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Welcome the new year with
Mid Winter Strings
11:00 Tuesday 2nd to 13:00 Saturday 6th January 2017

Our tutor team this year is due to be Sara Wolstenholme (violin), Ruth Gibson (viola) and Robin Michael (cello) offering a course that encompasses music from the baroque through classical, romantic and modern to the music of today. Daily, there are 
  • Three string orchestra sessions 
  • A technique class/sectional
  • A chamber music session with optional contemporary and  cello ensembles
In addition there are
  • Three orchestral sessions over the course of the five days, playing new works specially written for the allcomers string orchestra, with a leading composition tutor and student composers present
  • Two evening concerts given by the tutors 
  • The option  for informal music making in our very own pop-up bar 

Accommodation options are
  • Single or twin with washbasins (H/B or F/B) 
  • Single or twin ensuite (H/B or F/B) 
  • Day visitor (with  lunch and/or dinner)
  • Morning / afternoon teas/coffees and pastries
  • End of course lunch 
All rooms have coffee and tea making facilities. Fees include entry to the public concert given by the tutors in the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building.

The course uses the superb facilities of St Hilda's College Oxford and the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building.  The Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, the first purpose built concert hall in Oxford since the time of Handel, is located within the college grounds. 

​The Jacqueline du Pré building accommodates the allcomers orchestral sessions, composers' masterclasses, the evening concerts and our self-run pop-up bar.  It also features four practice rooms which can also be used for informal chamber groups.

Getting there http://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/conferences/find-us
Bookings open on 1st August 2017

Availability
Violin      Places available
Viola        Places available
Cello        Places available
Bass         Places available
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For all applications, a deposit is required to secure a place. Download the application form below
application_form_mws_2017.pdf
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