Flute Alors!

The Montreal-based recorder quintet is coming to Ithaca! Not to be missed!
April 22, 7pm. Unitarian Church on Aurora Street. More info to follow soon.

Here's their latest video: Paranormal

For Heather Miller Lardin

Last Saturday night, at the final concert of the season of the New York State Baroque, Peter Hedrick read this tribute to Heather, who has announced that she and her family are leaving Ithaca for Philadephia, and she will no longer be the artistic director of NYSB.

I have loved working with her and getting to know her. We all will miss her very much.

Ode for Heather 

from Verses To the Author of the TRAGEDY of CATO (1713)

‘Tis nobly done thus to enrich the Stage,

And raise the Thoughts of a degen’rate Age,

To show, how endless Joys from Musick spring:

How life without it is a worthless Thing.

The inborn Greatness of your Soul we view,

You tread the Paths frequented by the few.

With so much Strength you play, and so much Ease,

Virtue, and Sense! how durst you hope to please?

Yet Crouds the Sentiments of ev’ry Line

So heartfelt clap’d, and own’d the Work divine.

See! how your Lays the noble Youth inflame!

They long to shoot, and ripen into Fame.

Applauding Theatres disturb their Rest,

And unborn MARAIS’s heave in ev’ry Breast.

How shall I your unrival’d Worth proclaim,

Lost in the spreading Circle of your Fame!

We heard at distance soft, enchanting Strains,

From blooming Mountains, and Italian Plains.

Then, the delightful Theme of ev’ry Tongue,

Th’ immortal HANDEL was your daring Song.

Thus Jewellers confound our wandr’ing Eyes,

And with variety of Gems surprise.

Silent we stand, unable where to praise,

In Pleasure sweetly lost ten thousand Ways. 

Trillium recorder trio

which used to be called Seneca Street Recorder Trio, performed as the opening act on Saturday evening, Feb. 2, for a benefit concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Ithaca, NY. The concert was put on by the social action group, Music for a Season, Music for a Reason, and featured Answer the Muse, Radio London, and Jeannie Burns. 
We are very grateful to Ceili Murphy and Jan Nigro for letting us participate.

The members of Trillium (Stefanie Green, Richard Rand, and Sara Schaffzin) play with the Seneca Street Recorder ensemble.

here's a link to the audio file:

http://ia601601.us.archive.org/9/items/Trillium2013-02-02.Trillium2013-02-02/UuChurch.m4a

Obrecht

Found this on Youtube. Enjoy.

Paganini caprices for alto recorder

thank you to Jean Cassignol for this video!



You can find the score here.

Christmas Concert

Here are excerpts from our concert on Saturday at St. Catherine of Siena church, in Ithaca, NY.

Two duets: Angels We Have Heard on High, and Ding Dong Merrily on High
Played by Eileen Allen and Stefanie Green

Barbara Kaufman and Paul Sweeny

rest in peace Ravi Shankar

The Flanders quartet

performed in Syracuse, New York, on Saturday, November 17. Actually, they were a trio, as one of the members had broken his leg and couldn't perform. Here's a shot of some of the instruments. The concert was great, BTW.

Ensemble performance in December

We will be performing Christmas music at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Ithaca on December 15 at 1:30 pm to benefit the Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard. We hope you will come! 

Bloom Early Music Workshop

What a wonderful Labor Day weekend treat! BEMW is a casual yet intensive workshop for winds, strings and voices. Many thanks to Dwayne Heisler, who sponsors it at his house in Catawissa, PA. Our teachers, Larry Lipnik, Lisle Kuhlbach, and Jodie Miller, were so knowledgeable and inspiring. The music was gorgeous, and the attendees were friendly and fun to hang out with. I can't think of a better way to play music.

Wayne's garage, where the big group plays. 
Photos by Lisa Banlaki Frank.

Hermes and Mercury, Wayne's lovely companions.