Sour Cream was a Dutch recorder trio. The group was formed by

Frans Brüggen Franciscus ("Frans") Jozef Brüggen (30 October 1934 – 13 August 2014) was a Dutch conductor, recorder player and baroque flautist. Biography Born in Amsterdam, Brüggen was the last of the nine children of August Brüggen, a textile factory o ...

in 1972 and consisted of Brüggen,

Kees Boeke Cornelis "Kees" Boeke (25 September 1884 3 July 1966) was a Dutch reformist educator, Quaker missionary and pacifist. He is best known for his popular essay/book ''Cosmic View'' (1957) which presents a seminal view of the universe, from the gal ...

and

Walter van Hauwe Walter van Hauwe (born 16 November 1948) is a Dutch recorder player. Biography and career After lessons at the music school of Delft, where his father was director Pierre van Hauwe, Hauwe studied recorder with Frans Brüggen at the Royal Conserv ...

with the intent to perform avant-garde work for the recorder. They were involved in the Dutch counterculture movement, which resulted in some unusual performances:

The concluding piece of one of their Boston concerts featured a Keystone Kops-style chase around the stage. A year or two later, with the ensemble playing Telemann trios again in Boston, Brüggen wandered on to the stage, donned a pair of dark sunglasses, stretched himself out on a chaise longue and proceeded to read the newspaper.

Discography

*''Henry VIII & La Musica Speculativa'' LP 1980 (reissued DHM) * ''The Passion of Reason'' made as a reunion in June 1993 (reissued Glossa 2016).

References

*Arlen, Walter. 1979. "Recorder Trio: Sour Cream on Royce Hall Stage". ''Los Angeles Times'' (27 October): C11. *Ericson, Raymond. 1978. "Virtuoso on Recorder". ''New York Times'' (7 April): C13. *Gelles, George. 1975. "Breathing Live into the Recorder". ''New York Times'' (12 October): 167. *Hume, Paul. 1973. "Cream of the Concert: Jamming with Blue Jeans, Woodwinds, New Musical Roles". ''Washington Post'' (15 January): B1. *Rosenberg, Deena. 1975. "Sour Cream Curdles the Stereotype". ''Los Angeles Times'' (30 March): 52. {{Authority control Musical groups established in 1969 Dutch recorder players Instrumental early music groups Dutch musical trios Early music groups

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