BATH SPA UNIVERSITY

Performance50th birthday concert at the PurcellRoom on London’s South Bank. A CDof solo music by Tom Johnson wasreleased on the Ants/Silenzio (Rome)in 2006, and a recording of HughWood’s chamber music was releasedon Toccata Classics in October 2009.He was Music Director and conductorof Rambert Dance Company, 1988-93, and Clarinet Professor at theDarmstadt Ferienkurse für NeueMusik, 1982-94.Charles Wiffen has performedextensively in Great Britain, Europe,North America, Israel, China, Japanand Southern Africa. Recent festivalappearances have included the BBCProms as well as numerous otherfestivals such as the Arundel,Brighton, Bath, Buckingham, Chelsea,King’s Lynn and Warwick Festivals andconcert tours have included Austria,Germany, Spain, Japan and China.Charles has broadcast for BBCRadio 3 and Classic FM and hasrecorded CDs for several labelsincluding Toccata. He is a member of the London Archduke Trio andContemporary Consort. Charles hastaught at the Royal College of Musicand at Trinity College of Music.Students may explore areas of their own interest, which mayrelate to staff specialisms such ascontemporary clarinet (ProfessorRoger Heaton), early music andmusic of the Georgian period (Dr Matthew Spring) and romanticand early twentieth-century music(Dr Charles Wiffen).Students will also benefit fromthe involvement of the many vocaland instrumental teachers fromthe Music Department as well asfrom a well-established masterclassprogramme. Recent visitors haveincluded Dame Emma Kirkby (voice),Isobel Buchanan (voice), StefanoParrino (flute), Badke Quartet (strings),Florian Uhlig (piano), Professor ColinLawson (clarinet), Andy Sheppard(saxophone), Ensemble Bash(percussion) and Madeleine Mitchell(violin). This culture of high-levelperformance will be relevant andattractive to potential MMus(Performance) students.Assessment methodsAssessment takes the form ofindividual assignments for eachmodule. These generally consistof a portfolio of practical work withsupporting written documentation.Context and Methodology and theMajor Project also involve smallscaledissertations.Entry requirementsWe offer places on the basis of ourassessment of the student’s quality,potential and commitment, and theirability to benefit from the course.Normally, but not invariably, a studentwill have a first degree. Applicationsare invited from candidates with arange of academic disciplines andfrom a variety of national backgrounds.Applicants should submit a DVDrecording with their application,comprising two contrasting works.Applicants should also submit anexample of written work, particularlywhere this relates to their ownpractice, focusing on technical and/or aesthetic concerns.AwardsMaster of Music (MMus)in PerformancePostgraduate Diploma(PG Dip) PerformancePostgraduate Certificate(PG Cert) PerformanceCourse locationNewton Park campusCourse lengthMMus full-time: three trimesters(one calendar year)MMus part-time: six trimesters(two calendar years)PG Dip full-time: two trimesters(one academic year)PG Dip part-time: four trimestersPG Cert full-time: one trimesterPG Cert part-time: two trimestersFeesSee page 22 for full detailsApplicationsApplication forms are available onthe website and for any admissionsenquiries please contact:T: +44 (0)1225 875609E: admissions@bathspa.ac.ukEnquiriesPlease contact course directorProfessor Roger Heaton:T: +44(0)1225 875628E: r.heaton@bathspa.ac.uk115