Smallpipes Autumn Weekend Workshop with Angus MacKenzie and Timothy Cummings
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The Celtic Arts Foundation is pleased to present the 16th Annual Autumn Workshop for Smallpipes. This year we will be featuring two wonderful guest smallpipes instructors, Angus MacKenzie and Timothy Cummings. We encourage students to register early, as space is limited!
We're very mindful of the benefits of having access to accomplished and experienced instructors and have designed the classes to allow participants to get the most out of this time with each other and the instructors. Small seminar sizes are a hallmark of the program, which further cultivates relationships between participants and the instructors.
Approximate Program Schedule
Friday, September 25th
- Smallpipes workshop runs from 9am until 4pm with a 1 hour break for lunch.
- Ceilidh at the Littlefield Celtic Center beginning at 6:30pm.
Saturday, September 26th
- Smallpipes workshop runs from 9am until 4pm with a 1 hour break for lunch.
- Concert with Timothy Cummings and Angus MacKenzie at the Littlefield Celtic Center beginning at 6:30pm (open to the public).
Sunday, September 27th
- Smallpipes workshop runs from 9am until 12pm
- 1 hour break for lunch from 12pm to 1pm
- Open session from 1pm-4pm with Timothy Cummings and Angus MacKenzie (open to the public)
Pricing
Friday, September 25th - Sunday, September 27th: Smallpipes Workshop = $275
The weekend smallpipes workshop tuition includes instruction Friday through Sunday.
Instructors
Timothy Cummings
Timothy Cummings is a Vermont-based composer and multi-instrumentalist (chiefly a piper) who enjoys an uncommonly diverse repertoire. His music spans from contemporary and sacred music to the traditional melodies of the British Isles, Appalachia, Cape Breton, Brittany, and beyond. Tim earned his undergraduate degree in Music Education at the College of Wooster, (Ohio), both a B.A. Honours degree in Ethnomusicology and an M.A. in Musicology at the New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī (Wellington), and spent a semester at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and National Piping Centre (Glasgow). While living in New Zealand, Tim was a member of the Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band (Grade 1), winning the Royal NZ Pipe Band Championships in 2001. In 2002-03 he was the Artist in Residence at The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada (Summerside, PEI). Tim is currently on applied faculty at Middlebury College and the Middlebury Community Music Center. He performs most frequently with Triton, a trio with accordionist/pianist Jeremiah McLane and violinist/nyckelharper Alex Kehler.
Angus MacKenzie
Hailing from the village of Mabou, Cape Breton Island on Canada’s east coast, Angus grew up surrounded by Highland culture and with Gaelic as the language of the home. He started on the pipes at a young age and soon got involved with the Gaelic College Pipe Band, where he received instruction from some of the best pipers in North America and went on to win many competitions both at home and in Scotland.After leaving school Angus headed to the Isle of Skye to study Gaelic at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. It was during this time that he started his professional musical journey, playing sessions and dances with the original members of Dàimh and many other musicians that were playing on the thriving west Highland music scene.He is involved with numerous musical projects, notably Seudan, a sextet of pipers playing matched bagpipes in A made by Hamish Moore, and also with his brother Kenneth, with whom he recorded the critically acclaimed album Pìob is Fidheall. Angus has also contributed musically on numerous albums; recently with musicians such as Skye’s accordion maestro Blair Douglas, Breton flautist Arnaud Ciapolino, and with an all-star collection of musicians on an album dedicated to friend and musician, Fraser Shaw.
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Where to eat? Students have the option of pre-purchasing a boxed lunch including a generously sized deli sandwich, chips, cookie, and water bottle, or are welcome to visit one of the numerous restaurants within walking distance from the Littlefield Celtic Center during the lunch break. Our meals regularly feature meat, dairy, eggs, wheat, and other known allergens. If you have dietary restrictions or concerns, please contact us at least 10 days before the event so we may make special accommodations.
Where to stay? Workshop participants enjoy a discounted rate at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Burlington (about a ten minute drive from the Littlefield Celtic Center). Just mention the Celtic Arts Foundation when booking or click here.
Hampton Inn & Suites Burlington
1860 South Burlington Boulevard
Burlington, WA 98233
The Fred Morrison Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship, recognizing players with outstanding performing ability and/or potential. We will evaluate your application based on your musicianship, participation in sessions and as a performer (either solo or as part of a group), mentoring and any teaching you do, participation in other CAF events, your history with piping, and, finally, how attending this workshop would affect your involvement in and further your piping ability for performances.
Students are encouraged to register now in order to hold their place in the workshop; any applicable reimbursement will be settled upon notice of the awarded scholarship.
https://www.celticarts.org/event/autumnsmallpipes
We're very mindful of the benefits of having access to accomplished and experienced instructors and have designed the classes to allow participants to get the most out of this time with each other and the instructors. Small seminar sizes are a hallmark of the program, which further cultivates relationships between participants and the instructors.
Approximate Program Schedule
Friday, September 25th
- Smallpipes workshop runs from 9am until 4pm with a 1 hour break for lunch.
- Ceilidh at the Littlefield Celtic Center beginning at 6:30pm.
Saturday, September 26th
- Smallpipes workshop runs from 9am until 4pm with a 1 hour break for lunch.
- Concert with Timothy Cummings and Angus MacKenzie at the Littlefield Celtic Center beginning at 6:30pm (open to the public).
Sunday, September 27th
- Smallpipes workshop runs from 9am until 12pm
- 1 hour break for lunch from 12pm to 1pm
- Open session from 1pm-4pm with Timothy Cummings and Angus MacKenzie (open to the public)
Pricing
Friday, September 25th - Sunday, September 27th: Smallpipes Workshop = $275
The weekend smallpipes workshop tuition includes instruction Friday through Sunday.
Instructors
Timothy Cummings
Timothy Cummings is a Vermont-based composer and multi-instrumentalist (chiefly a piper) who enjoys an uncommonly diverse repertoire. His music spans from contemporary and sacred music to the traditional melodies of the British Isles, Appalachia, Cape Breton, Brittany, and beyond. Tim earned his undergraduate degree in Music Education at the College of Wooster, (Ohio), both a B.A. Honours degree in Ethnomusicology and an M.A. in Musicology at the New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī (Wellington), and spent a semester at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and National Piping Centre (Glasgow). While living in New Zealand, Tim was a member of the Manawatu Scottish Pipe Band (Grade 1), winning the Royal NZ Pipe Band Championships in 2001. In 2002-03 he was the Artist in Residence at The College of Piping and Celtic Performing Arts of Canada (Summerside, PEI). Tim is currently on applied faculty at Middlebury College and the Middlebury Community Music Center. He performs most frequently with Triton, a trio with accordionist/pianist Jeremiah McLane and violinist/nyckelharper Alex Kehler.
Angus MacKenzie
Hailing from the village of Mabou, Cape Breton Island on Canada’s east coast, Angus grew up surrounded by Highland culture and with Gaelic as the language of the home. He started on the pipes at a young age and soon got involved with the Gaelic College Pipe Band, where he received instruction from some of the best pipers in North America and went on to win many competitions both at home and in Scotland.After leaving school Angus headed to the Isle of Skye to study Gaelic at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. It was during this time that he started his professional musical journey, playing sessions and dances with the original members of Dàimh and many other musicians that were playing on the thriving west Highland music scene.He is involved with numerous musical projects, notably Seudan, a sextet of pipers playing matched bagpipes in A made by Hamish Moore, and also with his brother Kenneth, with whom he recorded the critically acclaimed album Pìob is Fidheall. Angus has also contributed musically on numerous albums; recently with musicians such as Skye’s accordion maestro Blair Douglas, Breton flautist Arnaud Ciapolino, and with an all-star collection of musicians on an album dedicated to friend and musician, Fraser Shaw.
More Details
Where to eat? Students have the option of pre-purchasing a boxed lunch including a generously sized deli sandwich, chips, cookie, and water bottle, or are welcome to visit one of the numerous restaurants within walking distance from the Littlefield Celtic Center during the lunch break. Our meals regularly feature meat, dairy, eggs, wheat, and other known allergens. If you have dietary restrictions or concerns, please contact us at least 10 days before the event so we may make special accommodations.
Where to stay? Workshop participants enjoy a discounted rate at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Burlington (about a ten minute drive from the Littlefield Celtic Center). Just mention the Celtic Arts Foundation when booking or click here.
Hampton Inn & Suites Burlington
1860 South Burlington Boulevard
Burlington, WA 98233
The Fred Morrison Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship, recognizing players with outstanding performing ability and/or potential. We will evaluate your application based on your musicianship, participation in sessions and as a performer (either solo or as part of a group), mentoring and any teaching you do, participation in other CAF events, your history with piping, and, finally, how attending this workshop would affect your involvement in and further your piping ability for performances.
Students are encouraged to register now in order to hold their place in the workshop; any applicable reimbursement will be settled upon notice of the awarded scholarship.
https://www.celticarts.org/event/autumnsmallpipes
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