Rachel J. Begley is a professional recorder and

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virtuoso from England, now based in

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, United States. She has performed and interacted with many of the leading recorder players of this generation, including the

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. She is a founding member of the New Amsterdam Recorder Trio ( NewART) and Sympatica. She has performed as a soloist at the

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and the Berkeley Early Music Festival.

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