Geraldine and Anaïs Have passed their Exams

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.

SATURDAY 23 JANUARY "GROUP X"

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

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

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

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

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