String Ensemble Day

Local musicians can come together with Aaron to be tutored on works for small string orchestra. There are around 20 places available for string players. Music is available in advance to allow for some preparation. The proposed timetable for the day is

9.30 - arrival and set up with refreshments provided
10.00 - 11.30 - tutored session
11.30 - 11.45 - refreshment break
11.45 - 13.00 - tutored session
13.00 - 13.45 - lunch
13.45 - 14.45 - tutored session
14.45 - 15.00 - short comfort break
15.00 - 15.30 - performance session
15.30 - depart

The music planned for the session is

Holst: St Paul’s Suite Suite, and Mendelssohn: String Symphony No. 3 in E minor.

Dr Aaron McGregor is a freelance violinist and Lecturer in Music (Performance) at the University of Aberdeen. Aaron’s performance background ranges across a spectrum of styles, including modern and baroque violin, and Scottish traditional fiddle. He has performed with ensembles such as the Dunedin Consort, Ludus Baroque, Oxford Baroque, Ex Cathedra, RSNO, Scottish Ensemble, Scottish Ballet, Manchester Camerata and the recently formed Laudonia. Aaron is a leading exponent of 17th and 18th-century Scottish fiddle music, performing regularly with Concerto Caledonia. A graduate of the University of Edinburgh and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Aaron completed an MMus in Historically Informed Performance Practice with distinction at the University of Glasgow and the RCS in 2014. In January 2020, he completed a PhD at the University of Glasgow, his research focussing on the early history of the violin in Scotland.