2009 ARS FESTIVAL
AND CONFERENCE

The American Recorder Society is 70 years old! 

Celebrate this milestone at  the 2nd ARS Festival and Conference: Celebrating the Recorder

July 30-August 2, 2009
University of Missouri-St. Louis, South Campus
Visit the American Recorder Society for more info!

Meet us in St. Louis!

Lisette Kielson, Artistic Director

Recorder ~ Flute ~ Instruction ~ Performance


When asked her favorite: recorder or flute? teaching or performing? Lisette Kielson replies--all of the above! She adores the recorder and the flute equally. She approaches both teaching and performing with great passion. 

Lisette explores this duality further with L'Ensemble Portique--a marriage of recorder and flute; of baroque and contemporary music; of education and performance. This multifaceted relationship to music has given Lisette tremendous fulfillment. She feels extremely fortunate and is deeply committed to sharing her love of music with students and audiences alike.

Lisette’s musical life encompasses the following:

Instruction

  • Lessons
    • Recorder & Flute
    • Private & Group
  • Ensemble Coaching & Conducting
  • Workshops & Festivals
  • Master Classes

Performance

  • Solo
  • Chamber Music (L'Ensemble Portique)
  • Lecture Demonstration Recitals
  • Recordings

Lisette Introduces Marie-Eve S. Kielson

As L'Ensemble Portique was inspired by Lisette's maternal grandmother, Madeleine Stanley-Jossem, Lisette welcomes her mother, Marie-Eve S. Kielson (another source of inspiration!) to the website. Marie-Eve has written Messengers: The Courage to Rebel - The Power to Inspire (her second book). It pays tribute to her mother--artist, sculptor, grandmother, guide, and extraordinary teacher.

Messengers introduces the reader to the concept that we are often required to rebel, be courageous, and be willing to learn the lessons that will guide us on a powerful journey where inspiration, dreams, and aspirations become the gift of the legacy offered to future generations. The reader will discover opportunities to connect to fifteen universal themes (e.g. Timelessness, Inspiration, Reconciliation, Passion, Innocence, Impermanence, and more), woven into "letters to a friend" and accompanied by the visuals of major works of art chosen from the artist's atelier. (M.E. Kielson)

For more information about Messengers and to contact the author, please email .


Three generations of women have come together on this site. Each with her own voice as artist/sculptor, writer, and musician, honors the spirit of creativity and inspiration. 

News and Notes by Lisette

Lisette Kielson

Lisette has signed with Centaur Records, Inc. Stay tuned for upcoming CD releases with L'Ensemble Portique's new label.

Upcoming Workshops with Lisette:

ARS Festival and Conference
July 30 - August 2, 2009
St. Louis, MO

Portique's Midwest Recorder Workshop Series
"Inspire the Flute: The Music of Henry Purcell"
October 3, 2009
Bloomington, Illinois

For more information,
please contact Lisette.

Hear Lisette in Concert

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Performances.