I’m Patrick O’Malley, a musician and music teacher specializing in the recorder, the most beautiful instrument in the world.
I’m Patrick O’Malley, a musician and music teacher specializing in the recorder, the most beautiful instrument in the world.
Welcome to PatrickRecorder.com
I hope this website answers your questions about the recorder. Some free information is available for recorder students and classroom teachers.
Chicago is my home, but if you are interested in private lessons, you don’t have to be here in the Windy City. We can do live lessons online if you have a computer with a camera and microphone. Please see the Interested? page.
I am the first professional recorder teacher to offer lessons online. The New York Times on 1/10/2012 published an article by Catherine Saint Louis about the benefits of taking music lessons online and how popular it has become.
This spring, I will be performing in two Baroque operas in Chicago:
“Rinaldo” by G. F. Handel, at Lyric Opera of Chicago, and
“La Descente d’Orphé aux enfers” (1686) by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, with the Haymarket Opera Company. Please see my Calendar page for details.