Introducing
Neoteric Ensemble
Inspire
Neoteric Ensemble is one of the UK’s leading brass and saxophone chamber groups, made up of internationally acclaimed performers dedicated to artistic excellence and creative innovation. Alongside our concert work, we are passionate about education and inspiring young musicians through “Neoteric Inspire” — our dedicated outreach and education programme.
Our mission is to bring the excitement, inspiration, and creativity of chamber music directly into schools and enriching students’ learning whilst supporting teachers in making links to the KS3, GCSE, and A-Level music curriculum.
About “Inspire”
Neoteric Inspire offers high-quality, interactive workshops and coaching sessions designed to:
• Develop students’ ensemble performance skills and musical awareness
• Encourage creativity, collaboration, and confidence
• Support composition, arranging, and scoring skills aligned with GCSE and A-Level requirements
• Deepen understanding of instrumental writing and orchestration through direct interaction with professional players
• Provide insight into career pathways within music and the creative industries
Each session will be delivered by two or three members of Neoteric Ensemble, all experienced performers and educators who regularly teach and coach at leading UK conservatoires and music institutions.
Our group is deeply committed to both performance and education, and we are passionate about sharing our expertise with the next generation. We aim to inspire and engage students by offering a masterclass which explores various aspects of the music, including:
Approaching chamber music
Navigating the music industry
Performance techniques and guidance
Developing individual technique/musicality on instruments
Creating new compositions and works
Effective communication within music
Our ensemble features accomplished musicians, including professors from leading music conservatories and experienced educators with extensive backgrounds in secondary school music teaching.
We offer a range of tailored workshops designed to meet the unique needs of your students, and we would be happy to collaborate with you to create a program that aligns with your school’s needs. More details on our workshop options are provided below.
We can also link our project to current A level or GCSE criteria as all our music can be arranged specially for each project.
Our Workshops
We have a number of different workshops/masterclasses that we can provide for your educational establishment details of which are listed below.
Compositional Workshop
A unique workshop aimed at writing compositions for this specific ensemble with the object to have compositions rehearsed and played through by Neoteric Ensemble.
The ensemble is made up of a Tuba, Trombone, 2 Trumpets and 2 saxophones. Composition students will be required to write short pieces in advance of the workshop for our instrumentation with a maximum length of 5 minutes.
We choose 6 compositions and run a 3 hour workshop taking them a part
20 mins for each composition
Play through piece, talk about how the writing process could be improved.
Discussion points:
Idiomatic writing
Correct markings for dynamics, articulation and expression
Harmonic voicing
Structure
Conversations about our instruments and including extended techniques.
Masterclass
A 3 hour masterclass for instrumentalists. Students will get the opportunity to perform repetoire of their choosing in both a solo setting or in a chamber music setting. Two or more of our group will be able to give guidance into many different areas of music performance including:
Correct Preparation
Performance Anxiety and Fears
Stage presence
Advance Technique for instruments
Chamber Music
A 3 hour workshop for instrumentalists where students get the opportunity to play some of our own music either side by side with Neoteric Players or on as an ensemble of students.
Discussion points:
Approaches to learning new music
Sight reading brand new parts
Creating your own take on music that has been played before
Taking rehearsal to the next level
Providing feedback to composers
This workshop would require a minimum of two of our players depending on the standard of the students and the amount of students on
Combined Neoteric Concert Performance
Any of these workshops can be can be followed by a concert on the same day where students will get the opportunity to play alongside our world class musicians. The group are able to offer music which has been specially composed to feature students and has a wide range of ability levels covered.