Delving for deeper solutions
Allan Withington reflects on his eighth Conductor Summer School, where he helped, nurtured, developed and shared the secrets of his extraordinary talents with 12 students from seven different nationalities
This year marked the eighth year in succession of my Conductor Summer School; all have been in Leeuwarden, Holland, with Soli Brass, apart from one. The team of Anja Abma, Mette Højen and I have been together for the last three. Anja and Mette keep me in check, and the team works. I am simply not interested in why. It just does. All three of us have a genuine desire to help, nurture and develop.
This year we had 12 students from Belgium, England, France, Ireland, Norway, The Netherlands and Switzerland...
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James MacCafferty - Irish delegate: “The Allan Withington Conductor Summer School is a very intense way of increasing your repertoire of solutions. The solutions run much deeper than simply musical, achieved by Allan's philosophy of sharing; a philosophy that underpins the course and is borne out of what Allan feels is his moral obligation to pass on his knowledge. In fact openness comes naturally to the way of life in Leeuwarden and the wonderfully expressive Soli Brass, which seems to thoroughly enjoy the benefits of such a concentrated and rewarding week with Allan. A myriad of approaches helps people to find a greater degree of expression, communication and satisfaction on this course, but maybe the most fascinating aspect is just how freely Allan Withington shares secrets of his extraordinary talents as one of the most successful and sought-after conductors in the brass band world today."
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