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2009-2010 Schedule
All of our
meetings are free to attend except for two special events per
year as noted below.
September 13: Pete Seeger Day – Pete
Seeger turned 90 years old in 2009. What better way to celebrate
this folk music legend than by playing the music that has kept
him 90 years young.
October 11: Repertoire Round-up – Many
members have asked for a time when we can re-visit some of the
tunes we’ve enjoyed at past meetings with the goal of creating a
shared club repertoire. Depending on the interests of attendees
and how a piece grabs us, we may simply enjoy playing through it
a few times or decide to dig into it and work on polishing our
arrangement. We’ll let the spirit of the afternoon guide us.
November 8: Ken Kolodner Workshop & Mini
Concert – Highly sought after ensemble member and virtuoso
on hammer dulcimer and fiddle, Ken has developed this workshop
especially to help players of mountain dulcimers, hammer
dulcimers, fiddles and other acoustic instruments make more
beautiful music together by exploring phrasing, dynamics, tempo
and texture changes, back-up ideas and more.
Special event fee is $20 for members, $25 for guests.
There will be no
December meeting.
Enjoy the
holidays.
See you in 2010!
January 10: Composers & Arrangers Wanted –
Now is the time to share your originality. If you have a tune or
song you have created or arranged, bring it to this meeting.
Janet Swartz and Stephen Van Houten will lead and each share one
of their particularly successful arrangements. Please bring at
least 10-12 copies of music to share.
February 21: Early Music for Recorders &
Dulcimers – We had so much fun last year with the Park Ridge
Recorder Society that we’ve invited them back. We’ll fill the
room with a gorgeous blend of sound as we play music from the
Renais-sance, Elizabethan, and other early music eras.
March 14: Sneak Preview – Carole Ehrman is
in the process of writing a book targeted to mountain and hammer
dulcimer players who want to make music with each other and with
players of other acoustic instruments. We’ll get to preview and
test drive her work. Heidi James assists as hammered dulcimer
editor, advisor and educator. í
April 11: Aubrey Atwater Workshop & Mini
Concert – Learn to add more interesting harmonies to your
music and gently venture into improvisation. Jean Ritchie has
been a dear friend and major inspiration to Aubrey. You’ll hear
that in her entrancing arrangements. And no one brings more
energy to her performances than this multi-instrumentalist,
award winning vocalist and captivating clogger.
Special event fee is $20 for members, $25 for guests.
May 2: Repertoire Round-up – See October
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