The Flanders Recorder Quartet has decided to disband at the end of 2018.

The last notes have been played……..

Facts & Figures

1987 • Foundation of the Quartet in Flanders, Belgium
1988 • First CD, Les Nations
• First international concert tour (Sweden)
1990 • First prize at the prestigious Musica Antiqua-competition in Bruges (Belgium)
1991 • Start international carrier: concerts in Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, Germany, Spain, Italy
1994 • First USA tour (from then on annually)
1995 • First Asia tour (from then on annually)
1996 • CD and concert tour with Musica Antiqua Köln (Sonata pro Tabula)
• CD and concert tour Le quattro Stagioni with Marion Verbruggen
1997 • Elected Cultural ambassador of Flanders (also in 1998 and 1999)
1998 • Artist in Residence Flanders Festival
• 3 CDs: Armonia di Flauti, Sonata pro Tabula and Mit Flöten Chor
1999 • National prize for promotion of Belgian early and contemporary heritage
• Publication of book Finishing Touch of Ensemble Playing
• Delivery of stunning baroque contrabass recorder made by Friedrich Von Huene to complete the set
2001 • 90 concerts all over the world
2002 • World tour with Renaissance programme Magic with Capilla Flamenca & friends
2003 • Start of 3-year tour with children’s programme, Malus (100+ concerts)
2004 • Publication of pedagogical book Easy Going
• Beginning of exclusivity with record label Aeolus
2005 • Extensive European tour with Collegium Vocale
2007 • CD Festa Musicale
• Tom Beets replaces Han Tol as fourth member of the group
2008 • CD The Six Wives of Henry VIII + Malus DVD
2010 • CD Nowel, Nowel with vocal ensemble and USA tour with soprano Cécile Kempenaers
2011 • Jukebox Project, European tour
2012 • CD project with Ensemble Syntagma
2012 • CD Encore to thank the fans and the Belgian composers for their support
• Silver Jubilee Programme Felicitazione; Belgian tour with orchestra
2014 • CD Concerti with orchestra to finalize the Silver Jubilee tour
2015 • New countries visited: Colombia, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Scotland
2016 • Announcement of disbanding and start elaborate of farewell tour of 100+ concerts
• Close collaboration with recorder maker Tom Prescott results in the delivery of a rare Renaissance contrabass in F, to complete the set
• performance of Sören Siegs ‘Tell me what Sadness is’ at memorial service for Friedrich Von Huene
2017 • Release of quintet CD with Saskia Coolen and CD Final Favourites with previously unreleased tracks on the Aeolus label
• Production of a consort song programme A Song for All Seasons with Cécile Kempenaers
2018 • Headline articles in magazines Tibia, American Recorder, Recorder Magazine, Blokfluitist and Early Music America
• December: The curtain fell