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Arlesey Arts

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ALL FORTHCOMING EVENTS AT EDGEWORTH HOUSE

121 High Street, Arlesey, SG15 6SX and hereabouts

		WHEN	WHAT	WHERE	DETAILS
Benslow		Saturday 16^th January 2010 2 to 4.15pm	Saturday Study Afternoon Rachmaninov and Russian-ness, by Geoffrey Norris	Little Benslow, Hitchin SG4 9RB	£10, students free
Elmitt Piano Academy		Sunday 24^th January 2010 5.00pm	Concert by Kate Elmitt’s pupils	Edgeworth House	Free admission
Exams		Friday 29^th January and Monday 1^st February.	Associated Board Exams	Edgeworth House
Arlesey Music Club		Sunday 31^st January 2010 9am to 7pm	Voice and Piano Adventure - Song and accompanying course with Christine Bunning and Kate Details at bottom of this page	Edgeworth House	£85
Arlesey Music Club		Sunday 7^th February 2010 4.00pm	Masa Tayama run-through/rehearsal, Brahms Second Piano Concerto with Kate Elmitt	Edgeworth House	Free admission, retiring collection
Benslow		Saturday 20^th February 2.00pm	Saturday Study Afternoon The Musicals of Alan J Lerner and Friedrich Loewe, by Dominic McHugh	Little Benslow	£10, students free
Elmitt Piano Academy		Friday 19^th to Sunday 21^st February 2010 9am to 9pm	Chopin Birthday Festival – recitals, master classes with Masa Tayama and Kate Elmitt, food drink and fun with Freddy’s 200 candle cake. Details at bottom of this page	Edgeworth House	Various prices, please contact 01462 622222
Piano Course		Friday 26^th to Sunday 28^th February 2010.	Kick Start Piano with Kate Elmitt, for grades approx 3 to 6. Details at bottom of this page.	Edgeworth House	£190 residential, £155 non-residential
Vivace		Saturday 13^th March	Vivace’s Spring Concert – Vivaldi Gloria
Benslow		Saturday 20^th March 2.00pm	Saturday Study Afternoon Critical Listening and Writing, by Stephen Pettitt	Little Benslow	£10, students free
Piano Course		Friday 19^th to Sunday 21^st March 2010	Absolute Beginners Piano Course with Catherine Bramley, deputising for Kate Elmitt Details at bottom of this page.	Little Benslow Hills, Hitchin. SG4 9RB	Details from 01462 459446
Elmitt Piano Academy		Friday 16^th to Sunday 18^th April 2010	Professional Development Course for Piano Teachers, run by the Elmitt Piano Academy. Details at bottom of this page.	Edgeworth House, To include lecture recital on Chopin at Little Benslow	£205 residential, £170 non-residential
Benslow		Saturday 17^th April 2010 2.00pm	Saturday Study Afternoon Chopin: a 200^th Birthday Seminar, by Roderick Swanston	Little Benslow	£10, students free
Bob Wilkins		Saturday 24^th April 4.00pm	Into the Heart of Africa, storyteller Bob Wilkins with Henry Morton Stanley in 1875	Edgeworth House	£7
Elmitt Piano Academy		Saturday 1^st and Sunday 2^nd May	Non-Competitive Music Festival (all instruments and voice) Details at bottom of this page.	Edgeworth House	Various prices
Exams		Friday 7^th and Saturday 8^th May	Associated Board Exams. Last date for entries to Arlesey Saturday 3^rd April	Edgeworth House
Benslow		Saturday 15^th May 2.00pm	Saturday Study Afternoon Britain, the Land Without Music?, by Julian Williamson	Little Benslow	£10, students free
Masa Tayama		Saturday 22^nd May	MasaTayama, Tchaikovsky First Piano Concerto with Bromley Symphony Orchestra.	Bromley	Various admission fees
Arlesey Music Club		Sunday 23^rd May 4.00pm	Music at Tea-Time Recital by Diana Levitas (violin) and Kate Elmitt (piano)	Edgeworth House	£7 (teens £4, pre-teens free)
Bob Wilkins		Saturday 29^th May 4.00pm	Lovers on the Nile. Storyteller Bob Wilkins meets Sam and Florence Baker in 1865	Edgeworth House	£7
Masa Tayama		Sunday 30^th May	Masa Tayama Recital	Wigmore Hall, London	Various admission fees
Elmitt Piano Academy		Sunday 6^th June 2010 9am to 9pm	Schumann Birthday Festival -recitals, master classes with Masa Tayama and Kate Elmitt, food drink and fun with Bobby’s 200 candle cake. Details at bottom of this page.	Edgeworth House	Various prices, please contact 01462 622222
Benslow		Saturday 19^th June	Saturday Study Afternoon Shostakovich’s Symphonic Strategies, by Christopher Gayford	Little Benslow Hills, Hitchin	£10, students free
Elmitt Piano Academy		Sunday 20^th June 4.00pm	Concert by Kate Elmitt’s pupils	Edgeworth House	Free admission
Bob Wilkins		Sunday 20^th June 6.30pm	Prince of Travellers, storyteller Bob Wilkins with Ibn Battuta in the Muslim World in AD1335	Edgeworth House	£7
Piano Course		Friday 25^th to Sunday 27^th June 2010	Easy Piano Course for grades approx 1 to 3. Details at bottom of this page.	Little Benslow Hills, Hitchin	Details from 01462 459446
Masa Tayama		Sunday 11^th July	Masa Tayama Piano Recital	Little Benslow, Hitchin	Hitchin Festival event
Exams		Monday 19^th and Tuesday 20^th July	Associated Board Exams Last date for entries to Arlesey Monday 14^th June	Edgeworth House
Bob Wilkins		Sunday 5^th September 4.00pm	Sojourn in Valdemosa, storyteller Bob Wilkins with Chopin and George Sand in 1839.	Edgeworth House	£7
Piano Course		Friday 24^th to Sunday 26^th September	Kick Start Piano Course with Kate Elmitt Details at bottom of this page.	Little Benslow Hills, Hitchin	Details from 01462 459446
Bob Wilkins		Sunday 31^st October 9.00pm	Ghost Stories at Halloween by Bob Wilkins	Edgeworth House	£7
Bob Wilkins		Sunday 7^th November 4.00pm	Eusebius and Florestan, storyteller Bob Wilkins with Robert Schumann and Clara in 1849	Edgeworth House	£7
Piano Course		Tuesday 23rd to Thursday 25^th November	Celebrating Cristifori, A Practical History of the Piano and its Predecessors. with Kate Elmitt and Stephen Pettitt Details at bottom of this page.	Little Benslow, Hitchin	£190 residential, £155 non-residential
	For information ring 01462 622222, email elmitt@btinternet.com

Discount for EPTA and ISM members – all Edgeworth House events

The above details are correct 25/12//2009.

FURTHER DETAILS

Chopin’s Birthday

Fryderyck is 200 this year, and would love you to come to his party!    Because of
   overwhelming interest this has been extended from the original two days to include the previous
   Friday.    There will be master classes with Kate and our wonderful friend Masa Tayama, one of the
   world’s finest pianists, and a lecture-recital.   One whole morning (Sunday) is devoted to young
   pianists – musical games and performance classes – any standard up to about grade 3.

Celebrating Cristifori, A Practical History of the Piano and its Predecessors.

In this, Kate and Stephen will introduce you to the development of the modern piano, using
the instruments in Benslow’s collection, namely harpsichord, spinet, clavichord, square piano
   and modern grand.     The course starts at 7.00pm on the Tuesday and ends at 4.00pm on the
   Thursday.   Participants should prepare pieces to play on each instrument before they arrive
   (Messrs Bach, Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Handel, and others are eagerly waiting to assist).

           Easy Piano Course

The course starts at 7.00pm on the Friday evening with dinner and a session of instruction, and
   continues to 4.00 pm on the Sunday.    This is for pianists with some experience, between approximately
   grades 1 and 3.   All courses include solo workshops, ensemble playing, aural and technical problems in
   an informal, friendly atmosphere.

Kick Start Piano Courses

If you played some years ago, and would like to revive your skills, or if you have reached a
   plateau in your performing and need a special boost to get going again, this is for you.   The
   course starts at 7.00pm on the Friday evening with dinner and a session of instruction, and continues to
   4.00 pm on the Sunday.    All courses include solo workshops, ensemble playing, aural and technical
   problems in an informal, friendly atmosphere.

Non-Competitive Music Festival

Our first Non-Comp Festival in 2009 was a great success, and this will now be a regular in our
   syllabus, and for all instruments (including voice), not just piano!      It is for people of all ages and
   all stages, from beginner to professional performer, each of whom will receive a written
   assessment of their outpourings on the day, and a chance to try out a few new musical ideas.

Professional Development Course for Piano Teachers

Piano teachers often work in isolation, with no-one to share their problems and
   aspirations.      This course is designed to introduce you to repertoire which may be unfamiliar
   and to address matters such as choice of tutor books, organisation of a lesson and practising,
   dealing with parents, approach to exams, invoicing and bad debt control etc., etc.

Schumann’s Birthday

Like Fryderick, Robert is 200 this year, and is having a party, to which all are invited. The
format will be similar to that for Chopins’ Birthday Party.

Voice and Piano Adventure

This is for singers who need to learn the skills of working with a pianist, and pianists who
   need to become proficient in handling the demands of a singer and, indeed, any instrumentalist
   whom they may accompany.      The course begins with breakfast on the Sunday when you can
   meet Christine and Kate and the other participants.

For Benslow events please ring 01462 459446

For everything else, it’s 01462 622222 or elmitt@btinternet.com