Twin Cities Recorder Guild
The Minnesota chapter of the American Recorder Society

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About the Twin Cities Recorder Guild (TCRG)

The Twin Cities Recorder Guild (TCRG), based in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, is a chapter of the American Recorder Society. It is a non-profit organization with the goal of supporting and encouraging recorder playing in our community. We provide opportunities for members to play together and to learn more about recorder playing, and we share recorder and early music with the community through performances, workshops, and a newsletter.

We have monthly meetings  (September - May) for recorder players of all ages and levels; they include group playing, a presentation by our music director or guest, socializing, and an opportunity to buy music and instruments. We meet at the same time and place as the North Star Viols and often share activities.

We produce a newsletter, maintain a lending library of recorder music & instruments, and sponsor recorder and early music workshops and performances.


Next Meeting :
Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008
2 - 5 pm

Olivet Congregational Church
St. Paul, Minnesota

(Back to our usual location*)

Gerald Hoekstra, Guest Music Director

Italian Madrigals

Professor Gerald Hoekstra will be leading the session and bringing his expertise to this area of musicology. Gerald Hoekstra is Professor of Music at St. Olaf College. He teaches Music History and directs the Collegium Musicum and the Early Music Singers. He is widely known as an expert in the early music field. We are lucky to have him with us for the afternoon.

Professor Hoekstra is a a board member of Early Music America and Chair of the Committee for Early Music in Higher Education. His research area is 16th-century Flemish music. He has published articles in Early Music, Musica Disciplina, and Speculum and pubished 6 volumes of editions in Recent Researches in the Music of the Renaissance.

*All remaining meetings this year, except for February, will be at Olivet, our usual location.
We now have a complete schedule of 2008-2009 meeting dates.


Small Group Formation

TCRG offers the opportunity to form small groups apart from the regular meetings.
If you are interested, send your choice for type of music and area preferred to the president.

 

OTHER PLAYING OPPORTUNITIES

Eric King-Smith (952-9387109, e.and r.king-smith@juno.com) would like to hear from anyone who would like to join a playing group.  
Please let him know your playing level, days and times which are convenient for you, and he will endeavor to set something up.

Small Group Opportunity

Lionel Davis is looking for upper intermediate and advanced players interested in playing a variety of pieces from his personal collection. Those interested should call Lionel at 612-825-4362. Plans are for every other Saturday morning practices. More than one on a part are welcome, so that there will always be at least four at each practice.

 

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Last updated September 30, 2008