Get the latest news from WRS from this newsletter: Gary White is the new music co-director, Enrique Lara joined the board, read on members’ comments on summer workshops, see the 2026-2027 schedule. Please renew your membership.
Washington Recorder Society
The Washington Recorder Society (WRS), a chapter of the national American Recorder Society, is the premier place for people in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area who want to play the recorder together. For more than 50 years, WRS has been providing recorder players of all abilities with colleagues, teachers, workshops and great music from the Renaissance and Baroque eras to the present. New members and visitors are always welcome.
WRS members meet in person from September to May on the third Saturday of the month at St. Columba’s Church, 4201 Albemarle St NW, Washington, DC 20016. Music leaders Adéla Balima and Gary White direct a 2-hour playing session. Bring your instruments and a music stand; a link to the music is provided in advance.
On the first Monday of selected months, members get free online instruction from well-known teachers across North America. Register online and receive the music and Zoom link. Other membership benefits include newsletters, recitals and access to the members-only part of the website.
Latest News
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September Newsletter is out!
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Sat. Nov 14, 10:30am. Play music with Adéla Balima and Gary White
In-person session, at St Columba’s Episcopal Church, 4201 Albemarle St, NW, Washington DC 20016. Parking and metro available nearby. Doors open at 10am to meet and greet. Session starts at 10:30am.
An email with the link for the music will be sent when available, before the session. Please print it or download it to your tablet.
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Mon, Nov 16, 7:30pm. On-line session with Heloise Degrugillier
Please register here. Meet and greet starts at 7pm, and session at 7:30pm. The session’s theme is Canons and Puzzles in Renaissance Times. She says: Welcome to an exploration of the clever, intricate, and often mysterious world of Renaissance counterpoint. In this workshop, we will dive into the art of the canon and musical puzzles.
Héloïse Degrugillier has worked extensively as both a recorder and traverso performer, and teacher throughout Europe and the United States. She has performed with leading period ensembles, including Piffaro, Handel + Haydn Society, the Boston Camerata, Boston Early Music Festival, Aston Magna, and Tempesta di Mare. Heloise also enjoys an active teaching career. She teaches at Tufts University and Rhode Island College. She also works with the Amherst Early Music Festival, the Texas Toot, Pinewoods Early Music Week. She is the president and music director of the Boston Recorder Society. She has completed her studies in the Alexander Technique and has a Masters in Music from the Utrecht Conservatory in the Netherlands. She studied recorder with Heiko ter Scheggett, Saskia Coolen, and Pedro Memelsdorff.