Wessex Branch Playing Day with Miriam Monaghan

Sat 03Oct2026

Miriam Monaghan will be conducting a playing day for the Wessex Branch

Colden Common Community Centre

St Vigor Way Colden Common SO21 1UU

10:00 - 16:00

£15

Contact: / 07801653462

Playing Day

May 2026

Fri 29 - Sun 31May2026

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

07:00 - 16:30

£195 for the full weekend. Individual days can be bought separately.

Join us for a full weekend of music-making, inspiration and discovery. The Saltaire Recorder Weekend brings players of all levels together for three days of:

Playing workshops led by expert tutors
Concerts featuring outstanding performers
Social gatherings and networking with fellow recorder enthusiasts
Instrument exhibition – browse, try and buy from leading makers and suppliers
The list of performers, conductors and tutors will include a who's-who of the recorder scene in the UK and further afield, including performances from BLOCK4 (featuring Sarah Jefffery), Fontanella, and tutors to include Kate Allsop, Rebecca Austen-Brown, Heidi Fardell, Sarah Jeffery, Laura Justice, Annabel Knight, Miriam Monaghan, Chris Orton, and more!

Building on your feedback from 2025, we’ve refined every aspect of the programme to make 2026 even better. Whether you’re a keen amateur, a seasoned player or simply curious, you’ll find fresh ideas, new music and a warm welcome in historic Saltaire.

The main festival activities will take place in the Titus Salt School, which is just a short five-minute drive (or ten-minute walk) from The Early Music Shop’s showroom at Salts Mill.

Detailed programme will be announced soon.

Contact:

www.earlymusicshop.com/saltairerecorderweekend

Fri 29May2026

An exploration of various settings of Ave Maria, from 15th - 20th centuries.

Wells Cathedral, Cathedral Green, Wells, Somerset. BA5 2UE

13:05 - 13:50

Concert free, but entry to the Cathedral required.

Contact: / 07789475652

Sat 30May2026

A Recorder Day for young players as part of the Saltaire Recorder Weekend.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.

Titus Salt School, BD17 5RH Saltaire United Kingdom

10:00 - 16:45

£40

There will be a massed playing session and workshops with Sarah Jeffery and Chris Orton.
Lunch will be provided.

You can also choose to make a weekend of it and take advantage of free admission to the Friday night concert and discounted tickets for the BLOCK4 recital on Saturday evening, with dinner beforehand.

Come and be inspired, make new friends (or meet up with old friends) and have fun!
Cost: £40 for the full day.

Contact:

Saltaire Recorder Day

Sat 30May2026

An exciting day of music with Lyndon Hilling at the helm and Scottish home-baking.

Mosspark Sherbrooke Church. 240 Nithsdale Road, Glasgow G41 5AD

10:30 - 16:30

£20, £10 students

Dumbreck station 5 minutes away.

Contact: / 07736776851

Sat 30May2026

Pastoral playing day led by Michael Copley (SRP Conductors Panel)

St Jude's Community Hall, Cranford Drive/Atherstone Avenue, Peterborough PE3 7EW

10:30 - 17:00

£15

Pre booking is not required, but guests please let us know that you are coming and what instruments you expect to play.

Please bring a packed lunch or use nearby local outlets. Tea, coffee and hopefully cake will be provided at breaks and soft drinks at lunchtime.

Please bring a music stand. Doors open 10.15 am.

Contact: / 01778 380791