RK AMERICANBRECORDER SOCIETY BER 4, DECEMBER 1992 PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY) VOLUME XXXII, NI International Recorder Symposium in Karlsruhe, page 6 A Fresh Look at French Wind Articulations, page 9 Jenny Lehmann: A Tribute, page 18Fraito. Leggero is: Moeck’s new series of mid-priced reconders for ensemble playing They have Baroque fingering and are designed with a simple functional shape reminiscent of instruments by Thomas Stanesby Ir (1692-1754). The in net bore and finger holes, wind: way and labium have been designed with all modern developments in recorder design in mind, and offer a response and tone normally associated with far more expensive struments, Flauto Leggero replaces the Tuju series. Tire series is constructed from sycamore, a close relative of ‘maple, Is characteristics are that From the craftspeople at MOECH Exclusive Representative: European American Music Distributors Corporation Valley Forge, Pennsylvania ithas a hard, even density with a very fine texture, It has a specific density of approximate- ly 65 with sound characteristics that are relatively soft and rich in fundamental frequencies. Tie instruments ae supplied with an attractive and practical linen bag which enables the recorder to dry out well. Bass recorders are supplied in cases, The bass recorder has a wind- cap whi cally shaped on the inside and has a bocal which makes it comfortable to play. Available models Sprain! soprano i / ako with double Keys /tenoe with single hey J enor with double has / bass ih sing ey bass with double ysEditor's Note When f went back to schoo! to study mu sicology at the age of 27, 1 was pretty American ‘The International Recorder Symposium in Karlsruhe: A Diary 6 (Our man in Karlsruhe returns with «@ notebook ful of observations, by Pete Rose new theories about the intricacies of 17th- a pian hook pL Ececeey Wind ee 0 eee eat ea en mee completely new approach to the Sten ange 8 ol of genuind toplaton o French nguny les adaptation of the somewhat unfamiliar, and a revisiting of notes inegales, but rather the most paticulrized appica- by Patricia M. Ranum tion of the specific sounds and Iyries known and used ty members of the French aristoraey. Ms. Ramu asks us to Penns eka a Tobe aD throw out our preconceptions. She helps The rich and rewarding life of ‘us along with example of what she means enniter W. Lehman, an teportont tassdeey aceapeae tee aed pea Contributor to the American recorder movement, ‘ilustrations reproduced from ber awn by Sheila M. MacRae working papers. Will her ideas be ac cepted by performers? Will we notice @ real difference if they are? We look for ward to hearing from readers who put i these ideas into practee ee Blond a With the recorder, frontiers of technique are always receding and expanding atthe same time. In Karlsruhe inthe eyes of our correspondent Pete Rose, performances | Departments continue to expand the boundaties of modem recorder technique (page 6). Fi | Book Reviews 21 Music Reviews 2s vally, we learn threugh the writing of | Chapter News 36 On the Cutting Edge 26 Shella MacRae of the contributions of | Classified 40 Recorders on Dise 35 Jenny Lehmann who meant so much to | Letters 25 Tidings 3 ‘0 many in the recorder world. Even in her passing, Jenny has enriched our reper- toite: the Members’ Libraty insert, her Bexianiy S, Donnan Editor ‘own arrangement of Anton Bruckner's Contributing Editors: Gorwox Saxovonn, Musle Reviews ‘Ave Maria, was performed by all attend- Pere Rose, 20th Century Performance; Eucexe RewietiaL, Education ing her memorial service in Princeton on Advisory Board ener aS, ‘Martha Bisler # Ingrid Brainard # Howard Mayer Brown @ Gerald Burakoft Benjamin Dunham Kay Jaffee * Johanna Kulbach ® David Lasocki ® Bob Marvin Betty Bang Mather Howard Schott © Thomas Prescott ® Kenneth Welitz 2586 Cranberry Highway, Wareham, MA 02571 508.291.0087 Copyright © 1992, American Recorder Society, Inc. ana 18h ol 1 ny 2 Stab