Essex Branch
Next Meeting in 2025: 4 October
The following music has been planned:
Dowland Pavans and Galliards SATTB+GbCb Schott 12141
Loeillet Quintet in D minor AAAB Dolmetsch/Chappell
Staeps 7 Flotentanze SAAT Haslinger 5
Clark 4 Scottish Folk Songs SATTB Clark CC25
Please note that these are not the standard SATB instrumentation! Make sure you bring appropriate instruments.
FUTURE MEETING DATES:
4 October, 1 November, 6 December, 5 January 2026, 7 February, 7 March, 28 March: Guest conductor: Sue Handscombe (no April meeting), 2 May:Playing Day with Sophie Middleditch, 6 June, 4 July.
THE SOCIETY OF RECORDER PLAYERS
ESSEX BRANCH TRAINING WORKSHOP
Saturday 15 NOVEMBER 2025
St. George’s Church Hall, Ongar Road, Brentwood CM15 9EE
It is with great pleasure that we will welcome HELEN HOOKER as our tutor for this workshop
Coffee and welcome from 10:00 am
Morning session 10:30 am to 1:00 pm (incl. short break)
Afternoon session 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm (incl. short tea break)
CROSSING THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN INSTRUMENTS
A conversion course for recorder players who want to broaden their musical horizons.
This is a day aimed at helping build your confidence on different sizes of recorder so you can move beyond the instrument you started with. We’ll talk about tips for transitioning between C and F fingering, as well as strategies for playing the bass recorder (and great bass if required) from bass clef. We’ll also consider techniques for transposing music by an octave – a skill often required on the treble recorder.
After covering these techniques we’ll play some straightforward consort music together where you can try your new skills without fear. Everyone will be facing similar challenges, so wrong notes will not be frowned upon! This is a day for learning and experimenting, so you know how to practise your new found skills at home!
Before the day it would be helpful to know which instruments participants would like help with so appropriate music can be provided.
Fee £15 for all participants. Please pay by bank transfer if possible (sort code 54 21 25, account no 25 92 5725) reference MC + your surname.
If paying by cheque please make it payable to Society of Recorder Players Essex Branch and send to SRP Essex c/o 3 Oakleigh Park Drive, Leigh on Sea Essex SS9 1RP.
Please indicate which instruments you will bring with you.
There is a small car park at the hall and kerbside parking nearby. There is easy access from the M25 (J28) and the A12.
Brentwood Station is about 1.5 miles away and Shenfield Station about 2 miles – taxis available at both.
Tea and coffee will be provided. Bring your own packed lunch.
Please contact Madeline Seviour on 020 8553 5940 or for further information.