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WIND CHAMBER MUSIC COURSES
at Cubertou
Elementary/Intermediate Wind Chamber Music
Saturday 25th July - Saturday 1st August 2020
(Tutors Sarah Watts, Liz Cutts and Miles Hewitt)
Advanced Wind Chamber Music
Monday 3rd August - Monday 10th August 2020
(Tutors Sarah Watts, Liz Cutts and Miles Hewitt)
Elementary/Intermediate Wind Chamber Music
Saturday 25th July - Saturday 1st August 2020
The Elementary/Intermediate week is aimed at players from Grade 3 to
Grade 8 standard. The week will focus on improving your chamber
music skills and encouraging confidence in small ensemble playing.
There will be daily warm up sessions which focus on skills needed to
play chamber music and coached small ensemble sessions. Groups will
be allocated as far as possible in like/similar graded ensembles.
Time will be made for DIY ensembles and individual practice.
The week will end with an informal performance of music worked on
during the week. This will be a sharing of music with the aim of each
participant improving their chamber music skills via own personal goals
during the week.
Advanced Wind Chamber Music
Monday 3rd - Monday 10th August 2020
This course is aimed at advanced players of post grade 8 level, with
chamber music experience.
The focus of the course will be a short daily warm up followed by 3
tutored sessions daily and opportunities to form your own groups for ad
hoc sessions.
The week will culminate in an informal performance to each other to
bring the week to a close. The aim of the course is to learn core wind
chamber music to a high standard in a friendly setting.
PRICING:
1030€ - Single Room
825€ - Shared Twin Room
825€ - Cubertou Bell Tent (sole occupant)
730€ - Bring your own Tent/Van - own tent places are limited and on a
first come, first served basis.
Non Participant companion: [includes meals and wine with supper]
625€ - Shared Twin Room
BOOKING:
https://form.jotformeu.com/82786200035351
CUBERTOU
Cubertou is an old Farm in South West France in the Lot region. The
forests to the south of Cubertou stretch up to cliffs that drop steeply to
the Lot river. The meadows to the north of Cubertou swoop down to the
Theze Valley which provides rich soil for maize, sunflowers, vines and
other crops.
The address is ‘Cubertou’, 46700 St Martin Le Redon, France. Cubertou
is NOT in the village but on the other side of the D673. The track to
Cubertou is opposite a house with a white boundary fence, north east of
the two roads into St Martin Le Redon.
Travel to Cubertou
Please note - that due to the rental of Cubertou for the Chamber
Music Weeks, check in time is 6pm on the first evening. Departure
for all participants is by 10am on the final morning.
If coming by train your destination will be Monsempron Libos, which is
15 mins drive from Cubertou. There is no car hire from ML and no Taxi
rank, you would need to arrange a Taxi in advance.
We can link participants travelling by train in advance of the course so
that you can pre book a shared taxi to and from Monsempron -
Cubertou. We are happy to help you book a taxi and there is a
permission box in the booking form to tick so that we can link you with
other players.
It is best to do an internet search with ‘cheap flights to Bordeaux’ or
‘cheap trains to Monsempron Libos’ and you’ll get lots of options. Seat
61 , Rail Europe, Eurostar, Captain Train and The Bahn are sites for
train travel that have been recommended.
Two Together rail card is useful if you book your travel early and are
travelling with another.
Ryanair, Jet2, EasyJet, Flybe and British Airways offer flights to
Bergerac, Bordeaux, Toulouse and Carcassonne.
For both train and air travel there are early booking discounts and
occasionally late booking discounts, but in general it is advisable to book
early. We also recommend taking out travel insurance in the event of
you having to cancel your trip.
Please check out the various Travel Options below in order to find the
best value travel for you. Please also check for restrictions, for example
how much you might need to pay to keep larger instruments in the
cabin/luggage rack, BEFORE you book your flight or train.
Travel Options include:
• Train to Agen – train to Monsempron Libos
• Flight to Toulouse – shuttle to station – train to Agen – train to
Monsempron Libos
• Flight to Bordeaux – shuttle to station – train to Agen – train to
Monsempron Libos
• Flight to Carcassonne – shuttle to station – train to Agen – train to
Monsempron Libos
• Flight to Bergerac – transfer from Bergerac via taxi - this can be booked in
advance, or on stand at the airport and shared with others. Price €210 (on
stand prices estimated €145 dependant upon traffic at based on two people
sharing. This price will be adjusted if more people are flying to Bergerac.
We are happy to help advise and link you to others who
maybe flying in to Bergerac.
• Flight or train to Paris – train to Agen – train to Monsempron Libos
• Train to Cahors – bus to Monsempron Libos
• Car hire from airports
• Driving to CubertouTravelling by Air
If flying to Toulouse, Bordeaux or Carcassonne you can take a shuttle
bus (Navette) to the station and then a train to Monsempron Libos, via
Agen. Please be aware that airport websites can be optimistic with
regard to shuttle times between airports and stations… we recommend
you double any timings suggested by the airports.
If flying to Bergerac, public transport towards Cubertou is extremely
limited but it is possible to hire a car from Bergerac which is 1 hr drive
from Cubertou. It is also possible to travel by taxi (see details above).
Travelling by Car
If coming from the UK the shortest drive is to take a ferry to St Malo then
drive towards Bordeaux and head east towards Cubertou via Bergerac.
If taking a ferry to Calais the drive is longer, head south along the A21
then west towards Cubertou via Gourdon.
The address is ‘Cubertou’, 46700 St Martin Le Redon, France. Cubertou
is NOT in the village but on the other side of the D673. The track to
Cubertou is opposite a house with a white boundary fence, north east of
the two roads into St Martin Le Redon.
Car Hire
Car hire is available
at Toulouse, Bordeaux, Bergerac and Carcassonne airports and also
from Fumel (Nr Monsempron Libos) – via Expedia.
APPLICATIONS, DEPOSITS AND FINAL PAYMENTS:
Please apply via the online booking form for both courses. Courses are
filled on a first come, first served basis and the course tutors reserve the
right to limited places for each instrument to ensure a balance of
players.
If we are able to offer you a place, then we will require a non refundable
deposit of €250 within in two weeks to secure your place.
The balance of payment will be due by 31st May 2020.
Please make sure you take out comprehensive insurance to cover you
against cancellation for any reason. We are unable to refund forcancelled places post 31st May 2020, unless a full paying replacement
is found.
Ts&Cs for Course Attenders
1 Booking
BOOKING FEE/DEPOSIT
1.1 A non-refundable deposit of €250 is payable on confirmation that a
booking has been accepted. On receipt of the booking charge you shall
be sent email confirmation. This constitutes formal acceptance of your
booking.
1.1.1 Payment of the booking charge must be received within 14 days of
email acceptance of the booking. If payment is not received by this date,
your place cannot be guaranteed on the course.
BALANCE
1.2 The balance of the Course Price is by 31st May 2020. If payment is
not received by the due date, the course director (Sarah Watts) reserves
the right to give you notice that the booking is cancelled should another
applicant be on the waiting list.
1.4 Bookings made within six weeks of the start of the course start date
require full payment on confirmation that the booking has been
accepted.
2 Cancellations
2.1 If you cancel a booking:
2.1.1 The of Course Deposit of €250 WILL NOT be reimbursed. This is
due to the financial risk taken on my the course director for the rental
and associated costs of running the courses.
2.1.2 Reimbursement of any value of the remaining 75% of the Course
Price that has been paid to the courses is dependant upon a full
replacement participant being found and at the discretion of the course
director.
N.B. It is strongly recommended that you arrange a comprehensive
travel insurance policy - including cancellation cover - and have full
cover for personal belongings, since these are not covered by the
courses.
2.2 If the course is cancelled by the course director:2.2.1 If the cancellation is with respect to the 75% balance of the Course
Price not being paid within the required time then the same terms shall
apply as if you had cancelled the booking. Therefore all clauses in
section 2.1 would apply.
2.2.2 In the unlikely event of the course director (Sarah Watts)
cancelling a booking, other than clause 2.2.1, then all payments that
have been made with respect to the Holiday Course shall be
reimbursed.
3/ Raasay Music Courses/ Sarah Watts;
1 Accepts no responsibility for loss, damage or theft of
instruments or personal belongings.
2 Reserves the right to substitute tutors as originally advertised
but will, when possible advise you of any such change(s). If we are
unable to replace an indisposed tutor and as a result the course cannot
take place, we will refund any monies paid.
3 Reserves the right to cancel any course without giving
reasons. In this event we strive to give maximum notice and will refund
all monies paid in full.
4/ Reserves the right to vary the course programme without notice
and to refuse any application for a course without giving reasons.
5/ Shall not divulge the status of course bookings at any point, nor
details of others who have booked onto a course.
6/ Will not normally accept unaccompanied children under the age
of sixteen on any course. Charges for accommodation and meals apply
to all accompanying carers.
7/ Takes no responsibility for errors in any publicly distributed
materials.
8/ Takes no responsibility for the quality of services or products
offered by advertisers and on-site vendors.
9/ Is not responsible for items reported lost which cannot be found.
A charge, to cover Post & Package, is made for lost property returned to
you after your departure. Items can be held for a maximum of 1 month
unless agreed in advance.
4. Use of images in publicity material
We may take photographs that include clients during their stay which we
use in our publicity materials. If you would prefer your image not to
appear in such materials please let us know. Otherwise acceptance of aplace on a course implies consent for your image to appear in our
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