2008/9/23 Mathew James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hey list, > I am hoping some people can enlighten me in summer orchestral programs that > occur in Europe. With a special interest in Germany and Austria. The next > summer preparing begins HOORAY!
Not Germany or Austria, but one I can wholeheartedly recommend is the Rehearsal Orchestra, which meets for a week in Edinburgh, usually in the 2nd or 3rd week of August. they don't have next year's programme published yet, so keep an eye on their website www.rehearsal-orchestra.org Very high standard - you are talking experienced amateurs and college-level students, and the conductors and string principals are all experienced professionals. A significant proportion of the professional players in the UK have been through the Rehearsal Orchestra at one time or another. Simon Rattle was a percussionist there when he was about 15 :-) They get through about a dozen pieces during the week. They have 4 sessions a day of 90 minutes each. A symphony will be rehearsed for a couple of sessions. A tone poem normally for one session only. They will choose a couple of the pieces to include in an informal concert (termed an "open rehearsal") at the end of the week, to which friends & relatives can be invited. You have the evenings free to go and see shows at the Edinburgh Festival or Fringe. Regards Jonathan West _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
