A past announcement for a youth orchestra residential course scheduled for 15–19 July 2024, followed by travel in the UK on 20–26 July. It covered musical coaching, a concert and cultural visits. Registration dates and quoted fees are historical.
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This page was published on the association website on 2 December 2023. The course it describes was scheduled for 15–19 July 2024.
The association planned a one-week summer orchestra course with local UK orchestras, for 90 to 100 young musicians in wind, strings and percussion. International and local musicians would rehearse with conductors and teachers, and the week would end with a concert.
Tutors named on the page
Tim Smedley, Head of Chamber Music
Head of Chamber Music at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
Peter Stark, conductor
Rehearsal Director of the European Union Youth Orchestra and Professor of Conducting at the Royal College of Music. He has taught more than six hundred private students. Ensembles named on the page include the London Symphony Orchestra, the Hallé, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Malaysian Philharmonic. He has been Principal Conductor of Hertfordshire County Youth Orchestra since 1994, Principal Guest Conductor of the Singapore National Youth Orchestra, and was Conductor in Residence of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain from 1985 to 2010.
Natalia Luis-Bassa, conductor
Professor of Conducting at the Royal College of Music and a part-time lecturer at the University of Huddersfield. Principal Guest Conductor of the Oxford University Orchestra and Music Director of Wellington College Orchestra. UK ensembles named include the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Paragon Ensemble and Southbank Sinfonia. She has a long association with the National Children’s Orchestras of Great Britain and with youth and school orchestras including those in Derby and Derbyshire.
Dates and places
Course: 15–19 July 2024. Full days on 15–18 July, from 9am to 9pm, and a half day on 19 July, with an evening concert.
Course venue: The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, just off the A38 near Alfreton.
Concert: 19 July 2024 at The Octagon, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, SK17 6BE.
Who could apply
- Young musicians worldwide, usually aged 12 to 17, with some musical experience.
- Brass, strings and percussion.
- A basic understanding of English.
- Registration deadline 31 March 2024, subject to a non-refundable deposit.
Travel in the UK, 20–26 July 2024
After the concert, the page lists visits that might change: the British Museum, the National Gallery, London Bridge, the London Eye, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, Edinburgh Castle, the Lake District National Park, and a London Symphony Orchestra concert.
Fees
The English page says fees vary by country and asks people to make contact. It says the fee includes the residential course from 15–19 July 2024, accommodation and meals, coaching and pastoral care, insurance, transport, return airfare, and travel in the UK from 20–26 July 2024. Parents who wish to travel with a student are asked to enquire.