The summer Inverurie Music String Ensemble Day will be held on Saturday 18th June 2022 at Kemnay Church Centre. String players of all abilities are welcome to this workshop to enjoy a day of exploring music with expert tuition from Jean. There are approximately twenty places available and we are aiming for the group to comprise 8-10 violins, 4-5 violas, 4-5 cellos, 1-2 double basses.

Cost: £25 (or £15 for those in full-time education)

Programme:
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite
Percy Grainger – Molly on the Shore
Max Reger – Lyric Andante

Music will be provided in advance of the workshop.
Please bring a music stand.

A soup/sandwich lunch can be purchased from the Centre café or you can make other arrangements if you prefer.

Reserve your place at this workshop by emailing inveruriemusic@gmail.com

Include your name, your instrument, and your postal address in your email so that music can be sent to you. Payment should be made by Friday 10th June 2022 to secure your place.

Payments: bank transfer payments are preferred

Acc. name: Inverurie Music – Sort Code: 80-08-41 – Acc. No.: 00842458

Alternatively, pay by cheque to Inverurie Music or by cash on the day.

Previous String Ensemble days with Jean have been very popular and enjoyable. Please sign up early to book your place.

About Jean…
Jean Fletcher comes from a highly musical family. Born in Yorkshire, she studied the violin with Eta Cohen and then at the RCM in London with Hugh Bean and Frederick Grinke. She led the Heller String Quartet in Bermuda. The Hellers were the first quartet to be invited by Sir Yehudi Menuhin to go to Bermuda to set up a string teaching programme and be involved in the musical activities on the island. Jean later became Principal violin with the Ulster Orchestra before taking up a teaching position in her hometown Doncaster. In 2006 Jean moved to Aberdeenshire in Scotland where she taught in schools before retiring, and now teaches privately. She is leader of the Aberdeen Chamber Orchestra and leads the 2nd violins in Aberdeen Sinfonietta. Jean was invited to be Concert Master of the Menuhin Foundation String Orchestra at the Bermuda Festival in February 2016. The Heller Ensemble has been reformed, with Ruth Kalitski (second violin), Sandra Thompson (viola), Gareth John (cello) and Blair Cargill (piano).

Support for this events from the David and June Gordon Memorial Trust is gratefully acknowledged.