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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

L’Harmonie des saisons, an early-music ensemble based in Granby, Québec, has sold out all seven of its Burlington concerts since its music director, Eric Milnes, first brought the lively and highly ...

PORT ANGELES — Three recorder-playing women, a new piece called “Woodland Sketches” and a selection of Baroque sonatas are all part of the fare today in a concert called “Wood’n’Flutes.” In this 7 p.m ...

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 ...

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 ...

RASCOE: If you somehow managed to escape attending one of these concerts, the recorder is a woodwind music instrument. It's got a thumb hole and seven finger holes. And when it's played by a gaggle of ...

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 ...