Country Dance and Song Society Early Music Week at Pinewoods July 17 - 24, 1999 as of 6-9-99: there is still space at this program

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Early Music Week at Pinewoods July 17 - 24, 1999 Program Director: Chris Rua Staff: Sheila Beardslee Martha Bishop Robert Castellano Michael Cicone Julian Cole* Frances Fitch Beverly Francis Robin Hayden Jane Hershey Frederick Jodry Lydia Heather Knutson Lisle Kulbach Larry Lipkis Margaret Ann Martin Dorothy Olsson Roy Sansom Rosalind Brooks Stowe Ellen Tepper Steven Yakutis Tom Zajac Larry Zukof * Advisor plus: Steve Howe Sarah Mead

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The Millennium is turning! Soon we must re-name our topic from "Early Music" to "Pre-Millennial Music." What better time to review our whole topic from one end to the other! Our theme Time after Time: The Millennium in Review, will have us traveling through time, leaping back from the present to the dim mists of the medieval period, moving gently forward through chant, organum and discant to the motets of the Ars Antiqua and the songs of the troubadours. We shall rediscover the innovations of the Ars Nova, together with the delights of Courtly Love; perhaps we shall witness the general collapse of medieval civilization in the aftermath of the Black Death. We shall surely play, sing and dance to some of the music which was heard during the rebirth - the Renaissance - of European culture as it rebuilt itself, newly aware of its Classical foundations in Greek and Roman culture. We'll trace the common threads of sacred music, courtly dance and love songs as they unite the earliest written music with the glories of the Baroque masters. We'll explore, as we journey onward through the millennium, the music of the Classical, Romantic and Contemporary periods.

With a staff of professional performer-teachers and such an expansive palette of musical experiences to choose from, there is something for everyone, from the relative beginner to the highly experienced. The daily schedule includes a morning class in instrumental or vocal technique followed by a choice of dance classes in English country dance or historical dance. Two afternoon classes offer a variety of music and dance options. Classes range from beginner classes to advanced, some with instruments available for those who wish to try something new. Experienced players can choose from ensemble classes in winds (recorder, reeds, brass), strings (viola da gamba, violin), plucked strings (lute, harp) and harpsichord, as well as mixed ensembles, from broken consorts to baroque ensembles to dance band classes. Singers may work on solo and ensemble repertoire, in chorus and mixed ensembles. Each evening offers an English country dance ball. To meet your need for music and instrumental supplies, and perhaps to pique your curiosity, The Early Music Shop of New England will be present and open every day.

Special activities through the week will illustrate the theme through occasional lectures, staff presentations, informal camper singing and playing, afternoon tea and of course, parties. The week culminates with an all-camp performance, banquet and gala ball. Enter the Pinewoods time machine and choose your favorite century to explore. Mark your calendar with a date this summer to traverse a thousand years of music at Pinewoods!

Early Music Week at Pinewoods Daily Schedule
7:45 - 8:15	Breakfast
8:45 - 9:05	Morning warm-ups for all
9:15 - 10:45	First morning class
11:15 - 12:15	Dance classes
12:15 - 1:00	Break, swimming, etc
12:45 - 1:30	Lunch served cafeteria style
2:00 - 3:15	First afternoon class
3:30 - 4:45	Second afternoon class
5:00 - 5:30	Teatime
5:30 - 6:30	Free time, with faculty rehearsals and informal camper readings
6:30	Dinner
7:45	Mini-lectures
8:15	Community Dance Party
9:45 - 11:00	Special Events

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Sheila Beardslee (Recorder) has taught recorder, historical flutes, viola da gamba and historical dance for many East Coast early music programs and has led three study-performance trips to Italy. She is editor/publisher of Boston Early Music News, has long been associated with the Boston Early Music Festival and directs the Tuesday Noon Hour Recitals at Boston's historic King's Chapel.

Martha Bishop (Viol) teaches viol and cello in Atlanta at Agnes Scott College and the Georgia Academy of Music. She conducts a Renaissance Collegium at her Episcopal church and is Music Director of the Viola da Gamba Society's annual Conclave. She is gambist and bassist with the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra and cellist with the Westminster String Quartet. Over the last two years she has logged 8000 bicycle miles.

Robert M. Castellano (Lute, Theorbo, Renaissance Winds) holds a Masters in Performance of Early Music from Indiana University. He is the lute instructor for the Five College Early Music Program, and has served as the director of the Early Music Ensemble at Dartmouth College. He has performed with the Boston Renaissance Ensemble, the Acme Lute Movers, An Honest Collinge, the Arcadia Players, the Harwood Early Music Ensemble, and at the Boston and Amherst Early Music Festivals.

Michael Cicone (English Country Dance) has taught English country dancing around New England since 1980, when a six-month stint as a dancer at the Oregonian Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, OR, gave him an intensive introduction to the form, and changed his life forever. He also plays and teaches the hammered dulcimer, and sings with the trio Kallet, Epstein and Cicone.

Julian Cole (Recorder, Theatre) performs and teaches music in the Boston area. He has performed at the Boston Early Music Festival with Phoenix, toured English cathedrals with the duo Jadis, appeared as a guest artist with Ex Umbris and Piffaro, and recorded with Revels, Inc. Julian has taught Early Music at Union College and at workshops throughout the Northeast.

Frances Conover Fitch (Keyboard, Chorus), experienced choir director, organist and harpsichordist, performs and records throughout Europe and North America. On the faculty at Tufts and the Longy School of Music, she plays with many Boston ensembles, and has been a guest artist at international music festivals. Her recordings are on Harmonia Mundi, Wild Boar, Titanic, Koch International, Nonesuch and Erato.

Beverly Francis (English Country Dance) has taught country dance in New York City for some twenty years. She has emceed several New York Playford Balls in addition to running workshops on the Eastern seaboard, California, Canada and Pinewoods. When not pursuing her particular interest in the country dance of Jane Austen's time, Beverly is a member of New World Sword.

Robin Hayden (English Country Dance) teaches country dance in Amherst, MA. She has been dancing ever since she first fell in love with "Shrewsbury Lasses" in 1979, learning from leaders in such widely-varied communities as Swarthmore, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, New York and Amherst. She is a long-time member of the CDSS office staff.

Jane Hershey (Viol) studied at The Hague Conservatory with Wieland Kuijken. She has performed on viola da gamba and violone with Monadnock Music, Arcadia Players, Emmanuel Music, Abendmusik and the Smithsonian Chamber Players. She is member of the trio Charivary performing at Boston's MFA and elsewhere, and has recorded with Laura Jeppersen on a recent Titanic CD. Recent recordings are with Hesperus (on Koch) and LiveOak (on Centaur). Ms. Hershey teaches at the Powers Music School, the Longy School and Tufts University.

Frederick Jodry (Voice) is active in New England as a conductor, organist, harpsichordist and countertenor. He directs the choirs of Brown University in Providence and serves as Organist/Choirmaster at Trinity Church in Newport. Since 1982 he has led the Schola Cantorum of Boston in performances of Renaisance Polyphony. The Schola has performed and recorded extensively with Joel Cohen and the Boston Camerata.

Lydia Heather Knutson (Voice) has been singing early music most of her life. She has appeared at music festivals in the US, Canada, Mexico, Europe and Australia. She is a member of the Boston-based medieval group Fortune's Wheel and has been a member of Sequentia's women's ensemble for many years. She has recorded for French Harmonia Mundi, BMG/Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, and Erato.

Lisle Kulbach (Violin) is a founding member of Voice of the Turtle, a group which has specialized in the gathering together and performance of Sephardic music for 20 years. The group has 10 recordings under the Titanic Label. Lisle is also a member of Phoenix, has played in many performances of the Revels, and teaches piano at the Powers Music School and Early Music at Concord Academy.

Larry Lipkis (Viol, Recorder) is Chair of the Music Department at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA, where he directs the early music program and teaches music theory. He plays viols and Renaissance winds with the Baltimore Consort. As a composer, Larry has three pieces on CD, and his most recent orchestral work, "Harlequin," was premiered in 1997 by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Margaret Ann Martin (Keyboard) has been coming to Pinewoods since 1970. She has played accordion and/or piano for morris teams, contra dances, English and traditional country dances, and square dances. Lately, she plays and teaches piano and harpsichord at the Neighborhood Music School in New Haven, CT, and plays with the Playford Consort at regular dances and on recordings. Other performance venues are duo-piano recitals, and programs of popular music of the Victorian and Edwardian eras with partner Kit Campbell.

Dorothy Olsson (Renaissance Dance) is Director of the New York Historical Dance Company, and has performed and choreographed for Piffaro, Folger Consort, Parthenia and the Mannes Camerata. She wrote the chapter on dance in A Performer's Guide to Seventeenth-Century Music published by Schirmer. She teaches at the Amherst Early Music Festival, and at New York University where she received her Ph.D. in Performance Studies.

Chris Rua (Recorder, Program Director) performs Medieval music and Jazz, on instruments and voice, with the Utah Shakespeare Festival, Jadis, Phoenix, Ex Umbris and Piffaro. She also performs with Promised Land through Young Audiences and records regularly with Revels, Inc. She teaches at numerous workshops throughout the Northeast as well as leading music/hiking workshops through the Sierra Club.

Roy Sansom (Recorder) has performed with Emmanuel Music, Boston Baroque, BEMF Orchestra, the Utah Opera Company and with the New World Symphony in Miami. His recordings include a forthcoming Bach Cantata recording with Emmanuel Music on Koch International, Bach's Brandenburg IV and Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers with Boston Baroque. He composes for his instrument; everybody should.

Rosalind Brooks Stowe (Viol) has been involved in early music since she began studying the viol at Brown University in 1976. She has a Masters in Early Music Performance from New England Conservatory and has performed with the Boston and Washington, DC, groups Voice of the Turtle, Much Ado,Telemann Ensemble, and La Rondinella. She has recorded with La Rondinella on Dorian Records, and teaches for the Viola da Gamba Society of America.

Ellen Tepper (Harp) began playing harp at the age of eight, and earned a degree in Harp Performance from the Phildelphia College of Performing Arts. Taking a historical approach, her repertoire spans the 13th to 18th centuries. She has served on the Board of Trustees of the Historical Harp Society, performed with the Philadelphia Renaissance Wind Band, and conducted workshops in English country dance music for the International Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen.

Steven Yakutis (Theatre) is an actor, singer, theatre director and performance teacher in the Boston area. He studied at Tufts University, Emerson College, and with Marleen Montgomery. Steven has performed with LiveOak and Company, New English Song and Daunce Companie (recordings on Titanic and Heartease labels) and WordsMove Theatre Ensemble. He has taught workshops in voice and drama for all ages from San Francisco to New Hampshire.

Tom Zajac (Recorder) is a member of Piffaro and Ex Umbris, guest artist with Folger, Newberry Consorts, King's Noyse and others. He appears on over 20 CDs on Deutsche Grammophon, Angel EMI, Harmonia Mundi and others. He will appear on a Windham Hill Renaissance Crossover CD, out this spring. Tom teaches at Mannes College.

Larry Zukof (Recorder) has taught at Pinewoods, Amherst Early Music, Skidmore and ARS workshops in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts. He has a MM from New England Conservatory in recorder and voice. He is a past member of Boston Camerata, a recent soloist with flutist Paula Robison and Boston Classical Orchestra under Harry Ellis Dickson in Faneuil Hall, the Director of Neighborhood Music School in New Haven, CT, and a member of Pro Arte Singers.

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