The Society of Recorder Players

President: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies CBE
Registered Charity No. 282751
Scottish Registered Charity No. SC038422

Since 1937 The Society of Recorder Players has been
stimulating interest and enjoyment in the art of recorder playing

Concerts & Recitals of interest to Recorder Players

Do let us have information about any concerts or recitals you think might be of interest.
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Aug 2010 | Sep 2010 | Oct 2010 | Nov 2010 | Dec 2010 | Jan 2011


August 2010

Tuesday 17th August, 7.30pm
St Edmund's Church, Dolton, North Devon
The Greenwood Consort - Mark Bennet (Baritone & Recorder), Ian Hiscock (Piano & Organ)
The Evening Road which takes us through the splendour of the long-shadowed English summer evening and then afield, to lullaby time in Scotland, folksong in France, romantic serenades in Germany and Moravia, then a last, wild dance in Hungary before being guided back by old Nod the Shepherd as the light finally fades
Retiring collection in aid of church funds
Flier (PDF)


September 2010

Wednesday 1st September 2010, 1pm
St Olave's, Hart Street, LONDON, EC3R 7NB
Jill Kemp and Aleksander Szram
Works for recorder and piano, including sonatinas by York Bowen, Malcolm Arnold and Gordon Jacob. The recital also includes pieces by Bach and Telemann.
Free entry.
More information: www.jillkemp.com

Wednesday 1st September 2010, 7.30pm
St Mary's Perivale, Perivale Lane, Perivale, UB6 8SS
Jill Kemp and the Brodowski Quartet
Programme: Vivaldi - Concerto in C, RV 443; Arnold - Fantasy for recorder and string quartet; Jacob - Suite for recorder and string quartet
Free entry.
More information: www.jillkemp.com


October 2010

Friday 1st October 2010, 6pm
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H 0HE
Jill Kemp and Aleksander Szram
Part of the National Portrait Gallery's 'Late Shift' series.
The programme will include works by Bach, Sammartini, Hirose, Bowen, Rubbra and Sarasate.
Free entry.
More information:
www.jillkemp.com


November 2010

Saturday November 20th 2010 at 7.30pm
Bunyan Baptist Church, Stevenage (Old Town) SG1 3PY
Peregrine Recorder Orchestra Conducted by Ian Farquhar and Evelyn Nallen
In aid of Operation Christmas Child
Variety of music yet to be finalised.
Tickets £5 with £3 concessions available nearer the time.
Shoe boxes of gifts for desperate children accepted at the concert.


December 2010

Monday 6 December 2010, 7.30pm
Cadogan Hall, Chelsea
RICHARD THOMPSON with Philip Pickett & Musicians of the Globe
"Nutmeg and Ginger" is a programme of spicy ballads, folk songs and dances from Shakespeare's London which explores an eclectic mix of Elizabethan popular music from London's taverns, streets, coffee houses and private rooms, with a host of unusual instruments including violin, rebec, recorder, cittern, bandora, early guitar, viol and lute.
Tickets: £35, £25 £10 + bkg fee
Book: 020 7730 4500 or go to www.cadoganhall.com


January 2011