December 2025

 

NEXT MPRO MEETING

The orchestra’s next meeting will be held on Monday, December 8th at 7:00pm.

 

CONDUCTOR’S CORNER

Dear members of the Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra,

 

Listed below is information regarding the meetings and performance that will conclude the first half of MPRO’s 2025-2026 season. Please note that sopranino and contrabass recorders as well as bassoon will be needed at both meetings with great bass recorders needed at the meeting on December 10. Please note as well that both meetings will take place in the Veterans Center Theater. The holiday concert will be in the Veterans Center Theater on Saturday, December 13, at 7:00 P.M. As in the past, small ensembles are encouraged to appear in the holiday concert. Those groups that intend to perform in the holiday concert on December 13 are asked to send me the following information by December 5 : the title(s) of the music to be performed, the name(s) of the composer(s), the name of the ensemble (if any) and the names of the ensemble’s members. Finally, all those who are playing in the MPRO concert on December 13 should plan on attending both meetings if possible since these are the only opportunities that remain to work on the music for orchestra’s upcoming performance.

 

Monday, December 8

Veterans Center Theater

7:00 P.M.

Veyvanovsky: Sonata La Posta

Purcell: Suite from The Double Dealer

Vivaldi: Concerto in C major RV 443

 

 

Wednesday, December 10

Veterans Center Theater

7:00 P.M.

Anonymous: Hora

Anonymous: Di Mezinke Oysgegebn

Veyvanovsky: Sonata La Posta

Dowland: Lachrimae Antiquae

Vivaldi: Concerto in C major RV 443

 

Saturday, December 13

MPRO Holiday Concert

Veterans Center Theater

7:00 P.M.

Veyvanovsky: Sonata La Posta

Debussy: Sarabande

Passereau: Il est belle et bon

Vivaldi: Concerto in C major RV 443

Dowland: Lachrimae Antiquae

Anonymous: Hora

Anonymous: Di Mezinke Oysgegebn

Purcell: Suite from The Double Dealer

 

I encourage you to invite your family and friends to attend the orchestra’s upcoming holiday concert. I wish all MPRO members a happy holiday season and look forward to seeing you again next month at our first meeting of the New Year on January 12.

 

Sincerely,

Fred Palmer

     

 

COMING EVENTS AND ONLINE RESOURCES

San Francisco Recorder Society fall concert/recital is happening  on Sunday, December 7th, 2:00 pm, with small ensembles performing ancient and new works. The concert is free though voluntary donations are accepted. The location is Christ Church Lutheran, 1090 Quintara Street, San Francisco. There will also be a live stream of the concert who those who cannot attend, contact Greta at <sfrecorders@gmail.com> for details.

 

 

 

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