Saturday, March 15
Settlement Music School, Mary Louise Curtis Branch
416 Queen St, Philadelphia, PA
Free parking in adjacent lot
We are grateful for support from The Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia
Recorder Fest welcomes musicians of every ability and stage of life to perform for and to play with one another. The event features performances by elementary school recorder ensembles, accomplished middle & high school musicians (accompanied on harpsichord by Curtis Institute faculty member Leon Schelhase), adult amateur ensembles, and professional recorder player Teresa Deskur; a masterclass; videos submitted by young players from around the country; and a Community Play-In open to all.
Questions? Contact Piffaro at info@piffaro.org or 215-235-8469.
Schedule
3:00-5:00 p.m. Masterclass
Current and retired artistic directors Priscilla Herreid and Joan Kimball coach select students, who will be accompanied by world-renowned harsichordist Leon Schelhase. Open to the public to observe.
6:00-6:30 p.m. Community Play-In
All are welcome! Artistic director Priscilla Herreid will lead participants through 2-3 pieces of music that we can all play together. Register by March 8 to receive music in advance, or just show up with an instrument.
7:00-8:30 p.m. Concert
Elementary school recorder ensembles, advanced recorder students, adult amateur ensembles and professional musicians perform. We will also enjoy videos submitted by young musicians from around the country.
Live performances
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- Fountain Woods Elementary Recorder Sinfonia, dir. Miriam Arbelo and Jamie Mallinson
- Mt. Pleasant High School Early Music Ensemble, dir. Brian Drumbore
- Musica Sophia, adult amateur ensemble
- Clara Kersting, 7th grader at Radnor Middle School, & Corvin Fuchs-Orsher, 8th grader at The French International School
- Knox Seabolt, senior in high school
- Gregory Weaver, adult amateur
- Barbara Stark & David Lawrence, adult amateur duo
- Molly Garrett & Kimberly Yocum, adult amateur duo
- Teresa Deskur, professional musician, winner of the 2020 Boulder Bach Festival’s World Bach Competition and the 2016 Piffaro National Recorder Competition
Videos
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- Josselin Roger
- David Brown
- Maple Sun – recorder & hulusi
- David & Maple duet
- Vinayak Vikram
- Dalton Reed – recorder & highland pipes
Recorder Fest 2024 Photo Album
📸 Bill DiCecca
Recorder Fest 2024 in American Recorder Magazine
by Kimberly Yocum
Philadelphia – The Piffaro Recorder Fest 2024 was truly a celebration of the recorder. In the
afternoon, students were coached by early music experts, and the public event
began with a community “play-in” led by artistic director Priscilla Herreid. The
audience of more than 100 music lovers experienced a full range of musical styles
and stages of musical expression, from elementary school ensemble to
professional soloist in both live and pre-recorded video performances in this
unique concert…