Recorder Players – We’ve reached capacity for recorder players at this workshop. If you are interested in attending and have not yet registered, submit a registration form (without tuition payment) and we’ll let you know if additional slots open.
Lute and Viola da Gamba Players – We still have openings for lutes and viols at the workshop.
Continental Connections: A Musical Tour of Renaissance England and Europe
A Mixed Ensemble Workshop
with Camerata Transcontinental
for Recorders, Lutes, Viols, & Sundry Instruments
May 11, 2024 | 9:30-4:30
Saint George’s Episcopal Church
915 N. Oakland | Arlington, VA
Western composers were on the move in the 16th century, crisscrossing England and the Continent to study with celebrated mentors and accompany royal retinues to political summits, weddings, and military campaigns. As they encountered musical masters and colleagues in faraway places, they blended styles, reveling in innovation. Spreading their passion, the sudden explosion of music printing in Pettruci’s Venice led to mass-circulation, paving the way for music publishing across Europe and later to England. This was a pathbreaking, seminal period in western music history.
Join master teachers of the Camerata Transcontinental (Tish Berlin, Frances Blaker, Larry Lipnik, Amy Domingues, and Ronn McFarlane) with your recorder, viol and lute on a journey through the sumptuous repertoire of the 16th century, exploring the iconic genres and masterpieces of its most influential composers: Josquin, Lassus, de Monte, Dowland, Marenzio, Gabrieli, Byrd, and others. Follow in the footsteps of Franco-Flemish creators transported to Italy, France, and England, and English composers venturing to Germany, Italy, and Denmark. The journey awaits you!
Open to intermediate, upper intermediate, and advanced players of recorder, lute, viol and other compatible instruments.
Schedule: The day will be divided into four class periods with mid-morning, lunch, and mid-afternoon breaks. Classes will include Recorder and Viol consorts, mixed instrument ensembles, and culminate in an all-workshop play-in. The Lutes will work in all lute ensembles in the first three periods.
Workshop Pitch A=440.
Music will be provided in advance.
TUITION
Regular – $100 | Student/Work Study – $55
Late Registration fee (after April 27) – $10.00
Workshop/Concert Special – $135 (workshop registration and one ticket to the concert on May 12)
CANCELLATION POLICY: All but $10 refundable until May 4. Refunds thereafter only because of illness. If you are feeling ill, please do not attend the workshop.
COVID POLICY: Participants must provide a negative covid test (rapid antigen or PCR) taken within 24 hours of the beginning of the workshop.
REGISTER EARLY – Workshop numbers are limited to a comfortable size for each consort. Registrations after April 27 will incur a $10 late registration fee.