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LeStrange Viols

Upcoming Viola da Gamba Dojo Meetings

The Viola da Gamba Dojo of New York will meet on:

July 13, 2013

August 10

August 17

September 7

September 14

Solidarity

The members of this ensemble respond to one another and quickly achieve unified action. Nice.

Link: http://io9.com/5947112/watch-32-discordant-metronomes-achieve-synchrony-in-a-matter-of-minutes

Revised Dojo Schedule, Spring 2013

Revised Dojo Schedule, 

Spring, 2013

The Dojo will not meet on Saturday, March 16]

• Saturday, March 23
• Saturday, March 30

[The Dojo will not meet on Saturday, April 6]

[The Dojo will not meet on Saturday, April 13]

• Saturday, April 20
• Saturday, April 27

• Saturday, May 4
• Saturday, May 11

[The Dojo will not meet on Saturday, May 18]

• Saturday, May 25

Saturday, June 1, Annual Concert, Play-In, and Party

at Hudson View Gardens

The Viola da Gamba Dojo of New York meets on most Saturdays from 10:30am to 12:15pm.

Contact jmrozendaal@earthlink.net for location and directions.

Upcoming Dates, 2012 - 2013

The Dojo will meet on:

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Saturday, September 1

Saturday, September 8

[The Dojo will not meet on Saturday, September 15]

Saturday, September 22

[The Dojo will not meet on Saturday, September 29. Please plan to attend the Viola da Gamba Society of Greater New York’s annual Play Day]

Saturday, October 6

Saturday, October 13

Saturday, October 20

Saturday, October 27

[The Dojo will not meet on Saturday, November 3]

Saturday, November 10

Saturday, November 17

Saturday,  November 24

Saturday December 1

Saturday, December 8

[The Dojo will not meet on Saturday, December 15]

Saturday, December 22

Saturday, December 29

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Saturday,  January 12

Saturday, January 19

Saturday, January 26

Satruday, February 2

Saturday, February 9

Saturday, February 16

[The Dojo will not meet on Saturday, February 23]

Saturday, March 2

Saturday, March 9

Saturday, March 16

Saturday, March 23
Saturday, March 30

[The Dojo will not meet on Saturday, April 6]

Saturday, April 13

Saturday, April 20

Saturday, April 27

Saturday, May 4

Saturday, May 11

[The Dojo will not meet on Saturday, May 18]

Saturday, May 25

Annual Concert, Play-In, and Picnic, T.B.A. 

Calendar, 2011 - 2012 Subject to change.
The Dojo will meet on:
Saturday, April 7
Saturday, April 14
Saturday, April 21
Saturday, April 28 (On Saturday, May 5 the Dojo will not meet.)
Saturday, May 12
Saturday, May 19
Saturday, 3:00 May 19 Viola da Gamba Mash-Up Concert Church of Our Saviour's Atonement
Saturday, May 26
Saturday, June 2
Saturday, June 9
Saturday, June 16
Saturday, June 23
Saturday, June 30

Viola da Gamba Dojo of New York
Calendar, 2011 - 2012

The Dojo will meet on:

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Saturday, September, 3
Saturday, September, 10
(On Saturday, September 17 the Dojo will not meet.Please plan to attend the VdGS/GNY Play-In on that day)
Saturday, September, 24

Saturday, October 1
Saturday, October 8

(On Saturday, October 15 the Dojo will not meet.)
Saturday, October 22
Saturday, October 29

(On Saturday, November 5 the Dojo will not meet.)
(On Saturday, November 12 the Dojo will not meet.)
Saturday, November 19
Saturday, November 26

Saturday, December 3
Saturday, December 10
Saturday, December 17
Saturday, December 24
Saturday, December 31

Saturday, January 7, 2012
Saturday, January 14
Saturday, January 21
Saturday, January 28

Saturday, February 4
Saturday, February 11
Saturday, February 18
(On Saturday, February 25 the Dojo will not meet.)

Saturday, March 3
Saturday, March 10
(On Saturday, March 17 and Saturday, March 24 the Dojo will not meet)
Saturday, March 31

Saturday, April 7
Saturday, April 14
Saturday, April 21
Saturday, April 28

(On Saturday, May 4 the Dojo will not meet.)
Saturday, May 12
Saturday, May 19
Saturday, May 26

Saturday, June 2
Saturday, June 9
Saturday, June 16
Saturday, June 23
Saturday, June 30

Viola da Gamba Dojo Play-In/Concert, May 14, 2011

The Viola da Gamba Dojo of New York's Spring Play-In/Concert is now confirmed for Saturday, May 14 at Our Saviour's Atonement Lutheran Church at 178 Bennett Avenue.

Repertoire to be played will include works at a wide range of levels of difficulty, so no player is too young and none too advanced to play. The regular Dojo attendees are preparing William Byrd's In nomine à 5 #5, madrigals of John Wilbye, and items from the Repertoire of the Viola da Gamba Dojo. Additional repertoire will be chosen appropriate to the players who plan to play. I will send parts to players who would like to play but are unable to regularly attend the Viola da Gamba Dojo's Saturday morning sessions.

The afternoon's schedule will be as follows:
1:30 Set-up
2:00 Rehearsal
3:00 The youngest players will join the rehearsal in progress.
3:30 Break
4:00 Play-In/Concert

And please watch this space for further developments regarding The Viola da Gamba Dojo of New York's Boston Early Music Festival performance on Saturday, June 18; and The Viola da Gamba Dojo of New York's collaboration with the English viol consort, Gutted, in early July.

Dojo, February 19, 2011

Dojo Meeting, February 19

Yesterday's Dojo was very fun and deluxe.

In attendance were Martha Bixler, Ella Blood, Jackson Blood, Walker Blood, Susan Daily, Janet Hassett, Hans and Judy Lie, Deborah Peters, Linda Plotkin, Sig Rosen, John Mark Rozendaal, and Heather Spence.

We practiced open string bow strokes; G-Major Scale; Folia variations; Dojo Book 2, numbers 6 - 10; John Wilbye's 'Happy Streams Whose Trembling Fall'; and William Byrd's fabulously In nomine à 5 # 5.

Next week (February 26) our practice will include Dojo Book 2, numbers 11-15; and John Wilbye's 'Change Me O Heav'ns'.

Calendar, Winter/Spring 2011

Saturday, February 5
Saturday, February 12
Saturday, February 19
Saturday, February 26
Saturday, March 5
(On Saturday, March 12 the Dojo will not meet.)
Saturday, March 19
(On Saturday, March 26 the Dojo will not meet. Please plan to attend the VdGS/GNY All Day Workshop)
(On Saturday, April 2 the Dojo will not meet.)
Saturday, April 9
Saturday, April 16
Saturday, April 23
Saturday, April 30
Saturday, May 7
Saturday, May 14 (Spring Concert date? Details t.b.a.)
(On Saturday, May 21 the Dojo will not meet.)
Saturday, May 28
(On Saturday, June 4 the Dojo will not meet. We will reschedule for another date in that week.)
Saturday, June 11
Saturday, June 18 - I have submitted application for the Dojo to perform at the Gamba Gamut to be presented by the VdGSA as a Boston Early Music Festival Concurrent Event.
Saturday, June 25

July 1 - 7 The English viol consort "Gutted", comprised of students in Jacqui Robertson-Wade's Warwickshire early music program in Warswickshire, will be visiting New York CIty. Stay tuned for information about a Gutted/Dojo collaboration that week.

Dojo Classes, Spring of 2010

Calendar
Upcoming Dojo Meeting:

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 us to attend the Viola da Gamba Society of New York's All-Day Workshop with Jack Ashworth. We will, instread, meet on Sunday March 21.

Repertoire for the Spring Play-In
Review these items to enjoy attending and participating in Dojo:

Dojo Book I:
Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman! (Twinkle)
The Prose of the Ass
Frère Jacques
Rendez à Dieu
Tant que vivray

Dojo Book II:
Pavane d’Angleterre
Gaillarde
Une jeune fillette
Courante
Menuet en rondeau

Dojo Book III:
Estampie
Mais languiray-je toujours
Etude

Also: Charpentier, Concert; Marin Marais, Couplets de Folies; & t.b.a.

September 8 Dojo

We practiced "tonalization;" then we played The Cries of London, Komm, süsses Kreuz, and Go From My Window. Janet Hasset, Lucine Musiaelian, Marine Musaelian, Ann Abbruzzo, Susan Daily, Sean Daily, Hugh Young, Hans Lie, and JMR attended.

I'm excited for the first Wednesday Dojo coming up this week at 7:10 pm at Studios 353!

The Dojo will not meet on Saturday, September 15.

Saturday Dojo

On Saturday, September 1 the Dojo met in Inwood. Susan Daily, Janet Hassett, Ann Abbruzzo, Dawn Cieplensky, Hugh Young, and Sean Daily played exercises, Komm, süsses Kreuz, Gibbons' Cries of London, and Goe from my Window, all in preparation for our November 2 concert. Fun.
Next week we will take a look at the Tomkins Anthem, Sing Unto God.

Schedule for September/ October Dojo Meetings

Calendar
Upcoming Dojo Meetings
Saturday, September 1, 10:30 am in Inwood
Saturday, September 8, 10:30 am in Inwood
Wednesday, September 12, 7:10 pm at Studio 353, 353 West 48th Street
(no class on September 15)
(no class on Septmber 19)
Saturday, September 22, 10:30 am in Inwood
Wednesday, September 26, 7:10 pm at Studio 353
Saturday, September 29, 10:30 am in Inwood
Wednesday, October 3, 7:10 pm at Studio 353
Saturday, October 6, 10:30 am in Inwood
Wednesday, October 10, 7:10 pm at Studio 353
Saturday, October 13, 10:30 am in Inwood
Wednesday, October 17, 7:10 pm at Studio 353
Saturday, October 20, 10:30 am in Inwood
Wednesday, October 24, 7:10 pm at Studio 353
Saturday, October 27, 10:30 am in Inwood
Wednesday, October 31, 7:10 pm at Studio 353

Dojo Graduations

During the summer the Dojo celebrated two graduations. Hans Lie graduated from Dojo Book 2, and Lucine Musaelian graduated from Dojo Book 1.

In order to graduate Hans and Lucine each performed from memory all of the fifteen pieces in the respective books, a big accomplishment!

To see a list of Viola da Gamba Dojo Laureates, look at the webpage: http://www.jmrozendaal.com/dojo

Saturday Dojo

The dojo met this morning in Inwood. Lucine Musaelian, Janet Hassett, Susan Daily-Rozendaal, Hugh Young, Hans Lie, Marine Musaelian, Sean Daily, and Lisa Dowling attended. We played scales in F, B-flat, and E-flat; repertoire from Dojo Book One; and Orlando Gibbons' variations on Goe From My Window. Hans played excerpts from Book Two in preparation for his upcoming graduation; Janet played the first movement of the Abel sonata in C-major; and Sean accompanied me in the Tombeau de Lully of Marin Marais.

Next Dojo, June 23. More Gibbons!

Toot Finale

On Saturday, June 2, members of the Texas Toot's viola da gamba class performed William Byrd's Fantasy à 6 #2 in the workshop's student concert. It was beautiful, and the teacher was proud.

Toot Day Two

In Tuesday's Dojo class we worked on contact point (it can almost always go closer to the bridge!); dynamic range, using the Leopold Mozart exercise; trill drills; and the Eighth Tune of Tallis.
In other viol classes at the Toot we played John Wilbye's "I love, alas," John Baldwine's Browning; and John Coprario's Fantasy à 6 # 2. Another perfect day.

Texas Toot

Fifteen enthusiastic viol players are working with me in Dojo classes and consorts this week at the Texas Toot in Austin, TX. On Monday we stretched, practiced taking bows, learned the Folia variations by rote, and played The Honiesuckle, The Silver Swan, Gloria tibi trinitas, the Taverner In nomine, the Pickforth In nomine, Jenkins' Pavane à 6 #2 and more. With four class sessions every day we can get a LOT of work/play done!

The class members are Ferne Allan, Sarah Harriman, Dave Martinez, Natalie N. Morgan, Hazel Mosely, Kim Shrier, Nancy Ellis, Cynthia Mahlau, Paul Downs, Stephanie Stuart, Jon Walters, Gerry Priest, Wnedy Brockett, Frank Shirley, Bev Wills, and Victor Eijkhout.