Thom Dowds' Renaissance and Baroque Recorders

WHAT'S GOING ON?

2011-05-04T16:02:00.000-07:00

It has been another enriching musical season for us all here in Fribourg. 11 concerts of high quality music featuring the recorder in all it's beauty and diversity. Amateurs playing there hearts out, kids having fun and professionals demonstrating their incredible skills and long term dedication. All giving in the desire to expose a worldwide audience to the instrument and music that they all love.
We sincerely thank you for your active participation in this internet music project. Without you out there listening and giving your precious feedback we would be performing in the dark.

This summer I will be moving my house and studio. I will leave the city for an old farm house in the Swiss countryside. There we will have a wonderful concert and studio space to present are concerts. My goal for next season is to be able to provide live video concerts that everyone can see here on my blog or in Facebook. 1 click and you'll be live in my music room. This will increase the audience size significantly and with that I will be able to interest more high quality artists to perform. In the works are concerts of a professional jazz guitarist and another with a professional saxaphone quartet and......

These are all dreams and ideas that I wanted to share with you. Now I've got to prepare to move and set up. I'll keep you all posted here. Please feel free to give me your ideas and don't forget, ALL MY MUSIC CAN BE DOWNLOADED FOR FREE AT SOUNDCLICK.

All My Best, Thom Dowd (Thomas Coard)

SATURDAY16 APRIL BAROQUE SOLOS AND DUOS FOR RECORDERS

2011-04-13T12:27:00.000-07:00

Telemann in Hamburg around 1740

On Saturday 16 April at 12 p.m. pacific, 3 p.m. eastern and 21.00 Suisse we will present a concert of favorite Recorder solos by Jacob van Eyke and a series of duos with 2 recorders or recorder and bass. I have invited my most advanced adult students to participate.
The concert will take place on beautiful Music Island in SecondLife or you can listen in iTunes by;

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A CONCERT DEDICATED TO ROBERT DEVAUD

SOLOS AND DUOS FOR RECORDERS

MUSIC ISLAND

12 p.m. SATURDAY 16 APRIL 2011

Françoise Prongué- Hofstetter, Marie Gillard,

Gorse Ferarris, Thom Dowd

Recorders

Sonata in C Major for Alto Recoder and B.C. Georg Philipp Telemann 1681-1767

Cantabile, Allegro, Grave, Vivace,

Sonate No.3 OP. 3 in F Major, for Alto Recorder and B.C., JOHN LOEILLET OF LONDON, 1680-1730

Adagio - Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro

Ballette Gravesand with variations, Jacob van Eyck, 1590-1657

Philis Schoone with variations, Jacob van Eyck, 1590-1657

Sonata No.4 in B flat major, Robert Valentine 1661-1747

Adagio, Allegro, Adagio Siciliana, Allegro Giga

Sonata No. 5 for 2 Alto recorders Georg Philipp Telemann

Largo, Vivace, Gratioso, Allegro

GET YOUR FREE THOM DOWD MP3's

2011-03-10T10:40:00.000-08:00

As of today I have decided to give away all the mp3's I have recorded. 2 Renaissance Dance CD's plus Josquin des Prés CD a Christmas CD and several other gems. Please take, enjoy and share with your early music friends. The MP3's can be downloaded at Soundclick. Hope to see you all at a future internet concert, Thom.

SATURDAY 5 MARCH, THOM DOWD SOLO WITH GORSE FERRARIS

2011-02-28T04:33:00.000-08:00

Thom and Gorse

MUSIC ISLAND 12 pm pst 3 pm est 2100 Suisse
Lots of favorites, some beautiful 4 and 5 part renaissance pieces recorded for SL, a Telemann fantasie that I have dreamed of performing for years and my favorite van Eyck and Demoivre solos. This should be one of those living room concerts to remember. (Oh Yes, It's canaval here. **"++!!%**BOOM!)

Please join us in ITUNES for this special event.

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MUSIC ISLAND

12 p.m. SATURDAY 5 MARCH 2011

Thom Dowd and Gorse Ferraris

Recorders

Doen Daphne d’over schoone Maeght, 3 variations, Jacob van Eyke, 1590-1657

Courante, of Ach treurt myn bedoefde, 2 variations

Engels Nachtegaeltje, 2 variations

Dances by John Playford

Female Sailor

Gathering Peascods

Grimstock Playford

Clog Branle (Arbeau 1589) Playford 1651

Fantasy in B flat major, Georg Philipp Telemann

Allegro, Adagio, Vivace, Allegro

allemande ATT Gervais

Wohl kommt der Mai, Ludwig Senfle c.1486-1543 SAAT

Der Vöglein Art, Anon. 1470 SAT

Suite in E minor for alto recorder solo, Daniel Demoivre

Allemand, Gavott, Saraband, Jigg

Bicinias of ORLANDO DE LASSO (1532-1594) :

Ipsa te cogat pietas ( will force you to the piety)

Scribantur haec in generatione altera (let these things for the next generation)

Quoniam qui talia agunt (those who do such things)

Fecit potentiam in brachio suo (he showed the power in his arm)

Oculus non vidit nec auris audivit (eye has not seen, nor ears heard)

Pictures, Daniel Hellbach

Ostinato

Mamolo’s song

Ballade

Gospel

SATURDAY 19 FEB. THE EVELINE NOTH GANG!

2011-02-12T15:42:00.000-08:00

Saturday 19 Feb. at 12 pm pacific, 3 pm eastern and 21.00 Suisse, Eveline Noth will return with 3 of her pre-professional students to present a virtuoso concert of music for recorders. They will perform music from the renaissance, baroque and modern periods. This will be a multi-lingual world event sent to you via internet at the very best audio quality. Please join us in ITUNES for this special event.

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MUSIC ISLAND

Samedi, 19 février 2011, 12 P.M. SL

Concert de flûte à bec

Nadine Perny

Marc Pauchard

Michèle Mülhauser

Eveline Noth

Hayne van Ghizeghem (1445-1497) De tous biens plaine, Nadine Perny, Michèle Mülhauser, Marc Pauchard

Marco Uccelini (1603-1680)

Aria sopra la Bergamasca, Nadine Perny, Marc Pauchard

Jacob van Eyck (1590-1657)

Pavane Lachrimae Marc Pauchard

Hans Ulrich Staeps(1909-1988), Presto possibile,Nadine Perny

Francesco Maria Veracini (1690-1768) Sonata Terza

Largo - Allegro - Largo - Allegro, Nadine Perny

Isang Yun (1917-1995), Der Affenspieler, Marc Pauchard

Jaques-Martin Hotteterre (1674-1763) Suite en mi mineur

Prelude Lentement, Vivement, Allemande, Tendrement, Marc Pauchard

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Quartett d-Moll

Andante - Vivace

Nadine Perny

Michèle Mülhauser

Marc Pauchard

Sat. 12 Feb. STUDENT LIVE VIDEO CONCERT

2011-02-09T16:22:00.000-08:00

Sat. 12 Feb. STUDENT LIVE VIDEO CONCERT, 12 pm pacific, 3 pm eastern, 2100 Suisse.

The concert will be broadcast live on QUICKTIME PLAYER at the Listening address

rtsp://64.33.51.171:8080/ThomDowd.sdp

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The Recorder Series; Perfomance Practice

MUSIC ISLAND ISLAND 12 PM SL 12 FEB. 2011

Perrine Droux, Fabienne Baumann, Gorse Ferarris, Amélie Wantz, Thom Dowd

Recorders

Vous perdez du temps, Anon. c. 1550

Exercitium, Bata 1545

Wel op, wel op, ich gae ter jaght, Jacob van Eyke

Sonata no. 4 in B flat major, Robert Valentine, ca. 1710

Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro-Gigue

Sonate C major, opus III/1, for Alto recorder and B.C., JOHN LOEILLET OF LONDON (1680-1730)

Largo - Allegro - Affettuoso - Allegro

"Geswinde Bode van de Min" (swift messenger of love) JACOB VAN EYCK, (1590-1657)

"Vande Lombart", JACOB VAN EYCK, (1590-1657)

La bergére JACOB VAN EYCK, (1590-1657)

Sonata No. 6 in g major for 2 alto recorders, Georg Philip Tellemann

Affettuoso. Presto, Sauve, Spirituoso

Rockcliffe University SL, 12 p.m. Saturday 29 January 2011

2011-01-23T04:48:00.000-08:00

Rockcliffe University SL, 12 p.m. Saturday 29 January 2011. (3 p.m. EST 21.00 Suisse.)

A very esoteric concert of Renaissance duos for Recorders featuring Thom Dowd and Françoise Prongué playing some very special renaissance recorders made by Thomas Prescott. The music is from the very end of the Italian renaissance and is a great example of the polyphony of the period. This concert can be heard live in ITUNES.

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Guiseppi Giamberti (ca.1600 in Rome, † ca. 1662) was an Italian Chapelmaster and Composer. Giamberti was a pupil of Nanino and Agostini and became the master of the chapel of the Orvieto Cathedral in Rome. Most of his compositions were of a sacred nature and his last published works went through three further editions they were so popular. ~ Keith Johnson, Rovi

PROGRAM

Gioseppe Giamberti 1657

I Perfidia sopra Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La Ténors

IX Ténors

XII Cantilena Ténors

XXI Alto-Ténor

XXII Alto-Ténor

XXXVI Villan di Spagna Ténors

XXXVIII Civetta Ténors

VIII Ballo di Mantua Soprano-Ténor

XVI Soprano-Ténor

XXV Ténor-Basse

III Scherzi sopra la Girometta Ténor-Basse

IV Bergamasca Ténor-Basse

V Fra Iacopino Alto-Basse

XXX Piva Alto-Basse

XXXIV Corrente Alto-Basse

XXXVII Corrente Alto-Basse

Paolo Fonghetti

12 Madrigali A cura di Andrea Bornstein (Verona 1598)

No 2 Deh, Dove Senza Me Alto-ténor

No 3 A Caso Un Giorno (Prima Parte) Soprano-Alto

No 16 Vidi Da Dui Bei Lumi Soprano-Alto

27 November 2010 MUSIC OF 18th c. LONDON

2010-11-24T13:51:00.000-08:00

A concert of rare pearls from 18th c. London. This is the music that Londoners played with friends in their living rooms. A very enjoyable program. 12 p.m. pst, 3 p.m. est, 2100 Suisse

MUSIC ISLAND

MUSIC OF 18th c. LONDON

Marie Gillard, Françoise Prongué, Thom Dowd

RECORDERS

12.00 p.m. SL Saturday 27 November 2010

Trio Sonata in F major for 2 Alto Recorders and B.C. Georg Fredrich Händel

Allegro, Grave, Allegro,

Sonata No. III in D Minor for Alto recorder and B.C. Robert Valentine

Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro

Sonata XII Opus 2 in A Minor, for Alto recorder and B.C. Jean-Baptist Loeillet

Largo, Vivace, Largo, Allegro

Trio Sonata in F major for Alto and Tenor Recorders and B.C. Georg Fredrich Händel

Larghetto, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro

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20 November RECORDER DREAMS

2010-11-14T09:13:00.000-08:00

20 November 2010 at 12 p.m. pst, 3 p.m. est. 2100 Suisse. The Early Music Group will be presenting Eveline Noth, a rising start of the European music scene. Early and modern repetoire are the strengths of this wonderful musician. If you would like to hear all the possibilitys of the recorder please don’t miss this free audio concert on internet.

Eveline started playing the recorder when she was 6 and never stopped.

As a child, she also played the clarinet and the traverse flute, but this special feeling, when the air goes through these little holes, the sound - no other instrument could compete with the recorder!

Eveline studied the recorder at the Universities of Biel and Zürich and got a degree in teaching and performance practice from Carsten Eckert and Kees Boecke. She presently teaches at the Conservatories in Fribourg and Bern as well as at the University of Arts in Bern (Switzerland.)

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MUSIC ISLAND

RECORDER DREAMS

THOM DOWD and EVELINE NOTH

Recorders

12.00 p.m. SL Saturday 20 November 2010

Edi Beo Thu, Anonym end of the 13th c.

Verbum Caro Factum, Anonym, end of the 14th c.

O Bella Rosa, Hert, 15th. c.

Ich Sag Ade, Anonym, early 16th. c.

Fantasia, Orlando Gibbons 1583-1625

Virtuose Suite, Hans Ulrich Steaps (1961)

Wat zalmen op den Avond doen, Jacob van Eyck (1590-1657)

with variations

WORLD PREMIER

Fragmente für Blockflöte solo, Benedikt Hayoz (2010)

Pavan (Lachrimae antiquae novae) John Dowland 1563-1626

Pavane Lacryme, Jacob van Eyck (1590-1657)

with variations

Les Fleurs, Philibert Delavigne op. 4

L’Amarante, La Tulip, La Jacinte, La Violette, Les Renoncules, Le Narcisse, La Tubéreuse

Sonata no. 2 in F major, Willem de Fesch

Largo, Allemande, Larghetto, Vivace

Grapefuite Juice Blues, Giovanni Ricci

Lonesome Tonight? Franz Müller-Busch 1963

SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER Thom and Gorse

2010-10-31T04:09:00.000-07:00

SEE ONE WORLD PEACEFEST 2010

12 p.m. SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER

Thom Dowd and Gorse Ferraris

Recorders

Llibre Vermell de Montserrat , late 14 th C. Anon.

Cuncti simus concanentes

Inperayitz de la ciutat joyosa

Ad Mortem Festinamus

Stella Splendens

Agnus Dei, Josquin des Prés, 1450-1521

Pleni sunt caeli, Josquin des Prés

It was a lover and his lass, Thomas Morley, 1557-1602

Il Lamento, Thomas Morley

My deerest Mistrisse, William Corkine fl. 1610

Go heavy thoughts, William Corkine

Downe, downe proud minde, William Corkine

Almain (6) (Cupararee) Anoym ca. 1620

Pavan (6) William White (c.1585-1665

La Bergere, Jacob van Eyke, 1590-1657

Bockxvoetje

Wel op, wel op, ick gae ter jaght

Fortune, William Byrd, 1540-1623

If my Complaints, John Dowland, 1597

Suite in F major for alto recorder solo, Daniel Demoivre

Allemand, Rondeau, Saraband, Jigg

Sonata op.2 no.11 in d minor, Bernedetto Marcello

Adagio, Allegro, Largo, Allegro

The concert will be broadcast live on ITUNES or QUICKTIME PLAYER at theListening address http://38.96.148.45:8888

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30 OCTOBER THOM DOWD SOLO

2010-10-18T15:09:00.000-07:00

LIVE FROM FRIBOURG, SWITZERLAND

Renaissance and Baroque Music For The Recorder. Saturday 30 Oct. 2010 at 12 pm pst, 3 pm est. 2100 Suisse. Lots of new ensemble music to play for you.

MUSIC ISLAND

RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE MUSIC

THOM DOWD,

RECORDERS

12.00 p.m. SL Saturday 30 October 2010

Rompeltier, Jacob Obrecht 1450-1505

Fatal La Parte Juan del Encina 1468-1529

La la la je ne l'ose dire Pierre Certon (ca. 1510-1520 – 1572)

Ma Peine n'est pas Grande Clément Janequin 1485-1558

Trolly lolly, William Cornish 1465-1523

Chiste Qui Lux William Byrd 1543-1623

IN NOMINI I William Byrd 1543-1623

Prince Edwards Pavan, Anonym ca. 1550

Galliard, " I Smile To See How You Devise" Anoym ca. 1550

Fortune My Foe, anonym Cambridge Consort Book ca. 1595

Rosemond with 2 variations, Jacob van Eyck ca.1630

Ach Moorderesse with 4 variations, Jacob van Eyck ca.1630

La Belle Fyne Anon. ca. 1610

Suite in A minor, Daniel Demoivre 18th c.

Allemand, Gavott, Saraband, Jigg, Bouree

Almain (6) (Cupararee) Anoym ca. 1620

Pavan (6) William White (c.1585-1665

Fantasie in D minor, Georg Philipp Telemann,

Largo-Vivace, Largo-Vivace, Allegro

The concert will be broadcast live on ITUNES or QUICKTIME PLAYER at the Listening address http://38.96.148.45:8888

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16 Oct. PERFORMANCE PRACTICE CONCERT

2010-10-14T02:42:00.000-07:00

On Saturday 16 Oct. at 12 p.m. pst, 3 p.m. est, 21.00 Suisse we will be presenting our first Performance Practice video concert of the season at Renaissance Island in Secondlife. Gorse Ferraris will play Jacob van Eyck solo. She will be joined by Henri Gerndre and Clément Vericel who will play a 18th century French suite and Anthony Cassenave and Thom Dowd will play some choice renaissance duets.

The concert will be broadcast live and can be viewed on Quicktime player at rtsp://64.33.51.171:8080/ThomDowd.sdp

RENAISSANCE ISLAND

PERFORMANCE PRACTICE CONCERT

THOM DOWD, GORSE FERRARIS,

HENRI GERNDRE, CLEMENT VERICEL,

ANTHONY CASENAVE

RECORDERS

12.00 p.m. SL Saturday 16 October 2010

Ivo Bene, Mg. Ser. G. de Florentia 14th c.

Ballo Di Mantua, G. Giamberti 1600-1662

Come Again, Paul Matthysz, circa 1550

La Bergere, Jacob van Eyke, 1590-1657

Bockxvoetje

Wel op, wel op, ick gae ter jaght

Courant, of Ach Treurt myn bedroefde

allemande ATT, Claude Gervais fl. in Paris ca. 1540–1560

ah Robin, gentle Robin ATT, William Cornish 1465-1523

Au feu de l'amour SATB, Pierre de la Rue 1452-1518

Fine Knacks For Ladies, John Dowland 1563-1626

Suite No. 1 in c Major, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier 1691-1755

Prélude, Passpied, Rondeau, Hongroise 1 and 2

Je ne veux plus à mon mal consertir, SAT, J. Arcadelt

Süsser vater STB, Heinrich Isaak 1450-1517

Benvenga maggio AAT

Patientiam muess ich han, SAAB, Ludwig Senfle c.1486-1543

Les Fleurs, PHILIBERT DELAVIGNE, 1690-1750

Les Pensées, Les Giroflées, L'Iris, Le Jasmin

Sonata Op. 1 No. 6 in C major Jean-Baptist Loeillet 6 July 1688 – ca. 1720

Poco Allegro, Allegro, Adagio, Presto, Adagio, Gigue

25 September 2010 MUSIC ISLAND SL RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE TREATS

2010-09-19T13:25:00.000-07:00

Thom, Gorse and Daniel will open the early music season with favorites of the renaissance and baroque periods. Josquin, Dowland, van Eyke, Marcello, Demoivre etc. The concert will be on Sat. Sept. 25 at 12 pm pacific, 3 pm eastern, 21.00 Suisse and will be an audio only concert for the best possible quality. Listening address is http://38.96.148.45:8888

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MUSIC ISLAND

RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE TREATS

THOM DOWD, GORSE FERRARIS,

DANIEL HOFSTETTER

RECORDERS

12.00 p.m. SL Saturday 25 September 2010

Alta, (melody La Spagna) Francisco de la Torre fl. 1483-1504

Agnus Dei, Josquin des Prés 1440-1521

Porfons Regretz, Josquin

Courant, of Ach Treurt myn bedroefde, Jacob van Eyke

Instrumental Piece, Henry VIII 1491-1547

I am a Jolly Foster, Henry VIII 1491-1547

Lanterlu, Jacob van Eyke

Mon coeur gist tousjours, Claudin de Sermisy

Suite in G minor for alto recorder solo, Daniel Demoivre 18th. c

Allmand, Gavott, Sarabande, Jigg

Lullabie, Anthony Holborne

Fantasie in C major, G.P. Telemann

Vivace, adagio-allegro. Allegro

She Weepeth sore in the night, (canon) W. Lawes 17 c.

Sonata in E minor for Recorder and B.C. Bernedetto Marcello

Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro

Electronica Blues

POSTPONED 25 SEPTEMBER 2010 THE BLONDES STRIKE BACK!!!

2010-06-29T16:31:00.000-07:00

Sophie and Amélie Wantz will begin our Recorder Series. Sophie earned her "Certificate" a few years ago and now Amélie is in "classe de certificate". For a summer project they have decided to bring their recorders together and do a concert.

Have a Great Summer

2010-06-26T14:26:00.001-07:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVHJTsWSx4U

26 JUNE TRIO SONATAS Aquitaine Coeur SL

2010-06-24T06:19:00.000-07:00

The trio sonata is one of the most perfect forms of the 18th century. This is where composers excelled. We will be giving you a really complete overview of this fantastic gendre on Saturday 26 JUNE 2010 at 11 a.m. Sl 2 p.m. EST, 20.00 Suisse. Also we will perform a work for 3 recorders by the Romania composer Adina Spire who has agreed to explain the work to us all. This will be our last concert of the season and we have been preparing it for months. The concert will be broadcast live on Quicktime play at rtsp://64.33.51.171:8250/ThomDowd.sdp

RECORDER TRIO SONATA CONCERT

Aquitaine Coeur

11 AM SL 26 JUNE 2010

Thom Dowd, Perrine Droux, Noémie Ducrot, Géraldine Barras,

Françoise Prongué, Gorse Ferraris,

Recorders

See, mine own sweet jewel, THOMAS MORLEY, 1557-1602

Farewell, disdainful

Thirsis, let pity move thee

Love learns by laughing

Canon for Recorders, ADINA SPIRE, 1977

Trio Sonate, Sol Majeur, J. B. DE BOISMORTIER, 1682-1765

Prélude – Allemande - Affettuoso – Giga

Trio Sonata XI, Fa Majeur, GIUSEPPE SAMMARTINI, 1693-1750

Adagio – Allegro – Largo - Allegro

Trio Sonate, Opus 3 No 5, J. HOTTETERRE LE ROMAIN, 1680-1761

Prélude – Courante – Sarabande – Légèrement -

Trio Sonate, Fa Majeur, G.PHILIPP TELEMANN, 1681-1767

Vivace – Largo – Allegro

WENSDAY 23 JUNE 2010

2010-06-19T13:46:00.000-07:00

Thom Dowd and Gorse Ferraris will be presenting a concert of early recorder music on WENSDAY 23 JUNE 2010 at 12 p.m P.S.T. 3 p.m. E.S.T 21.00 Suisse at the Secondlife Birthday celebration. Program and Streaming details will be posted here soon before the concert. The concert will be broadcast live on Quicktime player at rtsp://64.33.51.171:8250/ThomDowd.sdp

RENAISSANCE ISLAND

SecondLife Birthday Party

12 PM SL 23 JUNE 2010

Thom Dowd and Gorse Ferraris

Recorders

Llibre Vermell de Montserrat , late 14 th C. Anon.

Cuncti simus concanentes

Inperayitz de la ciutat joyosa

Ad Mortem Festinamus

Stella Splendens

Agnus Dei, Josquin des Prés, 1450-1521

Pleni sunt caeli, Josquin des Prés

It was a lover and his lass, Thomas Morley, 1557-1602

Il Lamento, Thomas Morley

My deerest Mistrisse, William Corkine fl. 1610

Go heavy thoughts, William Corkine

Downe, downe proud minde, William Corkine

Rosemond with 3 variations, Jacob van Eyck 1590-1657

Fortune, William Byrd, 1540-1623

If my Complaints, John Dowland, 1597

Suite in a minor for alto recorder solo, Daniel Demoivre ca 1720

Allemand,Gavott, Saraband, Jigg, Bourée

Sonata no. 3 in d minor, Johann Christoph Pepusch, 1667-1752

Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro

EXAM RESULTS

2010-05-19T14:35:00.000-07:00

I am pleased to announce that Marie, Amélie, Fabienne and Jonas have passed their exams today. You can't know how much you helped make this experience positive for these young performers. Thank you all for your support.

PERFORMANCE PRACTICE CONCERT SUNDAY 16 MAY

2010-05-10T15:01:00.000-07:00

Marie, Amélie, Fabienne and Jonas have been working very hard all year to prepare for their "entrée en certificate". They will be at Renaissance Island on Sunday 16 May at 11 A.M pst, 2 P.M. est, 20.00 Suisse to present their work 3 days before their exams. I promise you that the "music" will be wonderful.

The concert will be broadcast on Quicktime player at rtsp://64.33.51.171:8250/ThomDowd.sdp

The Recorder Series; Perfomance Practice

RENAISSANCE ISLAND 11 P.M. 16 MAY 2010

Fabienne Baumann, Amélie Wantz, Jonas Frangiere and Marie Gillard

Recorders

Canzona per Canto solo I Girolamo Frescobaldi

Sonate "La Beaumont" Philbert de Lavigne

Ariete I, Ariete II, Musette I, Contredanse

Andante Hans Martin Linde

Reccercada primera Diego Ortiz

Sonate "La d'Agut" Philbert de Lavigne

Gracieusement, Legèrement, Gigue I, Gigue II

Sonate n. 8 op.1 Jean Baptiste Loeillet

Poco Allegro, Allegro, Vivace

Canzona per Canto solo 5 Girolamo Frescobaldi

Onder de Linde groene Jacob van Eyck

Suite in a minor Françis (Charles) Dieupart

Preludio-Vivace, Allegro, Sarabande, Vivace, Giga

Sonata in F major G.-P. Telemann

Vivace, Largo, Allegro

Canzona per Canto solo 3 Girolamo Frescobaldi

Malle Symen with Variations Jacob van Eyck

3rd Suite in F major J. Hotteterre

Lentement, Grave, Allemande

Ein Nachlicher Spaziergang im Hofen von Neapal M. Zimmermann

2 altos

WEEKEND EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL

2010-04-21T09:23:00.000-07:00

On April 24th and 25th April the Early Music Group in Secondlife will present two concerts of quality. On Saturday at 12 p.m. pst (3 p.m. est 21.00 Suisse) "Faire Winds" will be joined by "Music or Die", two recorder ensembles for a concert of renaissance music." The concert will culminate with a sonata by Giovanni Gabrieli for 8 instruments in 2 groups.

On Sunday at 12 p.m. pst (3 p.m. est 21.00 Suisse) the group "Oriscus"will perform a concert of Gregorian Chant. Oriscus is a group of 6 women directed by Gérard Premand. The group was formed 1n 1995 and has sung many concerts in Switzerland and France. We think this will be a concert that you will not soon forget. Both concerts can be viewed live on Quicktime Player at rtsp://64.33.51.171:8250/ThomDowd.sdp

PROGRAM SATURDAY 24 APRIL 2010

THE EARLY MUSIC GROUP PRESENTS;

FAIRE WINDS RECORDER QUARTET with

MUSIC OR DIE

MUSIC ISLAND 12 PM SL 24 APRIL 2010

FAIRE WINDS

Daniel Hofstetter, Françoise Prongué, Henri Gendre, Gorse Ferraris

MUSIC OR DIE

Olivia Tettü, Jonas Frangière, Amélie Wantz, and Fabienne Baumann

FAIRE WINDS

Douce Mémoire, Pierre Sandrin (1490-1561)

Ma Bergère, Ma Lumière, Jean Planson (1559-1612)

Tiento, Antonio de Cabezon (1510-1566)

Ojos, Claros, serenos, Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)

No tienen vado mis males, Juan del Encina (1468-1530)

Rompeltier, Jacob Obrecht (1450-1505)

Mille Regretz, Josquin Desprez (1440-1521)

Il est de Bonne Heure Né, Anonym, vers 1470

FRANCOISE WITH THOM

Se dire ie l’osoye dont me vient, Anonymous

Ta bonne grace, Antonio Gardane

Las voules vous, Antonio Gardane

Mass for Four Voices, William Byrd, (1540-1623)

Kyrie

Gloria

FAIRE WINDS WITH MUSIC OR DIE

Sonata pian e forte, Giovanni Gabrieli, 8 instrumente in 2 Chören (1555-1612)

PROGRAM SUNDAY 25 APRIL 2010

THE EARLY MUSIC GROUP PRESENTS;

“ORISCUS”

directed by Gérard Premand

MUSIC ISLAND 12 PM SL 25 APRIL 2010

Sanctus introït de la messe de Minuit (midnight mass)

Dominus Dixit Communion de la messe de Noël (Christmas mass)

Exulta Filia Sion

Quasi Modo

Vox in Rama

Beata Agnes antienne (anthem)à magnificat sainte Agnès

Venite Populi

Ingresso (4 versets)

Sub Tuum antienne à la Vierge Marie

Virgo Prudentissima antienne à la Vierge Marie

Montes Gelboe antienne à magnificat

Nemo Te la pécheresse pardonnée

Ecce Virgo chant de l’Avant (annonciation)

Salve Regina antinne mariale (wedding anthem)

In Splendoribus communion de la messe de Minuit (midnight mass)

17 Apr. Performance Practice Class Concert

2010-04-16T03:17:00.000-07:00

Preparation for the second semester exams continues with Amelie Wantz, Olivia Tettü, Jonas Frangiere and Fabienne Baumann. They are all members of the recorder ensemble "Music or Die".This is a fantastic group that will inspire with a program of renaissance and baroque music. The concert will be Sat. at 12 pm pst 3 pm est 21.00 Suisse on the 17th of April 2010 at Renaissance Island. Live video can be viewed in Quicktime player at rtsp://64.33.51.171:8250/ThomDowd.sdp

The Recorder Series; Perfomance Practice

RENAISSANCE ISLAND 12 PM SL 17 APRIL 2010

Olivia Tettü, Jonas Frangiere, Amélie Wantz, and Fabienne Baumann

Recorders

Eile Jean de Castro 1540 1600

Schligen Jean de Castro

Canzona no. 5 Girolamo Frescobaldi 1583 1643

Onder de Linde groene Jacob van Eyck 1590 1657

Modo 2 & 3

Sonata 2 in C major Philbert de Lavigne c. 1700 1750

Gracieusement

Legèrement

Gigue 1 + 2

Rosemont Jacob van Eyck

mode 2 & 3

Canzona no. 1 Girolamo Frescobaldi

Sonata no. 4 “La Beaumont” Philbert de Lavigne

Ariete 1 + 2

Musette 1 + 2

Contredance

Menuet 1 + 2

6 March 12 pm pst PERFORMANCE PRACTICE CLASS

2010-03-01T03:56:00.000-08:00

Preparation for the second semester exams begins with Olivia Tettü, Jonas Frangiere and Fabienne Baumann. They will be joined next month by Amelie Wantz. This is a fantastic group that will inspire with a program of baroque music. The concert will be Sat. 6 at 12 pm pst 3 pm est 21.00 Suisse on 6 March 2010 at Renaissance Island. Live video can be viewed in Quicktime player at rtsp://64.33.51.171:8250/ThomDowd.sdp

The Recorder Series; Perfomance Practice

RENAISSANCE ISLAND 12 PM SL 6 MARCH 2010

Olivia Tettü, Jonas Frangiere and Fabienne Baumann

Recorders

Sonata 1 op. 13 Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Moderato

Allegro Tempo di Gavotta

Aria Affetuoso

Allegro

Giga Allegro

Doen Daphne d’over schoone Maeght Jacob van Eyck (ca.1590-1657)

Modo 2 & 3

Sonata 2 in A minor Charles Dieupart (1667-1740)

Preludio

Grave

Allegro

Largo

Vivace

Adagio

Allegro

Sonata in F major 1 Opus 2 Jean Baptiste Loeillet (1680-1730)

Adagio

Allegro

Largo

Giga

21 Feb. Alessandro Marangoni and Thomas Coard

2010-02-17T13:11:00.000-08:00

It is with great pleasure that I welcome the Italian classical pianist and recording artist Alessandro Marangoni (Benito Flores in SL) to Switzerland for a live video concert in Secondlife. The concert will be at Music Island Sunday 21 February at 12.30 pm pst, 3.30 pm est 21.30 Suisse.

This is truly about two virtual friends getting together to play music.

Our program will consist of baroque, romantic and modern music all mixed for a concert of great diversity of emotions. The concert will also be broadcast live on Quicktime player at rtsp://64.33.51.171:8250/ThomDowd.sdp

On December 2007 Alessandro Marangoni played at Teatro alla Scala in Milan, with a tribute to the great Italian conductor Victor de Sabata, with Daniel Barenboim.
Alessandro Marangoni was born in Italy in 1979. He studied piano with Marco Vincenzi, obtaining the diploma with honours (summa cum laude) and he continued his studies at the ‘Scuola di Musica di Fiesole’ with Maria Tipo. Besides his musical studies he also obtained a graduated with honours in philosophy at the ‘Università di Pavia’ with a thesis about Fernando Liuzzi’s philosophy of music. He was also a merit student of the Almo Collegio Borromeo, one of the most ancient and important European colleges.
After winning several national and international awards, Alessandro has appeared in many important musical events in Europe, both as a soloist and as a chamber musician. His most recent performances were in Rome (Accademia di Santa Cecilia), Milan (Teatro alla Scala), Venice (Teatro La Fenice), Florence (Accademia della Crusca), Lucca (Associazione Musicale Lucchese), Ischia (the Walton Foundation), Cittadella in Assisi, Teatro Verdi in Trieste, as well as at the Engadiner Internationale Kammermusik-Festspiele, Sagra Musicale Umbra, the Italian Cultural Institute in London, the ‘Teatro Dal Verme’, Milan, the Saint John’s College, Cambridge.
As a chamber musician he collaborated with some of the most important Italian musical personalities and groups.
THOM DOWD and BENITO FLORES

MUSIC ISLAND

12.30 p.m. pst Sunday 21 Feburary 2010

Sonate 5 op. 2 "La Persan" Philbert de Lavigne c. 1700-1750

Gracieusement, Gaiment, Musette I et II,

Legèrement et Marqué

Wat Zal Men Op Avond Doen Jacob Van Eyck ca. 1590-1657
with Variations

Barcarole Gioachino Rossini 1792-1868

Sonate 1, op. 1, in A minor Jean-Baptiste Loeillet 1680-1730

Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Giga

Waltz in A flat Johannes Brahms 1833-1897

6 Pictures for Soprano Recorder and Piano Daniel Hellbach 1958

Rise up

Shelter

Play Seven

Talk

Nonchalance

Roadrunner

New CD with Jean- Christophe

2010-02-16T07:30:00.000-08:00

Take a listen to Jean-Christophe's new cd and you will hear 2 pieces with recorder! Londondery Air played on a soprano recorder at 440, (Steenberger copy by Thomas Prescott) and a d minor adagio by A. Vivaldi played on a sopranino at 415, (Bressan copy by Thomas Prescott.) Here is the link to Jean-Christophe's store.

6 Feb. 10 From Josquin to Celtic

2010-02-01T02:59:00.000-08:00

Gorse Ferraris will join me for a fun video concert of recorder music ranging from Josquin des Prés to Celtic tunes passing by some baroque favorites. The concert will be held at FANTAVATAR in Secondlife at 1.30 pm pst, 3.30 pm est. 22.30 Suisse. The concert can also be seen on Quicktime player at rtsp://64.33.51.171:8250/ThomDowd.sdp

Joyssance vous donneray, Claudin de Sermisy, 1490-1562

Benedictus

Wel op, wel op, ick gae ter jaght, Jacob van Eyck

Questa dolce sirena, Jacob van Eyck

Sonate III, Johann Christoph Pepusch, 1667-1752

Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro

I'll ay ca' in by you town, Scotland

The black horse, 1670, England

Lord Thomas and Fair Eleanor, England

The meeting of the waters, Ireland

I will if I can, Ireland

My home, Scotland

Ballincollig in the morning, Ireland

Blind Mary, Ireland

What shall we do with drunken sailor?, England

Now is the month of Maying', Thomas Morley, 1557-1602

Les Fleurs, Philibert Delavigne, 1690-1750

Le Narcisse, La Tubéreuse, La Jonquille, Le Chèvrefeuille

Sonate Ré Mineur, Op. 2, N. 11, Benedetto Marcello, 1686-1739

Adagio - Allegro - Largo - Allegro

Geraldine and Anaïs Have passed their Exams

2010-01-25T02:52:00.000-08:00

Geraldine and Anaïs Have passed their Exams "entrée en classe de certificate" Thank you all for your support of the performance practice group for the

last 4 months.

Group "X" becomes "Faire Winds" I like that.

2010-01-24T08:45:00.001-08:00

SATURDAY 23 JANUARY "GROUP X"

2010-01-18T13:44:00.000-08:00

THE EARLY MUSIC GROUP PRESENTS

"GROUP X".

A recorder quartet of fine quality. These people have been all playing since childhood. They will perform a program of 4 part renaissance pieces. During their concert they will ask the audience to help them find a new name for their group. Please come prepared with suggestions.

The concert will be in Secondlife at Renaissance Island at 12 pm pst, 3 pm est, 21.00 Suisse. For those without Secondlife the concert can be viewed on Quicktime player at rtsp://64.33.51.171:8250/ThomDowd.sdp

PROGRAM

Il est de Bonne Heure Né, ANONYME, 1470

Fatal la Parte, JUAN DEL ENCINA, 1468-1529

Rompeltier, JACOB OBRECHT, 1450-1505

Im Maien, LUDWIG SENFL, 1486-1542

Mille Regretz, JOSQUIN DESPREZ, 1440-1521

La Belle Fyne, ANONYME, vers 1610

Pavana "La Cornetta", ANONYME, 1530

Fantasia con Pause, PHILIPP VAN WILDER, +1557

Christe qui Lux, WILLIAM BIRD, 1543-1623

Pavan, RICHARD MICO, 1590-1661

Fine Knacks for Ladies, JOHN DOWLAND, 1563-1626

Bergerette "Sans Roche", TILMAN SUSATO, 1551

Ronde, TILMAN SUSATO

Branle de l'Officiel, d'après ARBEAU, arr. Bernard Thomas

Gavotte, JOHANN PEZEL, 1639-1694

Les Folies d'Espagne, JEAN-BAPTISTE LULLY, 1632-1687

17 Jan. Performance Practice Pre-Exam Concert

2010-01-13T17:39:00.000-08:00

On Sunday 17 Jan. 2010 Geraldine and Anaïs will be performing their complete exam programs for their " entrée en certificate" at the Consevatoire de Fribourg. The concert will be at Music Island in Secondlife at 12 pm pst, 3 pm est or 21.00 Suisse. This is a culmination of all the work they have done in the last 3 years. Please come and root for these young ladies as they will be playing their hearts out for you. The concert can be viewed on Quicktime Player at rtsp://64.33.51.171:8250/ThomDowd.sdp

PERFORMANCE PRACTICE CONCERT

MUSIC ISLAND

12 p.m. pst Sunday 17 January 2010

Anaïs Meyer, Geraldine Barras and Thom Dowd

Recorders

Anaîs Meyer

Canzona No. 5 Girolamo Frescobaldi

Bravade with 2 Variations Jacob Van Eyck

Sonate 5 op. 2 "La Persan" Philbert de Lavigne,

Gracieusement, Gaiment,Musette I and II, Legèrement et Marqué

Sonate 11, op. 1, Jean-Baptiste Loeillet

Largo, Allegro, Adagio, Giga

Geraldine Barras

Ivo Bene G. de Florentia

Canzona No. 4 Girolamo Frescobaldi

Questa Dolce with 3 variations Jacob Van Eyck

Sonata No. 1 op. 2 “La Baussan” Philbert de Lavigne

Gracieusement, Rondeau, Tambourin I and II,

Sonate 11, op. 2 Jean-Baptiste Loeillet

Poco Largo, Allegro, Largo, Gavotte

Anaîs Meyer and Geraldine Barras

Ein nächtlicher Spaziergang im Hafen von Nepal Manfred Zimmerman

9 JANUARY 2010

2010-01-03T05:54:00.000-08:00

Gorse Ferarris and I will perform live and in video a program featuring baroque solo sonata works by J.-J. Hotteterre and B. Marcello for alto recorder (415) and basso continuo. The concert will be at Music Island in SecondLife and on Quicktime audio player. More information coming. We will have a live video stream(Quicktime)rtsp://64.33.51.171:8250/ThomDowd.sdp

EARLY MUSIC CONCERT

MUSIC ISLAND

12 p.m. pst Saturday 9 January 2010

THOM DOWD and GORSE FERRARIS

RECORDERS

English Suite

Air, Jigg, Bouree, Air, Adagio, Boree, Jigg

Les Fleurs, Philibert DELAVIGNE, 1690-1750.

la Tulipe, la Jacinthe, la Violette, la Grenade, le Narcisse.

Al hebben de Princen haren with 2 variations Jacob van Eyck ca. 1590 – 1657

Malle Symen with 2 variations

Sonata - Ré mineur, Op.2, N.11, Benedetto MARCELLO, 1686-1739.

Adagio - Allegro - Largo - Allegro

Suite I - Fa majeur, Jacques Martin HOTTETERRE, 1680-1761.

Prélude - Allemande - Rondeau - Sarabande - Gavotte - Menuets 1 et 2 - Gigue.

CHRISTMAS SEASON

2009-12-21T17:05:00.000-08:00

Thank you so much for watching and following these many concerts in the last year. You keep me inspired to continue this adventure wherever it takes us. We will be back in January with a concert with Gorse and another concert with an fine recorder quartet. Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. May the new year bring you peace and satisfaction. Tom

Link to Christmas video.

MUSIC OR DIE CHRISTMAS CONCERT

2009-12-19T15:29:00.000-08:00

SUNDAY 20 DECEMBER 2009
All of our favorite Christmas songs played by a group of young musicians. Please come and share this special moment with us at Renaissance Island in Secondlife. Concert begins at 17.00 Suisse, 8 a.m. pst, 11 a.m. est. We will have a live video stream (Quicktime)rtsp://64.33.51.171:8250/ThomDowd.sdp so you can watch. Your encouragement is still welcome.

MUSIC OR DIE
RECORDER QUARTET
RENAISSANCE ISLAND SL
8 a.m. pst Sunday 20 December 2009
Amelie Wantz, Olivia Tettü,
Fabienne Baumann and Jonas Fragniere
· Es flog ein Täublein weisse Geistliches Volkslied um 1602
· Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Köln 1599
· In dulci jubilo Wittenberg 1529
· Lieb Nachtigall, wach aus Bamberger Gesangbuch um 1670
· Lobe den Herrn Joachim Neander; Stralsund 1665

· The Holly and the Ivy England
· Campana sobre Campana Spanien
· We wish you a Merry Christmas USA
· Whence, o Shepherd Maiden Kanada
· Il est né le devin enfant Frankreich
· Ein Kindelein so löblich Finnland
· Noël chantons ici Frankreich, 15. Jh.

· Mary’s Boy Child – Oh My Lord Jester Hairstone / Frank Farian / Fred Jay
· Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree John Marks
· Mistletoe And Wine Leslie Stewart / Jeremy Paul, Keith Strachan
· Winter Wonderland Dick Smith / Felix Bernard)
· Stille Nacht Joseph Mohr, Franz Xaver Gruber

PERFORMANCE PRACTICE CONCERT 19 DEC.

2009-12-16T15:44:00.000-08:00

12 pm pst, 3 pm est, 21.00 Suisse

Recorder Performance Practice Class with Geraldine, Anaïs will be joined by Noemie and Anthony to play a wonderful concert of early music for you. Frescobaldi and Loeillet will be perforrmed. After Gorse has agreed to play some Christmas songs with me. The concert will take place in the music room of the new renaissance manor. We will have a live video stream (Quicktime) rtsp://64.33.51.171:8250/ThomDowd.sdp so you can watch. Your encouragement is still welcome.

THE RECORDER SERIES; PERFORMANCE PRACTICE

RENAISSANCE ISLAND 19 DECEMBER 2009 12 PM SL

ANAÏS MEYER, GERALDINE BARRAS, ANTHONY CASANAVE,

NOEMIE DUCROT, GORSE AND THOM

Geraldine

Ivo Bene Ser Ghirandellus de Florentia ca. 1340

Anthony

Sonata Op. 1 Nr. 3 in G major Jean-Baptiste Loeillet 1705

Largo, Allegro, Affettuoso, Gavotta (Allegro)

Anaïs

Canzona for Canti and Basso Continuo No. 4 Girolamo Frescobaldi 1583-1643

Geraldine

Canzona for Canti and Basso Continuo No. 5 Girolamo Frescobaldi 1583-1643

Noemie

Sonata Op. 1 Nr. 10 in F major Jean-Baptiste Loeillet 1705

Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Giga (Allegro)

Thom and Gorse

Alle Jahre Wieder

Engel Lassen Laut Erschallen

Fröhliche Weihnacht Überall

Ihr Kinderlein Kommet

Jingle Bells

Kommet, Ihr Hirten

Laßt Uns Froh Und Munter Sein

O Tannenbaum

MUSIC OR DIE CHRISTMAS CONCERT

2009-12-12T08:25:00.000-08:00

All of our favorite Christmas songs played by a group of young musicians. Please come and share this special moment with us at Music Island in Secondlife. Concert begins at 17.00 Suisse, 8 a.m. pst, 11 a.m. est.

MUSIC OR DIE

RECORDER QUARTET

MUSIC ISLAND SL

8 a.m. pst Sunday 13 December 2009

Amelie Wantz, Olivia Tettü,
Fabienne Baumann and Jonas Fragniere

· Es flog ein Täublein weisse Geistliches Volkslied um 1602

· Es ist ein Ros entsprungen Köln 1599

· In dulci jubilo Wittenberg 1529

· Lieb Nachtigall, wach aus Bamberger Gesangbuch um 1670

· Lobe den Herrn Joachim Neander; Stralsund 1665

· The Holly and the Ivy England

· Campana sobre Campana Spanien

· We wish you a Merry Christmas USA

· Whence, o Shepherd Maiden Kanada

· Il est né le devin enfant Frankreich

· Ein Kindelein so löblich Finnland

· Noël chantons ici Frankreich, 15. Jh.

· Mary’s Boy Child – Oh My Lord Jester Hairstone / Frank Farian / Fred Jay

· Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree John Marks

· Mistletoe And Wine Leslie Stewart / Jeremy Paul, Keith Strachan

· Winter Wonderland Dick Smith / Felix Bernard)

· Stille Nacht Joseph Mohr, Franz Xaver Gruber

NEXT CONCERTS

2009-12-03T15:29:00.000-08:00

Our next concerts will be;

Sunday 13 December "Music or Die" Quartet will perform at Music Island their Christmas program.

Saturday 19 December The Performance Practice Workshop will present a baroque program.

Sunday 20 December "Music or Die" Quartet will repeat the Christmas concert at Renaissance Island

28 NOVEMBER 2009 GIVERNY SL 12 P.M. PST

2009-11-23T13:36:00.000-08:00

Benefit concert for the Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund UK.

I will be joined by Françoise Prongué for a live video concert of renaissance, baroque and a little Celtic music at 12 P.M. PST (3 P.M. EST, 2100 Suisse) Saturday 28 November 2009 at the famous Giverny sim in Secondlife. For those of you who are not on Secondlife you can watch a live video stream on Quicktime media player at rtsp://208.89.216.123/videoth

EARLY MUSIC CONCERT

GIVERNY

12 p.m. pst Saturday 28 NOVEMBER 2009

THOM DOWD and FRANCOISE PRONGUE

RECORDERS

Ayez pitie Claudin de Sermisy ca. 1495-1562

Je l’aime bien Jan Verdonck 16th c.

La Spagna Josquin des Prés c. 1450 to 1455 – August 27, 1521

Petit Camusette. Josquin des Prés

Courant, of Ach treut myn bedroefde Jacob van Eyck 1590-1657

Doen Daphne d’over schoone Maeght Jacob van Eyck

Au feu de l'amour Pierre de la Rue 1452-1518

Een Frolic wesen Jaques Barbireau 1420-1491

Allemande Claude Gervais 16th c.

Suite in F major Daniel Demoivre 18th c.

Allemand, Rondeau, Saraband, Jigg

Go from my window England 17th c.

Lord Thomas and Fair Eleanor England

The meeting of the waters Ireland

I’ll ay ca’ in by you town Scotland

The Black Horse England 1670

I will if I can Ireland

My Home Scotland

Ballincollig in the morning Ireland

Blind Mary Ireland

What shall we do with the drunken sailor England

Now is the month of Maying Thomas Morley 1537-1602

Sonata no. 5 in D minor 1727 Georg Philipp Telemann 1681-1767

Largo, Vivace, Gratioso, Allegro

21 November at 12 pm pst Renaissance Island SL

2009-11-15T11:29:00.000-08:00

Recorder Performance Practice Class with Geraldine, Anaïs will be joined by Olivia to play a wonderful concert of early music for you. van Eyck, Loeillet and Delavigne will be perforrmed. After the ladies play I will present some of my best renaissance ensemble music for your listening and dancing pleasure. The concert will take place in the music room of the new renaissance manor. We will have a live video stream (Quicktime) rtsp://208.89.216.123/videoth so you can watch. Your encouragement is welcome.

The Recorder Series; Perfomance Practice

RENAISSANCE ISLAND 21 NOVEMBER 2009 12 PM SL

Anaïs, Geraldine, Olivia and Thom

Anaïs and Thom

Sonate “La Persan” in g major Philbert de Lavigne c. 1730

Gracieusement, Gaiment, Musette 1 and 2, Legèrment et marqué.

Thom’s recorders

La Bernardina Josquin des Prés (c. 1450 – 1521)

Ave verum Josquin des Prés

La plus des plus Josquin des Prés

Common peult avoir joye Josquin des Prés

Olivia

Prins Roberts Masco with 2 variations, Jacob van Eyck ca. 1590 – 1657

Thom’s recorders

Ich sachs eins mals ATB Ren Anon. 1470

Der Vöglein Art SAT Anon. 1470

Allemande ATT Claude Gervais

ah Robin, gentle Robin ATT William Cornish 1465-1523

Anaïs

Bravade with variations Jacob van Eyck ca. 1590 – 1657

Thom’s recorders

Blind Mary. Ireland

Picking Up Sticks. Anon. England

The Black Horse. England c. 1670

I'll ay ca' in by you town Scotland

Geraldine and Thom

Sonata op. 2 no. XI Jean Baptiste Loeillet c.1705

Poco Largo, Allegro, Largo, Gavotta

Thom’s Recorders

Bergerette Tielman Susato c. 1500-1561

Bransle Gentil 1 Michael Praetorius 1612

Ballet des Matelotz Michael Praetorius 1612

Gathering Peascods John Playford 1651

2009-11-11T14:59:00.000-08:00

On saturday 14 November at 12 p.m. pst we will be presenting a concert of mostly baroque music in Longuedoc. I have invited Marie Gillard, an excelent recorder player from Switzerland to play. I will also present 4 renaissance pieces using a set or renaissance recorders made by Thomas Prescott. The full program and notes can be seen at http://thomdowd.blogspot.com/

The concert will be transmitted live in video from my home studio in Fribourg. Connect using QUICKTIME MEDIA VIEWER at URL rtsp://208.89.216.123/videoth

HVXSilverstar will record the concert in sl using the finest Machinima techniques. (please wear your best clothes.)

This is a very special concert for me as several of my family members from the U.S. have promised to attend. (I’m a little nervous)

EARLY MUSIC CONCERT

LONGUEDOC

12 p.m. pst Saturday 14 NOVEMBER 2009

THOM DOWD and MARIE GILLARD

RECORDERS

Sonata in G major Andrew Parcham fl. 1700

Poco allegro, (Allegro,) Adagio, Allegro, Aria

Se la face ay pale SAT Guillaume Dufay c.1400-1447

Ich sachs eins mals ATB Ren Anon. 1470

Philis schoone Harderinne with variation Jacob van Eyck 1590-1657

Ach Moorderesse with 3 variations Jacob van Eyck

Wohl kommt der Mai SAAT Ludwig Senfle c.1486-1543

allemande ATT Gervais

Sonata in a minor Diogenio Bigaglia 1676-1745

Adagio, Allegro, Tempo di Minuetto, Allegro

Suite in g minor Daniel Demoivre fl. 1700

Allmand, Gavott, Saraband, Jigg

Fantasie in g minor TWV 40:9 Georg Philipp Telemann 1681-1767

Largo, Spirituoso, Allegro

Sonata no. 6 in G major for 2 Alto Recorders Georg Philipp Telemann

Affettuoso, Presto, Soave, Spirituoso

Next Concert 14 November

2009-10-20T14:55:00.000-07:00

My next concert will be on 14 November at 12 p.m. pst. 3 p.m. est. 21:00 Suisse at Languedoc in Secondlife. There will be a special guest for a special concert with a live video feed and a film crew in sl.

RECORDERS RECORDERS RECORDERS

2009-10-16T13:55:00.000-07:00

2 concerts Sat 17 Oct 09. All kinds of recorder music from renaissance to blues.

12 pm sl Globe Theater, Renaissance Island

Recorder performance practice.

4 wonderful students coming to you live in video from Fribourg Switzerland.

Stream info for QUICKTIME MEDIA PLAYER file/open URL rtsp://208.89.216.123/videoth

2 pm sl Woodstock benefit concert for a ill friend of SecondLife.

I'm going to take a stack of music of all kinds and sit down and play it for you. Lots of van Eyck, Demoivre, celtic, blues whatever comes across my eyes. No program. This is a first for me.

Stream info ITUNES advanced/open audio stream/ http://techno.neostreams.info:22440

2009-10-15T13:30:00.000-07:00

The Recorder Series; Perfomance Practice

RENAISSANCE ISLAND 17 October 2009 12 PM SL

Anaïs, Geraldine, Amélie, Iggy and Gorse, Recorders

Iggy and Gorse

Verbum Caro Factum Est, Anonym, fin du XIVe siècle

Et Resurrexit, Antoine de Fevin 1470-1511

Geraldine

Questa dolce sirena, Jacob van Eyck 1590-1657

Geraldine and Gorse

Sonate "La Baussan", Philbert de Lavigne, 1690-1750

Gracieusement - Rondeau - Tambourin

Iggy and Gorse

Anonym, début du XVIe siècle

Ich sag ade, anonym, début du XVIe siècle

Il Lamento, Thomas Morley, 1557-1602

Anaïs and Gorse

Sonate XI, op. 1, Jean Baptiste Loeillet, 1688-?,

Largo - Allegro - Adagio - Giga

Iggy and Gorse

Fire and Lightning, Thomas Morley, 1557-1602

Dooden Dans, Paul Matthysz, env. 1650

Amélie and Gorse

Yesterday, Paul McCartney

Angels, Robbie Williams / Guy Chambers

THE RECORDER SERIES

2009-09-21T14:57:00.000-07:00

On 17 October 2009 will be the first concert in a series featuring students who will experience musical performance with it's nerves, joys and rewards for the first time. They will have the time to learn to enjoy performing because they will have several concerts over the entire school year. They will be hand chosen by there level of passion and preparation. There will be solos, duos with bass, trios and large ensembles.

We will also be experimenting with live streaming video so people can see them and their instruments. Please join us at Oct. 17th, 12 pm sl (21.00 Suisse) at Renaissance Island.

Life is an adventure

2009-09-13T10:19:00.000-07:00

Due to a motorcycle accident I have a broken left thumb. I am obliged to postpone my Oct. 3rd concert at Innovation Island. We'll be back soon...

1st Concert Oct 3rd at Innovation Island

2009-08-26T16:45:00.000-07:00

We are in preparation for a fantastic season. I've been blessed with the loan of a beautiful set of large bore renaissance recorders made by Thomas Prescott. I'm working hard with them now to learn the new fingerings. YOU WON'T BELIEVE THE SOUND!! We will also be experimenting with live video in SecondLife. This should add a new dimension to virtual concerts.

We will also have several student concerts this year with some fantastic young talent. The recorder ensemble "Music Or Die" will be back with us too.

Summer break

2009-06-27T13:09:00.000-07:00

Be back soon...

Music or Die Concert No. 1

2009-06-02T14:43:00.000-07:00

Music or Die is a student group of 5 recorder students from Fribourg Switzerland. They will be playing thier first public concert of renaissance and baroque music at 12 p.m. SecondLife (2100 Suisse) on Saturday 6 June. This concert can be listened to by pasting http://38.96.148.45:8888 into itunes/advanced/open audio stream .

“MUSIC OR DIE”

Music Island

12 pm 6 June 2009

Pierre Attaingnant

Bransle

Pavane 3

Tourdion

Pavenne 1

AMELIE Recercada I Diego Ortiz (ca. Toledo, 1510 – Naples, 1570)

MARIE Canzona No 1 G. Frescobaldi

John Playford

Clog Branle

Mayden Lane

Gathering Peascods

OLIVIA Largo J.-B. Loeillet

FABIENNE Giga J.-B. Loeillet

JONAS Non tanto allegro F. Barsanti

LEO Prélude F. D. Philidor

J.-C. Schickhardt Concerto no. 5 for 4 alto recorders and B.C.

Largo, Allegro

16 May 12 pm sl Ballroom of Chateau de Languedoc, Duchy of Coeurs

2009-05-15T02:13:00.000-07:00

Ballroom of Chateau de Languedoc, Duchy of Coeurs.

16 May 2009 at 12 pm sl

THOM DOWD, GORSE FERRARIS,

RECORDERS

Ecco la primavera, Francesco Landini (Firenze 1335-1397)

Angelica biltà, Francesco Landini

No tienen vado mis males (Spanien 1550)

Canzona I per canto solo and B.C., Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)

My deerest Mistrisse, William CORKINE fl. 1610
Go heavy thoughts, William CORKINE
Downe, downe proud minde, William CORKINE

Jacob van Eyck 1590-1657

Les Fleurs, Philibert Delavigne (1690-1750)

Le Jasmin, la Julienne, les Pensées, la Grenade, le Chèvrefeuille.

English Suite anonyme D min , end 17th C.

Air-Menuet-Gavotte-Bourré-Angloise-Menuet-Gigue-Angloise

3 Pieces by Daniel Hellbach

Sonate fa maj, Georg Philipp TELEMANN 1681-1767
Vivace, Largo, Allegro

26 April, Shakespeare Celebration, Music and Sonnets

2009-04-25T13:32:00.000-07:00

SHAKESPEARE CELEBRATION

Renaissance Island

12 pm 26 April 2009

Petronella Piers, SONNETS

Thom Dowd, Gorse Ferraris, RECORDERS

It was a lover and his lass, Thomas MORLEY 1557-1602

Il Lamento, Thomas MORLEY 1557-1602

Now is the month of Maying' , Thomas MORLEY 1557-1602

Sonnets; 18, 20

My deerest Mistrisse, William CORKINE fl. 1610

Go heavy thoughts, William CORKINE fl. 1610

Downe, downe proud minde, William CORKINE fl. 1610

Fortune, William BIRD 1540-1623

If my Complaints, John DOWLAND 1597

Sonnets; 29, 94

Doen Daphne Jacob van Eyke 1590-1657

Fantasia, Orlando GIBBONS 1583-1625

Suite in E minor, Daniel Demoivre

Gavott, Saraband, Jigg

Sonnets; 116, 154

Sonate fa maj, Georg Philipp TELEMANN 1681-1767

Vivace, Largo, Allegro

Thom and Gorse will play a concert of English music at Renaissance Island SecondLife on Sunday 26 April at 12 P.M. slt (21.00 Suisse.) Steam address; http://cp1.digi-stream.com:10306/listen.pls

25 and 26 April Shakespeare, Music and Sonnets

2009-04-04T14:14:00.000-07:00

Weekend Shakespeare birthday bash at Renaissance Island. (Music and sonnets that you won't believe.)

Details to be anounced.

4 APRIL 09 Mostly Baroque (but still alive)

2009-04-04T02:54:00.000-07:00

4 April 2009. Thom and Gorse will play a concert of mostly baroque music at Music Island at 12 pm (21.00 Suisse.) Gorse has a new bass recorder! She will play the basso continuo for me on several pieces. This is going to be fun!!!

Will will open with 2 renaissance pieces by Landini for tenor and bass recorders, then I will play Wat zal men op den avond doen, one of my favorite pieces by van Eyck on a transition soprano.

Next we will enter the 18th century with a suite of an unknown composer (Fischer?) for alto recorder and B.C.

After we will go to France for a suite for 2 alto recorders from Les Fleurs (The Flowers) by Delavingne. Then a solo suite by Demoivre. Finally we will play the famous solo sonata in F major for alto and B.C. by Telemann.

If you are not in SecondLife you can listen at 38.96.45:8888

I-TUNES, advanced, open stream, paste the number 38.96.45:8888 ok.

Enjoy!

NEXT SL CONCERT 12 P.M. SLT 4 APRIL 2009 AT MUSIC ISLAND

2009-03-23T16:48:00.000-07:00

Just For Fun Saturday 21 March 2009

2009-03-20T14:31:00.000-07:00

Fun times in Secondlife at Northfarthing and Blackfriars Shakespere theatre.

Gorse and I will play a concert of Celtic and Renaissance dance music, Just For Fun, at Northfarthing Saturday at 12 pm slt ( 3 pm est., 20.oo Suisse) This concert will also be broadcast live into the new Blackfriars Shakespere theatre.

At 1.30 pm slt (4.30pm est 21.30 Suisse) we will stream renaissance dance music to the Blackfriars Disco.

If you are not in Secondlife you can still listen by copying and pasting thestreamteam2.serverroom.us:8870 into ITUNES. Go to ITunes, advanced, Open audio Stream and past in the above address. This will only work at the times of the concert. If you try before you won't hear anything. Hope to see you!

Maemi Gardens, 15 March 2009

2009-03-15T05:09:00.000-07:00

A concert of spiritual love, peace and joy.

Gorse and I will begin with a bicinia for alto and tenor recorders Pleni sunt caeli (The heavens and earth are full of your glory.) Followed by a 3 part piece by Walter Frye. Then we will play the first of a series of pieces by Josquin des Prés. We will continue our spiritual travels with Christe qui lux (Christ the Light) by John Redford and Laudes Deo (Praise The Lord) by Christopher Tye.

Ave Verum are little pieces that are played while the priest blesses the holy bread during the mass. From there we will go to the truly sacred place of the Missa Pange Lingua of the great Josquin.

We will the bring you gently back to this world with 2 mass settings by the great Italian composer Palestrina. Gorse will return to play a last Josquin bicinia with me, Per illud ave prolatum.

May peace be with you.

UP COMING CONCERTS

2009-02-18T14:37:00.000-08:00

15 March, 12 p.m. sl (21.00 Suisse)

Renaissance sacred music featuring the last mass of Josquin des Prés, Pange Lingua. Gorse will be playing some French bicinia with me as well. The concert is inspired by Tyrol Rimbaud and her beautiful garden chapel.

21 March, 12 p.m. sl

Northfarthing. Renaissance dance, Celtic and anything I find that we can have fun with.

4 April 12 pm. sl

Music Island

25 and 26 April

Shakespeare's Weekend Birthday Bash (BYOB)

Streaming music all weekend with a concert Sunday at 12p.m. sl

CONCERT 12 p.m. 7 Feb. 09 in Music Island in Secondlife

2009-01-27T02:59:00.000-08:00

A concert of renaissance and baroque music spanning 250 years. Gorse Ferraris and Iggypleyel Burnstein will be joining me at the beautiful Music Island sim in Secondlife. The program will begin with a collection of pieces from the famous late 14th c. Llibre Vermell de Montserrat. Afterwards we will go to England of the second half of the 15th c. with William Cornish and Henry VIII.

Then we will cross the channel to the spiritual majesty of Josquin des Prés. Then we will return to England for the 17th c. giants Anthony Holborn, Thomas Morley and John Dowland . Then to Italy with a canon by Philppo Baroni.

Two dance pieces by John Playford the dancing master, will be separated by a baroque sonata by Jean-Baptiste Loeillet.

24 Jan. 09 ENGLISH RENAISSANCE MUSIC PART 2

2009-01-24T06:26:00.000-08:00

Benefit Concert For The SL Globe Theatre. Thom and Gorse will play part 2 of our English renaissance music favorites concert on Sat. 24 Jan. at 12 p.m. slt at the SL Globe theatre. The program will in include works for 2 to 5 recorders by;

Thomas Tallis, Thomas Morley, Henry VIII, Anthony Holborne, William Corkine, William Cornish, William Byrd, John Dowland, John Redford, Christopher Tye, Orlando Gibbons, John Adson and John Playford.

We hope you enjoy.

18 JANUARY ENGLISH RENAISSANCE MUSIC PART 1.

2009-01-14T12:25:00.000-08:00

Sim benefit concert 12 p.m. slt Jan. 18, 2009 at the Manor House in Renaissance Island.

Gorse and I will play all our English favorites in the next 2 concerts. Some of the greatest pages of 2 to 5 part music of the period.

The program includes;

Henry VIII, Thomas Morley, John Dowland, Anthony Holborne, Orlando Gibbons, Thomas Weelkes , John Playford, William Laws William Cornish, William Corkine.

BACK THE RENAISSANCE SIMS

2008-12-16T15:34:00.000-08:00

Thom Dowd and Gorse Ferraris will be at SL Renaissance Island on Sun. Jan. 18th at 12 p.m. slt and at the Globe Theatre on Sat. Jan. 24th at 12 p.m. slt. We will be performing English renaissance music.

CAIRO CONCERT Dec. 6, 2008 at 12 p.m. SLT

2008-12-01T15:34:00.000-08:00

Thom Dowd and Gorse Ferraris Concert in CAIRO December 6, 12 p.m. SLT.

Christmas Carols

Thomas Morley

William Corkine

Llibre Vermell de Montserrat late 14th C.

Josquin des Prés

John Dowland

John Playford

30 November 12 pm SLT at Thousand Rooms

2008-11-26T13:34:00.000-08:00

Thom and Gorse are busy preparing our program for Thousand Rooms. First of all we are preparing some well known pieces from the early 14th Century Llibre Vermell de Montserrat. we will also perform 2 wonderful pieces I found recently by William Corkine. I will surely play a few pieces from my Josquin des Prés CD and some dance music from John Playford. I will also play Jacob van Eyck and the 18th Century French composer Daniel Demoivre.

JOSQUIN DES PRES like you have never heard before...

2008-10-06T14:28:00.000-07:00

I am in final production of a CD entirely made up of the music of the great 16th century franco-flemish composer Josquin des Prés. This music is pure light, pure love and pure inspiration. I will be performing much of the music with Gorse Ferraris in 2 concerts in SecondLife.

The 1st will be on the 25 October 2008 at Music Island at 12 pm sl

The 2nd will be on the 9 November 2008 in Renaissance Island at 12 pm sl.

Please watch this blog for more information.

Thom Dowd