Did you learn to play an instrument when you were at school but haven't got it out of the case for a long time? Or have you taken up playing an instrument in adult life just for fun? Do you like playing orchestral music? Did you used to be a member of the school recorder group?
If the answer is YES to any of these questions, then come to Blow the Dust off your Instrument, 10 June 2017.
This playing day will give you the chance to renew your old skills or put new-found ones into practice in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.
The music has been chosen to give scope to players of all abilities and will include Henry Mancini's lyrical Moon River from 'Breakfast at Tiffany's', Edward German's well known Nell Gwynne Suite and Moszkowski's atmospheric Spanish Dance.
There will also be items for wind band (conductor Gill Henshaw) and string orchestra (conductor Ann-Marie Shaw). The recorder ensemble will also have a varied diet of music carefully chosen by their conductor, Chris McDouall. The instrumental parts will be sent out in advance of the course to give you time to get to grips with the notes ahead of the day itself.
This year, we will also be offering a workshop on Alexander Technique led by fully qualified practitioner Maggie Bishop BEd, MSc, MSTAT.
