Ensembles
Explore playing with accompaniment or with a group on our ensemble courses for wind and string instruments.
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Recorders: English ensemble repertoire
Course Date: Sun 15 Oct 2017
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetEnglish recorder repertoire, ranging from Elizabethan madrigals to Britten, Vaughan Williams and 21st-century compositions.Full fee: £119.00Senior fee: £119.00Concession: £73.00 -
Orchestra workshop: weekend
Course Date: Sun 26 Nov 2017 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetA one-day weekend workshop for players of orchestral instruments with good music reading skills. Please contact the Music department for availability of places for your instrument.
Tutors: Peter Crockford (conductor), Robert Puzey (Leader)
You may also be interested in Orchestra workshop.Full fee: £39.00Senior fee: £39.00Concession: £24.00 -
Clarinet choir
Course Date: Mon 11 Dec 2017
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetAny clarinet from Eb piccolo to contrabass is welcome. We'll play a range of music specifically written for this ensemble. Composers include Gordon Jacob, Andy Scott and Guy Woolfenden. For players of around grades 3/4 to advanced.Full fee: £29.00Senior fee: £29.00Concession: £18.00 -
Orchestra workshop
Course Date: Tue 12 Dec 2017 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetA fun, intensive workshop for players of orchestral instruments with good music reading skills. Please contact the Music department for availability of places for your instrument.
Tutors: Anthony Bailey (conductor) & Robert Puzey (leader)
You may also be interested in Orchestra workshop: weekend.Full fee: £79.00Senior fee: £55.00Concession: £40.00 -
Build wind ensemble
Course Date: Tue 9 Jan 2018 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore the wonderful repertoire for mixed wind ensemble, developing your technical, musical and ensemble skills. You need to play at Grade 5 standard or higher. Please contact the Music Department to find out if there is a place for your instrument. Tutor: Karen Betley. Mid-term break: 14 February
Please contact the Music department [email protected] for advice about joining this course.Full fee: £149.00Senior fee: £149.00Concession: £91.00 -
String quartets, trios and duos
Course Date: Tue 9 Jan 2018 (and 5 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetExplore the richly rewarding repertoire of chamber music for violin, viola and cello. You need to be at least grade 8 standard, with fluent sight reading skills. Please contact the Music department to enrol. Tutor: Mayda Narvey
Course dates: 9, 23 Jan, 6, 20 Feb, 6, 20 Mar.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £99.00Concession: £99.00 -
Chamber music: intermediate
Course Date: Tue 9 Jan 2018 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLearn how to play in small, mixed instrumental ensembles with one player per part. You will need to be at least Grade 3 standard and a confident music reader. Please contact the Music Department to enrol. Tutor: Robert Puzey.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £159.00Concession: £97.00 -
Recorder consorts and ensemble
Course Date: Wed 10 Jan 2018 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetIf you are already experienced in recorder ensemble playing, join this small, friendly group to look at developing consort playing skills in Renaissance, Baroque and contemporary styles. Tutor: Isobel Clarke.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £159.00Concession: £97.00 -
Chamber music ensembles
Course Date: Thu 11 Jan 2018 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDiscover the pleasure of playing in small, mixed instrumental ensembles, one per part, in a wide variety of repertoire. For players at grade 6 or above with good sight-reading skills, who like to perform. Please contact the Music department to enrol. Tutor: [external website]
Mid-term break: 16 February.Full fee: £179.00Senior fee: £143.00Concession: £109.00 -
String ensemble
Course Date: Sat 13 Jan 2018 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetCome and play string repertoire in a friendly group, and develop your confidence in ensemble playing. Suitable for those who have been playing violin, viola, cello or double bass for at least a year. Tutor: Isobel Clarke.Full fee: £159.00Senior fee: £159.00Concession: £97.00 -
Classical guitar ensemble
Course Date: Sun 3 Jun 2018
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetFor classical guitarists wanting to broaden their musical experience and skills by exploring the richness of the ensemble sound and repertoire. Suitable for intermediate to advanced players, who can read notation comfortably in first position. We aim to perform at the end of term.Full fee: £119.00Senior fee: £119.00Concession: £73.00