Apprentice Scheme Course Content
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Course Outline
Rehearsal/Event Schedule:
28th October - 3rd November 2017 - Daily Rehearsals in Lisheenkyle National School, Athenry, Galway.
Timetable TBC. Day off on Tuesday 31st October (Halloween)
Directed by Founder/Artistic Director Dr. Dave Flynn and Principal Conductor Bjorn Bantock
IMO section leaders will attend some or all rehearsals and provide section mentoring.
3rd and 4th November 2017 - Concerts in Galway (Venue TBC) and Christchurch Cathedral. Dublin
Overall Course Goal
To train the Apprentice Orchestra towards a the World Premiere of The Memory Symphony and excerpts of The Clare Concerto with the Core Irish Memory Orchestra, conducted by Bjorn Bantock.
Course Aims
To teach musicians from different performance backgrounds to blend as a cross-genre orchestra
To teach musicians how to perform orchestral music from memory, without using sheet-music
To develop individual musicians’ ability within a large ensemble setting
To Introduce musicians to new orchestral performance techniques
To teach musicians how to listen closely to fellow musicians within a large orchestra setting
To teach musicians to integrate traditional Irish music performance techniques into an orchestral setting i.e. Ornamentation, bowing/articulation, tone, variations etc.
To teach these Irish traditional music performance techniques to those more familiar with jazz or classical music
To teach classical orchestra performance techniques to those more familiar with traditional or jazz music i.e. Bowing/articulation, dynamics, extended techniques, counterpoint, poly-rhythms
To teach musicians about the role of a conductor and how to follow a conductor’s instructions
To teach musicians to improve their technique and musicality through orchestral playing
To encourage leadership within orchestra sections by appointing selected apprentices as section leaders within the Apprentice Orchestra
To give musicians a powerful, unique experience they will never forget!
Rehearsal/Event Schedule:
28th October - 3rd November 2017 - Daily Rehearsals in Lisheenkyle National School, Athenry, Galway.
Timetable TBC. Day off on Tuesday 31st October (Halloween)
Directed by Founder/Artistic Director Dr. Dave Flynn and Principal Conductor Bjorn Bantock
IMO section leaders will attend some or all rehearsals and provide section mentoring.
3rd and 4th November 2017 - Concerts in Galway (Venue TBC) and Christchurch Cathedral. Dublin
Overall Course Goal
To train the Apprentice Orchestra towards a the World Premiere of The Memory Symphony and excerpts of The Clare Concerto with the Core Irish Memory Orchestra, conducted by Bjorn Bantock.
Course Aims
To teach musicians from different performance backgrounds to blend as a cross-genre orchestra
To teach musicians how to perform orchestral music from memory, without using sheet-music
To develop individual musicians’ ability within a large ensemble setting
To Introduce musicians to new orchestral performance techniques
To teach musicians how to listen closely to fellow musicians within a large orchestra setting
To teach musicians to integrate traditional Irish music performance techniques into an orchestral setting i.e. Ornamentation, bowing/articulation, tone, variations etc.
To teach these Irish traditional music performance techniques to those more familiar with jazz or classical music
To teach classical orchestra performance techniques to those more familiar with traditional or jazz music i.e. Bowing/articulation, dynamics, extended techniques, counterpoint, poly-rhythms
To teach musicians about the role of a conductor and how to follow a conductor’s instructions
To teach musicians to improve their technique and musicality through orchestral playing
To encourage leadership within orchestra sections by appointing selected apprentices as section leaders within the Apprentice Orchestra
To give musicians a powerful, unique experience they will never forget!
