RAY LUCK'S INTERNATIONAL PIANO WORKSHOP - JULY 2008
         Saint Lucia School of Music                            July 20 - 24,  2008

                         

Pitons - World Heritage Site

 

 

 

 

 

      From participants of previous piano workshops

"Imagine a school of music surrounded by fiery red flamboyant trees on a hillside overlooking the aquamarine waters of the Caribbean Sea... windows wide open to let the sea breezes in with a sweeping vista of the surrounding hills and sea below...  The entire St Lucian experience was incredible. I could go on and on - about the people, the places, the workshop... I enjoyed it."

"Just want to say thanks for a wonderful couple of days.  I am sure all the others have said that it was the most inspiring experience for them, but for me it was particularly important and necessary.  I really needed something to get me back on a path of some sort."

"I became very motivated and inspired by Dr. Luck's lessons and style of teaching, mostly gaining a better understanding of how to approach music from various periods..."

 

 

  

          2005 Piano Workshop Participants

 

  

          

 

      

                      SCHEDULE
July 20         Welcome Reception & Piano Recital by Ray Luck  at 7:00pm
July 21 - 24  Performance Master Classes 
                     Performing Levels: Grades 6 - 8,  and Diploma (ABRSM/TCL syllabi)
 

 

                           
July 21 - 23  Pedagogy: "Teaching Grades 6 - 8, & Diploma Exam Repertoire"
                     (ABRSM/TCL syllabi)
Participants are invited to submit pieces from current exam repertoire for analysis, study, and discussion.  Music not performed in the master classes will be included in the pedagogy sessions.  The ABRSM repertoire CD should be consulted prior to the workshop to stimulate discussion of musical interpretation.      
 

 

July 24
Final Pedagogy Session: Open Forum
Topics such as sight-reading, quick study, practice skills, memorization, etc. may be requested in advance for this session.  There will be time for detailed answers to questions arising out of the previous pedagogy sessions.  
                      FEES (in ECD$)
Master Classes & Pedagogy Sessions:   
For entire 4-day workshop
Adult: ECD$250.00
Student 18 years and under: ECD$175.00
Daily attendance per Master Class & Pedagogy Session
Adult: ECD$75.00
Student 18 years and under: ECD$50.00
CONTACT INFORMATION
John Paul Bailey, Director
Saint Lucia School of Music
P.O. Box 544, Castries, St. Lucia
Tel. 758-452-2473   Fax: 758-452-5989
E-mail: slsmdirector@gmail.com 
www.slumusicschool.com 
Please fax, FedEx, or E-mail applications
WORKSHOP INQUIRIES 
E-mail: rayluck@rayluck.com 
www.rayluck.com  
ACCOMMODATION
Special group rates for a range of hotels will be published January 31, 2008.  
To request these rates e-mail Mr. John Paul Bailey - slsmdirector@gmail.com  
FLIGHTS
The George Charles airport, Vigie (SLU) affords easier access to hotels and the School of Music
than Hewanorra International Airport (UVF).  There is an airport departure tax.  
LOCAL TRANSPORT
During the Workshop, minvan transport between hotels and the School of Music is provided at 
a nominal charge.
LUNCH  12:00-1:30pm
Lunch may be purchased at the School of Music.  A varied menu will be available each day.  
                    
DISTINGUISHED PIANIST RAY LUCK has performed in concert and recital in several musical capitals of the world.  He has concertized on five continents, given master classes at prestigious music schools, and adjudicated music festivals in the UK, USA, Canada, Hong Kong, and the Caribbean.  In London he studied at the Royal College of Music - obtaining the ARCM teaching diploma and a B.Mus from London University, both with Honours.  In the course of further graduate study, he was awarded First Prizes in Piano and Chamber Music from the Paris Conservatoire and the D.Mus degree with high distinction from Indiana University at Bloomington.  

During a distinguished teaching career at Randolph College in Virginia, he was the Charles A. Dana professor of music and subsequently was appointed professor emeritus in 2002.   Professional teaching awards include three Fulbright Senior Fellowships to the Caribbean, Greece and Canada, and the Master Teacher Certificate from the Music Teachers National Association (USA).   

The fourth International Piano Workshop, held annually in July, will again be hosted by the Saint Lucia School of Music.  Previous participants have come from  Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Tobago, and the USA.   

 

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