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Fairie Queen chorus members, you may download your parts here:
File 1 (PDF, 3.1M) - "Trip it/etc."
File 2 (PDF, 0.9M) - "May the god of wit inspire"
File 3 (PDF, 0.6M) - "I press her hand gently/If love's a sweet passion"
File 4 (PDF, 1.5M) - "Sure the dull god of marriage does not hear"
File 5 (PDF, 1.3M) - "They shall be happy as they're fair"
Or download all at once:
Files 1-5 (ZIP, 7M)

Violin Ensemble members, you may download the Leclair sonata here:
Leclair Sonata (PDF, 2.5M)
Amherst Early Music

Invites YOU to our

Winter Weekend Workshop!

Shake those winter blues and join us for a delightful weekend of music-making!

Martin Luther King Day Weekend
Friday, January 12 to Monday, January 15, 2007
in Philadelphia, PA

Unfortunately, the workshop is now full and we cannot accept any more registrations. We hope to see you at one of our other events!

See Class Choices and the Info Sheet we just mailed to registrants.

with amazing faculty
from the Netherlands: Saskia Coolen, recorder * bio
Julianne Baird, voice * website
Emlyn Ngai, violin * bio
Dorothy Olsson, dance * bio
Mary Springfels, viol * bio
Peter Sykes, harpsichord * website

and

Rainer Beckmann, recorder * bio
Marilyn Boenau, Director, Renaissance reeds and recorder * bio
Eric Haas, recorder and flute * bio
Valerie Horst, recorder and early notation * bio
Martha McGaughey, viol * website (Mannes)
Patricia Petersen, recorder and early notation * bio
Wendy Powers, recorder * bio
Gwyn Roberts, recorder and flute * bio
Richard Stone, lute * bio

Program

The workshop consists of four class periods a day. We offer consort music at all levels except beginner as well as masterclasses in voice, recorder, viol, harpsichord, and Baroque flute. Other classes include medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque repertory, large-group playing and singing and early notation. Classes are held in the spacious, well-lighted classrooms of the Rutgers University Fine Arts Building, just across the river from Philadelphia in Camden, NJ. Door to door van service will run between the Omni Hotel and Rutgers, a 7-minute ride. Instrument storage is available at Rutgers.

New! Programs for Baroque violin and viola and Baroque dance!
Baroque Violin Class Schedule:
9:00-10:30 Baroque Violin Master Class - solo works for violin by Bach, Biber, Baltzar
11:00-12:30 Baroque Violin Ensemble, with repertoire for two and four violins by Leclair and Telemann
1:45-3:15 Ensemble Project for strings and singers (Saturday and Sunday only)
3:30-4:30 Private Practice and additional rehearsal time (Saturday and Sunday only)

Baroque Dance Schedule:
9:00-10:30 Baroque Dance Technique. A gentle warmup followed by focus on basic steps and step combinations of various dance types; some attention will also be given to arm movements.
11:00-12:30 Baroque Dance Topic: La Bretagne. This popular couple dance by French choreographer Louis-Guillaume Pécour was first published in 1704, and still taught in Philadelphia in the 1770s!
1:45-3:15 Minuet Country Dances. A selection of charming country dances that use the minuet step. (Saturday and Sunday only)
3:30-4:30 Baroque Deportment and Gesture. For singers, dancers and anyone interested in learning Baroque era deportment and gesture. Based on period sources. (Saturday and Sunday only)

Schedule

Friday:
    4:00 Check-in at Omni
    6:30 dinner at the Omni
    8:00 Orientation and all-group playing, then Late Check-in
Saturday:
    8:30 Check-in for non-residents
    9:00-5:00 classes at Rutgers
    6:00 walking tour
Sunday:
    9:00-5:00 classes
    8:00 Faculty Concert at St. Peter’s
Monday:
    9:00-12:30 classes
    12:30 student concert

Historic Walking Tour: Franklin's Friends and Lovers
Saturday, January 13 at 6 p.m.

Historic walking tour with "America's best tour guide" Ed Mauger (Chicago Tribune) of "Philadelphia on Foot" Saturday, January 13, 6:00 p.m. Price: $15. We'll meet in the lobby of the Omni Hotel.
Visit Ed's site, Philadelphia on Foot.

*** Gala Faculty Concert ***
Sunday, January 14 at 8 p.m.
St. Peter’s Church at 3rd and Pine Street

St. Peter’s is a fantastic old church with its original box pews and great acoustics. AEM faculty will perform an inspiring program in this lovely space, followed by a reception in the parish house. Free to workshop participants; non-participants pay at the door ($15/$10 students and seniors).

Housing

We will be housed in the luxurious 4-diamond Omni Hotel (jacuzzi, piano bar, etc!) on historic Independence Park at an unbelievable double-occupancy rate of $172.50 plus tax per person for the whole weekend ($57.50 a night!). Single rooms are available for $345 plus tax.

Meals

Breakfast is on your own; choose from the Omni restaurant, a nearby café, diner, or Dunkin’ Donuts. Lunches are catered at Rutgers and are included in full-time tuition. Friday, after you check in, join us in the lounge for Happy Hour and meet fellow participants! Optional Friday evening dinner at the Omni’s Azalea Room ($25). Menu: Salad, fresh-baked bread, Roasted chicken or Spinach-stuffed Portobello cap with red bliss potatoes and carrots.


Tuition

Tuition of $225 covers all classes and group sessions Friday through Monday, lunches, concert, and reception. Students may request work-study ($120 tuition) in exchange for much-needed help. Tuition for morning classes only (no lunches) is $150. Full-time dance tuition is $175 and includes lunch. Part-time dance tuition is $25/class.

Travel

Amtrak goes to 30th Street station; taxi to the Omni. From Philadelphia Airport, take the Lady Liberty Limo. Attended parking is available at the Omni. At Rutgers, there is free daytime parking in the lot directly behind the Fine Arts Building.
Maps and Directions

The von Huene Workshop

……will be in residence at the Rutgers Fine Arts Building with an outstanding array of instruments, music and books for sale; drop off instruments for repair, browse, and buy! Non-participants are also welcome.

Registration


Registration is closed.

If you’d like to receive a paper brochure or join our mailing list, please contact the AEM office.

Amherst Early Music
http://www.amherstearlymusic.org
Marilyn Boenau, director
47 Prentiss St.
Watertown, MA 02472
phone: (617) 744-1324
fax: (617) 744-1327

info@amherstearlymusic.org