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Title: Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet - Norway
Post by: stoo23 on June 05, 2025, 12:04:58 PM
This reminded me of an old girlfriend who played a beautiful Moeck recorder, in a similarly skilled Troupe of players  :smiley:


Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet - Facebook page. (https://www.facebook.com/woodpeckersquartet)

WOODPECKERS RECORDER QUARTET (http://woodpeckersquartet.com/)
Title: Re: Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet - Norway
Post by: NoCforMe on June 05, 2025, 01:25:31 PM
That's the Rigadoun from Grieg's Holberg Suite, a piece written for string orchestra.
(And no, I didn't even look at the Facebook page.)

I wonder: are those gals Norwegian?
Title: Re: Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet - Norway
Post by: stoo23 on June 05, 2025, 04:33:42 PM
Quoteare those gals Norwegian?
Well, from my first glance at their Facebook page, I had assumed so .... but on further investigation, it seems they are a collected bunch from all over the place.

(https://i.postimg.cc/g2bf7t2T/Woodpeckers-recorder-group-1.jpg)
Left to Right:
Caroline Eidsten Dahl - One of Norway's most active recorder players www.carolineeidstendahl.com (http://www.carolineeidstendahl.com)
Kate Hearn - Irish Cellist and Recorder player from Dublin www.katehearne.com (http://www.katehearne.com)
Katarina Widell - Swedish/Korean organizer from Västerås www.katarinawidell.com (http://www.katarinawidell.com)
Pernille Petersen - Danish Moeck/SRP Competition winner from Copenhagen www.pernillepetersen.dk (http://www.pernillepetersen.dk)
Title: Re: Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet - Norway
Post by: daydreamer on June 05, 2025, 06:19:38 PM
reminds me of my favourite norwegian singer
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sissel_Kyrkjeb%C3%B8 (https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sissel_Kyrkjeb%C3%B8)

I had beginners shorter version of that instrument when I was kid learning to play instrument
,to learn play instrument this was recommended to start with