Classical music tuition from renowned teachers, set in a secluded mill in the heart of the Albi region in southern France
2013 Aspiring Professional Players with Pamela ThorbyOverview of the Recorder Course:Designed for professional-standard players, you can come as a ready formed group or join other players on arrival, working on repertoire of your choice or a selection of available material. There will be a series of masterclass workshops during the week when you will have the opportunity to play something you have already prepared and Pamela will hold sessions on technical aspects of playing and performance (you are welcome to submit suggestions). A practice space will be available for each group throughout the course and the tutor will rotate between the groups giving individual coaching. There will also be space in the house and garden, for individual practice. After lunch there will be ample opportunity to continue playing in an informal way and/or to go out and explore the surrounding countryside and the medieval town of Cordes-Sur-Ciel. French enthusiasts will find considerable opportunities in the area for conversation, exploring the history of the region and soaking up the ambience of medieval villages and local markets. After late afternoon tea there will be a further session for groups and after dinner on two of the evenings, we shall hold masterclasses, which non-playing guests are also welcome to attend. There will be an informal concert in a local church on the final evening with the participation of the students and teachers. There will be an informal concert on the final evening with the participation of the students and teachers. We also welcome people who do not wish to take an active part in the course but who would like to explore the surrounding region by day and rejoin the players in the evening.
Aspiring Professional Players Recorder Course dates:• Aspiring Professional Players dates TBC 2013 Standard: Professional playing standard Pricing: details TBC
Pamela Thorby - biography:Over the last few years Pamela Thorby has quietly established herself as one of the world's leading recorder players. Her stylish virtuosity can be heard on numerous recordings of music ranging from the medieval period to the present day. Pamela was the driving force behind the acclaimed Palladian Ensemble from 1991 to 2007. The group achieved international success with over 1000 performances around the world and 10 albums for LINN Records. Pamela's ability to assimilate many styles of music and her skills as an improviser have led to her work with groups such as the modern jazz quartet Perfect Houseplants. She has appeared with them many times as a guest and features on their album "New Folk Songs". Pamela is a featured soloist on all of Karl Jenkins' crossover "Adiemus" albums. Her appearances on these million-selling albums make her arguably the most listened to recorder player in the world. She returned to teach recorder as a principal instrument at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama within a few years of graduating; she is now a GSMD Visiting Professor, teaches York University recorder students and private students at home in York. Pamela also teachers regularly at Jackdaws Music Education Trust in Frome, Somerset.
Reviews:"The vivaciously phrasing recorder playing of Pamela Thorby offered a huge palette of tone colours from the fresh sound of the soprano to the velvet sound of the lower recorders. Both a virtuoso and an elegant stylist." "Pamela Thorby has given the recorder a status in the Baroque repertoire that it deserved to recapture. Childhood memories of the instrument are banished by her wonderfully mellow, pliant sound and her easy musicality. She demonstrates versatility and virtuosity beyond question and is imaginatively accompanied by Richard Egarr, who also contributes a sparkling account of the E major Harpsichord Suite. One feels constantly gripped by the music, as if every single note matters……74 minutes of intense brilliance." "It is some time since a recording of baroque ensemble music has given me so much pleasure and I strongly recommend you to share it - and with me to recall the line: 'rarely, rarely comest thou, spirit of delight', for that is what this disc conveys."
Recordings of Pamela:Thorby: Ammonite Telemann: Trio Sonata in G minor 'Vivace'4 Chedeville: Sonata in D maj (Il Pastor Fido) 'Allegro' J.S Bach: BWV 529 'Allegro' J.S Bach: BWV 614 Chorale 'Das alte Jahr vergangen ist.'
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Advanced recorder courses with tuition from Pamela Thorby
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