Class Schedule

and Curriculum

The same four classes taught by our fabulous faculty are conducted each day during this two day workshop.

Here are the classes that were offered at the Fifth Fall Fipple Flute Forum in 2024. Click on the title (in all CAPS) for the detailed description of each class.


First Period 9:00-10:00

All Workshop Tutti

All workshop participants.

Our morning tutti sessions will encourage camaraderie and togetherness while honing intonation, breath support and articulation skills. Laura Kuhlman and Vicki Boeckman. The Saturday session will be conducted by Miyo Aoki and Anne Timberlake, and the Sunday session by Laura Kuhlman and Vicki Boeckman.


Second Period 10:30-11:45

B1 Birds and Beasts

For Intermediate and up level players

What does a chicken, a cat, or a donkey sound like in music? Find out in this class on depictions of and references to animals in music! We’ll play music from the Renaissance and Baroque by composers such as Jacob Regnart, Alessandro Poglietti, Heinrich Isaac, and others.

Instructor Miyo Aoki.

Flower Power Hour

For players at the intermediate level.

Gather your tuneful lilies!  Stop and smell the musical roses!  Featuring flower-inspired music by composers from many times and places, this class will help your ensemble skills blossom. Is it possible to stuff any more flower puns into a single course?  Take this class and find out!

Instructor Anne Timberlake.

The Birth of the Italian Canzona

For players at the upper intermediate and advanced levels.

In this class we will work on some fantastic 4-part canzonas by fabulous composers relatively unknown today. This hugely popular instrumental idiom blossomed in print from the late 1570’s through the early decades of the 1600’s and was inspired by the gorgeous French and Flemish chansons of the early 1500’s. We’ll take a quick look at a couple of the chansons before plunging into the canzonas of Biumi, Cangliasi, Canale and Corradini.

Instructor Vicki Boeckman.

Ensemble Coaching for Pre-existing Ensembles

Ensembles have been contacted and this class is full. If you wish to AUDIT this class you may do so in place of your other class (both days)

This class will be led in a Master Class format where three pre-formed ensembles will play and receive coaching for ⅓ of the class, and listen to the other ensembles for the remainder of the class. Targeted for ensembles of at least three players who have been playing together regularly and would benefit from coaching.

Instructor Laura Kuhlman.


Third Period 1:15-2:30

Italians and Other Strangers

For players Intermediate and up.

Italian music was all the rage throughout 16th and 17th century Europe and across the channel in England, where composer and theorist Thomas Morley wrote in 1597 that “Italians and other strangers are greatlie to be commended.” As part of this craze, some composers even took on Italian names to further their careers, such as John Cooper, who refashioned himself as “Giovanni Coperario.” We will play Renaissance songs and dances from the Italian lands by composers such as Marchetto Cara and Giorgio Mainerio, along with pieces written in other lands but inspired by the Italian style, including the Flemish Jacob Regnart and the Englishman Coperario, alias Cooper!

Instructor Miyo Aoki.

Eff It!

For players at the upper intermediate and above levels.

Can’t commit to just one style? Tired of tethering yourselves to one particular time and place? Find freedom in fabulous music from across the centuries in this musical buffet, brought to you by none other than the letter F! Music by Fayrfax, Farnaby, Frescobaldi, Fernandez, and more!

Instructor Anne Timberlake.

Nordic Lights

For Intermediate level players.

Some of the most beautiful melodies ever written were penned by Scandinavian composers in the Classic and Romantic periods. We’ll play 4 and 6-part transcriptions of works by Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, and Swedish composers, including Edvard Grieg, Carl Nielsen, Jean Sibelius, and Oluf Ring.

Instructor Vicki Boeckman.

Orlando Furioso

For players at the upper intermediate or advanced level

Orlando furioso, The Frenzy of Orlando, is an Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto (1474 – 1533), a lawyer and poet. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532. Ariosto’s work is 38,736 lines long in total, making it one of the longest poems in European literature.

The poem is about war and love and the romantic ideal of chivalry. It mixes realism and fantasy, humor and tragedy. The stage is the entire world, plus a trip to the Moon. The large cast of characters features Christians and Saracens, soldiers and sorcerers, and fantastic creatures including a gigantic sea monster called the Orc and a flying horse called the hippogriff.

In our sessions together, we will explore the many musical settings of this epic poem, one verse or cantos at a time . . . and not the whole poem, of course! Composers included will be Andrea Gabrielli, Jacquet de Berchem, Alessandro Striggio, Eliseo Ghibel, William Byrd, Giovanni Battista Mosto, and more as research and time allow. This is an upper intermediate/advanced class. Being able to hold your own line, read alto up, bass recorder in treble clef or tenor in bass clef would be a bonus.

Instructor Laura Kuhlman.


Fourth Period 2:45-4:00

“Music with and without a dittie”

Ensemble music for Renaissance Recorders

For players at upper intermediate and advanced levels.

Please note that this class is intended for players who are confident playing on renaissance recorders with renaissance fingerings.

Much of the music we love to play on Renaissance recorders is either vocal music or has its origins in vocal genres. The instrumental canzona, for example, developed directly from the vocal chanson. We can gain insight into phrasing in instrumental music by playing pieces alongside their vocal predecessors, and in this class that’s exactly what we’ll do! We will also explore how our articulation and air can support our phrasing and work on that sonorous ensemble sound that Renaissance recorders can embody so well.

If you wish to take this class, please send a message to info@recorderworkshop.org letting us know what sizes and types (makes) of renaissance instruments you have, and whether you are familiar with renaissance fingerings but need to borrow an instrument.

Instructor Miyo Aoki.

Field of Cloth of Gold

For players at intermediate levels.

Fountains of wine, acres of cloth woven with gold, over a thousand crumpets….In 1520 in a field outside Calais, kings Henry and Francis met for seventeen days of celebration and pomp. The men were supposed to be cementing peace – but instead they were competing for power. We’ll explore the musical side of this competition with music by English and French Tudor composers.

Instructor Anne Timberlake.

Let’s Dance!

For intermediate players looking for a gentle challenge and above levels.

Sultry rhythms and heartfelt melodies are the focus of this class. We will explore the delights of playing tangos in several iterations for recorder ensemble. Paul Leenhout’s clever spoof on Beethoven’s Für Elise, a wonderful arrangement of Piazzola’s Libertango, (which wasn’t a tango at all), and Brejeiro by the inimitable Ernesto Nazareth. Full refund if this class does not leave you tappin’ your toes and swingin’ your hips!

Instructor Vicki Boeckman.

Madrigals of Madness

For players at the upper intermediate level

Whether we are talking about the weather or politics, the word “madness” or “insanity” is frequently used. Throughout history, music has been a vehicle to express our fear, our outrage, our tears. Thus, it is hardly surprising that insanity can be heard in the music of Renaissance madrigal composers like Carlo Gesualdo, who killed his wife in a fit of insanity. One can hear the distress of people at sea in Mateo Flecha’s, La Bomba. Arianna, the central figure in Claudio Montiverdi’s Lamento d’Arianna, is insane with lonliness. Orlando Gibbons poses the question, What is our life? And Thomas Tomkins finishes with, Too much I once lamented.

A joyful time will be had by all!

Instructor Laura Kuhlman.


#40 Medallion

Harp and lute player glass medallion. Donated by Janet Slack.

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#74 Soup Bowl Cozy

Blue/purple fabric soup bowl cozy, with bowl made by local artisan. Donated by Susie Keithly.

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#73 Soup Bowl Cozy

Pink and brown fabric soup bowl cozy, with bowl made by local artisan. Donated by Susie Keithly.

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Electric

#72 Travel Electric Kettle

Travel electric kettle with bag. Donated by Abbie Crane.

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#71 Three Matching Bags

A set of three matching bags. Donated by Molly Warner.

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#52 Hand-Croched Afghan

Green and white 40" x 53" acrylic and polyester hand-croched afghan. Machine washable and dryable . Donated by Debera Parker.

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#51 Large Multicolored Scarf

37″ by 58″ multicolored scarf. Donated by Vicki Boeckman.

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#70 Le Creuset Corkscrew

New Activ-Ball corkscrew and foil cutter set. Donated by Vicki Boeckman.

See Activ-Ball and Foil Cutter Set | Le Creuset® for more information.

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#14 - 17 Four Wooden Music Stands

Four wooden music stands made by "Early Music Stands" in the 1970s. Three of these have carrying bags and one or two of these have been repaired. Donated by Janet Slack.

See advertisement for Early Music Stands from the February 1980 issue of American Recorder. The son of the founders now runs it as "Alden Lee Company, Inc." - see www.aldenlee.com/aboutaldenlee.html for more information.

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#13 Recorder Stand

Recorder stand made by "Early Music Stands" in the 1970s. Donated by Janet Slack.

See advertisement for Early Music Stands from the February 1980 issue of American Recorder. The son of the founders now runs it as "Alden Lee Company, Inc." - see www.aldenlee.com/aboutaldenlee.html for more information.

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#69 Over the Shoulder Bag

Black over the shoulder bag. Donated by Vicki Boeckman.

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#39 Music Talks

Music Talks: Conversations with Musicians by Helen Epstein. Donated by Molly Warner.

See https://www.abebooks.com/9780070195448/Music-Talks-Conversations-Musicians-Epstein-0070195447/plp for more details.

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#20 Cecchino & Frescobaldi Score and CD

Score and play along CD for Tomaso Cecchino's three Sonatas for Descant Recorder and Basso continuo, and Girolamo Frescobaldi's Canzona detta La Bernadinia for Descant Recorder and Basso continuo, published by Holzschuh. Donated by Ingrid Vrooman.

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#19 Marcello Score and CD

Score and play along CD for Benedetto Marcello's three Sonatas for Treble Recorder and Basso continuo Opus II, Nr. 4-6, published by Famiro. Donated by Ingrid Vrooman.

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#38 Baston Score and CD

Score and play along CD for John Baston's Concerto No. 6, published by Dowani. Donated by Ingrid Vrooman.

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#37 Woodcock's Score and CD

Score and play along CD for Robert Woodcock Concerto No. 3, published by Dowani. Donated by Ingrid Vrooman.

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#18 Barsanti Score and CD

Score and play along CD for J.M. Hotteterre's Suite for Treble (Alto) Recorder and Basso continuo, published by Dowani International. Donated by Ingrid Vrooman.

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#36 Telemann Score and CD

Score and play along CD for four George Philipp Telemann Sonatas for Treble Recorder and Basso continuo, published by MusicPartner. Donated by Ingrid Vrooman.

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#35 Barsanti Score and CD

Score and play along CD for Francesco Barsanti's Sonata for Treble (Alto) Recorder and Basso continuo, published by Dowani International. Donated by Ingrid Vrooman.

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#50 Blue French Skirt

Fabulous French Flared blue cotton skirt. Double lined and made in Provence. 29" waist and 35" long. Donated by Molly Warner.

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#11 Moeck Leggero Bass Recorder

A Moeck Leggero maple recorder #492B in excellent condition with a blue hard shell case. Big lower notes, sweet upper notes require delicate breath.

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#12 Clip Tuner

Fzone FT-800 Chromatic Clip Tuner. Donated by Abbie Crane.

See https://musicsquare.eu/124098_Fzone-FT-800-Clip-on-Tuner.html for more information.

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#02 TBD

TBD.

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#9 Moeck Rottenburgh Tenor

Older model Moeck Rottenburgh boxwood tenor #483 without a case. Has low C and C# keys.

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#49 Red Ceremonial Wool Vest

Red ceremonial wool vest by Coretfiel of Spain, with antique French brass buttons that have a logo and “Ecole Polytechnique”. Donated by Molly Warner.

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#34 13-14 Inch Hand Drum with Drumstick

Handmade 13-14 inch hand drum with one drumstick. Donated by Ingrid Vrooman.

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#42 Port Townsend EMW 1991 Sweatshirt

XL cotton/polyester blend pick sweatshirt with black logo from the 1991 Port Townsend Early Music Workshop. Used and in very good condition. Donated by Molly Warner.

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#33 Cavallaro Recorder Roll

Large Cavallaro recorder roll measuring 32" by 22½". Donated by Ingrid Vrooman.

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#8 Kobliczek Renaissance Tenor

Older renaissance tenor recorder with thumb rest, maker mark indicating it was made by Kobliczek, in A=440 using modern fingering. Originally from Frances DeGermain and donated by Molly Warner.

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#23 Hand Drum with Drumsticks

Sonor 10 inch tunable hand drum with two drumsticks. Donated by Ingrid Vrooman.

See https://www.sonor.com/orff-percussion/instruments/products/lhdn-10 for details about the current version of this product.

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#68 Food in Shakespeare’s England

Fooles and Fricassees: Food in Shakespeare’s England by the Folger Shakespeare Library. Published by the University of Washington Press in 1999.  Donated by Vicki Boeckman.

See https://www.abebooks.com/9780295979267/Fooles-Fricassees-Food-Shakespeares-England-0295979267/plp for more details.

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#67 Bassano Quartet CD

Torres del Alma CD by the Bassano Quartet, which includes Adriana Breukink, Ronald Moelker, Sanne Vos, Wolf Meyer. Donated by Ellis Hillinger.

See https://aliudrecords.com/product/torres-del-alma-2/ for more details.

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#63 Cruise the San Juan Islands on the Oom Pa Pa!

A half-day cruise in the San Juans, starting in Anacortes, on the 40’ Selene power cruiser “Oom Pa Pa”. Winner may bring up to 5 guests Donated by Mike Woolf.

The cruise can happen anytime within one year of the auction date. While scheduling is generally very flexible, it is subject to the skipper’s availability.

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#61 Italian Diminutions

Italienische Diminutionen “The pieces with more than one diminution from 1553 to 1638” edited by Richard Erig. Hardcover book in both English and German, ISBN 13: 9783905049008, published by Amadeus, 1999. An essential resource for any musician’s library!

See https://www.abebooks.com/products/isbn/9783905049008 for more details.

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#47 Floral Shift

Blue with red flowers. Donated by Vicki Boeckman.

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#45 Blue Scarf

64″ by 22″ blue scarf. Donated by Vicki Boeckman.

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#48 Metal Earrings

Hand made metal earrings by an Arizona artist. Donated by Vicki Boeckman.

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#64 Ceramic Kimono

A ceramic kimono was made by artist Nanci Nunally of Bainbridge Island in the 1990’s. Donated by Molly Warner.

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#43 Silver and Red Earrings

Handmade red, gold and silver earrings by a New Mexican artist. Donated by Vicki Boeckman.

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#46 Port Townsend EMW 1987 Sweatshirt

XL cotton/polyester blend turquoise sweatshirt with logo from the 1987 Port Townsend Early Music Workshop. Used and in very good condition. Donated by Molly Warner.

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#44 Port Townsend EMW 1997 Sweatshirt

XL cotton/polyester blend white sweatshirt with red logo from the 1997 Port Townsend Early Music Workshop. Used and in very good condition. Donated by Molly Warner.

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#41 Blue Silk Scarf

36″ by 34″ hand-dyed blue silk scarf. Donated by Vicki Boeckman.

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#32 Boss Tuner & Metronome

Boss Corporation Model TU-30 Tuner and Metronome. Donated by the Estate of Michael Bancroft.

See https://www.boss.info/us/products/tu-30/ for more details.

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#31 Matrix Metronome

Quartz metronome, Matrix model number MR-500, with light, sound and earphone jack. Donated by the Estate of Michael Bancroft.

See https://reverb.com/item/35657292-matrix-mr-500-quartz-metronome for more details.

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#30 Donner Hands-Free Page Turner

Unopened Donner Hands-Free Page Turner. Works with Ipad and Android tablets as well as other Bluetooth devices. Donated by Ellis Hillinger.

See https://us.donnermusic.com/products/donner-wireless-page-turner-pedal-for-digital-devices-black for more information.

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#22 Cavallaro Recorder Roll

Large Cavallaro recorder roll measuring 32" by 22½", cat not included. Donated by Barbara Green.

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#27 Recorder Stand

Folding recorder stand that will hold two sopranos, two altos and one tenor. Made and donated by David Gloger.

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#26 ChromAharp Autoharp

ChromAharp autoharp with 35 strings (one missing), two tuning wrenches, three soft picks and a book of music. Donated by Sue Michiels, who taught music for years and is happy to give its new owner a free lesson on the instrument at the workshop.

See https://harpersguild.com/introduction2autoharp.htm for more info.

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#25 Cajon

Cajon percussion instrument made by Remo.   Approximate value $60 +. Donated by Sue Michiels.

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#24 Riccordi Concertina

Riccordi 30 key concertina with case – needs work. Donated by Jack Trachtman.

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#29 Mozart Score and CD

Score and play along CD for two Wolfgang Mozart Sonatas for Recorder (Violin) and Piano (KV 439b), published by MusicPartner. Donated by Ingrid Vrooman.

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#28 Danforth Bones

Percy Danforth Minstrel-style bones percussion instrument. These appear to be made of oak.

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#21 Soprano Crumhorn

Gunter Korber soprano crumhorn with one key and no case. Donated by Jack Trachtman.

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#6 Moeck Rottenburgh Soprano with Case

Older model Moeck Rottenburgh maple soprano with case. Donated by Diane Onofrey.

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#5 Moeck Rottenburgh Alto in Rosewood

Older model in rosewood with ivory(?) fittings and a plastic case from another instrument. Needs cork or thread on bottom joint.

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#4 Yamaha Tenor

Yamaha three piece plastic tenor with soft case in very good condition. Single low C key.

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#3 Mollenhauer Soprano

Two piece Student soprano in pearwood with box. Perfect condition and lovely response.

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#10 Küng Soprano

Küng two piece soprano possibly in rosewood, with a soft case. Speaks nicely.

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#1 Prescott Transitional Soprano

Tom Prescott transitional soprano in boxwood with brass fittings. Instrument has “corps de réchange” 415 and 440 bodies, and includes a Jean Cavallaro soft case. Donated by Jack Trachtman.

See http://www.prescottworkshop.com/transitional.html for more info.

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#62 Tote Bag

Port Townsend Early Music Workshop tote bag from the 1990s. Donated by Vicki Boeckman.

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#7 Küng Maple Bass

Older model Küng direct blow bass in maple. Includes neck strap, hard shell case and single low F key. Nice tone and even volume throughout the range.

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#65 Music: A Subversive History

Book by Ted Gioia, published 2019. Donated by Cathy Lacefield.

See https://www.abebooks.com/9781541644373/Music-Subversive-History-Gioia-Ted-1541644379/plp for more info.

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