bringing music to life

www.jackdaws.org.uk01373 812383

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It has been a very busy and exciting year at Jackdaws. I would liketo take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all of you whosupported our “Memories of Maureen” campaign which so far hasraised £15,000, and I hope that those of you who were able to cometo the finale gala at St Georges in October enjoyed it as much aswe did. The final rousing chorus of Handel’s Hallelujah sung byeveryone present from staff to volunteers, the Songbirds, our YoungArtists and colleagues to the audience members (for whom it wasa total surprise!). You all did Maureen and Jackdaws proud!

2013 happens to be the20th anniversary of thefounding of Jackdaws

which seems fitting as we take steps towards a new and sustainable future. So we arelaunching a new campaign to show the depth and breadth of support there is for Jackdaws,“20 Jackdaws”. We will be asking you, our tutors, young artists, our local community and oursupporters to sign a statement noting your support of Jackdaws and all of the work weundertake to fulfil our mission of Enabling Creative Expression by Bringing Music to Life. So look out for the “Twenty Jackdaws” display when you come to visit us and at our events,and help us show the world why Jackdaws is so important. If all of our participants, tutorsand colleagues were also to donate a one off gift of £20 to commemorate this importantanniversary we would be well on the way to raising the £40,000 needed to refurbish our premises and make it a wonderful space for music and creativity for the next 20 years! You can make a donation on our new justgiving page, www.justgiving.com/jackdaws I know times are very tight for everyone but like most small charities, we are reliant on our supporters to stay afloat.

I would also like to welcome the new tutors we have joining us this year and encourage youto take the plunge and give one of them a whirl, they are all very excited about their courses.Did you know that a course is not viable unless it is at least two thirds full and only contributesto our overall running costs if it is full? So please spread the word and help us continue being able to invite musicians of this calibre to come and share their experience and passionwith you.

Saffron van Zwanenberg - Artistic Director

Our corevalues areinspirationaccess andinclusion

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INTRODUCTION 2

DIARY 3

JACKDAWS NEWS 4-5

CONCERTS 5

YOUNG ARTISTS 6

COURSE NEWS 7

NEW TUTORS 10

ONE DAY COURSES 9-10

PIANO 11-13

STRINGS 14

VOICE 15-18

ENSEMBLES 20

WIND 21

BOOKING 22

INFORMATION 23

BOOKING FORM 24Office Hours

Monday - Friday9am - 4pm

Jackdaws Music Education Trust

Great Elm, Frome, Somerset BA11 3NY

Telephone: 01373 812383e-mail: music@jackdaws.org

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2012Mon 17 Sept 7pmConcertJames Lisney & Lorna AndersonPage 5

Fri 5 - Sun 7 Oct Recorder WeekendPamela ThorbyCourse No. 3010Page 21

Fri 12 - Sun 14 OctViolin WorkshopMadeleine MitchellAccompanist: Colin Hunt Course No. 3011Page 8

Fri 19 - Sun 21 Oct Put some Drama intoyour Singing!Neil Jenkins Accompanist: Colin Hunt Course No. 3012Page 15

Tue 23 Oct 1pmWigmore Hall Finals ofThe Maureen LehaneVocal AwardPage 6

Fri 26 - Sun 28 Oct Variations &/or Preludes Ruth Harte - pianoCourse No. 3013Page 11

Fri 2 - Sun 4 NovA Pianistic Pot-PourriPeter JacobsCourse No. 3014Page 11

Fri 9 - Sun 11 Nov Audition PreparationSaffron van Zwanenberg & Audrey Hyland Course No. 3015Page 15

Sat 17 Nov 11am - 3pmAnyone Can (learn to) SingJessica WalkerAccompanist: Colin HuntCourse No. 3016Page 9

Sun 18 Nov Music Exams in the spotlightMark TannerCourse Nos. 3017-19Page 9

Sat 24 Nov 11am - 3pmSinging for the Over 50’sPenny JenkinsAccompanist: Colin HuntCourse No. 3020Page 9

Sun 2 Dec 11am - 3pm Taking the leap &Singing Solo Penelope DaviesCourse No. 3021Page 9

Sat 8 Dec 11am - 3pmAlexander Technique for singers & playersTim SoarCourse No. 3022Page 8

Sun 9 Dec 11am - 3pmCome & Sing an Opera ChorusWill CarslakeCourse No. 3023Page 10

Sun 16 Dec 11am - 3pmHow to Play Jazz - a brief introductionRalf DorrellCourse No. 3024Page 8

Fri 21 Dec 6.30pmConcertGreat Elm Village ChurchChristmas ConcertPage 5

2013Fri 11 - Sun 13 JanThe Complete PianistMargaret Fingerhut Course No. 3025Page 11

Fri 18 - Sun 20 JanGuitar EnsembleMark Eden & Christopher StellCourse No. 3026Page 19

Fri 25 - Sun 27 JanSing Sing SingEvelyn Tubb &Michael Fields Accompanist: Clive Pollard Course No. 3027Page 15

Fri 1 - Sun 3 Feb The Pianist Within Elena RiuCourse No. 3028Page 12

Fri 8 - Sun 10 FebThe Operatic Voice -Power, Projection,Passagio Julian Gavin Accompanist - David PriceCourse No. 3029Page 15

Fri 15 - Sun 17 FebSchubertJames Lisney - pianoCourse No. 3030Page 12

Sat 23 Feb 10am“Brahms” - The solo piano &chamber music-Steven ElliotListeners’ CourseCourse No. 3031xqPage 10

Fri 1 - Sun 3 Mar Performance vsTechniqueRosa MannionAccompanist: Craig Bissex Course No. 3032Page 16

Sat 2 MarCome & SingPage 5

Sun 3 Mar 2pm ConcertRook Lane ChapelChamber PhilharmonicEuropePage 5

Fri 8 - Sun 10 MarThe Jackdaws Elastic Band!Mark Tanner & Gillian PoznanskyCourse No 3034Page 19

Fri 15 - Sun 17 MarClarinetsDavid Campbell Accompanist: Colin Hunt(Sat only)Course No. 3033Page 21

Fri 22 - Sun 24 Mar Britten - On This IslandIan PartridgeAccompanist: David Barnard Course No. 3035Page 16

Fri 5 - Sun 7 AprA Song by Any Other NameRichard Jackson Accompanist: Richard ShawCourse No. 3036Page 16

Fri 12 - Sun 14 AprOboe WorkshopSarah Francis & Jean Marsden Accompanist: David PriceCourse No. 3037Page 21

Fri 19 - Sun 21 AprAl Manere Minstrelsy -The Music of theMedieval MinstrelWilliam Lyons of the Dufay CollectiveCourse No. 3038Page 19

Thur 2 May 5.30pmCheese & GrainOpera PlusSemelePage 6

Fri 10 - Sun 12 May Piano WorkshopPhilip FowkeCourse No. 3040Page 12

Fri 17 - Sun 19 May “In Spring a Young Man’s Fancy...”Sarah Walker Accompanist: Anna Le HairCourse No. 3041Page 16

Fri 24 - Sun 26 May Pianos for AllCaecilia AndriessenCourse No. 3042Page 12

Fri 31 May - Sun 2 June Russian MiniaturesJulian JacobsonCourse No. 3043Page 12

Fri 7 - Sun 9 JuneDiscover Your Voice Penny Jenkins Accompanist: Tim NailCourse No. 3044Page 17

Fri 14 - Sun 16 June From Reed to RecitalRobert Codd & Maria Mealey Accompanist: David PriceCourse No. 3045Page 21

Fri 21 - Sun 23 JuneAdvanced VocalTechniqueTeresa CahillAccompanist: Richard Shaw Course No. 3046Page 17

Fri 28 - Sun 30 JuneThe Vocal TechnicianJoy MammenAccompanist: Anna le HairCourse No. 3039Page 17

Fri 5 - Sun 7 July Any Prelude & FugueKenneth van Barthold Course No. 3047Page 13

Fri 12 - Sun 14 JulyChamber MusicWeekendSarah Francis, Robert Codd, Ian Mitchell & Michael DussekCourse No. 3048Page 13

Fri 19 - Sun 21 JulySimple Gifts Dinah HarrisAccompanist: Robert AldwinckleCourse No. 3049Page 8

Thur 25 - Sun 28 July3 day coursePiano Summer SchoolMark Tanner Course No. 3050Page 13

Thur 1 - Sun 4 Aug3 day courseStaged ScenesSaffron van Zwanenberg & Rosa MannionCourse No. 3051Page 18

Thur 15 - Sun 18 Aug3 day courseStrings & ThingsEnsemble CourseElizabeth TurnbullCourse No. 3052Page 14

Thur 22 - Sun 25 Aug3 day courseChamber ChoirWilliam Carslake & Jessica WalkerCourse No. 3053Page 18

Fri 30 Aug - Sun 1 SeptSinging in FrenchAccompanist:Robin BowmanCourse No. 3054Page 18

Fri 6 - Sun 8 SepStylish Baroque Theresa Caudle & Alastair RossCourse No. 3055Page 20

Fri 13 - Sun 15 SepPiano Workshop - AllPhilip FowkeCourse No. 3056Page 13

Fri 20 - Sun 22 AprSinging & ImaginationAmeral GunsonAccompanist: Marion LeaCourse No. 3057Page 16

Fri 27 - Sun 29 SepPlaying with Poise Lauretta Bloomer Course No. 3058Page 8

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Year of The String QuartetJackdaws has a very busy outreach andeducation programme and we are delightedto announce that, thanks to part funding fromthe Arts Council and other trusts, we arelaunching a three year project with thePrimary, Middle and Special schools in ourcommunity which will see them all workingwith chamber ensembles and performing with them in a huge community event at theend of the school year. In the first year thefabulous Carducci String Quartet will be ourvisiting ensemble.

Music ClubEvery Friday in term time 4-5.30pm there is aJack’s music club session at Jackdaws forteenagers who enjoy making music in groups.It is very relaxed and informal and open toyoung musicians of all abilities. Last year sawthe group work with around 20 of ourweekend course tutors, all exceptionalprofessionals in their fields on a wide variety oftopics from conducting to song writing.

Piano Club DonationThe piano club continues to go from strength to strengthmeeting at Jackdaws monthlyand playing together as often aspossible. If you would like to join

then please contact us for more details, newplayers are always welcome! We are alsoextremely grateful to the Piano Club for usingthe proceeds from some of their concerts tobuy a new piano stool for the Jackdaws mainstudio, a fitting partner for our concertSteinway at last! Thank You All!

EmailNo one will have escaped the knowledge thatpostage costs have rocketed and it is notpossible for Jackdaws to send out mailings bypost on a regular basis. The brochure is theonly mailing we now post. We do howeversend regular newsletters, special offers, andinfo on newly arranged events by email soplease stay in touch be making sure we haveyour most up to date email address and byfollowing us on facebook and twitter.

New Faces at JackdawsWe are happy to have two new members ofstaff at Jackdaws, a new administrator, KarolynCurle and media assistant Joshua Bishop whowill be joining Saffron and Kate in the office and Alex and Lou in the kitchen’. We all lookforward to speaking to you and meeting youover the course of the year. If you have anyquestions at all about the courses or howthings work at Jackdaws then please do call us on 01373 812 383 and we will be happyto help.

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Some of our favourite things

Alex - “My favourite instrument in the kitchen is -the food processor - hugely versatile eventhough a slightly irritating pitch! and I love thebassoon - it looks so beautiful and producesthe most rich sound...”

Lou“My Favourite instrument is - a ‘woodenbassoon’ or if we’re getting serious - a woodenspoon!.”

Josh“My favourite symphony is - Scriabin'sPrometheus: The Poem of Fire. He believed hewas to write a piece of music so great it wouldbring about the end of the universe after it'sfirst performance, luckily he died before hefinished it.”

Saffron“My favourite opera is - Too many to choosejust one but the top two would be Falstaff byVerdi and Ariadne auf Naxos by R Strauss!.”

Karolyn“My favourite thing at Jackdaws is - Handel“Messiah” Being involved in the Jackdawscommunity project ”Come and sing Messiah”earlier this year was a wonderful experience;challenging but inspiring!”

Kate“My Favourite composer is - it is difficult todecide on one favourite composer but I'llchoose Vaughan Williams because I find hismusic is so evocative.”

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During 2012 & 2013Jackdaws will be promotingoccasional concertsboth in Frome and at our home base in Great Elm. If you would like to

be kept up to datewith our concertprogramme please e-mail the office atmusic@jackdaws.orgto be included on our concert-goers e-mail list. Tickets are now available from Jackdaws on: 01373 812383 ormusic@jackdaws.org

Venue: Jackdaws Mon 17 sep 7pmJames Lisney - pianoLorna Anderson - soprano Brahms Intermezzi, opus 117schumann Frauenliebe und Leben, opus 42Debussy Suite bergamasque songs by Faure and BrittenA very popular regular at Jackdaws, JamesLisney’s career takes him seamlessly fromconcerto and recital soloist - to chambermusician, song accompanist and pianistdirector. For this concert he is joined by thesoprano Lorna Anderson who has appeared in opera, concert and recital with majororchestras and festivals throughout Europe and elsewhere. Tickets £8 in advance, £10 on the door

Venue: Great Elm ChurchFri 21 Dec 6.30pm Christmas Concert by Candlelight Mulled wine and mince pies Celebrate Christmas with Jackdaws at our ownChristmas Concert in the beautiful church at Great Elm. Featuring Christmas musicperformed by children from Mells First Schooland our own Jack’s Music Club, some favouriteoperatic solos from our AD, Saffron vanZwanenberg and Friends plus seasonal,congregational roof raisers to get you in thefestive mood.Tickets £10

Venue: Christ Church, Frome sat 2 March 7pm“Come & Sing…” Following the huge success of this year’s Comeand Sing Messiah we are delighted that therewill be a second Come & Sing performance inMarch 2013. Details to be announced shortlybut keep this date free!Tickets tbc

Venue: Rook Lane Chapel, Frome sun 3 March 2pmChamber Philharmonic Europe Tickets £15 on the door, £13 book in advancefrom Jackdaws, Cheese and Grain or RLCoffee Concerts. (Joint promotion -Jackdaws, RLAT & RL Coffee Concerts)Vivaldi Concerto for Violin No.4 in A minor RV357 “La Stravaganza”A. Ponchielli Concerto in F Major, for trumpetand orchestraJ. s. Bach Double Concerto For Two Violins inD Minor BWV 1043A. Corelli Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.4 in D MajorG. Faure Pavane Op. 50e. Grieg Holberg-Suite Op.40

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Young Artists and local school pupils in the 2012 Opera Plus production of Cinderella

Photo: Jo Walton

wed 12 June 2013 - 10amSchools Picnic & PerformA chance for all the schools in Frome and the surrounding villages to come together inthe Jackdaws Rose Garden to perform to each other the pieces they have been working onduring the last year and then picnic inamongst the Rose bushes.

Fri 26 April - Thu 2 May 2013Opera Plus - SemeleOpen to Young Artists aged 22-30, auditionsfor all roles in January date tbc, course fee £325includes all accommodation and food, partbursaries available. Apply with CV by Monday3 December.

Following very popular productions ofworks by Mozart and Rossini, Jackdaws’ Opera Plus project turns its spotlight on to the works of Handel with a performance ofSemele. As usual the production will featuretalented young artists about to embark ontheir professional career and will be directedby Saffron van Zwanenberg, with MusicDirector Audrey Hyland and will featurechildren form three local schools who will take part in workshops with the cast leadingto the performance at the Cheese and Grainwhich takes place at 5.30pm on Friday 3 Mayand is open to all.

Mon 5 - Fri 9 Aug 2013Jackdaws Summer ProductionFor 11 - 17 year oldsAn exciting and fun way to spend a week inthe Summer holidays. Jackdaws SummerProduction is open to all 11 - 17 year olds whowould like to try their hand at creating andputting together a show for a performance in

the Great Elm Village Hall. Choosing from a selection of stories, composers and artists,the cast get to devise and perform their own story, music and designs, supported by a professional team of director, designer and musician.

Accompanist Prize supported by Geoffrey & Margaret BattenAudience Prize supported by Jackdaws Trustees.

First Prize £2,500Second Prize £1,000Third Prize £500

Accompanists Prize £750Audience Prize £250Judging committee chaired bySaffron van Zwanenberg

Judges: Sally Burgess, Julian Gavin & Iain Ledingham

Applications are invited for youngsingers(aged 22-30 inclusive) to take

part in the Maureen Lehane Vocal Awards 2012

supported by Penelope Davies

Preliminary Round:Saturday 13 October at Jackdaws,

Great Elm, Somerset

Sunday 14 October at the Royal Academy of Music, London

FinalTuesday 23 October 1pm

at the Wigmore Hall, London

All entrants must present a programme consisting of a Handel Aria, a song

by Peter Wishart and one piece of applicant’sown choice,

for each round

Closing date for applications: 5 October, 5pm Entry Fee £25

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Application forms available from:www.jackdaws.org.uk or call:01373 812 383

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What’s Coming Up?It’s a packed programme at Jackdaws for2012/13 with some exciting new tutors as wellas some familiar faces that we are delighted tobe welcoming back, such as Neil Jenkins(pg15), Peter Jacobs (pg11) and James Lisney(pg12). New tutors include violinist, MadeleineMitchell (pg14), whilst pianists can enjoycourses with Lauretta Bloomer (pg13) andsingers can study with Dinah Harris (pg17) andJulian Gavin (pg15) Our very popular one day‘taster’ courses return during November andearly December and include an opportunityfor those thinking of taking the plunge andsinging solo Penelope Davies (pg9) and achance to learn more about playing jazz withRalf Dorrell (pg8).

So please read on for full details of all ourcourses. You’ll notice that we have had toincrease prices slightly for the New Year tocover increases in fuel and food costs but don’tforget if you book and pay for your course12 weeks in advance you can claim a 5%discount. There’s even a special one off,introductory, offer on a new course with Mark Tanner and Gillian Poznansky (pg19) who will be leading players of all instrumentsin the creation of the Jackdaws Elastic Band(pg19) - a wonderful opportunity to celebrateJackdaws’ ethos of sharing the enjoyment ofcreating music together.

“Can I do that?”This is a question we are often asked and weare happy to nearly always be able to say YES!We have refreshed our ability guide to beclearer, as you can see here. It is quite hard withsuch a diverse and personal subject to betotally specific, but we have tried to give yousome helpful guidelines. That said, the mainthing if you are not sure is to please call oremail us for advice. We will make every effortto help you and if we do not know the answerto your query we are very happy to put yourenquiry to the relevant tutor.

All- Open to anyone who wants to come and work with that tutor or within the themeof the particular course. Course content andrepertoire will reflect a wide variety and youshould feel confident to tackle some of therepertoire suggested at whatever level you arecurrently working to. The tutors will adapt theiradvice and teaching on an individual basis.

Beginner- For people who have perhaps alittle limited experience of the voice or relevantinstrument, perhaps they have sung/ do singin a choir or played an instrument at school.They may not be able to read music and donot need to have had any formal training at all.

May have forgotten any formal training theyhave had and want to get started again.

Intermediate- May have had some individualtuition at some point in their life and want torefresh this. may be moving on to the nextstage, e.g. thinking about having regularlessons or playing/ singing in a more formalensemble on a more regular basis. Perhapsworking towards a grade exam orperformance in some capacity. Can probablyread some music.

Advanced- Have had some individual tuitionwith a teacher and play their instrumentregularly or sing regularly and probably solo.May be working towards an advanced gradeexam or diploma or be a current or recentlygraduated music student. May be a moreseasoned performer who wants to work on aspecific area or work in ensembles or someonewho has come back to their instrument afterhaving been advanced with plenty of time tospend working on it now.

“Come and showyour support forJackdaws uniqueposition in the worldof music whichenables, inspires and promotes music making by the keenestamateur through to the greatestconcert performer”

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Madeleine MitchellViolin workshop 12-14 octViolinist Madeleine Mitchell is a Professorat the Royal College of Music,experienced in teaching all abilities andages. She has given numerous masterclasses including Dartington and mostrecently at Wells and Benslow. Herspecial interests include good body useand general musicianship. She hasperformed worldwide as soloist andchamber musician for many years in awide repertoire. Her discographyincludes the popular Violin Songs, BritishTreasures, works written for her by wellknown composers, as well as Messiaenwith Joanna MacGregor. She was GoldMedallist at the RCM and Fulbright/ITTFellow to the USA studying withWeilerstein, DeLay and Rosenberg.

Tim SoarAlexander Technique for singers and players 8 DecTim has taught the Alexander Techniqueto undergraduate and postgraduatestudents at the Royal Welsh College ofMusic and Drama since 1995. He is aregular teacher for Friends of theAlexander Technique Denmark, anetwork of musicians, teachers andhealth professionals with a commoninterest in the Alexander Technique. Timis a guest teacher for the WestminsterAlexander Technique Teacher TrainingCourse, and the Alexander Teacher forMarnaves Summer Baroque, an earlymusic Summer School for students and

young professional string players heldannually in South West France.

Ralf DorrellHow to Play Jazz - a briefintroduction 16 DecThe tutor, Ralf Dorrell (bass andtrombone), is the lecturer in jazzperformance and jazz composition atBath Spa University and has beeninvolved in jazz education since 1984. Hestarted life as a classical musician until hewent on a short jazz performance courseover thirty years ago....

Julian GavinThe Operatic Voice 8-10 FebAustralian born tenor Julian Gavingraduated from the University ofMelbourne and undertook postgraduatestudies in conducting at the VictorianCollege of the Arts before coming toLondon where he studied at theNational Opera Studio.

His U.K. debut as Alvaro in La Forza delDestino for ENO led to a series ofengagements for the companyincluding roles such as Alfredo/LaTraviata, Il Duca/Rigoletto, Rodolfo/LaBoheme, Cavaradossi/Tosca, and the titleroles in The Tales of Hoffmann, Ernaniand Trovatore. Now a British Citizen,Julian lives in London together with hiswife and five children. In addition to hisbusy calender of performances Julianhas a thriving teaching practice and hasgiven numerous master classes, both athome and internationally.

Dinah HarrisSimple Gifts 19-21 July Dinah Harris studied at the RCM, withDame Isobel Baillie and with Rita Streichin Vienna. She was a prizewinner at ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Holland. Between the years 1971 to 1990 she was aprofessional opera and concert singerboth in the UK and Europe. Since 1990she has been a singing teacher andvoice coach, both privately and from1990 until 2010 at Queen Mary’sHospital, Sidcup, Kent and LewishamUniversity Hospital, where she was amember of the Voice Clinic Team. Dinahis a professor at the Royal College ofMusic and was on the faculties of thePan Pacific Voice Conferences in SanFrancisco, the Vancouver VoiceConference, the Canadian Voice CareFoundation in Banff, Canada and theAustralian Voice Association. She hasbeen an external lecturer for GoldsmithsCollege, UCL, Thames Valley University,the Royal Academy of Music and theLondon College of Music. She is a co-author of the Voice Clinic Handbook.From 2000 - 2003 Dinah was a memberof the Council of the British VoiceAssociation and is a member of theEducation Working Party of the BVA.

Lauretta BloomerPlaying with Poise 27-29 septLauretta studied piano with YontySolomon at the Royal College of Musicin London and later in Vienna at theHochschule für Muziek with Georg Ebertand Heinz Medjimorec where she wasable to develop her knowledge and lovefor the music of the Viennese Schoolsand to specialise in chamber music. Assoloist, chamber musician, and vocalaccompanist, Lauretta Bloomer hasplayed concerts throughout Europe,toured the U.S and more recentlyperformed in Asia and Australia.

She was guest at many internationalmusic festivals. Lauretta has a broadrepertoire encompassing all periods andstyles. She is equally at home playing onperiod instruments or performingcontemporary music. Recent concertsand recordings include the completesongs of Clara Schumann, Pierrot Lunaireby Arnold Schoenberg, Piano Quintet byVaughan Williams, Piano Sextett andQuartets by Felix Mendelssohn as well asworks by Brett Dean, Kerry Turner,Luciano Berio, and George Benjamin.Lauretta is also an experienced teacher.Besides her own teaching in Amsterdamshe has given lecture recitals in the UK and Europe and has given masterclasses in the United States, specialisingin chamber music and pianoaccompaniment.

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sat 17 nov 11am - 3pmAnyone Can (learn to) Sing Jessica WalkerAccompanist: Colin HuntCourse No. 3016Level: All. Fee £35Most of us don’t have to think about how totalk, laugh, shout or cough, because our bodyand mind work instinctively, so how comewhen we try to sing we think we have to dosomething different? In fact, the utterancesmade by early man would have been moreclosely allied to singing than speech, butsomewhere along the line, we have lost thisnatural ability. In this workshop, singer andteacher Jessica Walker will show you how to make a sung sound with ease. Through a combination of breathing exercises,vocalization and movement, at the end of justone day you will find access to a singing voiceyou never thought you had.

sun 18 novMusic Exams in the spotlightMark TannerLevel All.10am -1pm grades 1-4. Course No. 3017 2pm - 5pm grades 5-8. Course No. 30186pm - 9pm diploma level. Course No. 3019Fee £35 per sessionAn eleventh-hour opportunity for those takinga music exam to be put through their pacesahead of the big day. If you think you couldbenefit from playing through one or two ofyour pieces in front of other people, orperhaps you’d like a little steerage regardingthe scales, aural and sight-readingcomponents, then this course should be rightup your street. The morning will cover grades

1-4, the afternoon session 5-8 and then adiploma session in the evening. We will look atsome of the do’s and don’ts that can make allthe difference on the day, with chances to play,as well as talk about the viva voce and quickstudy elements that often cause fear andtrembling. Teachers are welcome to getinvolved in discussion too, although theemphasis will be on practical aspects. Examsuccess, at any level, often comes down tofeeling confident you know what is comingyour way and good preparation is key.Regardless of which instrument you play, orwhich exam board you are following, comeand glean what you can from a highlyexperienced local examiner and teacher.

sat 26 nov 11am - 3pm Singing for the Over 50’sPenny JenkinsAccompanist: Colin HuntCourse No. 3020Level All. Fee £35Any ability and NO age limits! Come to abeautiful spot in Somerset and discover thatthe singing voice can go on forever. This is afun course for the over 50s (or thereabouts),who are young at heart and will show youhow to use the singing voice in a safe andnurturing way. Work with one of our mostpopular voice teachers, Penny Jenkins onrediscovering your voice and the joy thatsinging can bring! It will enable you to makemusic for many years to come. Singing is abrilliant therapy that has been medicallyproven to improve happiness , health andgeneral well being. Come and find the thrill ofsetting your voice free.

sun 2 Dec 11am - 3pm Taking the leap and Singing Solo Taking the leap and Singing Solo Penelope DaviesCourse No. 3021Level: All. Fee £35Many people love to sing, be it in the shower,in a choir or along to the radio. This course isfor anyone who would like to try and take thebig step to singing on their own. Perhaps yousing in a choir and would like to tackle a solo orperhaps you would just like to have theconfidence that when you open your mouthto sing what comes out is what you areexpecting! Penelope Davies is a local singerand teacher of many years experience and hasworked with many local choirs and singinggroups, she will give you some tips andstrategies, all working to build confidence, soyou can go it alone!

sat 8 Dec 11am - 3pm Alexander Technique for singers and players Tim SoarCourse No. 3022Level: All. Fee £35The Alexander Technique has been part of themainstream classical education of musiciansfor many years, but outside the conservatoiresetting it remains little known as a means ofenhancing performance. It is a wide rangingtechnique in its application for musicians: asinger refining her breath control, a woodwindplayer looking for a better tone quality, apianist with RSI, or a conductor seeking bettercommunication skills, could all benefit fromthe Alexander Technique. This workshop isopen to individuals of any level of expertise as

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Anyone Can (learnto) Sing!“Singing is proven tobe beneficial to ourhealth and well-being.Singing with otherpeople offers a senseof community,connectedness,pleasure, and fun”

musicians and any level of experience of theAlexander Technique. It serves both as anintroduction to the Alexander Technique, and as an opportunity to broaden yourunderstanding if you have had lessons before.The Alexander Technique is taught largelythrough touch - as Alexander himself said, “Youcan’t tell a person what to do, because thething you have to do is a sensation.” Thisworkshop will allow everyone to experiencethe subtle and often surprising effects of thisunique approach to musical coaching.

sun 9 Dec 11am-3pmCome and Sing an Opera ChorusWill CarslakeCourse No. 3023Level: All. Fee £35From the Brindisi to the Anvil Chorus, some ofthe greatest and most uplifting pieces ofmusic are in the opera repertoire. Come andtake part as conductor Will Carslake firstteaches you the parts and then leads you in a

rousing rendition of the Toreador’s chorus fromCarmen and the slave chorus from Nabuccoand maybe more, time allowing! Dramaticinterpretation will be encouraged but is notcompulsory! No previous experience of anykind required.

sunday 16 December 11am-3pmHow to Play Jazz- a brief introductionRalf DorrellCourse No. 3024Level: All. Fee £35This course is designed to give a generalintroduction to playing jazz. It will be expectedthat all the participants will have little or noprevious experience of playing jazz, but areinterested and willing to try. In a supportiveand safe environment the players will be invited to have fun exploring all the musical areas and skills required to play jazz.These include:1. Basic jazz rhythms2. Basic jazz melodies3. Basic jazz harmony4. Basic jazz improvisation

The course will also include a brief historyof jazz with recorded musical examples, andthe conventions of jazz performance will beexplained and de-mystified using examplesfrom the standard repertoire. This could beyour first step into a fascinating new world ofmusic making...

Usual jazz instruments welcome, i.e.Saxophone, flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone,piano, double bass, bass guitar, guitar, violin,voice (treated as another instrument!)... otherinstruments are possible but need to beconfirmed by course tutor.

Listeners’ Course

sat 23 Feb 10am-3.30pm“Brahms” -The solo piano & chamber music-Steven ElliotCourse No. 3031. Fee £40Brahms has left us with well over 10 hours ofchamber music, spread fairly evenly overvarious combinations of instruments; stringquartets, string quintets-even sextets-andcombinations involving his own instrument,the piano, and an instrument whose beautyand full capability was revealed to him late inlife- the clarinet. There are also three sonatasfor violin and two for cello, all wonderful. Andyet what is not known is just how muchBrahms destroyed, such was his desire toreveal only the best of himself. Despite hismastery of large scale forms most of his pianomusic is of shorter pieces with titles such asballade, rhapsody and intermezzo, and thesefeature strongly in his later piano music whichis dense in texture but sublime in effect.During the day we will sample this music,much of which may be familiar to thoseattending, and place it in its biographicalcontext.

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Fri 26 - sun 28 octVariations and/or Preludes Ruth Harte - pianoCourse No. 3013Level: All. Fee £180 In all periods the musical repertoire is full of smallor large-scale sets of Variations. Sometimes thebasic theme is original, sometimes it is borrowed.Variations can stand on their own as a separatework or become a whole movement within asuite, sonata or symphony.

As an alternative or even an addition to"Variations" or, if you prefer just to bring two orthree Preludes, choose some contrastingstyles. Again, you could be spoilt for choice,but preludes provide an opportunity todevelop that essential core of artistic piano-playing, a real singing tone! With much tochoose from, bring what you feel comfortablewith. The amount isn't important but yourenjoyment is! And we guarantee yourenjoyment and improvement working withone of Jackdaws best loved and experiencedpiano tutors. (Some suggestions of repertoirecan be provided on request)

Fri 2 - sun 4 novA Pianistic Pot-PourriPeter JacobsCourse No. 3014Level: All. Fee £180One of the definitions of pot-pourri is a musicalmedley, so this weekend Peter invites you tobring pieces of all shapes, sizes and styles. Let’sblow the dust off of well worn pieces, andexplore some new ones. A few headings mightprompt your choice-Novelette, Capriccio,Prelude, Fantasia, Mazurka, Invention,

Impromtu, Waltz, Elegy, Romance, Albumleaf,etc. The repertoire of good short pieces isvirtually endless, but think as well about theless obvious such as Heller, Kabalevsky,Stanford, Bridge, Chaminade, or CPE Bach andTelemann. Peter is especially fond of the genreknown as ‘Novelty Piano solos’, bestepitomised in England by the music of BillyMayerl - fun to play AND practise! All abilitiesare welcome on this weekend. If you havebeen before, you will know that Peter likes totake pieces apart, with plenty of emphasis onthe left hand. Lots of clarity and precision! Hesuggests that for every one piece you alreadyknow, you try to seek out two new ones fromthe less familiar by-ways of the repertoire. Tryto catch Peter out with some surprises!

Fri 11 - sun 13 JanThe Complete Pianist Margaret Fingerhut Course No. 3025Level: Advanced. Fee £180This weekend offers the opportunity toexplore the many different aspects ofinterpretation and pianism that go towardsmaking the complete pianist. Bring along twopieces or two different movements to work on,and enjoy the relaxed and informalatmosphere. This course will give youguidance on matters such as tone production,touch, articulation and phrasing, as well as tipson how to improve things like velocity, fingerindependence and accuracy. The fundamentalissue of pedalling - “the soul of the piano” - willbe an important part of the course, as well aspractical matters such as the choice offingering and how to practice more creativelyand purposefully so as to make best use ofyour practice time. Lots of tricks of the trade will be revealed! The intimate setting of Jackdaws allows for participants to become involved in free-ranging discussionsabout anything and everything to do with piano playing.

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The Pianist Within Elena RiuCourse No. 3028Level: All. Fee £180Work with extraordinary Venezuelan pianist,Elena Riu, who will gently lead you throughwhichever repertoire you choose to bring,specifically working on imaginative toneproduction accessing the meaning ofharmonic colour through the exploration of awider emotional vocabulary. Part of theweekend will also focus on performanceanxiety, integrating simple yoga techniques forrelaxation and visualisation to improve yourplaying and benefit “the whole person”.

Fri 15 - sun 17 FebSchubert James Lisney - pianoCourse No. 3030Level: Intermediate. Fee £180A chance to explore the miracles containedwithin Schubert`s richly varied piano music -including the celebrated music for four hands.From exquisite miniatures to the grand sonatamovements, there is something to delight andchallenge all levels of pianist. James Lisney hasbeen performing and teaching at Jackdaws forover twenty years and is particularly associatedwith the Viennese composer: His presentseason of concerts will see Schubert cycles atthe Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the BerlinPhilharmonie and the Leipzig Gewandhaus.

Fri 10 - sun 12 May Piano WorkshopPhilip FowkeCourse No. 3040Level: All. Fee £180If you enjoy playing the piano, suffer fromnerves, yet long to perform with greatersecurity and confidence, then this is the coursefor you. Bring along your favourite pieces fordiscussion and exploration in a relaxed,informal environment. There is no obligationto perform any piece in full; it may be that youonly wish to tackle a few bars at a time. Thegeneral standard is from about Grade 5upwards, though this does not preclude thoseof a humbler ability. The emphasis is onlearning with enjoyment, sharing difficultieswith others, and discovering comfortable,practical ways to overcome musical andtechnical problems. There is no age limit.Participants are encouraged to bring alongany duets they may have. These have provedto be very popular and can greatly contributeto the musical and performing experience ofthe weekend.

Fri 24 - sun 26 MayPianos for All Caecilia AndriessenCourse No. 3042Level: Intermediate. Fee £180Are you an amateur pianist who can playBach’s Inventions and Haydn’s Sonatas?

Would you like to play in an ensemble withother pianists, just like string players do in astring quartet? Then join “Pianos for All”. We playmusic from the 17th until the 21st centuries,music that was either composed for two or

more pianos, or that has been adapted for apiano group. The pieces vary in difficulty andstyle. You will be sent two of the pieces we willbe playing during the course so as to enableyou to practice these in advance. We will alsosight read less difficult pieces which will stillreflect a wide range of styles and periods.

Participants of all ages are welcome whowould like to play as a group, as this joyousweekend provides the opportunity for pianoplaying in groups of one, two, three and four pianos.

Fri 31 May - sun 2 June Russian Miniatures Julian JacobsonCourse No. 3043Level: Advanced. Fee £180As well as writing some of the grandest works inthe repertoire, Russian composers poured fortha stream of piano miniatures, music that can bepassionate, reflective, charming or fantasticalbut which always demands a heartfelt responseand a big but varied tonal palette. Composerssuch as Tchaikovsky, Borodin, Rachmaninov,Scriabin, Medtner, Prokofiev, Shostakovich,Kabalevsky, Kapustin and many others havegiven us a wealth of exquisite music in preludesand other short forms. Julian Jacobson, himselfof partly Russian descent, will guide youthrough this challenging and inspiringrepertoire. Course suggested repertoire: two orthree contrasted pieces of up to 5 minutes each.

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Fri 5 - sun 7 July Any Prelude & Fugue Kenneth van Barthold Course No. 3047Level: Advanced. Fee £180The 48 Preludes and Fugues present a deep insight into the temperament andcompositional style of J.S.Bach. They are amicrocosm of his usage of keys, different stylesof writing and characterisation. They werewritten more than twenty years apart and, ashappens with many of us, he became morecomplex with age. This is surely the reason why,with few exceptions, all the really well knownones are in the first book. Please choose onefrom either book for the course and don’t bedeterred by book.2. There is some wonderfulmusic in there and maybe it would be good toplay a Prelude from Book 2 rather than a rehashfrom book 1 that has been played to death!While it would be preferable to bring aparticular Prelude and Fugue better a preludetidily learnt rather than both in a slightlychaotic state!

Thur 25 - sun 28 July 3 day coursePiano Summer SchoolMark Tanner Course No. 3050Level: Advanced. Fee £260A very popular course, offering theopportunity to use the longer time of threedays to get a better understanding of thesprawling piano repertoire. This lively coursewill concentrate on repertoire, style, techniqueand practice methods. How to choose musicfor diploma and grade exams and skeleton

score study, improvisation duets and more willall be discussed. Support will be available forthose taking grade and diploma exams as wellas those who just want to play for pleasure.

Fri 13 - sun 15 septPiano Workshop - AllPhilip FowkeCourse No. 3056Level: All. Fee £180For details see 10 -12 May on pg 9

Fri 27 - sun 29 septPlaying with Poise Lauretta Bloomer Course No. 3058Level: All. Fee £180“Art is a beautiful gift. What is more beautiful,than to clothe one’s feelings in sounds, what acomfort in sad hours, what a pleasure, what awonderful feeling, to provide an hour ofhappiness to others. And what a sublimefeeling to pursue art, so that one gives one’s

life for it. ”These words by Clara Schumannreflect English born pianist Lauretta Bloomer’sown feelings towards music and theperforming of it. This piano course is open toall who love playing the piano or those whoare curious and would like to know moreabout it. We will work on fingering, correct useof the thumb, pedalling, posture, as well astone production. The course will be dividedinto two parts with individual tuition andgroup participation during which aspects oftechnique and musical interpretation will becovered. Participants will be encouraged totake turns on the 'hot seat' to play pieces theyare working on or would like to improve.

In a fun, relaxed and warmheartedatmosphere it is hoped that everyone will beinspired to take part and to learn from eachother.

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Fri 12 - sun 14 octMadeleine MitchellAccompanist: Colin Hunt Course No. 3011Level: Intermediate - Advanced. Fee £190Madeleine Mitchell will help violinists with anypieces they would like to bring (with orwithout accompaniment), offering generaltechnical and musical guidance in a friendlysupportive environment, working towards aninformal concert on Sunday afternoon foranyone who would like to perform. A pianistwill be available from Saturday evening.

Fri 18 - sun 20 JanGuitar EnsembleMark Eden & Christopher StellCourse No. 3026Level: All. Fee £190Mark Eden and Christopher Stell (Eden StellGuitar Duo) invite keen classical guitarists ofany age or ability to join them for one of theirfavourite annual guitar courses. The weekendwill be the most wonderful combination ofguitar orchestra playing, individual lessons orcoaching sessions for small ensembles.

Thur 15 - sun 18 Aug3 day courseStrings & Things Ensemble CourseElizabeth TurnbullCourse No. 3052For violin, viola, cello and double bass.Level: Intermediate. Fee £260Specifically designed for amateur stringplayers who are searching for the opportunityto experience intensive and detailed rehearsalon string repertoire; it affords the luxury ofsufficient rehearsal time to attain one's bestpossible standard of playing. Sight reading willnot be required as all music is sent out inadvance. This course provides the chance towork specifically on all aspects of rehearsaltechnique. Attention will be given to workingin detail with a specialist string coach on issuessuch as ensemble, articulation, rhythm,intonation and style. Seating will be rotated inorder to give everyone the chance tounderstand the different roles in ensembleplaying. The chosen repertoire will be smalland varied. Because of the necessity ofcreating a balanced group acceptance on thiscourse will be subject to some selection.

Guitar EnsembleWeekend “The weekend will bethe most wonderfulcombination of guitar orchestraplaying, individuallessons or coachingsessions for smallensembles, anddelicious home-cooked food from the Jackdaws kitchen”

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Mark Eden & Christopher Stell

Fri 19 - sun 21 octPut some Drama into your Singing!Neil Jenkins Accompanist: Colin Hunt Course No. 3012Level: Intermediate - Advanced. Fee £190Level: Grade 8 and above. Fee £180Singers of all ages, and at all stages ofdevelopment, know that their Opera andOratorio arias frequently need to be sung withpassion and drama. This can be as true for slowand reflective pieces as well as for the obviousshow-stoppers. Neil Jenkins will assist singerson this course to inject this sense of drama intoall the music that they bring. With his wealth of45 years of experience on the concert platformand opera stage Neil will be happy to work onarias of every sort, and suggests thatparticipants bring 2 Oratorio arias & 2 Operaarias. There will be constructive vocal warm-ups, and individual coaching at every level.Neil will also be available for one-to-onediscussions on how singers can take theirsinging a stage further.

Fri 9 - sun 11 novAudition PreparationSaffron van Zwanenberg & Audrey Hyland Course No. 3015Level: All. Fee £190Are you a singer preparing to audition for aMusic College or University, or perhaps youhave your final recital or first professionalauditions coming up? Spend a weekendworking with opera director Saffron vanZwanenberg and coach Audrey Hyland, bothexperienced at sitting on audition panels andhelping people prepare for auditions, honing

your pieces and getting some practical tipsand advice on how to cope with nerves andwhat to do when things don’t go to plan.Undergo a mock audition at the end of thecourse and give yourself the best possiblechance of performing the way you want to onthe day!

Fri 25 - sun 27 JanSing Sing SingEvelyn Tubb & Michael Fields Accompanist: Clive PollardCourse No. 3027Level: Advanced. £190A workshop for singers (and accompanists)who want to refine their performance skills,build confidence, express their ‘authentic self’and improve communication. Issues of vocaltechnique, characterisation and interpretationwill also be addressed. Students may bringtheir own choice of repertoire. Accompanistson lute or guitar are also welcome but theyshould liaise with a singer first to plan arepertoire. An informal concert will be givenby the students at the end of the weekend towhich guests are welcome.

Fri 8 - sun 10 FebThe Operatic Voice - Power, Projection, Passagio Julian Gavin Accompanist: David PriceCourse No. 3029Level: Advanced. Fee £190Through a series of master-classes, we willconsider each of these elements separately aswell as explore their interrelationship. We willalso discover the underlying and essentialelement that links all three.

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Fri 1 - sun 3 March Performance vs TechniqueRosa MannionAccompanist: Craig Bissex Course No. 3032Level: Advanced. Fee £190The two hard hitters of singing go head tohead. Is one to the detriment of the other?Come and work with renowned soprano, Rosa Mannion, on the art of vocal techniqueand develop the skill of being able to use yourtechnique to its full capability whilst giving apowerful performance. Something which isvery difficult as the emotion of the drama can be unsettling to the voice. Rosa has a great reputation professionally for herpowerful performances onstage which don’tcompromise her singing in any way; let hershare some of the secrets of this success. Thiscourse is a fantastic opportunity to work onsomething that you will be performing in thefuture, it is also a great pre-amble to the stagedscenes course in August where technique ischallenged in a very practical way byperformance! Bring two contrasting pieces,preferably one with a preceding recitative.

Fri 22 - sun 24 Mar Britten - On This Island Ian PartridgeAccompanist: Richard ShawCourse No. 3035Level: Advanced. Fee £190In this special year, which sees the 100thBirthday Anniversary of our most famousBritish composer, Benjamin Britten, come andwork on some of his extraordinary songrepertoire with one of the foremost experts

on English Song. From the folk songarrangements to the cabaret songs and cycles such as “On this Island” and “WinterWords” there is much repertoire to explore.Participants are also welcome to bring Englishsong by other composers and repertoiresuggestions can be provided.

Fri 5 - sun 7 April A Song by Any Other NameRichard Jackson Accompanist: Richard Shaw Course No. 3036Level: All. Fee £190A weekend looking at a variety of French,German, and Italian songs, which could alsoinclude composizioni di camera by Rossini,Donizetti, Bellini and Verdi. Repertoiresuggestions will be provided on request.Prepare four numbers please, there will be anemphasis on making the languages lessforeign, and more part of you. We will see howcomposers illuminate text and make a real"marriage" - or an extremely civil partnershipat least - between words and music!Guaranteed to be releasing, and fun...

Fri 20 - sun 22 AprilSinging & ImaginationAmeral GunsonAccompanist: Marion LeaCourse No. 3057Level: Advanced. Fee £190Sound starts in our imagination. Singing is anactivity first and foremost of the imagination,of us being alive imaginatively to the music,the drama and the poetry. We will work to tryand “hear” the sounds in our imaginationbefore we sing, to try and anticipate the "feel"

of the resonances, and to keep engaged whennot actively singing. We will try to express thehuman emotions via drama and text andconnect ourselves to the emotional power ofour breath. Bring three pieces in English fromany period and one “prop” which you feel mayhelp stimulate/unlock your imagination.

Fri 17 - sun 19 May In Spring a Young Man’s Fancy...Sarah Walker Accompanist: Anna Le HairCourse No. 3041Level: All. Fee £190'Young Love' with Mozart's An Chloë, Brahmsfolk songs, Schubert's An die Laute andhundreds more. 'Love and Marriage' withMyrtthen - Schumann's wedding present toClara; or, for something completely different-There was I, Waiting at the Church 'Love in theAfternoon' - somehow one thinks of Frenchrepertoire here and songs like Duparc's Phydiléand Bizet's Ladybird - La Coccinelle; 'Love in aCold Climate' with Grieg's Water Lily - Med enVandlilie and Sibelius' The Tryst - Flickan komifrån or perhaps some Russian passion fromRachmaninov or Tchaikovsky; 'Love in the NewWorld' too much choice! Let's kick off withGershwin, Cole Porter and Irving Berlin... Bringany piece you like on the theme of love.

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Fri 7 - sun 9 June Discover Your Voice Penny Jenkins Accompanist: Tim NailCourse No. 3044Level: Beginners. Fee £190A hugely popular beginners’ course in vocaltechnique, this course is designed for singerswho have not already acquired a solidtechnique and are interested in releasing their

‘true’ sound. Work will include a physical andvocal workshop; technical exercises and achance to begin applying this newly learnttechnique in a friendly and supportiveatmosphere by performing solo songs frommemory in a group tutorial.

Fri 21 - sun 23 JuneAdvanced Vocal TechniqueTeresa CahillAccompanist: Richard Shaw Course No. 3046Level: Advanced. Fee £190For advanced singers and aspiring youngprofessionals. A course of classesconcentrating on interpretation through vocal technique. Participants may choose theirown repertoire of French, German, Italian and English songs and arias from oratorio,opera or operetta, perhaps with specialreference to Mozart, Richard Strauss, Elgar,Schubert and Brahms, but if you havesomething else that you especially want towork on, do bring it.

Fri 28 - sun 30 JuneThe Vocal Technician Joy MammenAccompanist: Anna Le Hair Course No. 3039Level: Advanced. Fee £190Joy Mammen’s work is based on the teachingof Frederick Husler with whom she studied fornine years. She maintains that teaching isessentially a relationship between pupil andteacher with respect and commitment onboth sides. Whilst working on the voice, bodyand mind she considers the philosophicalneeds of the singer and believes singing to be

the voice of the soul. Her training is based onthe Bel Canto principles of beauty, quality,legato and freedom of voice, body and spirit.Joy’s work covers all musical possibilities andvariations, so that when the singer performsthere is nothing that has not been technicallyexplored. The singer is confidently able to usetheir imagination and inherent musicality tosing expressively with beauty and freedomand, above all, to listen. Prepare two piecesfrom any area of the classical repertoire.

Fri 19 - sun 21 JulySimple Gifts Dinah HarrisAccompanist: Robert Aldwinckle Course No. 3049Level Advanced. Fee £190The gift of singing is something we all share,whether a keen amateur or buddingprofessional. But why is it the more we work atsomething sometimes the more complicatedit can become? Renowned teacher and RCMProfessor Dinah Harris believes in getting backto the simple basics of good air flow aspromoted by the Accent method of teaching.Do you believe you have a problem area of thevoice or perhaps there is one note that youview with dread when seen in a score? Dinahwill help you begin to free the voice by usingthe simplest of gifts, breath.

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Anna Le Hair & Richard ShawPhoto: Becky Xue-Ying

Thur 1 - sun 4 Aug3 day courseStaged ScenesSaffron van Zwanenberg &Rosa MannionCourse No. 3051Level: All. Fee £260Have you always wanted the experience ofworking with an opera director on staging ascene or aria, whilst also having the chance towork on it musically and technically? Duringthis extended weekend course renownedRCM voice teacher Rosa Mannion will guideyou through the vocal preparation of yourpieces, whilst experienced opera director,Saffron van Zwanenberg, will direct you in aseries of staged scenes culminating in aperformance at the end of the course. Theywill also work together to help solve some ofthe problems of technique vs performance!Each participant should offer one solo pieceand 3 suggestions of roles they would like totackle. They will then work on their solo andone ensemble piece, which will be one of theirsuggested roles IF POSSIBLE. (To make sureeveryone has the opportunity to perform in an ensemble it may not be possible to allocate roles based on these suggestions, butevery effort will be made, and if not thensomething suitable and mutually agreeablewill be chosen.)

Thur 22 - sun 25 Aug3 day courseChamber ChoirWilliam Carslake & Jessica WalkerCourse No. 3053Level: All. Fee £260Do you enjoy choral singing and want toimprove your ensemble and sight singingwhilst also working on your vocal technique?Join Jackdaws new chamber choir and havefun working with our inspiring conductor Will,who will lead you through the repertoire in agentle way and give you cast iron tips with hispatented sight singing technique! Work insectionals and also receive some individualsinging instruction from our motivationalsinging teacher Jessica, who has extensiveexperience in helping choral singers improvetheir technique, enabling them to get themost out of their singing. Jessica will work one-to-one and in a workshop setting, in order to facilitate both individual and choraldevelopment. The course will end with aninformal concert on the Sunday.

Fri 30 Aug - sun 1 septSinging in French Robin BowmanAccompanist: tbcCourse No. 3054Level: All. Fee £190This course explores the joys and insights ofSinging in French. Within the rich treasury ofFrench song are works suitable for beginnersand others of great complexity for those moreadvanced. Robin is a very experienced tutor,used to working with singers at all levels and all are welcome on this course. In additionto explaining and demonstrating the basicprinciples of singing in French, an easy andrewarding language to sing in if approachedin the correct way, it can also consequentlyinprove your general vocal health. Participantsare invited to prepare 3-4 songs to study over the weekend, at least one of them toperform in the informal concert at the end of the course.

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Fri 18 - sun 20 JanGuitar EnsembleMark Eden & Christopher StellCourse No. 3026Level: All. Fee £190Mark Eden and Christopher Stell (Eden StellGuitar Duo) invite keen classical guitarists ofany age or ability to join them for one of theirfavourite annual guitar courses. The weekendwill be the most wonderful combination ofguitar orchestra playing, individual lessons orcoaching sessions for small ensembles.

Fri 8 - sun 10 March The Jackdaws Elastic Band!Mark Tanner & Gillian PoznanskyCourse No. 3034Level: All. Special Introductory offer £130In the tradition of the Medieval Consort andPalm Court Orchestra, Mark and Gillian proudlypresent a course working with flexibleensembles - that’s right - any combination youcan think of, be it three ukuleles and a zither,or a trumpet with string quartet and obbligatositar. Bring along your instrument(s), let usknow in advance what level you have reached,and we will endeavour to produce a range ofappropriate music to keep you busy andcheerful throughout the weekend. You couldeven suggest a favourite musical work you’vealways wanted to play, or perhaps a concertomovement that you’d like to have a crack atwith a small ensemble to accompany you. Theidea is that you’ll get lots of playing - anyrepertoire from the renaissance to present day,and to ensure ability levels dovetail nicely wemay choose to split you into smallerensembles from time to time. In addition,

there will be improvisation sessions andopportunities to perform one or two preparedsolo pieces with Mark at the piano. It may alsobe possible to put on a small concert featuringboth course participants and tutors.Interspersed with the practical activities, wewill be offering a variety of other sessions tokeep you on your toes - everything from funmusic quizzes to spontaneous madrigalsinging and music appreciation. All in all, thispromises to be a fun, active course that canstretch you in ways you never knew possible!

Fri 19 - sun 21 April Al Manere Minstrelsy - The Music of the Medieval MinstrelWilliam Lyons of the Dufay CollectiveCourse No. 3038Level: Intermediate - Advanced. Fee £190The Dufay Collective is an early musicensemble specialising in Medieval andRenaissance music, and has been performing

it’s unique brand of music since 1987 in a wideranging repertoire from the middle ages andrenaissance. Work with the Leader of theDufay, William Lyons, and another tutor(dependant on instruments that participate)on a weekend of medieval instrumental music with tuition on harp, gittern, recorders,flutes, shawms, bagpipes and percussion.Participants can bring their own music, orrepertoire can be suggested. Existingensembles would be welcome. The course will focus on secular medieval repertoire, inparticular dance music. The emphasis of thecourse is not on individual tuition but onensemble classes: improvisation, arrangement,and the use of traditional playing styles thatare all factors in realising very early music.

Fri 12 - sun 14 July3 day courseChamber Music WeekendSarah Francis, Robert Codd, Ian Mitchell & Michael DussekCourse No. 3048Level: Advanced. Fee £190An opportunity for wind players to enjoyensemble playing with professional coaching.Music for the course will range from the 18thto 20th centuries. There will be a tutors’ concerton the Saturday evening. Please note that inorder to provide a suitable balance ofinstruments and abilities this is a selectedcourse, the earlier you apply the sooner wecan let you know.

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Thur 1 - sun 4 Aug3 day courseStaged ScenesSaffron van Zwanenberg &Rosa MannionCourse No. 3051Level: All. Fee £260Have you always wanted the experience ofworking with an opera director on staging ascene or aria, whilst also having the chance towork on it musically and technically? Duringthis extended weekend course renownedRCM voice teacher Rosa Mannion will guideyou through the vocal preparation of yourpieces, whilst experienced opera director,Saffron van Zwanenberg, will direct you in aseries of staged scenes culminating in aperformance at the end of the course. Theywill also work together to help solve some ofthe problems of technique vs performance!Each participant should offer one solo pieceand 3 suggestions of roles they would like totackle. They will then work on their solo andone ensemble piece, which will be one of theirsuggested roles IF POSSIBLE. (To make sureeveryone has the opportunity to perform in anensemble it may not be possible to allocateroles based on these suggestions, but everyeffort will be made, and if not then somethingsuitable and mutually agreeable will bechosen.)

Thur 15 - sun 18 Aug3 day courseStrings & Things Ensemble CourseElizabeth TurnbullCourse No. 3052Level: Intermediate. Fee £260For violin, viola, cello and double bass.Specifically designed for amateur stringplayers who are searching for the opportunityto experience intensive and detailed rehearsalon string repertoire, it affords the luxury ofsufficient rehearsal time to attain one's bestpossible standard of playing. Sight reading willnot be required as all music is sent out inadvance. This course provides the chance towork specifically on all aspects of rehearsaltechnique. Attention will be given to workingin detail with a specialist string coach on issuessuch as ensemble, articulation, rhythm,intonation and style. Seating will be rotated inorder to give everyone the chance tounderstand the different roles in ensembleplaying. The chosen repertoire will be smalland varied. Because of the necessity ofcreating a balanced group acceptance on thiscourse will be subject to some selection.

Thur 22 - sun 25 Aug3 day courseChamber ChoirWilliam Carslake & Jessica WalkerCourse No. 3053Level: All. Fee £260Do you enjoy choral singing and want toimprove your ensemble and sight singingwhilst also working on your vocal technique?Join Jackdaws new chamber choir and havefun working with our inspiring conductor Will,

who will lead you through the repertoire in agentle way and give you cast iron tips with hispatented sight singing technique! Work insectionals and also receive some individualsinging instruction from our motivationalsinging teacher Jessicca, who has extensiveexperience in helping choral singers improvetheir technique, enabling them to get themost out of their singing. Jessicca will workone-to-one and in a workshop setting, in orderto facilitate both individual and choraldevelopment. The course will end with aninformal concert on the Sunday.

Fri 6 - sun 8 septStylish Baroque Theresa Caudle & Alastair RossCourse No. 3055Level: Advanced. Fee £190Baroque chamber music for individual playersand pre-formed groups, preferably oninstruments at A415, although it may bepossible to accommodate a group at A440.Experts in their field, Theresa (violin andcornett) and Alastair (harpsichord and organ)will help, encourage and cajole you to greaterstylishness in your performance of 17th and18th century music. The weekend will bespent working in small groups, pre-formed orput together by the tutors and at least onesession will be spent with everyone playingtogether.

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“Classes for Clarinet,Oboe, Bassoon, Flute, Recorder and Reed making”

Fri 5 - sun 7 oct Recorder WeekendPamela ThorbyCourse No. 3010Level: Intermediate - Advanced. Fee £180Participants can bring any repertoire and areencouraged to bring solo and consortrepertoire (suggestions can be given). We willplay together and individually, coached byPamela. Recently described as "the Queen ofthe Recorder" Pamela Thorby is uniqueamongst British recorder players in the breadthand variety of her work. This weekend willfocus on the notion of what makes somethingsound stylish through practical work and lotsof playing!

Fri 15 - sun 17 MarchClarinetsDavid Campbell Accompanist: Colin Hunt (Sat only)Course No. 3033Level: Intermediate. Fee £190Led by David Campbell, Chair of the Clarinetand Saxophone Society of Great Britain, the weekend will comprise of a Masterclass,clarinet choir sessions and some groupplaying.

The Friday session is dedicated to clarinetchoir, and quartets will be the focus on theSaturday morning. There will be a Masterclasson the Sat afternoon, when we will be joinedby an accompanist, and Sunday will provideanother choir session and more solos inpreparation for a short informal concert beforetea and farewells.

Fri 12 - sun 14 April Oboe WorkshopSarah Francis & Jean MarsdenAccompanist: David PriceCourse No. 3037Level: Intermediate - Advanced. Fee £190Explore the oboe repertoire and improve yourensemble playing. Enjoy working with anexperienced pianist and playing in smallgroups with professional help. There is asession for cor anglais players with specialistJean Marsden, and help with reed making andadjustment. Sarah Francis is a Fellow of theRoyal College of Music and has givenmasterclasses in Amsterdam, Geneva, Moscowand Cologne.

Fri 14 - sun 16 June From Reed to RecitalRobert Codd & Maria Mealey Accompanist: David PriceCourse No. 3045Level: Intermediate - Advanced. Fee £190An opportunity for Bassoon players to playtogether in small ensembles with professionalhelp and guidance from Robert and Maria.Individual coaching will also be available butthere will be at least one ensemble running inall sessions. Classes in reed-making andbassoon and contrabassoon available onrequest. The tutors will give a recital on theSaturday morning and the course will closewith a concert by participants (voluntaryparticipation!) of pieces they have beenworking on during the weekend. Anaccompanist will be available for part of theweekend.

Fri 12 - sun 14 July Chamber Music WeekendSarah Francis, Robert Codd, Ian Mitchell & Michael DussekCourse No. 3048Level: Advanced. Fee £190Level: Intermediate - Advanced. Fee £190An opportunity for wind players to enjoyensemble playing with professional coaching.Music for the course will range from the 18thto 20th centuries. There will be a tutors’ concerton the Saturday evening. Please note that inorder to provide a suitable balance ofinstruments and abilities this is a selectedcourse, the earlier you apply the sooner wecan let you know.

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FounderMaureen

Lehane Wishart

PresidentJames MacMillan CBE

Vice PresidentSarah Walker CBE,

James Bowman CBE & Roger Vignoles

Artistic DirectorSaffron van Zwanenberg

TrusteesAndrew Wall - chairman

Rosa MannionNeil KirkmanAlan Burgess

Sue AttenboroughPhilip Fowke

AdvisersSarah Wheeler

Mark Hunter FCAMark Brierley RBAGraham Jeffs LL.B

Development ManagerKatharine Meadows

AdministratorKarolyn Curle

Media & Pr AssistantJoshua Bishop

COURSE FEES 2012/13standard 2 day course fee £180.00-£190.00 (Deposit £50.00 non refundable)Listeners 1 day course fee £35.00-£40.00(Deposit £30.00 non refundable)Listeners course see page 10observer rate £120.00 (Deposit £40.00 non refundable)For courses longer than 2 days the fees aregiven under the relevant event.All course fees include meals as appropriate,cooked on the premises by our dedicatedcooks Alex and Lou. B&B (continental breakfast) From £30.00 per person per night.Balances are due: 3 weeks before the courseand if a course is cancelled after this date wewill transfer the payment to another courseless the deposit and a cancellation fee of £50to cover admin costs.

DISCOUNTSThere is a £10.00 discount offer to you for every new adult full weekend participant you introduce and whose form is enclosed with your own. If you introduce 2 weekendparticipants the discount will be £20.00 and 3 will be £30.00 so bring 15 friends andyou could come free!.

SPECIAL OFFERSBook and pay in full 3 months before the course of your choice and receive a 5% discount. Book and pay for 3 or morecourses and receive a 10% discount. Book all 3 singing taster days in November and receivea 15% discount. Only one offer can be appliedper booking.

BURSARIESPart bursaries available in limited numbers forall courses to students in full time education.Applicants need to submit a letter and CV tothe Artistic Director to be considered for abursary. They are granted at the ArtisticDirector’s discretion on the grounds ofavailability and suitability.

GIFT TOKENSHave you thought of using the Jackdaws Gift Tokens to give a weekend, or part of aweekend to a special friend / relative? orperhaps a deserving young person? For moredetails Telephone: 01373 812383

HOW TO BOOKTo reserve a place send us a booking form (on the back of our brochure) or downloadedfrom the website (www.jackdaws.org.uk)together with your deposit of £50.00. Once we receive your form we will confirm yourplace and provide a questionnaire for you to complete and return to us detailing yourchoice of repertoire.

reservations can also be made using a credit or debit card.

The final balance is due 3 weeks before thecourse. Please note that no reminders will besent. Once we receive your balance we will allocate your bed and breakfast and sendyou details.

TIMETABLETimings for the usual weekend courses are asfollows (may vary depending on course).FridaySupper 6.30pmSession 1 8pm-9.30pmsaturdaySession 2 10am-11amCoffee 11amSession 3 11.30am-1pmLunch 1pm-2pmFree time 2pm-4pmTea 4pmSession 4 4.30pm-6pmSupper 6.30pmSession 5 8pm-9.30pmsunday 9.30pmSession 6 10am-11amCoffee 11amSession 7 11.30am-1pmLunch 1-2pmSession 8 2pm-4pmPreparation for a possible concertTea 4pm

Office Hours Monday - Friday 9am - 4pmJackdaws Music Education TrustGreat Elm, Frome, Somerset BA11 3NY Telephone: 01373 812383e-mail: music@jackdaws.orgwww.jackdaws.org.ukFind Jackdaws on Facebook.comRegistered Charity No. 1037073

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MEALS & ACCOMMODATIONJackdaws will take care of all your accommo-dation needs. Good quality Bed and Breakfastis available in warm and friendly family homes nearby, some within walking distanceand some with en-suite facilities or sole use of bathroom.

Accommodation rates start at £30.00 perperson per night. All other meals are includedin the cost of the course and are provided atJackdaws, cooked by our talented anddedicated cooks, Alex and Lou, who providedelicious home cooked food using localingredients where possible.

Alternatively, if you prefer, we can bookaccommodation in nearby country inns andhotels. Please call 01373 812383 to discussyour requirements.

HOW TO FIND USBY ROAD Frome to Great Elm. Leave Frome by the A362heading north-west to Radstock. After roughlyhalf a mile outside the built-up area, turn left,signposted Hapsford, Great Elm and Mells. Pastthe Great Elm sign for about two miles, at theGreat Elm Village Hall, take signpost left forJackdaws. Follow down the lane, a steep hillwith a very sharp bend to the left andJackdaws is on the left of the millpond at the bottom.

BY TRAINA good service of direct, fast trains operatefrom London (Paddington and Waterloo)Brighton, Cardiff, Portsmouth, and Plymouthto Bath and Westbury / Warminster. Localtrains run to Frome from Bristol, Bath, Yeovil,Dorchester, Weymouth and Westbury.

Taxis are available from Frome andWestbury stations for the short ride toJackdaws and B&Bs. Please ring the office for a range of taxi numbers.

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