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