Playing Days
May 2026
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
Somerset SRP Playing Day with Philip Thorby
Ruishton Village Hall, Cheats Road, Ruishton, near Taunton. TA3 5JD
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
York Guildhall Playing Day with Michelle Holloway
We are looking forward to welcoming Michelle for a day's playing in July.
Skelton Village Hall
1, Brecksfield, Skelton, York, YO30 1YB
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
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
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
August 2026
Windrush Playing Day
Recorder Orchestra Playing Day with Windrush Recorder Orchestra, conducted by Pam Smith
Cassington Village Hall
The Green, Cassington OX29 4DN
Workshops
June 2026
Bath SRP: Jazz workshop with David Moses
A day playing Jazz on recorder with a celebrated musician and author.
Southdown Methodist Church Centre, The Hollow, Bath BA2 1NJ
July 2026
South Staffs SRP Workshop with David Moses: All in Good Time - Samba Car Rumba
This workshop is about music intended for dancing from Brazil, the Caribbean and Cuba, focussing on the rhythmic element.
The Haling Dene Centre, Cannock Road, Penkridge, ST19 5DT
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
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
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
May 2026
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
The Recorder Summer School
A week of music making for up to 125 recorder players, with a team of eleven tutors. Players of all abilities welcome, for a hugely varied programme of classes.
Bishop Burton College, York Road, Bishop Burton, Beverley, East Yorkshire, HU17 8QG
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
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
Concerts
May 2026
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
Baroque Alchemy - Piers Adams & Lyndy Mayle
Virtuoso recorder meets cinematic keyboard.
St Giles Church, 31 Fore St, Sidbury, Sidmouth EX10 0SD
Baroque Alchemy - Piers Adams & Lyndy Mayle
Virtuoso recorder meets cinematic keyboard.
St Thomas Church, 47-48 St Thomas St, Lymington SO41 9ND
June 2026
John Turner Ensemble in Sale, Greater Manchester
John Turner (recorders), Richard Simpson (oboe) and Janet Simpson (piano/harpsichord) present an hour of sublime music, including the world premiere of a piece by Alan Bullard for recorder, oboe & piano)
St John's
186, Brooklands Rd, Sale M33 3PB
EROS Concert conducted by Moira Usher
Eastern Recorder Orchestra annual concert covering all styles from Renaissance to Reggae, with some small group performances as well as orchestral music.
St Michael and all Angels Church
The Drift, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich IP5 3PL
Celebrations and Dances
An afternoon's concert with the Thames Valley Recorder Orchestra, conducted by Helen Hooker
St Thomas More Church
105 London Road, Twyford, Berkshire. RG10 9EL
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
A European Odyssey
A concert by the Hampshire Recorder Sinfonia, conducted by Helen Hooker
St George's Church
Whyke Road, Chichester, West Sussex. PO19 7AD
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 inspired by a walk along the River Frome, on recorders, gemshorns and bamboo pipes
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
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.
St Nicholas' Church,
Dersingham, Norfolk, PE31 6GZ
August 2026
NYRO Summer Course Concert
The final concert of the NYRO Summer Course 2026.
Uppingham Theatre, Stockerston Road, Uppingham
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
Festivals
May 2026
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