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The Flanders Recorder Quartet, a Flemish ensemble founded in 1987, is touring several venues in the U.S. A complete schedule of performances is listed below.
With more than 1.500 concerts on five continents under its belt, the ensemble has become a prominent fixture in the world of Early Music. The group has performed in major concert venues such as the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Opera City Hall (Tokyo), the Cloisters, the Frick Museum and the Morgan Library (New York), Spivey Hall (Atlanta), the Orchesterhaus Salzburg, to name a few. Flanders Recorder Quartet concerts are a regular feature at Early Music festivals from Helsinki, Paris, Tokyo, Hawaii, Salzburg and Ljubljana to Mexico City, Boston, Vancouver, Singapore and Taipei.
The quartet is made up of the four well-known recorder players, Bart Spanhove, Tom Beets, Joris Van Goethem and Paul Van Loey. There have been many memorable moments during the long career of the Flanders Recorder Quartet. Among these milestones is the first prize, in 1990, from the prestigious Musica Antiqua competition in Bruges.
The FRQ is highly praised for its fine arrangements, and for the inspiration it has been to a large number of modern composers, which has resulted in more than 40 compositions being written for the ensemble.

The Quartet will be performing at several venues across the U.S.:

 02/19 (8pm), Ohio, Capital University, Mees Hall
Organisation: Early Music Columbus
Banchetto Musicale

 02/20 (8pm), New York City, NY, Miller Theater at Columbia University
Circa 1600...

 02/21 (3pm), Bethesda, MD, Strathmore Hall Arts Center
Organisation: Shapiro Music Room
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 02/21 (7.30pm), Bethesda, MD, Strathmore Hall Arts Center
Organisation: Shapiro Music Room
Circa 1600...

 02/25 (7.30pm), Brookings, SD, State University
Organisation: Brookings Chamber Music Society
Banchetto Musicale

 02/27 (7.30pm) Occidental, CA, venue to be announced
Organisation: Redwood Arts Council
Banchetto Musicale