Eveline Noth and Ensemble
Saturday 19 Feb. at 12 pm SLT (PST)
Music Island, Sea Turtle Island
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sea%20Turtle%20Island/57/23/23

If you attended Thom Dowd's concert with his colleague Eveline Noth in November then you know that you want to be there when the lovely Eveline Noth returns with 3 of her pre-professional students to present a virtuoso concert of music for recorders. If you missed the November concert, don't make the same mistake twice! They will perform music from the renaissance, baroque and modern periods.

This will be a multi-lingual world event presented in the virtual world of Second Life and over the Internet live via Itunes.

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PROGRAMME:

MUSIC ISLAND

Samedi, 19 février 2011, 12 P.M. SL
Concert de flûte à bec
Nadine PernyMarc Pauchard
Michèle Mülhauser
Eveline Noth

Hayne van Ghizeghem (1445-1497) De tous biens plaine, Nadine Perny, Michèle Mülhauser, Marc Pauchard
Marco Uccelini (1603-1680)
Aria sopra la Bergamasca, Nadine Perny, Marc Pauchard

Jacob van Eyck (1590-1657)
Pavane Lachrimae Marc Pauchard

Hans Ulrich Staeps(1909-1988), Presto possibile,Nadine Perny

Francesco Maria Veracini (1690-1768) Sonata Terza
Largo - Allegro - Largo - Allegro, Nadine Perny

Isang Yun (1917-1995), Der Affenspieler, Marc Pauchard

Jaques-Martin Hotteterre (1674-1763) Suite en mi mineur
Prelude Lentement, Vivement, Allemande, Tendrement, Marc Pauchard

Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) Quartett d-Moll
Andante - Vivace
Nadine Perny
Michèle Mülhauser
Marc Pauchard

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Eveline started playing the recorder when she was 6 and never stopped.

As a child, she also played the clarinet and the traverse flute, but this special feeling, when the air goes through these little holes, the sound - no other instrument could compete with the recorder!

Eveline studied the recorder at the Universities of Biel and Zürich and got a degree in teaching and performance practice from Carsten Eckert and Kees Boecke. She presently teaches at the Conservatories in Fribourg and Bern as well as at the University of Arts in Bern (Switzerland.)

Music Island launches new outreach initiative at Rockcliffe University

Rockcliffe University has graciously invited the Music Island concert series to be part of the distinguished educational and cultural offerings that the online university has been making happen in Second Life (and beyond) for the past three years.


We'll be bringing selected representative concerts from the Music Island series to a newly created Festivale Park location at Rockcliffe for the enjoyment of Rockcliffe students and faculty while also connecting the Music Island audience to the rich educational opportunities at Rockcliffe.


On Saturday, Jan 29, at 12 noon Thom Dowd will open the series with a concert of Renaissance duets


A very esoteric concert of Renaissance duos for Recorders featuring Thom Dowd and Françoise Prongué playing some very special renaissance recorders made by Thomas Prescott. The music is from the very end of the Italian renaissance and is a great example of the polyphony of the period.

Guiseppi Giamberti (ca.1600 in Rome, † ca. 1662) was an Italian Chapelmaster and Composer. Giamberti was a pupil of Nanino and Agostini and became the master of the chapel of the Orvieto Cathedral in Rome. Most of his compositions were of a sacred nature and his last published works went through three further editions they were so popular.
~ Keith Johnson, Rovi

PROGRAM

Gioseppe Giamberti 1657

I Perfidia sopra Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La Ténors
IX Ténors
XII Cantilena Ténors
XXI Alto-Ténor
XXII Alto-Ténor
XXXVI Villan di Spagna Ténors
XXXVIII Civetta Ténors
VIII Ballo di Mantua Soprano-Ténor
XVI Soprano-Ténor
XXV Ténor-Basse
III Scherzi sopra la Girometta Ténor-Basse
IV Bergamasca Ténor-Basse
V Fra Iacopino Alto-Basse
XXX Piva Alto-Basse
XXXIV Corrente Alto-Basse
XXXVII Corrente Alto-Basse

Paolo Fonghetti

12 Madrigali A cura di Andrea Bornstein (Verona 1598)

No 2 Deh, Dove Senza Me Alto-ténor
No 3 A Caso Un Giorno (Prima Parte) Soprano-Alto
No 16 Vidi Da Dui Bei Lumi Soprano-Alto

This concert can be heard live in ITUNES.
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Help Ensemble X Choose a Name this Saturday

Thom Dowd's Early Music Group presents a live concert of recorder music featuring Group X.

Saturday, January 23
12:00 noon SLT
Renaissance Island (Music Room)

For more information about the program, consult Thom Dowd's blog .


What is "Group X?" Merely a newly formed quartet of the most talented group of young recorder performers you will find anywhere. During their concert they will ask the audience to help them find a new name for their group. Come prepared with suggestions.

Students prepare for Performance Exams with Second Life Concert. SUN JAN 17 @ 12 pm SLT

Thom Coard of the Fribourg Conservatory in Switzerland manages to show off the skills of his recorder students to an international audience on a regular basis and all for the price of a good web cam and some broadcasting software.

I know that the students and student families appreciate the extraordinary opportunity he is providing. It is also a heartwarming experience for those of us in the Second Life community who love music. The pure sound of the recorder ensembles is a joy on a bright sea side day in virtual reality. The excitement and joy of the students is infectious and uplifting.

If you are interested in providing this kind of activity for your students or amateur ensemble, the great people at tech soup have provided a simple to follow set of instructions for using the Quicktime broadcaster into Second Life. You'll also need a scripted SL screen. (many free copies available) and the land permissions to put a media stream into your land. The texture used on your screen must be copied into the media settings on the land as that texture will be replaced by the contents of the video URL.

Glad to See Thom Dowd is Recovering!

Our good friend Thom Dowd, the Second Life master of the Renaissance flute suffered a motorcycle accident that took him out of commission with a broken thumb for a few weeks. We were relieved to see this posted video of his first try at playing with the mended thumb!

Way to go Thom and we look forward to more flute concerts with you and your students coming soon in Second Life.

Find more videos like this on Music Island Concerts

Spring Recital in Virtual Reality

Calling themselves the "Music or Die" Flute Ensemble, a group of young students from the Fribourg conservatory gave their spring year end recital in an unusual venue... the virtual world of Second Life on Music Island.

A supportive and appreciative audience of avatars whooped, applauded and even waved virtual lighters in encouragement of the young performers. Arranged by their teacher Thomas Coard, the audience got occaional auditory glimpses of the chaos that was behind the scenes in Thom's home studio as the occasional microphone thump or misplaced music caused suppressed giggles from the kids. They worked very hard to bring an hour of great music to life. The music and the enthusiasm of these youngsters... and the dedication and warmth of their teacher lifted spirits and hearts from around the world. We were so privileged to have them amongst us virtually for the afternoon on Music Island. It is great to share the photo of the faces behind the music.

Alessandro Marangoni visits Fribourg Conservatory

Italian pianist Alessandro Marangoni first met flute teacher Thomas Coard from Switzerland in Second Life where they both perform as (respectively) Benito Flores and Thom Dowd. Naturally when Alessandro's blossoming musical career took him to Switzerland, he paid Thom a visit. Lucky students at the conservatory had the chance to hear Alessandro perform and also to participate in some classes. Pictured here he performs with Thom and some students at the school.

Flutes on Fire! June 6, 2009 @ 12 pm SLT

Flutes on Fire
Music or Die Flute Ensemble
Saturday June 6, 2009
12 pm SLT



One of the great opportunities in Second Life Music is to be able to gather round and support emerging performers, amateurs and students.

Thom Dowd, a Music Island resident artist has been teaching this group of young people all year at the Fribourg conservatory in Switzerland, now they have been invited to give an end of season recital, not only for their families and friends in Switzerland but to share their music virtually with Thom's international friends in Second Life.

Calling themselves the "Music or Die" ensemble and promising a concert of "Flutes on Fire" these young people obviously love music!

Hope you can come out, don a concert T-shirt and maybe even wave a virtual lighter in the air for encores.

Introducing the Bass Recorder

At Thom Dowd (Thom Coard's) April 4 th concert on Music Island we were introduced to the new sound of the bass recorder as Thom and his student Gorse Ferrari presented an all-live concert for two recorders in various combinations, including Gorse's new bass. A large picture of the bass instrument was floating behind the stage enabling audience members to familiarize themselves with the appearance of the recorder which requires the use of keys to achieve some of it's notes, an innovation which took the instrument towards the development of modern woodwinds.

Thom Dowd on Music Island April 4 @ 12 pm SLT