Carolyn’s Music

Another piece from my concert on 3/19/06, with Emily O’Brien (recorder) and Miyuki Tsurutani (organ).

Dario Castello (15??-1630?). This piece is a lovely example of 16th century italian canzona style. This style is really a genre of its own. It starts with a completely characteristic half note-quarter-quarter rhythm and the two recorders keep up a merry chase. There are dramatic tempo and mood shifts throughout.

A note on the organ, we (luckily) managed a rehearsal in the performance space the day before, which was good because Miyuki had not played that particular organ before in an ensemble and she got a suprise–the lag between hitting the keys and when the sound came out of the pipes on the other end of the room was a good quarter second. Brings the concept of anticipating the beat to new levels. She did a fabulous job in the performance.