R/EMM

Come join us in an exploration of 17th-century French music, from the end of the Renaissance to the beginning of the Baroque!  Dances, chansons, motets, masses, fantasies and more!

RSVP by Thursday, September 12  for Consorts.

Coached Consorts at four levelswith Héloïse Degrugillier, Sarah Cantor, Daniel Meyers & Sheila Beardslee Each level works with two coaches over the morning.

2013-14 Consort Fees
Coached Consorts $85; $75 for seniors, students & members of other recorder societies.
Junior Membership $450, students ages 10-18
Consort Visitors $15, applicable to membershi

Italian madrigals are much more than ‘fa-la-la-la’!  They show the highs and lows of our emotions, moving from joy to sorrow, laughter to lament, in rich gorgeous harmony.

RSVP by Thursday, October 10 for Consorts.

Coached Consorts at three levels with John Tyson, Heloise Degrugillier & Sheila Beardslee. Each level works with two coaches over the morning.

2013-14 Consort Fees
Coached Consorts $85; $75 for seniors, students & members of other recorder societies.
Junior Membership $450, students ages 10-18
Consort Visitors $15, applicable to membershi

The rich instrumental and vocal music of Heinrich Schutz, Samuel Scheidt and Johann Hermann Schein is our theme this month.  The repertoire features organ transcriptions, canzonas on popular tunes, beloved chorales and magnificent psalm settings.

RSVP by Thursday, Nov. 14 for Consorts.

Coached Consorts at four levels with Eric Haas, Sarah Cantor, Emily O’Brien & Sheila Beardslee. Each level works with two coaches over the morning.

2013-2014 Consort Fees
Consort Visitors $15
Junior Membership $5, students ages 10-18
R/EMM Consort members FREE

This meeting is our annual holiday musicale — carols, dances, songs and more with winter and holiday themes.

RSVP by Thursday, December 12 for Consorts.

Coached Consorts at three levels with Douglas Freundlich, John Tyson & Sheila Beardslee in the first session. Grande Bande for all after our break.

2013-14 Consort Fees
Consort Visitors $10
Junior Recorder Players, $5, students ages 10-18
R/EMM Members FREE

Who follows in the footsteps of the masterful William Byrd?  A morning of English music from the 17th-century onward by musical descendants of this great composer.   An elegant program for instrumentalists and singers!

RSVP by Thursday, January 9 for Consorts & Choral Morning.

Coached Consorts at four levels with Heloise Degrugillier, Sarah Cantor, Eric Haas & Sheila Beardslee. Each level works with two coaches over the morning.

Choral Morning led by Jay Lane (director, Vox Lucens)

2013-14 Consort Fees
Consort Visitors $15, applicable to membership
Junior Recorder Players $5, students ages 10-18

2013-14 Choral Fees
Consort Visitors $18, R/EMM members $12
PDF files will be sent on Thursday, January 9

Con amores!  Enjoy the rich beauty and romance of Spanish music from the late 15th century onward.

RSVP by Thursday, February 6 for Consorts.

Coached Consorts at four levels with Emily O’Brien, John Tyson, TBD & Sheila Beardslee. Each level works with two coaches over the morning.
2013-14 Consort Fees
Consort Visitors $15, applicable to membership
Junior Recorder Players $5, students ages 10-18

Our opportunity to explore the deeply moving settings of the Lamentations of Jeremiah by composers across several centuries as well as memorial motets for kings, queens and music’s patrons.

RSVP by Thursday, March 6 for Consorts

Coached Consorts at four levels with John Tyson, Eric Haas, Daniel Meyers & Beardslee. Each level works with two coaches over the morning.
2013-14 Consort Fees
Consort Visitors $15
Junior Membership $5, students ages 10-18
R/EMM Consort members FREE