Week's residential course in London with Danny Thompson, 25-29 March 2013

[Clarky]

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Would love to attend but doubt I will be able to given work and limited holiday allowance

Edit: I might just use up some of my holiday allowance on this anyway

Edited December 1, 2012 by Clarky

[RhysP]

Wow!
It's almost worth taking up playing double bass just to attend that.

[TheRev]

Argh! I'm on tour that week....

[sarah thomas]

I'm going. I don't care what it costs (fingers crossed) and I don't care about work. It is unmissable.

[PTB]

Oh boy, this is right up my street.......and I just bought an extra weeks holiday through my works flex bens. Thanks for posting Clarky. Funnily enough, I sent my wife to a similar thing for fiddle players in Nashville a few years back for Christmas. It must be my turn!

[philparker]

Does anyone know the approximate cost of this?

I can't imagine it being cheap, but it's probably a chance not to be missed! (Especially for a beginner like me trying to fastback to intermediate!)

[ezbass]

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Wow!
It's almost worth taking up playing double bass just to attend that.
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Anyone know how much it is. I can't go (assuming I'll still have a job next March) but given that it's residential and includes meals it's not likely to be cheap.

[Clarky]

I emailed and they said they were trying to get an idea of approximate demand first, so I don't think they have a price yet (I did ask)

[ChrisF]

I too would like to know the price if anyone finds out...cheers.

[Clarky]

OK, I've sent the contact person (who posted the FB advert) a copy of this thread to indicate there is interest from several BCers, depending on price. Hopefully they will come back to me with rough pricing info soon

[sarah thomas]

Cheers Clarky. I've sent an email as requested on the farcebook page and am eagerly waiting for a response. I am also waiting for my brother to return my call or answer my text. I am waiting for my luthier to finish working on my new to me bass and he is waiting for an endpin to arrive. I am waiting for my husband to return with beer (hooray) and of course, we are all waiting for christmas. For christmas, I would like to have some patience.

[sarah thomas]

Here is the reply I had from Bree about the double bass love in - with the email address for a copy of the PDF which has more details about the course:

Hi Sarah

Thanks so much for getting in touch and we would love to have you there! I've attached a PDF with a bit more information but at this point, we're just getting an idea of how many people would be interested and then we can determine how much it will cost. If you need a rough estimate, we're looking at around £650 for the week, room, board and meals all included.

In the mean time, if you have absolutely any questions at all specifically, please do let me know!

Kind regards
Bree

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[Clarky]

Hi Sarah, I had a similar email and also asked about non-residential attendance (being since I am a Londoner). Bree said

"There would be a day rate if you wanted to commute to and from and that would be about £100 less than the quoted fee. Lunches, snacks and tea would still be included for you and we would be able to provide parking at no charge."

[ezbass]

I have to say that £650 doesn't seem too bad at all.

[sarah thomas]

As a comparison, next year's jazz summer school at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama costs £595, including accommodation but excluding meals and drinks. And of course, they won't have Danny Thompson and it won't be focussed on the beautiful big double bass. No parking either, free or otherwise.

Clarky - I'm longing to meet Boris Johnson with a bass. Do come! In fact, loads of us could go and finally have the big double bass bash that has been not happening for about five years ...

[Clarky]

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Clarky - I'm longing to meet Boris Johnson with a bass..
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If I attend, I plan to make my entrance with double bass in hand on a zip wire

[bassace]

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If I attend, I plan to make my entrance with double bass in hand on a zip wire
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No change there then.

[Silvia Bluejay]

Tempted! But I don't have a DB - only an upright - and I'm a leftie, so I couldn't borrow one, and I see it all as rather tricky...

Please keep us posted with any more info as and when you receive it. Thank you Clarky for mentioning this in the first place!

Edited December 3, 2012 by bluejay

[Silvia Bluejay]

Oh my, this must be the fastest reply time to a request of info I've [b]ever[/b] had.
In reply to an email I sent a few minutes ago, Bree has emailed me the PDFs you guys got too, [i]and[/i] has confirmed that they can provide me with a left-handed DB (free of charge) for the duration of the event.
Wow. I guess I better start saving right now - Christmas is officially cancelled as of this moment or - more precisely - it's been put back to the end of March

[sarah thomas]

Hooray! Looking forward to meeing you.

[Thurbs]

I have put my name down for this as well.

[Silvia Bluejay]

Sarah, I really hope to end up with enough spare cash and enough time off work to be able to attend the event and meet you - and the others. It would be fantastic. Here's hoping...

[oggiesnr]

I'm waiting for confirmation of which week York's 'Easter Fair' is. Last year it was the week after Easter, if they do that again in 2013 then I can go (fingers crossed)

Steve

[Clarky]

PS, I just spotted that March 29th is Good Friday. Don't know if that makes it easier or harder for folks to attend

[PTB]

I've also just swopped e-mails with Bree who is obviously on duty day & night. It's looking good!