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Recorder31 Day 5 | Recorders at LIFEM25
Today we're looking ahead to this year's London International Festival of Early Music, where we'll be exhibiting once again, and watching a whole range of brilliant events. Exclusively for Recorder31, Artistic Director Erik Bosgraaf and festival artist Dorothee Oberlinger talk us through some of the recorder elements of this year's festival.
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What's on?
Les Nations: Baroque sound cultures in dialogue
Dorothee Oberlinger (recorder) and Peter Kofler (keyboard)
Thursday 13 November at 7:30pm
With Les Nations, the multi-award-winning recorder player Dorothee Oberlinger and harpsichordist Peter Kofler present a finely curated programme that allows listeners to experience Baroque music of European origin in all its stylistic diversity – from French elegance and Italian virtuosity to German contrapuntal density.
The selection ranges from famous composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel and François Couperin to lesser-known composers such as Daniel Wrigth and Jean-Baptiste Drouart de Bousset. Buy tickets
Notes of Wonder: The Childhood Virtuosos of the 18th Century
Erik Bosgraaf (recorder) & Wrocław Baroque Orchestra (Jarosław Thiel, director)
Saturday 15 November at 6:00pm
In the 18th century there were many child prodigies: Mozart was one himself and Vivaldi wrote his recorder concerti for the girls in the Pietá in Venice. In this program Mozart and Vivaldi are juxtaposed. In many of these early works Mozart alludes strongly to a baroque style of composing, after all Telemann, among others, was still alive during this time. There are striking similarities between both composers: they both revolutionised instrumental writing. Vivaldi wrote numerous concertos for a variety of different instruments whereas Mozart continued this tradition but wrote numerous symphonies. Even though they both were internationally very known, they both died in poverty. Both Vivaldi and Mozart have an incredible rhythmical drive in their music. Buy tickets
Blast Off!: Family Concert
Sarah Jeffery (recorder)
Saturday 15 November at 11:00am
Come along on a journey through the wonderful world of the recorder – in space! Recorder explorer Sarah Jeffery has boosted up her rocket, donned her helmet, and is blasting off into a galaxy of music and sound. And she needs your help! Wormholes and black holes, mysterious aliens, even time travel – anything can happen. But it’s all possible, thanks to the power of music! Featuring music from the 14th century to… the future. Buy tickets
Sarah Jeffery will also be leading a recorder workshop at 3:30pm – further details to be announced! Buy tickets
SRP/Moeck Solo Recorder Competition
Dorothee Oberlinger William Lyons & Peter Kofler (jury)
Friday 14 November at 11:00am
The premier competition for young recorder soloists is the biennial SRP Moeck competition. The aim is to encourage young players of talent, and to help them in their professional aspirations. Competitors must show that they are able to sustain a full recital programme at a professional level. The Competition is international and entries are welcomed from recorder players of a suitable standard who are under thirty years of age on 1st November in the year of the Competition. Buy tickets
Check back later in Recorder31 for an introduction to the competition finalists!
LIFEM Exhibition
Blackheath Halls
13-15 November
No LIFEM would be complete without the exhibition! We'll be returning to Blackheath Halls for the iconic early music exhibition, where we at The Early Music Shop will be showcasing our full range of recorders (and many, many more instruments) along with books, CDs, accessories and more. We are delighted to be there alongside many of the world's top recorder makers and early music luthiers! Buy tickets
And that's not all! The LIFEM programme also includes performances by Ensemble Danguy, Polychroma, Zefira Valova, Guildhall Cantata Project & Academy of Ancient Music – along with performers' platforms, makers' demonstrations and more. A star-studded line-up! See you there...
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Today, we hear samples of the Moeck Kynseker Soprano. The Kynseker model is available from a number of different manufacturers and Moeck make theirs from Plumwood. The instrument is based on the 'handfluit' from Jacob Van Eyck. Check out the audio clips below or follow this link to find out more about this instrument.
Listen to this recorder!
Van Eyck Nightingale:
Anon La Rotta:
Scale:
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