Playing Days
April 2026
Oxford Branch Playing Day
A playing day conducted by Sheila Richards
West Oxford Community Centre
Botley Road, Oxford OX2 0BT
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
Playing day with Sophie Middleditch
Essex Branch will welcome Sophie Middleditch for a playing day in Brentwood
St George's Church Hall, Ongar Road, Brentwood, Essex CM15 9EE
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
West Riding Branch 65th Anniversary Celebration Playing Day with Mary Bonsor
Join us in celebrating the West Riding branch's 65th anniversary with our guest conductor Mary Bonsor, a founder member of the branch.
St Columba's United Reform Church, Headingley Lane, Leeds LS6 2DH
Nuneaton Pastoral visit
Playing afternoon led by Michael Copley
Attleborough Baptist Church
29 The Green, Attleborough, Nuneaton CV11 4JZ
East Sussex Playing Day
Playing Day with Caroline Jones
St James Trust, 11 Blatchington Rd, Seaford, East Sussex BN25 2AB
Glasgow Playday with Lyndon Hilling
An exciting day of music with Lyndon Hilling at the helm and Scottish home-baking.
Mosspark Sherbrooke Church. 240 Nithsdale Road, Glasgow G41 5AD
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
East Berks SRP Playing Day
Playing Day with Michael Graham
The Soltau Centre, St James the Less, Stubbings, Maidenhead,Berks, SL6 6QW
Macclesfield Branch Playing Day
Playing day with William Summers
Holy Trinity Church, 197a Hurdsfield Road, Macclesfield SK10 2PX
Playing Day/Pastoral meeting
Branch Playing Day with Miriam Monaghan
Meriden Village Hall, Birmingham Road, Meriden, Warwickshire CV7 7NG
Manchester Branch Playing Day with Andrew Collis
Playing Day with Andrew Collis
St Matthew’s Community Hall, Chapel Ln, Stretford, Manchester M32 9AJ
Mid-Herts Playing Day with Lyndon Hilling
Lyndon is much sought after as a conductor and had to be booked 2 years in advance!
Park Hall, Leyton Road, Harpenden AL5 2LX
Cumbria SRP Playing Day with Caroline Jones
Join us for our Playing Day with Caroline Jones . Caroline is well known in the SRP as a tutor, conductor and player. You can read more about Caroline on https://carolinejones.info/index.html
Witherslack Parish Hall, Witherslack, Grange over Sands LA11 6RW
July 2026
Venue Change: SRP/u3a Playing Day with Caroline Jones
All recorder players are welcome to join this typically varied Playing Day with well known conductor Caroline Jones. Renaissance to 21st Century music with a few twists along the way. All delivered in a supportive and lively environment.
New Earswick Quaker Meeting House, White Rose Avenue, New Earswick, York YO32 4AD
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. Visitors welcome.
St James Church Hall, Mount Pleasant Rd, EXETER, EX4 7AH
October 2026
Norfolk SRP Playing Day
Harriet Oliver will be our conductor for the day and will bring her own choice of music.
St Peter’s Church Hall, Newmarket Road, Cringleford, Norwich, NR4 6UE
June 2026
Cambridge Recorder Day
Come and join us for a fun day of playing for young recorder players in Cambridge. The day is aimed at recorder players aged 8 to 25, with a playing standard from Grade 3 up to Diploma level. Applications from recorder teachers are also welcomed. Players who have not reached the required standard or are not ready for a full day's playing can attend the afternoon session only at a cost of £20.
Chesterton Community College, Cambridge
July 2026
Venue Change: SRP/u3a Playing Day with Caroline Jones
All recorder players are welcome to join this typically varied Playing Day with well known conductor Caroline Jones. Renaissance to 21st Century music with a few twists along the way. All delivered in a supportive and lively environment.
New Earswick Quaker Meeting House, White Rose Avenue, New Earswick, York YO32 4AD
Workshops
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
Workshop with Michael Copley
Folk Music from Eastern Europe and beyond
Greenfield Primary School, Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SG
September 2026
Warwick: Gabrieli Canzonas SRP Workshop
SRP Workshop Gabrieli Canzonas with Andrew Collis
Stoneleigh Village Hall, Hall Close, Stoneleigh CV8 3DB
July 2026
Playing for Level 2 Conductors Tutor Michael Graham
Organised by Central SRP. Players forming part of an SRP sized group to play for conductors taking the SRP Level 2 Conducting Workshop.
St Johns Church, Abbeydale Rd South, Sheffield, S Yorks, S17 3LF
August 2026
Northampton Recorder Workshop
Annual workshop to include massed playing, smaller ensembles, workshop and multi choir piece.Booking essential
Camp Hill Community Centre, Daryll Road, West Hunsbury, NN4 9RR
Courses
May 2026
Spring Recorder Course
This is the 30th such course to take place in beautiful mid-Wales. The four-day course of just sixteen people is organised by Steve and Ann Marshall. Tutoring is by the Marshalls and by the marvellous Helen Hooker.
Llanerchindda Farm, Cynghordy, Carmarthenshire, SA20 0NB
Saltaire Recorder Weekend 2026
The Early Music Shop presents Saltaire Recorder Weekend 2026. Join us from 29th to 31st May!
Titus Salt School, Higher Coach Road, Baildon, BD17 5RH
July 2026
NYRO Summer Course
Our 6-night residential course from 26th July to 1st August 2026 at Uppingham School is open to players aged 10-25 with a playing standard of Grade 5 up to Diploma. No audition is required.
Uppingham School
High Street West, Uppingham
August 2026
NORVIS Early Music Summer School
NORVIS is a full week-long early music summer school in County Durham which we’re proud to describe as one of the UK’s longest-established and friendliest.
Barnard Castle School, Newgate, Barnard Castle, DL12 8UN
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
The Scottish Recorder Course
A full weekend of making music with ensembles, tutorials and large group playing. St. Andrews is a truly spectacular setting and the warmest of Scottish welcomes awaits you.
St. Andrews, Agnes Blackadder, St. Andrews University
September 2026
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
October 2026
Monmouth Recorder Course 2026
Miriam Monaghan and Caroline Jones lead intermediate and advanced players through a fun, relaxed course where it is ok to be stretched and to try new ideas. Coaching is given in recorder technique and in ensemble, including one-to-a-part, small group and orchestral playing.
Haberdashers' Monmouth School, Sixth Form Centre, Hereford Road, Monmouth, NP25 5XT
Concerts
April 2026
Opus4 at the Glastonbury Medieval & Renaissance Music Festival
An uplifting programme of sacred and secular music performed on recorders and gemshorns.
United Reform Church, High St, Glastonbury, BA6 9DZ
Mendip Consort Concert
A lunchtime concert of beautiful versions of Ave Marias by various composers.
All Saints' Church, All Saints' Road. Weston-super-Mare BS23 2NL
Pink Noise Recorder Trio - Start Early, Finish Late
A conversation between the centuries
Holy Trinity Church, Broadgate, Coventry, CV1 5EX
Phoenix Recorder Orchestra concert
Join Phoenix Recorder Orchestra in a mixed programme, with Phoenix Chamber Recorder Players, directed by Michelle Holloway
St.Giles Church, 76 The Street, Uley, GL11 5SN
May 2026
East Midlands Recorder Orchestra Concert
A concert of music to mark EMRO's 10th season!
St Giles Community Hall, Main Street , Balderton NG24 3LN
Mendip Consort
An exploration of various settings of Ave Maria, from 15th - 20th centuries.
Wells Cathedral, Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset. BA5 2UE
Concert: North East Recorder Orchestra: 'Around the World'
A Concert by North East Recorder Orchestra. Ticket price includes refreshments.
Jesmond United Reformed Church, Burdon Terrace, Newcastle NE2 3AE
North East Recorder Orchestra Concert
A concert of music from around the world with North East Recorder Orchestra - the first concert conducted by their new Musical Director, Michael Graham
Jesmond United Reformed Church, Burdon Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 3AE
June 2026
Phoenix Recorder Orchestra Making Music
Join Phoenix Recorder Orchestra on Make Music Day, with Phoenix Chamber Recorder Players, directed by Michelle Holloway
St. Mary's Church, Church Street, Thornbury BS35 1HQ
London Recorder Orchestra Concert
A varied selection of music composed or arranged for recorders. The programme includes works by Krommer, Jonathan Dove, Hans Joachim Teschner, David Moses - and Strauss!Tickets £10
St James Garlickhythe Church, Garlick Hill, London EC4V 2AF
Galliard Recorder Band Concert 'A few of our favourite things'
The band is returning to All Saints Church, Croxley Green to entertain with a few of their favourite pieces, ranging from the 16th century to 1950s jazz, marches and arrangements of folk music, featuring a range of recorders from sopranino to contra-bass.
All Saints Church, The Green, Croxley Green, WD3 3HJ
Opus4 recorder quartet
Debbie, Mary, Rose and Val invite you to a recorder concert spanning the ages, with a variety of recorders.
Frenchay Parish Church, Frenchay Common, Bristol BS16 1LJ
July 2026
Midsummer Music
Belper Recorder Players present a programme of 18th Century music, alongside Amber Valley West Gallery Quire. This is part of the Belper 250 celebrations programme.
Belper Unitarian Chapel, Field Row, Belper DE56 1DG
August 2026
NYRO Summer Course Concert
The final concert of the NYRO Summer Course 2026.
Uppingham Theatre, Stockerston Road, Uppingham
Festivals
May 2026
Scottish Recorder Festival
Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre, 1A Clark Rd, Edinburgh EH5 3BD
Edinburgh: Masterclass for Advanced Young Recorder Players
A Master Class for advanced young recorder players, given by Professor Ian Wilson, will be included in the Scottish Recorder Festival on Saturday 9 May at 2pm
Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre, 1A Clark Rd, Edinburgh EH5 3BD
Saltaire Recorder Weekend 2026
The Early Music Shop presents Saltaire Recorder Weekend 2026. Join us from 29th to 31st May!
Titus Salt School, Higher Coach Road, Baildon, BD17 5RH