Ruth Seib

Ruth Seib is an American recorder specialist, currently serving as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of the American Recorder Society. She splits her time between Oakland, MD, and Sarasota, FL, actively contributes to ARS outreach, and helps shape programming, scholarships, and educational initiatives for recorder players nationwide.

Ruth Seib is a dedicated American recorder expert and influential leader in the recorder community. She serves as Vice President and Assistant Treasurer for the American Recorder Society (ARS), actively shaping the organization’s educational outreach, scholarship programs, and strategic initiatives vasgallery.org.au+7americanrecorder.org+7americanrecorder.org+7. Twice annually, she helps steer ARS board meetings held nationwide, focusing on enhancing resources such as sheet music indexing, commissioned works, workshops, and membership surveys .

Ruth divides her time between Oakland, Maryland, and Sarasota, Florida, where she engages locally with ARS chapters and coordinates programming efforts . Her contributions include creating online teaching resources and facilitating educational materials alongside AR editor Gail Nickless americanrecorder.org+2facebook.com+2flanders-recorder-duo.be+2.

Through her leadership, Ruth has helped ARS launch initiatives like new music commissions, repertoire surveys, and theme-based board meetings, which have strengthened member engagement and modernized AR's offerings americanrecorder.org+1americanrecorder.org+1. She continues to champion scholarships, chapter grants, and workshops, supporting the growth of recorder players and ensuring the society’s ongoing vitality and inclusivity.