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Formed in 1995, the Society continues and extends
the activities of the former West Australian Recorder Guild. The Society
aims to:
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promote an interest in early music (pre-1800) played on all instruments,
and all music for recorders, early to modern;
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encourage the study of the performance and interpretation of early music;
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stimulate community interest in, and appreciation of, recorder music and
early music -- listening, playing and composing;
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promote fellowship and musicianship of players of all early instruments.
Society activities
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Study groups, workshops -- playing instruments, interpreting music, constructing
and repairing instruments.
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Music camps.
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Assisting groups to play together.
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Assisting individuals and groups to learn to play early instruments.
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Concerts.
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Social activities associated with music.
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Producing a Newsletter to inform members of activities of the Society and
of other recorder and early music events.
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Providing information on instruments and music.
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Providing a source of sheet music and reference books through a music library.
You may like to join us! -- Fill in an application form for membership and send it to the Treasurer. Two versions of the application form are available. Click on the one that you prefer:
- A web page to print out, fill in and post to the Treasurer with your cheque of money order.
- An rft (rich text format) file to open, type in your details and send off. Most word processing programs can open rft files.
Contacts for further information
Treasurer/Membership Secretary: Judi Haederle, phone 9245 5926
Librarian: Barrie Baker, phone 9271 5184
Our mail address: PO Box 879 CLAREMONT WA 6910
Teachers -- recorder and early music
Helen Baker - Ferndale; flute; contact for the WA Flute Society (on committee); phone 9351 9479 mobile 0411 691 749
Irene Batini - Willetton; piano, recorders, theory; Member of the Institute of Music Teachers; Accredited Teaching Member of the West Australian Music Teachers Association; phone 9457 1952
Chris Da Silva - Wembley; piano; phone and fax 9381 2724
Duncan Gardiner - Gosnells; guitar, violin; phone 9398 2576
Elizabeth Kelly - East Fremantle; piano, recorder; Member of the Institute of Music Teachers (Australia-wide); Accredited Teacher of Music (Western Australian Music Teachers' Association); phone 9339 4178 or 0408 394 877
Monica McTaggart- Shenton Park; recorders, piano, brass; phone 9382 3318
Our usual arrangements for evening events apply - please bring your music, instruments and music stands, as well as supper to share. The soirées start at 7.30 pm.
Saturday 27 June - Soirée
David and Wendy Stentiford have invited the Society to meet at their house, at 153 Elliott Crescent, Scarborough. (9341 2118), for a soirée at 7.30 pm.
Saturday 18 July - Soirée
Rose Carter has invited the Society to meet at her house, at 14 Jacaranda Place, Maddington (94932082), for a Soirée at 7.30 pm.
Cottesloe concert - A Musical Tasting Plate
John Hardy has volunteered to organise our annual concert, which will be on 9 or 16 August at the Cottesloe Civic Centre main hall - Broome Street, Cottesloe. John has created a program that will highlight the main activities of our Society.
Workshops to finalise the presentation will be held on Saturday 1 August and Sunday 2 August. The details of the program of the concert and workshops will be provided later. For further information, phone John at 9574 1591
Annual Camp, Katanning
This year's long weekend workshop will be at the Kobeelya Conference Centre, from 25 to 28 September next. Details will be available shortly - we anticipate having recorder, strings and vocal tutorial groups.
Festival Baroque Australia - 2009 Season
The program for 2009 has been announced recently. Tickets for most events are available from BOCS or at Perth Concert Hall. For Festival brochures and further information, email baroquefestival@uwa.edu.au or phone 6488 4845.
- Friday, 17 July: at 7.30 pm, Perth Town Hall - Concerto Paradiso - a program of Italian baroque music with soprano (Sara Macliver), trumpet (Leanne Sullivan), violins (Julia Freddersdorf, Giulia Panzeri), viola (Katherine Corecig), theorbo (Tommie Andersson), celli (Catherine Jones, Sophie Walker), keyboard (Stewart Smith). Tickets $65/$55
- Friday, 18 September: at 7 pm, Government House Ballroom - Venetian Nights - Vivaldi and Friends - with flute (Georgia Browne) and Baroque instrumentalists Paul Wright, Lucinda Moon and others. Tickets $65/$55 (includes supper).
- Saturday, 19 September: at 11 am, Government House Ballroom - Three Degrees of Baroque, - trios with flute (Georgia Browne), cello (Daniel Yeadon), and harpsichord (Neal Peres da Costa). Tickets $65/$55
- Saturday, 19 September: at 8 pm, Government House Ballroom - Handel - the Master of Music - with Sara Macliver, Fiona Campbell and Paul MacMahon. Tickets $65/$55
- Sunday, 20 September: at 11 am , Eileen Joyce Studio, UWA - J S Bach's Goldberg Variations, played by harpsichordist Neal Peres da Costa. Tickets $65/$55
- Sunday, 20 September: at 5 pm, Callaway Auditorium, UWA - J S Bach's Brandenburg Concerti 3 and 5 directed by Paul Wright, soloists Georgia Browne (flute), Stewart Smith (harpsichord) Tickets $65/$55
- Monday, 21 September: 9 am - 5 pm, Symposium: George Frideric Handel, The Glory of the Baroque - the origins of baroque music and the works of Handel. For details, visit www.ias.uwa.edu.au/conf/baroque or call 6488 1340
- Monday, 21 September: 6 pm, University Club, UWA, Symposium Recital: Handel, The Grand Tour of Italy with Sara Macliver (soprano) and Paul Thom (harpsichord). Tickets $75 (includes supper) from Solo to Symphony, 9387 6282 or email jody@solotosymphony.net
- Friday 27 and Saturday 28 November: 7.30 pm, Perth Concert Hall, Handel's Messiah, presented by WASO and chorus, with conducter Nicholas Kraemer and soloists Sara Macliver (soprano), Sally-Anne Russell (mezzo soprano), Angus Wood (tenor) and Stephen Bennett (bass). Tickets $43-$85 from WASO on 9326 0000
- Thursday 17 December: 6 pm, University Club, UWA, A Baroque Christmas with soprano (Sara Macliver) and keyboard (Stewart Smith) Tickets $75/$65 (Early Birds and Members) - tickets include supper. Bookings through University Club Reception 6488 8770.
Other Local Concerts in 2009
- Sunday 5 July: at 2.30 pm, St Patrick's Basilica, Fremantle, a Pipe Organ Plus Concert - organ with soprano, flute and cello. The program includes Buxtehude's Prelude and Fugue in F# minor, Cantatas by Bach and Scarlatti and Bach's Sonata No. 6 in E for flute and continuo. Tickets $30/$25/$15 through BOCS or at the door; tickets include afternoon tea
- Saturday 29 August: 8 pm, Winthrop Hall, Collegium Symphonic Chorus present Haydn's The Creation .Tickets about $46/$36 (season subscriptions cheaper), from Geraldine Hart, 9252 0002
- Sunday 15 November: at 2.30 pm, St Patrick's Basilica, Fremantle, a Pipe Organ Plus Concert, with organ, violas and cello; program includes Bach's Toccata and Fugue in F. Tickets $30/$25/$15 through BOCS or at the door; tickets include afternoon tea
- Saturday, 19 December: 8 pm, Perth Concert Hall, Collegium Symphonic Chorus, directed by Margaret Pride and the Collegium Baroque Orchestra, led by Paul Wright, present Handel's Messiah. Tickets about $57/$48 (season subscriptions cheaper), from Geraldine Hart, 9252 0002
News and Views
Perth Recorder Orchestra!
Jordi Corall has started a recorder orchestra here in Perth. The meetings/rehearsals are on Wednesday's, at 7:30 pm at the Mt Lawley Primary School, Third Avenue, Mt Lawley. All levels of players invited. Please bring your recorder(s) and a music stand. If you would like to join in, please register your interest with Jordi - 0409 223 363
Links to kindred organisations and other sites of possible
interest
Your interests may widen, or you may wish to play or hear early music when
you travel to other States!
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The Organ Society of WA (Inc) Hon. Sec. web site: http://www.netspace.net.au/~waorgansociety
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Trio Grosso - early music group based in Perth: Web site: http://www.triogrosso.com
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Canberra Recorder and Early Music Society: CREMS, PO Box 52, O'Connor 2601; President Fiona Cochaud, telephone 02 6232 7732; CREMS web site: http://www.rkmedia.net/crems
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Early Music Society of Victoria Inc: Sec: Liz Zetzmann 03 9807 8797 Web site: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~emsv/
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Victorian Recorder Guild Inc: PO Box 2729, Mt Waverley Vic 3149. President Leah Krebet, 03 9554 4329. Web
site: http://www.ozemail.com.au/~recorderguild
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North Queensland Recorder Society: President: Pam Cocks;
Web site: http://members.iinet.net.au/~mtattersall/
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Early Music Society of Queensland President: Tony Watts,
(07) 3374 1939
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North Queensland Recorder SocietyNorth Queensland Recorder Society
President Margaret Caley Secretary Jean Dartnall Mail: 24 Masuda St, Annandale. Web site: http://members.iinet.net.au/~mtattersall/NQRS/NQRS.html
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Hobart Society of Recorder Players Inc: Sec: Ruth Langman, 27 Roslyn
Avenue, Kingston 7050; telephone 03 6229 6701. Web
site: http://www.users.bigpond.com/drlees/hsrp.htm
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Launceston Recorder Society: Contact O. Trojan, 70 gibson Street, Kings Meadows 7249
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Sydney Society of Recorder Players: PO Box 438, Glebe NSW
2037 President: Tony Tenney phone 02 9918 8555
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The Early Music Association of NSW Inc. PO Box 620 North Ryde Business Centre NSW 1670 Email emaofnsw@yahoo.com.au Web site: http://www.earlymusicnsw.com
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Newcastle Recorder Group Contact Helen Grant (02) 4952 1975 or Caroline Webb (02) 4956 4082
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Society of Recorder Players South Australia Inc. Contact Neville Pope (president) (08) 8263 1324
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Australian Strings Association Ltd WA Branch 6 Livingstone Street, Beaconsfield, WA 6162 President Andrew Patrick, 0412 444 271. Web
site: http://www.austawa.org.au
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Recorder Home page maintained by WA's Nicholas Lander. This site has links to articles, lists, catalogues and databases concerning all aspects of the recorder worldwide, including many more Australian societies than listed above. An ideal springboard for players, students, teachers, composers, makers and researchers alike. http://iinet.net.au/~nickl/
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Orpheus Music (Zana Clark): Allspice Recorder Music http://www.orpheusmusic.com.au
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Saraband Music (Patrice Connelly): Music, viols, supplies for stringed
instruments. Web site: http://www.saraband.com.au
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Adelaide Baroque: PO Box 171, Stepney, SA 5069. Web site: http://www.adelaidebaroque.com.au"
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Dragon Early Music - recorders and other early woodwinds. PO Box412
Cooperoo, Qld 4151 Web: http://www.earlymusic.gil.com.au
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Theo's Musical Instruments Pty Ltd 4 Southport Street, West Leederville,
WA 6007 Web: http://www.theosmusic.com.au
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Ariel Recorders -- Ellis Setton: http://www.arielrecorders.com
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Carey Beebe Harpsichords Australia: 35/17 Lorraine St, Peakhurst
NSW 2210. Web site: http://www.hpschd.nu
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