French Horn Ensemble Day
Open to all French Horn players aged 18 or under of all musical abilities.
Admission £40 (a limited number of bursaries are available)
About our French Horn Day
Enjoy an inspirational day with three fabulous tutors at Wells Cathedral School in collaboration with the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. The day will focus on horn ensemble playing and the workshops will take place in and around Cedars Hall, our state of the art concert hall. The day will include:
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Coached ensembles to develop your ensemble and horn playing
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A lunchtime recital by the tutoring team
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Paxman Horns trade stand with horns and accessories to try and buy
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A concert featuring the participants for family and friends at the end of the day.
Bursaries
If the £40 fee is a barrier to being able to attend, we’d like to invite you to apply for one of our bursaries worth up to £20 off the fee (limited availability). To apply, please contact our Music School on [email protected] with your name, the name of the course you’d like to attend, your current grade and details of your request.
More Details
Refreshments will be provided, but please bring a packed lunch. We will contact participants nearer the time with further details.
If you have any questions, please contact our Music School on [email protected] and they would be very happy to help.
Elspeth Dutch is one of the UK’s foremost horn players. Elspeth has been Principal of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for over 20 years, and teaches at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. She was a former pupil of Simon de Souza.
David Oxley studied at Wells and the RCM and now works as a performer in popular West End musical theatre shows. He has played with the great Dame Shirley Bassey, pop band McFly and many great jazz performers. He teaches at the London Oratory School.
Simon de Souza studied with virtuoso Ifor James before becoming a horn player and teacher. He performs with the quintet Chaconne Brass and freelances with orchestras and in the West End. Simon has taught as a specialist horn teacher at Wells Cathedral School, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Junior Royal Academy of Music and Purcell School.