

 

Music Director: Fred Palmer

 

The Board:

President: Kathrin Hoffnagle

Treasurers: Chantal Moser and Mary Ashley

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