Tuesday, March 9
Tish Berlin and Calextone — Trill of the Baroque
We’ll drill essential ornaments – the trill, mordent, and appoggiatura – and put them into practice in Baroque duets and play-along continuo recordings. Movements from duos by Mattheson and Hotteterre; sonata with recorded continuo by Loeillet. Geared to: intermediate to upper intermediate alto recorder players. Pitch: A=440. My earlier Trill of the Baroque classes are not prerequisites for this class.
10am PST
Tickets: $25 each
Online: Zoom
More information HERE
Tish Berlin and Calextone — Tuesdays with Bach
Each Tuesday we’ll work on a Contrapunctus from The Art of Fugue, as well as a harmonization of a chorale tune, using my GarageBand play-along recordings. On February 16, instead of a chorale, we’ll work on a fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier. Except for Contrapunctus #1, all the Art of Fugue pieces are new for my Bach classes. Geared to: upper intermediate to advanced recorders. Other instrumentalists are welcome. My recordings are made with SATB recorders so the pitch is an octave higher than written. Pitch: A=440.
1:30pm PST
Tickets: $25 each
Online: Zoom
More information HERE
Saturday, March 13
The Junior Bach Festival in partnership with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra— Discover Bach’s Musical Universe with Christoph Wolff
Are you awestruck by J.S. Bach’s timeless music and left wondering how a mere mortal could have composed such imaginative, powerful, complex, and stylistically diverse creations? Christoff Wolff is poised to answer your questions. After all, the Pulitzer prize finalist, Harvard Professor Emeritus, and venerated musicologist has spent a lifetime exploring Bach’s music; he wrote the books on it!
11:00am PST
Tickets: Free
Online: Zoom
Register HERE
California Bach Society— Bach Cantata Workshop
“Cantata 105: Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht.” California Bach Society invites Bach lovers to our fourth interactive online Bach Cantata Workshop, featuring Cantata 105, Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht mit deinem Knecht (Lord, do not go into court with your servant). Duration: 75 minutes. All participants will be muted during the event. Join artistic director Paul Flight, CalBach singers, soloists, and guests to sing, listen, and learn together. We’ll practice sections of the choral movements, sing along to an outstanding recording, learn about the cantata from Paul Flight, and enjoy solos all sung live from soloists’ homes during the event. We will be joined by acclaimed soloists: soprano Victoria Fraser, tenor Mark Bonney (live from Glasgow, Scotland), bass-baritone Paul Max Tipton (live from Boston), and our director, countertenor Paul Flight.
11:00am PST
Tickets: $10 Donation Suggested
Online: Zoom
Register HERE
