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June 2008 Workshop Program

4:00 - 5:00 Registration, time to try the instruments
7:30 Harpsichord recital, works by J. S. Bach (P. Watchorn). Reception following

8:45 - 9:00 Registration
9:00 - 10:30 "The Zuckermann Time Capsule: A Box of Company Ephemera Opens a Window on Shop History" (R. Auber)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break, opportunity to play the instruments
11:00 - 12:00 "The Ruckers Dynasty" (E. Kottick)
12:00 - 1:30 Picnic lunch on the grounds of the Lighthouse Museum on theSound
1:45 - 2:45 Bach's Portfolio for Leipzig, 1723: The Two & Three part Inventions and the Well - Tempered Clavier (P. Watchorn)
2:45 - 3:30 Break, opportunity to play the instruments
3:30 - 4:30 "C.P.E. Bach's Essay on the True Art of Playing Keyboard Instruments" (C. l. Breckenridge)
4:30 - 5:30 "Wood, Paper, Paint, and Gold: A Quick Look at Harpsichord Decoration" (E. Kottick and T. Niviva)
5:30 Opening Dinner at Zack's
7:30 "Sons of J. S. Bach: Drama and Music" (C. l. Breckenridge, Clavichord and Fortepiano; Michael Herrick, Actor). Reception following

9:00 - 10:30 Track I: "Secrets of a Well Regulated Harpsichord Action Part1" (R. Auber)
9:00 - 10:30 Track II: Individual practice time, lessons
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break, opportunity to play the instruments
11:00 - 12:30 Track I: "Secrets of a Well Regulated Action Part 2, Including Using Crow Quill" (R. Auber)
11:00 - 12:30 Track II: Harpsichord Masterclass (P. Watchorn)
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch on the Patio
2:00 - 3:00 Track I: "What Do I Do When Something Goes Wrong? Fixing Hangers, Replacing a String or a Plectrum, Sticking Jacks and Keys, and Other Common Problems" (E. Kottick, with hands - on by participants)
2:00 - 3:00 Track II: Individual practice time, lessons
3:00 - 3:30 Break, opportunity to play the instruments
3:30 - 4:30 Track I: "Decorating Your Harpsichord" (T. Nivana)
4:30 - 5:30 Track I: Attend Masterclass
3:30 - 5:30 Track II: Clavichord and Fortepiano Masterclass (C. l. Breckenridge)
5:30 - 7:30 Dinner on your own
7:30 Flute & Harpsichord Sonata

9:00 - 10:00 "Publicizing Yourself and Your Group" (J. Smith)
10:00 - 10:00 - 10:30 Round table and discussion on publicity (J. Smith)
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break, opportunity to play the instruments
11:00 - 12:30 "Tuning Without Your Tuner" (R. Auber)
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch on the Patio
2:00 - 3:00 Track I: "Sharpening Your Chisel and Your Plane Iron," and "The Tools of the Trade" (R Auber)
2:00 - 3:00 Track II: Masterclass (P. Watchorn and C. l. Breckenridge)
3:00 - 3:30 Break, opportunity to play the instruments
3:30 - 4:30 Track I: Case Finishing Techniques: Guilding, Papering, and Marbling " (T. Nivina)
4:30 - 5:00 Track I: final one - on - one consultations with Faculty
3:30 - 5:00 Track II: Lessons and rehearsals for evening concert
5:30 - 6:30 Concert by participants in the Performance Track
6:30 Final Dinner at Zack's
8:00 Dessert reception and farewell back at the shop

Added on
21Jan08