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North Queensland Recorder Society Inc.
Ruth Wilkinson leads NQRS members at the Paluma workshop in 2007.
Newsletters - please read
Instead of turning the newsletter into a web page as in the past, we have put the April newsletter here in pdf format. Please read it and save it to your computer. If you have any comments about this way of doing things, please email them to Malcolm or talk to anyone on the committee.
About the Society
The North Queensland Recorder Society was established in 1995 to bring together all recorder players in the Townsville and wider North Queensland region for skills development (through workshops, etc) and social playing.
Its large-group activities have settled into a pattern of about four 'Playdays' - themed Sunday afternoon playing sessions - each year plus an annual weekend residential workshop with an out-of-town tutor. Guest tutors for the workshops have included Zana Clarke, Genevieve Lacey, Peter Madge, Jessica Shaw, Rodney Waterman and Ruth Wilkinson.
The society also encourages formation of amateur consorts, maintains a library of recorder music, and produces a newsletter. Individual members of the Society appear with performing groups such as The Telemann Ensemble which feature recorders.
Coming Events
A Playday at the end of April and a non-residential workshop with Alana Blackburn and local tutors at the end of May - see April Newsletter (pdf) for details and/or download the brochure (pdf) from this link.
Noteworthy Recent Events
Christmas carol busking at Cotters Market just before Christmas, just for fun and proceeds given to charity.
Playday on Sunday October 30th at St Joseph’s School, Mundingburra led by Heather Coleman.
Heather selected as her theme "The Journey" This year has included Play days, the Weekend Workshop with Barbara Jerjen, the Recorder Romp, the Eistedfodd, and musical adventures in various consorts and other combinations of players. We celebrated this year's journey by revisiting some of these experiences.
Annual weekend workshop with Barbara Jerjen, May 20-22, 2011. (Full report in August newsletter but, in short, about 35 players had a great time and learned a lot.)
David Lawrence, a distinguished UK choral teacher with an interest in recorders, visited Townsville as the guest of the KMEIA and presented a workshop for recorder players on the evening of Friday 13th August, 2010, which culminated in a concert with his singers on the afternoon of Sunday 15th. Report here in September newsletter.
Our annual weekend workshop in May 2010 featured Rodney Waterman (Melbourne) as guest tutor. More details in the March newsletter, and some photos here and here.
The previous committee put a lot of work into gathering funds to buy a great bass recorder. This is a wonderful instrument and adds to the tone and depth of a recorder consort but the price puts it beyond most of us. We finally got one (hooray!) just in time for the 2009 Noorla workshop - see it here. A big Thank You to Townsville City Council whose grant, added to our own funds, made the purchase possible!
Committee and Contacts
The new officebearers elected at the AGM at thebeginning of 2012 are:
President - Ian Montgomery, ian@birdway.com.au
Treasurer/Secretary - John Batterham, john@batterham.id.au
Non-committee help includes:
Jean Dartnall (newsletter editor, play day organiser and library cataloguer) jeandartnall@gmail.com or phone 4729 0068
and Malcolm Tattersall (web master, library host) contact via this page on his new website.
News and Notices
If you would like anything included in this section, please contact the newsletter editor jeandartnall@hotmail.comLocal Recorder Teachers
- Heather Coleman ph. 4778 8275
- Malcolm Tattersall offers group or individual tuition. Phone 4725 6937.
Playing opportunities
A small friendly group meets every Monday night 7.30 p.m. at the Tattersalls’ home. Ring Glenda (4725 6937), or email Jean, for more information.
Membership
Are you a financial member? Memberships are due from January 1st 2011 and can be paid at the first playday.
Benefits of membership include:
- Reduction in fees for workshops and other Society activities
- Access to the Society’s library. (Members can receive a copy of the library catalogue as a CD or as an email attachment on request).
- Guaranteed receipt of newsletters.
- Opportunities to be involved in organising and deciding on Society activities
Membership fees: $15 (Single), $25 (Family), $10 (student).