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Enhance your technique and ensemble playing during an intensive workshop with directors Letitia Berlin & Lawrence Lipnik, plus other stellar faculty. Two fabulous weeks - choose either week or both! Week #2 November 2 - 8, 2025.
The 2025 musical theme is "A Musical Cornucopia: Explore the Delights of Medieval to Baroque Music from England, France, Spain, Italy, and Germany"
Week 1: October 26 - November 1, 2025
Recorder and viol technique classes geared toward application of technique practice to the repertoire - making music out of notes! Master class and consort classes.
Workshop Directors, Letitia Berlin and Larry Lipnik
All-Workshop Orchestra, conducted by Frances Blaker
Recorder Faculty, Letitia Berlin, Frances Blaker, and Larry Lipnik
Viola da gamba Faculty, Larry Lipnik and David Morris
Early Strings Faculty, Shira Kammen
Location The workshop takes place at the Hidden Valley Music Seminars, An Institute of the Arts in Carmel Valley, California, nestled amongst oak and buckeye trees below majestic hillsides. Along with our rich opportunities for music making, bird watching and walking can be enjoyed nearby.
Schedule The workshop includes four daily classes, morning stretching, and impromptu group playing. Wednesday includes a free afternoon to explore the beautiful Carmel/Monterey area, play music, or just relax!
And there's more!
- Evening tutti playing sessions – all welcome (in addition to recorders and viols, bring your krummhorns and other reed instruments if you have them)
- Evening playing sessions, led by YOU! Bring your favorite pieces and be a conductor for an evening!
- Faculty Concert on Thursday evening
- Student Concert on Friday before dinner
- Open Mic on Friday after dinner
- Happy Hour every day
COVID Prevention Measures Road Scholar no longer requires COVID vaccination, though keeping up to date on covid, flu, and RSV vaccinations and boosters is strongly recommended. Hidden Valley requires mandatory covid testing and isolation measures that go above the current Road Scholar policies for the Early Music program in 2025. Read the 2025 policy HERE.
Instrument Information/Level The Road Scholar Recorder/Early Music Workshop is open to adult recorder and viol players of all ages who play at intermediate to advanced levels. Recorder players must be able to play at least one F instrument and one C instrument. Week #2 includes a renaissance reeds track. Harpsichordists also welcome. Harpsichordists, please contact music director, Tish Berlin tishberlin@sbcglobal.net before registering. All participants must bring their own instruments.
Registration It is Road Scholar policy that all programs will be closed to enrollment 35 days before they start. This means that you MUST register for the Early Music Workshop week #1 through Road Scholar by Saturday September 20th.
To register by telephone, call Road Scholar Registration toll-free at 1-800-454-5768 and ask for program number #6254. To register online Click here.
If you have any questions about the program, housing, availability, or issues registering, please contact Hidden Valley at info@hiddenvalleymusic.org or (831) 659-3115.