We invite musicians from near and far to share their musical talent with us. All are welcome!

Crescent Recorders was formed in February 2019 at the monthly Sheffield branch meeting of the Society of Recorder Players, (SRP), with the hope of playing intimate chamber music on a regular basis, a hope that has been successfully realised, despite the pandemic.

The group performs in various combinations of players and instruments, from duets to quartets, and from Sopranino to Contra Bass, playing an equally varied repertoire of musical styles and periods, although they are most happy when performing the music of the Baroque era. Previous performances have been at Woodhouse Salvation Army Hall, St. Matthew’s, Carver Street, the Upper Chapel, Sheffield, and they are delighted to be returning to play again at Sheffield Cathedral.

Programme

A Selection of dances from Terpsichore   
Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)

Ave Verum Corpus                                             
William Byrd (d.1623)

When Daisies Pied                                                
Thomas Arne (1710-1778) arr. A. Knight

Under the Greenwood Tree                                     
Thomas Arne (1710-1778) arr. A. Knight

Bogoroditse Devo                                                 
Rachmaninov (1873-1943) arr. R. Whitethread

Locus Iste                                                           
Bruckner (1824-1896)

Doctor Bull’s My Self                                             
John Bull (c.1562-1628) arr. Dom Gregory Murray

Giles Farnaby His Humour                                      
Giles Farnaby (d. c1620) arr. Dom Gregory Murray

Sonata for Four Recorders in D Major Op. 34 No. 4      
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689 -1755)

Three Romantic Voluntaries for Harmonium           
Various Composers

Dido’s Lament from Dido and Aeneas                       
Henry Purcell (1659 -1693) arr. R. Whitethread

Jubilate Deo                                                        
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)