December 2023

 

 

NEXT MPRO MEETING

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

 

 

CONDUCTOR’S CORNER

Dear members of the Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra,

                   

Listed below is the music for the next three meetings of the orchestra. Please note that sopranino, great bass and contrabass recorders as well as bassoon will be needed at all three meetings, and krummhorns are called for at the meetings on December 18 and January 22.  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

 

December 18

Josquin:  Mille regretz

Susato: Pavane Bittre Reue

Grieg:  The Last Spring

Dufay:  Quel fronte signorille

Handel:  Worthy is the Lamb

 

January 8

Mesomedes:  Hymn to the Sun

Schein:  Suite No. 15

Mozart:  Ave Verum

Corelli:  Sonata Op. 4

 

January 22

Josquin:  Mille regretz

Susato: Pavane Bittre Reue

Grieg:  The Last Spring

Dufay:  Quel fronte signorille

Anonymous:  Hora

 

         

I look forward to working on this music with you and encourage everyone to let any of your friends who play early instruments know about the orchestra's activities this season and invite them to attend our upcoming meetings.

    

Sincerely,

Fred Palmer

     

COMING EVENTS AND ONLINE RESOURCES

 

Musica Pacifica presents “Invitation to a Salon”, concerts with music by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Jean-Marie Leclair, Georg Philipp Telemann, Antonio Vivaldi, Georg Frideric Handel, and Louis-Nicolas Clérambault which will be preformed on January 12th to 14th, 2024 in Palo Alto, Berkeley, and San Francisco.

For information see < https://www.sfems.org/musica-pacifica>.

 

 

 

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: https://www.mpro-online.org