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“Activities:

• We play fortnightly at St. Peters Lutheran Church, 207 Davey St
• We have an Annual Concert, normally in Hobart
• We usually have one or two Weekend Workshops per year and recent instructors have been:
  • Anthony Roland-Jones (UK)
  • Robyn Mellor (Canberra)
  • Glyn Marillier (Perth)
  • Ruth Wilkinson (Melbourne)
  • David Bellugi (Italy)
  • Roy Sansom & Roxanne Layton (USA)
  • Colin Touchin (UK)
  • Drora Bruck (Israel)

  These are also Culinary extravaganzas (if you don't like the music, come for the food)“

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"Annette Bauer, a native of Germany, studied medieval and renaissance music at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Basel, Switzerland, specializing on recorder techniques with Conrad Steinmann (2001). She holds an MA in music from UC Santa Cruz (2004), and has been a student at the Ali Akbar College of Music in California since 1998, where she studies North Indian classical music on sarode, a stringed instrument. As a recorder player, Annette regularly performs with Baroque ensemble Les graces, Istanpitta medieval music ensemble, Farallon recorder consort, and has appeared at the Santa Cruz Baroque and the Carmel Bach Festivals, as well as with Texas Early Music Project, Chamber Music San Francisco, the Catacoustic Consort, and the California Bach Society. She has served on the recorder faculty for several of the San Francisco Early Music Society summer workshops, Amherst Early Music Festival, as well as for the Texas Fall Toot, and the San Francisco Orff Certification Course. Annette currently also teaches music at a K-8 school in Oakland, CA, and regularly conducts recorder workshops and classes in medieval notation in the San Francisco Bay Area. She plays Brazilian percussion with Maracatu Luta, and is the co-founder of Magic Carpet, a duo dedicated to the art of improvisation. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Since 1964, the Montreal Recorder Society (MRS), a non-profit organization, has been providing amateur musicians of all ages the opportunity to play music together under the leadership of professional musicians. " 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 Thames Valley Recorder Orchestra (TVRO) is the UK's newest recorder orchestra. It was set up in March 2007 by Anne Helmore, with Helen Hooker as Musical Director.

TVRO currently has around 20 members but is interested in recruiting more players. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Formed in 1995, the Society continues and extends the activities of the former West Australian Recorder Guild. The Society aims to:

• promote an interest in early music (pre-1800) played o­n all instruments, and all music for recorders, early to modern;
• encourage the study of the performance and interpretation of early music;
• stimulate community interest in, and appreciation of, recorder music and early music -- listening, playing and composing;
• promote fellowship and musicianship of players of all early instruments. ..."

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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 Canberra Recorder and Early Music Society is aimed at people of all ages and abilities in the Canberra region who share a love of this ancient instrument. We offer regular playing opportunities with those who are like-minded in an informal and social atmosphere, as well as workshops led by professional tutors. Members are encouraged to play in consorts or small groups, and to form links with other players in the Canberra region. Members are entitled to use of the CREMS music library. Twice a year CREMS participates in a weekend workshop in Bundanoon, in southern NSW, in conjunction with the Sydney Society of Recorder Players. ..."

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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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“Genevieve Lacey is acclaimed as a recorder virtuoso. She performs music spanning nine centuries with commanding passion. ..” 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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"Dorothee Oberlinger is one of the most amazing discoveries of recent years, an expressive virtuoso who - quite rightly - received numerous awards while still quite young. Today she is seen as one of the best recorder-players in the world. Her concerts have been received with enthusiasm by critics and audiences alike, earning her unanimous acclaim. Her CDs are regularly fêted as the best new issues on the market.

Dorothee Oberlinger has given solo recitals at festivals all over Europe, in America and Japan, for example at the Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, the Musikfestspiele Potsdam, the Settimane Musicale Stresa, the Nederlandse Oude-Musik-Network, the Festival de Musica Antigua Sajazarra, the Warsaw Beethoven Festival, the Europäische Musikfestwoche Passau, the Rheingau-Musikfestival, the Tage der Alten Musik Regensburg and the MDR-Musiksommer. Other venues in which she has played include the Wigmore Hall in London, the National Philharmonie in Warsaw, the Marianischer Saal in Lucerne, the Rosée Theater in Fuji and the Philharmonie in Cologne.

She has been the guest soloist with leading international Baroque ensembles such as London Baroque and Musica Antiqua Köln directed by Reinhard Goebel, and she also plays regularly with modern symphony orchestras such as the WDR-Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester and the Detmolder Kammerorchester. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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" The Flanders Recorder Quartet wonderful enthusiasm and virtuosity of Bart Spanhove, Tom Beets, Joris van Goethem and Paul van Loey is more than sufficient to convince international audiences of the limitless possibilities and sheer beauty of their instrument. Jubilant critiques following CD releases and live performances attest to the success of their daring and unique programming. The four members of the FRQ are regularly lauded for their crystal clear ensemble playing, their seemingly effortless virtuosity and their expressive interpretation. ... " Visit 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 North East Recorder Orchestra (NERCO) was formed in January 2004 to enable recorder players in the North East of England to rehearse and perform some of the quite large repertoire that is now available for recorder orchestras. At present it has some 30 members and involves the full range of recorders from sopranino down to contrabass.

Meetings are normally held on the 4th Saturday in each month (no meeting in August) in the Hall of Christchurch, Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne (directions), from 10am to 1pm . This is the same venue as used by the Newcastle Society of Recorder Players. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Based in South East England, the Berkshire Recorder Consort (BRC) was formed early in 1979. Our repertoire ranges from Early Music to contemporary composers encompassing a wide range of musical styles.

The members are local amateur musicians who aim to perform to a high standard whilst enjoying a friendly, social group.

Seven different recorders are currently used. The smallest is the tiny Garklein, descending in pitch and growing in size are the Sopranino, Descant, Treble, Tenor, Bass and Great Bass. In addition to recorders, the group features a variety of contemporary and period instruments in their interpretation of early music.

Voice, percussion, traditional folk instruments and improvisation all combine to give the BRC a unique style. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Born in 1983 in Rio de Janeiro, Inês d’Avena attended as a four-year-old her first music class with Luiz Carlos Csekö and on the next year began to take recorder lessons regularly with Cláudia Ernst Dias and Tina Pereira, having participated in concerts in Rio and Brasília with the group “Os Flautistas da Pró-Arte”. Also studied piano from 1991 until 1994 with Elza Usurpator Schachter.

With fourteen began to participate in early music festivals both in her native Brazil – Juiz de Fora, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, and abroad – the X Boston Early Music Festival & Exhibition and the XIII Baroque Academy of the Amherst Early Music Festival.

In such occasions worked with Gwénaël Bihan, Hans-Joachim Fuss, Cléa Galhano, Geert van Gele, Pierre Hamon, Dan Laurin, Marion Verbruggen, Reine-Marie Verhagen, having chamber music lessons with Francisco Gato, Edmundo Hora and Homero de Magalhães Filho and participating in baroque orchestra projects with Manfred Kraemer and Sigiswald Kuijken.

In 2001, after being accepted in many European conservatories, amongst which the Civica Scuola di Milano, Rotterdams Conservatorium, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis and Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague, decided for the latter, having concluded in May 2005 the Bachelor Degree in Music under the orientation of Reine-Marie Verhagen. Also in the same year, finished the teaching diploma (Muziekpedagogiek), with the juri’s compliments on working with young musicians.

In 2003 performed Hans Werner Henze’s Pollicino with the Nationale Reisopera and participated in the Steve Reich Festival performing at the most important music halls in Holland. In 2004 took part of the Fringe program of the Holland Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht and performed also at the Soloists of the Koninklijk Conservatorium Concert at the Chateau de Chimay during the 5th International Baroque Singing Competition in Chimay (Belgium). In 2005 performed as soloist at the opening concert of a series of concerts at the Anton Philipzaal in cooperation with the Koninklijk Conservatorium.

Performed A. Campra’s L’Europe Galante with the 12e Académie Baroque Européenne d'Ambronay, under the direction of William Christie.

Currently working on the Master’s Degree at the Koninklijk Conservatorium, under the orientation of Sébastien Marq. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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Recorder Consort established in 2003. Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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“Racheal Cogan is a recorder player who has worked extensively in modal music forms around the world. She completed her BMus (Hons) degree at Monash University in 2005 with a thesis on Sufism and Persian classical music. Since July 2005 she has been based in Sydney, where she performs in duo with percussionist Tony Lewis, freelances as a recorder player, teaches, and composes. She is currently performing as a musician in the new Cirque du Soleil resident show in Macau, Zaia ..“ Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Alfred Zachertz received his first recorder lessons in his hometown Limbach-Oberfrohna. Aged nine, he learned to play the violin. After having studied the viola at the Hochschule für Musik Leipzig with Professor Arnold Matz, he was engaged as solo violist at the state orchestra Leipzig. During this period, through studies with Gudrun Berger, Zachertz could distinguish himself on the recorder, thus making it his main instrument. During the last years his range of instruments was extended by Praetorius instruments such as loud altoregister, crooked horn and chamois-horn. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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“Flautando Köln was founded in 1990. We, Katharina Hess, Susanne Hochscheid, Ursula Thelen und Kerstin de Witt, received our artistic education a.o. in Amsterdam, Hamburg and Cologne and passed our respective examinations with distinction.

Since our founding, Flautando Köln performs nationally and internationally and we have also produced several recordings for national radio (i.e. WDR, SWF, Radio Bremen, DLF, Saarländischer Rundfunk).

With our broad musical repertoire from middle age to modern music and our interesting range of instruments and musical programmes, Flautando Köln are regular participants at well known festivals across Europe, like a.o. Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Times of Ancient Music Festival in Berlin and Herne, Music Festival Dresden, International Music Exhibition in London, Music Festival Middle-Europe in the Czech Republic, Festival Tirana Autumn in Albania, Festival of Ancient Music in Switzerland and at the Porto Series in Portugal.. .“ Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Biography: Kay Hettich BA in Music, Princeton University MA in Music, University of California, Berkeley Conservatory diploma in piano. (The school no longer exists, although its affiliate still does. I usually omit the school name.) Kay has coached recorder ensembles--including mixed ensembles of voice, instruments, and recorders--since 1994. She has directed the Redding Chapter of the American Recorder Society since 2005. Kay was an ARS Scholarship recipient in 1994 and 2006. She attended San Francisco Early Music Society summer workshops in 1994, 2006, and 2008. She has received lessons and coaching from Judy Linsenberg, Annette Bauer, Frances Blaker, and Marion Verbruggen. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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“Rodney Waterman is a performer, teacher and composer who specialises in the recorder. He studied with Kees Boeke in Italy and Holland in the mid-1980s. His repertoire is eclectic, including early, folk and contemporary and Brazilian music, with a particular interest in improvised music. He has performed and tutored widely in Australia and New Zealand including numerous major Festivals. ..“ Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The society was founded in 1953 as an offshoot of the Adult Education Centre in Auckland, until in the mid 1960's it became an independant entity.Since then the society has matured and now has members of all ages and abilities throughout New Zealand.

OUR AIMS ARE

• To provide opportunities for recorder players to meet for playing

• To encourage recorder consorts

• To provide a library of music

• To improve the standard of recorder playing and encourage the authentic interpretation of recorder music

• To inform people about concerts, music schools and other events of interest

• To keep in contact with recorder players both in New Zealand and overseas "
  
  
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