The World Percussion Group is back for 2024! Why not audition for the World's largest multi-national touring percussion group.
Keeping true to its core values, our mission is to continue providing a cultural professional development experience for up and coming artists globally.
We are looking for percussionists, drummers and composers or arrangers worldwide and will select a total of an estimated 16 members to form the WPG 2024 European Tour. These members will tour Universities and Conservatoires in the UK, Finland, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Estonia. The group will deliver clinics, masterclasses, lessons and performances and the tour will conclude with a return to the presitious Manchester Bridgewater Hall. The tour will last from Tuesday 7th May 2024 to Tuesday 28th May 2024. As a WPG 2024 member, you will have the opportunity to perform and deliver clinics at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, Royal Academy of Music, Copenhagen, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Tallinn. The tour will finish with a grand finale concert at the Manchester Bridgewater Hall.The repertoire selected for the WPG will comprise of new works, arrangements and the World Premiere of a piece composed by the selected WPG Composer/Arranger-in-Residence 2024. The group will convene prior to the tour for an estimated 3-day training course. The rehearsal venue will be located in the UK where participants will prepare the final showcase concert and work alongside a roster of World renowned mentors, to structure an effective clinic, which they will present on the tour.The selected soloist for WPG 2024 will deliver a solo recital and will perform as soloist with the World Percussion Group.Transportation to European destinations includes the award winning P&O Cruises Flagship 'Britannia'. Here you can enjoy traveling in style, award winning food, relax on days at sea and indulge in Black tie events in the evening. The perfect opportunity to network with like-minded members of the WPG! A Day off in Germany will allow you to do some some much needed rest and sightseeing. View what our 2017 Artists had to say about their cruise experience below and see what life is like onboard.
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