I should probably start by introducing myself. My name's Rosie, I'm 26 and have recently started doing some work experience with the Cottier Chamber Project. My details were passed on to head honcho Andy Saunders who was enthusiastic about giving me an insight into the work that goes in to organising and running a series of concerts taking place during Glasgow's West End Festival (#WEF13 for all the twitter fans out there) from the 31st of May to the 14th of June 2013.
My initial thought
when discovering that I would be doing some work experience with the
the Cottier Chamber Project was the memory of a standard grade music
class. The definition of chamber music as 'music to be played in a
room by a small group of musicians' has remained in a random
knowledge box in my brain for the last 11 years. My impression of
the musical genre has always been romanticised with imagery of wigged
men in fine, baroque clothing, in the calm and luxurious setting of
an 18th century country manor, how outdated and naive I
am. Not only can chamber music be produced in an incredibly current and modern way, it can be very energetic or relaxing and can fit to a variety of contexts.
Classical music is not something that I am particularly familiar with but I am really excited by the prospect of interacting with professionals, enthusiasts and novices alike. Chamber music is something that I probably experience on a day-to-day basis but fail to notice. Having begun working with the Project I am instantly more conscious of the musical genre and have already begun to appreciate how much emotion and feeling is gained from listening. From a novice perspective at this stage in my involvement with Classical Music I might initially describe it as 'music to live to'.
By the end of my period of work experience I hope to have gained an understanding and appreciation of Chamber Music and to have played a part in a project which succeeds in opening the musical genre up to new audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
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