CGC LIVE : Summer School 2017

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July 4, 2020

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CGC Summer School Class of 2017

The individuals of the CGC Summer School got here from far and large. There have been guitarists from India, Germany, Australia, Mexico, the USA, and the UK. Many people had recognized one another via the Classical Guitar Nook boards, however this was the primary time to fulfill in individual.

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Ensembles and Orchestra

Every day we had small ensembles that have been every led by one teacher. These teams labored collectively every morning placing collectively repertoire that was carried out on the ultimate live performance. Along with repertoire we talked about approach, musical ideas and practiced sight studying.

Within the afternoons your entire group met to work on the orchestra items. We carried out three items on the last live performance and the orchestra was led by Janet Agostino and myself.

Maybe probably the most astounding and spectacular side of all this was that few of the individuals had expertise in ensemble conditions earlier than. It was a frightening prospect to recieve new music on day one and carry out it on day 5, however we achieved it with dedication and perseverance.

Socializing

I don’t assume I’ve ever seen a bunch of strangers grow to be mates faster than on the CGC Summer School. Granted, many individuals had been in communication with each other via the location, and had even seen one another on the reside seminars, but it surely was nonetheless spectacular and a testomony to the open and caring those that have been in attendance.

We had an opportunity to socialize at meal instances, on the seaside facet BBQ (the place Myles and Ben acquired rapturous applause for diving within the chilly North Atlantic) and within the evenings again on the residence corridor.

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Workshops, Shows, and Particular person Classes

Daily we had a unique presentation or workshop. Janet Agostino offered a lecture on the music of Richard Charlton and Phillip Houghton, two Australian composers who’ve written loads of music that may be of curiosity to college students and professionals alike. Raffaele Agostino offered a method workshop that was centered on fundamentals of classical guitar approach. Gohar Vardanyan gave a workshop on follow approach and answered questions from the scholars. Ben Verdery gave a thought frightening and entertaining evaluation of Manuel De Falla’s Homenaje and talked concerning the quantity of element we are able to discover in a rating. On the ultimate day, the individuals have been led via a stretching class by Evita Powis.

Every guitarist had two classes with completely different lecturers that allowed them to get customized suggestions and instruction from world class lecturers.

Live shows

Every night we have been handled to a live performance by the Summer School instructors. I carried out on the primary night time (who was the genius that thought that may be a good suggestion?!) together with Jacques Lee Wooden. Ben Verdery carried out on the second night time and we made probably the most of a lighting blackout that resulted in atmospheric lighting supplied by a single desk lamp. David Belcher and Gohar Vardanyan wowed the viewers on the third night time and on the fourth Duo Agostino took the stage to indicate simply how great ensemble taking part in could be. On the ultimate night time it was the individuals flip to carry out and the carried out to a small native viewers and a number of other thousand folks by way of the web.

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Open Mic Evening

After all of the exhausting work finding out your individual items, open mic night time was an opportunity to take the stage and carry out in entrance of your friends. Over half of the individuals took to the stage and have been greeted by heat applause and cheers.

The Last Live performance

Some of the individuals have been skeptical, or a minimum of hesitant to assume that with solely 5 days of labor we might pull collectively an ensemble live performance. Nonetheless, with nice lecturers, fastidiously chosen repertoire, and loads of focus, right here it’s!

The purpose was by no means to have “good” renditions of those items. Quite, it was to set a purpose, work in direction of it and carry out. The purpose was to interrupt some consolation boundaries, and be taught extra about what it’s to be a musician. And, by all accounts these targets have been met with aplomb.

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I swear I used to be there!

One individual you will have observed as absent in these photographs is me! I used to be the one behind the digicam the entire time, so I’m grateful to Roger for snapping this picture and sending it via. Proof!

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