Victorian Recorder Guild

Past Activities

2010

Sat 24 July

Early Music Studio Recorder Festival. Concerts and dinner. VRG is providing refreshments between concerts.

Venue: Wyselaskie Auditorium, Uniting Church Centre for Theology & Ministry, 1 Morrison Close, Parkville . Melway 2B D4

3 - 4 pm Lyre Winds concert: talented young performers

5 -6 pm Telemann extravaganza with Hans Dieter Michatz, Ruth Wilkinson, recorders, and Ann Morgan, harpsichord

8 - 9 pm Mixing the old with the new: Hans Dieter Michatz, Ruth Wilkinson, Kamala Bain (New Zealand).

$25 / $15 concession for each concert; $60 / $45 for three concerts; VRG member price $40 for three concerts.

Sun 25 July

10am-3pm

One-day workshop: Making beautiful sounds with Hans-Dieter Michatz and Kamala Bain. Such an exciting follow-up to the concerts...

Venue was Spensley Street Primary School, 193 Spensley Street, Clifton Hill. Melway 44 G1.

Sat 26 June 5-8 pm	Mid-year soiree, St Philip's, Stephenson's Rd, Mt Waverley (Melway 70 D6). What a fantastic event! A wide range of music, great food...
Sat/Sun 22-23 May	The Big Play: joint weekend with VOSA & CMV Venue: Kew Primary School, Peel Street Kew, Melway 45 C5 P resented jointly by Community Music Victoria, the Victorian Orff Schulwerk Association and the Victorian Recorder Guild. It is a registered event in the 'Making Music, Being Well' program, part of 'Music Play for Life'. Making music together in the community - sessions suitable for all ages and stages. Teachers and music leaders develop and share your skills in hands-on workshops. A fantastic weekend using Marimbas, Fiddles, Recorders, Drums, Percussion and more!
Sun 25 April 10-5pm	Workshop: Music of the French Court. Led by Katina Czyczelis. Venue: Spensley Street Primary School, 193 Spensley St, Clifton Hill. This workshop included insights and playing opportunities, exploring the music of the French baroque, including approaches to articulation and ornamentation.
Sun 14 March	Blow-in led by Diane Draper. "And all that jazz!" Three pieces, one with no bass. These include solo lines for ambitious players. Venue : Ashburton Support Services Hall, 296 High Street, Ashburton (corner of Warner Ave). Ref Melway 60 E10
Sun 14 Feb 2-5pm	AGM, and blow-in, led by Kara Ciezki. Venue: Ashburton Support Services Hall, 296 High Street, Ashburton (corner of Warner Ave). Ref Melway 60 E10
2009
Sun 6 Dec 2009	Christmas practice and performance Abbotsford Convent, St Heliers St, Abbotsford, Melway 2D C9 Practice in the Rosina Auditorium 10 - 12, performance in the grounds (near Lentil as Anything) from 2 - 3.30 or so. Our traditional gathering to play seasonal music, led by Barbara Praetz.
9 Nov 2.30-5pm	Gabrieli multi-choir blow-in with Roger Palmer. Venue: St Philip's, Stephenson's Rd, Mt Waverley (enter from Catherine Ave), Melway 70 D6. This blow-in was led by Roger Palmer, and we played Roger's arrangements of some of Giovanni Gabrieli's Canzoni and a Gabrieli sonata - all works for two or more choirs of instruments and very suitable for recorders. One academic wrote: "The fundamental aim of the canzon ... was to entertain through diversity and animation." If that isn’t enough to intrigue you then consider: "The early 16th century is marked by an almost frantic search for materials playable on instruments ..." (Egon Kenton, Life and Works of Giovanni Gabrieli, American Institute of Musicology, 1967).
2-4 Oct	Spring residential weekend at Myrniong, theme "Listening for the Harmony " . Tutors included Robyn Mellor, from Canberra, Hans-Dieter Michatz, from Sydney, Louisa Hunter-Bradley, Greg Hurworth and Jill Ferris; Diane Draper led the first Big Blow and Roger Palmer led a premiere of his recent composition "Endymata".
Sun 13 Sep 2-5pm	Blow-in led by Ursula Grawe Venue: St Philip's, Stephenson's Rd, Mt Waverley. "An inspiring collection of four and five part music from the 16th and 17th century, rich in melody and challenging in rhythm, with a touch of modernism at the end, in the vein of Andrew Charlton or Maurice Whitney."
Sat 15 Aug	Afternoon practice and performance led by Greg Hurworth Venue: Olivet Nursing Home, 7 Rupert St, Ringwood; Melway 49 K6. Greg Hurworth lead us in playing some delightful Central European traditional music, which he introduced us to in his workshop in March. We met at 1.30 pm, for a rehearsal; and performed for the Olivet residents at 3.30.
Sat 11 July	Shared supper and soiree Time: 5-8:30pm Organiser: Ursula Grawe Supper coordinator: Sue Lyons Compere: Colin Smith Venue: St Philip's Anglican Church, Stephenson's Rd, Mt Waverley (enter from Catherine Avenue)
Sun 14 June 2 - 5 pm	Blow-in led by Barb Praetz. Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill.

Sun 17 May

2 - 5pm

Blow-in: Music of the Elizabethans
A lively blow-in led by Roger Palmer (working with an advanced group on two madrigals) and Jill Ferris (working with other players to play through several songs and dances).

Venue: St Philip's, Stephenson's Rd, Mt Waverley.

Sun 19 April	VRG special general meeting 2:00-2:15pm - regarding proposed change in the VRG rules, deferred from the AGM Blow-in led by Viv Spencer 2:15-5:00pm. Baroque music. Venue: Christ Church, Essendon, cnr Marco Polo St and Mount Alexander Road (Melway 28F2)
Sat 21 March 10am - 5pm	Folk music from central and eastern Europe - workshop led by Greg Hurworth (just back from the Czech Republic). St Catherine's Anglican Church, 404 Kooyong Road, Caulfield South. This workshop explored some of the differences between the folk traditions of Poland, Hungary, Rumania, Moravia and Czechoslovakia (pitch, rhythm...). $30 for the day ($25 concession).
Sun 8 February 2 - 5 pm	Annual General Meeting , St Andrew's Uniting church, cnr Burke and Malvern Rd, Glen Iris - Melway 59 H7. The AGM approved a number of rule changes. The meeting was followed by a blow-in led by Diane Draper.
2008 Sat 7 Dec / Sun 15 Dec	seasonal music at the Canterbury Gardens bandstand, led by Barb Praetz.
Sun 9 Nov 2 - 5 pm	Soiree and blow-in. An enjoyable concert followed by a large ensemble blow-in, playing some Haydn works arranged and conducted by Roger Palmer. Venue: St Philip's, Mt Waverley.

Sun 12 Oct	Blow-in with Glyn Marillier. Glyn visited Melbourne for a few days and agreed to lead a special blow-in. Time: 2 - 5 pm Venue: St Philip's, Mt Waverley.
Sat 11 Oct	Early Music Spring Festival. van Eyck event supported by VRG. As part of the 2008 Early Music Spring Festival, Ruth Wilkinson's students provided open air performances of some van Eyck works - including some which Ruth introduced to us in her August workshop on van Eyck. Venue: Early Music Studio, 27 Royal Parade, University of Melbourne, Parkville. Time: 2 - 4.30 pm. Afternoon tea provided.
Fri 3 Oct - Sun 5 Oct	Spring weekend at Myrniong. Residential weekend on the theme "Sharing the Tune". Sessions included "Pipes and dance" renaissance dance led by Heather Oldfield and Jill Ferris; mediaeval music, led by Zana Clarke; a four choir work led by Liz Zetzmann; a polyphonic big blow led by Ursula Genaehr; and small group ensembles led by composer Lance Eccles, among others.
Sun 21 Sept	Blow-in, led by Jill Ferris. Delightful and very accessible music, with a folk flavour. Venue: Beaumaris Public Library Time: 2 - 5 pm U3A groups were particularly invited to join this blow-in.
Sun 24 Aug	van Eyck's Garden of Delights - a workshop led by Ruth Wilkinson. Venue: Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill, Workshop followed by afternoon tea and short blow-in, also led by Ruth Wilkinson.
Sun 20 July	Mid-Year 'focus on youth' soiree
Sun 22 June	Early music blow with the Early Music Society of Victoria, 2 - 5 pm
17 - 18 May	Non residential weekend, Spensley Street Primary School in Clifton Hill

To find out more about any of these events please contact us.

Last updated 8 June 2010: MJ