Course programme
Friday 30 October 2015
Please plan to arrive between 16:30 and 18:30. You can meet other course members in the bar which opens at 18:15. Tea and coffee making facilities are available in the study bedrooms.
19:00 Dinner
20:30 Group chamber music - a chance for all course participants to play together and get to know each other
22:00 Terrace bar open for informal discussion
Saturday 31 October 2015
07:30 Breakfast
09:00 Oboe class: French Oboe Sonatas – Poulenc and Saint-Saëns. Bassoon class: Hurlstone – Sonata in F major for Bassoon and Piano. This session will include discussion of the historical context and performance history, including examination of important recordings, and the musical and technical challenges of the pieces. Participants may prepare a small section (eg. one movement) of the work, and will be given the opportunity to perform and work on it in the session.
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Oboe class: Hindemith – Sonata for Oboe and Piano. Bassoon class: Hindemith – Sonata for Bassoon and Piano. This session will include discussion of the historical context and performance history, including examination of important recordings, and the musical and technical challenges of the piece. Participants may prepare a small section (eg. one movement) of the work, and will be given the opportunity to perform and work on it in the session.
12:30 Free
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Free
16:00 Tea
16:30 Oboe class: Focus on JS Bach. Bassoon class: The Vivaldi Concerti. This session will focus on music from the Baroque period, examining style, interpretation and performance practice. Participants may prepare a small section (eg. one movement) of a work by one of the named composers, and will be given the opportunity to perform and work on it in the session.
18:00 Free
18:30 Dinner
20:00 Informal concert. To include performances by the tutors. Course participants are also invited to contribute if they wish.
21:30 Terrace bar open for informal discussion
Sunday 1 November 2015
07:30 Breakfast
09:00 Oboe class: Vaughan-Williams – Oboe Concerto. Bassoon class: Weber – Bassoon Concerto in F major, Op. 75. This session will include discussion of the historical context and performance history, including examination of important recordings, and the musical and technical challenges of the piece. Participants may prepare a small section (eg. one movement) of the work, and will be given the opportunity to perform and work on it in the session.
10:30 Coffee
11:00 Warm-ups and Studies. In this session we will focus on how to warm up efficiently and effectively, and how to get the most out of the various study books available.
12:30 Free
12:45 Lunch
The course will disperse after lunch
