This year the Cello Weekend is back! Saturday / Sunday April 9-10, 2022 at the University of Chichester, Bishop Otter Campus, from 10am-4:30pm Workshops • Masterclasses • Cello orchestra • Chamber music The Chichester Cello Weekend, organised by me (Professor Laura Ritchie), brings cellists keen to develop their performing skills, technique, and musical …
Saturday / Sunday April 18-19 Time: 10am-4:30pm Venue: University of Chichester Workshops Masterclasses Cello orchestra Chamber music The Chichester Cello Weekend, organised by Professor Laura Ritchie, brings cellists keen to develop their performing skills, technique, and musical appreciation together for a remarkable weekend of music making. All music is arranged to suit participants’ individual …
It seems a lifetime ago that the 2018 Cello Weekend happened. Two very full months ago a wonderful cross-section of cellists came together to play, learn, and celebrate making music and one another. The ethos of the weekend is one of inclusion and of expanding experience. In everyday life opportunities to experience and participate in …
Music everywhere. Cellos everywhere. Smiles, laughter, learning, good work, new strings, new learning. It is difficult to sum up what a magnificent weekend has just happened with 25 amazing cellists: students, professionals, teachers, children, parents – so many walks of life. There was incredible generosity to support from so many different angles- from a private …
It’s time to think ahead and book for this year’s Cello Weekend! This is a chance to come together and study at the University of Chichester campus for a weekend with teachers and students from the university as well as cellists from across the wider professional musical community. Cellists of all ages are welcome, and …
I love this time of year. It is all go – there is a buzz in the air from the springtime as everything wakes up, but there is also that sense of drive as students prepare for exams and recitals, and people in general come out of the woodwork after the winter months. It’s then …
The Cello Weekend 2015 was a blast! We had 26 cellos playing together as an orchestra, and throughout the two days there were classes and workshops that stretched every one of us- from classical, to pop, folk, and contemporary sounds, here are some visual highlights of the moments we had during the two days… …
Registration is open for this year’s Cello Weekend. Email me for details!
This was the 7th Cello Weekend, bringing together 35 participants from all walks of life. Over the course of the weekend, Laura led rehearsals, participants took part in chamber music, jazz, and Alexander Technique workshops. Some performed in the masterclasses while others observed, and everyone performed in the final concert. We worked with the composer …
This is the last minute of the 1812 Overture as performed in the final concert of the 2014 Cello Weekend. Everyone in the audience had their own ‘balloon cannons’ and I had my special arsenal just at the tip of my toes. This short clip is from an impromptu video filmed by an audience member…