The
Society of Recorder
Players, Beds. &
The Society of Recorder Players (or
SRP for short), founded
in 1937, is a Registered Charity (numbers 282751 and SC038422) which
aims to promote the recorder and its
music.
There are over
fifty branches of the SRP
covering various areas of the
Although our
main catchment
area consists of Bedfordshire and the part of Hertfordshire from
|
DATE |
VENUE etc |
|
28 Nov 2009 |
Hitchin |
|
12 Dec 2009 |
Bedford (Putnoe) |
| 16 Jan 2010 | Hitchin |
| 6 Feb 2010 | Bedford (Putnoe) |
| 27 Feb 2010 | Hitchin |
| 20 Mar 2010 | Bedford (Putnoe) |
| 17 Apr 2010 | Hitchin |
| 1 May 2010 | Bedford (Putnoe) Visiting conductor: Steve Marshall Bring-and-share buffet lunch before the meeting: doors open 1:15 pm - playing starts 2:30 pm |
| 22 May 2010 | Hitchin |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Bedford (Putnoe) |
| 3 Jul 2010 | Hitchin |
| 31 Jul 2010 | Bedford (Putnoe) |
| Summer break | |
| 11 Sep 2010 | Hitchin |
| 9 Oct 2010 | Bedford (Putnoe) |
| 6 Nov 2010 | Hitchin |
| 4 Dec 2010 | Bedford (Putnoe) |
Unless
otherwise stated, all sessions start at 2:30 pm, finishing at 5:30 in
summer or
5:00 in winter.
Hitchin meetings
are currently held at Walsworth
Road Baptist Church Hall (SG4 9SP), which is by
the roundabout at the junction of
How much will it cost?
Unlike many
branches, we make no charge at
all for your first meeting; you are welcomed as a guest to see how you
get on.
Thereafter, the cost depends on whether or not you become a member, but
in
either case our policy is to keep the charges as low as possible.
As a member, you would pay an annual subscription which is renewable in the autumn. This brings you the professionally-produced quarterly magazine, The Recorder, and various other benefits. Annual membership for 2009/10 is £39 for an adult or £59 for a household. Alternatively, for those who are unable to attend more than around half the meetings, there is the option of paying a reduced annual subscription of £28.50, plus a fee of £1.50 for each meeting you attend. The latter helps cover the cost of room hire, refreshments, music and other expenses. Student discounts are available for both subscription and meeting fee.
Coffee, tea, squash and biscuits (even cakes on special
occasions) are provided during the interval; there is an "honesty box"
with a suggested donation of 30p per member for refreshments.
As a non-member, you pay only a fee at each meeting you attend, but this is higher than that for members as we would not receive a contribution from a subscription. Non-members do not receive the magazine etc.
Who
is it for?
At the moment,
unfortunately, we don’t have
the facilities to cope with beginners – though we may be able
to help by
suggesting a teacher for you. However if you can play the basic notes,
read music,
and sight-read to a basic level, then why not come along and see how
you get
on? Players from intermediate standard upwards will almost certainly
find
something to suit them, as we try to have a good mix of music from the
renaissance through to contemporary pieces at each meeting.
An associated
group, the Peregrine Recorder Orchestra, is always on the lookout for competent,
reliable players and meets
fortnightly in Ickwell,
near Biggleswade,
in rural Bedfordshire. The PRO is dedicated to raising money for other charities, and gives around three concerts per year.
What
do we bring?
Any sizes of
recorder which you play, and a
music stand if you have one.
Other
help needed?
We will try to
answer any questions you have
concerning the recorder, or put you in touch with someone else who can
help.
However, please remember that all the Branch Officers are doing this
unpaid in
their "spare" time, so the answers may not be instantaneous!
Access
for the disabled
Both our normal venues now have ramp/level
access and toilet facilities for the disabled. However please check
just prior to Hitchin meetings as, just occasionally, we may have to
use the upper hall which does not have such access.
Parking
At Bedford (Putnoe) there are a few spaces in front of the church, and a small car park at the rear accessed via a driveway down the righthand side of the church. This should be adequate for us unless the large hall or the church itself is in use, in which case you can park on the road (no restrictions, but please park thoughtfully as there are many driveways and bends) or use the public car park a little way along the road. This is limited to 4 hours, but is free.
At Hitchin there should be enough parking spaces for us on site; but just in case there is no space there, drive up Highbury Road and take the second left, The Avenue. Parking here, within a couple of minutes walk, is free and unrestricted on Saturdays. In the last resort, there is a public car park just along Walsworth Road in the other direction (towards the town centre), at the Queen Mother Theatre, but it will cost you £2 for up to 3 hours or £3 for longer. Please DO NOT use the Hitchin Youth Trust car park which is just to the right of the church.
Contact
us
Our Hon. Secretary can be contacted at bedsnherts@srp.org.uk
To
return to the realmusic
homepage, for information on
¨ The Bedford Waits
(Medieval &
Renaissance musicians)
¨ Peregrine Recorder
Orchestra
¨ Hitchin Symphony
Orchestra
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