For Musicians
Young musicians
Britten Sinfonia has developed relationships with a number of schools and youth orchestras over the years, and offers regular coaching sessions for young musicians. Talented instrumentalists from Hills Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge benefit from chamber music coaching from some of Britten Sinfonia’s most experienced principal players.
Music students
Britten Sinfonia works in partnership with the music departments at Cambridge University and Anglia Ruskin University, as well as the Krakow Academy of Music in Poland and a number of other Higher Education institutions. Our annual Composers’ Workshop offers Cambridge University students the opportunity to have their works performed by musicians from Britten Sinfonia and discussed by established composers. This year, young American composer Nico Muhly will be coaching the students.
Links
If you want to find out more about music and musicians, the SoundJunction website is a fantastic and ever-growing resource. And you might see some familiar faces whilst you’re there. You can listen to Britten Sinfonia performing David Horne’s Emerging Dances, and find out all sorts of information about the piece.
Budding instrumentalists can also find out how Ben Chappell got started on the cello, what made Joy Farrall take up the clarinet, and why Clare Finnimore switched from violin to viola. If you are interested in instruments, you can watch Simon Gunton introduce the many and varied characters of the trombone; find out from Miranda Dale how a violin bow works; or see Steve Williams show you the bigger equivalent on the double bass.
And anyone interested in a musical career can find out what it’s like for percussionist David Hockings and harpist Lucy Wakeford. Finally, bassoonist Gareth Twigg dishes the dirt on what it’s really like to play for Britten Sinfonia!
Calendar
Next Production
Concentric Paths
Dijon, Cambridge, New York, Norwich, London and Dublin
11 - 28 February 2012
A compelling programme designed by the brilliant Thomas Ades who features at the piano and as conductor.
Composers' Workshop 2012
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
04 February 2012 10:00am
Hear the inner workings of a composition in progress at this day-long event offering an intriguing insight into the world of contemporary composition.
Concentric Paths
Opéra de Dijon, Dijon
11 February 2012 8:00pm
A compelling programme designed by the brilliant Thomas Ades who features at the piano and as conductor.
Family Music Day
West Road Concert Hall (FMD), Cambridge
18 February 2012 1:15pm
Get ready to tweet, chirp and flap your wings in time for a celebration of birds and birdsong. Join a flock of Britten Sinfonia musicians for hands-on music making and activites inspired by our feathered friends.
Concentric Paths
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
20 February 2012 7:30pm
A compelling programme designed by the brilliant Thomas Ades who features at the piano and as conductor.
Concentric Paths
Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, New York
22 February 2012 7:30pm
A compelling programme designed by the brilliant Thomas Ades who features at the piano and as conductor.
Concentric Paths
Norwich Theatre Royal, Norwich
25 February 2012 7:30pm
A compelling programme designed by the brilliant Thomas Ades who features at the piano and as conductor.
Concentric Paths
Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
27 February 2012 7:30pm
A compelling programme designed by the brilliant Thomas Ades who features at the piano and as conductor.
Concentric Paths
National Concert Hall, Dublin
28 February 2012 8:00pm
A compelling programme designed by the brilliant Thomas Ades who features at the piano and as conductor.
