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Jan 6, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026: Consort Class Online

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:21 -0500

Consort Class Online with the ORB Trio (Gayle & Phil Neuman and Cindy Markham), presented by the Early Music Guild of Oregon.
Winter Term begins January 6 and 7 for our 10 week online play-along sessions. We offer an Intermediate class on Tuesdays and/or Saturdays and an Advanced class on Wednesdays and/or Saturdays. The 90-minute sessions, for players of recorder and other early instruments, include playing a melange of renaissance, baroque, medieval and modern music with the ORB Trio in real time with performance advice, historical information and lively banter.

Jan 7, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026: Consort Class Online

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:21 -0500

Mar 1, 2026 - Mar 6, 2026: Next Level Recorder Retreat

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:23 -0400

Next Level Recorder Retreat is a workshop aimed toward recorder players at intermediate level and above who want to immerse themselves in technique, special topic classes, and consort sessions that will help them improve their playing skills and musicianship. Our aim is to provide the tools you need to play music expressively, with facility and passion.

The Next Level Recorder Retreat 2026 will take place at The Bishop’s Ranch, an Episcopal Church retreat center just outside of Healdsburg California in the beautiful rolling hills of Sonoma County, part of California’s wine country. Dates are March 1-6, 2026. Participants should arrive in time for dinner on Sunday and leave at 11 am on Friday before lunch. Our first session is Sunday evening, and our last sessions are Friday morning, ending at 11 am. Faculty are Miyo Aoki, Tish Berlin, and Frances Blaker.

Mar 6, 2026: Alkemie presents "What's Your Sign?"

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:45 -0500

It’s a tale as old as time - 2 lovers meet in secret in the dark of night, bathed in starlight….only to be interrupted by an astrologer who insists that they must consult with the stars before embarking upon their tryst. Is the moon in the sign of the Bull? In that case - a path to marriage may be advised! But if the moon is in Cancer, beware…it is a time for fighting and arguing!

This March, Alkemie will premiere a new program, curated by Tracy and Ellie, that explores German medieval music inspired by the Zodiac. Along with our dear friend and early-music luminary Shira Kammen, we will explore music from Oswald von Wolkenstein, Hugo de Montfort, the Glogauer Liederbuch, and Carmina Burana that grapples with the timeless question - are we in charge of our own fates, or do the stars control our destinies?

Join Alkemie to find out what activities might be safe for you to engage in on March 6 (when the moon will be in Libra). One German 15th-century treatise advises that this is a good time to travel from place to place, and especially to travel westward - we hope that your travels take you to the Jalopy Theatre.

Mar 8, 2026: Alkemie presents "What's Your Sign?"

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:46 -0500

Mar 9, 2026 - Mar 9, 2027: Virtual Recorder Technique Class

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:05 -0500

Start your day practicing with a supportive and fun warm-up class community! The first half of the class is appropriate for all levels, with additional challenges offered for more advanced players. The second half focuses on playing and analyzing a Baroque duet, using it to identify places to work on tone, coordination, articulation, and more. My approach is to first determine what we want to say musically, and then find the technique needed to express it. Music-minus-one videos are provided to support your practice. To register, e-mail Cantornote@icloud.com For more information visit: http://www.cantornote.com

Mar 10, 2026: Short Course: Spring Reset with Anne Timberlake

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:13 -0500

Spring Reset
with Anne Timberlake

Tuesdays, Mar 3, 10, 17, and 24 at 4 PM, CT

Are you ready for a fresh start for your recorder playing? Does your music-making feel too tense or effortful? Would you like to play the recorder with more ease and joy? In this live, four-week small group short course, we’ll review core principles of recorder technique, identify unhelpful habits, and work through an exercise program designed to help you build or rebuild the foundation for great playing!

Cost: $99

To register, visit my website

This course is appropriate for all levels.

Mar 10, 2026: Ukrainian Tunes Workshop

Mon, 08 Dec 2025 20:26 -0500

The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska will be streaming three on line Ukrainian Tunes Workshops for violins, violas, cellos, basses, mandolins, soprano recorder, and alto recorder.

The workshop will explore tunes from our “Ukrainian Tunes for Two”. This captivating collection of 35 traditional Ukrainian tunes includes marches, patriotic songs, polkas, waltzes, etc. These melodies will make you cry, and make you dance.

Mar 13, 2026: Brandywine Chapter Meeting

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:56 -0400

Firstly, I hope you are all doing well and have enjoyed a relaxing summer. As the teachers of the world and I get ready to kick off school again, I'm excited to give you some information regarding the 2025-2026 season of the Brandywine Chapter of the American Recorder Society.

The dates and clinicians for our meetings this year will be:

September 12, 2025 - TBA
November 21, 2025 - Joan Kimball
January 16, 2026 - Gwyn Roberts
March 13, 2026 - Bob Wiemken
May 15, 2026 - TBA

Music, when provided by the clinician, will be available digitally before the meetings. If anyone requires or desires a print copy for the meeting, please let me know. I'm more than happy to make as many physical copies as needed, but don't want to waste paper on unneeded copies.

Our meetings will be held from 7:30-9:30 pm at:

New Ark UCC Church
300 East Main Street
Newark, DE 19711

The fee for our meetings will be $15 per meeting or $60 for an annual membership (covers all 5 meetings). Fees help support the chapter by providing honorariums to our guest clinicians as well as an honorarium for New Ark UCC for allowing us to use the space.

You can bring payment with you to the first meeting or send a check made to "Brandywine ARS" to our treasurer, Fred Litcofsky. Fred can be reached fredlitcofsky@gmail or 19 Savoy Rd., Newark, DE 19702

As always, guests are free on their first visit, so please feel free to invite a friend (or 2 or 3)!

Mar 14, 2026: In-Person Consort Studio Workshops (NJ)

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:51 -0500

Join us for a series of Consort Studio Workshops in central New Jersey, monthly sessions in ensemble playing for intermediate to advanced level recorder players to learn to play with one another and other instruments under a skilled conductor, with professional accompaniment.

These events will be led by conductor, recorder player, and harpsichordist, Steven Russell (see below). It is an opportunity to play a variety of Baroque literature for small ensembles, through rehearsal, instruction, and demonstration, in a supportive environment, with a focus on ensemble playing, and end with the option to play the lead alto part with a professional ensemble. We will have opportunities to warm up on Renaissance music with SATB recorders, so bring all sizes. Register early to receive the music well in advance. Auditors welcome to attend. Sessions culminate in a performance.

Dates: One Saturday of the month, 1:00 – 5:00 P.M. w/ a 15-min. break

Nov. 8, 2025 Open for General Registration. A Taste of Things to Come

Jan. 10, 2026 Feb. 28, 2026 March 14, 2026 April 25, 2026

May 9, 2026 Workshop-Rehearsal June 13 Oct. 10 Nov. 14, 2026

Location: Reformed Church of Highland Park, 19-21 South Second Avenue, Highland Park, NJ. There is plenty of parking at the location, which is a 30-minute walk or 5-minute taxi ride from the New Brunswick NJT train station.

To register, Visit https://hprecorder.org/events/2026-consort-studio/. For more information contact recorderdonna@gmail.com

Mar 14, 2026: New York Recorder Guild Meeting

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:04 -0400

Recorder players at all levels are welcome. Beginners should be comfortable with either the C fingerings of the soprano and tenor or the F fingerings of the alto and bass. Eventually, beginners should learn both C and F fingerings so that they can enjoy playing different parts of a musical piece.

Bring any size of soprano, alto, tenor, or bass recorder that you have. You will have a chance to explore more than one part of each piece. Both plastic and wooden instruments are welcome. Pitch is A=440.

Please bring a music stand. We recommend that you bring a stand light to supplement the ceiling light.

More info: https://www.nyrg.org/
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The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin at 145 West 46th Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues in Manhattan. Meetings are held in St. Joseph’s Hall, a side chapel of St. Mary's. Located in a brick building to the left of the main church, the entranceway is distinguished by the street number 145 displayed on the door.
1:30-3:30 PM. Doors open at 1PM.
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Meeting Fees:
$20 per meeting for members
$30 per meeting for non-members
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FULL SEASON PREPAYMENT OPTION: $180. Includes annual membership dues and meeting fees for the entire 2025-26 season.
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Send payment using Zelle to NYRG treasurer Judith Wink at jwink@nyc.rr.com. Please put your email address in the Notes field. Alternatively, send checks to New York Recorder Guild, 145 West 93rd Street, Apt. 2, New York, NY 10025.

Mar 14, 2026: The Barbary Coast Recorder Orchestra to Perform 15th Annual Concert "Moodscapes"

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:28 -0500

The Barbary Coast Recorder Orchestra (BCRO), co-directed by Greta Haug-Hryciw and Glen Shannon, will present their 15th season concert “Moodscapes” on Saturday March 14 at 2pm, in Berkeley, CA. The music will span the centuries from Dufay through the Beatles and feature the U.S. premier of Glen Shannon’s “Alpine Moods” arranged specially for BCRO. Other selections include recorder arrangements of pieces by Edward Elgar, Charles Gounod, Dmitri Shostakovich, Andrew Challinger and a mid-Renaissance keyboard work by Martin Peerson (1571-1651) and introduced to us last September by Jennifer Carpenter. This year's concert is dedicated to Dan Lapsansky (1945-2026), our dear friend and member of BCRO from its inception. Dan loved to play the giant recorders!

This event is an ideal opportunity to introduce listeners, including families with young children, to the joy and beauty of the entire recorder family. Questions about the instruments will be invited and encouraged at the end of the performance.

BCRO has recorders from TINY to TITAN creating a wonderful rich sound! Donations gratefully accepted at the door.
BCRO is an Educational Outreach program of Voices of Music, voicesofmusic.org.

Mar 15, 2026: NAVRS Workshop with Anne Timberlake "High Times: The Recorder's Upper Register"

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:52 -0500

High Times: The Recorder's Upper Register

Do you aim for a beautiful high note only to have it break or squawk? Are you avoiding specific pieces because you're nervous about the tone and consistency of your upper register? This workshop will demystify the highest (and most particular!) notes of the recorder, breaking down what they need, why they need it, and how to give it to them!

Designed for intermediate players but open to anyone looking to get more comfortable with their uppermost notes.

Mar 16, 2026: NAVRS Medieval Mondays

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:04 -0500

Medieval Mondays runs from February to May in four sessions. Each class will focus on a particular medieval topic, composer, or musical source. The sessions include a brief overview of the composer and information about the music’s historical context then a selection of music to discover and play. Scores will be available for registered participants a week ahead of each class. Medieval Mondays will take place on the following dates, always from 12:30-2pm Eastern:

Feb 9: Chansonnier Cordiforme - 15th Century Songs of Love
Mar 16: O Fortuna! Songs from the Carmina Burana
Apr 13: “Eye Music” - Music Written in Extraordinary Notation
May 4: Composer’s Portrait: Gilles Binchois - A Musical Miniaturist Please note: If you miss a session, each Zoom meeting will be recorded and will stay available and on demand until one full month after the final class

All music will be provided in modern notation. The playing level is geared towards recorder players of intermediate and higher skill levels - fluency on C- and F-instruments is expected. For the most part, the chosen music will be accessible on alto and tenor recorders, occasionally also on soprano or bass. Since some portion of every class is spent on information for the historical and musical background, everyone is welcome to join the series, even if your playing level is a bit lower than suggested. In that case, feel free to work with and absorb the given materials over a longer period of time, at your own pace.

Mar 17, 2026: Short Course: Spring Reset with Anne Timberlake

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:13 -0500

Spring Reset
with Anne Timberlake

Tuesdays, Mar 3, 10, 17, and 24 at 4 PM, CT

Cost: $99

To register, visit my website

This course is appropriate for all levels.

Mar 21, 2026: NAVRS Playing Meeting with Annette Bauer "Happy Birthday, Johann Sebastian Bach!"

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:53 -0500

Happy Birthday, Johann Sebastian Bach!

Considered by many to be one of the greatest composers in history, Johann Sebastian Bach’s birthday is generally celebrated on March 21. Born in 1685, JS Bach had a stunning output of vocal and instrumental music throughout his lifetime, working, among other locations, at churches in Weimar, Arnstadt, and Leipzig. In our March 21st playing meeting, we will explore some of his music, from SATB 4-part vocal chorals, to the triple canon for 6 voices visible in one of his famous portraits, to instrumental settings of music contained in the notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, all in recorder arrangements. While much of Bach’s music is well-known for its sublime complexity and often also technical difficulty, I will make sure that these music selections will include parts accessible for a wide range of playing levels.

Mar 23, 2026: Online Seminar: Music by Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377)

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:46 -0500

Presented by Annette Bauer

Exploring music by the influential 14th-century French poet and composer Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377). Guillaume de Machaut was a French composer and poet who was the central figure of the ars nova style in late medieval music. He was regarded as the most significant French composer and poet of the 14th century, and he is often seen as the century’s leading European composer. His life and death dates are even used in modern musicology to separate the ars nova from the subsequent ars subtilior style. An unprecedented amount of music survives for Machaut compared to his contemporaries, partially because he was personally involved in the creation of the beautifully crafted manuscripts that preserve his creative output. As a poet-composer, he also embodies the culmination of the tradition stretching back to the traditions of the troubadours and trouvères of earlier centuries.

All are welcome! SATB Recorders, A=440hz

Mar 24, 2026: Short Course: Spring Reset with Anne Timberlake

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 11:13 -0500

Spring Reset
with Anne Timberlake

Tuesdays, Mar 3, 10, 17, and 24 at 4 PM, CT

Cost: $99

To register, visit my website

This course is appropriate for all levels.

Mar 28, 2026: 2026 K-State Recorder Workshop

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:21 -0500

The Water Is Wide
Feeling landlocked? Set sail on a voyage of musical exploration, plying the musical byways of Renaissance and Baroque Europe. Music about water in its many incarnations: Sea shanties, Dufay, Palestrina, and more.

We're excited to host clinician Anne Timberlake again for a day of group playing and technique on the beautiful campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS.

Mar 28, 2026: Central Coast Recorder Society Workshop

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:04 -0500

The Central Coast Recorder Society presents:
Five Composers: Dufay, Byrd, Vizzana, Bach, and Blaker:

A Recorder Workshop with Tish Berlin and Frances Blaker

Apr 9, 2026: Free Recorder Masterclass in Recorder Music Composing and Arranging: Part 2

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:02 -0500

In the second of a series of two hybrid masterclasses, Maestro Hurd will take drafts of new works by aspiring recorder composers, and provide helpful and encouraging feedback. Selected works will also be considered for inclusion in the ARS Digital Music Library.

Apr 11, 2026: Triangle Recorder Society Spring Workshop

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:55 -0500

Info available at www.trianglerecorder.org

Apr 11, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026: Amherst Early Music's Spring Break Workshop

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:15 -0500

AEM's Spring Break Workshop! Join us for an exciting weekend of classes for recorders, viols, lutes, and singers at St. George's Episcopal Church, in Arlington, VA.
Co-Directed by Letitia Berlin and Amy Domingues. With recorder faculty Letitia Berlin, Rainer Beckmann, Frances Blaker, and Wendy Powers.

Apr 11, 2026: New York Recorder Guild Meeting

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:04 -0400

Apr 13, 2026: NAVRS Medieval Mondays

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:04 -0500

Feb 9: Chansonnier Cordiforme - 15th Century Songs of Love
Mar 16: O Fortuna! Songs from the Carmina Burana
Apr 13: “Eye Music” - Music Written in Extraordinary Notation
May 4: Composer’s Portrait: Gilles Binchois - A Musical Miniaturist Please note: If you miss a session, each Zoom meeting will be recorded and will stay available and on demand until one full month after the final class

Apr 18, 2026: Rochester Recorder Spring Workshop

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:59 -0500

Annual Spring Workshop led by Glen Shannon

Apr 19, 2026: NAVRS Jazz Recorder Workshop with Tali Rubinstein

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:07 -0500

Exploring and experimenting with jazz melodies, rhythms, and improvisations on the recorder. No matter if this is your first time as a participant in Tali's workshop on performing jazz on recorders, or if you have already taken one or both of her previous NAVRS workshop offerings in past years, there will be something new to explore for everyone! Come unleash your inner jazzer!

In this workshop we will revisit some basic concepts (swing, rhythm, scales), as well as try to tackle a famous jazz standard with harmony which is a bit more complex.

Apr 25, 2026: In-Person Consort Studio Workshops (NJ)

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:51 -0500

Dates: One Saturday of the month, 1:00 – 5:00 P.M. w/ a 15-min. break

Nov. 8, 2025 Open for General Registration. A Taste of Things to Come

Jan. 10, 2026 Feb. 28, 2026 March 14, 2026 April 25, 2026

May 9, 2026 Workshop-Rehearsal June 13 Oct. 10 Nov. 14, 2026

To register, Visit https://hprecorder.org/events/2026-consort-studio/. For more information contact recorderdonna@gmail.com

Apr 25, 2026: NAVRS April Playing Meeting with the Flanders Recorder Duo

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:23 -0500

Join us for “Medieval Gems,” an inspiring session with Tom Beets and Joris Van Goethem of the Flanders Recorder Duo.

Step into the colorful sound world of the 14th and 15th centuries as we explore a carefully curated selection of late medieval masterpieces. From the chant-inspired polyphony of O Virgo Splendens (Libre Vermell) to the English elegance of John Dunstable’s Quam Pulchra Es, and concluding with the festive, fanfare-like energy of Propinan de Melyor, this session promises contrast, depth, and musical joy.

The repertoire is suitable for various recorders (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass), with flexible options to adapt parts to your instrument.

May 2, 2026 - May 3, 2026: Phoenix Desert Pipes Workshop: Wide Is The Water

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:31 -0500

The Phoenix Desert Pipes invites you to

The Water is Wide

with Anne Timberlake

Saturday, May 2-Sunday, May 3, 2026

Feeling landlocked? Set sail on a full-day voyage of exploration, playing the musical byways of Renaissance and Baroque Europe. We'll explore music about water in its many incarnations and investigate how ideas of flow can improve our playing. Works by Palestrina, Telemann, Lasso, and more.

Schedule & Location:

Workshop sessions with Anne Timberlake

Saturday, May 2, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday, May 3, 9:00 am-12:00 pm

Location

McDowell Center
16116 N. McDowell Mountain Ranch Rd
Scottsdale 85255

Workshop Fee: Early registration discount deadline is March 28, 2026.

May 4, 2026: NAVRS Medieval Mondays

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:04 -0500

Feb 9: Chansonnier Cordiforme - 15th Century Songs of Love
Mar 16: O Fortuna! Songs from the Carmina Burana
Apr 13: “Eye Music” - Music Written in Extraordinary Notation
May 4: Composer’s Portrait: Gilles Binchois - A Musical Miniaturist Please note: If you miss a session, each Zoom meeting will be recorded and will stay available and on demand until one full month after the final class

May 4, 2026: Online Seminar: A Century of Symmetry and Song (1430-1530) Part 2

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:47 -0500

Presented by Adam Gilbert

This class will trace a tradition of composers crafting songs from symmetrical patterns, including numerical symmetries in numbers of pitches, melodic symmetries like palindromes and passages that are identical to their own retrograde inversion, contrapuntal symmetries in which a voice is consonant against its own retrograde or retrograde inversion, and even magic squares in which all four permutations of a melody can be played simultaneously to make consonant counterpoint. These devices are hidden in lovely songs and compositions by three generations of composers from Gilles Binchois to Johannes Ockeghem, Josquin Deprez, and Antoine Brumel. In Part 2 we will explore these devices in the songs of Binchois and anonymous composers, and ask ourselves whether their use of these devices can lead to our identifying the origins of the anonymous composers.

All are welcome! SATB Recorders, A=440hz

May 5, 2026: French Fiddle Tunes for Two Workshop

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:32 -0500

The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska will be streaming three on line French Fiddle Tunes for Two Workshops for violins, violas, cellos, basses, mandolins, soprano recorder, and alto recorder.

The workshop will explore tunes from our French Fiddle Tunes for Two book. This collection of 37 traditional French tunes offer you the opportunity to play many different dance forms, including a couple of bourées, mazurkas, as well as a branle, a farandole, a galop, a schottische, and a tarantella. These charming pieces are from several regions of France, including Alsace, Auvergne, Brittany, Flanders, and Gascogne.

May 9, 2026: In-Person Consort Studio Workshops (NJ)

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:51 -0500

Dates: One Saturday of the month, 1:00 – 5:00 P.M. w/ a 15-min. break

Nov. 8, 2025 Open for General Registration. A Taste of Things to Come

Jan. 10, 2026 Feb. 28, 2026 March 14, 2026 April 25, 2026

May 9, 2026 Workshop-Rehearsal June 13 Oct. 10 Nov. 14, 2026

To register, Visit https://hprecorder.org/events/2026-consort-studio/. For more information contact recorderdonna@gmail.com

May 9, 2026: New York Recorder Guild Meeting

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:04 -0400

May 15, 2026: Brandywine Chapter Meeting

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:56 -0400

May 16, 2026: ARS Chapter Rep Roundtable Meeting

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:21 -0400

Gather on Zoom with Phil Hollar and have a chat with your fellow leaders about what's happening in your chapter, brainstorm with other chapter reps, and share ideas.

Jun 8, 2026: Online Seminar: An Italian Journey: Madrigals, Dances, and Canzonas by Tromboncino, Ruffo, Maschera, Aleotti, and Mainerio

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:48 -0500

Presented by Rainer Beckmann

This seminar offers a historical exploration of Italian secular music in the 16th century, a period marked by significant musical innovation. We will contrast the lively, straightforward frottole of the early 1500s with the more expressive and refined madrigals of the century’s later decades. In addition, we will examine virtuosic instrumental works based on popular tunes (capricci) alongside pieces inspired by the polyphonic tradition of Franco-Flemish chansons (canzoni). The session will conclude with a selection of ensemble dances drawn from a range of sources, rounding out this rich musical journey.

All are welcome! SATB Recorders, A=440hz

Jun 9, 2026: Rounds Workshops

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:35 -0500

The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska will be streaming three on line Rounds Workshops for violins, violas, cellos, basses, soprano recorder, alto recorder, tenor recorder, and bass recorder.

The workshop will explore tunes from our Book of Rounds collection. It has 40 tunes in 13 keys from 12 countries. The lyrics for 27 tunes are included, with handy indexes to organize it all.

Jun 10, 2026: Rounds Workshops

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:35 -0500

Jun 13, 2026: In-Person Consort Studio Workshops (NJ)

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:51 -0500

Dates: One Saturday of the month, 1:00 – 5:00 P.M. w/ a 15-min. break

Nov. 8, 2025 Open for General Registration. A Taste of Things to Come

Jan. 10, 2026 Feb. 28, 2026 March 14, 2026 April 25, 2026

May 9, 2026 Workshop-Rehearsal June 13 Oct. 10 Nov. 14, 2026

To register, Visit https://hprecorder.org/events/2026-consort-studio/. For more information contact recorderdonna@gmail.com

Sep 26, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026: Fall Fipple Flute Forum

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:58 -0500

A Fun Filled Flauto-dolce Festival Fostering Friendship, Fugues, Fandangos and Flagrant Fits of Folderol!

Oct 10, 2026: In-Person Consort Studio Workshops (NJ)

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:51 -0500

Dates: One Saturday of the month, 1:00 – 5:00 P.M. w/ a 15-min. break

Nov. 8, 2025 Open for General Registration. A Taste of Things to Come

Jan. 10, 2026 Feb. 28, 2026 March 14, 2026 April 25, 2026

May 9, 2026 Workshop-Rehearsal June 13 Oct. 10 Nov. 14, 2026

To register, Visit https://hprecorder.org/events/2026-consort-studio/. For more information contact recorderdonna@gmail.com

Oct 25, 2026 - Oct 31, 2026: National Road Scholar Recorder/Early Music Workshop

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:47 -0500

Revel in the lyrical sounds of the recorder, viola da gamba and harpsichord as you share your musical gifts during a week-long intensive early music workshop. Enhance your skills in small classes taught by expert instructors with emphasis on improving technique and playing with ensembles. At Hidden Valley Music Seminars, An Institute of the Arts, in Carmel Valley, California, nestled amongst oak and buckeye trees below majestic hillsides, enjoy a serene and inspiring place for playing music.

This unique experience includes opportunities for daily early morning stretching and breathing, daily happy hour, locally sourced meals, free time for local exploration or playing, live faculty and student performances, and interaction with the local community.

The 2026 musical theme is Music from Spain and England from the Middle Ages on, as well as music of the New World and Netherlands. Specific class offerings differ by date and will be given out 6 weeks before the program begins.

Week #1 (Oct 25 - 31, 2026) Faculty: Letitia Berlin (recorder), Frances Blaker (recorder & orchestra), Lawrence Lipnik (recorder & viola da gamba), David Morris (viola da gamba), and Shira Kammen (early strings & repertoire).

Week #2 (November 1 - 7, 2026) Faculty: Letitia Berlin (recorder), Frances Blaker (recorder & orchestra), Lawrence Lipnik (recorder & viola da gamba), Mary Springfels (viola da gamba), and Alison Gangler (dulcian and shawm).

Nov 1, 2026 - Nov 7, 2026: National Road Scholar Recorder/Early Music Workshop

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:47 -0500

Nov 14, 2026: In-Person Consort Studio Workshops (NJ)

Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:51 -0500

Dates: One Saturday of the month, 1:00 – 5:00 P.M. w/ a 15-min. break

Nov. 8, 2025 Open for General Registration. A Taste of Things to Come

Jan. 10, 2026 Feb. 28, 2026 March 14, 2026 April 25, 2026

May 9, 2026 Workshop-Rehearsal June 13 Oct. 10 Nov. 14, 2026

To register, Visit https://hprecorder.org/events/2026-consort-studio/. For more information contact recorderdonna@gmail.com

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Jan 6, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026: Consort Class Online

Jan 7, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026: Consort Class Online

Mar 1, 2026 - Mar 6, 2026: Next Level Recorder Retreat

Mar 6, 2026: Alkemie presents "What's Your Sign?"

Mar 8, 2026: Alkemie presents "What's Your Sign?"

Mar 9, 2026 - Mar 9, 2027: Virtual Recorder Technique Class

Mar 10, 2026: Short Course: Spring Reset with Anne Timberlake

Mar 10, 2026: Ukrainian Tunes Workshop

Mar 13, 2026: Brandywine Chapter Meeting

Mar 14, 2026: In-Person Consort Studio Workshops (NJ)

Mar 14, 2026: New York Recorder Guild Meeting

Mar 14, 2026: The Barbary Coast Recorder Orchestra to Perform 15th Annual Concert "Moodscapes"

Mar 15, 2026: NAVRS Workshop with Anne Timberlake "High Times: The Recorder's Upper Register"

Mar 16, 2026: NAVRS Medieval Mondays

Mar 17, 2026: Short Course: Spring Reset with Anne Timberlake

Mar 21, 2026: NAVRS Playing Meeting with Annette Bauer "Happy Birthday, Johann Sebastian Bach!"

Mar 23, 2026: Online Seminar: Music by Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377)

Mar 24, 2026: Short Course: Spring Reset with Anne Timberlake

Mar 28, 2026: 2026 K-State Recorder Workshop

Mar 28, 2026: Central Coast Recorder Society Workshop

The Central Coast Recorder Society presents: Five Composers: Dufay, Byrd, Vizzana, Bach, and Blaker:

A Recorder Workshop with Tish Berlin and Frances Blaker

Apr 9, 2026: Free Recorder Masterclass in Recorder Music Composing and Arranging: Part 2

Apr 11, 2026: Triangle Recorder Society Spring Workshop

Apr 11, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026: Amherst Early Music's Spring Break Workshop

Apr 11, 2026: New York Recorder Guild Meeting

Apr 13, 2026: NAVRS Medieval Mondays

Apr 18, 2026: Rochester Recorder Spring Workshop

Apr 19, 2026: NAVRS Jazz Recorder Workshop with Tali Rubinstein

Apr 25, 2026: In-Person Consort Studio Workshops (NJ)

Apr 25, 2026: NAVRS April Playing Meeting with the Flanders Recorder Duo

May 2, 2026 - May 3, 2026: Phoenix Desert Pipes Workshop: Wide Is The Water

May 4, 2026: NAVRS Medieval Mondays

May 4, 2026: Online Seminar: A Century of Symmetry and Song (1430-1530) Part 2

May 5, 2026: French Fiddle Tunes for Two Workshop

May 9, 2026: In-Person Consort Studio Workshops (NJ)

May 9, 2026: New York Recorder Guild Meeting

May 15, 2026: Brandywine Chapter Meeting

May 16, 2026: ARS Chapter Rep Roundtable Meeting

Jun 8, 2026: Online Seminar: An Italian Journey: Madrigals, Dances, and Canzonas by Tromboncino, Ruffo, Maschera, Aleotti, and Mainerio

Jun 9, 2026: Rounds Workshops

Jun 10, 2026: Rounds Workshops

Jun 13, 2026: In-Person Consort Studio Workshops (NJ)

Sep 26, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026: Fall Fipple Flute Forum

Oct 10, 2026: In-Person Consort Studio Workshops (NJ)

Oct 25, 2026 - Oct 31, 2026: National Road Scholar Recorder/Early Music Workshop

Nov 1, 2026 - Nov 7, 2026: National Road Scholar Recorder/Early Music Workshop

Nov 14, 2026: In-Person Consort Studio Workshops (NJ)

The Central Coast Recorder Society presents:
Five Composers: Dufay, Byrd, Vizzana, Bach, and Blaker: