The Society of Recorder Players

For the 2009-2010 season starting in September 2009, we will continue to meet on the afternoons of the first and third Saturdays of each month in Skelton Village Hall from 2 pm to 5 pm. There will be, however, no meeting on the 2nd January as it is too soon after New Year. See the Programme below.

Special dates for your diary:
17th October	Annual General Meeting (with playing)
7th November	Guest conductor: Sandra Foxall (Dir. Cleveland Branch SRP)
5th December	Guest conductor: Ros Self
20th February (2010)	Guest conductor: Hilary Oliver (Dir. West Riding Branch SRP)
6th March (2010)	Pastoral visit conductor: Moira Usher (Dir. Suffolk Branch SRP)
17th April (2010)	A playing day for many parts
8/9th May (2010)	Festival in Felixstowe

Directions to Skelton Village Hall. For Skelton, take the A19 Thirsk Road at the Rawcliffe roundabout on the York (North) outer ring road. Turn second right at the Blacksmith's Arms pub and follow St Giles Road through the village. The village hall is on the corner of the third right-hand turnoff. There is free parking in the hall's car park or on Moorlands Road. Please do not park on Brecksfield (Lane) or on The Green.

Our meetings start with gentler, easier, pieces. If you are a novice recorder player, why not come along to join us? The best way to improve the standard of your consort playing is to join in with the easier pieces at first, and attempt what you can of some of the harder pieces. We were all beginners once!

After a short break (tea, coffee, fruit squash or juice and biscuits for 20 pence - all as available), we continue with general ensemble playing.

Visitors are always welcome - we make no charge for the first visit.

Music is provided, but please bring a music stand if possible.

We invite informal applications from experienced recorder players who would like to choose music for, and direct, meetings of our branch.

Officers of the branch

CHAIRMAN
Liz Emsley
Telephone: (01904) 791772

MUSICAL DIRECTOR, SECRETARY
Matthew Taylor,
Telephone: (01845) 574572

TREASURER
Ann Richardson

COMMITTEE
John A. Murdie
(vacancies)

Programme 2009 - 2010

Please contact us to confirm the time and place of any of these meetings.

Date	Time	Conductor	Comment	Venue
Saturday 5th September	2.00pm-5.00pm			Phone for details.
Saturday 19th September	2.00pm-5.00pm			Phone for details.
Saturday 3rd October	2.00pm-5.00pm		Annual General Meeting	Phone for details.
Saturday 17th October	2.00pm-5.00pm	Sandra Foxall		Phone for details.
Saturday 7th November	2.00pm-5.00pm			Phone for details.
Saturday 21st November	2.00pm-5.00pm			Phone for details.
Saturday 5th December	2.00pm-5.00pm	Ros Self		Phone for details.
Saturday 19th December	2.00pm-5.00pm			Phone for details.
Saturday 2nd January 2009	NO MEETING
Saturday 16th January	2.00pm-5.00pm			Phone for details.
Saturday 6th February	2.00pm-5.00pm			Phone for details.
Saturday 20th February	2.00pm-5.00pm	Hilary Oliver		Phone for details.
Saturday 6th March	2.00pm-5.00pm	Moira Usher	Pastoral Visit	Phone for details.
Saturday 20th March	2.00pm-5.00pm			Phone for details.
Saturday 3rd April	2.00pm-5.00pm		(The date of this meeting may have to be changed.)	Phone for details.
Saturday 17th April	2.00pm-5.00pm		A playing day for many parts.	Phone for details.
Saturday 1st May	2.00pm-5.00pm			Phone for details.
Saturday/Sunday 8th/9th May			SRP Festival in Felixstowe.
Saturday 15th May	2.00pm-5.00pm			Phone for details.
Saturday 5th June	2.00pm-5.00pm			Phone for details.
Saturday 19th June	2.00pm-5.00pm			Phone for details.
Saturday 3rd July	2.00pm-5.00pm			Phone for details.
Saturday 17th July	2.00pm-5.00pm			Phone for details.

Subscriptions 2009-10

The Society's financial year runs from the 1st September to the 31st August. The 2009-10 subsubscription rates will be confirmed at the AGM. The 2008-2009 branch subscription rates were:

Membership	National	Branch	Total
Household	£28.50	£15.00	£43.50
Individual	£18.00	£14.50	£32.50
Student	£13.50	£10.50	£24.00
SRP Associate	-	£14.50	£14.50
Visitor (per meeting)	-	£3	£3
SRP Visitor (per meeting)	-	£2	£2
Student Visitor (per meeting)	-	£1.50	£1.50

We do not charge for a first visit to the branch. Members who join well into a new financial year are not asked to pay the national subscription. The national subscription includes the postal delivery of quarterly copies of The Recorder Magazine.