Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet

Caroline Eidsten Dahl
Katarina Widell
Pernille Petersen
Kate Hearne

Woodpeckers Recorder Quartet are a group of prize-winning, virtuoso recorder players who share a common interest in expanding the boundaries and capabilities of their instrument. As well as presenting original and arranged works from the Baroque period alongside old folk music from each of their countries- Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Ireland, Woodpeckers have ongoing collaborations with a range of living composers, commissioning new and innovative works for the ensemble.

At the forefront of Woodpecker’s ideology is the drive to kick the age-old image of the recorder being merely a stepping-stone to something else, and they are intent on spreading their knowledge far and wide, be it through videos, recordings, workshops, cross-disciplinary projects, teaching, research, and of course, live concerts. An integral part of their mission involves working with children and young people, and through an array of inspiring and energy-filled productions, Woodpeckers have performed live for thousands of small ears.