Music Library
The library will next be open from 10 am to 12 noon on Friday 18th September and 2nd October 2026.
Spring recorder festival booking form
Spring recorder festival medical form
Spring recorder festival – Group allocation
| Date | Time | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday 19/09/2026 | 09:00 | Melbourne Recorder Academy (not a VRG event) | Calling all recorder players aged 5-21! Join the Melbourne Recorder Academy for a morning of music-making with tutors Alana Blackburn, Ros Bandt, and Kimberley Scriven. Levels range from beginner to pre-professional, with repertoire spanning medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and contemporary ensemble music. Date: Saturday 19 September Time: 9.00 am – 12.30 pm Venue: St Jude’s Anglican Church, Carlton Cost: $30 Book now: https://www.trybooking.com/DONZJ |
| Sunday 20/09/2026 | 16:00 | St Oswald’s Players presents “Homage”, a concert of music for recorder consort and pipe organ, with works by Monteverdi, Lully, G Gabrieli, Sammartini, Tallis, Pergolesi, Holborne, Brade, and some of the best modern composers. | St Oswald’s Anglican church, 100 High St., Glen Iris. Entry by donation. (Not a VRG event). |
| Sunday 20/09/2026 | 16:00 | Recorder Co-op with Ros Bandt, Alana Blackburn, Jim Atkins and young student participants from the Melbourne Recorder Academy – Currawongs Calling. Not a VRG event | La Mama Courthouse, 205 Faraday Street, Carlton VIC, Australia https://www.lamama.com.au/whats-on/la-mama-hope-punk-climate-festival/currawongs-calling |
| Friday 25/09/2026 | 09:00 | VRG Spring Recorder Festival. | 25th Sep to 27th Sep. Balwyn Community Centre, 408-418 Whitehorse Rd, Surrey Hills. Please complete relevant forms shown above. |
| Friday 23/10/2026 | 19:30 | Blocksounds recorders presents WOODSONG – Rodney Waterman (recorders and lute) and Robyn Mellor (recorders). Not a VRG event. | Mellor and Waterman play a least 10 different instruments in a concert including contemplative love songs, French baroque dance suites, Australian composer Lance Eccles, Soren Sieg’s African-inspired work and Pete Rose’s crazy clock pendulum. St Margaret’s Anglican Church, Mud Brick Hall, 79-81 Pitt Street, Eltham. https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1639936 |
| Saturday 24/10/2026 | 11:00 | Low recorder workshop with Robyn Mellor | Balwyn Community Centre, 408-418 Whitehorse Rd, Surrey Hills. Please complete registration form above. |
| Saturday 14/11/2026 | 14:00 | VRG soirée and Xmas blow-in | St Leonard’s UC 50 New St, Brighton |
| Sunday 22/11/2026 | 15:00 | Melbourne Recorder Orchestra annual concert | Flockhart Hall, MLC, Barkers Rd, Kew. Not a VRG event. |
| Friday 08/01/2027 | 13:30 | 3-day workshop with Anna Stegmann | Balwyn Community Centre, 408-418 Whitehorse Rd, Surrey Hills. Please complete registration form above. 1:30 to 4:30 pm Fri, 10:00 am to 4:30 pm Sat, 10:00 am to 3 pm Sun. |