Globe Autumn School - Recorder Masterclass with Sascha Mommertz

This ticket grants active participation in the masterclass and attendance at all activities.

From 16 to 18 October 2026, an autumn school takes place at Heuvellaan Hilversum centred on the German flautist, composer and flute maker Johann Joachim Quantz (1697-1773) - flute teacher to King Frederick the Great. His treatise on the flute remains an important source in historically informed performance practice. Professional and amateur recorder players and makers gather to discuss Quantz as composer and maker, and his significance for the performance of 18th-century music. The working language is English.

The programme includes lectures, masterclasses, open sessions, an instrument market, a concert, a forum discussion and an introductory traverso workshop for secondary school students.

Recorder Masterclass - Sascha Mommertz
The masterclass is designed for soloists at the level of professional musician, music student or advanced amateur. Special focus: teaching in the tradition of Quantz. Repertoire: Duets op. 2 and Caprices by Johann Joachim Quantz. Pitch: A=415 Hz. Each active participant receives two lessons of 45 minutes each.

Sascha Mommertz (Netherlands) studied recorder at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague with Jeanette van Wingerden and Marion Verbruggen, and obtained his soloist diploma in 2000 with Heiko ter Schegget at Utrecht Conservatoire. He also studied privately with Marijke Miessen in Amsterdam, attended masterclasses with Matthias Weilenmann and Jérôme Minis among others, and received musical guidance from Dr. Rebecca Stewart. For two years he studied recorder making with Jacqueline Sorel in The Hague; musicological studies complemented his training. He studied traverso privately with Ricardo Kanji. In 2002 he received an honourable mention at the Musica Antiqua Soloists Competition in Bruges.

As a performing musician he is active as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestra musician in ensembles such as Accademia Amsterdam.