Member
Contact Information
francesblaker@sbcglobal.netLocation
Albany, California
Early Music Skills & Interests
RecorderEarly Music Affiliations
Biography
Frances Blaker received Performance and Music Pedagogical degrees from the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music in Copenhagen. She also studied with Marion Verbruggen in the Netherlands. Ms. Blaker has performed as a soloist and with various ensembles in the United States and Europe. She is a member of Ensemble Vermillian, the Farallon Recorder Quartet, Calextone and the Tibia Recorder Duo, and is the conductor of the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra and the Bay Area Baroque Orchestra. She teaches privately and at workshops throughout the United States and is the author of “The Recorder Player's Companion”. She can be heard on recordings with Ensemble Vermillian and Farallon Recorder Quartet.