We welcome players over 16 years of age (15, if accompanied by an adult course member who will accept full responsibility), at all levels from elementary to advanced players.
Each morning starts with a tutorial class. There will be advanced classes (by audition), intermediate classes, and also two permanent ensembles, at advanced and intermediate level. These two ensemble classes are for people who do not wish to work on specific solo repertoire.Here is a list of the 2008 tutorial music (Corrected 9th April). For the people joining Intermediate 1, here are some scales (Corrected 11th April)!
There are also twice daily ensembles, graded in order of difficulty, and students can attend whichever they choose. Here is a list of the 2008 ensemble music.
There is also a concert, open to the public, on the Sunday evening. In 2008, to help us celebrate our sixtieth anniversary, it will be given by The Flanders Recorder Quartet, currently one of the world's top recorder quartets.
In the afternoon, there are the following options:
Recorder Orchestra
Renaissance Dance & Consort Music
Josquin & Friends
Contemporary Music
One-to-a-part sessions
Light music and swing
Multi Choir recorders
Ensemble Skills
Conducting
Dissecting Music
Every evening, between supper and the evening mass playing session, there is also the opportunity to sing in a choir.
At the end of the week, on the last evening, there is a student concert.
There are also shops present on the course. Recorder MusicMail is
present, with a huge stock of music, including the course set works.
We also have a visit from The Early Music Shop, which provides recorders,
early music instruments, and CDs.