Upcoming events

If you want to hear about events where you can join me in person, as a player, student or audience member this is the place to come!

I share information about my courses, concerts and workshops here, along with links so you can find out more about them. If you’d like to be among the first to hear about new events please do sign up for Score Lines for news of everything I do that’s recorder related. There’s sign up form on my welcome page and you’ll receive a free eBook, Five Tips for a Better Tone, to say thank you for subscribing.

Concerts

Sunday 30th November at 3pm - Concert with The Parnassian Ensemble

St Mary’s Church, Liss, Hampshire. More information coming soon.

Sunday 3rd May 2026 at 6pm - Concert with the Parnassian Ensemble

Holy Trinity Church, Bosham, West Sussex.

Recorder Courses

I tutor on many recorder courses through the UK each year. I have the following courses planned, but please be aware that not all are yet open for bookings. Please do follow the links to find out more about each course and I will announce when events open for bookings in Score Lines.

Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th October, Autumn Recorder Orchestra Weekend at Kent’s Hill Park, Milton Keynes.

Visit www.helenhooker.co.uk/arow for further information.

Friday 24th - Sunday 26th October, October Recorder Festival at Culford School, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Visit https://recorderseast.org.uk/courses.html

Friday 6th - Sunday 8th February, Recorder Orchestra Weekend at Halsway Manor

Hosted by Recorders at Plymouth - visit www.recorders-at-plymouth.org.uk/halsway-manor-course for more information.

Tuesday 5th - Friday 8th May, Score Lines Consort Course at Cannington Court, near Bridgwater, Somerset

For more information visit www.helenhooker.co.uk/score-lines-courses

Monday 3rd - Monday 10th August, Recorder Summer School at Bishop Burton College, near Beverley, East Yorkshire

For more information visit https://recordersummerschool.org.uk/

Upcoming playing days

I regularly conduct playing days for the Society of Recorder Players (SRP) and other groups. Many of these events are open to players from outside the local area or folks who aren’t members of the SRP. The list below shows the ones I have coming up - just click on the link for more information about the branch hosting me and their contact details.

Saturday 13th September Hampshire Recorder Sinfonia Open Playing Day at Colden Common Community Centre, Hampshire.

Saturday 1st November North London SRP

Saturday 15th November Essex SRP

Saturday 29th November Wessex SRP

Saturday 20th December London SRP

2026

24th January Leicester SRP

21st February Guildford SRP

7th March Arun Recorder Consort Playing Day

Friday 10th - Sunday 12th April Society of Recorder Players Festival, Taunton

4th July North London SRP

Come and play with the Hersom Consort

The Hersom Consort is an evening class I conduct, which takes place on Wednesday evenings near Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire. Players of intermediate standard who can play at least two different sizes of recorder are welcome to join us. Further information and contact details for Jim Grant, our Chairman, can be found here.