BOXWOOD NEW ZEALAND 2010

September 24, 25, 26 2010
Onewhero, New Zealand

Join us in beautiful Onewhero, New Zealand to discover musical & dance traditions amid one of New Zealand's most peaceful & rural areas just one hour from Auckland. This year's dates and location are a change from past years as we seek to establish an annual presence in New Zealand. This will be a three-day workshop focused on fiddle, flute, whistle and pipes in the traditional styles of Scotland, Cape Breton, and Canada as they intersect with the european art music of the 18th & 19th centuries. Classes, concerts, sessions, informal talks will be presented with great handmade local food. The Boxwood experience brings together kindred spirits from all over the world creating lasting friendships, nourishing music, and soulful fun in a unique festival and workshop program that is completely non-competitive. This weekend workshop is open to players of all ages and levels.

Boxwood has received worldwide recognition for more than fifteen years producing extraordinary gatherings dedicated to exploring and sharing the oral traditions music making. Boxwood’s invited guest artists change from year to year to include leading players, teachers, makers, and scholars from among many musical traditions. The classes aim to help players expand musical vocabulary, discover new techniques, broadening one's sense of the instrument, and have fun in the process. The evenings are filled with social gatherings that include excellent meals, concerts, social dancing, informal gatherings and sessions of music-making with students and teachers alike. While the week emphasizes fiddles, flutes, whistles, recorders, pipes and their musical traditions, the festival encourages a multidisciplinary approach, inviting a variety of artists, students and players of all instruments at all levels – novice and experienced.

2010 Faculty and Guest Artists

David GREENBERG - Cape Breton & baroque violin
Chris NORMAN - traditional & early flutes, whistle, small pipes

Hear a sample of Chris Norman & David Greenberg on SonicBids
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View Chris Norman & David Greenberg's EPK

Pricing Structure

Prices for the 2010 workshop are in NEW ZEALAND dollars (NZD), and are as follows:

Full Tuition & lodging:

Tuition for all classes, activities, meals and 2 night's accommodation.
$300 NZD

Work study:

Tuition for all classes, activities, meals and 2 nights accommodation. Inquire for availability and details. See also the work study page.
$250 NZD

Refunds

Registration for Boxwood NZ 2010 is limited and is filled on a first come first serve basis upon a credit card reservation of tuition. No cancellations after September 1, 2010.

Mailing List

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How to Register

Registration is an easy 2-step process. To keep costs down for all participants we're asking that you hold your reservation for the weekend with a $50NZ deposit by credit card - and then pay the balance upon check-in with cash or cheque. We can accommodate payment by credit card upon request at check-in. In addition to the deposit, we ask that you complete the registration form below.

Step 1: Pay $50 NZD registration deposit via PayPal.

Step 2: Complete the registration form below. That's it! - we'll be in touch with further details as the weekend approaches.