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Teachers at Bass Club Events include:
Gareth Wood
The Bass Club holds three special courses each year for young Double Bass players, in:
July, the Bass Club in Spain
August, the Summer School
December, the Christmas Basses
16-22 August at Wellington College
The Bass Club was delighted to hold its 2009 annual Summer School once again at Wellington College, a prestigious public school set in spacious grounds in Berkshire, within easy reach of the motorway and rail networks and the main London airports.
We were also delighted to welcome a new international guest tutor, Ali Yazdanfar, who was present throughout the week and worked with all the groups of students.
The Bass Club's musical staff are all experienced, specialist bass teachers. There will be a full programme of free time activities supervised by a social team, and a medical adviser will be in attendance. All meals will be provided, and special diets can be catered for.
If you are at all unsure which course to apply for at the 2009 Summer School please telephone Caroline Emery on 020 8330 3188. The principal tutors in 2009 will be:
Caroline Emery (Course Director and Director of the Bass Club), Professor at the Royal College of Music and Yehudi Menuhin School and author of Bass is Best.
Jan Alm, Assistant Principal Bass with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and professor at Gothenburg University.
Elena Hull, freelance player and teacher at the Royal College of Music Junior Department.
Gareth Wood, composer, conductor and former member of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Ali Yazdanfar, Principal Bass with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra and professor at McGill University.
François Rabbath at the Menuhin
21st & 22nd November 2009
On
Saturday 21st November François Rabbath will be giving a recital in
The Menuhin Hall, accompanied by his son Sylvan and also by the Yehudi
Menuhin School Orchestra.
Tickets for this concert are £17, and can be obtained from the Box Office. Tel: 08700 842020 or email: boxoffice@yehudimenuhinschool.co.uk.
Double Bass Day
Also, on Sunday 22nd November there will be a Double Bass Day at The Menuhin Hall, with opportunities to observe François Rabbath teaching and possibly to work with him.
The day will begin at 10am and continue until 5pm.
Details will be available from 7th September from the Partnership Project Office:
01932 584 409 and 01932 584 407
Every year this is held the week before Christmas at the ‘Yorke Trust Creake Centre’ in North Norfolk.
Space is limited and the preference goes to bassists who attend the Summer Course. There are usually 15 places and the courses are geared towards technique, chamber music or classes with specific projects.
The last two years the advanced group have had an intensive orchestral repertoire session with Dave Fletcher the Principal Bass of the Liverpool Philharmonic and now a freelance player in London.
