SUMMER COURSE
2012
SScOT's next residential course will take place from Monday July
9th until Sunday July 15th 2012 at Queen Victoria School in Dunblane, and is for children aged 9 to 15 of grade
2 to 8 standard
and above, who play an orchestral or band instrument.
There will be no
auditions, the aim being to challenge each participant at a suitable
level, and to build on their motivation and enthusiasm.
The more advanced players
will qualify for the Symphony Orchestra (conductor: Matthew
Rowe) and the less
advanced for the Junior String Orchestra (conductor: Robin
Wedderburn) or
the Wind Band (conductor: Susan Dingle). There will also be a
Brass Ensemble (conductor: Bede Williams), a Symphonic Wind Band
(conductor: Susan Dingle) and a String Orchestra
(conductor: Robin Wedderburn) which
will meet for several sessions during the week, and involve all players of
the relevant instruments. The Grand Orchestra (conductor: Matthew
Rowe),
which will include all participants, will also meet several times during
the week.
There will be a specialist
instrumental tutor for each instrument, offering expert guidance both
within full orchestral rehearsals and in smaller sectional rehearsals.
Outside of rehearsal
times, there will be daily arts, crafts and sporting activities which will
be supervised by specialist staff, and a full programme of evening
entertainments. There will be a resident nurse.
The course will finish
with 2 concerts at the Lochgelly Centre in Lochgelly, Fife, during the afternoon of Sunday July 15th. Two distinct concert programmes will be
presented and all participants will perform in both concerts.
The all-inclusive cost is
£440 for applications received by March 31st 2012 or £460 for those
received later. A deposit of £190 should be sent with the
application form and the balance of £250 (or £270) is due on June 1st
2012. In the event of withdrawal, £30 will be kept from the deposit
to cover administrative costs. The deposit will be forfeited for
withdrawals within one month of the start of the course, unless supported
by a medical certificate. No refund of fees will be made for
withdrawals after July 6th.
Financial assistance may
be available from SScOT's Mary
Carmichael Fund or elsewhere.
Requests for brochures
containing further information about the course, application forms and all other
enquiries, should be addressed to Jean Murray - contact details above.
Or you can download an application form here.
