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End of CIPSS Part One

Part one of the course ends after the morning recitals around 11.30am. For participants staying on to part two it is an amazing opportunity to head off to the teaching rooms which are all empty and spend a happy hour or two on the glorious grand pianos! For those leaving its time to exchange contact …

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Tours of Forsyth’s Piano Workshops, Showrooms & Private Collection of Historical Keyboard Instruments

12.30pm – 1.45pm       or             2.30pm – 3.45pm Forsyth's free, informal, behind-the-scenes tours are a popular feature of the Summer School programme every year and offer a rare and fascinating insight into the inner workings of pianos, how they are restored and maintained by their on-site specialists, and the …

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Junior Piano Group Class

Carole Nash Hall

The first  morning group class for all Junior Course pianists on part two, in the outstanding Carole Nash Hall. An opportunity to learn from some of the inspirational faculty on the course.  

Lecture – The Foundation of the Taubman Approach with Sondra Tammam

Stoller Hall

We are thrilled to welcome Sondra Tammam to Chetham's for the first time. The lecture will be a fascinating insight into The Foundation of the Taubman Approach - Healthy Coordinated Movement for Pianists. Sondra is Co-Director of the Dorothy Taubman Festival at Montclair State University. She was on the Taubman Institute Faculty and International Piano Festival. …

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Junior Piano Group Class

Carole Nash Hall

The daily group class for all pianists on the Junior Piano Courses. A chance to learn together before individual lessons and workshops continue throughout the day.  

Adult Amateur Workshop

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Join Martyn Parkes for the daily group workshop. Everyone is very friendly and the atmosphere will be warm and inviting, offering a supportive setting for performance and discussion. The piano is an outstanding concert grand, kindly donated by Forsyth Music shop. Philip Fowke with the Adult amateur group.

Lunchtime Recital – Pedro López Salas 

Stoller Hall

The daily lunchtime recital in the Stoller Hall. Gubaidulina Chaconne Beethoven – Piano Concerto No 3 with Henry Cash 2nd piano 1 Allegro        2 Largo      3 Rondo Allegro-Presto Tickets available through the Stoller Hall.  Free to all summer school participants and observers.

Lecture with Paul Hindmarsh – Who was Wilfred Heaton?

Stoller Hall

In the early 1950s Sheffield composer Wilfred Heaton undertook a number of consultation lessons in composition with the distinguished emigre Hungarian teacher Matyas Seiber. The results of this advice were far-reaching on Heaton's style, as can be heard in this Piano Sonata. Paul Hindmarsh, a former BBC producer for 21 years now devotes his time …

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