Aboyne Cello Festival – SUNDAY 26th JULY – SUNDAY 2nd AUGUST 2020 Inclusive

Outline of the 2020 festival will be very similar to the 2019 week.
Further details will be updated on here in due course!

Early bird discount until 29th February!
Apply here!

Welcome to the Aboyne Cello Festival and Summer School!

Started back in 2005, the Aboyne Cello Festival is now established as one of the cello highlights of the year.

Eight days of intensive cello workshops, lessons, chamber music, cello orchestra and all-round Cello Inspiration! Our wonderful team of world class tutors get fully involved in nurturing the development of all cellists on the summer school, and also provide a series of professional concerts at super venues across this wonderful area of Scotland.

We welcome participants of all ages and stages and can offer a bespoke experience. There are sessions for adult amateurs as well as intensive sessions for conservatoire students and those working towards music conservatoire. There are also opportunities for younger students to have group and individual lessons.

The Aboyne Cello Festival brings recitals that would grace top venues anywhere in the world, and teachers of major international standing to this fantastic part of Aberdeenshire, and we look forward to welcoming you as a student or a member of the audience. Please contact us for further information.

James Halsey
Festival Director

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About

The Aboyne Cello Festival and Summer School is known to be a fun, supportive, cello summer school based in wonderful surroundings with an ethos of friendship and positive thinking. The core of the course is designed for conservatoire level students, but we also inspire teenagers, professionals, adult amateurs grade 6+, and include coaching for younger participants. If you play the cello but are unsure about what you would want to be involved with, please get in touch to find out more about which parts of the course would be suitable for you!

The Aboyne Cello Festival is open to all ages from 7+ and of any standard. The advised standard for those participating in the Cello Orchestra is grade 6+.

Apply here to secure your place to be part of this fantastic cello festival!

Below is a provisional schedule for the week:

Date	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Sunday 26^th July	Cello Orchestra Rehearsal	Cello Orchestra Rehearsal	Young Artist 2020 Recital
Monday 27^th July	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland Adults – Aboyne	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland Adults – Aboyne	Rebecca Gilliver Recital
Tuesday 28^th July	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland Youngsters – Tarland	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland	Scottish Music Session (optional)
Wednesday 29^th July	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland Adults – Aboyne	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland Adults – Aboyne	The Three Cellos Concert 7:30pm Woodend Barn, Banchory
Thursday 30^th July	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland Youngsters – Tarland	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland	Film Night (optional)
Friday 31^st July	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland	Lessons/Workshops Students – Tarland Youngsters – Tarland	Students’ Concert
Saturday 1^st August	Cello Orchestra Rehearsal	Cello Orchestra Rehearsal	Philip Higham Recital 7:30pm Phoenix Hall, AB15 9DX
Sunday 2^nd August		Cello Orchestra Rehearsal	Giant Cello Ensemble Concert 7:30pm MacRobert Memorial Hall, Tarland