CRS Meetings & Events

Monthly Meetings

Chicago Recorder Society monthly meetings are held from 2-5pm on the third Sunday, September thru May (moving April’s meeting to avoid Easter).  Meetings begin with a scheduled program that includes exploration of new repertoire, workshops from guest conductors, and/or rehearsal for upcoming performances. An hour of informal sharing and exploration follows.

Guests of any playing level are welcome. We meet for the joy of playing together. If you decide later to join CRS officially, even better! While we sometimes practice pieces for future programs, everyone can join in whether they plan to perform or not.

Meetings are held at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3857 N Kostner Ave, Chicago. Here’s the location in Google Maps. St. John’s church is handicap-accessible.

Check out our calendar for a full listing of our activities, and you can find the date and details of our next meeting on our home page.

Concerts

In our December and May meetings we play for each other in recital-style concerts that are free and open to the public. The full group prepares a couple of pieces, with the rest of the program open to individuals and groups (from both within and outside CRS) who wish to participate.

We also repeat our concerts in community locations across Chicago. These concerts include audience participation: we’ll hand you a recorder, review the basics, and away we go. Check our calendar for upcoming community concerts. They’re a lot of fun.

Workshops

Each year we present a participatory workshop at the University of Chicago Folk Festival. We perform short popular works, review the basics of playing a recorder, then invite the audience to join us.

On alternate years we take a deep musical dive in an all-day workshop.