The summer school is now in its 38th year. It provides a wonderful opportunity for musicians to play in a full symphony orchestra with added benefit of the support and tuition of highly accomplished, experienced professionals.

The location of Coleg Harlech is exceptional. The small town of Harlech is situated within the Snowdonia National Park, providing beautiful mountain and coastal views. While it is possible to be involved in musical activities from morning to night, the programme also allows some flexibility so that there is time to explore the area or, weather permitting, relax on the adjoining sandy beach.

Accommodation is mostly in Coleg Harlech property located in Harlech close to the tutorial rooms and theatre.

Many members of the orchestra return year after year. The age range is wide as is the range of occupations represented. All that matters is that you enjoy music making of a high standard within a fun environment. We pride ourselves on the welcome we give to all newcomers and will do all we can to enable you to have a really rewarding week, both musically and socially.

Coleg Harlech Orchestral Summer School 2012August 11-18th

#CHOrchHarlech Music Summer School

Tel: 01766 781900 Email: info@fc.harlech.ac.uk www. harlech.ac.uk

Peter Stark

Peter Stark’s performances are exhilarating, imaginative and thought-provoking. His teaching has inspired thousands of musicians across the world. At the heart of all Peter’s work as conductor, teacher and consultant lie a passion and commitment to the study and practice of music to profit humanity.Peter has conducted a number of the world’s leading ensembles such as the London Symphony Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and English Chamber Orchestra. He has assisted many of the world’s finest conductors including Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Lord Yehudi Menuhin, Sir Roger Norrington and Klaus Tennstedt. Peter’s reputation as a teacher and trainer is renowned. He is Professor of Conducting at the Royal College of Music in London, Rehearsal Conductor for the European Union Youth Orchestra and Conductor-in-Residence with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. His courses in conducting have taken him across the world.An increasing interest in media work was originally inspired by his involvement in BBC 2’s series ‘Maestro’ when, as Series Consultant he presided over the teaching of eight celebrity ‘students’. Last summer he returned to BBC 4 as a ‘Maestro Cam’ expert for the summer series of Promenade concerts. He is currently engaged in writing a book on the psychology of leadership, using the relationship between conductor and orchestra as his vehicle.

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Nic Fallowfield is a violinist, conductor and teacher. He has been co-leader of the English String Orchestra and Northern Sinfonia and was leader of Orchestra of the Swan in its early years. Nic is currently co-leader of Sinfonia ViVA and 1st violin of the Tedesca String Quartet. He has toured extensively in Europe, North and South America, and Japan and features on countless recordings. He was invited to make his professional conducting debut in 1991 with a series of concerts in Finland since when he has conducted in Greece, Romania, Germany and Belgium. He is a much sought-after teacher of violin at Birmingham Conservatoire, where he also conducts regularly.

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Chris has spent much of his life based in Oxfordshire and formed the Adderbury Ensemble in 1986. He also established the Music in Adderbury series and the famous Oxford Coffee Concert Series in the same year. Chris studied at the Birmingham School of Music (now Birmingham Conservatoire) where he formed part of the first ever quartet in residence at the college. After Birmingham Chris went on to study privately with Emmanuel Hurwitz and David Takeno. His professional playing career has covered working with a wide range of ensembles from large-scale symphony orchestras, chamber orchestras and opera companies – London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philharmonia, Royal Philharmonic 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

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

rePertOIreBax Tintagel

copland Billy the Kid Suite

Gershwin Cuban Overture

holst Somerset Rhapsody

Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra

Messiaen Les offrandes oubliées

rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

roussel ‘Bacchus et Ariane’ Suite 2

Strauss Richard Don Juan

StrING OrcheStraNielsen Little Suite for string

orchestra Op.1

dvorak Two Waltzes Op.54

chaMBer OrcheStraBerlioz Love Scene from Romeo

and Juliet

Brahms St. Antoni Variations

There will also be a selection of music for Wind Orchestra and Brass Ensemble.

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Patrick Gundry- White. Patrick is available for individual lessons at £30 and £25 for students with a FREE introductory workshop on the Sunday

cOUrSe dIrectOr Janet Minot

cO-dIrectOrS/LIBrarIaNS Fiona Hughes & Huw Hughes

CONDUCTOR THE TUTORS

VIOLa rIchard MUNcey

Richard Muncey was a member of the Guadagnini String Quartet for seven years, during which time they won several international prizes and were resident at Lancaster University and Banff Summer School (Canada). He was then, for a short time, Associate Principal Viola with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and now freelances, being Principal Viola of the Northern Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia Viva and the English Haydn Orchestra (a period instrument band). He has appeared as guest principal viola with many of Britain’s orchestras and also the orchestra of Bologna opera. He was the viola player of The Music Group of Manchester, which presented five seasons of concerts at the Royal Northern College of Music, toured throughout the UK and abroad, and made recordings most notably the only available disc of Mendelssohn’s Sextet .Throughout his chamber music career he has been privileged to play with many great players including Pascal Roge, Ronald Brautigam, David Geringas, Cecil Aronowitz, Zoltan Szekely and Zara Nelsova.As well as teaching at Lancaster University, whilst on the staff, he has taught at Southampton University, Christ’s and Notre Dame in Liverpool and coached at the RNCM. Richard has also taught at Higham Hall in Cumbria, St Andrew’s Summer School, Belfast School of Music and The International Chamber Music Summer School in Tonbridge. Richard plays on a fine English viola made by S.A.Forster in 1851

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Dale was born in New Zealand and, with the aid of an Arts Council Scholarship, she came to England to study cello with Tanya Prochazka and Steven Isserlis. Dale has worked with many of Britain’s top orchestras, including the Philharmonia, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Philharmonic, and the Royal Opera. She is currently sub-principal cellist with the Hallé orchestra, and enjoys combining her work there with solo and chamber music commitments. Her interest in music performance led her to train in the Alexander Technique. She uses this work both in her own playing and teaching, and also working with other musicians.

dOUBLe BaSS MIchaeL eScreet After reading music at the University of York, Michael took a job in the BBC Training orchestra, and a year and a half later became a member of the BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra, where he was promoted to the no 2 seat after a week in the job. In 1997 he became principal bass in the BBC Philharmonic, from which he retired 10 years later, in order to do more period instrument playing. Whilst at the BBC he also played as guest principal with chamber orchestras such as SCO, Manchester Camerata, and Northern Camber Orchestra, and throughout his career he has endeavoured to play as much chamber music as possible, playing with the Legrand ensemble and the Goldberg Ensemble, of which he was a founding member. More recently, he has been invited to play with Ensemble Cymru. Highlights of his career include playing the obligato bass part in Mozart’s “per questa bella mano” in a live broadcast of a 4 hour concert celebrating 250 years since the composer’s birth in 2006.

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John graduated from the RNCM with a distinction in his PPRNCM diploma in 1990. Since then he has worked freelance with orchestras as far afield as Manchester, Bournemouth, Ulster, Liverpool and the Netherlands. Currently based in Leeds, he works mainly with the Orchestra of Opera North with who he has performed “Das Rheingold”, “Ruddigore”, “Madame Butterfly “and “Queen of Spades” this year. He has recently recorded the clarinet sonata by Dr John Wales and David Baker.

BraSS BOB hUGheSBob studied with Harold Nash at the Royal Academy of Music. He has been a member of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Scottish National Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra. He has toured in Europe, Asia and the USA and has played on many prestigious recordings and film soundtracks. Now focusing on his teaching and conducting commitments, Bob is Senior Tutor in Brass at the Royal Academy of Music and is a visiting tutor at Birmingham Conservatoire. He was President of the British Trombone Society from 2006- 2010.

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 Admissions by April 30, 2012 along with the appropriate non refundable deposit (£25 resident, £10 non resident). Deposits will only be refunded to unsuccessful applicants.Acceptance letters will be issued during May. Places may still be available after that time so please contact us.Please note the minimum standard required for wind and brass is Grade 8 and for all other players Grade 7.Cancellations should be notified as soon as possible. If it is necessary to withdraw from the course less than three weeks beforehand, you will be asked to try to find a suitable replacementNote:Applicants should be 18 or over, unless accompanied by an appropriate adult. Full details of our terms and conditions are available on the website.

accOMMOdatIONAccommodation will be mostly be in Coleg Harlech properties in Harlech. As most of the rooms are twin, single rooms will be allocated at the discretion of the Course Director. Further information about the accommodation can be found on the website www.harlech-holidays.com.

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If you have any specific requirements please contact us to ensure your stay is as comfortable as possible.

THE TUTORS

Application FormOrchestral Summer School - August 11-18th, 2012Please send the form and deposit to Julie Roberts, Student Admissions, Coleg Harlech, Harlech, Gwynedd, LL46 2PU

It is also possible to BOOK AND PAY on-line at http://www.harlech.ac.uk/en/residential/short-courses.php

Or return this form to secure your booking, along with the appropriate non refundable deposit (£25 for resident students, £10 for non resident).Cheques are made payable to Coleg Harlech WEA(N).

Note: Sending in the booking form does not guarantee a place on the course. The Director will contact applicants to confirm at least 6 weeks prior to the start date.

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Most accommodation will be in twin rooms, single rooms will be allocated at the directors discretion, please identify your preference (please tick)Resident in shared accommodation £480 Resident in single accommodation £500 Non Resident £239 Student in shared accommodation £262

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