1:30 - 4:00

At our opening workshop we welcome a new leader. Flutist Emma Elkinson has a diverse musical career that has taken her across oceans. Originally from Ireland, Emma studied at Trinity College Dublin, the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and received distinctions in diplomas and certificates from the Royal School of Music in London. Before leaving her family in Ireland to continue her musical training with Patrick Gallois and Alison Melville in Canada, Emma performed as a soloist throughout Europe. She now freelances as a modern and baroque flutist in Toronto and is completing her bachelor and masters of early music with Barthold Kuijken at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague, the Netherlands, with the help of the Canadian Arts Council.

Emma Elkinson flute, recorder Repartee		When in Canada, Emma performs and records with the Aradia Ensemble, Naxos, the Toronto Chamber Orchestra and Choir, CBC, and the Patria Opera Company, working in Haliburton forest with Murray Schafer, bears, and wolves, amongst others. An experienced orchestral musician, Emma currently holds the principal flute position with the Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom she made her Canadian solo debut, and the Classical Music Consort, with whom she has also been a featured soloist. Emma is also a past winner of the University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition and frequently returns to the university.
This workshop will focus on different ways to have musical witty conversations in English, German, Italian and maybe even Irish - don't worry, there is no language experience needed! We will be playing music by Byrd, Schein and Grossi da Viadanna.

1:30 - 4:00

Scott Paterson recorder Twenty-fifth Anniversary Celebration

To help us celebrate TEMPO's anniversary, Scott seemed the natural choice. His workshop will touch on some of the highlights of the past 25 years, as well as working in some new music related to the anniversary theme. Many of us have studied recorder and flute with Scott at The Royal Conservatory and attended his concerts with ensembles including Aradia and the Canadian Opera Company. Scott has also served on the board of the ARS and written articles for journals such as the American Recorder.

1:30 - 4:00

Sarah is a viol player and another new workshopper in TEMPO's line-up. At her intriguing and educational workshop she will help us explore the role of modes in early music.

Sarah Mead viol Getting in the Mode		Sarah Mead holds degrees in music and historical performance from Yale and Stanford Universities. The 2007 winner of Early Music America's Thomas Binkley Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Collegium Director, she is currently Associate Professor of the Practice of Music at Brandeis University near Boston, where she directs the Early Music Ensemble and is a frequent guest conductor.
Sarah also teaches graduate courses on Renaissance music, and will take over as Music Director for the annual Conclave of the Viola da Gamba Society of America in 2010.

1:30 - 4:00

Mike Franklin winds Seasonal Session Change of workshop leader

At short notice, Mike has kindly agreed to lead this workshop, replacing Colin Savage. Mike is a multi-instrumentalist who has performed with Ensemble Ben Trobar, the Hogtown Waytes, Toronto Consort and other early music groups, and toured in Quebec and Central Europe. With Jen Francisco, he formed Moresca, which presents an entertaining mix of songs and dances combining Arabic and Turkish percussion, Spanish bagpipies, Renaissance shawms, historical and folk flutes and much more.

1:30 - 4:00

Sophie Larivière recorder Fiesta Latina!

To our delight, Sophie has agreed to visit us once again from Montreal. Artistic Co-Director of Ensemble Caprice, she will be performing in Tango Baroque on September 13, 2009. That program has inspired her to present a workshop featuring hot Latin Music from Spanish Renaissance villancicos to South American sambas and tangos. Besides touring with Caprice, Sophie appears with ensembles such as Le Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal, Les Violons du Roy (Quebec), and Le Concert Spirituel (Paris).

1:30 - 4:00

Femke Bergsma recorder, recorder maker Musical Tune-ups Changed from June 6

A frequent and popular leader at TEMPO workshops, Femke studied recorder in her native Netherlands and has played with Les Boréades and Tafelmusik as well as many other early music ensembles. Besides presenting fascinating workshop material, this experienced Montreal recorder maker can usually be expected to find some time to tune up or repair your recorders.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

1:30 - 4:00

Tobie Miller recorder, hurdy gurdy Medieval Recorder

A performer on both recorder and hurdy gurdy, Tobie studied early music at McGill University with a focus on recorder, and continues to study medieval recorder in Basel and Montreal. She performs with groups such as Ensemble La Rota, Skye Consort and many more. In addition, she teaches regularly and is a leading light in the world of hurdy gurdy.

Saturday, April 10, 2010

Spring All-day Workshop: Liberté, égalité, fraternité

Application required. Note: extra fee charged; Saturday, not Sunday.

We are proud to present John Tyson, along with his wife Miyuki Tsurutani, as the inspiring leader of our special Spring Workshop. His presentation will explore the freedom of expression, rhythmic complexity and democracy of the many voices of Renaissance Chamber Music and Dance Music through the works of Josquin, Sermisy, Phalese, Morley and others.

John Tyson recorder, renaissance music and dance		A recorder player, John is a winner of the Bodky International Competition, the Noah Greenberg Award, and a former student of Frans Bruggen. He has appeared as a soloist in Europe, Chile, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Australia and the United States, and made many recordings. He is director of the improvisational Renaissance Music and Dance Ensemble, Renaissonics, and will soon release a pop/crossover CD in collaboration with jazzman Steve Tapper. John is currently on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music as well as teaching at Urbino, Italy and at MIT.
Miyuki Tsurutani harsichord, recorder		Miyuki received her Master of Music degree from Osaka College of Music where she studied harpsichord, recorder and piano. She has toured widely in Asia, Australia, Europe and the United States, and is on the faculty of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Project Step Program, the New England Conservatory of Music Preparatory School, and the Cambridge, Mass. public schools. Miyuki is also guest continuo player for Boston Baroque's residency at Boston University.

Sunday, May 2, 2010

1:30 - 4:00

"Come one and all — recorders, viols, strings, winds and voices — to explore 3, 4 and 5-part madrigals, chansons, drinking songs and the like. We'll have a joyful, delightful and sometimes raucous time!"

Betsy MacMillan viols & voices Renaissance Big Band		A long-time friend of TEMPO, Betsy is a viol player and founding member of Ensemble Arion, with whom she performed numerous concerts in Europe, Mexico, South American and the U.S. as well as throughout Canada. Betsy freelances with a variety of groups and is coordinator of the Early Music Ensembles at McGill University.
Betsy is heard regularly on the CBC and Radio Canada networks both as a soloist and a chamber musician, and has made many recordings on the ATMA, Dorian, Analekta, Marquis, Titanic SRC and CBC labels.

Fundraising Tea and Silent Auction

NB Special time and location:

3:00 - 5:30 Lillian H. Smith Library 239 College Street Toronto, ON M5T 1R5 Corner Huron Street (near Spadina). See flier (pdf) (364 KB) See map and directions

1:30 - 4:00

Francis Colpron recorder La nave va Changed from February 7

The title of Francis's workshop translates as "And the Ship Sails On," and he promises a bouquet of virtuoso and fantastic music for recorder ensemble. Well-known to TEMPO members, Francis is also one of the most talented flute and recorder players of his generation. He is the founder of Les Boréades, which presents concerts in Montreal and tours North America and Europe. Besides performing with many other groups, he is a regular guest of prestigious summer music camps — Amherst, CAMMAC and Boxwood.