Composer in Residence for 2005-06 Selected

Windermere Preparatory School recently selected its Composer in Residence for the 2005–06 School Year. Anna Meredith, from Edinburgh (UK) is currently the composer in residence with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. She has studied and graduated with distinction from the Royal College of Music in London. An active composer and performer, her works have been performed throughout Europe and have received airtime on the BBC radio network. She does a variety work with other artists and mediums, especially with the Camberwell Composers Collective, whose goal is to perform new music and combine multimedia, jazz and electronic influences with traditional classical music.

Miss Meredith will be spending a week in May working with students in composition and the world premiere of a new work for wind band. For more information on Anna, you can visit her Web site: http://www.annameredith.com.

The Windermere Preparatory School Band Program conducts its Composer in Residence program annually, giving students the opportunity to work with professional musicians and to discover the artistry of the creation of music. Students learn about living composers and their contribution to society as a whole.

The WPS Music Department involves almost 80% of the student body; 40% of the students are taking private music lessons per week on piano, violin, and traditional band instruments. The chorus and band have 100% involvement in grades four through six. Students in grades three and four learn basic piano skills and music theory in our state-of-the-art Clavinova Lab, which was donated by the Yamaha Music Corporation and Piano Distributors of Orlando.