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.

Branches

 

 

 

WEALD OF KENT

 Musical Director

Peter Bowman
Lecturer in music and teacher of recorder at
Canterbury Christ Church University College

Branch Secretary Mike Wilkinson
121 London Road, Sevenoaks, Kent. TN13 1BH
01732 456997 E-mail:
Meetings In the Wallis Room, St. Andrews Church, Paddock Wood,
Tonbridge, TN12 6DZ (click for map)
On the third Saturday of the month. usually from 2:30 to 5:30 pm,
unless otherwise shown below.


Programme for 2009 - 2010

19th September 2009
2.30 - 5.30 pm

Peter Bowman conducting, plus Branch AGM. Peter will explain the approach he plans to take as Musical Director to promote the musical development of the Branch and help members to improve their playing techniques and get the best from their instruments.

17th October 2009
2.30 - 5.30 pm

Further practice of pieces recommended by Peter Bowman for the Branch.
This meeting will be held at the Weald of Kent Grammar School for Girls, Tudeley Lane, Tonbridge TN9 2JP (click for map)

21st November 2009
2.30 - 5.30 pm

Anthony Purnell will be our guest conductor. Anthony has been teaching recorder for over thirty years and is a musician with wide-ranging interests. He plays medieval and renaissance music with the group Cancionero but is equally at home teaching electric keyboard and jazz piano. His compositions for recorder reflect these eclectic tastes.

19th December 2009
10 am - 1 pm

Music for Christmas – choose your favourites. This is a morning meeting. Please bring a savoury or sweet contribution to share for a festive lunch.

23rd January 2010
2.30 - 5.30 pm

Peter Bowman conducting

20th February 2010
2.30 - 5.30 pm

Jackey Birch from SRP South London Branch and County Co-ordinator for recorder for Surrey County Council will be our visiting conductor

20th March 2010
2.30 - 5.30 pm

Stephanie Chambers, early music specialist, makes another return visit as guest conductor.

17th April 2010
2.30 - 5.30 pm

Peter Bowman conducting

22nd May 2010
2.30 - 5.30 pm

Further practice of pieces recommended by Peter Bowman for the Branch

19th June 2010
2.30 - 5.30 pm

Peter Bowman conducting

10th July 2010

Playing Day organised jointly with SRP Kent Branch and Dunorlan Recorders. To be held at the Weald of Kent Grammar School for Girls, Tudeley Lane, Tonbridge TN9 2JP (click for map). Further details in due course.

Friday 22nd to
Sunday 24th October 2010
THE FRIARS 2010 – ADVANCE NOTICE
The Branch will be holding its sixth residential playing weekend at the Friars, Aylesford – a relaxing and rewarding weekend of music making. Reserve the dates in your diary now.

Dunorlan Recorder Group
is an adult evening class, meeting at Dunorlan Medical Group, 64 Pembury Road,
Tonbridge, TN9 2JG (click for map) on Mondays from 8 - 10pm during school term time.
Musical Directors: Kathryn Bennetts and Peter Bowman.
Details from Ulli Burchette, 01732 354763

10th July 2010 - Tonbridge Playing Day with Andrew Collis
Details to follow
(Contact: )

Sunday 21st November 2010 - Workshop on Unbarred Music with Eileen Silcocks. To be held at Weald of Kent School, Tonbridge.
Further Information from