Aberystwyth MusicFest International Festival and Summer School 2009! 25 July-1 August

Aberystwyth MusicFest International Festival and Summer School 2009!

Saturday 25 July - Saturday 1 August 2009

The spectacular coastline of Cardigan Bay in West Wales is a fine backdrop for this inspirational week of Living Music. Aberystwyth MusicFest is an enticing fusion of Music Festival and Summer School; of experience and learning; of performance and appreciation. The engagement of audience, student, and artist alike creates the unique community atmosphere of MusicFest - 'refreshing, rewarding and thoroughly inspirational'.

The Summer School is unique in offering organised, structured chamber music opportunities and coaching, as well as superb learning experiences through the festival of concerts given by the tutors themselves (as resident artists all of them are leading performers as well as inspirational teachers). Based on the ethos of 'learning through listening, practice & performance', courses are run for string quartet, violin, viola, cello, wind octets, flute, clarinet, brass, saxophone, composition, latin/jazz and voice. This year we are also offering a course in Practical Psychology for professional or student teachers and performers.

For 2009 we will also be offering a free workshop 'Freeing your Arms' based on the Alexander Technique as well as free Yoga classes, these workshops are open to summer school participants only.

Bookings open on the 19th January 2009

Tuition:
adults: £380
students in full-time education £280
Practical Psychology Course: £275 / £250 (for bookings before 1st May 2009)

Accommodation:
self-catering accommodation : £145

Bursaries
Generous bursaries are available until 1st July for full time students, through the Friends of Musicfest.

You can find this one here: http://www.abermusicfest.org/intro.htm