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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.

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