International Chamber Music Summer School 2012

Thursday 12th - Tuesday 17th July 2012 - Five days of Coaching (Part Course by Arrangement)

 

Summer School of Chamber Music - Course Basics

 

English Camerata SoloistS offer an exciting classical music summer course open to all classical music instrumentalists. Extensive top quality music coaching is offered to enthusiasts of all ages. Both ensembles and individuals are welcome.

Among the instrumentalists we cater for are keyboard players; (piano and harpsichord);string players (including violin, cello, viola); wind players (including bassoon, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais, flute); brass instrumentalists (including trumpet, French horn, trombone).

The residential (non-residential places available) summer music course enjoys a stimulating, supportive and sociable atmosphere. We will be creating chamber music at famous Shrewsbury School in the school's 110-acre site that stretches down to the River Severn overlooking the historic town of Shrewsbury.

Instrumentalists will be inspired by friendly, detailed and constructive coaching on classical, contemporary and baroque repertoire from dedicated teachers who this year will again include Elizabeth Altman,piano; Ofer Falk, violin the leader of the Allegri Quartet; Pal Banda, cello ; Charlotte Wilson, harpsichord; principle wind players from the Halle Orchestra; Edwina Smith, modern and baroque flute, Sue Marshall baroque violin; and other baroque specialists.

The enthusiasm of participants both individuals freelancing and those in pre-formed groups ensures that all enjoy the opportunities to forge both musical and social relationships. These commonly persist beyond the Course as a result of the pleasure and good social 'feel' of sharing with like-minded folk our interesting and stimulating environment.

Repertoire discussed and arranged in advance includes 18th,19th,and 20th century classics, charming varied baroque music and also the larger scale classic ensemble masterpieces.

Each participant coming as an individual will be assigned in advance a place in a group with partners of similar accomplishment and repertoire is pre-arranged by discussion and negotiation! Pre-formed groups of course bring any repertoire they wish to explore.

Typical ensembles are:

 

Those for piano and strings:

The duos, piano trios, quartets and quintets; piano and wind chamber music and mixed string/wind/piano ensembles

 

Baroque ensembles for strings and wind:

 

Wind ensembles: small and larger-scale wind chamber music with its wide and varied repertoire

Music Summer School

Music Summer School

Music Summer School

Music Summer School