Hudson Mohawk Recorder Society – HMRS

Thirteen members, including two new faces, enjoyed an afternoon of in person music-making. Attendees returned to the season playbook of pieces selected from past virtual mini-workshops. It’s great to get together again and work through some of the more challenging portions of the pieces and appreciate the “group sound”.

Janith Mason, HMRS secretary included her observation that, “… it’s clear that playing together in person rewards us in so many ways!” as she emailed the announcement of our upcoming virtual mini-workshop this evening. Well said, and judging from the enthusiasm of the group that stayed around for a chat following the music, that observation was shared by many. 

We are pleased to announce our new schedule of events for the 2022-2023 season. We have a 10 session series of virtual mini-workshops for you, once again co-sponsored by our friends at the Recorder Society of Connecticut. The first session will be conducted by our California friend, composer Glen Shannon on September 10. Subsequent sessions will be led by Rainer Beckmann, Sue Handscombe, Moira Usher, Helen Hooker, Ruth Burbidge, Michael Graham, Anna Stegmann, Jen Carpenter and Anne Timberlake.
In addition to these exciting sessions, we are thrilled to be also returning to monthly in-person playing sessions, led by our Music Director, Kathy Kuhrt. These sessions are planned for Sunday afternoons at Lynnwood Reformed Church in Guilderland, NY . We request that those attending in-person sessions be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19. For dates and details consult the Activities Page.

With the 10th Mini-Workshop, conducted by guest coach Jennifer Carpenter, today, June 4, 2022, our season series is complete. These monthly sessions, co-sponsored by HMRS and the Recorder Society of Connecticut (RSC), have been well-received and well-attended. Our organizations are so fortunate to have been able to provide these informative, challenging, and enjoyable experiences for our membership. We extend our gratitude to these outstanding members of the international recorder community for their willingness to create these presentations and to master the new technologies that make virtual presentations possible.

We are pleased to announce that the HMRS-RSC co-sponsorship will continue with another 10-part virtual series for the 2022-2023 season!