Past Events
Concerts & Recorder Workshops
2024
Australasian Recorder Festival 2024
7-12 January Armidale NSW Australia PLC, NSW Australia.
An intensive and intimate recorder course for intermediate and advanced players of all ages. Six days of technique classes, small ensemble and chamber ensemble. Each group works with a variety of world renowned tutors.
International:
Simon Borutzki (GERMANY)
Anna Stegmann (GERMANY)
Kamala Bain (NEW ZEALAND)
National:
Alana Blackburn (NSW)
Alexandra Bailliet-Joly (NSW)
Robert Manley (NSW)
Robyn Mellor (ACT)
Daniel Murphy (NSW)
Kimberley Scriven (NSW)
Rodney Waterman (VIC)
Zana Clarke (NSW)
St James Lunchtime Concert
1.15pm 7 Aug, 173 King Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2000
The St James' Lunchtime Concert on Wednesday the 7th of August at 1:15pm is presented by Ben Hoadley - Bass dulcian and Recorder, Alexandria Bailliet-Joly - Recorder and Simon Martyn-Ellis - Theorbo.
Fuchsia - Sonic Souls
7.30pm, 19 November, 36 Blue Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia, New South Wales 2060
Join us for Sonic Souls Open Mic Night on Tuesday 19th November from 7pm. With special guest Fuchsia, it's sure to be a great one. Bring your friends along, for an evening of fun and music.
Meditation & Fire
13 May 2024, 1:10 PM - 2:00 PM, Melba Hall, Gate 12, Royal Parade Parkville, VIC 3010
Meditation and Fire" presented by The Recorder Co-op.
This unique performance blends Renaissance music with contemporary repertoire, showcasing a set of exquisite recorders!
The Melbourne Recorder Academy
10 - 1pm, 24 August, St Jude's Anglican Church, 2 Keppel St, Carlton VIC 3053
The Melbourne Recorder Academy is hosting an awesome workshop, and we’d love to see you there! This event is perfect for recorder players aged 5-21. Whether you're a beginner or a pre-professional player, there’s something for everyone.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to learn and have fun!
Enrol now at: https://www.trybooking.com/CSSHN
We can’t wait to see you there for a morning of music, learning, and fun
The Recorder Co-op and the Next Generation
July 14, 6pm, Victorian Artists Society, 430 Albert Street, East Melbourne, 3002
Join us for a magical evening as The Recorder Co-op is joined by four young players in a programme of music for double choirs. This concert is a Melbourne Recorder Academy project proudly supported by Don Cowell Memorial Trust and the Victorian Recorder Guild.
FIVE/SIX: An Evening of Recorder Consort Mastery
Sunday 25 Aug 2024, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
The Recorder Co-op explore the world of 5 and 6 part Renaissance music,
using their one of the kind Bb Recorder, with special guest Kamala Bain and Katherine Stacey.
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Australasian Recorder Festival 2023
8-13 January The Armidale School, NSW Australia.
An intensive and intimate recorder course for intermediate and advanced players of all ages. Six days of technique classes, small ensemble and chamber ensemble. Each group works with a variety of world renowned tutors.
Tutors: Robyn Mellor (ACT), Alana Blackburn (NSW), Joanne Arnott (AUSTRALIA, NSW), Kimberley Scrivan (NSW), Hannah Coleman (VIC), Alicia Crossley (NSW), Daniel Murphy (NSW), Brendan O'Donnell (SA), Joris Van Goethem (Belgium), Anna Stegmann (Germany), Kamala Bain (New Zealand), Zana Clarke (NSW), Alexandra Bailliet-Joly (NSW).
Sydney Recorder Society Play in
12 April, St Scholastica’s College, Glebe, Sydney NSW
Sydney Recorder Players are invited to join Alexandra Bailliet-Joly for an evening of Concertos arranged for recorder orchestra by Bach, Handel and Vivaldi.
Melbourne Recorder Academy - Workshop
10 - 4pm 11 of November
St Jude's Church, 2 Keppel St, Carlton VIC 3053
Tiered levels ranging from beginner, intermediate, advanced and pre-professional levels of recorder playing. Workshop will present recorder repertoire from the medieval, renaissance, baroque to contemporary ensemble playing.
Please bring lunch, a music stand, water bottle, a pencil and your recorders.
Wednesday Lunchtime Concert
8 February, St James Church, King St Sydney
Wednesday lunchtime concert at St James' Church, King St will be presenting ' and Friends, featuring:
Ben Hoadley - Bassoon and Recorder
Alexandra Bailliet-Joly – Recorder
Jason Noble – Clarinet
Christopher Pidcock – Cello.
Sydney Recorder Society Bundanoon
23-24 September, Bundanoon
Annual Bundanoon workshop with Zana Clarke, Jude Huxtable and Alexandra Bailliet-Joly as tutors.
Christ Church Concert Music Festival
18 March, Daylesford, VIC
Join the Recorder Co-op for a concert, including Hannah Coleman, Ryan Williams, Ruth Wilkinson and Alexandra Bailliet-Joly.
Beautiful chamber music in the intimate settings of our historic Christ Church and Stanbridge Hall. Four separate concerts over the day. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy in the church gardens between the morning and afternoon concerts.
The Recorder Co-op
3pm on 5 of Nov, The Eleventh Hour 170 Leicester St, Fitzroy VIC 3065
The Recorder Co-op explore the world of 5 part Renaissance music,
using their one of the kind Bb Recorder, with special guest Ben Hoadley.
2022
Orpheus Music Gathering
19 - 24 April, Old Teachers College, Armidale
An intensive and intimate recorder course for intermediate and advanced players of all ages. Six days of technique classes, small ensemble and chamber ensemble. Each group works with a variety of world renowned tutors.
Tutors: Hans-Dieter Michatz (NSW), Ruth Wilkinson (VIC), Brendan O'Donnell (SA) Alexandra Bailliet-Joly (NSW) and Joanne Arnott (QLD).
Melbourne Recorder Academy
5 of Nov, venue to be confirmed.
Workshop for recorder players aged 5-21. Recorder teachers include Ruth Wilkinson, Hannah Coleman, Rachel Snedden and Alexandra Bailliet-Joly.
5 of November - Venue TBC.
Tiered levels ranging from beginner, intermediate, advanced and pre-professional levels of recorder playing. Workshop will present recorder repertoire from the medieval, renaissance, baroque to contemporary ensemble playing.
Click here for more info.
Fuchsia UK Tour
Cardigan, Wales & Norwich, England
“Fuchsia is a masterpiece of art rock folk stylings”
— John O'Regan, Mojo - 2005
From their formation that had deep roots in London’s heady psychedelic underground, to their rebirth in the distant place of Australia four decades later, Fuchsia’s unique brand of psychedelic folk rock continue to enthral prog-rock fans all over the world.
Click here to find about more about Fuchsia.
Victorian Recorder Guild Festival
30 Sep- 2 of Oct, St Paul’s Anglican Church, corner Margaret and Church Streets, Canterbury
Tutors include Hannah Coleman, Will Hardy, Ruth Wilkinson and Alexandra Bailliet-Joly.
Click here for more information on the festival.
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Summer Haze - The Recorder Co-op
1 March @ 3pm, Church of Nations, 180 Palmerston St, Carlton Vic
A special concert of Australian Recorder Quartets, premiering "Neo-Noir" and "Broken Landscape" by Ryan Williams.
Artists: Hannah Coleman, Ruth Wilkinson, Ryan Williams , and Alexandra Bailliet-Joly
2020 Orpheus Music Recorder Boutique
5-10 January, PLC Armidale NSW
An intensive and intimate recorder course for intermediate and advanced players of all ages. Six days of technique classes, small ensemble and chamber ensemble. Each group works with a variety of world renowned tutors.
Tutors: Joris van Goethem (BELGIUM), Robyn Mellor (ACT), Hans-Dieter Michatz (NSW), Rodney Waterman (VIC), Ruth Wilkinson (VIC), Anna Stegmann (NETHERLAND) Alexandra Bailliet-Joly (NSW) and Joanne Arnott (QLD).
2019
Tillo - The Just & The Great
1 December @ 7PM, St Paul Anglican Church, 2 Margaret St, Canterbury VIC
‘A tale of two kings’ showcases a musical day in the life of the two great monarchs Louis XIII and Louis XIV in all their glory (and not so glorious) splendour. Performed on period instruments by Trillo.
Melbourne Recorder Academy Workshop
5-6 October, Melba Hall, Melbourne University, Royal Parade, VIC
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Bringing young recorders players together over two days to perform a wonderful program of Renaissance, Baroque and contemporary music.
Un hommage à Notre-Dame de Paris
Sunday 21 July @ 2.30pm, Highfield Rd Uniting Church, 72 Highfield Rd Canterbury
TRILLO is delighted to invite you to a special concert dedicated to the precious historic monument Notre-Dame de Paris. On the 15th of April, a fire broke out beneath the roof of the 900-year-old cathedral. While the world witnessed this historical landmarks physical destruction, musicians around the world reflected on its significance in the history of western music. Although some of the structure was destroyed, the musical history surrounding the cathedral is very much alive and can be re-created (even on the other side of the world) with our historic instruments and playing styles.
Trillo - Music upon a Ground
17 Feburary @ 3pm St Paul's Canterbury, VIC
TRILLO is delighted to invite you to an afternoon of Music based upon a ground. If you've ever wondered what a 16th century 'jam' session sounded like... this concert is for you!
We will be performing from some ancient written sources as well as adding a bit of our own improvisations and flare. We will also be explaining and showcasing the Renaissance & Baroque instruments we use.
End of Year Celebration of Recorder Music
24 November @ 2-4pm, Balmain NSW
Alexandra's Recorder students perform selected recorder work for family and friends. Please contact directly for more info.
Recorder & Early Music Society of West Australia Workshop
28- 30 September, St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Barker Rd Subiaco, Perth, WA
Alexandra Bailliet-Joly will conduct and tutor the group through a selection of large and small recorder ensemble pieces.
Maitland Recorder Workshop
14-16 June, Linuwel Steiner School in East Maitland, NSW
Alexandra Bailliet-Joly will conduct and tutor the group through a selection of large and small recorder ensemble pieces.
2019 Orpheus Music Recorder Boutique
January, PLC Armidale NSW
An intensive and intimate recorder course for intermediate and advanced players of all ages.
Tutors: Antonio Carrilho (PORTUGAL), Rodney Waterman (VIC), Ryan Williams (VIC), Ruth Wilkinson (VIC), Robyn Mellor (ACT), Kamala Bain (NZ), Alexandra Bailliet-Joly (NSW) and Anna Stegmann (GER).
CONSORTIUM -Melbourne's Consort of Viols -Polychoral Bliss
Sunday 20 October @ 7.30pm, Trinity College Chapel, 100 Royal Parade, Parkville
Glorious music for double choirs of instruments from Germany, together with Melbourne’s Recorder Co-op. Music by Hassler, Schütz, Scheidt and Schein.
Tickets $35/$25* or 3-concert series subscription for $95/$65
Sydney Recorder Society
11 September @ 7.30pm, St. Scholastica’s College, Avenue Road, Glebe, Sydney NSW
Alexandra Bailliet-Joly will conduct and tutor the group through a selection of large and small recorder ensemble pieces.
The Recorder Co-op - Stolen Songs
Sunday 24 Feb @ 3pm, Church of All Nations
180 Palmerston St, Carlton VIC
This program highlights the nuanced art of vocal music arranged in a instrumental setting for recorder quartet.
2018
End of Year Celebration of Recorder & Music
2 December @ 2-4pm, Balmain NSW
Alexandra's Recorder students perform selected recorder work for family and friends. Please contact directly for more info.
Myrniong Recorder Weekend
4-7 Oct 2018 Myrniong YMCA VIC
Join the Victorian Recorder Guild for a full program stretching from Thursday evening to Sunday afternoon with some wonderful tutors incl. Malcolm Tattersall, Rodney Waterman & Alexandra Bailliet-Joly.
The Recorder Co-op - Past, Present & Future
1 July @ 3pm, Church of Nations, 180 Palmerston St, Carlton, VIC.
A performance with special guests, showcasing a new generation of Australian recorder players. Featuring music of the Baroque, Renaissance and contemporary music for recorder quartet and octet. With recorder favourites by Bach & Telemann and Australian contemporary pieces by Stephen Leek, Ryan Williams and a new composition written by Catherine Sullivan.
Student Recorder Concert - An Afternoon of Music
17 June @3pm, The Kirribilli Centre, Sydney NSW
Alexandra's Recorder students and the Debut Consort perform selected recorder work for family and friends.
Bach Akademie Australia: Bach on Sunday
29 April@ 11AM, Fitters Workshop, 11 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston ACT
Bach Akademie perform at the Canberra International Music Festival.
Madonna: Exotic and Virtuosic Music from the Italian Baroque
9 April @ 1PM, Melba Hall, Royal Parade, VIC
Performers include Vivien Hamilton, Rosemary Hodgeson and Dolce l'Ombre Recorder consort - Hannah Coleman, Ryan Williams, Ruth Wilkinson and Alexandra Bailliet-Joly.
Salut! Baroque Concert: Pisendel & Friends
SYDNEY: Wednesday 7 February 2018, 7.30pm
CANBERRA: Friday 9 February 2018, 7.30pm
Salut! baroque has delighted Australian audiences for 25 years in presenting the best of baroque with Australia’s finest baroque musicians in a chamber orchestra of up to twelve members.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban with ASO
10 November @ 7pm, Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena, Hindmarsh SA
Alicia Crossley and Alexandra Bailliet-Joly join the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra to perform John William's score of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
Recorder and Early Music Society of West Australia Workshop.
September 22 -24 St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Barker Rd Subiaco, Perth WA
Alexandra Bailliet-Joly will conduct and tutor the group through a selection of large and small recorder ensemble pieces.
Victorian Recorder Guild workshop led by the members of The Recorder Co-op
30 June, 10- 4pm Spensley Street Primary School, Clifton Hill
Existing ensembles that wish to be tutored in particular compositions have a session with each member of the Recorder Co-op.
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 concert.
Sydney Recorder Society
9 May @7.30pm, St. Scholastica’s College, Avenue Road, Glebe, Sydney NSW
Alexandra Bailliet-Joly will conduct and tutor the group through a selection of large and small recorder ensemble pieces.
Bach Akademie Australia: The Sacred Music OF J.S Bach
21 April @t 8PM, St Francis of Assisis Catholic Church, 457-459 Oxford St, Paddington.
Concert Review 1
Concert Review 2
Concert Review 3
Songs of Darkness and Light
8 March @ 6:30pm, 125 Johnston St, Annandale, NSW
Songs of Darkness and Light: Music for Roxana Gundry (Lute), Alexandra Bailliet-Joly (Recorder) and Hester Wright (Soprano).
Ballarat Organ Festival
21 January @ 8pm St Patrick’s Cathedral, Ballarat.
The Missa Salisburgensis of Heinrich Biber, Australian Premiere of this giant of Baroque Sacred Music. Director Gary Ekkel brings together the leading Australian performers of baroque music, instrument and voice.
A weekend of playing in Maitland
26-27 October, Linuwel Steiner School in East Maitland, NSW
Sydney Recorder Society workshop weekend in Maitland. Alexandra Bailiet-Joly will be the tutor, guiding players through a variety of recorder repertoire. A fun weekend of playing music with people who can't usually attend Sydney Society meetings due to location.
Early Music Workshop - CREMS
14-15 July, Windsong Pavilion, Four Winds, Bermagui, NSW
Tutors: Barbara Jerjen & Alexandra Baillet-Joly will conduct and tutor the groups through a selection of large and small early music ensemble pieces.
Trillo - Llibre Vermell de Montserrat
22 of June@ 7.30pm, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Nelson Place Williamstown
24 of June, 2.30pm, 72 Highfield Rd Uniting Church Canterbury
Early Music Ensemble TRILLO presents music from the late 14th Century Spanish manuscript, Llibre Vermell de Montserrat. The ensemble is made up of Melbourne Conservatorium students playing medieval instruments: recorders, rebec, vielle, lute, harp, psaltery, percussion and voice.
Canberra Recorder & Early Music Society (CREMS) Bundanoon Workshop
5-6 May, Bundanoon Public School, Church St, NSW
The theme for this workshop is "Love is a Many Splendoured Thing". The four tutors for the weekend will be Barbara Jerjen, Robyn Mellor, Ruth Wilkinson and Alexandra Bailliet-Joly.
Dolce Ombre - A Meditation
14 APRIL @ 2PM, Christ Church Brunswick
8 Glenlyon Rd, Brunswick, VIC
The concert will showcase music from the present that was inspired or composed with a reflection on the music of the Renaissance. This will include music by Arvo Part, and two new premieres of music by composers Alice Humphries & Ryan Williams.
Trillo - Baroque Dance
17 February @ 2pm, St Andrews, 87 Cecil St, Williamstown & 18 February @2pm
St John’s,103 Napier Street Creswick
TRILLO presents a concert of Baroque Dance Music.
Concert Review
2018 Orpheus Music Recorder Course
January, PLC Armidale NSW.
An intensive and intimate recorder course for intermediate and advanced players of all ages.
Tutors include: Petri Arvo (FIN), Kamala Bain (NZ), Alexandra Bailliet-Joly (AUS), Alana Blackburn (AUS), María Martínez Ayerza (SP), Daniel Murphy (AUS), Ruth Wilkinson (AUS).
2017
Myrniong Recorder Weekend
5-8 October, 2017 Lake Dewar Lodge, Myrniong, VIC
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. Tutors include Ruth Wilkinson, Hans Dieter Michartz, Ryan Williams Alexandra Bailliet-Joly, Liz Zetzman and Roger Palmer.
Dolce Ombre with Erik Bosgraaf
30 April @ 6pm, Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston St, Carlton, VIC
THE RECORDER CO-OP is a recorder quartet made up of some of Australia's most well-known recorder players, including Hannah Coleman, Ruth Wilkinson, Ryan Williams and Alexandra Bailliet-Joly.
Comfortable with many musical styles The Recorder Co-op also has a passion for commissioning new works for Renaissance style recorders, drawing from the deep past these special instruments speak to contemporary Australia.
Bundanoon Weekend Workshop
23 September, Bundanoon Public School, Church St, NSW
The Sydney Society of Recorder Players will be hosting this workshop. Zana Clarke, Alexandra Bailliet-Joly and Joanne Arnott will be the tutors.
2017 Orpheus Recorder Boutique
January, PLC Armidale, NSW
For over 25 years, Orpheus Music has been holding recorder courses which have become renowned across the world. The annual Orpheus Recorder Boutique (ORB) includes recorder workshops, technique classes, concerts, and small and large recorder ensemble groups with tuition from some of the world's leading recorder players. A time of wonderful music making, motivation and inspiration, and judging by the many returning participants, Orpheus Music recorder courses are the pinnacle of a recorder player’s year!
Trillo - Music for Baroque Trio
27 August @ 2pm, Highfield Road Uniting Church Canterbury VIC
TRILLO, Music for Baroque Trio. Alexandra Bailliet-Joly on Recorders, Michaela Murphy on Baroque Violin, Evlambia Vafiadis on Viol da gamba and Dylan Quinlan-Baskett on harpsichord.
Extra Memories....
Guest musician in the 70s psychedelic band - Fuchsia - on tour in England
