WBC

This internationally recognised course is for conductors at intermediate and advanced levels with an interest in wind repertoire or a desire to immerse themselves in issues relating to conducting wind and brass instruments. Up to twenty-five students will be accepted as "active" participants. Observers are also encouraged and will be fully involved in the course, but they will only conduct at the discretion of the tutors. An integral feature of the week is that all active participants receive podium time with an ensemble each day and a performance opportunity at the end of the week. The course will begin at 14.30 on Sunday afternoon in order that all participants have the opportunity to conduct on the first day.

Participants will explore the physical language of conducting, score preparation, rehearsal technique and repertoire knowledge. All conducting sessions are filmed by camcorder and students are asked to bring with them a standard SD memory card in order to create a record of their work. This will also be used for regular review sessions during the week. The course runs concurrently with the Wind Ensemble Course and there will be close liaison between the two including the opportunity for selected students to work with that ensemble. All participants should bring any instruments that they play in order to accommodate ensemble work within the class. (If for any reason you are unable to bring your instrument[s], please let the summer school office know when you enrol). Students should, as a minimum, prepare thoroughly the works marked with a + before commencement of the course. You may then wish to select further pieces from the remaining repertoire - it is usually more beneficial to know some of the music well, than all of it not so well. More experienced students may also wish to prepare works from the Wind Ensemble repertoire list.

For further information students should visit http://markheron.co.uk/sherborne-summer-school/ where further background information is available.

REPERTOIRE

+Holst

Gorb

Mussorgsky/Binney

+Carroll

Orr

Respighi

Shapiro

Russell Bennett

McNeff

Mozart

Binney

First Suite in E flat, Op.28

Boat Trip

Pictures at an Exhibition

Zethus

John Gay Suite

Huntingtower (ed. Binney)

Tight Squeeze

Suite of Old American Dances

Rant!

Serenade No.12 in C minor, K.388

Visions of Light

five movements for wind ensemble

Boosey & Hawkes

Maecenas

Novello/Hal Leonard

Maecenas

Hal Leonard

Maecenas

Bärenreiter

Maecenas