September 2026

 

NEXT MPRO MEETING

The orchestra’s next meeting will be held on Monday, September 14th at 7:00pm. Please arrive 15 minutes early to get set up and have your instruments warmed up.

We are about to begin the 2026-27 season with a couple of exciting changes. First the Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra has a new music director. Marion Rubinstein who is taking over from our long-time director, Frederic Palmer. Second, we will be rehearsing and performing in new rooms at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center. Information on finding the new rehearsal room appears below.

Mark Your Calendars!

MPRO is planning an exciting workshop for Monday, January 18, 2027 (MLK Holiday) at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto.  More to come soon!

 

Please renew you membership. Dues are the same as for last year. For details, please see https://www.mpro-online.org/

Please fill out the membership form https://www.mpro-online.org/MembershipForm.htm to sign up for the new season.

 

Welcome back and if you know of anyone who might be interested in joining the orchestra, please invite them to attend a rehearsal.

The dates for the rehearsals and concert for the first half of the season are:

Sept 14

Sept 28

Oct 5, 19 

Nov 2, 16, 30

Dec 7

Dress rehearsal tbd

Concert: Saturday, Dec 12th starting warmup at 1pm - through 3:30pm

 

CONDUCTOR’S CORNER

Marion has sent me information to place in this newsletter. For at least our first rehearsal each individual is to pick two parts in each piece that they are willing to play. Some adjustments may be needed to balance the sound. At the Sept. 14th meeting, those who play Soprano and Great Bass recorders will need to bring those instruments.

Sept. 14th

Bach: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland

Tico Tico

Nazareth: Tango Brasileiro

Schiedt: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (time permitting)

 

If you do not have the music, please contact me and I can send you the link to the music.

 

NEW REHEARSAL LOCATION

 

The new rehearsal location is the Bluestar / Sunset Room on the 2nd floor of the Veterans

Memorial’s new building. The address is:

 

Veterans Memorial Building

1333 Madison Ave.

Redwood City, CA 94061

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The rehearsal room is up the stairs and to the right. There is an elevator to the right of the stairs past the information desk. In addition to the parking lot, there is parking on Madison Ave.

 

COMING EVENTS AND ONLINE RESOURCES

East Bay Recorder Society is holding a workshop on October 11th and 12th featuring Gayle & Phil Neuman. The location is at the Saint Mary Magdalen Church in Berkeley. < https://www.eastbayrecordersociety.org/special-events>

 

 

Music Director: Marion Rubinstein

 

The Board:

President: Kathrin Hoffnagle                          Treasurer: Michelle Futornick

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