Click here 2011 Christchurch Summer School
Mark Hobson, tutor
Mark is an inspirational clarinet and saxophone teacher in Christchurch who has taught many of the finest young players around. He is comfortable playing a wide range of music from classical to tango.
Sam Jones
Saxophone NZ
Sam lives in Christchurch, and will be year 13 next year at Burnside High School. He has been playing the clarinet for 7 years, and the saxophone for 5 years. Each year he works towards national music competitions such as the chamber music contest, where he competed in the national final for 3 years in a row on saxophone. He also enjoys jazz, and was in the winning combo of the Southern Jam Jazz Festival for the past two years in Blenheim. Other than music Sam has a very boring life, consisting of study and mountain biking.
Repertoire list
Tableaux De Provence-Paule Maurice
Fantaisie sur un theme original-Demersseman
Sonata-Stuart Greenbaum(mvt 1)
Prelude, Cadence Et Finale
Concertino Da Camera-Jacques Ibert
Crazy Logic-Matthew Orlovich
Alice Morgan
Saxophone NZ
Alice lives in Loburn, North Canterbury. She attends Burnside High School in Christchurch and will be in Year 11 this year. She has been enjoying Saxophone lessons with Mark Hobson since she was 10. As well as playing Alto and Soprano Saxophone, Alice plays Piano, and Guitar and sings in the school choir Cantabile. She is also the soprano player for the chamber group SW!TCH who won the KBB Music prize for best woodwind group at the NZ National Chamber Group Competition final in 2010.
In 2009 Alice gained Distinction in Trinity Guildhall Grade 8 Saxophone and in 2010 received Distinction in Royal School of Music’s Grade 8 Piano Exam. She intends sitting ATCL for Saxophone in 2011 as well as Royal School’s Grade 7 Music Theory Exam. Alice enjoys all genres of music, particularly classical. She hopes to one day teach Music and live in France.
Alice’s repertoire
Caprice en forme de Valse” by Paul Bonneau,
“Fantasie sur un theme original” by Jules Demersseman
The Glazonouv concerto. ( 3 movements.)
Stefan Hall
Saxophone NZ
Stefan lives on a farm just out of Ashburton and attends St Andrew’s College in Christchurch. He had been playing the saxophone for as long as he can remember and when he is not playing a variety of different musical styles on his saxophone he does like to bother the piano.
Stefan’s repertoire
Debussy Syrinx
Vinci Allegro
Arndt Nola
Gardner Mild and Bitter
Ellington In A Sentimental Mood
Sarah Vergeer
Clarinet NZ
Sarah plays both the clarinet and the saxophone and it is best to know that she is a national taekwondo champion. Sarah plays in the Christchurch Youth Orchestra and recently got to meet some very large spiders in Gulgong on the Australian Tour.
Sarah’s repertoire
Weber Concertino
Buggy Encore Eclectica
Mario DeJong
Clarinet NZ
Affable Mario is one of Christchurch’s most popular clarinet players due to his happy personality and winning smile. He can throw himself around the major scales with ease and is also good friends with most of the harmonic / melodic scales and their related arpeggios.
Mario if very interested in making films.
Mario will be playing a selection of Uhl studies and movements of Stamitz Concerti and the Rossini String Sonatas.
Harim Oh
Clarinet NZ
Harim lives in Alexandra in Central Otago and has weekly lessons over the internet with Mark. Harim has only met Mark three times in person in the last two years. In 2009 Harim gained his Grade 8 with Distinction and his preparing for his ATCL exam later this year. Harim is the only clarinet player Mark knows who won a bungee jump as a prize in a music competition. Harim is an accomplished guitarist and is also a pianist, drummer, bassist. He can play the harmonica better than anyone else attending this Summer School! (He also plays the alto sax.) Harim practises his clarinet several hours a day.
Summer School Repertoire:
Spohr Concerto No. 1 3rd Movement
Uhl Etude No. 12
Messager Solo de Concours
Dunhill Fantasy Suite
Mozart Concerto 3rd Movement
Arrangement for small ensemble:
Rimsky Korsakov Flight of the Bumble Bee
Michelle van der Wal
Clarinet NZ
Michelle started playing music at the age of 7 when she started Recorder lessons, starting on Descant, and progressing to Tenor and Alto. She started Clarinet at 10, and started learning with Mark Walton in 2008. She has just completed her first year of MusB at Canterbury University, learning with Gretchen La Roche.
Michelle enjoys performing both Solo and in ensembles, such as the Christchurch Youth Orchestra and various small Chamber groups, and helping younger Clarinettists become better musicians.
Weber Concertino
Mozart Concerto Exposition of 1st mvmt
Weber Concerto No. 2 2nd mvmt
Stravinsky 3 Solo Pieces 2nd mvmt
Lilburn Sonatina 1st mvmt
Brahms Sonata No. 2 3rd mvmt
Thomas Hu
Clarinet & Saxophone NZ
Thomas plays the clarinet and the saxophone and his favourite piece is Clarinet Cadenza by Sid Philips. As you can see from Thomas’s repertoire list he will play both instruments at the Summer School. Apart from music Thomas is very good at robotics and he is looking forward to explaining to you what this is if you don’t know. Thomas is a keen basket baller but he really doesn’t like golf.
Summer School Repertoire:
Mild and Bitter
Barock
Point to Point James Rae
Clarinet Marmalade
Clarinet Cadenza
Uhl 2
Arrangement for small ensemble:
Aubert Gigue for clarinet
Perry Carter
Saxophones NZ
Perry Carter (1995-as long as possible after 1995) lives in Christchurch and has over the past few years acquired quite a long list of wind instruments : Soprano, Tenor and Alto Saxophone, Flute and Piccolo, Bassoon, Bass and Tenor Recorder, and most recently Clarinet. The flute was his first instrument, but since he started taking Tenor saxophone lessons with Mark he has found this list rapidly growing, after being given a bassoon and a lesson time less than six months after his first saxophone lesson. He currently has three music lessons a week and does his best to practice enough for all of them. Non-musical interests include mathematics of all sorts, reading (provided the book was written before 1950), avoiding sports of all sorts and speaking about himself in the third person. Perry finished his school qualifications at the end of last year and is hoping for as many scholarships as possible this year before going to Canterbury University to study performance bassoon and (probably) political science/european languages and culture. Perry practises his Clarinet several hours a month.
Current repertoire list
Demersseman Fantaisie sur un theme original
Bozza Etude-Caprice no.7 (I’m feeling brave)
Glazunov Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra
Bach g minor Sonata
Schulhoff Hot Sonata
For the arrangement – first movement of the Marcello Oboe Concerto
Edward Luca
Saxophone Australia
Edward lives in Turramurra, Sydney. He plays the saxophone and is in year 11 at the local high school. He is exceptionally fond of his video game collection, and finds video game and film soundtracks to be of particular interest, especially when large choirs are involved. At the moment he is enjoying the films of Tim Burton, accompanied by Danny Elfman’s eccentric and lyrical melodies. He finds this type of music to be particularly exciting as it tells a narrative. Edward would like to pursue his interest in film in the future, perhaps in the screenwriting department.
Repertoire list
Bozza “Prelude et Divertissement”
Bach “Sonata” Movements 1 & 2
Iturralde “Suite Hellenique”
Muczynski “Sonata”
Davidson “The Autumn Cannonball”
Cockcroft “Black and Blue”
Arrangement for Small Ensemble -
Mahito Yokota – Gusty Garden Galaxy from Super Mario Galaxy.
Yeri Kim
Clarinet Australia
My name is Yeri and i live in sydney, australia. I play the clarinet and have been learning with Mark for 4 years, recently i have also started learning the saxaphone. my favourite genre of music is jazz and i have recently won a jazz section at a competition. I really enjoying swimming and playing hockey.
my pieces
weber concerto ?
serenata cavallini
introduction theme and variations weber and rossini
adagio baerman
tarantella cavallini?
Sally Cho
Clarinet Australia
At the age of 10, Sally began lessons on the clarinet with Mark Hobson in Christchurch. A year and a half later, she moved to Sydney with her family and met Mark Walton, whom she has learnt from ever since. Sally graduated from the Conservatorium High School in 2009.
What she enjoys most of all about music is being able to perform pieces with her friends and being inspired by others’ performances. Sally aspires to become an enthusiastic chamber musician and teacher in the future.
When Sally is not practising (which is, well, most of the time!) she likes to spend her day watching ‘Boston Legal’, videos of musicians on YouTube, and going for long walks around her suburb.
Repertoire:
Verdi (Bassi/Giamperi) – Fantasia on themes from Rigoletto
Nielsen – Clarinet concerto Mvt. 1
Hindemith – Clarinet concerto Mvt. 4
Golden Wedding (your arrangement)
Devienne – Premiere Sonate Mvt. 1
Chagrin – Improvisation
Arrangement – Swinging on a star (Jimmy Van Heusen)
Esther Redenbach
Saxophone Australia
Esther works as an electrician at a copper mine 30Km outside of her home town Parkes, NSW. She completed her electrical apprenticeship with the mine in 2008 and has continued working there in the ore processing plant.
Playing the sax is a very strong hobby for Esther. She plays in a dance band with her father, playing for old-time / new-vogue dances all over NSW most weekends; has her own wind ensemble called “No Strings Attached” ; and is a member of the local town band.
Her dream is to eventually obtain her AMUSA in saxophone…
Glazounov Eb Concerto (part 1)
Glazounov Eb Concerto (part 2)
Bozza Etudes-Caprices No. 12
Bach Allemande (1st movement unaccompanied sonata)
Bach Corrente (2nd movement unaccompanied sonata)
Piece for small ensemble:
Milhaud Brazileira (third movement of Scaramouche)
Jennifer Moon
Clarinet Australia
After having discovered that piano was not her instrument, Jennifer began clarinet lessons at the age of 10. Having been inspired by a recorder initially, she grew to love the instrument and performed in broadcasts such as the 2MBS-FM Even Younger Performers live program. In high school, Jennifer was introduced to Mark through a close friend and continued studies with him for 5 years. She entered various eisteddfods and events and won several of them, all thanks to Mark and Jo’s consistent, loving support from the audience.
Upon leaving high school, Jennifer extended her studies in music, and attended the Conservatorium of Music as an undergraduate student. Five years down the same track, she is currently a student of Sydney Symphony’s Frank Celata, with a Bachelor’s degree in music performance and a masters degree “in progress” in music studies.
Jennifer has recently started self-teaching the saxophone, and although very enjoyable and good fun, she finds the instrument way too heavy and uncomfortable to hold. She loves listening to her dogs singing along to her warm-up exercises on the clarinet, and plays weekend volleyball to relieve all the stress that has built up over intonation and embouchure work.
Repetoire:
1. Le Tombeau de Ravel – Arthur Benjamin
2. Grand Duo Concertante – Carl Maria von Weber
3. Three Romances, op. 94 – Robert Schumann
4. Sonata no. 1, op. 120 in Fminor mvt. 1 – Johannes Brahms
5. Study – Uhl
6. Concertpiece no.1, op. 114 in Fminor – Felix Mendelssohn
Michael Choi
Clarinet Australia
When Michael was 9 years old, he began learning the clarinet as a hobby. Initially, he took casual lessons from a local teacher, but later developed a greater interest for the instrument. Over the past five years that Michael has been playing the clarinet, he has progressed consistently not only as a solo performer, but also as an ensemble and band member. He currently attends Newington College, Sydney, and enjoys taking part in the school’s music programs.
Since mid-2010, Michael has been studying with Mark Walton, who has and continues to inspire and encourage his clarinet playing.
Michael loves to play sport; in particular, basketball and soccer, and plays weekly matches at school. Apart from being very aspiring and passionate about his music, sport, as well as friends and family, his dream is to go to army school.
Repertoire:
Grand Duo Concertante, 3rd mvt – Carl Maria von Weber
Sonatina, 1st mvt – Malcolm Arnold
Cavatina – Rossini
Sonata, 2nd mvt – Francis Poulenc
Study no. 29 – Cavallini
Concertino in Eflat Major, op. 26 – Carl Maria von Weber
Piece for small ensemble:
Kiss the Rain