Chicago Recorder Society

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 more information.

Latest News

  • Join us on May 17th for our Spring Concert to celebrate the close of our recorder season!

    Please join us for our final meeting of the 2025-2026 season, our Spring Concert on May 17 at 2 PM. All are invited to perform, or just listen and enjoy, and all types of music are welcome. If you would like to play in the program, send the names of the performers, the title of the pieces you plan to play, and the name of the composer or composers, to Mark Dawson, msjddawson@sbcglobal.net. (Participants are asked to keep their performances to 5 minutes or less.)

    Then stay after the concert for refreshments, followed by group playing. Meeting location information is found here. For those participating in the chapter performance, music is found here.

    But whether performing or not, all are welcome!

    For more information on our April meeting, see our May newsletter here.

Our 2025-26 Season

Sunday September 21, 2025Monthly meeting with Lisette Kielson
Sunday October 19, 2025Monthly meeting with Gail Gillispie
Sunday November 16, 2025Monthly meeting with Lisette Kielson
Sunday December 21, 2025Yuletide Concert & Social
Sunday January 18, 2026Monthly meeting with Lisette Kielson
Sunday February 15, 2026Monthly meeting with Lisette Kielson
Sunday March 15, 2026Monthly meeting with David Echelard
Sunday April 19, 2026Monthly meeting with Lisette Kielson
Sunday May 17, 2026Spring concert, annual meeting, and social