Thanks, Judith, great to hear. I remember being there for the planning meetings a few years back, so it is wonderful to see how things have grown into existence. Well, I do hope I can someday make it there for the festival.
All best regards to everyone! Vlad On 25 Apr 2012, at 13:14, Judith Lindenau wrote: > The weekend was a good success! Fourteen of us from Boston to North Dakota > and points in between, excellent teachers in Tom, Juan, and Robert. Mel > Dories was on site as well, so the maintenance discussions were interesting > and useful. I particularly liked the helpful and supportive atmosphere--very > encouraging and informative. Lovely setting, as well. Only drawback: nobody > was ready to go home. Thoughts are, I think, to extend it by a day or so > next year. > > Wish you weren't quite so far away.... > > judith > > On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 7:42 AM, Wolodymyr Smishkewych > <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds like someone was at Bloomington's first Midwest HG convention! :^) > How was it, Judith? > I've looked on fondly from far away, thanks to Tom Lozano's kind FYI's. > Vlad > > > On 25 Apr 2012, at 12:36, Judith Lindenau wrote: > >> I am appreciative of your "Birth of Venus" analogy. Last weekend I was able >> to participate in an excellent workshop with Dr. Robert Green on Baroque >> music for the hurdy gurdy. Above all, I was reminded of the meticulous >> attention to detail which is requisite to playing music of the era--not only >> the ornamentation and the other 'condiments', but also details of instrument >> maintenance--cottoning, dog design and strings. >> >> On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 1:13 PM, michael <[email protected]> wrote: >> Following Doreen’s interest in baroque music I am looking afresh at the >> French songs and dances from the operas arranged for two hurdy-gurdies. I >> find they are not as simple as they appear at first sight. This presents an >> interesting challenge, and one not to be shirked. French baroque music is >> not played as it is written but uses an unique musical shorthand indicating >> many forms of rhythmic and stylistic variation. These musical condiments, as >> we may call them, are essential in performance and without them the music is >> dull, and lacks both vigour and expression. >> >> The term baroque means ‘highly decorated’ and is applied to art and >> architecture as well as music. The word is pronounced as it is written in >> German: barock. As in Barock Obama. >> >> During the 18th century this repertoire was played in the many European >> courts which followed French fashion: Germany, Russia, Italy, Sweden…The >> music is as highly mannered and intricate as are the dances it accompanies. >> >> On first looking at these short tunes some thought is required to bring >> them to life and I find it a constant wonder how the latent patterns on a >> page of music can be coaxed, through the medium of a musical instrument, >> into the most lively dance music! It is as though a painting has come to >> life; as though Venus herself has stepped from her shell onto the shore and >> dances on the strand*. >> >> *Wikipedia: Birth of Venus >> >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "hurdygurdy" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy >> >> The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at >> http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. 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