Recorders for all

ERC

Easter Recorder

Course

29th March - 5th April

2019

at

The Hayes

Conference Centre

Swanwick

Alfreton

Derbyshire

DE55 1AU

www.recordersforall.org.uk

The Venue

The Hayes is set in the beautiful Derbyshire countryside, within its own

grounds, and has been a highly successful conference centre since 1911. It is

situated just five miles from junction 28 of the M1 and the nearest train station -

Alfreton, on the Sheffield to Nottingham line - is only three miles away. The

mainline station at Derby is easily reachable by bus or taxi and The Hayes has a

special arrangement with a local taxi firm; further details can be found here:

http://www.cct.org.uk/contact-and-directions/the-hayes-directions

All the bedrooms are en-suite and have tea/coffee making facilities; there is free

Wi-Fi throughout and a licensed bar.

For 2019 we have requested the Main Conference Hall again which worked

very well as a course hub last year and will serve as our main playing room and

will house the following shops:

Anthony Barrett Recorder Repairs www.barrettrecorders.co.uk

Early Music Shop www.earlymusicshop.com

Ruth Burbidge with Recorder Music Mail www.recordermail.co.uk

Julie Dean www.recordershoplondon.co.uk

The Course

Recorders for All is an entirely voluntary, not-for-profit organisation with Pam

Smith as musical director and Jan Epps as secretary and administrator. This is

the fourth ERC at The Hayes and will begin with afternoon tea on Friday 29th

March and finish with lunch on Friday 5th

April. Course participants must be at

least grade 3 standard on both C and F instruments, one of which must be tenor

or bass; ideally we would like all course members to play bass. If you need

advice please contact Jan: jan.epps57@gmail.com or 01752 417093.

For non-residents the course starts at 9:15 am on Saturday 30 March.

Following several requests in recent years for there to be more opportunities for

players at all levels to play one-to-a-part, we have decided to run three chamber

recorder orchestras in 2019 instead of a main orchestra.

The ‘easier’ orchestra will run for the first three days and perform in the

informal students’ concert on Monday evening and the ‘intermediate’ orchestra

will run on the second half of the course and perform in the course concert on

the final evening. Both will be conducted by Pam in session two after coffee.

The ‘advanced’ chamber, as always, will run for the whole week and perform in

the course concert on Thursday. This year it will be conducted by Annemarie.

Whichever chamber you would like to play in, the level of commitment, focus

and concentration required is the same. It is only the difficulty of the music

which is different. You can apply to play in all three if you wish but you must

give at least 3 choices of instrument for each chamber. (NB They must be

different instruments - not tenor 1 or 2!) Depending on the numbers of

applicants we will give as many people as possible the opportunity to have a go

in at least one chamber orchestra.

During the week there will also be the opportunity to play a variety of

repertoire in both large and small groups.

Each day will start with a choice of classes on a particular aspect of music or

recorder technique and although it is possible to change, most people prefer to

stay with the same group through the week. There will be a varied selection of

ensembles including multi choir; playing arrangements by Rosemary with

piano or spinet and the chance to play gemshorns. The evenings will involve us

all coming together in either a massed playing session or informal concert. A

music list and further details will be sent out shortly before the course.

The Tutors

Our tutors for 2019 are: Pam Smith, Annabel Knight, Annemarie Klein, Janice

Ormerod, Josef Manser, Ruth Burbidge, Rosemary Robinson, Julie Dean and

Brian Blood.

Pam Smith studied piano, viola and clarinet at Chetham’s School of Music,

graduated in Music and French (2:1) from Oxford Polytechnic and later

completed a music PGCE at Bath College. She studied conducting at Canford

with George Hurst and has worked closely with many of the composers writing

for recorder orchestras today and has conducted numerous first performances of

their works. She has worked with many recorder orchestras and ensembles and

now tutors exclusively on residential courses in the UK and in Germany. She

performs with the Park West Ensemble.

Annabel Knight is head of the recorder department at Birmingham

Conservatoire. She performs and teaches as a recorder player and historical

flautist, across the UK, Europe and America. She performs with Passacaglia,

and with Fontanella; both ensembles work towards finding the perfect balance

between historically accurate performance and live entertainment. This is of

course largely driven by a genuine passion to uncover the history and stories

behind the music we play but also by the excitement and freedom of live

performance with wonderful professional colleagues and bringing ‘old’ music

to life again. Annabel enjoys teaching at all levels and has been a syllabus

consultant for both the ABRSM and Trinity Guildhall examinations boards. She

is the founder and director of the popular Woodhouse Recorder Week. Annabel

has a passion for teaching – and has been teaching recorder and flute for over

twenty years, in every setting from the state sector classroom and music

service, through private and independent schools, to the aspiring young

conservatoire graduate. The emphasis in all her teaching is on personal

attainment, developing confidence and having fun.

Rosemary Robinson read music at Newnham College Cambridge. Now based

in Rugby she is much in demand as a freelance accompanist and teacher. She

has performed throughout the UK and abroad on piano and harpsichord. She

has written music for recorder ensembles including her suite 'Ambion Hill'

which was commissioned for the 2009 SRP festival. Rosemary was the soloist

in the premiere of John Hawkes’ Concertino for harpsichord and recorder

orchestra.

Annemarie Klein is currently based in Edinburgh and completed her

undergraduate degree there in 2013 and her MA in recorder performance at the

Lemmensinstituut in Leuven, Belgium in 2015, where she studied with Bart

Coen and Bart Spanhove. Although her academic research has centred around

music of the high baroque, she enjoys performing music from the mediaeval to

the modern and has recently formed the ensembles Musica Mundana with Eric

Thomas and Atelier 32:44 with Ward Ginneberge. Annemarie believes in

sharing her passion for music and the recorder and loves to work with adults of

any level, whether individually or in a group.

Josef Manser - after a few years as a primary school teacher - began to study

recorder in Switzerland in the 1980s. He now plays a range of instruments –

recorders, bagpipes (including historic versions), gemshorns, crumhorns,

shawms, as well as harpsichord and piano. He teaches recorder and bagpipes to

children and adults in Switzerland. He performs both as a soloist and with a

variety of groups and is co-conductor of Lake Zurich Recorder Orchestra.

Josef has tutored on a number of courses in the UK.

Janice Ormerod is a tutor at the Stockport Recorder College and chairman and

conductor of Manchester SRP. She also works with the Buxton U3A recorder

group and runs an evening class for beginner adults. Janice has a wide

experience of teaching all ages from 7 to 77+ years. She plays great bass in the

Manchester Recorder Orchestra and in the North West based recorder chamber

orchestra 'The Eleven'. As well as recorders, Janice is interested in renaissance

reed instruments and gemshorns. Janice has tutored on many recorder courses

and has inspired many players to learn the bass recorder.

Brian Blood is a recorder player, teacher and designer. He has played as a

member of the Dolmetsch Consort since the late 1960s and continues to play as

a member of the London Recorder Orchestra. His website www.dolmetsch.com

includes an award winning music theory course, and scores of consorts

arranged for recorders which can be downloaded free of charge.

Ruth Burbidge studied piano and flute at the Royal Academy of music and, after

several years teaching, spent a year at Trinity College of Music studying piano, flute,

recorder and harpsichord. During her year at Trinity she won the prestigious

Raymond Russell Prize for harpsichord and was very involved in the emerging early

music scene playing recorder and harpsichord. She has performed many times as a

soloist and accompanist, on recorder and harpsichord. Well known for her

accompanying and tutoring skills, she is invited to conduct groups throughout the

UK and goes to the USA each year to join the faculty on a workshop in Connecticut.

She is the director of the chamber recorder orchestra “The Eleven”. Her business

Peacock Press publishes many titles of recorder music and as Recorder Music Mail

sells recorder music all over the world.

Julie Dean gained her BMus degree in 1998 at Goldsmith College, London. In

2006, after a successful management career in retail and the licensed trade, she

returned to music, attending Trinity College of Music. She spent four years as a

postgraduate studying the recorder with Rebecca Miles and Philip Thorby as

well as viola da gamba with Alison Crum. Julie has also had recorder tuition,

courses and masterclasses with Piers Adams, Pamela Thorby, Tom Beets,

Matthias Maute and Bart Spanhove. As a recorder player her performances

have included five years at the Greenwich International Early Music Festival,

St Martin-in-the-Fields, Handel House, Southbank Centre, The Exmoor Singers

of London and historical dance group The Renaissance Footnotes. She won the

Trinity College of Music early music competition in 2011 with Ensemble

Tramontana. She performs regularly with the comedy and jazz influenced

BRLO 'British Recorder Light Orchestra', Belsize Baroque Orchestra as well as

many solo and ensemble performances.

How to enrol on the Course

If you would like to enrol for ERC 2019 please complete all sections on the application

form .

Payment can be by cheque to 'RECORDERS FOR ALL ' or by BACS with your name as

the reference.

BACS details Bank : HSBC Account name: Recorders for All

Sort code: 40-17-10 Account number: 02369214

Cancellation Policy Recorders for all is not liable for any losses incurred if you have to cancel your booking

for any reason. You are advised to take out insurance in case you are unable to attend. If

Jan is able to fill your place you will receive a full refund less a £10 administration fee.

Application form and payment should be sent to:

Jan Epps 35 Furzehatt Rd, Plymstock, Plymouth PL9 8QX (New address)

Email: jan.epps57@gmail.com Tel: 01752 417093

Shortly before the course you will be sent a detailed timetable, music list, travel

directions and general information.

CLOSING DATE for applications is 20 January 2019

Priority booking until 30 September for those

who attended the course in 2018

Please note: the information in this brochure is correct at the time of

printing but may be subject to alteration if circumstances change.

2019 Easter Course Application form

PLEASE USE BLOCK CAPITALS WHEN COMPLETING THIS FORM

Name:

Address:

Postcode:

Telephone:

Email:

Your name as you would like it on your name badge:

Please circle the recorders you will bring to the course:

sopranino descant treble tenor bass gt bass contrabass subgtbass

All course participants need to be able to play at least two sizes of recorder to Grade 3

standard. Please contact Jan if you are unsure.

CHAMBER ORCHESTRAS

If you would like to be considered for any of the chamber orchestras, please give your

preferred choice of instruments: (must be 3 different instruments).

’Easier’ chamber orchestra (Sat-Mon) with Pam Smith

First choice: Second choice: Third Choice:

‘Intermediate’ chamber orchestra (Tues-Thurs) with Pam Smith

First choice: Second choice: Third Choice:

’Advanced’ chamber orchestra with Annemarie Klein (all week)

Players should be grade 8+ standard and excellent sight-readers, must play

bass and be experienced in playing one-to-a-part.

First choice: Second choice: Third Choice:

Residential Package Accommodation is only available for those staying for the full week of the course.

Please select room type:

Single occupancy en-suite room and full board

Twin bedded en-suite room and full board (if available)

Double en-suite room and full board

The cost per person for all options £ 774

Full payment of £774

Deposit of £100 - balance due by 6th February 2019

Non Residential Package – First day of course is Saturday 30 March

Tuition, lunch and tea/coffee £66 per day

Tuition, lunch, dinner and tea/coffee £74 per day

Morning and lunch on the last day £29

Do you have any special dietary requirements such as vegetarian or gluten free?

Do you have any special accommodation requirements such as wheelchair access?