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Sep 11, 20223 min read
September 2022 Monthly Meeting: Carnival of the Animals (for recorder)
Renaissance art is replete with animal imagery and it is no surprise that composers would be inspired art and poetry to create music that...
May 1, 20222 min read
May 2022 Meeting: Folk Songs from around the world
GREATER FREDERICKSBURG CHAPTER OF THE ARS May 1, 2022 Chapter Meeting Chapter Representative: Dr. Kelly Kazik Conductor: James Kazik...
Apr 3, 20224 min read
April 2022 Meeting: Traditional Scottish Music Adapted for Recorders
“A Gentleman is someone who can play the bagpipes but does not.” -Oscar Wilde GREATER FREDERICKSBURG CHAPTER OF THE ARS March 6, 2022...
Apr 1, 20221 min read
"Play the Recorder Month" ends with a fabulous collaboration
During the month of March, members of the Greater Fredericksburg Chapter of the American Recorder Society participated in a remote,...
Jan 9, 20225 min read
Twelfth Night or Music from Elizabethan England
GREATER FREDERICKSBURG CHAPTER OF THE ARS January 9, 2022 Chapter Meeting Chapter Representative: Dr. Kelly Kazik Technical officer:...
Dec 12, 20211 min read
Play Alongs for Advent
Happy Gaudete Sunday! Sometimes in the hustle and bustle to get ready for Christmas, we forget about the gorgeous music that was written...
Dec 5, 20213 min read
December 2021 Chapter Meeting: Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker"
GREATER FREDERICKSBURG CHAPTER OF THE ARS December 5, 2021 Chapter Meeting Chapter Representative: Dr. Kelly Kazik Technical officer:...
Nov 28, 20211 min read
Happy Hanukkah 2021
We here at the GFC of the ARS would like to wish members celebrating the Festival of Light a Happy Hanukkah. We have created a play-along...
Nov 27, 20211 min read
Holiday Play-alongs are back for 2021
Join us as we kick off the holiday season with play-alongs for recorder. Today's play-along, "In the Bleak Midwinter," by Gustav Holst,...
Mar 1, 20213 min read
March is "Play the Recorder" Month
Happy "Play the Recorder" Month! For the month of March we will be shouting from the roof tops that the recorder is for everyone!...
Feb 7, 20214 min read
Chapter Meeting February 7, 2021: Renaissance Dances: A Basic Introduction
Greater Fredericksburg Chapter of the ARS January 10, 2021 Chapter Representative: Dr. Kelly Kazik Technical officer: Jarrett Rodriguez...
Jan 10, 20214 min read
Chapter Meeting January 10, 2021 Diminutions: adding more wiggles
This presentation is part 2 of our series on ornaments. Part 1 was an overview of the Essential Graces you can watch the video here. To...
Dec 7, 20201 min read
Our Holiday Play-alongs are in full swing
We have 14 holiday tunes in play-along format being released on our YouTube channel during the month of December. So far we have...
Nov 1, 20206 min read
November 2020 Chapter Meeting: Essential Graces
Greater Fredericksburg Chapter of the ARS November 1, 2020 Chapter Meeting Chapter Representative: Dr. Kelly Kazik Technical officer:...
Jul 22, 20201 min read
Play along with us: Scott Joplin (1868-1917), The Entertainer, arr. Tennent
Join us for another video in our play along series. Scott Joplin (1868-1917) was an American composer and pianist. He is best known for...
Jun 24, 20201 min read
Play along with us: Praetorius' Volte no. 228 PART 2
Join us for the second of two voltas found in Michael Praetorius' (1571-1621) collection, "Terpsichore." Click on the blue link to be...
Jun 17, 20201 min read
Play along with us: Michael Praetorius (1571-1621), Volta no. 228 part 1
Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) was an important organist, theorist, and composer of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He is well...
Jun 11, 20201 min read
"Let there be Peace on Earth": Play along with us
The Greater Fredericksburg Chapter of the American Recorder Society is continuing our play along series on Youtube. (Click the blue link...
Jun 4, 20201 min read
Play along with us: Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) Concerti di flauto (No.12) in C minor, mvt. 2
We've added another play along to our YouTube channel. Just click the blue link to get to the video. This arrangement of Scarlatti's...
May 28, 20201 min read
Play along with us! Aurelio Bonelli (1567-1630) Canzona Prima: Licori
We've added another play along video to our Youtube Channel. This time we are heading back into the late Renaissance with a four part...
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