Scenes from various VRG events 2013-2017
| Date | Time | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 17/03/2024 | 14:00 | Workshop and blow-in with Evelyn Nallen | Balwyn Community Centre, Function Room, 412 Whitehorse Rd, Surrey Hills |
| Saturday 24/02/2024 | 14:00 | AGM and Blow-in with Liz Zetzmann | St Georges Anglican Church Hall, 296 Glenferrie Road, Malvern 3144 |
| Saturday 20/01/2024 | 14:30 | Blow-in with Anna Stegmann | Balwyn Community Centre, Function Room, 412 Whitehorse Rd, Surrey Hills. REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT IN ADVANCE REQUIRED. |
| Saturday 20/01/2024 | 12:30 | Consort Workshop, with Anna Stegmann. Will be followed by afternoon tea 2 pm - 2:30 and then blow-in. Registration form available on this page, | Balwyn Community Centre, Function Room, 412 Whitehorse Rd, Surrey Hills |
| Sunday 19/11/2023 | 14:00 | Christmas blow-in with Emma Nicholson. | Burwood Heights Uniting Church. South-east corner Blackburn Rd and Burwood Highway (347 Blackburn Rd), East Burwood. Enter from south-bound lane of Blackburn Rd. |
| Saturday 28/10/2023 | 14:00 | Low-pitch recorder (8-foot) workshop with Margaret Wright. | For players of Tenor, Bass, Greatbass, Contrabass and below. St George's Anglican Church 296 Glenferrie Rd, Malvern. Registration form link available on this page. |
| Friday 29/09/2023 | 09:00 | VRG Spring Festival | Fri 29/9, Sat 30/9 and Sun 1/10 Balwyn Community Centre 412 Whitehorse Rd Surrey Hills. Registration form link on this page |
| Saturday 16/09/2023 | 13:30 | Winter Project - Concert, followed by Blow-in | With Ryan Williams Canterbury Girls' High School 16 Mangarra Rd Canterbury |
| Saturday 26/08/2023 | 13:30 | Winter Project - Session 3 | With Ryan Williams Canterbury Girls' High School 16 Mangarra Rd Canterbury |
| Saturday 05/08/2023 | 13:30 | Blow in with Rodney Waterman | Opera Australia Studio 2, 4th floor, 35 City Road, Southbank. It is about 10 minutes' walk from Flinders Street Station, car parking available nearby in commercial car parks. |
| Sunday 30/07/2023 | 13:30 | Winter Project - Session 2 | With Ryan Williams Canterbury Girls' High School 16 Mangarra Rd Canterbury |
| Saturday 01/07/2023 | 13:30 | Winter Project - Session 1 | With Ryan Williams Canterbury Girls' High School 16 Mangarra Rd Canterbury Bookings open soon - check newsletter |
| Sunday 07/05/2023 | 13:30 | Soiree | St Paul's Hall cnr Highfield Rd and Church St Canterbury |
| Sunday 26/03/2023 | 14:00 | AGM and Blow-in | St Paul's Hall Cnr Margaret and Church Sts Canterbury |
| Sunday 19/02/2023 | 14:00 | Blow-in | Stonnington Uniting Church corner Coppin St and Burke Rd East Malvern |
| Sunday 22/01/2023 | 14:00 | Masterclass for ensembles and Blow-in with Anna Stegmann | Venue: Balwyn Community Centre, Function Room, 412 Whitehorse Rd, Surrey Hills. It is planned to run an afternoon which will combine 3 master class sessions, each of 30 minutes, followed by a Blow-in, all conducted by Anna. Everyone attending the event will attend the masterclasses as audience; in this way, everyone will benefit from Anna’s advice and insights. If your group would like to participate as performers in one of the 3 master class sessions, you need to be aware that there will be an audience! The cost to be $30 for each masterclass participant, and $15 for others. Please download form from link below, complete, and return to Sue Lyons |
| Saturday 03/12/2022 | 14:00 | Christmas blow-in | Frankston Uniting Church 16 High St, Frankston |
| Sunday 06/11/2022 | 13:30 | VRG soirée | Balwyn Community Centre 412 Whitehorse Rd, Surrey Hills |
| Friday 30/09/2022 | Spring Recorder Festival | to run to 2nd October. St Paul's Anglican Church, corner Margaret and Church Streets, Canterbury | |
| Sunday 11/09/2022 | 13:30 | Blow-in with Ryan Williams and Winter Project concert | Canterbury Girls Secondary College, 16 Mangarra Road, Canterbury |
| Sunday 28/08/2022 | 13:30 | VRG Winter project, led by Ryan Williams - Day 3 | Refer to email sent to participants 16th June 2022. Venue Canterbury Girls Secondary College, 16 Mangarra Road, Canterbury from 1.30pm to 4.00pm. We will have a short break midway, we will not be providing afternoon tea so you need to bring your own water, hot drink etc. |
| Sunday 31/07/2022 | 13:30 | VRG Winter Project, led by Ryan Williams - Day 2 | Refer to email sent to participants 16th June 2022. Venue Canterbury Girls Secondary College, 16 Mangarra Road, Canterbury from 1.30pm to 4.00pm. We will have a short break midway, we will not be providing afternoon tea so you need to bring your own water, hot drink etc. |
| Sunday 17/07/2022 | 13:30 | Blow-in with Rodney Waterman | Stonnington Uniting Church Cnr Burke Rd and Coppin St, East Malvern |
| Sunday 26/06/2022 | 13:30 | VRG Winter Project led by Ryan Williams - Day 1 | Refer to email sent to participants 16th June 2022. Venue Canterbury Girls Secondary College, 16 Mangarra Road, Canterbury from 1.30pm to 4.00pm. We will have a short break midway, we will not be providing afternoon tea so you need to bring your own water, hot drink etc. |
| Sunday 01/05/2022 | 14:00 | Soiree and 50th Birthday celebration | Armadale Baptist Church 88 Kooyong Road, Armadale |
| Sunday 27/03/2022 | 14:00 | Blow-in with Rodney Waterman | High Street Rd Uniting Church 482 High Street Road, Mount Waverley, cnr Stewart St |
| Friday 01/10/2021 | Myrniong 2021: | 1 - 3 October. We spent quite some time in the AGM discussing the complexities of planning for the Myrniong weekend that we face again this year. It is clear that while we all want to have the weekend program, and everyone loves going to Myrniong. | |
| Sunday 25/07/2021 | 13:30 | The famous VRG Soiree | Venue: High Street Rd Uniting Church, 428 High Street Rd, Mt Waverley (cnr Stewart St). So now is the time to start practising! There will be more information in a later newsletter about how this will run. A decision on whether this event will have to be postponed will be made late on Tuesday 20th July, and members will be notified asap afterwards. |
| Sunday 23/05/2021 | 14:00 | Blow-in with Katrina Dowling | Venue: St Faith's Anglican Church, 4 Charles St, Glen Iris Katrina is thinking of working on 3 pieces she has arranged for recorders: Bassa Nova for recorder orchestra, Gospel Blues for recorder ensemble, and Scottish Trad. Song for 3 recorder choir. |
| Sunday 25/04/2021 | 14:00 | Blow-in with Hannah Coleman | Venue: High Street Rd Uniting Church, Mount Waverley, 428 High Street Rd, Mt Waverley (cnr Stewart St). Hannah says: A Joyful Noise! An afternoon of music designed for pure enjoyment! The aim of this blow-in is simply to revel in the joy of being and playing together again. |
| Sunday 14/03/2021 | 14:00 | AGM and Blow-in with Liz Zetzmann | After the AGM, Liz took us through our paces. We played Mein Kleiner Gruner Kaktus (My little green cactus) by Bert Reisfeld, Vier Echostucke (Four Echoes) by Eberhard Werdin, and Boxwood Bounce, by Ken Andresenn. It was terrific to be playing in a big group again, and, in spite of our enforced holiday from big group playing, we sight-read our way creditably through some challenging rhythms, pesky accidentals and tricky entries, all at Liz's trade-mark brisk tempos! Thanks Liz! This was lovely start to the year. |
| Sunday 15/03/2020 | 14:00 | AGM and Blow-in with Liz Zetzmann | AGM and Blow-in with Liz Zetzmann Sunday March 15, 2.00 to 5.00 Venue: Stonnington Community Uniting Church |
| Saturday 15/02/2020 | 14:00 | Blow-in led by Hannah Coleman | Saturday 15 February 2020, 2 to 5pm, Canterbury Girls' Secondary College, Mangarra Road, Canterbury, led by Hannah Coleman. |
| Saturday 16/11/2019 | 14:00 | Blow-in led by Suzanne Palmer-Holton and Di Rex | Saturday 16 November, 2 to 5pm, Frankston Uniting Church, 16 High Street, Frankston, led by Suzanne Palmer-Holton and Di Rex, present and past President of VRG. |
| Thursday 03/10/2019 | Myrniong Recorder Weekend | Thursday evening 3rd Oct to Sunday afternoon 6th Oct. The tutors will be Hans_Dieter Michatz, Kamala Bain (NZ), Simon Rickart, Rodney Waterman and Will Hardy. Lake Dewar Lodge, Myrniong | |
| Saturday 31/08/2019 | 13:00 | Workshop with Joanne Saunders, recorder maker. Venue: The Bishop's Parlour, Abbotsford Convent, St Heliers Sreet, Abbotsford. | Joanne will speak about recorder construction and how sound production can be affected by the way you
blow into the recorder. From a maker's viewpoint this is important and often when we blame our recorder,
we could be the one at fault.
She will give us some tone and sound production exercises to work on and lead us in a "big blow" of four-part Renaissance music. Registration required: please refer to newsletter. |
| Sunday 14/07/2019 | 13:00 | VRG Annual Soiree to be held on 14th July at High Street Road Uniting Church, Mt Waverley. Starting at 1 p.m. and finishing around 4 p.m. | Items should be no more than 3 minutes long and preference will generally be given to groups rather than soloists. Players with all levels of experience are welcome. If you wish to participate please email us at recorderplayers@gmail.com with the details. |
| Friday 12/07/2019 | Music Library. | We are planning to open the library on Friday 5 July and Friday 12 July. | |
| Sunday 16/06/2019 | 13:00 | BLOW_IN in JUNE | Katarina Dowling will lead a blow-in on 16th June 1 - 4 p.m. at St Faith's Church, 4 Charles Street, Glen Iris. |
| Saturday 18/05/2019 | 10:00 | Joint Event WORKSHOP in Ballarat led by Simon Rickart on Saturday 18th May. | There will a full program of teaching and playing at York Street Church of Christ, 410 York Street, Ballarat East. We will start at 10:30 and finish at 3 p.m. For more information about transport etc refer to the April Newsletter. |
| Saturday 13/04/2019 | Fundamental Harmonics: a Beginners Guide to Harmonics on the Recorder | Rachel Snedden, best known to many of us as conductor of the Melbourne Recorder Orchestra, will talk about his topic and then after a break she will lead a blow-in. On 13th April from 1 to 4 p.m. (wintertime) at High Street Road Uniting Church at 482 High Street Road (at the corner of Stewart Street). | |
| Saturday 16/03/2019 | VRG Annual General Meeting and Blow-in with Liz Zetzmann | Saturday 16 March from 2 to 5 p.m. at Stonnington Community Uniting Church, Malvern East | |
| Saturday 16/03/2019 | The VRG Annual General Meeting will be followed by a Blow-In led by Liz Zetzman | on Saturday 16 March from 2.00 to 5.00 p.m. at Stonnington Community Uniting Church, Malvern East. | |
| Saturday 16/02/2019 | Blow-in with Suzanne Palmer-Holton and Jill Ferris | Saturday 16 Feb from 2 to 5 p.m. at St Georges Anglican Church Centre, Malvern | |
| Saturday 01/12/2018 | Festive Blow-in with Di Rex | Nov 1, 2 - 5 p.m The Blow-in will be followed by a festive afternoon tea. | |
| Sunday 11/11/2018 | Blow-in led by Rodney Waterman Two Gems for Recorder Orchestra | 11 November 2 - 5 p.m. This event will be held at the U3A Hall, at the back of 14 Ivanhoe Parade, Ivanhoe. | |
| Thursday 04/10/2018 | Spring Weekend at Myrniong | 4 to 7 October 2018 Join us for a full program stretching from Thursday evening to Sunday afternoon with some wonderful tutors incl. Malcolm Tattersal. The venue is the Myrniong YMCA. The booking form is due back by 24th August. Please contact us immediately by email if you have not received a copy of the information brochure and booking form. | |
| Saturday 18/08/2018 | 13:00 | BLOW IN with Barb Praetz | A Modern Touch - music by Andrews, Challenger, Charlton and Davidson at St Phillips Anglican Church, Mt Waverley. Time: 1 - 4 pm |
| Sunday 22/07/2018 | Soiree | Sunday 22nd July 1 pm to 4 pm. Venue: High Street Road Uniting Church, 482 High Street Road, Mt Waverley A soiree is being organised by Liz Zetzmann. Groups and individuals, who wish to actively participate should contact the organiser by sending an email to the Guild, who will forward your email to Liz Zetzmann. The Melbourne Recorder Orchestra will be performing music commissioned by the Guild in memory of Colin Smith. | |
| Saturday 30/06/2018 | 10:00 | Workshop for consorts led by members of the group Dolce Ombre | 30th June; 10am to 4pm at Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill It is proposed to work with preformed ensembles that wish to be tutored in particular compositions that they have been studying together. Newly formed and established ensembles of all standards welcome. The idea is not to present new music on the day but that each ensemble presents pieces already studied. The notes have been learned and then we can help with more musical ideas concerned with style, appropriate articulation, ornamentation and tuning. The end of the workshop will bring the ensembles together for a short Show and Tell concert and Dolce Ombre will also present a couple of works from the renaissance to the present day. A special treat will be a performance of a new work by ensemble member Ryan Williams. |
| Saturday 26/05/2018 | Blow-In: The Merry Month of May | Saturday 26th May, 1 - 4 pm Venue: St Faith's Anglican Church, 4 Charles Street, Glen Iris. Jill Ferris will lead an afternoon of music loosely connected to Spring ..... well it is spring somewhere! We will explore some madrigals, which refer to the variuos joys os spring (maybe even 'Now is the month of Maying') The emphasis will be on melodic shaping and on making the most of the drama of the words. Bring your instruments, a music stand, a small amount of yummy afternoon tea and $6 to help cover costs. | |
| Sunday 22/04/2018 | Genevieve Lacey - resident at MRC in 2018 | Nest 2-7pm April 21 (in 3 parts) In the Melbourne Recital Centre Salon, actor Natasha Herbert will join theatre visionaries Daniel Schlusser, Ben Cobham and Jim Atkins in a unique collaboration with musicians Andrea Keller (piano), Simon Barker (drums), and Genevieve. | |
| Sunday 15/04/2018 | Dolce L'Ombre concert | Saturday 14 April 2 pm Christ Church Brunswick 8 Glenlyon Road Ruth Wilkinson, Ryan Williams, Hannah Coleman, Alex Bailliet-Joly | |
| Saturday 07/04/2018 | Big Big-blow | Saturday 7 April 2 pm to 5 pm.
Venue: Stonnington Community Church, cnr Coppin Street and Burke Road, Malvern East. (used to be Ewing Memorial) Bring the usual: instruments, stand, afternoon tea and $6.00 This Big-Blow will play pieces that will be led by Suzanne, Jeanette and Roger. It will be varied and will have something for everyone! | |
| Sunday 18/03/2018 | Annual General Meeting | The Victorian Recorder Guild Inc Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 18 March, at 2.00pm at Canterbury Girls Secondary College, Canterbury, Irilbarra Rd entrance. This will be followed by a Blow-in. | |
| Sunday 11/02/2018 | 14:00 | Blow-in with Rodney Waterman | 11 February 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm Canterbury Girls' School Rodney is choosing music from a range of music that features counterpoint, music built up with threads of melodies. Music will range from early times when counterpoint was developing into a wonderful tapestry, to more modern works which also use this style, but in a very different musical context. |
| Saturday 16/12/2017 | Welcome | Welcome to our new mobile technology friendly web site. Work refining and improving the site is ongoing. | |
| Thursday 07/12/2017 | 19:00 | MUZE Concerts | Muze (Bernadette Zeilinger - flutes, including recorders, and Diego Mune - guitar). http://www.la-musa.net/solos_en.html Tuesday, 5. 12. 2017 - 7pm Long Play 318 St Georges Road North Fitzroy 3068 Tuesday, 5. 12. 2017 - 9pm Make It Up Club 317 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy Wednesday, 6. 12. 2017 - 7pm Lyrebird Lounge 61 Glen Eira Rd Ripponlea, Victoria 3185 Thursday, 7. 12. 2017 - 7pm Testing Ground 1 City Road, Southbank, VIC 3006 |
| Sunday 26/11/2017 | 14:30 | MRO Concert | Annual Concert by the Melbourne Recorder Orchestra with guests Les Clochards Sunday 26 November at 2:30pm St George's Anglican Church, 296 Glenferrie Road, Malvern |
| Thursday 05/10/2017 | 18:00 | Spring Weekend | Date 5 to 8 October Venue YMCA Lake Dewar, Myrniong Tutors Ruth Wilkinson Hans Dieter Michartz Ryan Williams Alexandra Bailliet-Joly Liz Zetzman Roger Palmer The residential Myrniong Recorder Weekend 2017 is a three-day festival of music-making, providing an excellent opportunity to make music together over an more extended time. At Myrniong we have playing groups led by experienced tutors, Special Sessions covering a range of topics, an excellent concert given by our tutors and the opportunity to play together in a recorder orchestra. |
| Sunday 30/07/2017 | 14:00 | Soiree | Date 30 July High Street Road Uniting Church DOMENICA MORNINGTON U3A GEOFF PARR-SMITH QUINTA/QUINTET CRANBOURNE SALVATION ARMY CONSORT THE DEEPDENE DASHERS BONNIE AND KAYLENE BROOKS RESONANCE MAYA COHEN-MILLER LUCINDA WALKER CRANBOURNE SALVATION ARMY ENSEMBLE YARROWEE PLAYERS MAYA COHEN-MILLER AND LUCINDA WALKER WOODWIND MELBOURNE RECORDER ORCHESTRA |
| Saturday 03/06/2017 | 10:30 | Quinta Essentia | Workshop with concert St Philip's Anglican Church. The program includes a Big Blow featuring South American music; talk and presentation of new and rarely seen recorder and concert. |
| Saturday 04/02/2017 | 14:00 | Blow in with Ryan Williams and Matthew Horsley | Canterbury Girls Secondary College We know Ryan for his work for the Guild in recent years, including at Myrniong. His work for us reflects his innovative and interesting approach to the recorder's possibilities, and we have enjoyed his musicianship as a performer and teacher. Matthew plays Uillean pipes and percussion, and the duo has performed in classical and folk festivals in Australia, Ireland and The Netherlands. |
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