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Email Newsletter Spring 2008
Welcome to the latest edition of the Dartington International Summer School Newsletter. Bookings for the 2008 season have been open for just over a week and places are selling extremely quickly. We have already sold out in the Medieval Courtyard for weeks 2,3 and 4, and Higher Close is also starting to fill up.
Bookings can be made online or by telephoning Sam McCaffery on 01803 847077.
New courses
As well as all the usual favourites such as the all-comers choir, orchestra, RockShop, Jazz and Opera we also welcome a range of new courses such as modern jive, creating music theatre, singing with ease, composition for beginners and try the double bass.
Week Two Choir
Please note that in week two the choir will be using the Novello Watkins-Shaw edition of Handel`s Theodora.
The Graeme Jenkins edition will be used by the orchestra only.
Volunteering
During the summer we have over 100 volunteers working at Dartington to help with the running of the summer school. For more information or an application form please email Maisie Hunt.
Application deadlines
All applications for the following courses must reach the office by the specified date. Late applications will not be accepted.
Financial Assistance: Friday 4 April 2008
Volunteers: Friday 18 April 2008
Advanced Courses
Advanced Chamber Music: Friday 28 March 2008
Advanced Composition: Friday 21 March 2008
Advanced Conducting: Friday 21 March 2008
Advanced Opera: Friday 21 March 2008
Auditions for Advanced Conducting and Opera will be held at the end of May in London.
Baroque Orchestra: 28 March 2008
Film Composition: 21 March 2008
Chamber Music
Weeks Four and Five: 1 May 2008
Week One: 1 July 2008
There are no application deadlines for weeks two and three
Masterclasses
Emma Kirkby: 28 March 2008
Karine Georgian: 28 March 2008
Dartington Summer Youth Programme
Alongside the 2008 Summer School, Dartington has a Summer Youth Programme of creative courses for young people aged 5 – 19 with Saturday family workshops. The three-week programme runs from 3rd August to 22nd August in Totnes and includes courses in string ensemble music, rock/pop, folk/world and laptop music, music theatre, filmmaking, photography, radio production, theatre/lighting design, stage management, sound engineering.
For more information on this non-residential programme visit www.dartington.org/summer-youth-programme or contact the [DSYP office] on 01803 847066.
A History of Dartington International Summer School
Dartington is one of the oldest and most famous music Summer Schools in the world – Britten, Copland, Stravinsky, Maxwell Davies, Du Pre, Rattle, Ades… its list of alumni really does read like a Who`s Who of music. To celebrate its illustrious history, plans are going forward for a book to be published on the history of the Summer School, to mark its first 60 years, and to look forward to the next. Written by artistic director, Gavin Henderson and archivist, Jeremy Wilson, and supported by the Summer School Foundation, the book will chart the story of the Summer School, from its earliest days at Bryanston, through its flourishing at Dartington, under the direction of William Glock, Peter Maxwell Davies and now, Gavin Henderson. It will be illustrated with a rich tapestry of photos and anecdotes, so if you have material that you believe might be worth including, please do contact summerschool@dartington.org, although we may not be able to include everything in the book! Publication is planned for Summer 2009.
Friends of Summer School
Becoming a Friend is an excellent way of supporting the charitable activities of the Summer School, as well as making new friends and keeping up to date with news and developments. To join or discuss any other donation, please email Hannah Watson for more information and a membership leaflet, or phone on (01803) 847025.
Dartington Business Circle
Dartington Business Circle is a membership scheme introduced to enable businesses to engage with the growing success of the Arts at Dartington. Businesses joining the scheme gain immediate benefits by association with Dartington`s recognised excellence in this area, and are invited to promote their association by hosting their own hospitality events within our award-winning facilities. The annual subscription is 1500 pounds plus VAT.
To join the Dartington Business Circle, and thus support our charitable activities, please contact Julie Ferris, Development Manager on 01803 847006 or email j.ferris@dartington.org
Website Forum
We are currently in the early stages of developing a website forum, where you will be able to keep in contact with friends from previous summers, ask questions, post comments, organise travel arrangements with fellow participants and make suggestions for future years. This is planned to be up on the website by mid-February, so watch this space!
Dartington Hall Donkey
As many of you will know, our friend the Dartington Hall Donkey sculpture had an unfortunate accident during a storm at summer school in 2007, and had to be taken away for recuperation. We are pleased to announce that he is now back at Dartington and is already looking forward to seeing you all in the summer!
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