A great chance to work with Martin Outram of the Maggini Quartet. The day is aimed at amateur viola players of all ages.  Grade 5/6 minimum.

Secure your place by buying a ticket (BOOK TICKETS link below).  Please also email payne.simon@gmail.com if you would like to take part in a masterclass (an accompanist is provided).

During this informal and friendly workshop, there will be opportunities to play viola ensemble repertoire and a masterclass in which participants will be encouraged to perform works of their choice and be tutored by Martin. There will also be a questions and answers technique ‘clinic’ and a short recital by Martin if time permits. Viola literature and study material will be on hand for perusal. This is a chance to be immersed in all things viola in a beautiful venue – do come along!

Please tell us your approximate standard so that we can organise ensemble pieces more effectively.  We can email out parts in advance if you want (so you needn’t be anxious about sight-reading, and will get more out of group playing).

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN MUSIC STAND.

Arrangements for the day:

TIMINGS
The church will be open from 09.30 to 17.00
Refreshments from 09.30.
The workshop will start at 10.00, and end by about 16.00/16.30.
Lunch roughly 12.30 – 13.30

REFRESHMENTS

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided for the breaks during the day.
Please bring your own lunch or go to one of the nice cafes in Abingdon market place.

VENUE

St Nicolas church, Abingdon. Park in the Abbey Close car park near Waitrose (not in Waitrose itself or you will be fined!). You will need to buy a parking ticket.

The street address is: St Nicolas’ Church, Market Place, Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
As they do not have a postbox, they do not have a postcode; however for Sat Navs, the adjacent Abbey House is OX14 3JD  Visit St Nicolas’ Church

The tutor is Martin Outram

‘Outram proves himself a player in the Primrose mould, with sumptuous tone and sensitivity’  BBC Music Magazine.  

Website: martinoutram.com

Martin Outram enjoys a wide-ranging career as chamber musician, soloist and teacher. He studied at Cambridge University and the Royal Academy of Music. He was a member of the internationally renowned Maggini Quartet for forty-two years. He recorded over fifty discs with the quartet and other chamber music ensembles and has been the recipient of the Gramophone Award, the Diapason d’Or, a Cannes Classical Award, three Grammy nominations and the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for chamber music. Alongside his work in the Maggini Quartet, Martin’s experience includes an extremely busy career as a freelance player, appearing as principal viola and guest principal with all of London’s premier chamber orchestras. His nine solo discs have received wide international acclaim, including five-star reviews in the BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone and Strad magazines. Many works have been written for him, including concertos by Peter Aviss, Adam Gorb and David Gow. He has appeared as a concerto soloist at the Royal Festival Hall and Queen Elizabeth Hall in London and performed on tour in South America, Europe and the UK as a soloist with the Britten Sinfonia. His recital partner is Julian Rolton, with whom he has appeared regularly. Their appearances include performances at several international viola competitions and congresses. He has given masterclasses at premier conservatoires throughout Europe, China and the USA. He is Lionel Tertis Professor of Viola and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and an Honorary Fellow of Brunel University and Canterbury Christ Church University. He is in demand as a jury member at international viola competitions. Martin’s extensive repertoire of arrangements and transcriptions is available in the catalogues of major publishing houses, including Boosey and Hawkes, Oxford University Press and Chesters. Martin plays on a very fine viola by Henricus Catenar, made in Turin in 1680.