Click here to read about our next festival, in-person and remote meetings, WRS board members playing for Play the Recorder Month at Oakland Terrace Elementary School in Wheaton, Maryland, Gabe Johnson supporting St. Augustine’s School after-school music program, Reiko Yoshimura’s answers to Whence the Recorder questionaire, and more
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 David McGown and 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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May Newsletter is out
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Mon. May 19, 7:30pm: Virtual session with Anne Timberlake
Ann Timberlake, virtuoso performer and passionate teacher (see her webpage bio), will present a program on pavanes. She says: ‘Passionate Pavans‘: Among the most accessible Renaissance dances, the pavan took flight in music, transcending its stately origins to inspire passionate creativity. We’ll follow the pavan on its journey through the centuries, playing music by Susato, Download, Fauré, and more.
Please register here
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There are no more in-person meetings till the fall
The last programmed meeting, Saturday, June 14th, has been cancelled.