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1. Home
2. About Us
   1. Our Guest Experience Promise
   2. Our Story
   3. Meet the Team
      1. Peter Hewitt
      2. Dr Christopher Roberts
      3. Tim Sharp
      4. Steve Saint
      5. Liz Lipman
      6. Karen Luxon
      7. Laura Thompson
      8. Vicky Carlton
      9. Linda Steeples
      10. Kirsty Barnes
      11. Carline Bushen
      12. Ken Harriot
      13. Andrew Smart
   4. Governance
   5. How to Support Benslow Music
      1. Membership
      2. Donations and Legacies
      3. Friends of Benslow Music
      4. Sponsorship and Advertising
      5. Corporate Membership/Partnerships
3. Courses
   1. 2019 Courses
      1. April 2019 Courses
      2. February 2019 Courses
      3. January 2019 Courses
      4. July 2019 Courses
         1. An Introduction to Wind Chamber Music
         2. Baroque Trio Sonatas with Da Camera
         3. Big Band Singing Summer School
         4. Big Band Summer School
         5. Cello Summer School with Gillian Thoday
         6. Come and Sing with John Rutter
         7. Discovering the World of Jazz
         8. Edwin Roxburgh's Composing Summer School
         9. Graeme Humphrey's Piano Summer School
         10. Late Starter Piano
         11. Late Starter Violins
         12. Later Starter String Orchestra
         13. Martin Outram's Viola Summer School
         14. String and Piano Chamber Music
         15. Summer Saxes
         16. The International Viol Summer School
      5. June 2019 Courses
         1. Folk Orchestra
         2. Natural Horn Day with Anneke Scott
         3. Romantic Keyboard
         4. Tango Techniques and Styles
      6. March 2019 Courses
   2. 2020 Courses
      1. April 2020 Courses
         1. Cello Day with Jenny Curtis
         2. Flutes Inspired
         3. Ottoman and Eurasia: Crossroads of Music of the Balkans and Beyond
         4. Playing Those Changes
         5. Release your Voice
         6. String Orchestra
         7. String Orchestra: Shostakovich Day
         8. String Quartets with the Allegri
         9. The Benslow Baroque Opera: Rameau’s Les Indes Galantes
      2. February 2020 Courses
         1. Advanced String Chamber Music
         2. Bel Canto: Caccini to Puccini
         3. Brass Ensembles with Peter Bassano
         4. Clarinet Ensemble
         5. Foundation String Chamber Music
         6. French Piano Music
         7. Intermediate Piano
         8. JazzFest
         9. Music of the Jazz Masters: Ellington, Gershwin and Porter
         10. Piano Duets with Nigel and Francesca (2 night option)
         11. Piano Duets with Nigel and Francesca (3 night option)
         12. Piano Trios with the Barbican Trio
         13. Playing with Music: Improvising through the Ages
         14. Reed Making Day for Oboists
         15. String Quartets with the Coull (2 night option)
         16. String Quartets with the Coull (3 night option)
         17. String Quartets with the Maggini
         18. Two's Company: Duos for Violin and Cello
         19. Viola Day with Martin Outram
         20. West Gallery Music
         21. Wonderful Winds Flute Course
      3. January 2020 Courses
         1. A Celebration of Lieder and Song
         2. Baroque Chamber Music at A=415 (2 night option)
         3. Baroque Chamber Music at A=415 (3 night option)
         4. ClarinetFest
         5. Consorting Viols
         6. Dance Band
         7. Elementary Strings
         8. Finding your Voice in English Folk Song
         9. Folk Dance of the British Isles
         10. Folk Ensemble For All
         11. Grade 5 Theory
         12. Improve your Sight Reading for Beginners
         13. Intermediate Chamber Orchestra
         14. John White’s Wind Chamber Music
         15. Nyckelharpa Weekend
         16. Off the String!
         17. Sight Singing for Beginners
         18. Wind Ensembles with the London Myriad (2 night option)
         19. Wind Ensembles with the London Myriad (3 night option)
      4. July 2020 Courses
         1. Baroque Trio Sonatas with Da Camera
         2. Big Band Singing Summer School
         3. Big Band Summer School
         4. Cello Day with Jenny Curtis in York
         5. Discovering the World of Jazz
         6. Late Starter Piano
         7. Late Starter String Orchestra
         8. Late Starter Violins
         9. The International Viol Summer School
         10. Your Spiritual Health
      5. June 2020 Courses
         1. An Introduction to Music Therapy
         2. An Introduction to Wind Chamber Music
         3. Baroque Orchestra: Purcell, Arne and Boyce
         4. Cello Orchestra
         5. Embodying Your Opera Arias with Madeleine Holmes
         6. Flute Day with Zoë Booth
         7. Folk Accordion
         8. Folk Fiddling by Ear
         9. Folk Orchestra
         10. Grade 6 Theory and Beyond
         11. Group Quartets with the Tedesca
         12. Guitar Weekend with Gary Ryan
         13. Introduction to the Harpsichord: Baroque Style for Pianists
         14. Mix and Match with the London Myriad Ensemble
         15. Music for Piano Duo and Duet with Joseph Tong and Waka Hasegawa
         16. Playing with Ease: Explore Your Potential
         17. Romantic Keyboard
         18. String Quartets with the Tedesca (2 night option)
         19. String Quartets with the Tedesca (3 night option)
         20. Strings and Piano Chamber Music
         21. Summer Saxes
         22. Tango Techniques and Style
         23. The Benslow Chamber Orchestra
         24. Vienna, Budapest, Constantinople: Eastern European café music in the age of Brahms and Mahler
         25. Violin Workshop with Simon Smith
         26. Your Sibelius Toolkit
      6. March 2020 Courses
         1. A Can of Maggots: English Dance Music around 1700
         2. Advanced Wind Chamber Music
         3. An Introduction to String Chamber Music
         4. Bass Clarinet Extravaganza
         5. Composing with Simon Holt
         6. Consort Singing and Original Sources: William Byrd and Thomas Tallis
         7. Developing your Aural Skills
         8. Division Musick and More with Pellingmans’ Saraband
         9. Flamenco at Benslow
         10. Flamenco Guitar
         11. Free Up Your Playing
         12. From Panic to Poise: Strategies for Managing Performance Anxiety
         13. Group Quartets with Brenda Stewart
         14. Harmonica Day with Adam Glasser
         15. LuteFest (2 night option)
         16. LuteFest (3 night option)
         17. Mixed Chamber Music
         18. Natural Horn Day for Beginners
         19. Piano Sight Reading
         20. Spring Saxes
         21. Spring SongFest
         22. Springtime Recorders
         23. Viennese Masters on Piano and Fortepiano
      7. May 2020 Courses
         1. Advanced Harpsichord Accompaniment
         2. An Introduction to Song Writing
         3. Beyond the Score
         4. Come and Sing with Suzi Digby
         5. Fugues for Fun
         6. Gregorian Chant: The Joys of Singing
         7. Group Quartets with Jonathan Trout
         8. Improve your Sight Reading for Advanced Musicians
         9. Intermediate Strings
         10. Introducing Ludwig
         11. Jazz Piano
         12. Light Orchestra
         13. Oboe Extravaganza
         14. Palm Court Orchestra
         15. Partners in Song
         16. Quintessential Clarinets
         17. Schütz’s Psalms of David with music by Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli
         18. Simply Horns
         19. Small Mixed Chamber Music
         20. String Chamber Music: Growing in Confidence
         21. String Quartets with the Bingham (2 night option)
         22. String Quartets with the Bingham (3 night option)
         23. The Benslow Gospel Choir
         24. The Benslow Klezmer Orchestra
         25. Voices and Viols
   3. Standard Course Timetable
   4. Terms and Conditions
   5. A Guide to Standards
   6. Information for your Stay
   7. Frequently Asked Questions
4. Concerts
   1. Pre-concert Dining
   2. Trio Da Camera
   3. Rose Consort of Viols
   4. A Night of Jazz with Paul Eshelby and Friends
   5. Tim Richards (jazz piano)
   6. Sarah Leonard (soprano) and Stephen Gutman (piano)
   7. Pagoda Project: Paul Hutchinson (accordion) and Karen Wimhurst (clarinets)
   8. Wihan String Quartet
   9. David Campbell, Ian Scott, Margaret Archibald (clarinets) and John Flinders (piano)
   10. Lepetit Ensemble: Ute Lepetite-Clare (mezzo soprano), Stephanie Schmiderer (actress) and Marie-Noëlle Kendall (piano)
   11. Clare Wilkinson (soprano), Michael Solomon Williams (tenor) and Jacob Heringman (lute)
   12. Primrose Piano Quartet
   13. Fitzwilliam String Quartet
   14. Murder Mystery at Benslow Music
   15. Katie Sazonova (flute) and Sally Birkett (piano)
   16. Marco Marconi (jazz piano) and Simone Gubbiotti (guitar)
   17. Coull String Quartet
   18. Bridget Kerrison (soprano) and Trevor Hughes (piano)
   19. Joglaresa (medieval band)
   20. London Klezmer Quartet
   21. Bingham String Quartet and Nigel Clayton (piano)
   22. Tedesca String Quartet
   23. Coriolis Wind Quintet
   24. Charlotte Walker (cello) and Sally Birkett (piano)
   25. Murder Mystery at Benslow Music
   26. Ceilidh: Laurel Swift, Hazel Askew and Ben Moss
   27. Marco Marconi (jazz piano) and Mark Wade (double bass)
   28. Coull String Quartet
   29. Trevor Hughes (piano) and Friends
   30. Maggini String Quartet
   31. Nigel North and Michal Gondko (Renaissance Lutes)
   32. Tom Caldecote (clarinet)
   33. Allegri String Quartet
   34. Alicia Chaffey (piano)
   35. Benslow Baroque Opera: Rameau's Les Indes Galantes
   36. Tatcho Drom (world music)
   37. Lydia Dobson's Piano Trio
   38. Bingham String Quartet
   39. Tedesca String Quartet
   40. Alyse Faith (flute) and Sally Birkett (piano)
   41. Sebastian Müller (violin) and Gerhard Vielhaber (piano)
   42. Rose Consort of Viols
   43. A Night of Jazz with Paul Eshelby and Friends
5. Venue
   1. Bed and Breakfast
   2. Gift Shop
   3. Campus
   4. Gardens
   5. Catering
   6. Library
6. Hire
   1. Music Facilities Hire
   2. Business Conference Hire
   3. Private Event Hire
7. News
   1. Arts Administration Work Placements
   2. Benslow Music Recipes
   3. Chris' Column
   4. Instrument Loan Scheme Building: Exciting News!
   5. January to July 2020 Brochure Preview
   6. Love Music? Want to meet new people?
   7. Music Making Since 1929
   8. Notes from our CEO
   9. Open Day: Sunday 28 July 2019
   10. Outreach and Engagement
   11. Pre-Concert Dining
   12. Snap, Share, Win!
   13. Summer Schools 2019
   14. Talks and Lecture Recitals
       1. 1929 – Four British Composers
       2. Bring Me Sunshine – The lives and work of Morecambe and Wise
       3. Fingers Crossed! – Superstitions
       4. He’s Behind You! – A history of the Pantomime
       5. “Don’t forget the paper chains” – a Wartime Christmas
       6. Partners in Crime: What are the challenges, the joys and technical details of sharing a desk in a professional orchestra?
       7. Behind the Curtain at the Opera: A Singer’s Experience
       8. Singing in Shakespeare: Songs for Love, Magic, Healing and more
       9. Birds and Music: A Violinist’s View
   15. Young Composers Competition 2020
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