Tom Beets is one of the most exciting recorder players of our time as well as an inspiring recorder and viol teacher. He has delighted audiences and pupils at venues around the world both as an individual and as a member of the internationally renowned Flanders Recorder Quartet. As part of the quartet, he recorded many CDs.
Tom teaches in music schools in Belgium and leads masterclasses and workshops across Europe, the UK and the USA. He is a director of the largest early music and recorder course in Europe, Blokfluitdagen, and Chairman of its English counterpart, Recorder Summer School. Tom is also one of the editors of the Dutch recorder magazine, Blokfluitist.
Since 2013, Tom has organised and conducted over 50 recorder orchestra days, including the popular Air-Force days. He was elected Vice-President of the Society of Recorder Players in 2015 for his achievements in the UK recorder world. As a member of the Flanders Recorder Quartet, he was awarded the Distinguished Achievement Award of the American Recorder Society.
Tom also plays viola da gamba. In his spare time he enjoys free-improvisation recorder projects and, most recently with KvaR and Stijn Kuppens, and historic music notation.
(c) Helen Hooker