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2010 |
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| Fri 30 Apr - Tue 4 May |
38th International Conference, Bruges
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A full programme as ever, and lots of conviviality too. This picture is from one of the UK contributions, a demonstration of electric instruments. |
| Sun 25th April at Birmingham Conservatoire | National Forum Day | The highlight was a demonstration of Wider Opportunities group teaching presented by Claire and Ruth from Solihull Music Service, together with classes of students. |  |
| Sun 16th May at Birmingham Hippodrome | National AGM |  |
Among all the usual formalities, both Sheila Nelson (seen here with ESTA national Chairman David Marcou and ESTA company secrtary Patricia Kavanagh Brown seated) and Marian Seymour were presented with Lifetime Achievment awards. |
| Sun 6th Jun | A House Meeting on repertoire |
Cathy Elliott led the session at our house. The first of a series in which she is meeting membes locally to look at what pieces they like to use for teaching. We passed round the fiddle, trying out pieces from the TG Grades 2 and 4 violin exams. Here it's Sue's turn. |
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| Sun 15th - Fri 20th August at Dean Close School |
UK Summer School in Cheltenham
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Sorry, we couldn't go this year because I was hospitalised. By all accounts, it was up to standard. | Details coming on the ESTA GB website or in the next issue of Arco. |
| Sun 17th Oct |
ESTAWM 2010 AGM at the Elgar Birthplace Centre, with a Presentation on Trinity Guildhall Examinations given by Marianne Olyver and Robert Schuck. |
Photo censored. The artistes said it wasn't professional enough! Yes, I'm being childish about it. |
Both instructive and very enjoyable. After demonstrating exam pieces from a range of grades, the two Trinity Guildhall examiners moved on to the technical exam work. To illustrate some of the supporting tests, pianist/clarinettist Robert (having had just one short violin lesson) was made to play some tests from the Initial syllabus, and we all had to try marking one piece using the examiners' guidelines. After our brief AGM they played (very nicely) a few light pieces, including a little known Serenade in G for violin and piano by Elgar which attracted much interest, but which appears to be out of print. |
| Sun 14th November | National Forum Day, Clarendon Muse, Watford | Steven Doane masterclasses (right) - good value as ever - coping with stage fright - also pretty engaging when it got going - and AB aural tests - a dull subject clunkily presented if you ask me. | Photo of Steve |
2011 |
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| Sun 10th April | National Forum Day in Cardiff | Apart from the masterclasses, with mostly local candidates, the rest of the programme was called off because hardly anybody applied. | I wasn't all that surprised. But to think, I'd moved my birthday party specially for it. It was still a great party though. |
| Sun 15th May | National AGM at Birmingham Hippodrome | ||
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| Sun 16th October |
ESTAWM 2011 AGM at the Elgar Birthplace Centre, with a Pupils' Concert |
At the AGM following the Pupils' Concert a vote was passed that the West Midlands Centre of ESTA GB would cease to be active. The Committee would go into abeyance indefinitely. There were no plans to hold any more Regional events. | Mrs Janet Thomas would apply to become the Regional representative of ESTA. All future inquiries should be addressed to the Regional representative named in the estastrings.org.uk website. |
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