Topic outline

• General
  

  General

  Orchestras and Ensembles

  
  

  • ORCHESTRAS AND ENSEMBLES TEAM CONTACT DETAILS Page
  • O&E Handout 2022-23 File
  • SCHOOL OF KEYBOARD STUDIES Page
  • How to read an Orchestration File
• Absence Requests
  

  Absence Requests

  • Absence Request Procedure Page
  • Absence Request Form 2022 - 23 File
• Schedules
  

  Schedules

  Download currently issued RNCM Orchestra & Ensemble Schedules / Personnel Lists:

  
  

  Please note that you now need to be logged into Moodle to see the schedules in a folder below.
• FILES (DOWNLOADS)
  

  FILES (DOWNLOADS)

  Please note that you need to be logged in to Moodle to see the Files folders below.
• Professional Experience Schemes
  

  Professional Experience Schemes

  Download information for Professional Experience Schemes and Audition Excerpts:

  • Professional Experience Schemes Page
  • BBC Philharmonic PES Folder
  • Manchester Camerata PES Folder
  • Hallé PES Folder
  • Opera North PES Folder
• How to Prepare an Orchestral Part Quickly
  

  How to Prepare an Orchestral Part Quickly

  Tutors from SWBP, SS and SKS talk about how to prepare for your first professional orchestra extra work gig.

  • Woodwind - Adam Mackenzie Page
  • Saxophone - Rob Buckland Page
  • Brass - Murray Greig Page
  • Percussion - Paul Patrick Page
  • Harp - Eira Lynn Jones Page
  • Harp Orchestral Auditions Page
  • Piano - Adam Swayne Page
  • Violin - Ben Holland Page
  • Viola - Vicci Wardman Page
  • Cello - Jen Langridge Page
  • Double Bass - Ronan Dunne Page
• Orchestral Resources
  

  Orchestral Resources

  
  

  
  

  Now in it's second year, the original idea came out of talks with the SU and the aims of the initiative are to:

   

  • Help provide students a sense of unity, particularly during this time when we are not all in the college building
  • Give you a musical focus for the week
  • Introduce you to some lesser known orchestral works by underrepresented composers
  • Learn a wide range of standard orchestral rep including film music, opera and ballet

   

  In total we’ve selected 15 pieces – not all instruments will have a part to learn every week, but there will be opportunities across the year for all Woodwind, Orchestral Brass, Strings, Harps, SKS and SVSO students.

  Even if your instrument isn’t involved on a particular week, do use the opportunity to listen to the piece, maybe study the score or simply learn about the composer.  A range of Academic Studies tutors will also share their expertise with you through some short videos which will be sent out when we announce that week’s Piece of the Week.
  

  
  

  You will need to set up your Nkoda to access the parts, for information on how to do this please use the following link:

  https://moodle.rncm.ac.uk/moodle/mod/page/view.php?id=56151

   

  Watch out for further info via email, Moodle and the SU Instagram!
  

  Last year's pieces and videos are still available if you want to look back through them.  Just click on the following link:

  https://moodle.rncm.ac.uk/moodle/course/view.php?id=3964
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  • What is Piece of the Week? Page
  • Week 2 - Piece of the Week 1 - Stravinsky, Firebird Suite Page
  • Week 3 - Piece of the Week 2 - Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Petite Suite de Concert Page
  • Week 6 - Piece of the Week 3 - Bach, Magnificat Page
  • Week 8 - Piece of the Week 4 - Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Metacosmos Page
  • Week 10 - Piece of the Week 5 - Brahms, Symphony No.1 Page
  • Week 12 - Piece of the Week 6 - Prokofiev, Lieutenant Kije Suite Page
  • Week 14 - Piece of the Week 7 - Saint-Saens Organ Symphony (Symphony No.3) Page
  • Week 16 - Piece of the Week 8 - Wagner, Götterdämmerung Page
  • Week 18 - Piece of the Week 9 - Alan Silvestri, Back to the Future Theme Page
  • Week 20 - Piece of the Week 10 - Lili Boulanger, D'un Matin de Printemps Page
  • Week 22 - Piece of the Week 11 - Britten, Sinfonia da Requiem Page
  • Week 28 - Piece of the Week 12 - Strauss, Till Eulenspiegel Page
  • Week 30 - Piece of the Week 13 - Bizet, Carmen Page
• Videos
  

  Videos

  
  

  • La Boheme, Act 4 - Brass Introduction Page
  • La Boheme, Act 4 - Strings Introduction Page
  • Pavel Fischer - Violin 1 Class - Suk Meditation on the Old Czech Choral 'St Wenceslas' Page
  • Pavel Fischer - Violin 2 Class- Suk Meditation on the Old Czech Choral 'St Wenceslas' Page
  • String Leadership - Week 1 of 4 Page
  • String Leadership - Week 2 of 4 Page
  • String Leadership - Week 3 of 4 Page
  • String Leadership - Week 4 of 4 Page
  • La Boheme, Act 4 - Tutti Strings with Byron Parish Page
  • La Boheme, Act 4 - Woodwind Class with Adam Mackenzie Page
  • Susie Meszaros, Viola Class - Suk Meditation on the Old Czech Choral 'St Wenceslas' and other traditional music Page
  • String Recording Tips Page
  • String Leadership - Extra Week Page
  • Self-Recording Preparation with Carol Jarvis Page
  • SKS O&E Skills Class with Ben Powell Page