Bockfloeten
12
May 2026

An instrument of torture or delight — the Recorder, a history.

The Arts Society Worcester - come and join us.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026 - 20:00
Bishop Perowne C of E College
Merriman’s Hill Road Worcester WR3 8LE
Online Event

An illustrated lecture, with live music, on a variety of professional recorders - no plastic in sight!

So often just associated with school music, the recorder has a long and rich history. A favourite of Henry VIII and composers from Purcell, Bach and Handel through to Paul McCartney. An illustrated lecture, with live music, on a variety of professional recorders (no plastic in sight!).

THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Miss Evelyn Nallen

Founder and Musical Director of The Weaver Ensemble, a baroque theatre troupe, Zero Gravity, Cambridge’s Recorder Band and founder member of Respectable Groove the innovative early-music/jazz group. She made her BBC debut as a recorder player at the age of nine and since then has appeared on BBC TV and BBC Radios 1, 2, 3 & 4 and given concerts and presented lectures in Europe, the Americas and Australia. She was Director of The European Recorder Teachers Association for 5 years and taught recorder at The Royal Academy of Music, Junior Department, retiring in 2022.