March 2026

NEXT MPRO MEETING

The orchestra’s next meeting will be held on Monday March 9th at 7:00pm.

 

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 sopranino, great bass and contrabass recorders as well as keyboard will be needed at both meetings, English horn and bassoon on March 9 and krummhorns on March 23.

March 9

Gabrieli: Ricercar del Duodecimo Tuono

Vejvanovsky: Sonata La Posta

Vivaldi: Concerto in C major RV 443

Schmelzer: Fechtschule

 

March 23

Rheinberger: Abendlied

Josquin: El Grillo

Dufay: Ave Regina Coelorum

Schmelzer: Fechtschule

 

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

March 14th & 15th: Concerto Köln will be performing in San Francisco and Berkeley music of Sammartini, Handel, and others. For more information and tickets see < https://www.sfems.org/concerto-koln?\>.

March 22th: Théotime Langlois de Swarte: violin and Justin Taylor: harpsichord will preform works by Bach, Vivaldi, and others in Berkeley. Information at < https://calperformances.org/events/2025-26/early-music/theotime-langlois-de-swarte-violin-justin-taylor-harpsichord/>.

April 24th: The Tallis Scholars will perform in Berkeley works by Tallis, de Wert, and Avro Pärt. Information at < https://calperformances.org/events/2025-26/early-music/the-tallis-scholars-mysteries-and-miracles/>.

April 25th: The South Bay Recorder Society is putting on a workshop with Peter Maund on the use of percussion in early music. For more information contact <sbrs.recorders@gmail.com>.

SFEMS is putting on a series of week long workshops this summer. These workshops are ones for Recorder, Baroque, Medieval/Renaissance, Classical, and Choral. For more information see < https://www.sfems.org/workshops>.

June 5th to 14th SFEMS is putting on BFX,  Berkeley Festival & Exhibition, with many concerts and an exhibition. Information is at < https://www.berkeleyfestival.org/>.

 

 

 

Music Director: Fred Palmer

 

The Board:

President: Kathrin Hoffnagle                                       Treasurer: Chantal Moser

Secretary: Francie Souza                                             Membership: Chris Flake

Publicity: vacant                                                          Graphics: vacant

Newsletter Editor: Tom Granvold                               Virtual Meeting Host: Ray White

Workshop Coordinator: vacant                                    Hospitality: vacant

Music Sales: vacant                                                     Webmaster: Dan Chernikoff

 

MPRO website: http://www.mpro-online.org