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Play on with John Wallace in Glasgow

You can join world class performers at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 'Play on Summer School' in August — giving yourself a unique opportunity to receive coaching from world renowned tutors.

John Wallace
  Prof John Wallace is one of the world renowned tutors on the RCS 'Play on Summer School'.

The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 'Play on Summer School' will take place between the 7th-12th August.

During the week, participants will have the opportunity to receive coaching from some world class performers, including the likes of Prof John Wallace, Nicola Benedetti and Saar Berger.

Sign up

Sign up and you will learn from the very best brass performers in the country including Head of Brass, John Logan, with elements concentrating on solo, chamber and orchestral performance throughout the week.

This intensive summer school is designed for enthusiastic brass players who want to develop high level performance skills and learn in a conservatoire setting. It aims to develop the importance of a whole mind and body approach to communicating music through their instrument.

Sign up and you will learn from the very best brass performers in the country including Head of Brass, John Logan, with elements concentrating on solo, chamber and orchestral performance throughout the weekRSC

Distinctive

Throughout the summer school you will be supported by experienced international orchestral performers, historians and teachers of brass — and distinctive in that the quality of coaching is provided by players and teachers who have reached the highest levels of performance and education in the music industry.

For instance, Saar is an award winning French Horn player and has been a member of the Ensemble Modern since 2007. He teaches at the International Ensemble Modern Academy (IEMA) and the Academy for Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt am Main. He will shortly join the Luzern Festival Academy horn teaching faculty.

Saar has developed collaborations with many young and established composers and has performed extensively around the world as a soloist, giving many world premieres of Horn concertos, as well as performing with leading orchestras and ensembles.

Find out more

Learn more about the RCS Play On summer school at rcs.ac.uk/play-on

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