The Royal Wind Music

Double sextet of renaissance recorders founded and directed by Paul Leenhouts, specialized in Dutch, German, Spanish, Italian and English music written between 1520 and 1640.

Welcome to the website of The Royal Wind Music: a unique consort of renaissance recorders founded and directed by Paul Leenhouts. They perform on a collection of instruments made by Adriana Breukink and Bob Marvin that ranges from the twelve-inch sopranino to the sub-contrabass measuring over ten feet. The thirteen members of the ensemble, originally from Australia, Austria, Finland, Germany, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom, all studied at the Amsterdam Conservatoire.

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New website!
The Royal Wind Music is proud to present a new website designed and programmed by Almost Daily. Here you will find detailed information abou...
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Members
Stephanie Brandt
Stephanie Brandt (*1978) joined The Royal Wind Music in 1999, shortly after moving to Amsterdam to study recorder with Paul Leenhouts. Before that, she had been a prizewinner at youth competitions ...
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Concerts
Date
March 28, 2010
Venue

Concertgebouw
Kleine Zaal
Concertgebouwplein 2-6
Amsterdam

Programme
Angeli, Zingare & Pastori
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Albums
Alla Dolce Ombra
During the first half of the sixteenth century recorder consorts became established at several European courts. The practice of creating complete sets or families of instruments resulted in a rich ...
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Videos
Jaime Teixidor Dalmau (1884-1957): Pasodoble "Amparito Roca"

Encore of the programme "Del Canto Figurado"
Arrangement and direction: Paul Leenhouts
Live recording at the Johanniskirche, Nieblum auf Foehr (Germany)
September 4, ...
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