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14th Annual Midwinter Workshop
Date/Time
1/22/2016 - 1/23/2016
Event Type(s)
Workshop
Event Description
2016 Mid-Winter Workshop (13th annual) for Voices, Recorders, and Viols and other “early” instruments.
North Atlanta Metro area, January 22nd and 23rd, 2016
Sponsored by the Atlanta Early Music Alliance (AEMA), the Atlanta Chapter of the
American Recorder Society (ARS-Atlanta) and encouraged by regional members of the Viola da Gamba Society (VdGSA).
Faculty: Will include Stewart Carter (Loud Instruments), Letitia Berlin, Jody Miller, Pat Petersen, Anne Timberlake (Recorders); Larry Lipnik (Voices and Viols); Michael Fuchs (Voices on Saturday).
 
Location
McCleskey Middle School
4080 Maybreeze Rd
Marietta, GA 30066-2734

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Contact Person
Mickey Gillmor
(phone: (404) 872-0166)
Details
At this workshop, Recorders and Viols will play primarily instrumental music. There will be Friday evening sessions of Voices and Viols. There will also be classes for Loud Band (Early Brass and Reeds), Friday evening and Saturday (on your instruments) and for Voices on Saturday. All will practice a FINALE piece, in which all musicians participate at the conclusion of the workshop. 
Music: Emphasis will be on Early Music, but some newer music for historical instruments will be featured. Each participant will receive sheet music with a detailed confirmation letter before Christmas. If you play a transposing instrument, please be ready to transpose the music yourself. All instruments should be tuned to A=440 Hz.
Dates and Times: The workshop will start on Friday, January 22nd at 6:30 PM. It will continue Saturday, January 23rd at 9 AM and finish before 6 PM. The time will be divided into 6 class sessions (2 on Friday, 4 on Saturday), plus the finale performance.
Place near Atlanta: McCleskey Middle School (where Jody Miller teaches); 4080 Maybreeze Rd, Marietta, GA 30066-2734
Participants: Participants should be at least 14 years of age, unless recommended by a music teacher in writing. You should have intermediate or advanced ability for Choral Singing or for playing your Recorders, Viols, Plucked Strings, Reeds or Brass. Other “early” instruments are very welcome! Of course, you should bring your own instruments to this workshop. You can choose to do all 6 classes on one instrument category (Voices, Recorder, Viols, or Loud Band), or split the classes among multiple instrument categories. Voices and Viols are together on Friday evening.
Enrollment limit: The facility may handle 90 participants plus Faculty. Therefore, enrollment will be by USPS postmark. Beyond 90, a waiting list, again by postmark, will serve, if cancellations occur.
Cost: the basic fee will be $120. Members of AEMA and the Atlanta Recorder Society will receive a discount of $20. Refunds, minus $35 for provided music and unrecoverable costs, can be granted for cancellations on or before January 10th, 2016, whether you or we have to cancel. Friday-only events: Some Singers and Flutists join in for Friday evening sessions only (Voices and Viols or, maybe, Renaissance Flutes [we are exploring that possibility]). They pay the Friday-only fee. When full-time participants join these sessions, there is no extra charge for them.  The music is included in the fee, if registration is postmarked November 30th or earlier. After November 30th, there will be a music fee of $20. There will be an additional (late) fee of $20 after Dec. 31st.
Meals: A box lunch for Saturday is included in the fee. Please indicate if you need a vegetarian or vegan meal.
Housing: We will send you recommendations for hotels near the venue with the confirmation letter.
Emerging Players: As in previous years, there will be no sessions for “emerging” Recorder or Viol players.
Scholarships: A few scholarships for intermediate or advanced players aged 14 or older, are available upon a written personal or teacher request. Fees would be waived, except for a $20 charge for music and $6 for the Saturday box lunch. With the scholarship, there is an expectation to help with a few chores before, during and/or after the workshop.
Register with Mickey Gillmor (by Nov 30 2014 to receive all discounts). (Registrar), 947 Blue Ridge Ave. Atlanta, GA 30306-4416 mw-registrar@atlema.org
 [Printable registration form]
[On-line registration]

On-line registration: Our preference is on-line registration because it's less work for us and more accurate for you. If you register on-line, payment will either be by check (made out to AEMA and sent to M. Gillmor) or by Paypal. If paying with Paypal, an additional fee will be charged to cover Paypal fees.
 
To register on-line, go to the Mid-Winter Workshop Registration page (coming) on the AEMA website. Fill out all applicable boxes. Your fee will be automatically calculated. Then you must either send a check to Mickey Gillmor (see above) or pay using Paypal (incurs additional Paypal fee).
 Checks must be made out to the “Atlanta Early Music Alliance” or “AEMA”
  For Questions: Jorg Voss: e-mail: Jorg@JFV.com or phone 770-998-3575
We waive a $20 music fee, if you register and pay by November 30th, 2015.
(Payment by date on envelope).
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