April 8-12, 2026

Menucha is pleased to partner with the Portland Recorder Society to offer this 5-day, 4-night gathering dedicated to the the music and instruments of Early Music.

This retreat is open to recorder players of intermediate to advanced level who are encouraged to bring any additional early music instruments they may play (strings, double reeds, etc).

The retreat begins on Wednesday, April 8 in the afternoon and concludes on Sunday, April 12 after lunch.

2026 Faculty

Vicki Boeckman

Jennifer Carpenter

Rotem Gilbert

Laura Kuhlman

Gayle Neuman

Phil Neuman

 

 

Register

 

Costs to attend are per person, all-inclusive of all classes and activities, overnight lodging (or site-use fee for commuters), and meals.

Cost is based on how many roommates you'll have.  If you don't know who you want to room with, you can email us later - just type in "tell you later" or "assign one for me."

If there's info we need to know in order to assign a good room for you, email or call us.

Participants will stay in Wright Hall, Creevey Complex or Ballard Hall. We do our best to accommodate needs and preferences but cannot guarantee a request. Some single occupancy rooms will have a shared bathroom. Triple and Double occupancy rooms have bathrooms either in the room or right next to the room.

When a registration option fills up, the "Join waitlist" will show as an option. Joining the waitlist will NOT secure you a spot for the retreat. If you wish to secure a spot in the retreat, choose a different occupancy room type and complete the registration - in the roommate request you can indicate you would like a single if one becomes available.

Please note, we will ask participants to take an at-home covid test no more than 24 hours prior to arriving at Menucha.

Single Occupancy $1433
Double Occupancy $1013
Triple Occupancy $878
Commuter $654
Lunch-only Commuter $550

 

For those concerned with cancellations because of covid, you may want to consider the Optional Purchase Protection that is available during registration (but not after). You can read the terms and conditions of the Purchase Protection (which is not administered by Menucha) here.  This is an additional cost (8.5% of total cost) and is not administered by Menucha.

Cancellation Policy for Menucha Sponsored On-site Programs:

More than 90 days out 100% refunded less $50 administration fee
46-90 days out 65% refunded
30-45 days out 50% refunded
Less than 30 days out* No refund available*

There are no refunds once the program has started.
If the event is canceled, the full deposit will be refunded.

Please confirm the status of your program before making travel arrangements.  Menucha is not responsible for participants’ travel expenses and/or arrangements.

 

2025 Schedule

Here's what the schedule looked like in 2025...we'll post the 2026 schedule when it's ready.