Courses & Playing days 2011 - 2012

UK Scottish Recorder Orchestra
Stirling
20th November 2011
SRO Rehearsal 14.00 - 17.00
New players welcome, especially of low instruments.
N.B. 3rd Sunday!
UK Higham Hall
Lake District
25th - 27th November 2012
Recorder Ensemble course in Higham Hall, in the Lake District. A great opportunity to play for a weekend in a medium sized ensemble.
Germany Recorders in Advent
Inzigkofen, near Stuttgart, Germany
5th - 9th December 2011
A week of playing recorder repertoire, in a cosy Advent atmosphere, in this beautiful place. In German.
UK Scottish Recorder Orchestra
Stirling
11th December 2011
SRO Rehearsal and Concert 14.00 - 17.00
Come along and listen to our concert with the choir, Cathures.
UK Parcevall Hall
Yorkshire
15th - 18th December 2012
Emphasis on one-to-a-part playing on recorders and viols. Privately organised.
UK Scottish Recorder Orchestra
Stirling
NB 15th January 2012
SRO Rehearsal 14.00 - 17.00
New players welcome, especially of low instruments.
Isle of Man Early Music course.
Isle of Man
3rd - 5th February 2012
An early music course for recorder and viol players, concentrating on chamber music.
UK Scottish Recorder Orchestra
Stirling
12th February 2012
SRO Rehearsal 14.00 - 17.00
New players welcome, especially of low instruments.
Germany Music in the Chiemsee
Bavaria
Dates: 20th - 26th February, 2012
A chamber music course, for experienced, technically advanced players with recorders, viols, harpsichord, and other instruments suitable for Baroque trio sonatas (violin, 'cello, etc.). There will be an emphasis on Baroque and Renaissance chamber music, with opportunities to play modern music, as well.
The venue is the beautiful Fraueninsel in the Chiemsee, in southern Germany. The course will largely be in German, led by Eileen Silcocks and Marion Doherty.

Please contact us if you would like more details.

UK Higham Hall
Lake District
2nd - 4th March 2011
Recorder Ensemble course in Higham Hall, in the Lake District. A great opportunity to play for a weekend in a medium sized ensemble.
UK Scottish Recorder Orchestra
Stirling
11th March 2012
SRO Rehearsal 14.00 - 17.00
New players welcome, especially of low instruments.
UK Newcastle
Saturday, 17th March 2012
Newcastle SRP Playing Day
UK Easter Early Music course.
Ascot
Sunday 1st April - Saturday 8th April 2012
An early music course for recorder and viol players, concentrating on chamber music.
Germany Conducting & Ensemble course
Inzigkofen, near Stuttgart, Germany
April 10th - 15th 2012
An intensive course for recorder players and conductors. In German.
UK SRP Festival
April 21st - 22nd, 2012
National SRP Festival, in Guildford
UK Shepherd's Dene
April 26th - 29th, 2012
Chamber Music Course, privately organised.
UK Scottish Recorder Orchestra
Stirling
13th May 2012
SRO Rehearsal 14.00 - 17.00
New players welcome, especially of low instruments.
Germany Dortmund
17th - 20th May 2012
Dortmund Recorder Consort
UK Glasgow SRP
Glasgow
26th May 2012
SRP Chamber Music Day
UK Lyme Regis
4th - 8th June 2012
A week for advanced players(diploma level), playing chamber and orchestral music.
UK Scottish Recorder Orchestra
Stirling
10th June 2012
SRO Rehearsal 14.00 - 17.00
UK Bristol SRP
16th June 2012
Playing day
UK Wales
23rd - 24th June 2012
Playing weekend, privately organised
Germany Course in Schleswig-Holstein
Malenta
29th June - 6th July 2012
Emphasis on one-to-a-part playing on recorders and viols.
Run locally.
UK National Youth Recorder Orchestra
22nd - 28th July 2012
A course for young people, with a public concert on the final Saturday afternoon.
UK Recorder Summer School
Bishop Burton College, nr. Beverley
28th July - 4th August 2012
Technique classes at all levels, small and large ensembles, choir, mass playing, chamber music, etc.
France Rencontres Musicales
La Bourboule, The Auvergne
9th - 18th August 2012
Chamber Music for Recorders, Viols & harpsichord with tutor and student concerts. Multilingual. The welcome meeting and first playing session will be on Tuesday 9th August, at 09.00; the final student concert on Friday 17th at 21.00. There will also be a tutors' concert.

See some pictures, and find out more about the hotels, etc.

Applicants from outwith the Euro zone need not send a deposit, as it is so costly to send!

Germany Music in the Chiemsee
Bavaria
Dates: 1st - 8th September, 2012
A chamber music course, for experienced, technically advanced players with recorders, viols, harpsichord, and other instruments suitable for Baroque trio sonatas (violin, 'cello, etc.). There will be an emphasis on Baroque and Renaissance chamber music, with opportunities to play modern music, as well.
The venue is the beautiful Fraueninsel in the Chiemsee, in southern Germany. The course will largely be in German, led by Eileen Silcocks and Marion Doherty.

Please contact us if you would like more details.

UK Lyme Regis
20th - 23rd September 2012
A week for upper intermediate players, playing chamber and orchestral music. Contact me if you are interested. You can also download an application form from Lyme Regis Courses
UK Scottish Recorder Orchestra
Tulliallan
5th - 7th October 2012
SRO Rehearsal weekend, together with the Dortmund Consort, to celebrate our 10th Anniversary, with a concert on the Sunday.
Germany Recorder ensemble course
Lauenburg, nr. Hamburg
8th - 14th October 2012
A recorder ensemble course. In German.
Germany Recorder Orchestra Course
Inzigkofen, near Stuttgart, Germany
5th - 10th November 2012
A course for playing recorder orchestra repertoire. In German. Intensive, and great fun!

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