Applications for this event, in Eccles, Greater Manchester, on Saturday 15th November 2008, are now open. This event is an orchestral playday open to all woodwind (including saxes), brass, percussion and strings. There is a piano in the hall, but primarily this event is for other instruments.

All sorts of pieces will be played.

Come and enjoy yourselves making music in sunny Manchester!

Website and application form here!

Barry, I know you collected some email addresses over last weekend.... do I need to pass on details to anyone or have you got it covered?

I *think* I have most bases covered, but I will check and let you know sbhoa.

I'll collect mail from the PO Box every few days, and will acknowledge entries when I can, do bear with me, my computer has begun to misbehave (again)...

I would come but I will have school the following monday and no doubt a tonne of work.

Hope everyone who goes has fun.

Thanks Violin Hero.

Checking PO Box tomorrow, and will send a batch of acknowledgements out (computer permitting) very soon after.

Guess I'll bring flutey to this one. Won't manage grade 3-ish viola by then

You'll be more than able to play the flute music I provide at the playday, and all being well you'll have flutey company

Well done Babybird2 - you are applicant no.1! Collected your form today, and you have a confirmation email.

I do indeed! Thanks

Will be nice to see you again.

Will do another collection from the PO Box on Tuesday next week (5th).

Keep sending those applications in!

Maybe time to learn a more ensemble friendly instrument...

My form will be in the post today! I'm looking forward to it!
Maisie

See you there Maisie!

Received safely Maisie - will email you a confirmation soon.

I'm really looking forward to this playday. It will be nice to meet all the new faces and catch up with others (trying to avoid OLD ).

Replies on this thread look promising, the applications/payments are gradually coming in, and there's plenty of publicity out there/about to be out there.

It promises to be a fun day. Please come.

Abney are not back til 12th September so you might get some more after that.

Thanks for letting me know that sbhoa.

Considering it's very much holiday season at the moment, it's been a promising start with applications.

Doing a couple more PO Box collections before I go to the NI forum concert. Anything that arrives in the PO Box after Monday 18th August will be collected/acknowledged after my return from Northern Ireland.

Checked today, found another application!

Considering this is very much holiday season, I'm very pleased with applications received so far.

I'd love to come, I'm just clarifying transport issues and will send in the form if I can sort something out.

Posters now in The Music Corner Stalybridge and Forsyths Manchester.

Great Sophoula! What instrument do you play?



Thank you sbhoa, much appreciated!

Hi barry-clari

I'm an oboist, I've taken and passed my Grade 1 and am working towards my Grade 3 for November so I'm hoping I can sneak in as being nearly grade 3

Let me know if this is a problem though

I've printed off the form - we were going to combine this with the sax day, but I see that the event is primarily for players of instruments other than the piano

Would I get to play, or is the event only suitable for the sax and clarinet playing half of our double act?

This is not a problem Sophoula



It's an orchestral playday Chris, and is primarily aimed at woodwind/strings/brass/percussion instruments, rather than piano. Having said that, there is a piano in the venue, and some (not all) of the music I'll have will have a piano part, and you're most welcome to play the piano part for those pieces.

Thanks Barry - I'm not sure if we're going to the Eccles Play Day, but I think we'll see you at the Saxophone Day.

See you at the sax day!

As long as I get your application form for Eccles, if you can make it, by beginning of November sort of time, then I'll fit you in easily.

A gentle reminder, before my journey tomorrow...

I'll do the next collection on 1st September, and I'll try to send the acknowledgements out the same day.

Sbhoa and I went to see the outside of the venue today and got a guided tour

I've never been in the upstairs room until today (it's where the examiner usually is) and it's really much bigger than I thought. I only noticed today as my more experienced friend picked up on it instantly.

We also went to look at places to eat if anyone fancies a meal at the end of the day. We went in 3 pubs before we found lunch. There is one just across the road that has a restaurant at the back which we could have to ourselves. Just got to try eating there first.

The day promises to be really good so get those application forms in. Found out today that the Liverpool train actually stops at Eccles and the staiton is just over the bridge (a couple of minutes walk).

Three more applications have arrived in the b-c PO Box (thanks rachi, tooty and an oboist I can't work the forum ID out of).

This means we've hit double figures!

Hello to all going to the playday.
I'm looking forward to the day, but I feel a bit nervous without seeing what we are playing in advance!
Go easy on this newbie.

Don't worry. Barry is very good at choosing the right sort of music for these events. There will be plenty that you can manage.

Quite a few people sent me PM's who have not yet got round to sending in application forms, hint , hint, book now because the word on this event is out......

Applications are going well.

but...

I have no string applications yet! Would like to add violins/'cellos/violas/double basses to the mix!

Still plenty of time to post your application forms to me.

Well, if there's anything REALLY easy

A lot of the local orchestras haven't had their promotional leaflets yet Babybird2, so hopefully we'll get strings from that.

So for the time being I'll leave you on flute, with, in all probability, me sharing your stand when I'm not conducting (we are well off for clarinets, so I'll probably play flute).

That's good, because I can actually play flute

Calling all Oboists lets see if we can have the most under one roof at the same time

We've had flute world and clarinet world domination, oboe world domination will be a new one

Hello!

Could I ask anyone coming to Eccles to post on this thread when they've posted their application form to me, it'll enable me to process the applications rather quicker.

Thank you!

(applications received so far : sbhoa, Babybird2, emsoboe, rachi, tooty, woodyBCR, Maisie, an oboist from the West Midlands whom I don't have a forum ID for, 2 non-forum members)

Roll up! Roll up! there has got to be more of you out there in the North West. We can't let the Oboe's take over........

Mine's in the post Barry (unless it's arrived). Another oboe.

Thanks pushpull, I'll collect it at the tail end of this week

I intend to post my form within the next few days. Will be bringing stringy things rather than woodwindy things!

Great!! We are short of stringy things, look forward to seeing you there.

Look forward to seeing you there, with your stringy things!

Including those of you who have promised to send forms in over the next few days, we're up to a very encouraging 14 participants now.

I'd still like to see a few more string players to keep phantasmagoriana company, and we're also a little sparse in the bass instrument department.

There's also a few of you who showed initial interest on the first Manchester thread, but haven't as yet written on this thread or contacted either notmusimum or myself as to whether you'd like to come. Hope some of you can make it too.

This is looking set to be a fabulous day. If you're free to come to sunny Eccles on Saturday 15th November, whatever orchestral instrument you play, do come along for what promises to be a thoroughly enjoyable day playing music. Hope to see lots of people there!

Website is here.