You may have played one (badly) in primary school... But the recorder is actually one of the most agile and sophisticated instruments of the baroque period. With its sweet, soothing, woody tone, and ...

Learn about Baroque Recorder Method - *AUDIO CD* A systematic method based on rhythm syllables, rhythm charts and tactile coordination of the fingers which leads to sound musicianship. This is for the ...

The recorder isn’t often featured in modern orchestras, but it takes center stage on this week’s program by the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra. With Marion Verbruggen as soloist, the early music ...

There is a recorder concert next Sunday. No, it is not a group of elementary school children playing "Mary Had a Little Lamb" under the direction of their music teacher. This concert is put on by ...

Chatham Baroque will present “The Virtuoso Recorder,” a program of concertos and sonatas for recorder and strings from Baroque Italy with virtuoso recorder player Judith Linsenberg. The recorder ...

When she was a 5-year-old growing up in Phildadelphia, Judith Linsenberg’s mother gave her the option: recorder lessons or ice skating lessons. “My mother had friend with a daughter taking recorder ...

The recorder often inflicts squeaky torture on parents. Music teacher Valerie DePriest explains why it became a staple in music education. When Lebanon-born George Semaan came to the United States via ...

The Renaissance wind band -- Spectra Musica -- will be heard on Nov. 13 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Lambertville. (Courtesy of Kevane & Company) The Delaware Valley has, over the years, been ...

Pity the poor recorder, tortured in a thousand classrooms by reluctant schoolchildren. It’s still the most popular instrument learned in school, according to a survey this week, but is there any sound ...

As AusMusic month closes, it's a good opportunity to consider an instrument that has made quite a contribution to the musical life of Australia. The notorious recorder has been feared by parents and ...