Recorders Incorporated

Recorders Incorporated performed on Sunday January 4th, 2009, at the St Peter's Centre, in Ipswich.

"Recorders Incorporated", is made up of talented amateurs and professionals from the UK, Germany and The Netherlands, and gave its debut concert on Thursday, January 4th, 8pm, at Benslow Music Trust, in Hitchin.

In 2008, we performed at Halsway Manor, a wonderful venue in Somerset.

The 2008 programme:

Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (ca. 1620 - 1680): Sonata a 7 Flauti
William Brade (1560 - 1630): Pavan and Galliard
Steve Marshall: The Long Path Home
Robert Wylkinson (ca. 1450 - 1515): Jesus autem transiens - Credo in Deum
Johan Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): First movement from Brandenburg Concerto No. 6
Paul Richards: Triptych
Antoine Brumel (1460 - 1512/13): Kyrie and Christe Eleison from Missa Et ecce terrae motus
Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621): A Solis Ortus Cardine
Matthias Maute: Saltarello

The 2007 programme:

Andrea Gabrieli (c.1510 - 1586): Sento, sent'un rumor
William Lawes (1602 - 1645): Fantasia a6 in C
Walter Rein (1893 - 1955): Variations on a love song
Antonin Dvorak (1841 - 1904), arr S.Richards: Final movement from American Quartet
Dietrich Schnabel: Feuer und Eis
Matthias Maute: Ten Times Tenor
Guus Haverkate: Sound Crime
Hans Leo Hassler (1564 - 1612): Ach weh des Leiden
Girolamo Cavazzoni (c.1525 - after 1577): Canzon sopra Falt d'Argens
Lyndon Hilling: Midsummer Meadow Suite

The concerts were very well received, and you can read reviews in the Recorder Magazine.

Here are some extracts from the 2007 review:

"I have played recorders for some forty years and, although I have heard many outstanding ensembles, I was not prepared for such a sensational experience."

"Maute's Ten Times Tenor, was extremely exciting with meticulous attention to detail. The spiky unison opening and ending contrasted with the unusual shifting harmonies of the middle section. Concentration and tuning was of paramount importance."

"I was enchanted by the mix and contrast of early and modern music played convincingly and enthusiastically by such talented musicians and led so ably by Eileen Silcocks. It was good news to learn that all members of the orchestra were keen to repeat this exercise, an uplifting and energising experience for performers and audience alike."