Upcoming events
FRIDAY, MAY 8, AT 6:30 PM
A Night at the Museum with NYRG​
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New York Recorder Guild will present a pop-up performance in the Musical Instruments Galleries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Centered on Renaissance and early Baroque repertoire, the program traces the recorder’s rich expressive range through vocal transcriptions, dances, and consort works, illuminating the instrument’s central role in early European music-making.
Friday, May 8 at 6:30-7 p.m. in Gallery 681 in the Musical Instruments Galleries at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue. Free with museum admission.
SATURDAY, MAY 9 AT 1:30 PM
Season Finale and Recital​
Led by David Hurd
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In our final session of the season, we will conclude our work on the pieces by Schultz, Handel, Claudin, Hurd and others. Then, friends and family are invited to join us for a casual recital!
SCHEDULE
1:00 p.m.: Doors open for musicians
1:30–2:45 p.m.: Rehearsal
2:50 p.m.: Doors open for guests
3:00 p.m.: Performance
Recent meetings
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, AT 1:30 PM
"The Four Inheritors of Ockeghem's Glory"
Led by Susan Hellauer
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In his haunting Déploration on the Death of Johannes Ockeghem, Josquin names himself and three other stellar composers as the musical offspring of Ockeghem (c.1410-1497):
Dress yourselves in mourning clothes
Josquin, Pierson, Brumel, Compère,
And weep great tears from your eyes.
You have lost your great father.
May he rest in peace. Amen.
We will play works by these four inheritors of Ockeghem’s glory: Josquin des Prez, Pierre de la Rue, Antoine Brumel, and Loyset Compère. To keep the spirit of the Déploration in mind, we will focus on songs where the tactus is on the slow side. A slower tactus demands its own real skills and attention to the ensemble.