About – Aboyne Cello Festival

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

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