Big Band
| Rehearsals/Workshops: |
Semester 1: Wednesdays 7:00pm - 9:15pm |
| Venue: | Harty Room, QUB |
| First Rehersal 2011: | Wednesday 28th September, 2011 |
| Auditions: | None |
| Director: | Mr Stephen Barnett |
| Contact: | Dr Stéphanie Bertet s.bertet@qub.ac.uk |
The QUB Big Band was founded in 2002, and has become one of the University’s most popular music-making outfits. The Band is trained and conducted by Stephen Barnett of the Ulster Orchestra, himself an experienced jazz performer on trombone and piano; the Band’s concerts in a range of Belfast venues have featured various world-class solo artists from London, including Gordon Campbell and Bruce Adams. The emphasis in Big Band is on learning about playing jazz, and the first part of term is given to ‘getting started’ through workshops - informal help with improvisation, ear training, reading jazz notation etc - before concert rehearsals begin. There are vacancies for piano, bass, kit percussion, trumpet, trombones and saxophones at different times. Please contact Professor Hellawell to find out about vacancies. Please note, students at Queen's can include participation in Big Band as part of their Degree Plus qualification. Please click here for more details.
