The Halcyon string quartet from Royal Academy of Music London are going to be our resident string quartet at Broadstone Music Series Summer School 26th -28th July this year.
Apart from the quartet tutoring on the course, our young string players will be able to play alongside them and listen to them perform. Nathalie Green-Buckley, the violist is an ex Dorset girl who studied music at Cambridge and has regularly appeared in the Broadstone Music Series. We are excited to be able to have them at the summer school which will give a whole new dynamic to the tutoring this year. It will be a great experience for the young quartet too, we know they are just as delighted to be with us as we are looking forward to having them.
There are still a few spaces on the Summer School 2017 if you are quick.
You may have seen our recent post about regular visiting artists, the Fieri Consort, releasing their debut album Tears of a Lover, which was launched a couple of weeks ago.
The Fieri Consort are currently fundraising for their next album which promises to be quite a follow up to this initial offering. The album will revolve around the Musica Transalpina, a set of madrigals which were collected in Italy and ‘brought across the alps ‘ to London where they influenced many of the great musicians and composers of the time.
The Project is being match funded by a generous donor so every penny counts double! If you were to donate £100 it could be worth up to £225 to Fieri.
If, like many others, you would like to support this amazing project please click here to be taken to their crowdfunding page.
If you were lucky enough to hear the amazing Fieri Consort when they performed at the Broadstone Music Series you may be interested in their new album – ‘Tears of a Lover’ which was launched at a stunning concert in London last night.
And if you missed them, this is your chance to get acquainted. The album, produced by the one and only John Rutter, is stunning and you cannot fail to be impressed by their sound and musicianship.
The disk explores the music of Monteverdi and other works from the era plus several works which are inspired by him.
We hope that they will visit us again in the not too distant future.
Congratulations beautiful singers; you must be delighted.
The timetable is currently being put together and when accurate numbers are known more details will follow so keep checking back here regularly.
So far the timetable is:
10-4.30pm
We would like to extend our thanks to Wonderful Winds for providing our ensemble music for the double reed day. This will allow the tutors and participants to take part in a wide variety of musical activities, for which we would like to thank them.
28th January 2017 4pm – 6pm
St John’s Church Broadstone.
Flute workshop by Holly Cook with Helen Nicholas on piano.
Masterclasses, ensemble playing and workshop on ethnic flutes, western flutes and whistles.
All ages welcome but limited places available. Only 4 Masterclass slots are available so this will be on first come 1st serve basis.
Please apply below
Deadline is 17th January.
Dorchester piano quartet recital
Sunday March 12th 4pm,
St John the Baptist Church Macauley Road Broadstone
violin – Jennifer Curiel, viola – Pasha Willis, cello – Sally Flann, Piano – Peter Oakes
Dorchester Piano Quartet is a recent extension of Dorchester Piano Trio which has given concerts in and around Dorset for the last 10 years. The group is based at Dorset County Museum and its concerts pair a sonata with a piece for the full group.
The programme will also include short performance of Mozart And Beethoven performed by local young musicians who have been coached by the Dorchester Quartet as part of our education programme for young musicians.
Tickets are £10 Adults, U18s & Students £3 – on the door or from Hintons on the Broadway Broadstone.
For anyone who may be interested in learning a double-reed instrument; children and adults alike. A specialist will be on hand with oboes and bassoons for you to try. We can give you information about finding a teacher and hiring an instrument through SoundStorm Music Hub; teacher lists and plenty of other advice about these unusual instruments. Stay to hear the tutor performances and ensembles if you would like to.
We have a wonderful day lined up with a tutors’ performance, masterclasses and playing in a massed ensemble.
Come along to Kinson Community Centre for a day of all things double reed with:
Masterclass or workshop participation:
The masterclasses & workshops must be booked in advance, please use our sign up form below as soon as possible, places are limited!
Double reed day: limited places remaining - Although the masterclass is now sold out it’s not too late to sign up to take part in an ensemble or to try an instrument. You don’t need to be a player already, if you are interested in trying out an unusual instrument, then here is your chance! Come along to the Dorset Double Reed … Continue reading Double reed day: limited places remaining 
Double reed day, a taster! - Here’s a quick video of our double reed day tutors rehearsing last week to whet your appetite for the double reed workshop. For more information visit the double reed day page here
Double reed day supported by Wonderful winds - We would like to extend our thanks to Wonderful Winds for providing our ensemble music for the double reed day. This will allow the tutors and participants to take part in a wide variety of musical activities, for which we would like to thank them.
Try an Oboe or a Bassoon - If you are interested in trying out an unusual instrument, then here is your chance! Come along to the Dorset Double Reed Day on Sunday 5th February, 10-4:30 at the Kinson Community Centre. You will have a chance to hear these wonderful instruments in action in a concert given by the tutors. All four tutors … Continue reading Try an Oboe or a Bassoon Featuring the talents of Poole’s Young chamber musicians. An evening concert at St John’s Church in Broadstone at 7.30pm.
selection of arrangements : Trumpet Tristan Hardyman & Joseph Stickney, horn Sebastian Rowe, Trombone George Farrell, tuba Jake Bartlett.
“Forcing the Pace” by Christopher Norton
Unaccompanied Bach cello suite “Bouree 1 and 2”
Bridge piano trio “Valse Russe” no7 from Miniatures
Weber. Op. 34 I. Allegro
performers: Lola Brown Araujo, Jacob Gritt, Tristan Apperley, Harry Hanwell, Anna Whitehead.
Pleyel Quartet in D minor movement 1.
Jacob Gritt, Matthew Butterfield, Harry Hanwell, Liam Murphy,
Hummel “Rondo all”Ungherie” op 107 no 6
Haydn “Divertimento”
Alice Stein, Tammy Sullivan, Lucy Moorsom, Megan Whitehead, Lydia Bennett.
Boccherini string quintet in C major movement 1 “Andante con moto”
Lewis Lee, Jasmine Rhind, Tristan Apperley, Frankie Holman, Lauren Hardyman.
