About this Event
Are you an aspiring young musician aged 14-18?
Do you want to develop your skills in composition, instrumentation and arranging?
This term’s Arts Active Young Composers course will focus on learning to compose for a trio of violin, viola and cello. You will be working alongside professional musicians and guided by composer Rob Fokkens.
At the end of this FREE four-day course, you will be able to hear your composition played live by the musicians. The performance will be recorded and sent out for you to keep and include in any portfolio you may be building for school or university.
Robert Fokkens Biography
Course dates and times: 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th April 2026. 10:00 – 1:30 each day.
Past courses: Writing for percussion ensemble, brass quartet, string quartet, wind quintet, flute ensemble, vocal ensemble, trio of piano, double bass and saxophone, saxophone quartet, clarinet quartet, trio of harp, flute and viola, quintet of violin, double bass, trumpet, clarinet and percussion, trio of piano, violin and clarinet, duo of violin and guitar, trio of harp, flute and cello, baritone voice, viols, baroque flute, recorder and harpsichord folk music, composing for education, theatre, film, video game.
Past Composers: Peter Reynolds, Max Davies, Adrian Hull, James Williams, Rob Westwood, Harriet Riley, Molly Lopresti Richards, Tic Ashfield, Tess Tyler, Lynne Plowman, Tim Riley, Ashley John Long, Richard Barnard, Jonathan James, Will Frampton, Sarah-Leanne Lewis, Gareth Moorcraft, Natalie Roe, Andrew Wilson-Dickson .
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Ydych chi'n gerddor ifanc uchelgeisiol rhwng 14-18 oed?
Ydych chi am ddatblygu eich sgiliau cyfansoddi, offerynnu a chreu trefniannau?
Bydd cwrs Cyfansoddwyr Ifanc Actifyddion Artistig y tymor hwn yn canolbwyntio ar ddysgu i gyfansoddi ar gyfer triawd ffidil, fiola a soddgrwth. Byddwch yn gweithio ochr yn ochr a cerddorion proffesiynol ac yn cael eich tywys gan y cyfansoddwraig Rob Fokkens.
Ar ddiwedd y cwrs 4-diwrnod AM DDIM hwn, cewch glywed eich cyfansoddiad yn cael ei chwarae'n fyw gan y cerddorion. Caiff y perfformiad ei recordio a'i anfon allan i chi ei gadw a’i gynnwys mewn unrhyw bortffolio y gallech fod yn ei adeiladu ar gyfer ysgol neu brifysgol.
Dyddiadau ac amseroedd cyrsiau: 7, 8, 9 a 10 Ebrill 2026. 10:00 – 1:30 bob dydd.
Cyrsiau blaenorol: Ysgrifennu ar gyfer ensemble taro, pedwarawd llinynnol, pumawd chwyth, ensemble ffliwt, ensemble lleisiol, ensemble pres, triawd piano, bas dwbl a sacsoffon, pedwarawd sacsoffon, pedwarawd clarinét, triawd telyn, ffliwt a fiola, pumawd ffidil, bas dwbl, clarinét, trwmped a taro, triawd piano, ffidil a clarinét, deuawd gitâr a ffidil, triawd telyn, ffliwt a soddgwrth, llais bariton, feiolau, ffliwt baróc, ffliwt fach a harpsichord, cerddoriaeth werin, cyfansoddi ar gyfer addysg, theatr, ffilm, gêm fideo.
Cyfansoddwyr blaenorol: Peter Reynolds, Max Davies, Adrian Hull, James Williams, Helen Woods, Rob Westwood, Harriet Riley, Molly Lopresti Richards, Tic Ashfield, Tess Tyler, Lynne Plowman, Tim Riley, Ashley John Long, Richard Barnard, Jonathan James, Will Frampton, Sarah-Leanne Lewis, Gareth Moorcraft, Natalie Roe, Andrew Wilson-Dickson.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Cardiff University School of Music, 31 Corbett Road, Cardiff, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
