A series of talks on a range of fascinating musical topics including the stories behind composers, musical genres, instrumentation and more.
Recorders! Recorders! Recorders!
Discover the rich history of the recorder across five centuries!
Date: Sunday 05 October at 2.30pm.
Venue: 2MBS Fine Music Sydney studios, 72-76 Chandos Street, St Leonards.
Tickets: $20 (standard) or $15 (volunteers and subscribers)
Henry the eighth had six wives. And 76 recorders.
JS Bach used recorders in 25 of his cantatas and two of the 6 Brandenburg Concertos.
In 1886 the Chester Archaeological Society discovered in its old rooms a rare set of ancient recorders made by Peter Bressan, the Stradivarius of recorder makers. And with this discovery, the revival of the recorder had begun.
Join me, Robert Small for our first Enjoy, Learn, Discuss for 2025, where I will be joined by Consort 8 and vocalist Tim Chung to demonstrate the development of the recorder from the time of Henry 8th to the present day.
Presented by Robert Small
Our first Enjoy, Learn, Discuss for 2025 is a very special treat for music lovers, with Robert Small as guest speaker. He will speak on the topic Recorder makes, types and designs using musical examples played by Consort 8, on recorders from the Renaissance, Baroque and Modern periods.