31 MARCH THOM AND GORSE POSTPONED

Due to medical reasons Thom is out of circulation for a while. We will be back as soon as possible.

THE END IS NEAR!

Our moving and restoration project is coming to an end. We are in the new house and it is almost finished. The music room is a dream for acoustic instruments. All in wood with a sound that is warm but bright. A very true or authentic sound. We hope to have our fist video concert in the next 3 or 4 weeks. Please stay connected for more infomation. Thom

WHAT'S GOING ON?

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

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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Hope to see you...

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

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

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)

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