12th - 19th January 2020
Bright Brass & Percussion Summer intensive
Aspiring musicians of all ages and abilities are invited to joins us for a week of fun and music in the beautiful Victorian Alps. Held each January at the Bright Chalet this week long music camp includes accommodation, meals and expert musical tuition in a fun group environment. Develop your ensemble playing and showcase your achievements at the Bright Summer Camp Concert. Extra curricular activities include bike riding, rafting, swimming (all inclusive).
About the intensive
Accommodation
This residential music camp is held at the beautiful Bright Chalet, 113 Delaney Ave Bright. Bright Chalet has accommodation suitable for large groups, holidays, families, couples or the solo traveller from standard rooms to family apartments. Includes buffet style restaurant, swimming pool and sundeck, internet, bike riding, rafting, nature walks plus free parking and more.
Ensembles
There are a number of ensembles for musicians to participate in from beginners to advanced. Time is also allocated for sectional practice and tuition with the relevant instrumental specialists. Individual tuition may be purchased at an extra cost. The week culminates in a concert where the fruits of your musical efforts are showcased to the public.
Activities
There are many extracurricular activities to participate in such as swimming, bike riding, nature walks and rafting as well as organised social activities. A full schedule of activities will be available in due course.
our tutors
Phillipa Edwards
Conducting/Trumpet/Cornet
Phillipa is one of Australia's preeminent ensemble conductors. She studied trumpet at the Victorian College of the Arts and has enjoyed the teaching of brass luminaries Gordon Webb, Mark Summerbell and Rob Smithies. She has studied conducting with Professor David King and Steve Bastable (UK) as well as Dr Barry Bignell and Brett Kelly.
Jamie Lawson
Conducting/Trumpet/Cornet
One of Australia's foremost musicians, Jamie studied at Melbourne University and Salford University (UK) where he holds a Bachelor of Performance. His busy performance schedule sees him regularly travel to perform as a guest artist throughout Australia and NZ. Jamie is a Geneva Instruments performance artist.
Tim Buzbee
Tuba
Tim Buzbee has been the Principal Tubist with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra since 2010. Before taking his position at the MSO he held the Principal Tuba position at the Iceland Symphony, Chicago Civic Orchestra, Acapulco Philharmonic, Singapore Symphony, Gavle Symphony, and the Malmo Symphony.
Jessica Buzbee
Trombone
Jessica is a renowned trombonist having been a member of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and now teaches at the Victorian College of the Arts and the Melbourne University Conservatorium. She has recently completed recording a CD called Eruptions Deuce with Tim Buzbee (MSO), Richard Shirley (MSO), Mike Szabo (MSO), Zachary Bond, Matt van Emmerik (Low Brass Clinician), Don Immel and Tak Chun Lai.
Nick Beale
Euphonium
Nick studied at the University of New England, NSW, and holds a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Teaching. Nick is Principal Euphonium with the Wonthaggi Citizens Band who are currently National Champions after winning at the National Band Championships for the second year in a row in Brisbane this year.
Katie Thomas
Percussion
Katie Thomas is a Melbourne-based percussionist, timpanist, drummer and educator. After finishing her Bachelor of Music from the University of Western Australia in 2015, she has gone on to tour and perform internationally and nationally with WA, Victorian and Australian orchestras.
In 2016 Katie toured with the Australian Youth Orchestra around Netherlands, Germany and China with French pianist Hélène Grimaud, finishing the Australian leg of the tour in the Sydney Opera House. Also in 2016, she toured as Principal Percussionist and Principal Timpanist of the West Australian Youth Orchestra to Singapore and Japan. In 2018 Katie completed a tour to England, France and Belgium with the A grade award-winning Footscray-Yarraville City Band. She has also performed with various international artists around Australia, including James Morrison, Margaret Haggart, and The Idea of North.
She now plays with many local and national orchestras and bands, such as the Melbourne Royal Air Force, Zelman Symphony Orchestra, Australasian orchestra, Australian Discovery Orchestra, Geelong Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra 21.
Katie is the founder and Academy Director of the Footscray-Yarraville City Percussion Academy.
She also teaches at many Melbourne high schools and primary schools, and is completing her postgraduate studies in Education from the University of Melbourne.
Caitlin Taylor
Trumpet/Cornet/Flugel Horn
Caitlin studied music at the Victorian College of the Arts. In 2018 Caitlin toured Europe and the UK as Associate Principal Cornet for the award winning production "The Silent Anzac". She currently calls the Glenferrie Band home but is in heavy demand as a solo cornet player and is frequently called upon by other bands as a guest artist. Caitlin teaches music at a number of schools in the Western suburbs of Melbourne.