Palisander
12th December 2025
7.30pm
- As a very amateur recorder player, I was ‘blown away’ by the superb interpretation of the pieces – fabulously co-ordinated playing with exceptional musicality.
- A great group of performers. Loved hearing about the different recorders.
- I liked it a lot. I also liked the fast rhythms and different recorders (Michael, aged 8)
- A remarkable concert showing the range of the recorder family – not only bringing early music to life but showing the versatility of the instrument.
- High standards as usual! First time we’ve seen a recorder ensemble – excellent and so interesting. The Japanese piece was really interesting and also enjoyed the leg /foot percussion
- I didn’t know recorders could sound like that!
- Palisander are a wonderfully entertaining group who demonstrate the incredible variety of sounds the various recorders can produce. What a wonderful evening!
- What amazing virtuosity. Not a great fan of baroque music normally but this is wonderful and very entertaining.
- Amazing music; wonderful to see a vast range of recorders with excellent players. Interesting range of music pieces.
- Lightning finger work – brilliant!
Programme
Double, Double Toil and Trouble
Throughout the ages, music and magic have been intrinsically linked. Featuring music by Tartini, JS Bach and Hildegard von Bingen, alongside renaissance consort music and contemporary works, the performance explores the historic relationship between music and the magical spectrum: including elements of mathematics, philosophy, nature, religion and the occult.
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