Category: Cantabile

We played:

* Chedeville, ??La Feste de Vilage??
* Morley, ??Good morrow, fair ladies of the May??
* Byrd, ??Susanna Fair??
* Dowland, ??Go, Crystal Teares??
* Byrd, ??Lord in thy Rage??
* Mundy, ??My Prime of Youth??
* ??Three Wise men of Boston??
* ??I had tea with the Duchess??
* ??He that drinks is immortal??

h3. Schedule

We will meet as usual on October 21 and 31. At 7:45 PM at “my place”:http://www.laymusic.org/directions.html. Drop-ins are welcome.

November 7 is election day, so we won’t meet then, since I’ll be assuring a free and fair election in Ward 10 Precinct 3.

We started out with three people, and the trio that was handiest was by William Byrd, so we ended up having a William Byrd orgy:

* Byrd orgy:
** ??Susanna Fair??
** ??The Eagle’s Force??
** Two ??In Nomine?? s
** ??Lord in thy rage rebuke me not??
* Drinking Songs:
** Sermisy, ??Vive la serpe??
** Purcell, ??I gave her cakes??

h3. Schedule

We will have our usual dropin meetings for the next three weeks, October 17, 24, and 31. These meetings will be at 7:45 at “my place”:http://www.laymusic.org/directions.html.

On November 7, we will have an election break, and will not meet that day.

Speaking of elections, if you know anyone who isn’t registered to vote in Massachusetts and should be, remind them that if they register by October 18, they will be eligible to vote in the November 7 election.

There are pictures of last July’s Ingalls concert at “Flikr”:http://www.flickr.com/photos/aldous/sets/72157594240837046/detail/?page=2

We played:

* Dowland, ??In Darkness Let me Dwell??
* ??Mille Regrets?? group:
** Susato, ??Mille Regrets??
** Josquin, ??Mille Regrets??
** Susato, ??Responce: Les miens aussi??
* Wilbye, ??Draw on Sweet Night??
* Mundy, ??My Prime of Youth??
* Sermisy, ??Vive la Serpe??

h3. Schedule

No known problems with having our regular dropin meetings every Tuesday at 7:45 PM at “my place”:http://www.laymusic.org/directions.html for the rest of October. November 7 will probably be an election break.

We played:

* ??Mille Regretz?? group:
** Susato
** Josquin
** Susato responce: ??Les miens aussi brief??
* Gabrieli, ??Canzon prima??
* Wilbye, ??Weep, O mine Eyes??
* Dowland:
** ??Come ye heavy states of night??
** ??White as lillies was her face??
** ??Fine knacks for ladies??

We decided the Susato response to ??Mille Regrets?? was worth learning, so I will transcribe it. I’ll probably also transcribe the 5 part Gabrielli, as we seem to be enjoying him, and we don’t always have enough people for the 6 and 8 part ones.

h3. Schedule

I don’t know of any reason we won’t be having our regular dropin meetings all the way through October. The first Tuesday in November will probably be another election break.

h3. Other events

The “New England Sacred Harp Convention”:http://neconvention.net is this weekend in Kingston, RI. If you don’t get enough singing time, this is a good way to fix that for a day or two.

h3. Schedule

Please remember that we will *not* be meeting on Tuesday, September 19. If you’re a Massachusetts voter, please remember to vote. I will be overseeing a free and fair election in Cambridge’s Ward 10 precinct 3.

We will be having our regular drop-in meetings from September 26 through the month of October. The first Tuesday in November will probably be a similar interruption in the schedule due to an election.

h3. Last Meeting

We played:

* Swan Group
** Guidiccioni, ??Il Bianco e Dolce Cigno??
** Gibbons, ??The Silver Swan??
** Arcadelt, ??Il Bianco e Dolce Cigno??
** Vecchi, ??Il Bianco e Dolce Cigno??
* Wilbye, ??Weep, weep mine eyes??
* Mundy, ??My prime of youth??
* Senfl, ??Wohl kumbt der Mai??
* Arthopius, ??Die bruenlin die da fliessen??
* Round group
** ??Cider Round??
** ??Three wise men of Boston??
** ??Benjy met the bear??
** Purcell, ??Tis Women??

h3. Other events

I’m going to be playing a “masterclass”:http://www.bostonrecordersociety.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?op=view&id=329
on Sunday, September 17. I don’t know who else is playing, but the Marcello Sonata I’m going to be doing is a lot of fun.

Sunday, September 24, is the “first meeting”:http://www.bostonrecordersociety.org/calendar/cal_popup.php?op=view&id=296 of the “Boston Recorder Society”:http://www.bostonrecordersociety.org. You can come try out all the groups for free and see if there’s anything you’d be interested in.

The next meeting of the Cantabile Renaissance Band will be on Tuesday, September 12, at 7:45 PM at “my place”:http://www.laymusic.org/directions.html.

I believe people decided not to meet on Tuesday, September 19, when I won’t be there for most of the meeting, because I’ll be Clerk at Ward 10 Precinct 3 in Cambridge.

h3. Last meeting

We played:

* Charlton arrangements:
** ??A-Roving??
** ??Pescator dell’Onda??
** ??A Policeman’s Lot?? (both 5 part and 3 part)
* Senfl, ??Wohl kumbt der Mai??
* Gabrielli
** ??Canzon prima?? 1615 for five instruments
** ??Canzon II??
* Dowland ??His golden locks??

There will be normal drop-in meetings for the next several weeks. We may need to skip September 19. So the next meeting will be Tuesday, September 5, at 7:45 at “my house”:http://www.laymusic.org/directions.html

h2. Last meeting

We played:

* Purcell, ??Allemande??
* Byrd, ??Susanna Fair??
* Senfl Tenor Lieder:
** ??Wohl Kumbt der Mai I??
** ??Wohl Kumbt der Mai II??
** ??Gottes Gewalt, Kraft und auch Macht??
** ??Rosina, wo was dein Gestalt??
** ??Sie ist, die sich hält gebührlich??
* Charlton, ??A Policeman’s Lot is not a Happy One??
* Gabrielli, ??Canzon II à 6??
* John Wilbye, ??Weep, weep mine eyes??
* Arcadelt, ??Il Bianco e dolce Cigno??
* Dowland, ??All ye whom Love or Fortune hath betraid??

The next meeting of the Cantabile Renaissance Band will take place on Tuesday, August 29, at 7:45 PM at my place.

I don’t know of any reason why we won’t be having our regular drop-in meetings for the next few weeks. The two election days (September 19 and November 7) are the only times in the next few months when I expect anything different.

We may continue to have 6-8 people for a while, so suggestions for five or six part music are welcome. I think there’s enough interest in the Gabrielli we’ve done at the last two meetings that we’ll continue that.

Last meeting

We played:

• Byrd Susanna fair
• 2 settings of Ein Feste Burg
• Gabrielli, Canzon II a 6
• Dowland group:
  • O sweet wood
  • Fine knacks for ladies
  • A shepherd in a shade
  • Clear or Cloudy
• Ravenscroft, He that will an alehouse keep

The next meeting of the Cantabile Renaissance Band will be on Tuesday, August 22, at 7:45 PM at my place.

We may continue to have a larger number of players than usual, so if there are 6-8 part pieces you’d like to play, let me know.

Last Meeting

We played:

• Andrew Charlton Krummhorn arrangements:
  • Almaine by Thomas Strangthfield
  • My Thing is my Own, from Pills to Purge Melancholy
  • Triste España
  • Bon Jour Mon CÅ“ur
  • A Policeman’s Lot is not a Happy One
• Giovanni Gabrieli:
  • Exaudi Deus for 7 voices or instruments
  • Canzon II a 6 from Canzoni e Sonata (1615)
• Susato group