Spring 2026, Volume 46, Issue 1
Seventeenth-Century Italian Music on the Recorder
Recorder player and conductor Peter van Heyghen reports on his work to define the Italian recorder repertoire between 1600 and 1670, and the recorder sizes and types used. A trailer for his forthcoming book!Digital Revival
Amsterdam-based woodwind specialist, player and composer Itai Weissman explains how the Electronic Wind Instrument (EWI) interrelates with historical recorders.Observations of Venice
ensemble feuervogel tell us about the musical background to their new CD.Robert Valentine’s Opus XI
Heidi Fardell looks into the background of this work from the Parensi MS, never before recorded.
Centrespread Composer: Tom Sears
Interviewed by Michael GrahamCentrespread: Butterscotch – Tom Sears
SRP/Moeck Solo Recorder Competition 2025
Sarah Bronnert reports on an exciting final and interviews the winners, Olivia Petryszak, Lucas Biegel & Eunsol Lee.What instrument is that?
Gabriel Alves, Rowena Jones, Annabel Knight, Miriam Monaghan, Chris Orton, Thomas Pickering and Daniel Swani tell us about their latest purchases.A Week in the Life of Olivia Petryszak
Olivia's London-based life is exhausting, exhilarating and rewarding - "a big mishmash of teaching, rehearsing, performing, planning, and inspiration"!ERTA News
Heidi Fardell reports on the London International Festival of Early Music, and we hear from three ERTA members: Kate Allsop, Beth Toulson and Jill Kemp.
SRP News
Jean Campbell congratulates SRP/Moeck winner Eun Sol Lee and we hear about SRP branch anniversaries, guest conductors, playing days, orchestra days, concert performances, workshops, festivals (including the upcoming SRP Festival, 10-12 April in Taunton). Late members are mourned and remembered. In addition, there are reports on the consort Messa di Voce, Bakelite recorders, and by way of contrast, the SIGO tenor!Music Reviews
from Chris Blanch, Alyson Lewin, Terry Smurthwaite and Bart Spanhove. Click here for the music titles.
Meet Saul Cuthbertson
The young folk recorderist explains how he started, and how his group Tamise began.
CD Review
Fiona Hook
Click here for recorder music reviewed in this issue.
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