The American Recorder Society (ARS) is a national organization of recorder enthusiasts, founded in 1939, to promote the recorder and enthusiasts, founded in 1939, to promote the recorder and its music.

Membership in the ARS is not required to participate in local activities, but many Colorado recorder players enhance their recorder experience through their ARS membership. To find out more about national benefits, visit the ARS website at www.americanrecorder.org.

Today there are ARS members throughout the U.S., Canada, and 30 countries around the world, representing professional and amateur players, consorts and recorder orchestras, teachers, students, composers, workshop organizers, and those who make, repair, or sell recorders.? Active ARS chapters exist all over North America. Members receive the following benefits:

•Five issues per year of American Recorder magazine and the ARS Newsletter with information about music, musicians and everything recorders.

•Members' Library musical editions, new and arranged recorder music published at least twice per year exclusively for ARS members.

•The ARS Membership Online Directory, a means for meeting and locating recorder-playing friends.

•The ARS Personal Study Program, a resource that provides a systematic way to improve your playing skills.

•Invitations to and discounts for an increasing number of ARS-sponsored performances and other activities of interest to recorder players at early music festivals.

Join or renew with this printable form!