Programme

During the week of January 24th, 2005 there will be a series of concerts, masterclasses and competitions at The Trinity College of Music (TCM) called

The TCM Brass Experience 2005. 

All brass students at TCM will be involved and take part in some way or form in this exciting project.

Monday January 24th January 2005

2:30-5:30, Peacock Room, Trumpet Workshop with Rod Franks, Principal Tpt LSO. Rod will work on general tpt technique and style, plus a session on set orchestral repertoire. Approx 6 students will be chosen to perform in this class. These students will be expected to have prepared the orchestral repertoire and to perform a short solo work (or part of). The orchestral repertoire will be available from me at the very start of next term. Rod will also give a disability related lecture on his recent surgery and subsequent return to playing.

3:00-6:00, Theatre Studio, RPO Low Brass repertoire workshop. TCM trombones and tubas will join and play along with the RPO section on prepared and set orchestral repertoire. The orchestral repertoire will be available from me at the very start of next term.

Tuesday January 25th January 2005

Lunchtime Recital in the Chapel by Onyx Brass. Onyx will be augmented by a small number of TCM students to perform alongside them in arrangements of Tallis and Holst. The TCM students chosen to play will be notified direct by myself at the beginning of term and will be coached and prepared for their performance by Onyx Tubist, David Gordon Shute in the week prior to the concert

Wednesday January 26th January 2005 5:00-8:00, Peacock Room. 

The prestigious Philip Jones Brass Chamber Prize. Please read the accompanying form and don't miss the deadline! This year the competition will be judged by Paul Archibald, who will also give a short solo recital prior to the final adjudication. The winning ensemble will also be expected to play in the next evening's Gala Concert in Blackheath.

Thursday January 27th January 2005

Lunchtime Concert, St Alfege's, Greenwich by TCM Trombones directed by Roger Harvey. Primary and secondary school trombonists from Lewisham Music Services will also join us.

An evening Gala Concert in Blackheath. 

This Gala Concert will feature many short programmes of music by a variety of amateur, professional and youth brass ensembles. These include:

• Southwark Children's Foundation Primary Brass, 
• Jr TCM Brass, 
• Dartford Grammer School Brass, 
• Surrey Brass, 
• TCM Brass, 
• PJ Brass Chamber Prize winners, 
• Brass Ensemble from Tilburg Conservatoire, Holland, 
• Welsh Guards Brass Ensemble, 
• Brass 10 and 
• London Brass.
• All TCM horn players will join the London Sinfonietta's Pip Eastop to develop and create an improvised horn project entitled "Boxing". 
• Oren Marshall will be performing a solo spot for "Prepared Tuba". Post concert "Jazz in the Bar" will fuel the festival feel to the evening.

Friday January 28th January 2005

Lunchtime Concert, St George's RC Cathedral, Southwark by TCM Brass and Organ.

3:00-6:00 and 7:00-9:00, Peacock Room. Public Masterclass for Trumpet with Bo Nilsson (Sweden). One student from Jr TCM and two players from the Welsh Guards will join approx 10 TCM students chosen for this prestigious class with this internationally reknowned specialist.

Saturday January 29th January 2005

Masterclasses at Jr TCM with RPO Principal Brass players, Brian Thomson (Tpt) Martin Owen (Hrn) and Graham Lee (Tbn). A TCM student trumpet and tuba player will join the above three distinguished performers and teachers to form a quintet, who will perform a short lunchtime recital. The TCM students chosen to join the RPO players will be notified directly at the start of next term.

Sunday January 30th January 2005

Brass Concerto Prelim's adjudicated by Helen Vollam, Principal Trombone BBC Symphony Orchestra.

This programme may be subject to change.

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