Benefits of CREMS membership

✅  Meet like-minded people who enjoy the recorder - friendships and offshoot consorts abound.

✅  Join a variety of CREMS playing groups - serious or social ... you decide!

✅  Improve your technique and ensemble playing through CREMS activities led by professional recorder tutors.

✅  Hear news of recorder and other early music events.

✅  See and play the CREMS-owned large instruments - Great Bass and Contrabass recorders.  

Members can request approval to borrow these instruments. For a copy of the borrowing policy and request form, members should contact the President via email cremspresident@gmail.com 

✅  Most importantly, we want everyone who joins in to feel welcome and respected - see our Guidelines for Positive Participation here.

Membership information

• Membership is open to all.

• Subscriptions are for the financial year 1 July to 30 June and are non-refundable. 

• New members joining after 1 January will get a 50% discount. 

• Subscriptions per financial year:

  • $40 (single) 

  • $50 (family) 

  • $30 (student, pensioner and members living outside the ACT and its immediate surrounds)

How to join - NEW MEMBERS

We are always keen to welcome new members to our Society!

• • To find out more before joining, please contact our President at Email: cremspresident@gmail.com 

  • Application for membership and information about the process is via this application form

  • Once your application has been approved, we will provide details on how to pay your membership subscription

How to renew membership - EXISTING MEMBERS

• • Click here to renew online

The Canberra Recorder and Early Music Society is an association incorporated in the Australian Capital Territory under the Associations Incorporation Act 1991. By becoming a member you agree to be bound by the rules of the Society and by legislation that relates to Associations in the ACT. CREMS adopted the ACT Model Rules for its Constitution on 31 August 2025. Members attending CREMS activities are covered by our public liability insurance.