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JAZZ CONCERT with special guest ‘the great’ Alan Barnes
A lively and diverting intimate evening of mainstream jazz with special guest Alan Barnes, one of Europe's finest jazz players, and our Jazz Summer School. Tickets £7 Bar available Special Guest: Alan Barnes (www.highamhall.com/alan-barnes) Co-ordinator: David Black (www.highamhall.com/david-black)
Find out more »4th ANNUAL EARLY MUSIC SUMMER SCHOOL 2017
For competent singers, viol and recorder players, covering music c1450-c1650. Instruction in choral/solo singing, viol and recorder playing, lute, plus vocal technique and various consorts. Plenary music-making sessions, lectures and opportunities to try something new (instrument or voice). A marvellously rich musical cocktail! FURTHER INFORMATION In General. This Early Music Summer School is essentially a practical course, aimed in particular at proficient singers and players of viol, recorder and (of any playing standard) lute. It will include sessions in choral…
Find out more »TRY FOR A DAY: WOODCARVING (EVERYTHING PROVIDED)
Be amazed at what you can make a block of wood into in just a day. Leave with a finished piece of work and inspiration to continue! Ron Dickens (Cumbria www.highamhall.com/ron-dickens) £62 includes lunch, refreshments & materials
Find out more »PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP
Explore techniques: woodcut, (cutting an image in plankwood); wood engraving (on endgrain hardwood or plastic); drypoint (drawing on metal with a steelpoint) and etching (using acid to etch on a zinc plate). Create prints to your own design. Beginners or experienced. Peter Collins (Gloucestershire www.highamhall.com/peter-collins) Residential: £413 Non-residential: £288
Find out more »CHAMBER MUSIC SUMMER SCHOOL
For pre-formed trios, quartets & quintets. Groups work together in the mornings at self-selected repertoire. Afternoons free to explore the beautiful surroundings. Remaining sessions for mixed ensembles. Large library of music to explore. Co-ordinator: Louise Latham (Gr. Manchester www.highamhall.com/louise-latham) Residential: £433 Non-residential: £308
Find out more »BOTANICAL WATERCOLOUR PAINTING (WEEKEND)
*NEW* Create a beautifully realistic flower painting with a detailed study of your favourite plant aided by individual tuition with demonstrations of watercolour washes and dry brush techniques. All abilities. Marion Wilson SBA (W. Cumbria www.highamhall.com/marion-wilson) Residential: £228 Non-residential: £162
Find out more »RELIEF & CREATIVE WOODCARVING SUMMER SCHOOL
Extended opportunity to transform a block of wood into a unique picture. Bring ideas or use Sharon's books for inspiration. Transfer pattern to wood, use chisels, learn all the techniques. Beginners upwards. Sharon Littley (Welsh woodcarver - sharonlittley.com) Residential: £546 Non-residential: £369
Find out more »HANDSEWN FABRIC BOXES (WEEKEND)
Create a practical, decorative & long-lasting rectangular fabric box. Ideas for newbies, more elaborate designs for the experienced. Specialist items available at cost from the tutor. Elaine Hicks (Cumbria www.highamhall.com/elaine-hicks) Residential: £228 Non-residential: £162 A WEEKEND precedes this - attend both, save £25.
Find out more »TALK & TEA: JOHN SINGER SARGENT, LAURA KNIGHT & THEIR CONTEMPORARIES
John Singer Sargent and Laura Knight took one view, Percy Wyndham Lewis and Henri Gaudier-Brzezka took another, in their depiction of figurative art in the early C20th. All had remarkable stylistic virtuosity in the emergence of the great diversity of British and European art. Their legacy remains to influence the present day. Patrick Oates (Cheshire www.highamhall.com/patrick-oates) £16 including refreshments
Find out more »LIFE DRAWING & PORTRAITURE – ACHIEVING PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE
Third part of our 3 level LIFE DRAWING & PORTRAITURE PROGRAMME, attendable individually. Embracing detail of the two preliminary workshops, a multimedia approach through the layering of media whilst looking at advanced measuring schemes and issues relating to composition. Our aims are to get equipped to exhibition standard. Includes the opportunity to draw and paint from live models. Dr Patrick Oates (Cheshire www.highamhall.com/patrick-oates) Residential: £510 Non-residential: £355 Follows Patrick's TALK & TEA.
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