Nafco 2012

International Youth Fiddle Camp

June 27^th-30^th 2012

University of Ulster, Magee Campus,

City of Derry, Northern Ireland

NEWS

With over 200 young musicians now registered the NAFCo2012 Youth Fiddle Camp is fully booked and we can no longer accept any more applications. There are student groups coming from Canada, Shetland, Sweden, Scotland and from all arts and parts of Ireland.

INFORMATION

As part of the North Atlantic Fiddle Convention being held, for the first time ever, on the island of Ireland an International Youth Fiddle Camp will be held at the University of Ulster, Magee Campus, City of Derry from June 27^th– 30^th 2012.  Activities during the Youth Fiddle Camp will include workshops with leading international fiddle players, attendance at key NAFCo events, participation in the performance of a newly commissioned fiddle piece by a noted traditional composer and performance opportunities at various NAFCo events including the Youth Day on June 30^th.

NAFCo is an international fiddle and dance festival and convention which attracts musicians and dancers from around the North Atlantic such as Ireland, the UK, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, the USA and Canada. The festival is held every two years and was last held in Aberdeen, Scotland in 2010. While there has always been a strong youth presence at NAFCo, the 2012 International Youth Fiddle Camp is the first NAFCo dedicated youth camp programme.

In addition to the Youth Fiddle Camp there will be a Family Day with performance and participatory events for young and old.

 

For further queries please contact youth@nafco2012.com or phone + 44 (0)28 71375134 (Maggie Maguire, NAFCo Adminstration Assistant)

 

While all groups must finance their travel to Northern Ireland accommodation, subsistence, local travel and workshops during the tutors gathering and NAFCo itself will be subsidised. Details on this are available from Maggie Maguire as above.

For fiddlers/accompanists/dancers interested in participating in workshops as part of NAFCo but who may not be eligible for the group element of the youth camp please watch this space for information on other education opportunities available at NAFCo 2012.

 

This project is supported by the

National Lottery/Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the University of Ulster