Summer Music: Concert Band

A whole day of music making with experienced conductors!

The repertoire on each day will be full of variety, including Classical, Light, Film and Dance music plus a surprise or two!

Rupert Bond was born in London. He gained his Bachelor of Music at Goldsmiths’ College, London University and then successfully auditioned for the Conductor’s Course at the Royal Academy of Music, where he also studied the Double Bass. His most formative musical experience was as a student of George Hurst. He also holds a Master of Music degree in Composition from Surrey University. In 1999 he was appointed an Associate of the RAM for “Services to Music”.

He began his career as a freelance conductor and bass player, but a change of direction led to him being appointed as Director of Music at James Allen’s Girls’ School in London – a post that was once held by Gustav Holst. He was able to continue his conducting vocation and founded the professional orchestra, “Docklands Sinfonietta”. He has also developed his skills as a composer and to date has written over 40 compositions.

In 2003 he returned to full-time conducting, spending time in New Zealand (2006–7) and South West England (2008–13), but then returned to the South East and now lives in Eynsford Kent. Recent projects have included recording a CD with the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra with music of the New Zealand composer Eric Biddington. Rupert regularly conducts many orchestras, including the Folkestone Symphony, European Doctors’ Orchestra, Kingston 3AO, Dartford Symphony, Suffolk Sinfonia, Southwark Sinfonietta, Surrey Philharmonic, the Sonnet Wind Orchestra and the Wandsworth Symphony Orchestra.

He believes passionately in Gustav Mahler’s dictum, “in each performance a work has to be re-born”.

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The Summer Music programme is designed for people of all ability and experience. Age limits are at the discretion of the Landmark Arts Centre. Landmark Arts Centre reserves the right to make alterations to our published event programme where necessary. NO REFUNDS ARE GIVEN FOR TUTOR OR ACT SUBSTITUTION.