latest news

BRUNO GIURANNA VIOLA MASTERCLASS
BRUNO GIURANNA VIOLA MASTERCLASS
Bruno Giuranna will give a masterclass on Saturday 31st August at the Oxford Conference and we would like to invite members of ESTA to suggest suitable students to play for him. We are looking for three students of varied age and ability and of a standard/experience suitable to play in front of a large audience in a big space. Masterclasses are only open to students of members of ESTA.
Please email cathy@esta2013.org the name, age and repertoire the student would perform. Please also check with the family that the student can attend on 31st August in the morning. There will be a charge of £20 to take part in the masterclass and this will give the student plus one parent a day pass to the conference.

ESTA International Conference Early Bird Discount Extended
ESTA UK is delighted to be hosting the ESTA International Conference in the incomparable surroundings of Oxford from Wednesday 28 August to Sunday 1 September 2013.
For more information please visit www.esta2013.org/

Norfolk Music Service Changes
Congratulations to Matthew Lee who has been appointed Team Leader for Norfolk Music Service String Department.

Stradivarius Musical Instrument Exhibition
The biggest ever UK exhibition of Stradivarius musical instruments is to take place in Oxford.
The Ashmolean Museum will display 20 items made by Antonio Stradivari, some of which have not been seen in public.
For More Information : www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-22526768

Sightread4
SightRead4 branding
The launch of our new SightRead4 branding and website created a lot of interest among many teachers and other people who were interested in improving their sight reading. If you have not seen it, click on this link www.sightread4.com

National Events

STRING CHAMBER MUSIC FOR THE SUMMER

28th July 2013

Young Grittleton String Chamber Music Course is designed for players aged between 11 and 18 with a minimum entry standard of grade 5.
All students receive chamber music coaching in small ensembles and rehearse and perform together as a string orchestra. The course culminates with an informal concert on the final day. Ensembles are arranged on the course, based on age, standard and experience, however requests to play with friends are always considered. All music is provided but students are also encouraged to bring repertoire they would especially like to play.
When?
Week 1 Sunday, 28th July – Friday 2nd August
Week 2 Sunday 4th August – Friday, 9th August
Where?
St Mary’s School, Calne, Wiltshire
How much?
£355 for 5 days residential
Bursaries available?
YES
Website? www.younggrittleton.org

International Conference 2013

28th August - 1st September 2013

ESTA UK celebrate it's fourtieth Anniversary by hosting the ESTA INternational Conference in the fabulous setting of Oxford University.

For more information please go to www.esta2013.org

Hindhead Cello Course

Friday 9 August at 11am to Tuesday 13 August at 12.30pm

Hindhead Cello Course

• Three simple ingredients to produce a beautiful tone
• How to play in tune without trying
• Improve your sight reading by one grade INSTANTLY
• Easy techniques for nonchalant left hand shifting
• Better results from LESS practicing
• Ahhh, Bach!
• Technique accelerator classes
• Getting those extra marks in grade exams (tips from our three resident friendly examiners)
• Less practice for better results
• Scales made easy
• Banish nerves for good
• Releasing the power of the brain as a tool
• Subliminal cello practice
• Introduction to Alexander Technique
• Audition techniques for Junior and Senior Conservatoire entry
• The cellist as athlete: how to avoid aches and pains in playing

MASTERCLASSES • LESSONS • RECITALS • CHAMBER GROUPS • CELLO ORCHESTRA • and much, much more:
Friday 9 August at 11am to Tuesday 13 August at 12.30pm
Are you between 12 & 21? Have you reached a standard between Grade 6 and Diploma? Then JOIN US on this very friendly residential cello course: STAY in a beautiful country house set in acres of gardens, EAT wonderful food freshly prepared on the premises, and SWIM in the heated outdoor swimming pool!
Course director: WILLIAM BRUCE
Special guest international soloist STEVEN DOANE
JEREMY HUGHES
ALISON MONCRIEFF-KELLY
TIM WELLS
EMMA BISHTON and
DANIEL SWAIN
“You've tried the rest, now try the best!”
Approximately 36 places, residential and non-residential.
Course fee: £370 + residential supplement
Apply at www.hindheadmusiccentre.co.uk or 01428 604941

Download PDF

Milton Abbey International Music Festival and Summer School

28th July -4th August 2013

Please see below for a link to the Milton Abbey Festival and Summer School 2013 website, where you can register for a place on any of the 5 courses, as well as find out details of repertoire and concerts.

Please feel free to forward this email onto anyone you think may be interested.

www.miltonabbeyfestival.com

This festival brings together the best emerging talent and combines it with a wealth of professional and international experience.
It is unique in its bringing together of different age groups, levels of experience, and combining them all, while still allowing them to maintain their own identity.
The exquisite setting of Milton Abbey, with its 13th Century Abbey, glorious facilities and state of the art boarding accommodation, is perfect for a week away. A week which will combine music making, socialising and almost any activity you can think of; from golf, squash, football and tennis to jazz, walking, bell ringing or relaxing with newly discovered friends.
We are delighted to be welcoming Young Musician of the Year winner Natalie Clein and multi-award winning, acapella group VOCES8 as Resident Artists. They will not only be performing as part of the festival, but will also be sharing their experiences through masterclasses and coaching sessions with each of the courses.
The five residential courses, each directed by eminent professional musicians will provide much of the music for the festival. They will each give a concert, and the choral courses will alternately sing daily choral evensong. They will also combine to form the �Festival Ensemble�, and perform Verdi�s Requiem as the climax of the festival, celebrating the bicentenary of the composer�s birth.
Whether you join us as an ambitious prep school pupil; a conservatoire student or as an audience member, I trust that you enjoy our week of music making, and I look forward to sharing many wonderful musical experiences with you this summer, and in the years to come.

Whitgift International Music Competition

29th June - 3rd July

The Whitgift International Music Competition, a major new competition for male string players, aged 12-17 years, with many prizes, including the opportunity to win a fully-funded boarding education at Whitgift School, UK.

Dates application accepted: 29th November 2012 – 1st May 2013
Dates of Competition: 29th June 2013 – 3rd July 2013

www.whitgift.co.uk/wimc.aspx

The First International Conference of Dalcroze Studies

27th July 2013

2013 is the centenary of the London School of Dalcroze Eurhythmics (LSDE), founded to promote the pioneering work of Emile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865-1950). The first international conference of Dalcroze Studies is part of the centenary celebrations. It will extend our understanding of Dalcroze Eurhythmics – and music, movement and education more generally – from practice-based, pedagogical, empirical, neuro-scientific, philosophical and historical perspectives. Connections to music performance/composition/therapy, as well as theatre, dance and the visual arts will be addressed by a wide variety of practitioners and researchers from all over the world.

Download PDF