January 10th to 17th 2021
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. Prices include 7 nights accommodation plus breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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
Phillipa Edwards
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
Phillipa Edwards
Phillipa Edwards
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
Phillipa Edwards
Tim Buzbee
Principal Tuba
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
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
Jessica Buzbee
Jessica Buzbee
Trombone
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
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 Sz
Trombone
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
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
Jessica Buzbee
Jessica Buzbee
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
Jessica Buzbee
Katie Thomas
Percussion
Katie Thomas is a Melbourne-based percussionist, timpanist and educator. She has toured, performed and taught internationally in Europe, Asia, American and South America as well as around Australia with the Australian Youth Orchestra, the WA Youth Orchestra, the Royal Melbourne Airforce Band and Footscray-Yarraville City Ban
Percussion
Katie Thomas is a Melbourne-based percussionist, timpanist and educator. She has toured, performed and taught internationally in Europe, Asia, American and South America as well as around Australia with the Australian Youth Orchestra, the WA Youth Orchestra, the Royal Melbourne Airforce Band and Footscray-Yarraville City Band.
Katie is the founder and Academy Director of the Footscray-Yarraville City Percussion Academy.
Abbey Edlin
Richard Shirley
Richard Shirley
Horn
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Abbey completed a post graduate diploma at the New Zealand School of Music in 2007 and hasn’t looked back since.
Playing the French horn has opened the door to a number of amazing opportunities. After completing her studies at the school of music, Abbey went on to work as a freelance musician in New Zealan
Horn
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Abbey completed a post graduate diploma at the New Zealand School of Music in 2007 and hasn’t looked back since.
Playing the French horn has opened the door to a number of amazing opportunities. After completing her studies at the school of music, Abbey went on to work as a freelance musician in New Zealand and in 2010 gained a position in the Southbank Sinfonia, a chamber orchestra of young professionals based in London. She moved from London to Sydney where she enjoyed a busy freelance schedule with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra.
She won her position as tutti horn with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 2014 and now lives in Melbourne with her partner Richard and their beautiful daughter Harriet.
Richard Shirley
Richard Shirley
Richard Shirley
Trombone
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Richard is a New Zealand born trombonist. He grew up in brass bands and spent his formative years in the Westport Municipal Band before joining the New Zealand Army Band straight out of school. After six years with the Army, Richard went to the New Zealand School of Music in Wellington to study Perfor
Trombone
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Richard is a New Zealand born trombonist. He grew up in brass bands and spent his formative years in the Westport Municipal Band before joining the New Zealand Army Band straight out of school. After six years with the Army, Richard went to the New Zealand School of Music in Wellington to study Performance Trombone under Dr Rodger Fox and David Bremner’s guidance. After graduation, Richard crossed the ditch to study towards his Masters of Performance at the University of Melbourne under Michael Bertoncello.
Prior to securing his job in the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 2016, Richard held positions with the New Zealand Army Band, Central Band of the Royal New Zealand Airforce, Orchestra Wellington and New South Wales Police Band. Richard has also appeared as a guest musician with Orchestra Victoria, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and the Malaysian Philharmonic.
Caitlin Taylor
Richard Shirley
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 othe
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.
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