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"Giorgio Matteoli is the President of Early Music Italia Association, founder of the ROmaMusicanticA Early Music Festival as well as leader of FESTA RUSTCA italian baroque ensemble; gratuated in cello, recorder, chamber music; with a degree in Music History at Rome “La Sapienza” University is now teacher of recorder at L’Aquila conservatoire. After performing with his own instruments on Baroque repertoire, he worked with several ensembles, concert institutions and Italian and foreign theatres both as a cello player (obbligato and continuo), and recorder solo player, he was also involved in several recordings, including radio and received several positive feedbacks from national and international music critics. He is the founder of Festa Rustica ensemble (see Festa Rustica curriculum) and of ROmaMusicanticA recorder quartet ensemble, thanks to the contribution of young talented flute players presents a wide program from late Renaissance to Baroque, up to Classicism, all adapted on timber and execution of different recorders and ensembles. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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“The North Queensland Recorder Society was established in 1995 to bring together all recorder players in the Townsville and wider North Queensland region for skills development (through workshops, etc) and social playing.

Its large-group activities have settled into a pattern of about four 'Playdays' - themed Sunday afternoon playing sessions - each year plus an annual weekend residential workshop with an out-of-town tutor. Guest tutors for the workshops have included Zana Clarke, Genevieve Lacey, Peter Madge, Jessica Shaw, Rodney Waterman and Ruth Wilkinson.

The society also encourages formation of amateur consorts, maintains a library of recorder music, and produces a newsletter. Individual members of the Society appear with performing groups such as “The Telemann Ensemble”  which feature recorders.” Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Originally from Israel, now based in New York, recorder player Daphna Mor began her music studies at the age of eight. Ms. Mor has been seen in performances throughout Europe, Israel and the United States both as a soloist and as ensemble/band member. Awards and performances include solo recitals in Germany, Croatia and Switzerland; Orchestra member with the New York Philharmonic (Alan Gilbert, Conductor) and with City Opera, Lincoln Center, NY; Solo recital at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts and Trinity Church, New York; Soloist with The New York Collegium, (Andrew Parrot, conductor); Guest Appearances with Piffaro- the Renaissance Band, Monteverdi Vespers with Washington Bach Ensemble (Harry Christophers-conductor); First Prize in the Settimane Musicali de Lugano Solo Competition; Twice the winner of the Boston Conservatory Concerto Competition 1996, 2000, Boston; As a band member In World Music, Ms. Mor has appeared on prestigious stages as Summer Stage-Central Park ,NY; Teatro Manzoni, Milano; Gesteig, Munich; and in festivals and halls all over the United States, Canada, Poland, Germany, Slovenia, Austria, Greece, Italy, Spain and Israel. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Kathryn Bennetts and Peter Bowman have performed throughout the UK, in Germany, Norway, Estonia and the United States and have broadcast for TVS, Classic FM, BBC Radio 3, Lyric FM Dublin, Radio Netherlands and Deutschland Radio.

In 1998 "The Quarter Tone Recorder Manual" (Edition Moeck No. 2084) was published. The Quarter Tone Recorder Manual is an introduction to quarter-tonality on the recorder through a series of graded studies and compositions written by Bennetts and Bowman in collaboration with composer Donald Bousted.

Their CD recording of Bousted's A Journey Among Travellers and their most recent CD, Flights of Fancy, have received wide critical acclaim." Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The American Recorder Society was founded in 1939 to enable recorder players to meet, improve their playing skills, and publish editions of recorder music. In 1999, the Society celebrated six decades of service to its constituents.

Today there are ARS members throughout the U.S., Canada, and 30 countries around the world, representing professional and amateur players, consorts and recorder orchestras, teachers, students, composers, workshop organizers, and those who make, repair, or sell recorders. Active ARS chapters exist all over North America. " See website for more information. (ed.)

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"The National Youth Recorder Orchestra gave its inaugural concert in June 2002 with 60 auditioned young players from the British Isles under the batons of Dennis Bamforth, Colin Martin and Colin Touchin. The Society of Recorder Players, at the suggestion of Colin Touchin, launched the Orchestra with the help of a legacy from the late Arthur Ingram, a former Treasurer of the Society. This organisation celebrated its 65th birthday in 2002, and continues to exist to promote the instrument and its repertoire. The National Youth Recorder Orchestras are promoted by the society to demonstrate the highest quality of youth orchestral performance and its equivalence to other national instrumental youth orchestras.

Since 2002 NYRO courses have taken place every year with concerts given in London, Kendal, Street (Somerset) and The Sage, Gateshead with the standard of auditioned players rising, and the repertoire performed including both original compositions and arrangements. During the weeklong intensive course, players have the opportunity to benefit from expert tuition covering all aspects of technique and interpretation during sectional and orchestral rehearsal, from the conductors and music tutors.

With the ensemble standard rising, in 2005 the orchestra expanded into two ensembles: a training orchestra (NYTRO) was established to feed directly into NYRO. In 2006, the orchestra was branded with a new logo as the National Youth Recorder Orchestras, incorporating both the National Youth Recorder Orchestra and the National Youth Training Recorder Orchestra. In 2007, Blockwork was formed: a new one-to-a-part ensemble by invitation only. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Francesca Thompson has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician with many distinguished groups, including The Bach Players, the Fitzwilliam Quartet and the Endymion Ensemble, the last of whom she performed and recorded with for the BBC Proms. She has performed in Cadogan Hall, the Purcell Room, on Dutch, German, Polish and Swiss radio, on BBC Radio 3 and 4, in Amsterdam’s Bachzaal, at Krakow Early Music Festival, Davos Festival in Switzerland, Amherst Early Music Festival in the U.S.A., the London Handel Festival and St. James, Piccadilly, and as a soloist with the festival orchestra of the Internationale Bachakademie at the Europaisches Musikfest Stuttgart. This summer she was invited to perform an evening of concertos with members of Capella Cracoviensis at the ‘Music in Ancient Krakow’ Festival in Poland, which was received with great critical acclaim.

With her chamber ensemble La Follia, Francesca has performed throughout the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands, including engagements at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, the London Handel Festival, the Utrecht Early Music Festival Fringe, Musica Antiqua Festival in Brugge, and the Telemann Festtage in Magdeburg, Germany. The group won the 2004 Century Early Music Prize, and were prize winners in the Internationale Telemann –Wettbewerb 2007. The group has also appeared several times on BBC Radio 3’s live In Tune programme and at the prestigious Early Music Network Showcase 2006. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The Dortmund Recorder Consort (DORC) was formed in 1994 as a result of a course on recorder ensemble playing held by Dietrich Schnabel during the First Dortmund Sacred Music Week. Now, the DORC is the largest recorder orchestra, that rehearses and performs regularly in Germany.

The DORC consists of some 50 enthusiastic and experienced recorder players of all ages, from 12 to 75 years, playing instruments ranging in size from the 6-inches Garklein to the 6-foot Contrabass in F (called "Subbass" in Germany). The instrumentation of the DORC consists of up to about 20 great basses in C, 15 contrabasses in F and two contrabasses in C, which gives a rich and beautiful sound. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Recorder players, at all levels, are welcome to play at our monthly meetings; please bring your own music stand. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"One of the leading exponents of the recorder in the United States, Judith Linsenberg has been hailed for her “virtuosity” (Washington Post), “expressivity” (Seattle Post-Intelligencer), "fearless playing" (SF Classical Voice), and combination of “masterly control with risk-taking spontaneity” (Early Music). She has performed extensively throughout the US and Europe, including solo appearances at the Hollywood Bowl and Lincoln Center; and has been featured with such leading American ensembles as the San Francisco Symphony, the San Francisco Opera Center, the Los Angeles Opera, the LA Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, American Bach Soloists, the Portland, Seattle, and Los Angeles Baroque Orchestras, the Bach Festival of Philadelphia, the Oregon and Carmel Bach Festivals, Musica Sacra of New York, Musica Angelica of Los Angeles, and others. She is the winner of national performance awards, and has premiered several pieces for the recorder, including a new work commissioned by her and, in March 2002 in Los Angeles, the US premiere of Vivaldi's recorder concerto, RV 312R.

Ms. Linsenberg is the director of the Baroque ensemble, Musica Pacifica, whose performances and seven recordings on the Virgin Classics and Dorian labels have received international acclaim ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Nina Stern is one of North America’s leading performers of the recorder and classical clarinet. In recent years she is also hailed as an innovator in teaching school-age children to be fine young musicians. A native New Yorker, Ms. Stern studied with Jeanette van Wingerden and Hans-Rudolf Stalder at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, Switzerland, where she received a Soloist’s Degree. From Basel, she moved to Milan, Italy where she was offered a teaching position at the Civica Scuola di Musica. Ms. Stern performs regularly as soloist or principal player with prestigious ensembles such as The New York Philharmonic, New York City Opera, The New York Collegium, Concert Royal, Philharmonia Baroque, Sinfonia NY, American Classical Orchestra and Boston Baroque, She has also appeared as principal player with Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, L’Orchestra della Scala (Milan), I Solisti Veneti, Hesperion XX and Tafelmusik. Her numerous festival and concert series appearances have included performances under leading conductors such as Loren Maazel, Kurt Masur, Christopher Hogwood, Trevor Pinnock, Claudio Scimone, Jane Glover, Bruno Weil, Ton Koopman, Andrew Parrot and Jordi Savall. She has recorded for Erato, Harmonia Mundi, Sony Classics, Newport Classics, Wildboar, Telarc and Smithsonian labels. Nina Stern’s latest projects include performances of traditional music of Eastern Europe and The Middle East. She recently released an album of world music entitled “East of the River”.

Ms. Stern is currently on the faculty of the Mannes College of Music where she directed the Historical Performance Program from 1989 to 1996. She has taught at the Five Colleges in Western Massachusetts and was twice a Visiting Professor at Oberlin Conservatory. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The New Amsterdam Recorder Trio (NewART) performs medieval, renaissance, baroque and modern music, as well as arrangements of traditional/world music, and their collection of instruments numbers more than two dozen recorders from makers around the world. In its short lifetime, the trio has developed an extremely eager and devoted following, appearing in performances throughout the New York tri-state area, including concerts with the world-renowned Flanders Recorder Quartet in both 2003 and 2004. The ensemble received very strong recommendations in the 2003 Concert Artists Guild competition, and their concerts have gained both local and national acclaim. A demo CD recorded in October 2002 has been enthusiastically received by listeners. In 2004 they were featured in the inaugural New York Early Music Celebration, and appeared in concert at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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“Recorder Player Ronald Moelker has performed at major European Music Festivals such as the ECM Festival in Heraklion and the Festivals for Early Music in Utrecht, Brugge, Skara, Basel and St. Petersburg. He won several prizes and received awards at the Van Wassenaer Competition (First Prize) and The Early Music Festival in Brugge.

He moves easily and seamlessly between different musical genres. He unites a large number of styles and timbres and proves that the boundaries of what is possible with a recorder have not yet been reached.

In addition to his work in the area of Early Music, he performs modern compositions and improvisations, including his own work, utilising Live Electronics, Tibetan Bowls and Percussion. Concert tours in Europe, Russia and Brazil are on the program for 2012 and 2013.

He has produced 11 cd’s as a recorder soloist, with Super Librum, the Lacrimae Ensemble and the Bassano Quartet.

Ronald Moelker studied recorder at the Conservatory in Rotterdam and at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague. ”

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"The Seattle Recorder Society welcomes recorder and viol players and other early musicians (both new players and experienced) to attend monthly meetings for group playing, performances by local artists, refreshments, and conversation. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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The Rio Grande Recorders are a  group of music enthusiasts in the Las Cruces, NM and El Paso, TX areas, who get together several times a month to play a wide variety of music. Our main meeting is o­n the second Thursday of every month at Good Samaritan Village in Las Cruces—entrance o­n Buena Vida—from 7:00-9:00 PM.

We are a chapter of the American Recorder Society .  Performances include music from the renaissance and baroque periods, as well as a variety of other music.

Chapter activities include:

• Semi-monthly meetings/rehearsals, where we play music including rennaissance, baroque, and a variety of other types of music.
• Concerts throughout the year, including performances at the Good Samaritan Society and Las Cruces RenFaire in November. 
  
• Bi-annual week-end early music workshop for recorders and violas de gamba, featuring classes from professional, nationally-known musicians.

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"The Sacramento Recorder Society is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. It is a chapter of the American Recorder Society and an affiliate of the San Francisco Early Music Society. We welcome recorder players of all ages and abilities as well as players of other early music instruments such as lutes, viols, sackbuts, shawms, curtals, krummhorns, and percussion. Beginners are urged to study privately to learn fingerings and become comfortable reading music before joining the recorder orchestra.

We meet monthly September through June, from 6:45-10:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month, at the Friends Meeting House, 890 57th St., between H and J. Most of our meetings are conducted by a professional early music specialist who teaches recorder technique and relevant music history and theory while exploring music of many eras.

Many of our members also play in smaller groups in members' homes during the rest of the month, and these consorts are encouraged to play at our June concert. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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" The London Recorder Orchestra usually has 30-40 members but always welcomes new players. Prospective members should have a good standard of playing and sight-reading and be prepared to play any of the usual sizes of recorder (descant, treble, tenor or bass) as required. Players of larger instruments (great bass and contrabass recorders) are particularly welcome. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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“We are best described as a recorder ensemble, although we sometimes bring along other instruments such as dulcians, crumhorns, and drums. Our group includes members of all skill levels from beginners to professionals. We play music from a wide variety of genres, from renaissance dances to tin pan alley. Most of the music we play is from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Our monthly meetings consist of reading through music, so if you are a little rusty at sight reading, then contact Richard so that you can get ahold of next month's music before the meeting. If you have several instruments there is always the opportunity to switch parts between pieces.  ..“

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"One of the most outstanding and versatile recorder artists to have come forth in Israel in recent years :

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"Piers Adams trained initially as an astrophysicist before turning professionally to the recorder at the age of 21. A series of prizes and awards - including first prize in the inaugural Moeck International Recorder Competition (1985) - led to debuts in the premier London venues, and launched his busy international solo career. He has given recitals in most of the major UK festivals and concert halls (including eight to date in the Wigmore Hall) and in most European countries, as well as visits to USA, Canada, Russia and the Far East. He has been invited to perform concertos with, amongst others, the BBC Symphony and Concert Orchestras, the Philharmonia, the Academy of Ancient Music, the English Sinfonia, the City of London Sinfonia, London Musici and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and has made many CD recordings, reflecting his wide musical tastes. He can frequently be heard on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM, both through his recordings and live concert broadcasts, and has appeared on television in many countries - including BBC's Pebble Mill, Blue Peter and Newsround. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The orchestra (founded in 2002) currently has about 50 members in sections playing sopranino, descant, treble, tenor, bass, great bass and contrabass recorders. New members are welcome. A good standard of playing and sight-reading is necessary, but auditions are not held. If you are in doubt, come and see how you fit in. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"ERTA ITALIA is an association of recorder teachers of all levels, open to students of all ages and abilities, to manufacturers of instruments, composers and performers and anyone who supports the purposes and intent of the association. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Eileen was born in Bristol, UK, and started playing recorder and cello at the age of seven. Music was always central to everything, even at that age. She was soon principal cellist of local school and youth orchestras, and was fortunate to find the Bristol Youth Recorder Group at an early age. After A levels, she went on to study for a music degree at Cardiff University, where she had cello lessons with George Isaac, an inspiring teacher and wonderful player.

After her first music degree, Eileen studied the recorder and early music practice in the Netherlands from 1976, with Ku Ebbinge, Ricardo Kanji, Frans Bruggen and Wim ten Have. She lived and worked there until 1988, when she moved to Aberystwyth, Wales. There she taught at the University, as well as teaching in local Carmarthenshire schools.

She lived, performed and taught in Wales and then Iceland where she was principal cellist of the North Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, as well as recorder and cello teacher. Whilst in Iceland, she also set up a Baroque ensemble with other local musicians, and gave national workshops on Baroque style.

Currently Eileen lives in Scotland, where she performs with the Baroque group, Banquet of Musick, and the recorder ensemble Flauti Animati Scotica. She also conducts the Scottish Recorder Orchestra.She also conducts the Scottish Recorder Orchestra, as well as many other groups, including a new orchestra, Recorders Incorporated.

Eileen teaches on recorder and viol courses around Europe. These include the Easter Early Music course, the Recorder and Viol course in Ireland, and the Recorder Summer School, of which she is a director. These involve coaching adults, conducting groups, and performing with colleagues. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Fontanella is the UK's leading professional recorder ensemble, featuring five of the country's most talented and respected recorder players. Their distinctive line-up combines a friendly and charismatic stage presence with the finest musicianship, offering something to everyone from the general music lover to the most seasoned early music enthusiast. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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