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	mother/child virginal by Martin van der Biest, 1580
fortepiano by Robert E. Smith, 1981, after J.J. Koennicke, 1796.	The Midwestern Historical Keyboard Society NEW! Annual Meeting 2012: Antiqua/Nova: Celebrating the Harpsichord Across the Centuries March 21-25, 2012, University of Cincinnati, Ohio USA What is MHKS? What are Historical Keyboard Instruments? Membership Information Board of Directors & Staff Links of Interest Early Keyboard Journal Newsletter, Fall 2011 By-Laws of MHKS Annual Meeting 2011 Annual Meeting 2010 Annual Meeting 2009 Previous Annual Meetings The Ben Bechtel Award
THE MIDWESTERN HISTORICAL KEYBOARD SOCIETY is a regional (Midwestern United States) non-profit organization comprised of members who love and promote early keyboard instruments like those pictured here, and the music written for them. MHKS members include instrument builders, players, teachers, and scholars, as well as many who merely love the looks and sounds of these beautiful instruments.  Benefits of membership include subscriptions to both our semi-annual Newsletter, and to our scholarly juried publication, Early Keyboard Journal, jointly produced with our sister organization SEHKS (Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society).  (For detailed information about EKJ, including back issue ordering information, follow the EKJ link above.)  Many members also attend our Annual 3-day Meeting/Conference, held in the spring of each year in various Midwestern locations. These exciting events feature concerts, lectures, scholarly paper readings, and exhibits of scores, books, recordings, and beautiful early keyboard instruments, as well as much convivial collegiality.  MHKS membership is open to all, and all who enjoy music are cordially invited to join the Society.	2-manual harpsichord by Jean-Henri Hemsch, 1755/6.
organ by Joest Siborgh, 1642, Church of Westerhusen bei Emden, Germany.	MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION For information about membership in the Midwestern Historical Keyboard Society, please contact: David C. Kelzenberg, Secretary, MHKS 2801 Highway 6 East, #344 Iowa City, IA 52240  USA Or, click here for a membership application.  Membership is open to all, and all are encouraged to join.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF 2010-2011 Sandra Mangsen,  London, ON (President, 11) Asako Hirabayashi, Minneapolis, MN (Vice President, 12) David C. Kelzenberg, Iowa City, IA (Secretary, 12, Webmaster) JoAnn Udovich, Fairfield, PA (Treasurer, 11) Sonia Lee, Urbana, IL  (Newsletter Editor, 12) Nanette G. Lunde, Eau Claire, WI (Founding President) Gregory Crowell, Grand Rapids, MI (Immediate Past President) Angeline Case-Stott, Collierville, TN  (12) Jay Peterson, Chicago, IL (12) Norman Rodger, Chicago, IL (11) Joyce Rosenbaum, Edina, MN (11) Helen Skuggedal Reed, Evansville, IN (12) Susanne Skyrm, Vermillion, SD (12) David Sutherland, Ann Arbor, MI (12) Michael Tsalka, Alborado, MEXICO (11)	clavichord by Thomas Goff, 1950

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