Coleg Harlech Orchestral Summer School 2012 August 11-18th

The summer school is now in its 38th year. It provides Accommodation is mostly in Coleg Harlech property a wonderful opportunity for musicians to play in a full located in Harlech close to the tutorial rooms and theatre. symphony orchestra with added benefit of the support and tuition of highly accomplished, experienced professionals. Many members of the orchestra return year after year. The age range is wide as is the range of occupations The location of Coleg Harlech is exceptional. The small represented. All that matters is that you enjoy music town of Harlech is situated within the Snowdonia National making of a high standard within a fun environment. We Park, providing beautiful mountain and coastal views. pride ourselves on the welcome we give to all newcomers While it is possible to be involved in musical activities and will do all we can to enable you to have a really from morning to night, the programme also allows some rewarding week, both musically and socially. flexibility so that there is time to explore the area or, weather permitting, relax on the adjoining sandy beach. Tel: 01766 781900 Email: [email protected] Harlech Music #CHOrch Summer School www. harlech.ac.uk OUR CONDUCTOR and TUTORS

Conductor Peter Stark Violin 1 Nic Fallowfield Violin 2 Chris Windass Viola Richard Muncey Cello Dale Culliford Double Bass Mike Escreet Woodwind John Mellor Brass Bob Hughes

Repertoire Bax Tintagel Copland Billy the Kid Suite Gershwin Cuban Overture Holst Somerset Rhapsody Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra Messiaen Les offrandes oubliées ConduCtor The Tutors Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances Roussel ‘Bacchus et Ariane’ Suite 2 Peter Stark VIOLIN 1 Nic Fallowfield Strauss Richard Don Juan Peter Stark’s performances are exhilarating, Nic Fallowfield is a violinist, conductor and teacher. imaginative and thought-provoking. His teaching He has been co-leader of the English String has inspired thousands of musicians across the Orchestra and Northern Sinfonia and was leader String Orchestra world. At the heart of all Peter’s work as conductor, of Orchestra of the Swan in its early years. Nic teacher and consultant lie a passion and is currently co-leader of Sinfonia ViVA and 1st Nielsen Little Suite for string commitment to the study and practice of music to violin of the Tedesca String Quartet. He has toured orchestra Op.1 profit humanity. extensively in Europe, North and South America, and Japan and features on countless recordings. Dvorak Two Waltzes Op.54 Peter has conducted a number of the world’s leading ensembles such as the Symphony He was invited to make his professional conducting debut in 1991 with a series of concerts Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and English in Finland since when he has conducted in Greece, Chamber Orchestra Chamber Orchestra. He has assisted many of the Romania, Germany and Belgium. He is a much sought-after teacher of violin at Birmingham Berlioz Love Scene from Romeo world’s finest conductors including , Sir , Lord , Sir Roger Conservatoire, where he also conducts regularly. and Juliet Norrington and Klaus Tennstedt. Brahms St. Antoni Variations Peter’s reputation as a teacher and trainer is VIOLIN 2 chris Windass renowned. He is Professor of Conducting at the in London, Rehearsal Chris has spent much of his life based in There will also be a selection of music for Oxfordshire and formed the Adderbury Ensemble Wind Orchestra and Brass Ensemble. Conductor for the European Union Youth Orchestra and Conductor-in-Residence with the National in 1986. He also established the Music in Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. His courses in Adderbury series and the famous Oxford Coffee conducting have taken him across the world. Concert Series in the same year. Chris studied ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE at the Birmingham School of Music (now An increasing interest in media work was originally Patrick Gundry- White. Patrick is available Birmingham Conservatoire) where he formed part inspired by his involvement in BBC 2’s series for individual lessons at £30 and £25 for of the first ever quartet in residence at the college. ‘Maestro’ when, as Series Consultant he presided After Birmingham Chris went on to study privately students with a FREE introductory workshop over the teaching of eight celebrity ‘students’. with Emmanuel Hurwitz and David Takeno. His on the Sunday Last summer he returned to BBC 4 as a ‘Maestro professional playing career has covered working Cam’ expert for the summer series of Promenade COURSE DIRECTOR Janet Minot with a wide range of ensembles from large-scale concerts. He is currently engaged in writing a symphony orchestras, chamber orchestras Co-Directors/Librarians book on the psychology of leadership, using the and opera companies – London Philharmonic Fiona Hughes & Huw Hughes relationship between conductor and orchestra as Orchestra, the Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic his vehicle. Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, London Chamber Orchestra, Glyndebourne and English Touring Opera – down to chamber groups such as the Medici String Quartet, the Brodsky String Quartet and Guildhall Strings Fees The fees are very competitive and for those in residence include all meals, tuition and coaching, admittance to the professional chamber concert, full documentation for the course and provision of sheet music. Resident in shared accommodation £480 Resident in single accommodation £500 Non Resident £239 Student in shared accommodation £262 Res deposit £25 Non res deposit £10 Applications will only be considered on receipt of the deposit.

How to Apply You can apply on line (www.harlech.ac.uk/en/ residential/short-courses.php) or by using the enclosed application form. Applications should reach Coleg Harlech The Tutors Admissions by April 30, 2012 along with the appropriate non refundable deposit (£25 resident, £10 non resident). Deposits will only be refunded VIOLa rIchard Muncey DOUBLE BASS Michael Escreet to unsuccessful applicants. Richard Muncey was a member of the Guadagnini After reading music at the University of York, Acceptance letters will be issued during May. String Quartet for seven years, during which time Michael took a job in the BBC Training orchestra, Places may still be available after that time so they won several international prizes and were and a year and a half later became a member of please contact us. resident at Lancaster University and Banff Summer the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, where he Please note the minimum standard required for School (Canada). He was then, for a short time, was promoted to the no 2 seat after a week in the wind and brass is Grade 8 and for all other players Associate Principal Viola with the Royal Liverpool job. In 1997 he became principal bass in the BBC Grade 7. Philharmonic Orchestra, and now freelances, being Philharmonic, from which he retired 10 years later, in order to do more period instrument playing. Cancellations should be notified as soon as Principal Viola of the Northern Chamber Orchestra, possible. If it is necessary to withdraw from the Sinfonia Viva and the English Haydn Orchestra (a Whilst at the BBC he also played as guest principal with chamber orchestras such as SCO, Manchester course less than three weeks beforehand, you will period instrument band). He has appeared as guest be asked to try to find a suitable replacement principal viola with many of Britain’s orchestras and Camerata, and Northern Camber Orchestra, and also the orchestra of Bologna opera. throughout his career he has endeavoured to play Note:Applicants should be 18 or over, unless as much chamber music as possible, playing with accompanied by an appropriate adult. He was the viola player of The Music Group of the Legrand ensemble and the Goldberg Ensemble, Manchester, which presented five seasons of Full details of our terms and conditions are of which he was a founding member. More recently, concerts at the Royal Northern College of Music, available on the website. he has been invited to play with Ensemble Cymru. toured throughout the UK and abroad, and made Highlights of his career include playing the obligato recordings most notably the only available disc of bass part in Mozart’s “per questa bella mano” in a Mendelssohn’s Sextet .Throughout his chamber Accommodation live broadcast of a 4 hour concert celebrating 250 music career he has been privileged to play with Accommodation will be mostly be in Coleg years since the composer’s birth in 2006. many great players including Pascal Roge, Ronald Harlech properties in Harlech. As most of the Brautigam, David Geringas, Cecil Aronowitz, Zoltan rooms are twin, single rooms will be allocated Szekely and Zara Nelsova. WOODWINd John Mellor at the discretion of the Course Director. Further As well as teaching at Lancaster University, whilst on information about the accommodation can be John graduated from the RNCM with a distinction found on the website www.harlech-holidays.com. the staff, he has taught at Southampton University, in his PPRNCM diploma in 1990. Since then he has Christ’s and Notre Dame in Liverpool and coached at worked freelance with orchestras as far afield as the RNCM. Richard has also taught at Higham Hall Manchester, Bournemouth, Ulster, Liverpool and the Disabled Access in Cumbria, St Andrew’s Summer School, Belfast Netherlands. Currently based in Leeds, he works If you have any specific requirements please School of Music and The International Chamber mainly with the Orchestra of Opera North with who contact us to ensure your stay is as comfortable Music Summer School in Tonbridge. Richard plays he has performed “Das Rheingold”, “Ruddigore”, as possible. on a fine English viola made by S.A.Forster in 1851 “Madame Butterfly “and “Queen of Spades” this year. He has recently recorded the clarinet sonata CELLO dale Culliford by Dr John Wales and David Baker. Dale was born in New Zealand and, with the aid of an Arts Council Scholarship, she came to England BRASS Bob Hughes to study cello with Tanya Prochazka and Steven Bob studied with Harold Nash at the Royal Academy Isserlis. Dale has worked with many of Britain’s of Music. He has been a member of the BBC top orchestras, including the Philharmonia, the Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish National City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra and London Philharmonic, and the Royal Opera. She is currently Symphony Orchestra. He has toured in Europe, Asia sub-principal cellist with the Hallé orchestra, and and the USA and has played on many prestigious enjoys combining her work there with solo and recordings and film soundtracks. Now focusing on chamber music commitments. Her interest in his teaching and conducting commitments, Bob is music performance led her to train in the Alexander Senior Tutor in Brass at the Technique. She uses this work both in her own and is a visiting tutor at Birmingham Conservatoire. playing and teaching, and also working with other He was President of the British Trombone Society musicians. from 2006- 2010. Application Form Orchestral Summer School - August 11-18th, 2012 Please send the form and deposit to Julie Roberts, Student Admissions, Coleg Harlech, Harlech, Gwynedd, LL46 2PU

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