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Rebecca

About Me


I graduated in music from Dartington College of Arts with a First Class Honous Degree. I am a pianist and violinist/violist. I am particularly interested in contemporary music since studying at Dartington.
Since moving back to Exeter I am a self employed teacher, performer, editor + anything else I can get involved with. I am currently teaching the violin and viola with Exeter Young Strings (www.exeteryoungstrings.org) as well as coaching two of their chamber groups. I am also be working for Graham Fitkin (www.fitkin.com), inputting his handwritten scores into Sibelius as a result of meeting him during a project in my 3rd year at Dartington. I am involved with some projects with the Youth Company at the Norhtcott Theatre creating workshops and as a rehearsal pianist. I am playing regularly with a number of musicians including Ellie Chandler, with whom I am exploring piano duet repetoire, a newly formed string quartet and South West Camerata.
Myself and a group of ex-Dartington students, plus a few others, have formed a Contemporary Ensemble, Skita. We had our first concert in Lyme Regis in Jan 08 and have a few more lined up. We are playing music by composers in the group as well as pieces which have been donated very generously from composers through our facebook group (the myspace needs a little work). More info to follow!
I am currently looking into my options for postgraduate courses for 2009 and there seem to be alot!.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/30/2006
Band Members: See Skita page for info on the Contemporary Music Ensemble.Ellie Chandler - Piano Duet.Maisie Hunt, Lotti Jullien and Sam Bitmead - String Quartet.
Influences:
Here's just a few:

Composers: Graham Fitkin, Steve Reich, John Adams, Caleb Burhans, Jason Robert Brown, Philip Glass, Joanna McGreggor

Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Bach, Brahms, Vivaldi, Bartok, Janacek
Performers: Piano Circus, Icebreaker, Mr Mcfalls Chamber, Joanna McGreggor, Danny Holt, Sarah Nicholls
Masterclasses at the 2006 Dartington International Summer School from Andrew Zolinsky, Helen Reid, Charles Wiffen, Mikhail Kazakevich and Nathaniel Vallois
Sounds Like: I thought I would use this section to write what I am currently learning/playing: Brahams, Gm Rhapsody. Alasdair Nicolson, 42nd Street Stomp. Schubert, Sonata in A. Scriabin, Various Preludes. Janacek, In the Mists. Chopin, Nocturne in Em. Graham Fitkin, Fervent, Carnal plus various others. Caleb Burhans, In Time of Desperation. Charles Griffin, Venacular Dances. John Oliver, Like the Sea at Sunrise. Daniel Felsenfeld, Down in Up to You.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

About H1-6

Well, I thought I should write a little bit explaining about the music I've just uploaded. I recorded these pieces by Graham Fitkin earlier this term as part of my 3rd year Contextual Enquiry Project ...
Posted by Rebecca on Sat, 23 Dec 2006 02:46:00 PST