THE DILLINGTON SUMMER SCHOOL AND GUITAR FESTIVALSummer School: 28 July - 3 August 2013
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Now
in its 19th
year,
this Summer School offers a wide-ranging programme of ensemble
playing for classical guitarists of all ages and abilities. The
emphasis is on participation, with students working in a
non-competitive and supportive environment but please note the course
is not suitable for complete beginners. In 2013, course director
Peter Rueffer will be joined by guest tutor Lydia Hepworth as well as
regulars Arne Brattland and Steve Marsh. Students work in small
ensemble groups (8–10 players) and in a guitar orchestra (30+
players). Parts range in difficulty from intermediate
(grade 3) to advanced (grade 8+), and are allocated in accordance with
students' technical standard and music reading ability (based on a
standard
of play questionnaire). In addition, students may wish to participate in a performance class given by the Agostino Duo (guitar duet). A timetable for the week together with all the music required for the course will be made available approximately one month before the course allowing some advance preparation to be made.
There will be performance opportunities for all in daily
lunchtime recitals as well as in the student ensemble concert on the
last day. A party for students and invited guests follows this concert and marks the end of the course. A comprehensive selection of sheet music, recordings and accessories will be on sale throughout the week.
Peter Rueffer has a wide experience as a performer that ranges from duo partnerships with guitarists Jason Carter and Jeff Rodrigues, to concerts with Gilbert Biberian’s “Omega” and a career spanning some twenty five years as a founder member of the Pro Arte Guitar Trio. With the PAGT he has made several CDs and given numerous broadcasts and concerts throughout Europe and the UK including many recitals at London’s Purcell Room and Wigmore Hall. His work as an arranger for guitar ensemble is well known and his settings for guitar orchestra were awarded first prize at the biennial Kirklees National Guitar Orchestra Competition on three successive occasions in 1998, 2000 and 2002. He is currently musical director of the Cambridge Guitar Orchestra and guitar tutor at Bedford Modern School. The Dillington Guitar Festival: 28 July – 1 August 2013The Dillington Guitar Festival, which runs concurrently with the Summer School, is a series of public concerts devoted to the guitar played in various ensemble combinations. Tickets to all concerts are included in the course fee for both residents and non-residents.
Contact and enquiries for the Dillington
Summer School and Guitar Festival
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