Princeton Recorder Society

Welcome

Welcome to the Princeton Recorder Society! We promote the appreciation of the recorder as a musical instrument through performance and instruction. With over fifty members, we hold monthly playing sessions from September through May as well as an annual spring workshop, all coached by leading professionals.

Come play with us! We welcome all playing levels! First time visitors, please come on by and try us out at no cost. Then if you like what you see (and hear), please come on back; we'll ask you to contribute $5 per session to help cover our costs.

Join us! By becoming a member, you help support PRS and will enjoy membership benefits: free attendance at our monthly playing sessions conducted by experts, newsletters, discounted annual workshop fee, and access to the extensive PRS music library. Dues are $25 individual/$35 couples per year; American Recorder Society is required at an additional $45 per year. Contact an officer for more information.

Next Playing Session (open to the public)

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

7:00 pm fellowship; music is 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Pete Rose, composer and recorder of modern recorder music, conducted our November meeting, where we played his original composition, "A Get Together," the first of a series of three fantasies. This You Tube video shows the piece played by another group - it's how we would've sounded if we only had a little longer to practice ;-). The video's music starts exactly at the 2:00 mark.

Leadership for 2008-2010

Louise Witonsky	President	ltwitonsky<at>gmail.com
John Burkhalter	Vice President	johnburkhalter3<at>aol.com
Alison Hankinson	Secretary	arhank<at>aol.com
Bob Tucker	Treasurer	rktucker222<at>verizon.net
Anna Laufenberg	Librarian	alaufenberg<at>netscape.com
Sue Parisi	Music Director Workshop Co coordinator	suepari<at>comcast.net

To all our members and those we hope may become members:

Princeton Recorder Society Newsletter - November 2009:

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at the Kingston Presbyterian Church in Kingston, NJ on Route 27. Doors open at 7 pm for socializing and setting up stands. Music begins promptly at 7:30 pm and lasts for 2 hours with a brief break after 1 hour. All are welcome.

We are pleased to announce that our conductor for November will be Pete Rose who is recognized as America's leading composer and performer of modern recorder music including jazz. Check out Pete Rose's website to read all about him. And watch Pete perform on his recorder on You Tube where he is playing a jazz rendition of Bye Bye Blackbird. You Tube has other videos of Pete Rose performing for you to watch; many are of him performing his own compositions. You won't want to miss this month's meeting.

A big Thank You to all of YOU who have joined PRS for this 2009-2010 year. And a BIG thank you to all of you who have joined even if you can't attend our monthly meetings — Friends of PRS who have moved or can't attend for various reasons. PRS appreciates all the support we can get.

It is not too late to join PRS. Contact Treasurer Bob Tucker rktucker222<at>verizon.net with your money. Remember if there is some financial hardship, you can talk to Bob about this privately. PRS wants you! And if you know anyone who would enjoy being a member of PRS, please tell them about us or give me their names and phone numbers and I will call them and personally invite them to our meeting. Ltwitonsky<at>gmail.com

We still need volunteers to be on the nominating committee or people who will offer to serve on the PRS Board for the Sept. 2010 - 2011 year. Contact Louise Witonsky ltwitonsky<at>gmail.com if you can do either.

We will have refreshments in November thanks to Vera Schwartz. So come early to the meeting to chat with friends and snack.

Thank you Liz Adams for being the PRS roving photographer at the October meeting. Check out the PRS website to see the photos. And know that Tom Laresch continues to do a great job with this website.

We now will be putting this newsletter on line. So if your computer is down and you don't get it, you can always check the website and read the newsletter. We don't want you to miss a thing. Also, check the newsletter for early musical events to attend.

If you are a photographer, please remember to bring your camera to the November meeting for candid shots that we can add to the PRS website. The PRS Perfoming Ensemble has begun practicing for a performance in December. If you are interested in joining this ensemble, you must be able to play on 3 instruments. Contact Sue Parisi at suepari<at>comcast.net to let her know if you wish to join. Thank you John Burkhalter for representing PRS and for your stellar performance at Grounds for Sculpture. If you have any suggestions to improve or grow PRS, please don't hesitate to give them to any of the Board members. Thanks.
Louise Witonsky
President, Princeton Recorder Society