History of the Recorder

My first and ongoing project is the study and historical performance of music using archeologically informed instruments and techniques. For example, for Medieval music I use recorders modeled after a small 14th century instrument recently unearthed in Tartu, Estonia. The playing requirements and sound of these recorders is quite unique; they seem designed precisely for the music of the time. The same goes for my other instruments as well. Being that much closer to such early people & their culture enlivens the music; it’s a bit of forgotten beauty reborn into the present. Contact.

An Invitation

Seeking recorder players and other musicians to participate in projects geared towards performance. Ability is not a big deal; desire is. There’s plenty of music for serious musicians of any ability. Following are some projects I have in mind; but I would like to hear your ideas as well. And I would like to hear from accompanists as well.

Concertos & Sonatas

• Vivaldi’s Recorder Concerto in C minor (RV 441).
• J. S. Bach’s Concerto No. 6 in F major, (BWV 1057). Harpsichord, 2 altos, strings, continuo.
• Vivaldi’s Recorder Sonata in G major, (RV 806).
• Any of the Handel Recorder Sonatas.
• & etc.

Recorder & Flute Simultaneously

In the future I’d like to participate in a concert that includes this instrumentation, of which Hunt, Linde, and Lasoki have written on. Here’s a list:

• Quantz. Trio Sonata.
• Telemann. Concerto in E minor.
• Telemann. Sonata á 4 in D minor (TWV 43:d1)
• Johann Christoph Schultze (Prowo?). a Trio Sonata, and other works.
• Fasch, Loeillet, Pepusch
• Elldler, johann Samuel. Piéces in G major for 2 recorders, 2 flutes, strings, and basso continuo.
• & some modern composers: Hans-Martin Linde, Piet Ketting.