Winter Advanced Cello Orchestra

Start the new year with an encouraging weekend of cello music. Working with Jenny Curtis, you’ll form a cello orchestra and explore a wide range of music, written in anything from three to eight parts. Repertoire will include pieces originally written for cello and works transcribed or adapted from other types of ensembles. Through this, you'll work on techniques and skills to improve your playing as well as approaches to interpretation, enabling you to give voice to a variety of musical styles.

By the end of the weekend, you’ll have boosted your confidence and been able to ‘let yourself go’ as you play, embodying the pieces, thinking about the music and worrying less about individual notes. 

Playing a variety of pieces for cello ensemble will explore techniques that will inform your playing. You'll work on ensemble playing and how to rehearse repertoire in depth, applying the techniques discussed throughout the course. 

You will stay together as one group throughout the weekend. Course repertoire will be set, with parts allocated in advance, suitable to your playing level.  

This course is suitable for cellists playing at a Confident or Skilful level and who are looking to refine their ensemble playing. Please see our Ability Levels Explained for further details. 

Music will be sent out ahead of the course. Jenny will allocate your parts, suitable to your playing ability level. Please apply giving yourself enough time to prepare for the course.

In addition to your instrument, please bring your spike holder, a pencil suitable for making markings and a notebook for any notes your wish to make.