Music:
Cello masterclasses:
In September, Cellist Bernard Gregor-Smith, will combine
a week’s masterclasses with recitals. As well
as being a founder member of the internationally renowned
Lindsay String Quartet, Bernard is much in demand as
a teacher and soloist.
Participants: cellists Grade 7 and
above:
Observers: cello teachers; cello students;
lovers of the cello.
Chamber music:
Joseph Davies, Conductor and violinist, and friends
will lead a week of chamber music in early summer. Details
to follow.
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Alexander Technique:
Details to be confirmed
In 2005, the ‘core programme’ of courses
is being expanded to combine Alexander Technique and
its application to music.
Alexander Technique for Singers:
In April Alex Farkas will lead a series of masterclasses,
working with how singers may benefit applying the Alexander
Technique.
Alex Farkas is a graduate of the Manhatton School of
Music. He has worked in the Music faculty at Yale, and
until Summer 2003 was a member of staff at the Hartt
School of Music in Hartford, USA. He has worked as accompanist
to Jennie Tourel, Piere Bernac and Nabuco Imai. Alex
trained to be an Alexander Technique teacher with Shoshana
Kamanitz, London. Alex is now much in demand in conservatoires
in London, in particular giving masterclasses to incorporate
Alexander Technique into singing.
Participants: professional singers;
music students studying singing
Observers: singing teachers; Alexander
Teachers; those with an interest in singing.
Just Play Naturally:
In July, Vivien Mackie will lead a course entitled ‘Just
Play Naturally’. Vivien is the author of ‘Just
Play Naturally’, a beautiful account where she
recalls how her Alexander Technique training echoed
her lessons with Cellist Pablo Casals, twenty years
earlier.
Vivien Mackie is invited all over the world, giving
courses and workshops on how the principles of Alexander
Technique relate to playing.
Participants: instrumentalists, singers,
teachers, students and performers
Observers: instrumentalists, singers,
teachers, Alexander Teachers, students and performers.
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