Held on the 16th Jun 2024
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Strings Masterclass with Nara Dennis
We're taking Nara on the road! This is your chance to work with Nara on whatever piece you're currently learning or polishing.
Nara is a highly accomplished performer, teacher, and chamber musician. She specialises in viola but has so much to offer any orchestral string player.
Join us for this FREE masterclass. Nara will work with string players to improve aspects of their performance and technique, before opening up to questions and discussion.
Please note that senior students will be given preference (high school and above) but all are welcome as observers. Petrina Jahnz will be joining us as accompanist, however performers are also very welcome to bring their own accompanist. Please bring a copy of your piano part on the day.
Masterclass Details
Sunday 16 June
1:30pm (up to 2.5 hours)
Marist Regional College
Paraka Street, Burnie
Music Department
FREE admission but registrations essential.
Register today to secure your spot as an observer, or register your interest to perform.
Want to perform?
Limited places are available for masterclass performers and registrations must be received by Tuesday 4 June. Everyone who registers will be contacted via email to confirm arrangements so don't miss out on your chance to work with Nara. If you're a teacher who wants to register a large group of performers (ie more than 4) please email us directly to help you save time.
Huge thanks to Marist Regional College, and Tom Lamb, for hosting this event!
Please note that we'll be taking some photos throughout the day to record the event, and post on social media. If you'd rather we avoid any images of you, please let us know by emailing infotas@ameb.edu.au by 5pm Friday 14 June 2024.
Read about Nara Dennis
Nara Dennis studied viola and piano in Adelaide, Sydney, and Vienna. She held a full time position as violist with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra before making Tasmania her home base. She has performed, recorded, and toured extensively with orchestras across Australia and internationally, including the Queensland, Tasmanian, and Adelaide Symphony Orchestras, and Rotterdam, Netherlands, and Auckland Philharmonics. Nara performed with the Australian Strings National Orchestra as Soloist and Principal during two European Tours (2016 and 2019).
Nara has worked with some of Australia’s leading composers, arrangers, and orchestras as she built her craft in arranging and orchestrating, and is now published by TSO House. She has a busy schedule as a music arranger as well as being the violist and Director of Strings on Fire (Hobart) and Paradiso Strings (Brisbane).
Nara is an orchestral strings Examiner with AMEB Tasmanian and AMEB Queensland, having commenced in the role in 2007. In addition to her teaching and chamber music work, Nara is a regular casual with the Tasmanian and Queensland Symphony orchestras.
