The Strings Retreat 2025 was a huge success thanks to our wonderful
participants and our amazing coaches.
REMARKS:
Beautiful photo!!! Lovely bunch of people. My heart is full.
Thank you all for a wonderful week ❤️
I can’t wait for next year!
Mary Ellen
Thank you for the organization.
Thank you for the coaching.
Thank you for the friendships.
It was a wonderful week. I’ll be looking forward to next year.
Rosalind
I’m sharing your thoughts Mary Ellen, it was a lovely week, thank you so much 😊
Chantal
I really enjoyed the week as well. Thanks to all the team for a fun time together….. F
Ditto, hope to see you all again next year!
Am
Thank you for the lovely week. Everyone’s quest for knowledge, contagious enthusiasm and courage is inspiring.
Kudos to all!
Beth
Hope to see you all next year….hopefully bringing a new participant with you.
It’s a great experience….let’s try to share it with others like us… 🙂
Anne
Strings Retreat: For adult amateur strings players: a chamber music learning experience in Northern Ontario like no other!
2024 Strings Retreat Aug 14-18, was a blast! Thanks to the City of Sudbury Arts and Culture grant, to the organizers, our professional music coaches, our enthusiastic participants for a week of personal growth and wonderful chamber music. Thanks also to Thorneloe University for providing the venue to make all of this happen! See you in August!
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Participant comments from the 2023 retreat:
You all did a wonderful job with this retreat!! I learned so much.
Thank you for a great experience!
Overall it was great and I would love to return next year!
A typical day at Strings Retreat (based on past years)
All participants will be part of 1 ensemble and their respective orchestra section (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double bass). Some participants perform in 2 ensembles, at their choice, and based on availability in the schedule.
MORNINGS
Physical warm up (stretches)
ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL
COACHING – A GROUPS (A & B groups alternate time slots so you have either an AM coaching or a PM Coaching. You will likely have a different coach each day.)
lunch break
AFTERNOONS
COACHING – B GROUPS (A & B groups alternate)
Free time to practice (on your own or with your ensemble) , or there may be a sectional rehearsal/ masterclass on some of the days.
