RNCM Wind Weekend

Across the weekend, there will be all kinds of opportunities for you to participate in the activities on offer. Bring your instrument along and take part in our opening Massed Wind Orchestra event, which will bring together wind players of all ages to perform a new work, designed to fill the spaces of the RNCM Concert Hall. There will also be opportunities for you to take part in a series of workshops and classes across a range of topics, designed to help you improve as a performer and to widen your knowledge of wind music.

We are pleased to welcome players from wind bands and orchestras from across the UK who will be taking part in our Wind Band Festival on the Saturday. Catch their performances and workshops throughout the day, as they receive expert ensemble tuition from RNCM conducting staff.

Sunday will see instrument-specific masterclasses given by RNCM tutors, including Anders Ljungar-Chapelon (flute), Stefano Canuti (bassoon) and Melinda Maxwell (oboe), and the continuation of the workshop programme. There will also be the opportunity to participate in an open wind band session, and to hear performances from the RNCM’s Wind Collective and RNCM tutors in a showcase of the very best in contemporary wind music. The weekend will also feature a comprehensive trade exhibition, with the leading instrument manufacturers and music suppliers on display. Whether you’re just curious, or looking for a new instrument, this is a major opportunity to find some of the best wind retailers all under one roof.

Paul Goodey, Melinda Maxwell artistic directors

RNCM in association with BASBWE