Tom Zajac performs on the sackbut, recorder, bagpipes, and other instruments with the Renaissance wind band, Piffaro; occasionally performs with his own group, Ex Umbris.
Paul Van Loey is a recorder virtuoso. Historical performance practice of renaissance and baroque music is very important to him, but as a member of the Flanders Recorder Quartet he also plays a great deal of contemporary music.
Nina Stern is one of North America’s leading performers of the recorder and classical clarinet. In recent years she is also hailed as an innovator in teaching school-age children to be fine young musicians. A native New Yorker, Ms.
Bart Spanhove is a member of the Flanders Recorder Quartet, or "Vier op ’n Rij". He has written a book about the techniques used in ensemble playing, "The Finishing Touch of Ensemble playing", which has been published in Japanese, German and Chinese.
Frances Blaker earned pedagogy and performance degrees in recorder from the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music in Copenhagen. She performs as a soloist and in ensembles including Vermillian Trio and Farallon Recorder Quartet.