Playing Days
September 2026
Suffolk Playing Day with Miriam Monaghan
Miriam is a founding member of Palisander recorder quartet, a popular tutor and a composer/arranger of music for recorder ensembles. She will bring her own selection of music to conduct for our annual playing day.
Bentley Village Hall, Capel Road, Bentley, Ipswich IP9 2DW
October 2026
Roxburgh Branch SRP Playing Day
Accompanied Playing with Lynne Hope and Tony Baldwin.
Denholm Village Hall
Denholm Village Green, near Hawick TD9 8LZ
Roxburgh Branch Playing Day
Roxburgh Branch SRP invites you to come and join us in an accompanied playing day with Lynne Hope and Tony Baldwin, to celebrate what would have been Brian Bonsor’s 100th birthday, on Saturday 3rd October 2026
Denholm Village Hall, Nr Hawick TD9 LZ
Wessex Branch Playing Day with Miriam Monaghan
Miriam Monaghan will be conducting a playing day for the Wessex Branch
Colden Common Community Centre
St Vigor Way Colden Common SO21 1UU
South Staffs Branch Playing Day with Sandra Foxall
We are looking forward to a whole day of playing with Sandra. Visitors are very welcome.
The Haling Dene Centre, Cannock Road, Penkridge, ST19 5DT
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
Cleveland Playing Day with Miriam Monaghan
Playing Day with Miriam Monaghan.
St. Andrew’s UR Church, Cypress Road, Marton, Middlesbrough TS7 8NQ
Cornwall Branch Playing Day
Cornwall Branch are holding a Playing Day with Sarah Whomersley as Guest Conductor. Everyone welcome
Kea Community Hall, Playing Place , near Truro TR3 6ET
November 2026
Manchester Playing Day
We look forward to welcoming all recorder players to our next playing day with Liz Alexander
St Matthew’s Community Hall, Chapel Ln, Stretford, Manchester M32 9AJ
February 2027
Playing Day, Seaford, East Sussex
Playing Day with Andrew Collis, organised by the South Downs Branch.
St James Trust, 11 Blatchington Rd., Seaford BN25 2AB
March 2027
Manchester Playing Day
All players are welcome to our playing day in March with Michael Graham
St Matthew’s Community Hall
Chapel Ln, Stretford, Manchester M32 9AJ
September 2026
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.
Longmore Room, Trinity Centre,
Church Hill, Mill Street, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1TF
Workshops
September 2026
Warwick: Gabrieli Canzonas SRP Workshop
SRP Workshop Gabrieli Canzonas with Andrew Collis
Stoneleigh Village Hall, Hall Close, Stoneleigh CV8 3DB
October 2026
SRP Level 2 Conducting Workshop
Level 2 Conducting Workshop in Leicester
Greenfield Primary School, Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5SG
December 2026
Durham Branch host: Big, Big, Big, BIG !!
An SRP Workshop day with Peter Wendland featuring multi-choir Italian influenced music from 16th and 17th Century
St John's Church Hall, St Johns Road, Meadowfield , Durham, DH7 8RP
October 2026
SRP Level 2 Conducting Workshop
SRP Level 2 Conducting Workshop -- for those who wish to gain confidence in conducting small groups.
Greenfield Primary School
Countersthorpe Leicester LE8 5SG
Courses
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
HISS - Historically Informed Summer School
HISS is a unique midweek course in beautiful surroundings near Beverley that brings together musicians from the worlds of medieval, renaissance, baroque and folk music.
Bishop Burton College
York Road, Bishop Burton, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 8QG
Summer Recorder Festival
A weekend of recorder playing with Pam Smith, Moira Usher, Sarah Whomersley, Anabel Knight, Kate Allsop and Julie Dean.
Dean Close School
Shelburne Rd Cheltenham
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
November 2026
Advanced Recorder Course with Helen Hooker
A course for a maximum of 12 players, exploring Bach's masterpiece, The Art of Fugue, alongside a variety of complementary repertoire in the beautiful setting of Cadhay House tutored by Helen Hooker.
Cadhay House, Ottery St Mary, Devon EX11 1QT
Benslow Recorder Festival
Tutors: Caoimhe de Paor, Caroline Jones, Alyson Lewin. Benslow Recorder Festival welcomes players of all levels for a mix of ensemble playing, orchestral sessions, and technique workshops, all with friendly hands-on guidance to help you get the most from your playing.
Benslow Music, Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 9RB, UK
January 2027
Gregynog Hall Recorder Weekend
Join Caroline Jones and Miriam Monaghan for the inaugural Gregynog Hall Recorder Weekend for intermediate and advanced players!Sessions will include split-level technique and ensemble sessions as well as en masse recorder orchestra, all delivered with the tutors' customary good humour and encouragement.
Gregynog Hall, nr. Newtown, Powys, SY16 3PL
Concerts
September 2026
Sounds Historical - What a Wonderful World
Music from the 16th, 17th & 18th century inspired by Awe and Wonder. Presented by the multi-grant-winning early music ensemble Sounds Historical.
North of England Centre for Music,
Waters Road, Marsden, Huddersfield, HD7 6NQ
Sounds Historical - What a Wonderful World
Music from the 16th, 17th & 18th century inspired by Awe and Wonder. Presented by the multi-grant-winning early music ensemble Sounds Historical.
Lancaster Priory Church,
Priory Close, Lancaster, LA1 1YZ
Sounds Historical - What a Wonderful World
Music from the 16th, 17th & 18th century inspired by Awe and Wonder. Presented by the multi-grant-winning early music ensemble Sounds Historical.
Bolton Priory,
Bolton Abbey, Skipton, BD23 6AL
Sounds Historical - What a Wonderful World
Music from the 16th, 17th & 18th century inspired by Awe and Wonder. Presented by the multi-grant-winning early music ensemble Sounds Historical.
The Witham,
3 Horse Market, Barnard Castle, DL12 8LY
The OHMI Trust 15th Anniversary Concert
Join us for a special celebratory concert marking 15 years of the OHMI Trust, an organisation that enables physically disabled musicians to make music through the use of adapted instruments.
Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, Birmingham, B4 7XR
October 2026
Sounds Historical - What a Wonderful World
Music from the 16th, 17th & 18th century inspired by Awe and Wonder. Presented by the multi-grant-winning early music ensemble Sounds Historical.
Anglican Chapel, London Road Cemetery, Coventry, CV1 2JT
Sounds Historical - What a Wonderful World
Music from the 16th, 17th & 18th century inspired by Awe and Wonder. Presented by the multi-grant-winning early music ensemble Sounds Historical.
Sibford Gower Barn, Banbury, OX15 5RR