THERE ARE NOW TWO WAYS TO BE PART OF THE GORDON DUNCAN EXPERIENCE
ONE
You must be:
Grade 6 standard or above (or relative skill level)
Aged 13-18
Audition for the main band. We are looking for young musicians from all over Scotland for the 2014/15 season. Please note that applications close on Fri 18 Jul.
Contact: creativelearning@horsecross.co.uk or ring 01738 477730 for further information.
TWO
You must be:
Grade 3 standard or above (or relative skill level)
Aged 12-16.
Join our new non-auditioned band – the Gordon Duncan Experience Training Band.
To book places in this band you will need to apply directly to Horsecross Arts Box Office (01738 621031) or in person at Perth Concert Hall from Sat 1 Jul. For more information please contact creativelearning@horsecross.co.uk or ring 01738 477730.
The Gordon Duncan Experience is a unique youth trad orchestra as at home playing trad tunes by ear as it is in working on complex scored arrangements and although the style is based in the Scottish tradition it also draws from other musical genres such as jazz, classical, and rock.
The band, which is based at Perth Concert Hall and run by Horsecross Arts, is named after innovative Perthshire piper Gordon Duncan. Musical Director, David Milligan, is supported by a range of young tutors who are making their own mark in the traditional music world including Steven Blake, Patsy Reid, Mairearad Green, Anna Massie and James Lindsay.
All instruments are welcome and although the current line-up includes one or more of the following instruments; fiddle, cello, bass, guitar, flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, tenor and alto sax, trumpet, accordion, piano, kit and of course pipes, the band is keen either to have more of the above or instruments not on this list. So if you are interested in a range of musical styles and trying something a bit different, then the Gordon Duncan Experience is for you.
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