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Apprentice Scheme Course Content
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Photos of Previous Schemes
First Rehearsals in glór with Dr. Dave Flynn
Early Rehearsals in glór 2013
Bjorn Bantock Conducts Rehearsals in St. Flannan's College, Ennis
Bjorn & Dave Confer
Full Rehearsal in glór
The Final Piece Premiered From Memory
Photos by John O'Neill
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!
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