GUO Summer School

GRAND UNION YOUTH ORCHESTRA SUMMER SCHOOL

MONDAY 1st TO THURSDAY 4th AUGUST 2016

OUNDLE SCHOOL, OUNDLE, PETERBOROUGH PE8 4EE

This great venture by the Grand Union Orchestra is now in its third year, offering young musicians aged 12-21 the opportunity to:

• Work alongside leading professional musicians

• Learn about world music, first hand, from experts

• Discover new instruments and develop improvisation skills

• Meet and create with like-minded young musicians

• Take part in the final concert featuring music created in the workshops

Under the general direction of Tony Haynes, Grand Union’s founder composer/director, sessions are led by musicians who have worked together as Grand Union’s core team for many years, including:

Shanti Jayasinha (Sri Lanka/Scotland) – trumpet, cello, Course Director

Claude Deppa (South Africa) – trumpet, African drums

Louise Elliott (Australia) – tenor saxophone, flute

Yousuf Ali Khan (Bangladesh) – tabla, dholak

Carlos Fuentes (Chile) – Latin-American percussion

Lilia Iontcheva (Bulgaria) – tuned percussion, congas

Ruijun Hu (China) – dizi, xiao (Chinese flutes)

 

Full details and an application form can be downloaded here:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/70699312/GUO%20Summer%20School%202016%20brochure.pdf