Welcome Recorder Players of all ages and abilities!

The Chicago Recorder Society, a chapter of the American Recorder Society, works to enhance the knowledge, appreciation, and playing of recorders and recorder music in the greater Chicago area. Our monthly meetings are usually held 2-5pm on the third Sunday, September thru May, at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 3857 N Kostner Ave, Chicago.  Guests are always welcome and free to attend our meetings and playing sessions. 

Check our Meetings & Events page for meeting details, read our latest newsletter, and visit our Facebook and YouTube pages to see what we’ve been up to.

Latest News

  • Announcing our Summer Concerts

    Good news! The Chicago Recorder Society presents three performance and participatory workshops this summer. We will perform a short set of classic and popular works, then invite the audience to learn and play with us.

    Join us, and bring your recorder (we’ll have extras, if you don’t have one).

    Sunday, June 21, 3pm
    Bessie Coleman Public Library
    731 East 63rd Street, Chicago, IL 60637
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    Sunday, July 19 at 3 pm
    The Block House Gallery in Pullman
    11137 South Langley Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60628
    pullmanarts.org

    Sunday, August 16 around noon (after the 11 am Mass)
    Old St. Mary’s Church in the South Loop
    1500 South Michigan Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60605
    oldstmarys.com

Our 2026-27 Season

Save the dates!

Sunday September 20, 2026Monthly session with Lisette Kielson
3rd hr: Several ARS Members Edition pieces with Peter Beck
Sunday October 18, 2026Monthly session with Lisette Kielson
3rd hr: Debussy Dance and movements from Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite with Seven Dinda
Sunday November 15, 2026Monthly session with Lisette Kielson
3rd hr: Pieces from Peter Warlock’s Capriole Suite with Nancy Chabala
Sunday December 13, 2026Southside Yuletide Concert
at Bessie Coleman Library
Sunday December 20, 2026Yuletide Concert & Social
at St. John’s Episcopal Church
Sunday January 17, 2027Monthly session with Lisette Kielson
3rd hr: In Nomine pieces by Thomas Tallis and Christopher Tye with Dennis Sherman
Sunday February 21, 2027Monthly session with guest leader
3rd hr: Baroque sight reading and practice techniques with James Watts
Sunday March 21, 2027Monthly session with Lisette Kielson
3rd hr: with Peter Hulen
Saturday April 10, 2027Workshop with Glen Shannon
Sunday April 18, 2027Monthly session with Lisette Kielson
3rd hr: with Nancy Chabala
Sunday May 16, 2027Spring Concert, Annual Meeting & Social