latest news

Benedetti and Isserlis at ESTA Event 9 November
Violinist Nicola Benedetti and ESTA President Steven Isserlis are appearing at the autumn ESTA Conference at the Menuhin School.

ESTA Summer School 10- 15 August 2008
Open Classes, Basics, Baroque, Masterclasses, Recitals, Dalcroze, conducting, Chamber Music, Baroque Dance - all this and more at ESTA's biennial course for string teachers. Can you afford NOT to be there?

ESTA Celebrity Recitals at the Summer School
Raphael Wallfisch and David Juritz give recitals in Cheltenham as part of the ESTA Summer School. Open to the Public. On 11 and 12 August 2008.

ESTA President teaches at Dartington
Edith Peinemann teaches at Dartington International Summer School 16-22 August 2008.

Win Bach Cello Suites at ESTA's Summer School 10 - 15 August
One lucky person attending the ESTA Summer School this year in Cheltenham, 10-15 August, goes home with an autographed copy of ESTA(UK) President, Steven Isserlis’ award winning CD of the Bach cello suites. The draw will be made during the Summer School.

Classes of membership

ESTA caters for the widest range of professional players and teachers of stringed instruments. Members come from:

• Private practice or in schools
• Music services and co-operatives
• Specialist music schools
• String specialists in music colleges and conservatoires
• Students
• Other affiliated music and teaching organisations
• Corporate organisations in the music industry
• All who believe in the importance of music education

Types of Members

Standard

Practising string teachers wherever they may be teaching

Annual Subscription £36

Student

Students of stringed instruments currently at college and for two years after qualification

Annual Subscription £15

Free web membership to those in full time education. Access to website resources but not News & Views.

Annual subscription FREE

Associate

Non-teaching string players, professional or amateur. Anyone else who believes in and wants to support ESTA's objectives

Annual Subscription £36

Joint

Husband and wife/partners in string teaching

Annual Subscription £50

Group

Music services and co-operatives, specialist music schools, colleges and conservatoires

Annual Subscription £60

Corporate

Companies specialising in stringed instrument making, dealers, retailers, music publishers etc.

Annual Subscription £90

Affiliate

ESTA European and International STA country organisations, other bodies promoting music education

Annual Subscription N/A