Recorder Festival 2025

The Early Music Shop presents, in partnership with the Society of Recorder Players, Recorder Festival 2025. Join us from 30th May to 1st June!

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PitchPoint

Episode 6

In this week's PitchPoint, Mary-Jannet Leith presents "Meet the Harpsichord" with harpsichordist Thomas Allery – a fascinating watch providing a wonderful introduction to the world of harpsichord playing along with a performance of music by Purcell.

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Episode 5
In this week's PitchPoint, "Being an Eighteenth-Century Musician", recorder virtuoso Mary-Jannet Leith reveals the life of a musician in the 18th century and explores similarities that can be drawn between being a musician all that time ago and nowadays.

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Episode 4

In this weeks PitchPoint, entitled "Managing an Early Music Ensemble", hear Mary-Jannet address the challenges of running an ensemble during the pandemic and Brexit. As such relevant and fascinating topics, this provides a valuable insight into the challenges musicians are facing currently.

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Episode 3

Tune in to this week's PitchPoint, "For the Love of Live-Streaming", to hear Mary-Jannet Leith in discussion with harpsichordist Thomas Allery about the vital and growing world of live-streaming. Fascinating for musicians and music lovers alike!

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Episode 2

In Episode 2, tune in to hear Mary-Jannet Leith introducing you to the wonderful array of different recorders that she plays as well as a performance of music by James Oswald.

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Episode 1

Welcome to PitchPoint, our new weekly podcast hosted by recorder virtuoso Mary-Jannet Leith from Ensemble Hesperi. Each week Mary-Jannet will discuss and explore issues and repertoire relating to early music, beginning with her reflections on LIFEM 2020 in conversation with harpsichordist Thomas Allery, together with performances of pieces by Francesco Barsanti. Enjoy!

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