Playing Days
January 2026
Playing morning with Amanda Haste
Our Musical Director Amanda Haste will be leading this morning session. Amanda is an experienced musician, musicologist, conductor, and workshop leader who has been our MD since 2024.
St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Rd, EXETER, EX4 7AH
Pastoral Playing Day in Leicestershire
Playing Day with Helen Hooker
Greenfield Primary School, Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SG
February 2026
Playing Day with Stephen Watkins
A day with Stephen Watkins playing music of his own composition.He warmly invites the Big Basses !
St John's Church Hall, St John's Road, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RP
Playing morning with Amanda Haste
Our Musical Director Amanda Haste will be leading this session. An experienced musician, musicologist, conductor and workshop leader, she has been our MD since 2024 and we enjoy playing a broad range of recorder music from Renaissance to Rock.
St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Rd, EXETER, EX4 7AH
Ireland Branch: Pastoral Visit with Sandra Foxhall
3 weekend playing sessions
Booterstown Community Centre, Grotto Avenue, Booterstown, Dublin
Aberdeen Branch Playing Day with Annemarie Klein
Fountainhall Church Centre, 1 Beaconsfield Place, Aberdeen, AB15 4AB
March 2026
Manchester Branch Playing Day
Playing day with Margaret Shearing
St Matthew’s Community Hall, Chapel Ln, Stretford, Manchester M32 9AJ
Dorset Branch Playing Day with Harriet Oliver
Bishopstone Village Hall, Butt Lane, Bishopstone, Salisbury SP5 4AA
Dorset Branch Playing Day with Harriet Oliver
Playing Day led by Harriet Oliver
Bishopstone Village Hall, Butt Lane, Bishopstone, Salisbury SP5 4AA
Playing Day with Miriam Monaghan
Our thriving Devon branch welcomes guest conductor Miriam Monaghan for a Playing Day. Described as an ‘incredible player’ (Classic FM) Miriam Monaghan (née Nerval) leads a varied career as a recorder player, conductor, composer/arranger and teacher.
St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Rd, EXETER, EX4 7AH
April 2026
Playing Day with Anna Stegmann
Everyone welcome. See the Birmingham Branch page for more details and to book your place.
Cotteridge Quaker Meeting House, 23A Watford Road, Cotteridge, Birmingham, B30 1JB
Sheffield Playing Day with Caroline Jones
A day of varied music for all instruments conducted by Caroline Jones
St John's Church Hall, Abbeydale Road South, Sheffield S17 3LE
May 2026
Cornwall SRP: Playing Weekend with Moira Usher
Cornwall S.R.P are hosting a Playing Weekend with Moira Usher - a Workshop on the Saturday and a Playing Day on the Sunday
Saturday at Kea Community Hall, Playing Place, Sunday at Carnon Downs Village Hall
Kea is nr Truro TR3 6ET, C.Downs is nr Truro TR3 6GH
Playing Day with Anna Stegmann
We are delighted to welcome Anna back to Devon. A passionate performer and educator of early and contemporary recorder music, she is recorder professor at the Royal Academy of Music, where she teaches an enthusiastic, selected group of next-generation recorder professionals. She is also a regular guest teacher at Wells Cathedral School and Jackdaws Music Educational Trust.
St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Rd, EXETER, EX4 7AH
East Sussex Playing Day
Playing Day with Caroline Jones
St James Trust, 11 Blatchington Rd, Seaford, East Sussex BN25 2AB
SRP Peterborough playing day with Michael Copley
Pastoral playing day led by Michael Copley (SRP Conductors Panel)
St Jude's Community Hall, Cranford Drive/Atherstone Avenue, Peterborough PE3 7EW
June 2026
Playing Day/Pastoral meeting
Branch Playing Day with Miriam Monaghan
Meriden Village Hall, Birmingham Road, Meriden, Warwickshire CV7 7NG
March 2026
Come & Play Day
An open session with Thistle Doo Recorder Ensemble, featuring music by Gabrieli, Marg Hall, and the Toy Symphony in West Kilbride.
The Barony Centre
Main Street, West Kilbride, KA23 9AR
Workshops
February 2026
Cambridge Branch SRP Workshop: Exploring Folk
Michelle Holloway will lead us in an exploration of folk music from across the continents.
Hemingford Abbots Village Hall, High Street, Hemingford Abbots, PE28 9AH
March 2026
Folk Music from Eastern Europe and Beyond with Michael Copley
Holy Trinity Church, Millhouses, Grove Road, Sheffield S7 2HB
May 2026
Durham SRP Workshop with Alyson Lewin: English Baroque (yes, that includes Handel !)
A Workshop demystifying ornamentation in an easy and enjoyable way. Discover how Mr. Handel and others expected the twiddly bits to be played !
St John's Church Hall, St John's Road, Meadowfield, Durham DH7 8RP
Cornwall SRP: Playing Weekend with Moira Usher
Cornwall S.R.P are hosting a Playing Weekend with Moira Usher - a Workshop on the Saturday and a Playing Day on the Sunday
Saturday at Kea Community Hall, Playing Place, Sunday at Carnon Downs Village Hall
Kea is nr Truro TR3 6ET, C.Downs is nr Truro TR3 6GH
September 2026
Warwick: Gabrieli Canzonas SRP Workshop
SRP Workshop Gabrieli Canzonas with Andrew Collis
Stoneleigh Village Hall, Hall Close, Stoneleigh CV8 3DB
January 2026
Lancaster Community Music Centre - Recorder Orchestra Workshop
This is the first of the 3 Recorder Orchestra Workshops this term. The dates are 10 Jan, 7 Feb and 7 March
Lancaster Methodist Church, Scotforth Road, Lancaster, LA1 4TE
February 2026
Lancaster Community Music Centre - Recorder Orchestra Workshop
This is the first of the 3 Recorder Orchestra Workshops this term. The dates are 10 Jan, 7 Feb and 7 March
Lancaster Methodist Church, Scotforth Road, Lancaster, LA1 4TE
March 2026
Lancaster Community Music Centre - Recorder Orchestra Workshop
This is the third of the 3 Recorder Orchestra Workshops this term. The dates are 10 Jan, 7 Feb and 7 March
Lancaster Methodist Church. Scotforth Road, Lancaster, LA1 4TE
Courses
February 2026
International Workshop with the Fiatabec Recorder Orchestra (France)
The aim of this weekend is to allow recorder players (except beginners) of all ages to join the Fiatabec recorder orchestra for a one-off large ensemble workshop.
Foyer Notre Dame de Reinacker, 67440 Reutenbourg, France
March 2026
Recorders at Rydal, Cumbria - Foundation Course
Enjoy beautiful music and develop your skills in the company of players of a similar standard, at a beautiful location set within the heart of the Lake District.
Rydal Hall, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9LX
Recorder Consort Weekend with Sophie Middleditch
West Dean College, West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, PO18 0QZ
Recorders at Rydal, Cumbria - Intermediate Course
Enjoy beautiful music and develop your skills in the company of players of a similar standard, at a beautiful location set within the heart of the Lake District.
Rydal Hall, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9LX
Recorder Weekend with Palisander
An immersive recorder ensemble playing weekend, with one of the world’s leading recorder quartets, Palisander. This course celebrates all things ensemble, with opportunities to enjoy playing in groups of varying sizes, from recorder orchestra, to consort, to one-to-a-part chamber ensemble, as well as optional technique classes. Intimate performances from Palisander are dotted throughout the weekend.
Hawkwood, Painswick Old Road, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL6 7QW
April 2026
Easter Recorder Course
Week long residential recorder course at Moulton College Northampton run by Pam Smith and Jan Epps, Recorders for All. Tutors for 2026 Pam Smith, Mary Tyers, Annemarie Klein, Julie Dean, Brian Blood, Josef Manser and Janice Ormerod
Moulton College, West St, Moulton, Northampton NN3 7RR
August 2026
Irish Recorder and Viol Course 2026
A course designed for players of recorders, viols and other early instruments, covering a wide repertoire from ancient to modern. .
An Grianán Adult Education College, Termonfechin, Co. Louth, Ireland
Concerts
December 2025
Palisander: Double, Double Toil & Trouble
Recorder Ensemble Concert
Outwood Academy, Foxhills Road, Foxhills, Scunthorpe DN15 8LJ
Festivals
April 2026
SRP 2026 Festival
Booking now open for the 2026 SRP festival, Taunton, 10th, 11th and 12th April 2026. Playing sessions, workshops, concerts, dancing and lots of music, in the beautiful setting of Taunton School.
Taunton School, TA2 6AD, Somerset
May 2026
Scottish Recorder Festival
Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre, 1A Clark Rd, Edinburgh EH5 3BD