Welcome to the Hothorpe Hall Recorders Website!
This website contains details about recorder courses at Hothorpe Hall
Easy Recorder Playing for Adults
Monday 15th ‒ Friday 19th July 2013
The first Easy Course was a huge success:
Thank you again for the brilliant experience at Hothorpe; I now feel that the door into the ‘music world’ has come ajar, whereas before I felt I was just an onlooker.
Sue Walker, course participant
This course is specifically designed for adults with a little experience of recorder playing who would like to improve their skills. Starting with lunch on the Monday and departing after breakfast on the Friday, the course is packed full of opportunities to extend your recorder technique and build up your confidence as a musician. The atmosphere on the course will be friendly and supportive, allowing you to relax, have a lot of fun and get the very most you can out of your time at Hothorpe Hall.
The Eight Foot Recorder Course
Monday 15th ‒ Friday 19th July 2013
In the last few years bigger recorders have become more common and more powerful. Ensembles of all sizes now relish playing the occasional piece “at eight foot” and this course gives you the unique opportunity to play a wide variety of repertoire played at this pitch. Playing music at eight foot pitch is tremendously satisfying, resulting in an extremely rich sound.
Hothorpe Hall Recorder Orchestra Weekend
Friday 15th ‒ Sunday 17th November 2013
Now in its fourth year, the Hothorpe Hall Recorder Orchestra Weekend explores the many facets of recorder orchestra, from established and well-loved orchestral repertoire to exciting new and experimental music. The weekend is tutored by five of the finest recorder orchestra conductors at a superb venue and offers sessions suitable for recorder players of all abilities.