I’m delighted to have been named CAMMAC’s 2016 spokesperson. I taught for the first time at the CAMMAC Music Centre in 2009, and I have to say that, from the very first summer, I found it a transformative experience. Nowhere else have I found this feeling of community, generational mix, open friendliness, and all participants’ consuming passion for music. I love teaching there, and sharing my passion for the recorder and music.
CAMMAC is certainly a special place, a place that in my experience has no comparison. It is a place where music is of the essence, a place where a person, an adult, an adolescent, or a child can discover music, appreciate music, believe in music and share their love of great music with others. This is not a place where one competes with others, where some are treated better than others, where faculty are better than the students. No, here all are participants, whether you are playing music for the first time or you are a seasoned professional performer, all are equal when it comes to music and the appreciation of all it has to offer.
