playing music at Cambridge

OP

UCPO's not that big. There are quite a lot of wind and there are by no means a shortage of horn-players in cambridge (Given we are intelligent musicians). THere is also no shartage of viola players.

MB

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platinumki

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PhilipGarsed

Platinumki's not at Cambridge - you don't tend to learn the piccolo though. It has the same fingering as the flute, and just sounds an octave higher. Viola players are in PERMANENT short dupply. I'm sure you'd be able to find one

which is why most piccolo players are *****

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platinumki

which is why most piccolo players are *****

OI!!

Reply 24

tenjon

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What sort of commitment of time are you looking at for the orchestras?

If (a big 'if' that one) i get to Cambridge I would love to get involved in an orchestra. I'm about grade 7ish trombonist. My school takes music pretty (very) seriously, and although our orchestra is good, and ive done a lot of brilliant, challenging music with it, it takes up a heck of a lot of time - am wary of signing up to something that could take over my life!

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OP

tom391

What sort of commitment of time are you looking at for the orchestras?

If (a big 'if' that one) i get to Cambridge I would love to get involved in an orchestra. I'm about grade 7ish trombonist. My school takes music pretty (very) seriously, and although our orchestra is good, and ive done a lot of brilliant, challenging music with it, it takes up a heck of a lot of time - am wary of signing up to something that could take over my life!

I don't mean to sound harsh but you probably won't get into one of the big orchestras with grade seven. The smaller orchestras are less of a time commitment. Big orchestras rehearse for a few hours a week but generally people who play in them will practice their instruments for at least an hour a day.

MB

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Richy Rich$$

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PhilipGarsed

We were going to do that too, but we didn't have the parts were far too expensive!!! We're now doing Horroscope by Constant Lambert, the well known British Composer....erm.....who? :rolleyes:

What YO are you with? I'm with the Lancashire Youth Symphony Orchestra :smile:

= Good Fun

Im with BYO- Berkshire youth orchestra

Reply 27

tenjon

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musicboy

I don't mean to sound harsh but you probably won't get into one of the big orchestras with grade seven. The smaller orchestras are less of a time commitment. Big orchestras rehearse for a few hours a week but generally people who play in them will practice their instruments for at least an hour a day.

MB

Oh don't worry - thats kinda the answer i was hoping for! :smile:

PhilipGarsed

Constant Lambert, the well known British Composer

I've played Rio Grande by him in an orchestra & choir - a beautiful piece of music, but I cant find a recording of it anywhere, he is not very well known! Havnt heard much of his other music (for that very reason), but of the basis of Rio Grande he is an excellent composer.

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Richy Rich$$

Im with BYO- Berkshire youth orchestra

http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/details/55099.asp If anyone wants to hear "Horoscope"

Where do you live then Rich Rich$$? I probably would have been in the BYO if I hadn't left Reading when I was 6 :smile:

Reply 29

OP

constance lambert is a really important writer. he wrote a great little book called "music ho!" as a critique of decadent tendencies in music at thet turn of the 19th/20th century - a good read.

MB

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musicboy

constance lambert is a really important writer. he wrote a great little book called "music ho!" as a critique of decadent tendencies in music at thet turn of the 19th/20th century - a good read.

MB

Our tutors at orchestra recommended that actually, I intend to read it sometime....

btw its ConstanT Lambert, not ConstanCE :smile:

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Richy Rich$$

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PhilipGarsed

http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/details/55099.asp If anyone wants to hear "Horoscope"

Where do you live then Rich Rich$$? I probably would have been in the BYO if I hadn't left Reading when I was 6 :smile:

Lol, what a concidence! I live in Reading too, and you would of been in BYO if you lived in Reading. What did you live in REading?

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Richy Rich$$

Lol, what a concidence! I live in Reading too, and you would of been in BYO if you lived in Reading. What did you live in REading?

Tilehurst

Reply 33

absentmindedone

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Are you likely to be disadvantaged if you're not actually studying music? I'm a diploma standard flute/piccolo player, but I'm going to be reading Engineering. Just wondering whether music students get any sort of priority.

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OP

absentmindedone

Are you likely to be disadvantaged if you're not actually studying music? I'm a diploma standard flute/piccolo player, but I'm going to be reading Engineering. Just wondering whether music students get any sort of priority.

no, not at all. The only priority I guess is that they have the connections and that music students can take a 3rd year option of performance so in their third year might have more time to play. What you should do is (if you don't mind getting tonnes of emails) is email tkw23 when you get to cam and ask to be put on the info@mus list.

MB

Reply 35

platinumki

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and hope Philip (flute-playing engineer) and I (flute playing nut-case) don't form a Clare-conspiracy to bump you off. :biggrin:

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Damn!! too many Flautists! I really think I'll have to get my act together and work like crazy for that Diploma!

A separate question: Can non-musos use the music library? I was thinking in terms of borrowing small ensemble pieces. (I assume of course that the library holds scores and parts of that sort of thing) - It's a lot easier to start an ensemble if you don't have to buy a load of music first!

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platinumki

and hope Philip (flute-playing engineer) and I (flute playing nut-case) don't form a Clare-conspiracy to bump you off. :biggrin:

I might even re-engineer your flute :hmmmm2:

Reply 38

absentmindedone

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PhilipGarsed

I might even re-engineer your flute

That's alright, I do that enough anyway. I'm forever dropping things on it...the score of the Messiah put it out of action for a fortnight!

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