Pomona College Glee Club and Harmonologia Pomona, under the direction of Dr. Donna Di Grazia, will present a bouquet of unaccompanied music by Williametta Spencer, Will Todd, Paul Mealor, Heinrich Schütz, Johann Christoph Bach, and Shawn Kirchner, as well as Handel’s magnificent Dixit Dominus, performed with student soloists and Harmonologia Pomona, a professional period instrument ensemble. 8:00 p.m., Saturday, May 18, 2024, Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, 1907 NE 45th Ave, Portland, OR 97213. https://rosecityparkpres.org Admission is free.
Ensemble De Organographia (Gayle and Phil Neuman) performs music from the time of Shakespeare on violin, cittern, recorder, viol, krummhorn and bagpipe for the Queen’s Feast for the Experience Theatre Project Saturday June 8th, 2024, 7:00pm, at the Butler Barn in Beaverton Oregon. Visit the Experience Theatre Project website for details.
In person Spring 2024 Early Music Ensemble Classes through the Community Music Center. The term started on Thursday April 4th and meets in the auditorium and in Room 5 at the Community Music Center in Portland at 7:00pm. Instructors: Gayle and Phil Neuman. Intermediate and Advanced Ensembles meet separately, and the music is a choice selection of Renaissance, Baroque, and more for recorders and strings, early reeds and brass. The repertoire is different from that of the online Consort Classes. To register, call the Community Music Center at (503) 823-3177. Contact [email protected] for details about the class and music.
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- Advanced Consort Class Online Spring 2024 term: The 10 week term began Wednesday April 3rd at 7:00pm PDT and Saturday April 6th at 10:00am PDT on Zoom. Cost: $100*. The 90 minute sessions include playing a mélange of renaissance, baroque, medieval and modern music with the ORB Trio in real time with performance advice, historical information and lively banter. Come join the fun! To register and pay, go to the Consort Class Online page and click on the appropriate link. See Consort Class Online for details.
- Intermediate Consort Class Online Spring 2024 term: The 10 week term began Tuesday April 2nd at 7:00pm PDT and Saturday April 6th at 1:00pm PDT on Zoom. Cost: $100*. The 90 minute sessions include playing a mélange of intermediate level renaissance, baroque, medieval and modern music with the ORB Trio in real time with performance advice, historical information and lively banter. Technique and interpretation advice and finger exercises will be geared towards players of intermediate ability, with a bit more repetition and somewhat fewer pieces than the advanced consort class. Come join the fun! To register and pay, go to the Consort Class Online page and click on the appropriate link. See Consort Class Online for details.
* If you take both Advanced and Intermediate online classes you get a $20 discount on the second class (the total would be $180 for both.)Gayle and Phil Neuman perform on Swiss Alphorns for Oregon’s Alpenfest in Joseph, Oregon September 26 – 29, 2024.