Get the latest news from WRS: 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 as indicated in the newsletter, here.
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, including Adela Balima, direct a 2-hour playing session. Bring your instruments and a music stand; music is provided. 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. Sept 12. 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 10:00 am to meet and greet. Session starts at 10:30am
Gary White’s music is here : Fantasia, Lowes, Mouret, Pavane. Please print or download to your tablet
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Mon. Oct 5, 7:30pm. On-line session with Nina Stern
Join a virtual session with Nina Stern.
A world-class recorder player and classical clarinetist, Nina Stern has appeared as a
soloist with top orchestras, recorded with many labels, and is the Artistic Director of
“S’Cool Sounds” – a program founded in New York City in 2001 with the mission of
bringing the joy of making music to children who would not otherwise have the
opportunity to learn to play an instrument. Using recorders and percussion, children
learn to play, improvise, and read music. Nina has consulted for Carnegie Hall’s Weill
Institute and for Midori and Friends, helping them to develop their recorder curriculum.
She is the author of two books “Recorders Without Borders,” and has taught workshops
for school children and professional development workshops for classroom and music
teachers throughout the United States, in Europe, and in Africa. Recent projects include
performances and recordings of traditional music of Eastern Europe, Armenia, and The
Middle East, as a soloist, and with her ensembles Rose of the Compass and East of the
River (Daphna Mor, co-Director.)
Ms. Stern was appointed to the faculty of Juilliard’s Historical Performance program in
2012 and has served on the faculties of the Mannes College of Music – where she
directed the Historical Performance Program from 1989 to 1996 – the Civica Scuola di
Musica (Milan, Italy), Oberlin Conservatory, and the Five Colleges in Massachusetts.Please register for the meeting here