| One-day and two-day chamber music courses for amateur woodwind and horn players, directed by LAURENCE PERKINS flute - oboe - clarinet - bassoon - horn |  Fun session at the live music pub, Dunkeld |
This is the place for all woodwind and horn players who are interested in ensemble playing and chamber music sessions with top-level tuition. A series of new courses for 2010 offers a fantastic range of enjoyable repertoire in groups specially graded to suit your playing level.
New 'Wind Serenades' courses for 2010:
Ensemble performance at the Birnam Institute, July 2009
'New Horizons'
For early-grade players new to chamber music
'Voyages of discovery'
A chance to tackle substantial pieces for the first time
'Windsurfers'
Major repertoire for advanced players looking for technical and musical challenges
'The Birnam Experience!'
This one remains unchanged - a hugely popular two-day course for all players, situated in the magnificent Scottish hills and forests of Perthshire.
‘Island Inspirations’
This is advance notice of a proposed course for advanced players in May 2011 on the beautiful Scottish island of Easdale, near Oban.
For details of a week of wind chamber music in a beautiful remote corner of the Lot Valley in southern France, go to the ‘Cubertou’ course website.
For details of wind chamber music for advanced players on the Welsh coast in July, go to the Aberystwyth MusicFest website,
For flautists, 'Vintage Flutes' is a one day flute course specifically designed for adult players who wish to improve their playing through individual workshops and ensemble sessions. For more information go to the Flute Courses page on Chris Hankin's website,
Photos: Mike Bell