Courses
Week 1 of The Music Summer School and Festival (27th July to 3rd August) will feature the following courses: Choir, directed by Andrew Griffiths and working on Bach’s St John Passion; Vocal Ensemble and Chamber Choir directed by Stile Antico; Baroque Orchestra directed by Steven Devine; Composition for Piano directed by Rolf Hind; Harpsichord directed by Skip Sempé; Organ directed by David Titterington; Music from Renaissance Italy directed by The City Musick; Baroque Chamber Music directed by the Brook Street Band; Voice workshop directed by Kate Semmens; Song and Lieder directed by James Gilchrist and Anna Tilbrook; Chamber Music directed by Rhiannon Evans; Improvisation directed by Jamie Akers; Medieval Wind directed by Emily Baines; Indian Classical Music and the conjunction with English traditional music directed by Katie de la Matter, Debipriya Sircar, Jonathan Mayer and Sanju Sahai; along with jazz and improvisation courses and a series of talks.
Choir, Week 1 - Bach - St John Passion
Sat 27th Jul to Fri 2nd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Andrew Griffiths
Session 1: 9 - 10.30am
Vocal
Open Access
Baroque Orchestra
Fri 26th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Summer School Baroque Orchestra, Steven Devine
All Day, Session 1: 9 - 10.30am, Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Ensemble
Instrumental
Pre-Selected by Application
Chamber Music, Week 1
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Rhiannon Evans
Session 1: 9 - 10.30am, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Chamber Music
Ensemble
Instrumental
Keyboard
‘The Moment’: A Fusion of Science, Creativity, and Personal Reflection
Mon 29th Jul to Tue 30th Jul
Week 1
Artist:
Becky Inkster, Mark Sheppard
All Day, Session 1: 9 - 10.30am, Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Open Access
Vocal Ensembles – A Pilgrim’s Journey
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Stile Antico
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm
Ensemble
Vocal
Open Access
Music from Renaissance Italy
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
The City Musick, William Lyons, Richard Thomas, George Bartle
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Ensemble
Instrumental
Vocal
Open Access
Baroque Orchestra
Fri 26th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Summer School Baroque Orchestra, Steven Devine
All Day, Session 1: 9 - 10.30am, Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Ensemble
Instrumental
Pre-Selected by Application
Baroque Chamber Music - Handel & Telemann
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Brook Street Band
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Chamber Music
Ensemble
Instrumental
Open Access
Cataloguing Birds
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Rolf Hind
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Composition
Keyboard
Open Access
‘The Moment’: A Fusion of Science, Creativity, and Personal Reflection
Mon 29th Jul to Tue 30th Jul
Week 1
Artist:
Becky Inkster, Mark Sheppard
All Day, Session 1: 9 - 10.30am, Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Open Access
Harpsichord Course – French baroque music and décor
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Skip Sempé
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Keyboard
Open Access
Organ Course
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
David Titterington
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Keyboard
Open Access
Song Course
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
James Gilchrist, Anna Tilbrook
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Keyboard
Vocal
Open Access
Crossroads and Catalysts
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Ensemble Tempus Fugit, Katie de la Matter, Jamie Akers, Emily Baines, Debipriya Sircar, Jonathan Mayer, Sanju Sahai
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Ensemble
Instrumental
Vocal
Open Access
Music from Renaissance Italy
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
The City Musick, William Lyons, Richard Thomas, George Bartle
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Ensemble
Instrumental
Vocal
Open Access
To Stand up and Sing - Vocal Workshop
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Kate Semmens
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Vocal
Open Access
Baroque Orchestra
Fri 26th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Summer School Baroque Orchestra, Steven Devine
All Day, Session 1: 9 - 10.30am, Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Ensemble
Instrumental
Pre-Selected by Application
Cataloguing Birds
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Rolf Hind
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Composition
Keyboard
Open Access
‘The Moment’: A Fusion of Science, Creativity, and Personal Reflection
Mon 29th Jul to Tue 30th Jul
Week 1
Artist:
Becky Inkster, Mark Sheppard
All Day, Session 1: 9 - 10.30am, Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Open Access
Harpsichord Course – French baroque music and décor
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Skip Sempé
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Keyboard
Open Access
Organ Course
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
David Titterington
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Keyboard
Open Access
Sing with Stile – Purcell and Friends
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Stile Antico
Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Vocal
Open Access
Baroque Orchestra
Fri 26th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Summer School Baroque Orchestra, Steven Devine
All Day, Session 1: 9 - 10.30am, Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Ensemble
Instrumental
Pre-Selected by Application
Chamber Music, Week 1
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Rhiannon Evans
Session 1: 9 - 10.30am, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Chamber Music
Ensemble
Instrumental
Keyboard
Baroque Chamber Music - Handel & Telemann
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Brook Street Band
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Chamber Music
Ensemble
Instrumental
Open Access
Revelry and Refinement – Medieval Woodwinds and Wires
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Emily Baines
Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Instrumental
Open Access
‘The Moment’: A Fusion of Science, Creativity, and Personal Reflection
Mon 29th Jul to Tue 30th Jul
Week 1
Artist:
Becky Inkster, Mark Sheppard
All Day, Session 1: 9 - 10.30am, Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Open Access
Alexander Technique for Musicians
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Week 2
Artist:
Jonathon Heather
Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Open Access
Playing the Changes: Improvising in period styles
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Jamie Akers
Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Open Access
Baroque Orchestra
Fri 26th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Artist:
Summer School Baroque Orchestra, Steven Devine
All Day, Session 1: 9 - 10.30am, Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Ensemble
Instrumental
Pre-Selected by Application
‘The Moment’: A Fusion of Science, Creativity, and Personal Reflection
Mon 29th Jul to Tue 30th Jul
Week 1
Artist:
Becky Inkster, Mark Sheppard
All Day, Session 1: 9 - 10.30am, Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Open Access
Session 1: 9 - 10.30am
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Week 2 of The Music Summer School and Festival (3rd August to 10th August) will feature the following courses: Choir, directed by Dame Jane Glover and working on Mozart’s Requiem; Chamber Music directed by Rhiannon Evans and the Atéa Wind Quintet, Composition and Sculpture directed by Stephen Montague and Alex Julyan; Piano directed by Florian Mitrea; Harpsichord directed by Mahan Esfahani; Advanced Wind directed by Nicholas Daniel; Wind Ensemble directed by Steve Dummer; Opera Ensembles directed by Pippa Dames Longworth, Leah Hausman and Andrew Smith; Brass directed by Paul Archibald; along with individual courses for voice, violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, chamber choir, open composition and string ensemble.
Choir, Week 2 Mozart’s Requiem
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Dame Jane Glover
Session 1: 9 - 10.30am
Vocal
Open Access
Brass Ensembles
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Paul Archibald, Roger Argente
Session 1: 9 - 10.30am
Chamber Music
Ensemble
Instrumental
Open Access
Advanced Chamber Music
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Session 1: 9 - 10.30am
Chamber Music
Ensemble
Pre-Selected by Application
Advanced Wind Ensemble
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Nicholas Daniel
Session 1: 9 - 10.30am
Chamber Music
Ensemble
Instrumental
Pre-Selected by Application
Chamber Music, Week 2
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Rhiannon Evans
Session 1: 9 - 10.30am, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Chamber Music
Ensemble
Instrumental
Keyboard
Chamber Choir
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Gavin Roberts
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm
Chamber Music
Vocal
Open Access
Wind Band Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Steve Dummer
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm
Ensemble
Instrumental
Open Access
Cello Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
David Faber
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm
Instrumental
Open Access
Viola Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm
Instrumental
Open Access
Violin Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Judith van Driel
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm
Instrumental
Open Access
Making in Sound and Vision
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Stephen Montague, Alex Julyan
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Composition
Visual Arts
Open Access
Keyboard Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Mahan Esfahani
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm
Keyboard
Open Access
Double Bass Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Leon Bosch
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm
Open Access
Piano Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Florian Mitrea
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Keyboard
Open Access
Voice with Sarah Gabriel
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Sarah Gabriel
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Vocal
Open Access
Voice with Ruby Hughes
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Ruby Hughes
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Vocal
Open Access
Opera Ensembles
Fri 2nd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Pippa Dames Longworth, Leah Hausman, Andrew Smith
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Vocal
Open Access
String Ensemble
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Leon Bosch
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Ensemble
Instrumental
Open Access
Trombone Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Roger Argente
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Instrumental
Open Access
Trumpet Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Paul Archibald
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Instrumental
Open Access
Saxophone Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Huw Wiggin
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Instrumental
Open Access
Horn Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Chris Beagles
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Instrumental
Open Access
Bassoon Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Ashley Myall
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Instrumental
Open Access
Oboe Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Philip Haworth
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Instrumental
Open Access
Clarinet Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Anna Hashimoto
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Instrumental
Open Access
Flute Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Alena Walentin
Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Instrumental
Open Access
Making in Sound and Vision
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Stephen Montague, Alex Julyan
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Composition
Visual Arts
Open Access
Piano Course
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Florian Mitrea
Session 2: 11am - 12.30pm, Session 3: 2 - 3.30pm
Keyboard
Open Access
Songs of Travel
Week 2
Artist:
Sarah Gabriel
Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Vocal
Open Access
Opera Ensembles Orchestra
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Steve Dummer
Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Ensemble
Open Access
Chamber Music, Week 2
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Rhiannon Evans
Session 1: 9 - 10.30am, Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Chamber Music
Ensemble
Instrumental
Keyboard
Open Composition
Sat 3rd Aug to Sat 10th Aug
Week 2
Artist:
Yshani Perinpanayagam
Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Composition
Open Access
Alexander Technique for Musicians
Sat 27th Jul to Sat 3rd Aug
Week 1
Week 2
Artist:
Jonathon Heather
Session 4: 4 - 5pm
Open Access