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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This is a once only annual offer.
</FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>I invite you to reply if it appeals to you.
I am hopeful that it will. Otherwise, please delete it with the merriest
flourish in the mood of Christmas.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>~ <FONT face=Calligrapher><EM>Richard Geisler. Dir. Village & Early
Music Society</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> <EM><FONT
face=Calligrapher> </FONT></EM><FONT
face=Calligrapher><EM>of Nevada County, Calif.</EM></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I offer you two well performed, well recorded CDs
at a fair price, both of which I am quite certain you would enjoy at this time
of year. They were recorded by two recorder ensembles I conduct.
Both have received lauds & good reviews. Though the performing
ensembles are amateur musicians, the singers on the vocal cuts are not, except
for Waldorf children singing an English Christmas ditty on the Xmas
CD. Without your critical ears turned up high, you will forget that the
performances are by non-professionals. Ask for programs &
reviews.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"Christmas at the Castle" - Five Centures of
Holiday Music from Many Lands - $12.95.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Recorded: Blue Oak Consort & Friends:17 players &
singers </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Sold since 2000 to schools, individuals, appeals to all
ages.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"A Medieval Pilgrimage" - A Musical Tour Through
the Middle Ages. $12.95</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Recorded by Ensemble AROW (American Recorder Orch. of the
West, an affiliate of the San Francisco Early Music Society)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Available since fall, 2004.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Order both for $24 U.S. + postage & Calif tax (if
applicable)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>.... or write for more information.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>See descriptions following:</FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'">The Village &
Early Music Society <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'">of
</SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'">Nevada County</SPAN></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'">, </SPAN><st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'">California</SPAN></st1:State></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Californian FB'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Old English Text MT'; mso-bidi-font-size: 24.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT
face="Old English Text MT">A Medieval Pilgrimage<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H2>
<H1 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face=Perpetua>A Musical Tour Through the Middle
Ages<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H1>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center>Charming, beguiling, mystical, exciting, earthy, unearthly.....</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center>a concert inspired by the wisdom of the philosopher Boethius
(480-524):<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center>“Nothing is more characteristic of human nature than to be soothed
by sweet modes and stirred up by their opposites...<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>No age is without delight in sweet
song.”</P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Perpetua"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" align=left>You will be lifted
out of the 21st century & modern consciousness and transported to wander the
countrysides of medieval <st1:place>Europe</st1:place> & step into the
courts of popes & kings. You will experience the excitement of rustic
peasant dances, the songs of the trouveres, troubadours & minnesingers, the
etherial beauty of plainsong, the childlike, charming melodies of the Cantigas
de Santa Maria, the intricate polyphony of the English Dunstable, the French
Machaut & Josquin des Pres, the Spanish Guerrero,<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>and you will hear the songs of the
composer kings.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You will lament
with Dufay over the fall of <st1:place>Constantinople</st1:place> in 1453, feel
the fervor of a soulful Spanish “Ave Maria”, be charmed by an English monk’s
13th century love song, be stirred to march off to war, salute the king in
glorious fanfare, join raucous peasants in a celebration of Bacchus & the
vine…..<SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><I>You will be immersed<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>in medieval modes & moods<o:p></o:p></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Old English Text MT'"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<H4 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><FONT
face="Old English Text MT">Christmas at the Castle<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H4>
<H3 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=Perpetua><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Five Centruies of </SPAN><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Holiday</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">
Music from Many Lands<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></H3>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Perpetua; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Perpetua">Prologue: an Introduction of
Sounds that Draws YOU into a </SPAN></B><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Perpetua">Christmas</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceName><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Perpetua"> </SPAN></B><st1:PlaceType><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Perpetua">Castle</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Perpetua">:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The
horse-drawn sleigh nears the castle, its bells jingling merrily.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Suddenly the bell in the great tower
chimes out over snowy hills proclaiming the commencement of the Christmas
concert.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You step from the sleigh
and crunch through fresh-fallen snow.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The portcullis rises, the ancient door creaks open and you hear sounds of
merriment, then a fanfare.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Your
anticipation rises when you hear the distant drumbeat…..
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt">..... </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">and then the concert begins.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Oh what magic sounds and musician’s
tricks do capture your imagination to lure you into a jovial atmosphere of
enjoyment!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You are charmed by the
intimate sounds & moods of Christmas created by that most voice-like
instrument, the simple recorder in ensemble with voice, lute, cello &
percussion.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You will hear familiar
& unfamiliar carols & songs as the music takes you to
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">France</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Germany</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Spain</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">, </SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">England</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">, Africa & America.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>You will be constantly delighted by
festive & contemplative music. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><I><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"
align=center><B><I><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">“Christmas at the
Castle” is<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>a CD you’ll play for
this and every Christmas
hereafter.</SPAN></I></B></P></DIV></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>