Sun, Summer, Sparkling Opportunities for Musicians

From time to time we share details of courses and competitions that have arrived in our inbox.  Today, there's a whole summer magazine supplement full of summer schools for musicians.  RCS students, if you haven't tired of school by the end of June, then maybe you're up for further challenges further afield?

Classical Music Magazine's Summer Schools 2019 is in stock at the Whittaker Library now. We have two copies, so borrow one over the weekend and see what appeals to you!

Received in the Mail

• The World's Biggest Flute Orchestra Challenge 2014 (King's Hall Complex, Belfast)
• Accord Residential Music Courses in the South of France 2014
• Performance experience with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Galicia - Postgraduate Course in Orchestral Technique 2014-2014

 So dust off your passport and start planning your travels!

Trondheim and Vienna (Wien) Summer Courses and Masterclasses

The Whittaker Library has received details of two summer courses for musicians, today.  Before passing details to the relevant course leaders, we'll share the online links here!

Trondheim International Chamber Music Festival presents:

• 8th Trondheim International Chamber Music Academy - Piano Trios, 22-28 September 2014. Application deadline 20 April 2014.  Details: www.ticc.no

Vienna Master Courses (Wiener Meisterkurse) 2014.  A range of courses (generally lasting about 10 days) between these dates:-

• Piano, 6 July - 14 August
• Lied, Oratorio, Opera, 19 July - 15 August
• Lied-Duo, 3 - 14 August
• Cello, 6 - 31 July
• Violin, 13 - 31 July
• Orchestral conducting, 3 - 15 August

Details: www.wiener-meisterkurse.at

Summer Courses: Dance in Italy or Duos in Switzerland

Whittaker has been sent leaflets for two more summer courses:-

FLORENCE SUMMER DANCE 2014 - Alambrado Danza - Florence (Italy)

Monday 16 June - Sunday 6 July 2014

• www.florencesummerdance.com 
• info@florencesummerdance.com

LE SION FESTIVAL (voice, violin) - Valais, Switzerland

August 25-30, 2014 A Feast of Duos, new competition for Violin and Piano Duos

• www.sion-festival.ch

Another Summer School - Piano in Stadt Fellbach, Germany

Stadt Fellbach Musikschule

13th Summer Masterclasses for Piano

26 July - 2 August 2013

Today, Whittaker received details of this summer school for pianists.  It's under the direction of Klaus Hellwig (Berlin).  For more details, click here.

Portugal - Summer Orchestral Course 16-29 July 2012

Orfeao de Leiria: Conservatorio de Artes

International Orchestra Summer Academy

16-29 July, at Leiria, Portugal

More info here.

This posting can also be found on our Summer Schools and Courses page.

Ibiza calls cellists and clarinettists!

Summer school opportunity, 1-10 September 2012.  Info here ...

Also added to Whittaker Live's Summer Schools and Courses page.

Short courses at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Planning for the summer holidays?

Come and enjoy a short course led by our expert team at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.  More info here ...

Piano I (30 July – 3 August: 5 days)

Piano  II (6-10 August - 5 days)

£450/£850 for both

Fali Pavri, Aaron Shorr and a team of guest artists including our International Fellow in Piano Steven Osborne.

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Jazz Performer (30 July – 3 August :5 days) /£450

Tommy Smith, Alyn Cosker, Tom MacNiven, Paul Harrison, Chris Grieve, Mario Caribe and Kevin MacKenzie

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Chamber Ensemble (6-10 August : 5days) /£450 per trio, £600 per quartet and £100 per performer thereafter.

Robert Irvine, Jacqueline Shave and Jane Atkins

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Classical Singing

(20-25 August : 6 days) /£495

Stephen Robertson with guest teachers Timothy Dean, Professor Christopher Underwood, Helen Lawson, Mark Hathaway and guest artists Judith Howarth (soprano) Clare Shearer (mezzo-soprano) Iain Paton (tenor) and Julian Tovey  (baritone)

Whittaker's in-tray: courses and festivals all over the place

Whittaker has been asked to promote musical events in Sweden, Germany, Austria - and Fife.  Take your pick!

For singers:-

• Norrköping, Sweden (4th Singing Competition, Wilhelm Stenhammar International Music Competition - WSIMC - 5-14 June 2012.  More info ... . Applications deadline 23 April 2012.

Keyboards, strings, wind, brass, percussion, conducting, Baroque opera, composition  (something for everyone here):-

• 53rd Weimar Master Classes (Weimarer Meisterkurse), at the Liszt School of Music, Weimar. 13-28 July 2012.  More info ... 

Piano (adult and children), voice, vocal accompaniment, conducting opera, violin, cello, string chamber music with or without piano):-

• Vienna Master Courses 2012 (Wiener Meisterkurse), at Schloss Laudon, 15 July - 23 August 2012.  Application deadline 15 June 2012.  More info ...

Trad:-

• FifeSing2012: the Fife Traditional Singing Festival, Friday - Sunday, 11-13 May 2012.  More info ...

There's so much here that Whittaker has started a new page - Summer Schools and Courses.  Does anyone else keep a blog of forthcoming summer schools?

Summer masterclasses in Switzerland

49 Academie de Musique

Sion, Suisse, 14 July - 15 August 2011

English version of website here.

Swiss website.

Benslow: Music Making July - December 2010

The July-December 2010 brochure is now available. Celebrating 80 years of amateur music-making this year, the Benslow Music Trust offers short courses, concerts and other events which might be of interest to both adult and younger pupils. Website www.benslow.org Email info@benslow.org Instrument Loan Scheme (highly recommended!) ilsbenslow@benslow.org