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
- Join us on November 15th and prepare for the holiday season!
Join us on Nov 15th at 2 PM for a dress rehearsal for our performances on Dec 13th and 20th. (See our season calendar below.) All are welcome to play, for one or both events! Our selections include Simple Gifts, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (notice the comma!), J.S. Bach’s Sheep May Safely Graze, and more! (Note: We will NOT be performing the Aleotti or Greensleeves.)
More music follows at 4 PM, featuring selections from Peter Warlock’s Capriol Suite. See you on the 15th!
All the music for September through December is available here. You can find our newsletters here, and more info about the chapter here.
Our 2026-27 Season
Save the dates!
| Sunday September 20, 2026 | Monthly session with Lisette Kielson 3rd hr: Several ARS Members Edition pieces with Peter Beck |
| Sunday October 18, 2026 | Monthly session with Lisette Kielson 3rd hr: music from the Whitewater book with Seven Dinda |
| Sunday November 15, 2026 | Monthly session with Lisette Kielson 3rd hr: Pieces from Peter Warlock’s Capriole Suite with Nancy Chabala |
| Sunday December 13, 2026 | Southside Yuletide Concert at Bessie Coleman Library |
| Sunday December 20, 2026 | Yuletide Concert & Social at St. John’s Episcopal Church |
| Sunday January 17, 2027 | Monthly session with Lisette Kielson 3rd hr: In Nomine pieces by Thomas Tallis and Christopher Tye with Dennis Sherman |
| Sunday February 21, 2027 | Monthly session with guest leader 3rd hr: Baroque sight reading and practice techniques with James Watts |
| Sunday March 21, 2027 | Monthly session with Lisette Kielson 3rd hr: 15th and 16th century choral polyphony with Peter Hulen |
| Saturday April 10, 2027 | Workshop with Glen Shannon at North Park University |
| Sunday April 18, 2027 | Monthly session with Lisette Kielson 3rd hr: with Nancy Chabala |
| Sunday May 16, 2027 | Spring Concert, Annual Meeting & Social at St. John’s Episcopal Church |