Listed on April 11, 2014 by Benslow in Blogs!Due to unforeseen circumstances Jane Wilkinson has had to withdraw from our production of TheodoraRead more ...
Listed on December 9, 2013 by Benslow in Featured CoursesShea Lolin’s course, which carefully caters for a wide ability range, aims to develop your solo and ensemble playing both by working through the pieces you bring along and by presenting you with fresh challenges.Read more ...
Listed on December 2, 2013 by Benslow in Featured CoursesThis new course, led by the London Mozart Players’ former principal clarinetist and Education and Community Manager Margaret Archibald, offers participants the chance to prepare performances which we will then take into care homes in our neighbourhood.Read more ...
Listed on November 25, 2013 by Benslow in Featured CoursesJoel Bell returns for his third course devoted to the art of improvisation. He’ll be encouraging participants to devise improvisatory works as they go along, combining the vital spontaneity with the equally important sense of shape which all good improvisations require. Read more ...
Listed on November 25, 2013 by Benslow in Featured CoursesOne of the most admired British composers of his generation, Andrew Toovey is also an experienced, sensitive and inspirational teacher. On this midweek course he advises and encourages, enabling students to find their own voices while developing the sometimes painful skills of self-criticism and self-editing. Read more ...
Listed on November 9, 2013 by Benslow in Featured CoursesThis popular Saturday afternoon course with the wise and affable Jen Lynch combines fun with invaluable help with technical and interpretative issues.Read more ...
Listed on November 9, 2013 by Benslow in Featured CoursesThis talk examines the songs that Warlock, Moeran and some of their friends composed in this period, when their admiration for the music of Delius, English folk song and the Elizabethan madrigal went hand in hand with the downing of a sea of alcohol.Read more ...
Listed on November 5, 2013 by Benslow in A new website, Featured CoursesAs well as looking at great works by composers such as Handel, Mozart, Puccini, Verdi, and Wagner and examining that delicate relationship between words and music, we’ll take works by lesser known composers and talk about opera’s changing position within societies past and present.Read more ...
Listed on October 30, 2013 by Benslow in Member NewsBenslow Christmas Cards are now available in addition to a new blank card (without greeting) showing a watercolour of Benslow Music painted by local artist Nona Blay. Read more ...
Listed on October 29, 2013 by LeisureCourses.net in Member NewsWhether you have visited Benslow or not, the Team would like your views on their music shop and also about wifi.
If you would like to help and can spare a minute or two please visit their website www.benslowmusic.org.Read more ...
Listed on October 28, 2013 by LeisureCourses.net in Member News, SingingBenslow Music invites advanced singers to audition for solo roles (all registers) for our renowned baroque opera course (21 – 27 April 2014), ending with a fully-staged public performance of Handel’s Theodora.Read more ...
Listed on October 25, 2013 by Benslow in Featured CoursesKatharine will lead you carefully through the requirements of the Associated Board’s Grade 6 Theory exam, giving you the expertise and confidence to meet the challenge of the examination room head on.Read more ...
Listed on October 21, 2013 by Benslow in Featured CoursesPerhaps you’ve only ever played the piano on your own, or perhaps you already play duets on one or two pianos. Either way, Anne Applin and Geoffrey Pratley offer plentiful expertise and guide you in master classes and individual lessons. Read more ...
Listed on October 18, 2013 by Benslow in Featured CoursesChi Kung (or Qi Gong) exercises are some of the oldest surviving exercise techniques to have emerged from China. They were evolved as easy exercises for developing energy in order to improve health and well-being and for encouraging mental and physical relaxation.Read more ...
Listed on October 11, 2013 by Benslow in A new website, Featured CoursesFrom Elgar to MacMillan and beyond the last century has seen an explosion of British creative talent. One composer of special significance to this explosion was Benjamin Britten, who was born one hundred years ago.Read more ...
Listed on September 22, 2013 by Benslow in Featured CoursesAndrew Sparling leads a new course designed to help candidates for Grades 7 and 8 clarinet. Bring along the pieces you are preparing and he’ll offer you interpretative and technical guidance. We begin at 10 am and finish at about 5 pm, and to help sustain your energy a delicious lunch will be provided.Read more ...
Listed on September 21, 2013 by Benslow in Featured CoursesThe popular Zoë Booth leads another friendly one day workshop, offering tips and encouragement to all flautists of any standard. She’s an expert in pinpointing solutions to problems, and achieves miraculous results with the minimum of fuss. The day begins at 10 am and ends at about 5 pm, and to help sustain your energy a delicious lunch will be provided.Read more ...
