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Residential Courses

Full time, 1 year, Foundation Certificate courses. No prior qualifications needed, bursaries and accommodation available for eligible applicants. Next intake September 2010.

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Orchestral Summer School

Chris Swann - Woodwind

Chris studied at the Royal Academy of Music and subsequently spent twelve years as a clarinettist and saxophonist in the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Chris resigned his position with the RLPO in order to pursue a varied freelance career, playing Principal Clarinet with the BBC Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, Hallé, Ulster, Scottish Chamber, National Symphony and Sinfonia ViVA Orchestras. He has made a number of concerto appearances with various orchestras

In July 1998 he joined the Royal Northern College of Music as Tutor in Clarinet and Eb Clarinet.

As well as directing his nationally recognised ensemble ZEPHYR Chris has also performed chamber music with the Maggini, Allegri and Alberni String Quartets and a wide variety of repertoire with members of Northern Chamber Orchestra the RLPO’s Ensemble 10:10 and Camerata Ensemble of Manchester.

Chris combines this work with examining for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (graded and diploma) and presenting master classes.