The Washington Recorder Society is delighted to host Shelley Gruskin’s 42nd WRS workshop on Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m –4 p.m. at the Church of the Atonement in Silver Spring, MD.
The theme of this year’s workshop is Descriptive Music, 14th through 18th Centuries: Programmatic Depictions of Birds, Animals, Smoking, etc. and the Renaissance Art of Cantuis Firmus Composition: A Quest for Originiality with Dufay, Josquin, and Dowland.
Shelley’s expansive theme comes from a large donation of music that the College of St. Scholastica received from Lionel Davis, one of the earliest members of the American Recorder Society. When Davis began playing in the 1940s, there was a growing interest in composing and playing neo-Renaissance music and ethnic music. Shelley has been on the faculty of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn., for decades.
Shelley has been the recipient of ARS’s lifetime achievement award. As a young performer in the 1950s for the New York Pro Musica, he helped make the recorder and early music better known in the United States.
There are few music teachers who possess Shelly’s gift of gentle humor and his ability to make insightful analogies between music and other things, from the sublime to baseball. It is almost as enjoyable to hear Shelly discuss music as it is to learn and play under his direction. And if we are so fortunate, we may hear Shelley perform on his favorite recorder, the alto.
Join us for what promises to be yet another delightful workshop by Shelley Gruskin. You will be informed and entertained, and the music will be charming. This workshop is for intermediate players and above.
You can register by completing the workshop form and sending it to Jayme Sokolow along with a check for $55. If you have any questions about the workshop, please contact Jayme at JSoko12481@aol.com or 301/933-3989.
See you at the workshop!