Welcome
Welcome: The Edmonton Recorder Society is a volunteer-run organization of amateur musicians who love to play the recorder. We play the school sized soprano and then we enrich it with harmony from the alto, tenor and bass recorders. Occasionally, we add a great bass, or some descants from the sopranino or the tiny garklein recorder. Our music repertoire ranges from medieval to modern periods. We organize:
play-ins concerts workshops an annual retreat
a recorder ensemble a music lending library
Membership is open to anyone.
As of March 2010, the ERS is proud to be a Chapter of the American Recorder Society.
play-ins concerts workshops an annual retreat
a recorder ensemble a music lending library
Membership is open to anyone.
As of March 2010, the ERS is proud to be a Chapter of the American Recorder Society.
We gratefully acknowledge funding assistance from the Province of Alberta
Nordegg Retreat
this past Sept, the 23rd - 25th
Success!.....another great weekend, with perfect weather and 20 players from across Alberta -- all ready to play all sorts of music together!
As usual, our hosts at the Centre for Outdoor Education kept us well fed and comfortable. A treat was that Bryan Taylor, from Gramophone (a store in Edmonton) took an array of recorders for us to try and potentially buy.
Vince Kelly, Lori Klingbeil, Vivien Bosley and Scott Blair were all back to lead scintillating sessions. Themes included Italian Hunting Songs, Sacred Works of Thomas Tallis, Fiesta Latina, Brexit, Not so "Early" Music, Canons Galore, and a technique review. Thank you to all participants; and our volunteer session leaders and organizers.
2017 dates are reserved, so you, too, can mark your calendar....September 22 - 24 with an optional arrival on Thursday, the 21.
As usual, our hosts at the Centre for Outdoor Education kept us well fed and comfortable. A treat was that Bryan Taylor, from Gramophone (a store in Edmonton) took an array of recorders for us to try and potentially buy.
Vince Kelly, Lori Klingbeil, Vivien Bosley and Scott Blair were all back to lead scintillating sessions. Themes included Italian Hunting Songs, Sacred Works of Thomas Tallis, Fiesta Latina, Brexit, Not so "Early" Music, Canons Galore, and a technique review. Thank you to all participants; and our volunteer session leaders and organizers.
2017 dates are reserved, so you, too, can mark your calendar....September 22 - 24 with an optional arrival on Thursday, the 21.
Kudos: "Thanks also to members of the Edmonton Recorder Society for being the first group of people to play through the score and show me how awesome and fun it would be to perform this piece live." Quote from Racheal Cogan, composer and workshop leader (March 2015) To read more and hear the piece: Music for a Cavern
Website updated September 26, 2016
