The Viola da Gamba Dojo of New York

John Mark Rozendaal, Director

Weekly Meetings

The New York Viola da Gamba Dojo meets weekly on Saturdays, 10:30am - 12:15 pm at the home of Martha Bixler on Manhattan's upper west side.

A fee of $20 per session is charged.

Play-In, May 22, 2010

The Viola da Gamba Dojo of New York's Spring Play-In will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2010 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Our Saviour's Atonement Lutheran Church, 178 Bennett Street, New York. The event will feature French repertoire, medieval, renaissance, and baroque.

Class Description

Each week we begin the class with some technique exercises - some stretches, tonalizations, rhythms, trills, scales, whatever seems valuable for the moment. We then rehearse basic repertoire - beautiful, simple songs and dance tunes. This simple (not easy!) material gives us a chance to really refine our sound and hone our skills of playing expressively and with good ensemble. We end the class with exploring more ambitious repertoire. Sometimes we hear performances of "works in progress," solos or ensemble pieces that class members are studying in lessons or preparing for performance.The class works best when attendees can come very regularly, but visitors are welcome.

If you are interested in participating, please send me an e-mail at jmrozendaal@yahoo.com, or call me at (914) 806-7407.

Calendar

Upcoming Dojo Meetings

Saturday, February 27, 10:30 am

Saturday, March 6, 10:30 am

Saturday, March 13, 10:30 am

Sunday, March 21, 10:30 am

Saturday, March 27, 10:30 am

Saturday, April 3, 10:30 am

Saturday, April 10, 10:30 am

Saturday, April 17, 10:30 am

Saturday, April 24, 10:30 am

Saturday, May 1, 10:30 am

Saturday, May 8, 10:30 am

Saturday, May 15, 10:30 am

Saturday, May 22, 1:00 - 5:00 pm

     Play-In at Our Saviour's Atonement Lutheran Church.

NOTE VARIATIONS IN SCHEDULE:

The Viola da Gamba Dojo will not meet on Saturday, March 20 to allow members to attend the Viola da Gamba Society of New York's All-Day Workshop with Jack Ashworth.