I believe I started playing the Recorder during my High School years. It's hard to say when I first started, since I've never played the Recorder in any group. My first Recorder was the Soprano Recorder. I started playing it because I wanted to be able to play some Christmas songs by Mannheim Steamroller. They use a lot of Recorders in their music, and that's why I decided to play them. I currently own: an Aulos Garklein Sopranino in C, a Yamaha Sopranino in F, a Yamaha Soprano (Descant) in C, a Yamaha Alto (Treble) in F, a Yamaha Tenor in C, & a Yamaha Bass in F. I play a lot of solos with them, and I've arranged a lot of music to be able to perform with these wonderful instruments. For those of you who do not know what a Recorder is, a Recorder is a Baroque era Flute. They are played in the same position as a Clarinet or Oboe, and not like a regular Flute (Transverse- held up and to the side). They only have a 2 octave range. The Tenor Recorder (about the size of a Clarinet) is what I'm playing in the picture!


Productions:
Christmas Concert 2004- The Doug Clyde Music Studio (Voice, Oboe & Soprano, Alto, and Tenor Recorders)
Angel Tree Benefit Concert- West Valley Symphony, 2005 (Oboe & Soprano Recorder)
West Valley Symphony Christmas Concert 2005 (Clarinet, Soprano Recorder & Vocal Trio- Tenor)
The Doug Clyde Music Studio Christmas Concert 2005 (Voice, Clarinet & Garklein, Sopranino, Soprano, Alto, and Tenor Recorders)
The Doug Clyde Music Studio Christmas Concert 2006 (Voice, Clarinet, Oboe & Sopranino, Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bass Recorders)
Footloose- Egyptian Theater Company in Park City, 2008 (Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Soprano & Tenor Recorders, and Cowboy Bob- Solo Part)