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The Eastern Connecticut Recorder society welcomes you to a twelfth season of recorder playing. We look forward to improving our skills and making beautiful music in a warm, supportive atmosphere.

Our President is Joyce Goldberg, and Hope Sperry is our Vice President and Secretary.

Playing Sessions

We will offer monthly meetings, September through June, each one conducted by a professional musician specializing in recorder music. We will end the season with a member's concert and picnic.

We welcome again BRUCE LARKIN as our MUSIC DIRECTOR. Bruce has a BM degree in Music History and Musicology from the University of Michigan and a MFA degree in Early Music Performance from Sarah Lawrence College. He has been teaching recorder and associated topics in early music for 28 years. Currently, Bruce teaches private students in solo and ensemble lessons and is founder of the Richmond Consort. 

Schedule

We are celebrating this season with sessions coached by Bruce Larkin, Eric Haas, Laura Hagen, Larry Zukof, Sheila Beardslee, Peter Braunfield, Tricia van Oers, Susan Hellauer, and Karen Snowberg.

We will meet again this year at the facilities of the Connecticut Forest and Park Association in Middlefield, CT. Look here for directions.

Our Saturday morning playing sessions meet from 10:00a.m. to 12:30p.m. Plan to arrive at 9:30a.m. for refreshments and to "set up". 

THE EARLY GROUP 9:00 to 9:50am. A preview of the morning's music, focusing on technique and reading, aimed at the less experienced, but anyone may join in.

Remember to bring your music stand and a pencil. Music is provided by the guest conductor. An $10 session fee is required of all who attend each Saturday morning session. Prospective members are invited to attend one meeting on a trial basis at no cost. (The Economy membership plan includes the cost of all Saturday morning sessions.)

Our schedule of coached sessions for the twelfth season consists of:

The American Recorder Society

The Eastern Connecticut Recorder Society is a chapter of the American Recorder Society, whose mission is to promote the recorder and its music by:

• Developing resources and standards to help people of all ages and ability levels to play and study the recorder
• Presenting the instrument to new constituencies
• Encouraging increased career opportunities for profesional recorder performers and teachers
• Enabling and supporting recorder playing as a shared social experience

Membership

Membership dues for ECRS are $20 annually. The fee for each Saturday morning session is $10. This fee is required for all who attend. Prospective members are invited to attend one metting on a trial basis at no cost.

All-inclusive Pre-Payment for the Economy Plan is $85, which covers membership dues and free admission to all ten Saturday morning playing sessions.

Memberships for additional family members is $10 (membership only) or $55 (All-inclusive pre-payment).

All registered members will be informed directly of changes in schedule. Changes will also be posted on this web site.

To join ECRS, send a check or money order with your Name, Address, Telephone number, and Email (if available) to:

Robert Radway, Treasurer

24 Magonk Point Road

Waterford, CT 06385

Directions to Saturday Morning Sessions

From the North: Take I-91 south to exit 21. Turn left at the end of the ramp on Route 372. After approx. .5 miles, turn right at the light onto Route 217 (East Street) Follow Route 217 until it ends at Route 66. Turn left onto Rt. 66. CFPA is approx. .3 miles on the left, after the Citgo station.

From the South: Take I-91 north to Middletown exit 18. Follow Route 66 approx. 4 miles. Pass reservoir and Agway. CFPA is approx. .3 miles past the Route 217 intersection, on the left, after the Citgo station.

From the East: Cross Portland Bridge over the CT River on Route 66 west. Follow Route 66 approx. 3 miles (Turn right soon after the bridge to stay on Route 66). CFPA is approximately .5 miles past the McDonalds and the shopping center on your right.

From the West: Take Route 66 (same as Route 691) east past Meriden toward Middletown. Pass reservoir and Agway. CFPA is approximately .3 miles past the Route 217 intersection on the left, after the Citgo station.

From Old Saybrook: Take Route 9 North to Exit 15 in Middletown. Follow Route 66 West for 2.8 miles. CFPA is on the right, .5 miles past McDonalds.