This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. The first in what we hope will be a series of music study visits is planned for Tuesday 30th April at the Birmingham Conservatoire. Music tutor Andy Glover is hosting a concert to celebrate … erhm […]
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This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. Just before we consign 2012 to the cutting room floor, here are some musical highlights – as chosen by members of the OCA music team. Graham Coatman For me the highlight of 2012 has to be […]
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The harpsichordist George Malcolm once told me how he had been given a stern rebuke by a world famous maestro for filling out the continuo line whilst performing JS Bach’s St Matthew Passion. The gist of the complaint was that if ‘Herr Bach’ had wanted additional notes, he would have written them in the score. […]
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This post features music composed by Edinburgh based music student Jamie Dunnett. He writes as follows. “Night Music was written specifically for OCA tutor and professional flautist Carla Rees to play at the composition workshop in November 2011. The brief was to write a piece, up to 3 minutes long, for unaccompanied flute. “The workshop […]
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Just before we turn off the lights and lock the door on 2011, here are the musical highlights – as chosen by members of the OCA music team. Duncan Druce: For about a decade, each June, I’ve been spending a week (sometimes longer) in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, playing the violin at the English Haydn Festival. A […]
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We are pleased to announce the launch of an enhanced Learner Support Scheme. Trustees have set aside a budget of up to £15,000 in each financial year to underpin this important development. The new scheme will ensure the continuation of the existing bursary scheme but add four new components. These are: help with attending OCA […]
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I was in Grange-over Sands the other weekend. In keeping with its somewhat old world charm, it has a bandstand where live music is performed on summer Sundays. It had to be relocated from a previous site near the railway station since ladies complained that their clothing was being ruined by soot from passing steam […]
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Music composition – and indeed other – students may be interested in an event on Saturday 4 June at 2:00pm in London. Harpsichordist Jane Chapman will be performing a selection of new pieces for harpsichord and electronics by composition students from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. OCA students with a valid student card […]
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We are delighted to announce the launch of our exciting new music course, entitled Music 1: From the Present to the Past, developed for us by OCA tutor Carla Rees. This course starts with the present day, including contemporary ‘classical’ composers, film and world music, and works backwards, focusing on how one generation has influenced […]
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You Tube has a fascinating clip of Paul Simon discussing where the melody and harmony for the song Still Crazy After All These Years should go after the initial verse and chorus. Even if you are not into music theory, do listen to this – and don’t be put off by the irritating (to me!) […]
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