The Society of Recorder Players

President: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies CBE
Registered Charity No. 282751
Scottish Registered Charity No. SC038422
For nearly seventy years The Society of Recorder Players has been
stimulating interest and enjoyment in the art of recorder playing.
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Concerts & Recitals of interest to Recorder Players

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Oct 2008 | Nov 2008 | Dec 2008 | Jan 2009 | Feb 2009 | Mar 2009 | Apr 2009 |


October 2008

Friday 3rd October 2008 6 - 7.30pm
Balerno Parish Church
, Johnsburn  Road. (Nr Edinburgh - click for map)
Part of the Balerno Music Festival.
Consortium5 - Website: http://www.consortium5.com/
Tickets: £7.50 per person.
Website: www.balernomusicfestival.org.uk
We are also running a workshop in the  afternoon from 2 - 4pm. 

Saturday 4th October 2008, 7.30pm
St Mary’s Church, St. Marychurch Street, Rotherhithe, London SE16 4JE
Clapham Omnibus (recorder consort): Sheila Richards, Joanna Brown, Ros Fox, Harriet Oliver and Catherine Jennaway
Further Information: www.forumconcert.co.uk/Rotherhithe/index.htm
Tickets: http://www.forumconcert.co.uk/Rotherhithe/tickets.htm

Sunday 5th October 2008, 2.00 p.m. 
Reid Concert Hall
, Bristol Square, Edinburgh EH8 9AL 
The Scottish Recorder Orchestra with the Dortmund Recorder Consort 
Further information: www.sro.org.uk 
Tickets: £6 adults, £2 children - at the door. 

Saturday 11th October 2008, 6.30 pm
Hamilton Memorial URC, Claughton village, Birkenhead, Wirral
, CH43 8TG  
pOLyPhoNiCA Recorder Trio (Simone Curley, Michael Piraner, Grace Barton) 
This professional recorder trio presents a programme of varied repertoire exploring virtuosic technique from medieval times to the 21st century
Tickets - Adults £6 (Concessions £5)
Further details or to purchase tickets in advance please

Thursday 16th. October, 7.15pm
Lovekyn Chapel, Kingston Grammar School, opposite main school building, London Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 6PY
'Raise, Raise the voice' - a concert of 18th.-century songs, cantatas and sonatas to be given by young professional recent graduates.
Tickets are available on the door or in advance, costing £8, £6 concessions or free for children aged 16 or under
Enquiries: 020 8941 4917
All concerts use copies of original instruments and are given in a friendly, informal manner, with opportunities to talk to the musicians.


November 2008

Thursday 13th. November, 7.15pm
Lovekyn Chapel, Kingston Grammar School, opposite main school building, London Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 6PY
'Down to the Greenwood must we go': Renaissance songs, madrigals and dances together with one or two more recent pieces re-arranged for Lute and Flute; to be given by
Stephen Carpenter and William Summers.
Tickets are available on the door or in advance, costing £8, $6 [concessions] or £0 [children aged 16 or under]
Enquiries: 020 8941 4917
All concerts use copies of original instruments and are given in a friendly, informal manner, with opportunities to talk to the musicians.

Sunday 16th November 2008, 4.00 - 5.30pm
Moek/SRP Solo Recorder Competition Recital

Further Details.

Wednesday 26th November, 7.30pm
St. Philips  Church, Waterloo Road, Maidstone
Kent Branch, SRP
Joint concert with Kent Youth Recorders and Kent Schools Recorder  Orchestra.
Entry free, leaving collection. 

Saturday 29th November 2008, 7.30pm 
Southampton Guildhall   
Handel – Theodora
   (rarely heard!)
Southampton Philharmonic Choir  THE HANOVER BAND  David Gibson (conductor) 
Soloists: Erica Eloff (soprano), Carolyn Dobbin (mezzo-soprano), James Laing (countertenor), Joseph Cornwell (tenor) and Wyn Pencarreg (bass) 
Further information - Southampton Philharmonic Choir Website

Sunday 30th November 8.00pm
Riverhouse Arts Centre
, Manor Road Walton on Thames KT12 
Duo Ricercare: Andrew Collis Recorders Graham Roberts Guitar 
Music by Telemann Debussy Hirose Machado Krahmer 
Tickets £12.00 (£10.00)
Box Office:01932 253354 


December 2008

Thursday 4th. December, 7.15pm
Lovekyn Chapel, Kingston Grammar School, opposite main school building, London Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 6PY
'Stella Splendens - Bright Star on the Mountain'. Medieval music for Christmas to be given by
The Bardos Band, including Soprano, Fiddle and Harp.
Tickets are available on the door or in advance, costing £8, £6 [concessions] or £0 [children aged 16 or under]
Enquiries: 020 8941 4917
All concerts use copies of original instruments and are given in a friendly, informal manner, with opportunities to talk to the musicians.


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February 2009


March 2009

Saturday 21st March 2009, 7.30pm
St Matthew's Church
, Wigmore, Rainham, Kent ME8 0NS
Consortium 5 a recorder quintet (of international standard) who play pieces from across 5 centuries.
Tickets are £7.00
Part of the St Matthew's Community Concert Programme, a not for profit series to bring London Quality at local prices to the people of Rainham.
If there is sufficient interest Consortium 5 will run a recorder workshop on the afternoon of the event.   
Ticket Office 01634 372508, , or 42 The Goldings, Rainham, Kent ME8 0AX 

 April 2009