BOLSOVER INTERNATIONALBRASS BAND SUMMER SCHOOLSUNDAY 19TH - FRIDAY 24TH JULY 2020SHIREBROOK ACADEMY, DERBYSHIRE

COURSE LED BY INTERNATIONALLYRENOWNED EUPHONIUM VIRTUOSO

PROFESSORSTEVEN MEAD

2020 BROCHURE

2019 PHOTOGRAPHS

Think of Bolsover District and think of the iconic attractions such as Bolsover Castle, Hardwick Hall, Renishaw Gardens, Newstead Abbey, Creswell Crags, the rugged landscape, the close proximity to the Peak District National Park; home to one of the world’s largest Brass Band Festivals and home to the Bolsover International Brass Band Summer School. An opportunity for one to one tuition with some of the finest tutors in the world today.

For 2020, we’ve lined up some of the best tutors in the business headed up by internationally renowned euphonium virtuoso Professor Steven Mead.

Bolsover District is located in the county of Derbyshire and is nestled between the Peak District National Park and Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire. With a fantastic mix of tutorials, recitals, indoor and outdoor public performances and planned leisure activities, we feel we have the perfect balance to make your stay with us one to remember.

We cater for non-participating guests and non-residential participants.

Please use this brochure to find out more about the this year’s course, from the location to the plethora of today’s world finest brass band tutors.

To stay up-to-date please visit our website where you can find even more information about Bolsover International Brass Band Summer School. Our website can be found at:WWW.BIBBSS.ORG.UK

I hope you find out everything that you need to know about the BIBBSS and look forward to seeing you on the 2020 course.

C. Crompton

“It has been just wonderful to have the opportunity to play with and to get to know everyone, so friendly and just awesome people.” 2019 delegate

CAROLE CROMPTONC O U R S E D I R EC TO R

WELCOME

VENUESACCOMODATION:IBIS HOTEL, CHESTERFIELD NORTH

The accomodation is for “rooms” only and all our catering is provided on site at Shirebrook Academy where they provide breakfast, sandwich lunch and two course evening meal.

Situated just off junction 30 of the M1 motorway, six miles from the nearest major railway station (Chesterfield), 40 minutes from the nearest regional airports (East Midlands, Doncaster) and 90 minutes from Manchester, the summer school is conveniently located for UK and international visitors. It’s close to major conurbations including Sheffield, Nottingham and Derby.

The hotel is perfectly located for exploring nearby Chatsworth House or Sherwood Forest. Sheffield Doncaster Airport is just 16km away and Chesterfield train station is 12km from the hotel .

The hotel sits in Barlborough, a charming little village about five miles from Chesterfield’s centre. Hotel Van Dyk is about two miles away and Bolsover Castle is around four miles, while Sherwood Forest and the Peak District are each a 30-minute drive.

IBIS HOTEL,3 Tallys End, Barlborough,Chesterfield,Derbyshire.S43 4WP

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REHEARSAL VENUE:SHIREBROOK ACADEMY

For the 2020 Bolsover International Brass Band Summer School, we’re excited to announce our new home: the Shirebrook Academy. The Academy is situated on Common Lane, Shirebrook. Built in 2013, the 2020 home of BIBBSS is a stunning new building with excellent modern facilities. Below are some photos of our new home!

For more details and information about the academy visit their website: WWW.SHIREBROOKACADEMY.ORG

BIBBSS are pleased to announce that the outdoor concert for the 2020 course will be Newstead Abbey and Gardens on Wednesday 22nd July from 2pm to 3pm. BIBBSS last visited Newstead Abbey in 2017 and this marks a welcome return to this stunning venue.

Nottingham City Council’s Museum and Events Officer was thrilled to accept our invitation to perform at the Abbey and we are sure everyone will enjoy the ambience and its wonderful attractions as much as we did in 2017.

OUTDOOR CONCERT VENUE

Steven Mead is well known and respected by his high profile work in brass performance and pedagogy. He is Professor at the Royal Northern College of Music, and has taught euphonium and baritone at this school since 1989.Steven also teaches at several specialist schools across Europe, and in Japan. He was given the prestigious award of Fellow of the RNCM in 2008, and is a Guest professor at Xi’An Conservatory of Music in China, at Augsburg University in Germany, and was recently appointed Artist in Residence at the Milan Conservatory.

This remarkable solo career followed on from the successes he achieved as a

member of several of the UK’s leading brass bands. Nowadays he travels and performs regularly with some of the finest brass, wind and symphonic ensembles in the world.

He has played solo concerti with symphony orchestras in many countries of the world including Norway, Finland, Poland , USA, Canada, Italy, Japan, Lithuania and Germany.

As a soloist he has played with most of the leading military bands in the world including Band of the Garde Republicaine (Paris, France) The Central Band of the RAF (London, UK) The Italian Police Band (Rome, Italy), The Dutch Marine Band (Rotterdam,Netherlands) The US Army Band (Washington DC, USA).He has also given concert tours with several leading professional chamber ensembles in Europe, including Sound-Inn-Brass (Austria), Spanish Brass Quintet, Classic Quintet (Bolzano,Italy), Trombonisti Italiani (Italy) and London Brass.

To date he has given over 500 world premiere performances.

He has been described as one of the world’s most recorded solo brass artists with over 75 CDs to his credit. In addition, his strong contribution to education literature for the euphonium is unmatched, such as specialist publications by publishers such as DeHaske and Studio Music and Band Press.

He is the owner of a music label, Bocchino Music which produces and distributes his albums.

As an innovator for the whole low brass world in general, he has been the Artistic Director of all six of the National Tuba Euphonium Conferences, held in the UK. He was also the Artistic Director of the highly successful International Tuba Euphonium Conference (ITEC), held in Linz, Austria in June 2012.

He is currently Artistic Director of the Jeju International Wind Ensemble Festival, Jeju, South Korea and Artistic Director of the Bolsover International Brass Band Summer School.

As a designer and instrument consultant Steven has worked with Besson for over thirty years and is proud to represent them as a performing artist. His collaboration with the Denis Wick company has resulted is several lines of personalised products and accessories.

His webstore euphoniumstore.net is very popular with brass enthusiasts.

He has also been an adjudicator at some of the leading brass band, wind band and solo contests, including the British Open Brass Band Championships, the Scottish Open, the NABBA Championships and the Australian Brass Band Championships (2019) and now spearheads a movement to introduce more criteria-based adjudication to brass band competitions worldwide.

We think you’ll agree with us when we say we have a world-class line-up of tutors and course leaders for the 2020 Summer School.

THE TUTORS

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

STEVEN MEAD

David Hirst began his musical career at the age of ten with the local village band playing cornet: he made rapid progress

on the instrument, and, at the age of fourteen was accepted into the Yorkshire Imperial Metals Band on the solo cornet bench. Two years later David joined the Black Dyke Mills Band on Soprano Cornet, where he had four successful years including wins at the British Open, National and World Championships.

In 1972 David began studying music at the University of Huddersfield, being taught trumpet by Maurice Murphy. A growing interest in Orchestral and Big Band playing led him to being one of the early members of the James Shepherd Versatile Brass. In 1978 David rejoined the Black Dyke Mills Band on Soprano cornet enjoying further contest success.

By the mid ‘70s he was conducting various village bands before being appointed in 1980 as the Musical Director of the Andrews Heat for Hire Band. After five successful years he then took over as Musical Director at the Lewington Yamaha Band followed by

two years as the Resident Conductor at Black Dyke conducting the band during their historic tour of Australia in 1988.

In 1990 David returned to the Yorkshire Imperial Band conducting them at the British Open, All England Masters and as prize-winners at the “Brass in Concert” competition over three successive years.

In 1994 David was invited to join the World Famous Brighouse & Rastrick Band as Resident Musical Director, relinquishing this position in 2005 after 11 years. During this period the Band were National Champions (1997 and 1998), European Champions (1998) and All England Masters Champions (1997 and 2001 ) in addition to Yorkshire Area Champions (1995, 1997 and 2003).

Since leaving B&R David has been guest conductor with Grimethorpe, Faireys and Fodens, and is regularly invited to undertake ‘contest preparation’ workshops with bands of all standards.

CO-CONDUCTOR / CORNET TUTOR

DAVID HIRST

In 2005 Carole launched the Bolsover Festival of Brass, a brass band entertainment contest which has grown in to one of the leading events of its kind in the world today.

The Festival of Brass attracts some 2,500 participating musicians and audience members each year. Since 2015, the contest has been live streamed on the Internet. This has seen the event reach a truly world-wide audience with

viewers from dozens of countries tuning in to see the entertaining programmes put on by the bands.

The Bolsover International Brass Band Summer School concept grew as a result of Carole’s passion to support the brass band movement and its following.

Carole is now a freelance arts funding consultant, events organiser and manager.

COURSE DIRECTOR

CAROLE CROMPTON

Mark started playing the cornet aged 6 with his local band Ellenbrook and Boothstown before moving to the Walkden Band and then Besses Boys aged 13 where he stayed for 5 years on Principal Cornet. During this time Mark was also appointed Principal Cornet with the ‘National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain.’ When he was 18 Mark joined the Wingates Band on Principal Cornet for 2 years before accepting Howard Snell’s offer to join the Britannia Building Society Band (now Foden’s) on Principal Cornet in 1992. During this time he has been privileged to have won every major contest with Foden’s.

As well as performing in France, America, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Australia, Switzerland, Italy and Ireland as a soloist Mark is also heavily involved in Youth education. Mark enjoyed 3 years as the cornet tutor with the ‘National Children’s Brass Band of Great Britain’ and has been an entrance examiner and cornet tutor with the ‘National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain’ since 2000. Mark has also appeared as a cornet tutor with the ‘National Youth Brass Band of Wales’ ‘National Youth Band of Switzerland’ as well as a guest soloist with the ‘National Youth Brass Band of Denmark.’

As well as being a founder member of the ‘Northern Ireland Armagh Summer School’ Mark is in demand on various summer schools in this country and abroad.

In 2010 Mark was appointed as ‘Visiting Cornet Tutor’ at the Royal Northern College of Music, Cornet Tutor at the ‘University of Salford’ and Cornet/Trumpet Tutor at ‘Manchester Metropolitan University.’

In 2013 Mark released a Solo CD entitled ‘Milestone’ which received critical acclaim, designed and produced a range of cornet mouthpieces produced by ‘Pickett Brass’ and was appointed Band Manager of Foden’s Band.

Mark is in demand in this country and abroad as a cornet soloist, teacher, conductor and clinician. Mark is also in demand as an adjudicator and has adjudicated at a number of leading contests including various Area Contests, National Finals, Swiss and Belgium Nationals, Grand Shield, Pontins, Butlins and the All England International Masters. Mark was appointed to the ‘Association of Brass Band Adjudicators’ Executive Committee in January 2017 and became Chairperson of the Association in January 2018.

CORNET TUTOR /ON-COURSE ADMINISTRATOR

MARK WILKINSON

Paul Bennett hails from the picturesque Peak District National Park in the UK and started playing (initially on cornet) with his local brass band at the age of 11. Paul quickly moved onto Tenor Horn, joining the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain at the age of 15, where he attended five courses under such luminary figures as Elgar Howarth, James Watson, Jim Scott and Dr Roy Newsome, culminating in a memorable Royal Albert Hall performance at the 1989 Sir Henry Wood Proms, conducted by Sir Charles Groves.

Paul studied music at Salford College and the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, where he graduated with BMus (Hons), under the expert tutelage of Howard Snell, Sandy Smith and Gordon Higginbottom. Paul has appeared as Solo Horn with every major brass band in the UK, as well as appearing twice with Michigan’s famous Brass Band of Battle Creek.

During his playing career with bands including Faireys, Fodens, Flowers and Desford Colliery bands, Paul’s contest successes have included the British Open, National Championships of Great Britain, All England Masters, European Championships, and Swiss Open Championships, to name a few.

Paul is a Besson Artist and his skills as a player, soloist and tutor means his is regularly sought after by leading bands worldwide, notably in Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the USA.

Paul is regarded as one of the leading tenor horn players in the UK, is a previous ‘Horn Champion of Great Britain’ and the current New Zealand Horn Champion. In November 2017, Paul was awarded the coveted ‘Besson International Award’ at the Foden’s Solo Contest for second time, making him the only player to have won this award on more than one occasion.

Chris’ musical activity is firmly rooted within the brass band movement. He started playing at the age of eleven and following initial tuition from Mr Richard Nash and a brief spell in The Tredegar Junior Band, Chris was appointed principal trombone of the Sun Life Band at the age of only seventeen. A period of travel that took him all over the world saw him forge a reputation as one of the finest amateur performers of his generation. He has presented masterclasses and performed in concert halls as far afield as Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Japan and throughout Europe. In addition, he has performed as featured soloist at the National Brass Band Championships Gala Concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

He has won the British Open Solo Championships twice, been British

Trombone Champion five times and has won the title of International Brass Musician of the Year.

Chris has premiered two major works by leading Welsh composers; the Trombone Concerto by Gareth Wood and Alun Hoddinott’s Concerto Grosso. Both were performed as soloist with the National Youth Brass Band of Wales.Recently he returned from a successful tour of Japan and in August, he returns to the land of the rising sun to perform solos with a number of bands and solo recitals with piano.

He has released a solo recording ‘The Noble Trombone’ with the Cory Band and has appeared on over forty CD recordings, in styles ranging from serious major works to lighter material.

In July, 2000, Chris was appointed principal trombone of the Cory Band and with them has amassed a total of three National Championships wins, five British Open wins and five European Championship wins. He has received the Don Lusher award at the Brass

in Concert Championship on three occasions.

He travels worldwide teaching and performing with many organisations and has delivered masterclasses in Sweden, Norway, Australia, the USA and Japan.

By profession, Chris teaches Computer Science at Treorchy Comprehensive School!

TENOR HORN/FLUGEL TUTOR

PAULBENNETT

TROMBONE TUTOR

CHRIS THOMAS

Gareth is a percussionist with the world famous Black Dyke Band. He began his playing career in the Whitwell brass band at the age of 9 and has since been on to perform on the concert and contest platform with many of the country’s leading Brass Bands including Carlton Main Frickley, Desford, Tredegar, Fairey, Brighouse and Rastrick and Grimethorpe. During his time as a percussionist with the

Desford Colliery Band, Gareth had the opportunity to travel to many parts of the world including Vietnam, Thailand, Dubai and Singapore. While on these trips Gareth delivered a number of percussion masterclasses at many of the establishments they visited on their trips including the Harrow international school and the Mahidol university of Music in Bangkok. Gareth has also performed in Austria with the Leyland band as part of the Innsbruck promenade concert series and competed at both the French open and world music contest in Kerkrade (Holland) with the Carlton main Frickley band.

Gareth Joined the Black Dyke band at the beginning of 2019 and has enjoyed working with Music Director Professor Nicholas Childs and the rest of the band as they perform numerous concerts around the world. He has played on many of the bands latest recordings including the bands latest CD release

which showcases the music of composer Philip Wilby. Gareth is looking forward to more exciting performances coming up with Black Dyke including trips to Switzerland and Japan as well as contest appearances at the British Open Championships and the National Championships of Great Britain.

Away from brass banding Gareth plays regularly with orchestras in Nottingham, Sheffield and Birmingham.

Gareth currently works as a secondary school music teacher locally at Shirebrook Academy. He has recently completed a music degree with the Open University and is currently completing an MA in Music alongside his other musical commitments. Gareth is really looking forward to being the tuned percussion tutor on the 2020 Bolsover International Brass Band Summer School and is really excited to be working alongside Steve Jones on “Kit”.

Steve started his playing career in 1984 at the age of 9, joining Bream Silver Band in the Royal Forest Of Dean under the tutelage of local drummer Dave Rudge. He then moved to Coleford Town Band for three years before being approached by championship Flowers Band in 1989.

Steve spent twenty one years at Flowers winning eight West of England Championship titles and claiming the Grand Shield title on three occasions.In 2010 he decided it was time for a change of scenery and moved to Tredegar Town Band in Wales before joining the worlds No 1 ranked band

Cory, where he has since performed at many of the UK’s top concert halls and recorded countless cd’s and broadcasts. In 2016, he was part of the team at Cory that completed a historic ‘grand slam’ of titles by claiming the European, British Open, UK National and Brass In Concert titles all in one calendar year (the only band in history to do so).

Steve has toured Australia on three occasions with both Cory and Grimethorpe Colliery Bands and is a freelance tutor of drums and percussion.

PERCUSSIONTUTOR (KIT)

STEVEJONES

PERCUSSION TUTOR (TUNED)

GARETH HAND

Shaun Crowther joined the world famous Williams Fairey Brass Band in 1975 as principal tuba, a position he held for 25 years. In September 1997 Shaun enrolled as a mature student at the Royal Northern College of Music and graduated in 2001 with a B.A. (Mus).

Whilst at College, Shaun decided to take a break from brass bands to concentrate on a freelance career. He has since performed with the Halle Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra and Opera North as well as many other provincial orchestras. Shaun has also worked extensively in the chamber music field, performing with Halle Brass, Ulster Brass, Nemo and Sonar

Brass Quintets, as well as with the British and Northern Tuba Quartets. Shaun returned to brass bands as principal tuba with the internationally acclaimed Grimethorpe Colliery U.K. Coal Band.

In September 2002 he joined the Kingston upon Hull Music Service as a teacher specialising in lower brass. As well as his teaching in Hull, Shaun is the specialist tuba teacher for Huddersfield and Leeds Universities and has been lower brass tutor to the National Youth Wind Orchestra. He continues to perform regularly in many different musical genres and is in great demand as a player and tutor.

Della started playing at the age of 7. Della Joined the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain on flugel horn where she was a member from 1975 to 1980. She joined Poynton Band at the age of 11 and played flugel horn there for 19 years until she joined the RAF as a musician. Della served 8 years with the Band of the RAF College, Cranwell playing cornet, trumpet and flugel horn. During this time she was also a member of the Ransome Band being part of the team which gained 2nd prize at the National Championships of Great Britain in 2000. After a break from playing and living abroad, Della joined Carlton Brass, Nottingham on Flugel and more recently in December 2018 joined the GUS Band on Flugel where she plays today.

Della joins the BIBBSS Team as First Aider and Pastoral Care.

BASS TUTOR

SHAUN CROWTHER

FIRST AIDER/PASTORAL CARE

DELLAPEARCE

A MESSAGE FROM STEVEN MEAD“Thanks for this year’s brilliant course and now we look forward to next year, 19-24 July, as we move to the Shirebrook Academy. Plan to be there! Sign up now!!”

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2018 PHOTOGRAPHS

MASTERCLASSESThere will be masterclasses during the week. In the past these have covered topics such as performance anxiety, breathing, practice regimes, banding overseas, pushing the boundaries of our instruments, use of percussion in bands and how to tame your chimp. (you had to be there for that one!) REPERTOIRE

Introduced a couple of years ago, this session, run by experienced conductor and adjudicator David Hirst is a chance to play a small selection of pieces from years past. David is not looking for a note-perfect performance; the aim is to try and lift the lid on some of these historically important pieces, practice sight reading and learn a little of the history behind them.

TUTORS CONCERTThe summer school school tutors are leading exponents of their instruments and this concert showcases their skills. The result is a public concert at a local village hall where they get a chance to show why we hold them in such high esteem. Members of the public are able to attend this free event and we encourage delegates to invite local friends and family as well as members of the local banding community.

END OF COURSE CONCERTAfter the outdoor concert, attention turns to the formal end of course concert. This is a formal concert where again members of the public, local bands, friends and families are welcome to attend. It takes place in the main school hall at Heritage High School. One of our tutors will take on the role of guest soloist and Musical Director Steven Mead alongside David Hirst will take the audience on a journey through the music worked on during the summer school week. The concert also gives the delegates an opportunity to play and accompany one of the leading lights of the brass banding world.

OUTDOOR CONCERTBIBBSS are pleased to announce that the outdoor concert for the 2020 course will be Newstead Abbey and Gardens on Wednesday 22nd July from 2pm to 3pm. BIBBSS last visited Newstead Abbey in 2017 and this marks a welcome return to this stunning venue.

Nottingham City Council’s Museum and Events Officer was thrilled to accept our invitation to perform at the Abbey and we are sure everyone will enjoy the ambience and its wonderful attractions as much as we did in 2017.

DELEGATES CONCERTThe delegates concert is an increasingly popular event on the timetable. It gives anyone that wants to the chance to get up and perform a solo, duet or ensemble piece to the tutors and other delegates in a friendly non-judgemental environment. It’s not compulsory to perform, but since its introduction, we have found that most delegates like to take the chance to have a go and over the years it’s been great to see people’s confidence improve. We bring in an experienced pianist for delegates that require piano accompaniment.

OTHER ACTIVITES

Bolsover International Brass Summer School Residential/Non-Residential Course

Sunday 19 July – Friday 24 July 2020 Enrolment Form

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Polo shirt : Details for you to order your own polo shirt will be supplied and this is not included within the cost of the summer school enrolment. (Delegate to pay for Polo Shirt).

Payment: Residential all inclusive rate - £525 per person (sharing a room)

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Non residential rate - £375 per person

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