Fleurs de Chanson Recorder Trio at the Oak Park Arms

The Monday Night Concert Series continues with The Fleurs de Chanson Recorder Trio at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, at the Oak Park Arms, 408 S. Oak Park Ave.

Rose Mattax of Forest Park, Alice Muciek of Oak Park, and Ann Masur of Oak Park are three women who together make The Fleurs de Chanson Recorder Trio.

The recorder is a member of the flute family. Its melodic tunes have fluttered as far back as the 14th century. The recorder is recognized by its simple but proficient framework. It is composed of a whistle mouthpiece, seven finger holes on the front of the instrument, and a thumbhole on the back side. Although often made of plastic (for children), the instrument is typically made of wood and even, in medieval days, ivory.

Mattax fell in love with the recorder after her husband had given her a gift certificate for lessons nearly a decade ago. Then nine years later she teamed up with Muciek and Masur to form the trio.

This performance for The Fleurs de Chanson Recorder Trio has personal sentiments. Rose’s mother, Roberta Pullman, is a resident at Oak Park Arms retirement community.

The Oak Park Arms is a rental retirement community which provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay - a weekend, a week, a month or longer.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information call Heather Lindstrom at 708-386-4040 or visit the Oak Park Arms website.