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Eva Caballero: postgraduate flute I’vestudieddance.Andifyoufeelthatthere’s
‘Idiscoveredthebaroqueinstrumenttowards notalreadyenough,there’splentyofsupport
HeadofHistoricalPerformance
theendofmyundergraduatestudiesin toorganiseyourownactivities.
Laurence Cummings
modernfluteintheUK.Aftermyoneyearof
MA,ARCM, FRCO, Hon RAM
postgraduatestudieshere,Ihavealso AfterayearattheAcademyI’mreadyto
StudiedatOxfordUniversityandRoyal
learnedtheclassicalflutehere,usingan buildmycareerwithamixtureofstudy,
CollegeofMusic.Hasdirectedmany
instrumentfromtheBecketCollection. teachingandofcourseperforming,both
leading‘period’groupsincludingLesArts
hereandbackinSpain.’
Florissants,EnglishConcertandOrchestra
WhatIlikebesthereisthatwe’realltreated
oftheAgeofEnlightenment,andis
completelylikepros.It’sperfecttraining
principalconductoroftheLondonHandel
for‘reallife’,andI’vebeeninspiredtoaim
Orchestra.HasconductedatEnglish
forthesamevarietyofexperienceinmy
NationalOperaandGlyndebourne.As
professionallife.I’veperformedaVivaldi
asoloisthasrecordedtheharpsichord
Concerto,I'veworkedonBrandenburg5,
musicofLouisandFrançoisCouperin.
inchamberensemblesandorchestras,and
MusicalDirectorofLondonHandelFestival
andTilfordBachSociety.
Historical
The Course Mainstreamstudentsareactively Past Students
HistoricalPerformanceattheAcademy encouragedtotakeupHistorical ElizabethKenny(’90),lute
offersintensivetraininginallaspects Performanceasasecondstudy. JaneRogers('91),viola
ofhistorically-informedinterpretation. AshleySolomon(’91),recorder
Performance
Specialisttrainingcombineswithafull YourAudition(seep.59forgeneraldetails) AlisonMcGillivray(’95),cello
involvementinAcademylife,expanding Twoorthreecontrastingpiecesofyour MatthewWadsworth(’97),lute
performancepossibilitiesfor‘traditional’and ownchoice.AharpsichordtunedtoA=415 RodolfoRichter(’99),violin
‘modern’instrumentalistsandsingersalike. orA=440isavailableatLondonauditions, MatthewTruscott('99),violin
Principal-studytuitionisprovidedon‘period’ butnopiano. JosephCrouch(’00),cello
instruments,andcontemporaryplayersare RichardSweeney(’01),lute
encouragedtolearnaperiodinstrument.For TheTeachers SarahMcMahon(’01),cello
singers,interpretationclasses,coachingand Strings SarahMoffatt(’02),violin
performanceopportunitiesareavailablein PavloBeznosiukAGSM(baroqueviolin) SarahSexton(‘02),violin
earlierrepertoire. NicoletteMoonen(baroqueviolin) HuwDaniel(’03),violin
SimonStandageMA(baroqueviolin) AlfonsoLealDelOjo(’04),viola
Twobaroqueorchestras—oneaperiod MatthewTruscott(baroqueviolin)
instrumentensemble,theotheramodern JaneRogers(baroqueviola) ‘TheAcademy’s orchestra sounded
instrumentgroupwhichperformsinastyle JonathanMansonAM(baroquecello,violadagamba) wonderfully zingy and spry under
appropriatetoitsrepertoire—regularly JenniferWardClarkeHonRAM(baroquecello) Laurence Cummings’
rehearseandperform. RichardCampbell(violadagamba,violone) TheTimes,November2006
Chi-ChiNwanokuMBE,FRAM(baroquedoublebass)
TheBrassandVocaldepartmentsfrequently ElizabethKennyMA,ARAM(lute,theorbo) 2007–2008 Highlights
performwithperiodinstruments.Classes
>
PeriodInstrumentBaroqueOrchestra
inspecialisedareasofperformancepractice RachelPodgerFGSMD,AGSMD,HonRAM (PIBO)atTilfordBachFestival
(includingnationalstyles,tuningsystems, (MicaelaCombertiChairofBaroqueViolin)
>
FrenchBaroqueprojectatHatchlandsPark,
ornamentation,compositionaltechniques, directedbyLisaBeznosiuk
continuodisciplinesanddance)areoffered
Voice
>
BecketEnsembledirectedbyDavidWatkin
byteacherswhoareactiveassoloistsand
PaulEsswoodHonRAM
>
RoyalAcademyOperaandPIBO
inleadingperiodinstrumentensembles.
IanPartridgeCBE,HonRAM,LGSM
performanceofCavalli’sLaCalisto,directed
byAnthonyLegge
Thedepartmenthascloselinkswiththe
Woodwind
>
PIBOperformanceofPurcell’sKingArthur
HandelHouseMuseumincentralLondon,
PeterHoltslagHonARAM(recorder)
withLaurenceCummings
andoftenpresentsconcertsthere.
DanielBrüggen(recorder)
>
PIBOperformanceofVivaldi,Bachand
LisaBeznosiukHonRCM(baroqueflute)
HandelatGarsingtonOperawithRenata
TheAcademyiscustodiantomanyfine
KeithPuddyFRAM,FTCL(modernandclassicalclarinet)
Pokupic,directedbyLaurenceCummings
instrumentsthathavebeenrestoredfor
KatharinaSpreckelsenARCM(baroqueoboe)
>
MasterclasseswithAdrianButterfield,
periodperformance,includingviolinsby
AndrewWatts(baroquebassoon)
AlisonMcGillivray,JamesJohnstone,
Stainer,JacobsandKlotz,andwhichare JedWentz,CatherineMackintoshand
availableforstudents.TheBecketCollection,
Brass
KennethGilbert
animportantorchestraofclassical
SeeHistoricalBrassInstruments,p.22
>
ChamberprojectwithLaurenceCummings
instrumentsmadeinBritainduringthemid-
>
BaroqueDancewithMaryCollins
to-late18thandearly19thcenturies,isused
Historical Keyboards
>
Ongoingcollaborationwiththe
fororchestralprojectsandchambermusic
VirginiaBlackFRAM(harpsichord)
OrchestraoftheAgeofEnlightenment
andhasbeenkindlyloanedtotheAcademy
CaroleCerasi(harpsichord,fortepiano)
byEliseBecketSmith.
TerenceCharlstonMA,MMus,ARAM,FRCO SeniorAdministrator:
(harpsichord,bassocontinuo) HelenWillsBA,HonARAM
TheAcademyalsoboastsacomprehensive
LaurenceCummingsMA,ARCM,HonRAM, MusicSupportAdministrator:
libraryofraremanuscriptsandeditions. FRCO(harpsichord,bassocontinuo) TabbyCheyneBA
KennethGilbertHonRAM(harpsichord) Telephone02078737479
(VisitingProfessorofKeyboards) Emailhistorical
@ram.ac.uk
Open Day:check
www.ram.ac.uk
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