The Great Wessex String Day Kindly supported by SoundStorm - Bournemouth and Poole's Music Education Hub Date: Saturday April 21st, 2018 Time: 10am - 5pm Location: Jellicoe Theatre Building, The College, Danecourt Road, Parkstone, Dorset. BH14 0PO
All things strings!! What a day it was.. with a full timetable of music to listen to and participate in, demonstrations and stringed info galore.
Open rehearsals - visit and observe string quartet and trio rehearsals
Specialist sectional coaching - be coached by CWYM staff and visiting professionals, ably assisted by WYO principal string players
Introductions to the endangered viola and double bass species - have the opportunity to try out these lesser-spotted stringed instruments!
Mass string ensemble - an ensemble of three parts - with individual rehearsals and coaching tailored to Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced playing levels, culminating in a Mass ensemble collaboration, with performance at the end of the day
Performance demonstrations from professional tutors and WYO string principals alike
Meet a luthier - see how stringed instruments work, are made and repaired!
Final performance at the end of the day.
All playing levels welcomed.
Fish'n chip lunch (or similar) available to pre-order, (lunch prices will be forwarded following receipt of application form).