Five Composers: Dufay, Byrd, Vizzana, Bach, and Blaker: A Recorder Workshop with Tish Berlin and Frances Blaker
March 28, 2026
Join us as we explore five composers spanning the early Renaissance to today: Guillaume Dufay, William Byrd, Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana, Johann Sebastian Bach, and our own Frances Blaker. We’ve chosen five of our favorite composers (from a list of hundreds!) and can’t wait to play their music with you. We’ll start out the day with a short technique warm-up so we can enjoy playing for the rest of the day with limber fingers, facile tongue, and strong lungs!
Letisha (Tish) Berlin and Frances Blaker will lead our workshop. Recipients of the 2022 ARS Distinguished Achievement Award, they are enthusiastic and inspiring teachers. You will learn valuable information while playing exquisite music of past centuries.
You must submit a photo of your negative covid/flu test.
Tish and Frances perform and teach at recorder workshops throughout the U.S., and they have both served on the board of the American Recorder Society. They play in the recorder duo Tibia and are also members of the Farallon Recorder Quartet, Calextone, Bertamo Trio, and Ensemble Vermillian. Frances is the author of Opening Measures: a Compendium of Practice Techniques, which includes articles she has published in the ARS magazine over 20 years. Tish is co-director of the Hidden Valley Early Music Road Scholar program and has performed with the Carmel Bach Festival and the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra as well as other ensembles. Tish and Frances are also co-executive Directors of the Amherst Early Music Festival.
To sign up, fill out the registration form and include with your check made out to CCRS.
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