| Flanders Recorder Quartet | |
| Landscape: | yes |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Belgium |
| Years Active: | –2018 |
| Current Members: | Bart Spanhove, Tom Beets, Joris van Goethem, Paul van Loey |
| Past Members: | Geert Van Gele, Fumiharu Yoshimine, Peter Van Heyghen, Han Tol |
The Flanders Recorder Quartet was a professional recorder group based in Belgium.
The group initially formed in 1987 and became more well known upon winning the 1990 competition Musica Antiqua Bruges, Belgium.[1]
Previous Members: Geert Van Gele, Fumiharu Yoshimine, Peter Van Heyghen, Han Tol
Reviews for the Flanders Recorder Quartet have been positive, with The New York Times praising the band's performance.[2] The Columbia Spectator also positively reviewed the group, citing the flexibility of the recorders as a highlight.[3] The Flanders Recorder Quartet has also received positive reviews from the Milwaukee Express and CultureMap Houston.[4] [5]
Of a 1998 performance of The Four Seasons, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote that the band was "brilliant" but that "for maintaining rhythmic vitality" the band "couldn't match good string playing".[6]