Resources from workshops and online rehearsals from August 2020 to May 2021:
Mozart Symphony 40
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZFnROzcZfLuebD-EhJtPLDNr5rn0uXuZZ8jKPuI8Npo/edit?usp=sharing
Beethoven Symphony 8
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UtYKdPqDB-WL1AF3NkGbEcVGSRNZVJmWGncpZlQ8XKU/edit?usp=sharing
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances mvt 1
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1r_KGNkSSR3xxQEkKVt3qCoM8wZobz7qwkB9oAq6yQrw/edit
Wagner‘s last two overtures (including Charlie Chaplin)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16zxSDUIRJHCu5gFd-RM_WLCc6wzTUEtlebNvbjEyVEw/edit?usp=sharing
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker Pas de deux
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1W3xoI_mAg-84ysnK-XBMETj259IHbbvBAD31AgBdHcc/edit?usp=sharing
New Year’s Workshop (Strauss II)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vzncUEn4HC233WU-nBVN1hFMNz-76kbqzNsl8t8CuA4/edit?usp=sharing
Dvorak Symphony 7
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1A-Gr_zoEljv2S4VgdjGUYMERiDMs67PF5kHYKeXkzn4/edit?usp=sharing
Mendelssohn The Hebrides, Wagner Siegfried Idyll, Janacek Rikadla, Beethoven Symphony 2
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PXtfmt0X9iUUpSmNaz6ygIwugwKqe1N6XJx92YLblJs/edit?usp=sharing
Saint-Saens & Ravel
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HJWioRp1J05PN0n0g1-pSzgSWWg9MrbtZVtj5LNpWxY/edit?usp=sharing
Participants said:
“one of the most productive 3 hours that I have ever experienced”
“I enjoyed that we were given detailed context & guidance before we started playing so that we could get the most out of the piece.”
“The playthrough was inspirational”
“It was really great to have an opportunity to play with other people.”
“Great balance of activities, especially enjoyed the Alex Technique”
“This is a really excellent opportunity for people who may have fallen out of playing their instrument to get back into some group playing – it’s safe (no-one can hear you), satisfying (you do feel like you’re a part of the whole work thanks to the excellent piano accompaniment) and utterly non-judgemental. For those who are a bit more accomplished, I imagine it’s nice having a pro to guide on finer points of technique etc. It’s a nice, broad way of encouraging people of all abilities to play together without the pressures of expectations around standards getting in the way.”
“The whole thing was a joy!”
“I absolutely loved it”
Oliver Till 