Page Update – Society of Recorder Players

Scottish Recorder Festival 2026 – Booking now open

18 January 2026 by Susan McLarty

The SRP Scottish Festival 2026 will be held on Saturday 9 May 2026 9.30 – 5.00, at Inverleith St Serf’s Church Centre, 1A Clark Rd, Edinburgh EH5 3BD. More details and a link to the booking form can be … Read More

South Downs: Playing Day with Harriet Oliver

22 Mar 2025
St James Trust, 11 Blatchington Road, Seaford BN25 2AB
Playing Day conducted by Harriet Oliver… Read More

February 2026

Fri 06Feb2026

Sounds Historical - More than a Woman

Performing on a variety of period instruments, Sounds Historical’s new programme reveals some of the remarkable women who helped shape early music.

St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Lower Heyford, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX25 5NZ

Sat 07Feb2026

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

Sat 07Feb2026

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

Sat 07Feb2026

Sounds Historical - 600 years! From Hildegard to Haydn

Recorders, lutes, crumhorns, flutes, viols, violin... Hop into our time machine for a whistle-stop tour of musical history from the medieval through to the 18th century!

All Saints Church, Marketplace, Evesham, WR11 4RW

Mon 09Feb2026

North American Virtual Recorder Society Presents Medieval Mondays

Medieval Mondays taught by NAVRS music director Annette Bauer runs from February to May in four sessions. Each class will focus on a particular medieval topic, composer, or musical source. The sessions include a brief overview of the composer and information about the music’s historical context then a selection of music to discover and play. Scores will be available for registered participants a week ahead of each class.Medieval Mondays will take place on the following dates, always from 12:30-2pm Eastern:Feb 9: Chansonnier Cordiforme - 15th Century Songs of LoveMar 16: O Fortuna! Songs from the Carmina BuranaApr 13: “Eye Music” - Music Written in Extraordinary NotationMay 4: Composer’s Portrait: Gilles Binchois - A Musical MiniaturistThe course fee of $80 includes all 4 live sessions and the recordings.

Online

https://www.navrs.org/