November 2025 Vivace Hello everyone, My goodness, it has certainly been an interesting couple of weeks, with our share of power outages and downpours. I hope you are all staying dry and warm. In our household, the power outages coincided with - or aided in - several...
Flûtes-en-Bois to perform at Seattle Recorder Society meeting on Nov. 7
Flûtes-en-Bois (flutes of wood), directed by Janet See, is a truly unique ensemble of seven baroque flutes and continuo. It is possibly the only ensemble of its kind in the country. For the November 7 Seattle Recorder Society performance, the ensemble will perform...
Recorder Orchestra of Puget Sound presents Fall concert on Nov. 8
Under the direction of Charles Coldwell and Vicki Boeckman, the Recorder Orchestra of Puget Sound is excited to present its Fall program. The concert will feature “Rhapsody for Bassoon and Recorder Orchestra” by Steve Marshall, with skilled bassoon soloist Lyz...
On behalf of the SRS Board
Many people, including you! -- make SRS a great organization Hello, One of the things that makes our recorder society such a great organization is that people are willing to step up when there are tasks or bigger projects that need support. On behalf of the board, I...
Local recorder happenings
Saturday, November 8 at 2pm: The Recorder Orchestra of Puget Sound Faith Lutheran Church, 8208 18th Ave NE, Seattle Under the direction of Charles Coldwell and Vicki Boeckman, ROPS is excited to present their Fall program. “Rhapsody for Bassoon and Recorder Orchestra”...
Da Capo: a presentation by recorder maker David Ohannesian and a visit with the Backroom Gang
Our reviewer this month is Jonathon Prudhomme Local recorder maker David Ohannesian opened our October meeting with a description of how he came to build recorders, what his influences were, and how he approaches his art. He shared three things that really stood out...





