Two Recitals: Masterpieces for Viola da gamba May 19, 3:30 pm: Metropolitan Museum, New York May 21, 7 pm: Austrian Cultural Forum (Admission to both concerts is free!) Performers: José Vázquez, John Mark Rozendaal - viols, Avi Stein - harpsichord Program: Marin Marais, Johann Schenck, Joh. Seb. Bach, C. Ph. E. Bach Masterclass for Viola da gamba 20 - 23 May, 2010 Austrian Cultural Forum 11 East 52nd Street New York, NY 10022 Nature of event: lecture-seminar, masterclass, lessons, coached consort playing Participation possible not just for viola da gamba players, but rather open to other instruments as well. Existing ensembles are also welcome. Fee for the seminar, active participant, all four days: $ 100 Enrollment for only one day also possible; also as auditor. Please, send me an email with the following information: 1. Name, address, Tel. Nr., Cellphone 2. Dates you will be there: 20, 21, 22, 23 May 3. Instrument you play (size) 4. Instruments you could bring (treble, tenor, bass, violone, violin) 5. Music you could bring: consorts from 3 to 6 parts, music for violins and viols Further inquiries and enrollment: orpheon@gmx.at skype: orpheonorg Facebook: Orpheon Foundation Tel. +43-650-4003731 Seminar topics: Possible topics for seminar-type presentations (each ca. 40 min; participants should indicate which ones would be of interest or suggest others): 1. Diego Ortiz - Recercada tercera sobre Douce memoire The art of singing the "modern" madrigal (chanson) and the influence this has on the execution of the ornamented versions for the viol.  2. Christopher Simpson - Division in G-major (the first one in his book) - the procedure of inventing divisions, according to Simpson - analysing this division in view of Simpson's theory - laying the technical basis for the execution of the division             • pre-setting of the left hand fingers             • up-beat patterns, facilitating assimilation by the brain             • the six principles, imperatives for string crossing  3. J. S. Bach - Sonata in G-major – deciphering the musical symbology, revealing the theological plan of the sonata – laying the technical basis for the execution of the musical figures See also: Bach Seminar 4. Johann Schenck - Sonata in a-minor (L'Echo du Danube) – the ornamentation by Arcangelo Corelli: understanding the system – proposal of a method for creating ornaments in the style of Corelli for the opening adagio  5. Marin Marais – Prelude in a-minor (Bk IV), Prelude in d-minor (Bk II), Allemande in e-minor (Bk II): establishing a basis for the interpretation of the works for viol in France See also: Marais Seminar, Marais Program – the bow strokes – the 35 annotated pieces from the second book – diction of the French language, designed by Racine for the French stage – tempo in France Master classes: on any work the participant brings. Consort Sessions: –how to approach the consort repertoire, from an interpretative, from a technical point of view. Works: 1. Holborn: pavan, galiard, alman (at least) 2. Dowland: pavan & other dances 3. Ward, Coperario, Gibbons, Lawes: Fantasia in 5 or 6 parts 4. Tomás Luís de Victoria, Cristóbal Morales, Francisco Guerrero: motets, villancicos. Some recordings which may interest you: Abel movement, recorded by a student and placed in youtube: Allegro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQEIwBIDqSI&feature=player_embedded Adagio: http://www.youtube.com/user/festesdethalie#p/a/u/1/bgeDhPiSklo Menuet: http://www.youtube.com/user/festesdethalie#p/a/u/0/B9kfJu4CRCw SCHENCK: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/video/video.php?v=42809303955&oid=17974708391 BOISMORTIER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB23P3ueeq4&feature=digest

José Vázquez - viola da gamba	Avi Stein - harpsichord	John Mark Rozendaal - viola da gamba