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"The Wirral Recorder Orchestra was founded in 1998 by Diane Barton, to encourage recorder players from all over the North West to play in an orchestral setting.

We generally perform two concerts per year in December and May.

The orchestra has nearly fifty members and its instrumentation includes sopranino, descant, treble, tenor, bass, great bass and contra bass recorders. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The Hampshire Recorder Sinfonia (HRS) is one of only four recorder orchestras regularly rehearsing and performing in the UK. It owes it's origins to The Old Town Hall Consort. The addition of basses, great bass and contrabass to this rather large ensemble (it was never a one-to-a-part consort) allowed it to develop into a fully fledged orchestra with instruments ranging from the tiny sopranino to the man-sized contrabass over six-feet tall. In recognition of this changed character, the name Hampshire Recorder Sinfonia was adopted in late 1995 and the HRS Committee established shortly afterwards. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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" The Society of Recorder Players was inaugurated on 7 October 1937 by Max and Stephanie Champion together with Carl Dolmetsch and Edgar Hunt. It was at first London based although there were groups meeting at all sorts of strange places around the country. After the War the branch system started and first off the ground was Manchester, when on 10 June 1947 Professor Ross Waller and Rev. F. F. Rigby met with about 50 enthusiastic players at Holly Royde College, an outpost of Manchester University Extra-mural Department. Ross Waller was elected President, Mr. Rigby chairman, Richard Hall Musical Director and Miss Edith Middleton was the first secretary. The first playing meeting was held at Holly Royde on 12 Sept.1947 So we are now 50 year's old, rather to our surprise we have to confess! In fact we are indebted to Miss Enid Hunt who mentioned in a recent letter that Bristol branch were celebrating their 50th birthday next February and that we had just beaten them to it. We thought that in default of a formal celebration a brief history of the branch might be of interest to members. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"In January 1981 the Manchester Recorder orchestra was founded by Dennis Bamforth, and this year we are Celebrating 25 years. Rehearsal is normally last saturday in each month (see members information page for details). Players are mainly from the Greater Manchester conurbation but as many as a fifth of the sixty plus players travel long distances to take part. The instrumentation of the group is 2 Sopraninos, 8 Descants, 12 Trebles, 12 Tenors, 12 Basses, 10 Great Basses and 6 Contra Basses. The descants, trebles and tenors are further divided into two sections each; basses are also divided occasionally. Each section has a principal, responsible for any solo work that comes along. Since 1982 the Orchestra has given regular public concerts. In 1986 we gave our first of the annual concerts at the Royal Northern College of Music. There is a policy of playing by invitation at various other venues. These have included concerts in Bradford, Buxton, Coventry, Stretford, Manchester Cathedral, Salvation Army Church at Sale, and for the Heptonstall Festival of Music. The orchestra also gives an annual concert in Stretford in St Matthew's Hall which is our rehearsal venue. Each year a further concert is given for a charitable fund. ... " 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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" 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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"The Los Angeles Recorder Orchestra is one of a growing number of recorder orchestras that have sprung up in Europe and around the United States in recent years. LARO was founded in the summer of 2004, and is made up of thirty-six recorder players from all around Southern California. The group plays compositions ranging from the Renaissance period to the 20th century, arranged for sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, bass, great bass, contrabass and sub great bass recorders. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Membership in the Southern California Recorder Society is open to all who are interested in playing recorders and other early instruments such as viols, krumhorns, shawms, sackbutts, and cornettos. The society is a chapter of the American Recorder Society, and holds monthly meetings from September through June. Dues also cover the coaching/mentoring sessions and a monthly newsletter. " 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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"Known for his stunning blend of dazzling virtuosity and colorful expressivity, Matthias Maute is recognized as one of the foremost recorder players of his generation, and has earned an international reputation for his formidable talents as a traverso player as well as a composer. In 1990, after finishing his studies in Freiburg and Utrecht with Baldrick Deerenberg and Marion Verbruggen, he was awarded first prize in the prestigious Musica Antiqua Competition in Bruges, Belgium. That same year his CD Les Barricades, which includes some of his own works, was released. Four years later, he won the Dutch Impresariat Chamber Music Competition with Trio Passagio. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The Guild is a society for recorder players and for all who enjoy recorder music.

The Victorian Recorder Guild is located in Victoria, Australia and many of its activities are based in Melbourne. " See website for more information. (ed.)

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"The Recorders and Early Music Union is a society of supporters of performance of classical and older music and dance, and recorder playing of all kinds. We promote the use of instruments, techniques and interpretation appropriate to the composer's culture.

We are based in Wellington, New Zealand. " See website for more information. (ed.)

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"The Sydney Society of Recorder Players was formed in 1956 to promote the playing of the recorder, and to foster interest in the musical repertoire of the instrument from medieval to modern times.

The Society provides opportunities for recorder players throughout Sydney and surrounding districts to meet and play the recorder. The Society supports other associations with similar aims. We sponsor the composition of original music for recorders.

There is a wide range of performance and competence on the recorder within the Society. Membership is open to all. " See website for more information. (ed.)

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"The Atlanta Recorder Society's mission is to promote recorder playing in the metro Atlanta area through information about upcoming events,opportunites for group playing, connecting recorder players in the area, concerts, workshops and other opportunities. " See 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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"Links to articles, lists, catalogues and databases concerning all aspects of the recorder worldwide. An ideal springboard for players, students, teachers, makers and researchers alike. " See website for more information. (ed.)

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"Tibia is the recorder duo of Letitia (Tish) Berlin and Frances Blaker. Tish and Frances live in Albany, California, where they work as free-lance recorder players and teachers. Frances studied recorder in Denmark and Holland, with Eva Legene and Marion Verbruggen. Tish studied piano performance in North Carolina with Inga Morgan, and early music performance practices at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Tish pursued private recorder study with Frances, Marion Verbruggen, and others. Tish and Frances are members of other groups as well: the Farallon Recorder Quartet, and Ensemble Vermillian (Frances with her cellist sister Barbara, Elisabeth Reed, viola da gamba, and Katherine Heater, harpsichord). Tish and Frances travel a large part of the year, performing and teaching at recorder workshops. Tish currently serves as president of the American Recorder Society, a membership organization serving the entire community of recorder players and lovers of the recorder. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The South Bay Recorder Society is one of many chapters of the American Recorder Society located nationwide. Located in San Jose, California, the organization is dedicated to the appreciation of a wonderful musical instrument called the recorder, which has been in existence for at least 800 years. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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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 Monterey Bay Recorder Society, founded in 1982, is a chapter of the American Recorder Society and an affiliate of the San Francisco Early Music Society.

Our interest is in the recorder and its music, with an emphasis on early music. Our purpose is to enjoy the social and musical pleasures of ensemble playing using recorder, krummhorns, viols, voices, harpsichord and other appropriate instruments. " See website for more information. (ed.)

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"The Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra was founded on the premise that joining with others to make music is a pleasurable and personally rewarding experience. Because of its relatively large size, the enthusiasm of its membership and its diverse activities, the MPRO has something to offer those who play early instruments at any level. An American Recorder Society Consort, it is responsive to the needs of its members, and, with their input, creates programs and sets musical priorities tailored to their requirements. Membership is open without audition to anyone who knows the basics of an early instrument and can read and play the music provided at meetings. " See website for more information. (ed.)

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"The East Bay Recorder Society is an association of recorder enthusiasts in the San Francisco Bay area. Recorder players from low intermediate to advanced levels are invited to join to play music together and to learn more about the recorder. Membership activities include the following:

• Monthly playing meetings September through June featuring professional conductors.
• • Music in advance upon request (additional fee)
  • Breakout sessions to rehearse selected piences with a conductor before joining the entire group.
• Monthly newsletter September through June
• Sponsored workshops, including a weekend in May at the Marin Headlands, featuring large group, special-interest and low-intermediate sessions with ten professional conductors
• Viols and soft double reeds also welcome
• Opportunities to perform before a supportive audience of chapter members at the Autumn Salon and Spring Members Recital.
• Members' directory, Twelfth Night Party and Summer Play-in and Picnic "

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"Vicki Boeckman is an acclaimed recorder virtuoso, freelance performing and recording artist, teacher of the recorder and related historical performance practices, a certified teacher of the F.M. Alexander Technique, and part-owner of the Danish-based company, Primavera Music Aps.

Ms. Boeckman was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She studied music and modern flute at California State University Northridge before moving to Copenhagen, Denmark in 1981. She graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen with a formal debut in 1987. Since her debut she has performed extensively in various chamber ensemble settings throughout the Scandinavian countries, USA, England, Scotland and northern Europe, and has recorded countless productions for Danish radio and television. As a soloist, Ms. Boeckman has appeared with several chamber orchestras in the USA and Scandinavia. She has recorded for the Danish labels Kontrapunkt, Paula and Primavera, and American Musical Heritage Society.

Vicki Boeckman teaches recorder and pedagogy at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen. She returns to the United States regularly to perform and teach masterclasses and workshops sponsored by several of the leading National Recorder Societies. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"For nearly seventy years The Society of Recorder Players has been stimulating interest and enjoyment in the art of recorder playing. " See website for more information. (ed.)

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"David, born and raised in the USA, graduated Summa cum Laude from the University of California at San Diego where he studied with flautist Bernhardt-Ambros Batschelet, composers Robert Erickson and Bernard Rands, harpsichordist Anthony Newman, conductor Thomas Nee and double bass player Bertram Turetzky (his advisor for musicology). After graduating David went to Paris where he continued his studies of Early Music interpretation with harpsichordist Antoine Geoffroy-Dechaume, a student of Early Music pioneer Arnold Dolmetsch, and then settled in Florence, Italy where, since 1979, he has taught Recorder at the Conservatorio Statale di Musica "Luigi Cherubini" in Florence, Italy." See website for more information. (ed.)

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