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Closely observed Mirga: She's a new breed
October 31, 2017 by norman lebrecht
Donna Perlmutter on LA Observed has been closely watching Mirga Grazynte-Tyla at the Philharmonic.
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I'm describing what happened when maestra Mirga (let's simply dispose of her last name for now) did Mahler Four with the Philharmonic. She let out all the stops, gave Mahler his head in each touchstone of the above and let the score dictate those emotionally graphic environments in full-out dimension.
Now understand the 30-year-old Lithuanian (full name: Mirga Grazynte-Tyla), who has taken over the Birmingham Symphony, is enormously talented — not just based on various critical observations but, more important, on the elite professional company she keeps. But she's a new breed. The feminine breed. Not the masculine stereotype at all, although in these days of fluid gender — the next Playmate of the Month is a transie! — who's to say where the line gets drawn. (And while we're at it, there's hardly a male conductor — not Bernstein, not Dudamel — who has not used an expressly feminine gesture to cull an effect from players, proving that gender i.d. can be multi-faceted.)
So get this: In front of a huge orchestra playing Mahler, gargantuan music that often looms over the world, she remains a slight figure, as they say, a mere slip of a girl. When it storms she jumps up and down — like a feather, not with power. She leads with her undulating arms, mostly bare arms (while all orchestra members and all conductors, even other women baton-wielders, are sleeved).
And because Mirga uses no shoulder engagement, the kind needed to lean in and down to embrace low strings and draw a sense of sweeping depth, the sound doesn't match the picture that players usually rely on. Instead, she resorts to fiercely gesticulating fingers, powerful facial animation and, in rhythmically geometric music, angular arm movements.
One observer wrote: "Mirga needs to find her inner man" — for which he was roundly criticized. But then the creative connoisseur Gidon Kremer, who knows best, has given Mirga a big nod — so that pretty much takes care of that issue. He joined her and the orchestra for the Weinberg Violin Concerto and together they summoned up this grave, dense work so darkly gripping in the eastern European spirit of Shostakovich — as Kremer's playing conjured distant, far-away cries in the night, aptly enervated.
Full review here.
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So conductors are now judged on their arm-waving technique? I innocently thought a conductor's worth was in their preparation of the piece.
I agree. I thought conductors should be judged by the difference they make on the orchestra's music making.
And the difference she makes to the sound is striking, as you'll hear for yourself if you attend her concerts.
My comment was about the review. I haven't heard Mirga live and won't have a chance to in the foreseeable future.
No. Preparation is important [sometimes….]. But something has to be left for the night. A public performance depends on a moment by moment control of the dynamics, phrasing, articulation, pacing, and goodness knows what else that makes a performance. You could actually watch this happening with the likes of Klemperer, Kempe, Giuliini, Barbirolli, usw.
Carlos Kleiber is said to have offered to conduct either with more rehearsals than normal, or with none, relying on the inspiration of the moment the rapport between conductor and orchestra.
Your description sounds like Gergiev years ago. he used to jump up and down and wiggle his fingers etc.
"In front of a huge orchestra playing Mahler, gargantuan music that often looms over the world"…
If this is what Donna Perlmutter thinks of Mahler 4, she should be banned from Mahler attending any other Mahler Symphony!
Exactly. No need to read past that point.
I am trying to imagine what a gendered musical gesture would be.
Panegyric or parody?
Is conducting a male profession? Until today I think so. Worked with Alsop, Faletta, Carneiro ,Mälkki and Xian Zhang. From this group only Zhang stands out. Most female conductors have very strange body movements and their way of conducting looked weird and not proffessional. What I saw from this lady was exactly the same as with the ones mentioned above. Hopefully in the future there will be so a female conductor with real charisma and talent….
Ben- I agree on the points over female physicality in conducting. Sad to say- the problems you allude to are real- however much we'd really like them not to be without wishing to come across as blatantly sexist
Good point, Ben. You speak out of my soul.
And don't forget our beloved Alondra.
Just know Alsop from your group but like to add Simone Young, the young and very gifted and well trainerd Joanna Mallwitz and especially the newly appointed music director in Graz, Oksana Lyniv. All of them have a stunning career mostly in the opera business in german speaking countries with the broad repertoire system. I knew them all from the opera and what I can say as a professional orchestra musician for more than 30 years: All the mentioned ladies know and do their job in conducting very well and that's the point. Nothing else. Ms. Perlmuter is articulating double standards without probably knowing what's going in the conductiong busines. On stage you add the show. In the pit, it's the true story of communicating between conductor and musicians.
I think of Emmanuelle Haim as the real deal in Baroque music. More often than not, I am blown away by the performances she draws from Le Concert d' Astrée – though I judge from recordings. I don't care about her gender, know nothing about her sexual orientation and have not been visually impressed by her conducting. I just listen and enjoy.
Here is a clip that is musically ravishing and most entertaining:
This does read very strangely. It's as if the writer is bemused and surprised by the notion of a women conductor. Such as 'mere slip of a girl', mention of her bare arms (how relevant is that?!), etc.
Her syntax is all over the place.
There are legitimate reasons to praise certain aspects of Mirga's conducting as well as to criticize it constructively, but neither can be found in this silly "review".
Wish I had been in LA… Must have been a sublime concert.
I think the writer imagines the conductor's job is about mimed gestures and not about running productive rehearsals.
With a name like Donna Perlmutter she must be a cross between Opera Chic and parterre box.
"Now get this"……."Now understand"……."…is a transie"
Are we to take this as a serious piece?
I think we all get by now that NL is carrying not just a torch, more a bonfire, for Ms we'll simply dispose of her last name for now, but it is difficult to understand how quoting dross like this review helps in his crusade to claim her as the greatest living conductor, fluid gender(!) or not.
"…as Kremer's playing conjured distant, far-away cries in the night, aptly enervated."
A dark and stormy night, no doubt.
This review is nothing but a treacly pile of rubbish having nothing to do with actual music.
I have no doubt if a male wrote this rubbish, he would be soundly criticised for insensitivity and anti-feminism. "mere slip of a girl…" Why even reprint such a piece?
Never heard of LA Observed. Never heard of Donna Perlmutter.
That said, her piece inspired me to start a campaign to include "Conducting" in the next Olympics.
It will be scored on Technical Difficulty and Artistic Impression, on a scale of 10, on moves such as the "Triple Bernstein" or the "Double Abbado Loop".
Then there should be "Synchronized Conducting" but only for women, no men, no mixed couples.
"Equestrian Conducting" is done on horseback.
"Conducting Diving" from 3m and 10m platforms will be the ultimate conducting competition.
Don't forget the Gergiev hand-fingers-shake. And the Muti stare-down. And the (he who shall not be named) downbeat that no one enters on. In the Bernstein category, don't forget the on podium mambo (especially during needed info for meter change moments.)
The main problem with articles as poorly-expressed as this is that they open a door to the usual unmusical crowd of misogynist trolls (see above). I'm increasingly less interested in hearing opinions on Mirga from anyone who hasn't heard her conduct live- or been conducted by her.
Many of the remarks here speak of a wilful ignorance, rooted in some extremely ugly prejudices.
What has, for instance, Ivan Fischer to say about conductrices?
It all depends upon the music they are conducting, of course:
In Afghanistan, women take the lead in conducting – not content with breaking one taboo at the time:
I think it's great that also women get a chance to demonstrate their musical prowess. Although I have to admit that the only time ever I had a clash with a specimen of the conducting breed, I was subjected to paranoia, arrogance and aggression which came from an female, completely wrapped-up in irrational projection.
+1 for Alondra
She has become immortal!
Shouldn't women be banned from interpreting men's music, and men banned from interpreting women's music?
What an absolute load of horseswallop. Literally every sentence is objectionable.
The role of the conductor is massively overrated. Set the tempi, make sure the orchestra starts and finishes together, make sure the balance is right and what needs to be heard, is heard. The best orchestras play their best with minimum intervention from the person up front. Or at least did.
But audiences need a focus, and classical audiences are conditioned to believe in learned authority, the myth of the divinely inspired and inspiring. That role in this art-form by rights should belong to the composers of new music whose great works encourage new audiences to flock to the concert hall , and inspire those already coming to return again and again.
Oh hang on, conductors it is then.
Jusat to get all the notes right so that they be heard, is only the groundwork. On that foundation, the music has to come to life, and that is dependent upon the conductor. Most postwar new music does not have that 2nd stage so reheasing is finished when the notes are (more or less) in place. With the old war horses, the music is known to everybody so the 2nd stage has already a bedding. When an unknown work fro, say, the 18th or 19th century is dug-out, that 2nd stage can be quite hard work.
Feathers cannot lead a dynamo, and do the players follow her baton or her hair? What is the audience supposed to focus on, the music, or her hair flouncing about? She is unprofessional. I watched some women conduct as students, and their flimsy beat pattern was completely ineffective, they had no leadership qualities or energy. They are now very active in secondary positions. Now a woman like Jorja Fleezanis could lead well, she is tall and strong and forceful. Music is not made up of feminine energy, it is, if not androgynous, masculine, and that is its beauty.


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The Weekend Rent: Five Super Movies that Inspired Super 8
Do you miss that sense of awe you used to get while watching summer movies? Director J.J. Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg deliver it in spades in Super 8, which opens in theaters everywhere today and is destined to become a classic. The story follows a group of young teenagers making a movie in a small Ohio town in 1979 who witness the massive derailment of a train en route from Area 51. With the strange disappearances of people, pets and random metal objects around town and the speedy arrival of the military, the group sets out to find out what classified cargo—or being—might have been onboard the train.
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The big-eyed alien in Spielberg's 1982 classic just wants to "phone home" when he's not eating Reese's Pieces, so young Elliott and his friends try to help E.T. meet up with his otherworldly pals before the military snatches him up. You might get that signature Spielberg sentimental feeling again watching Super 8 that you get with E.T., which is available in DVD in its theatrical version and a 2002 Collector's Edition with improved special effects.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Richard Dreyfuss plays an Indiana electrical lineman who has a close encounter with a UFO and becomes singularly obsessed with sculpting the Devils Tower National Monument in his mashed potatoes, shaving cream and anything else he can get his hands on. Once he figures out what it is he is carving, he pairs up with a frantic mother whose child has been abducted by aliens and sets off to Wyoming for the big alien welcoming party. Spielberg's Close Encounters is available on DVD and the Blu-ray contains three different cuts of the movie on one disc.
The Goonies: The Goonies—a group of close friends from the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon—are still "good enough for me," as the title song by Cyndi Lauper goes. With their families' homes facing foreclosure, the Goonies set off on an adventure to discover the treasure of a legendary pirate named One-Eyed Willie. There are parallels (a "Chunk," for example) between the close-knit crew of Super 8 and the cast of this 1985 Richard Donner adventure that was also produced by Spielberg and is available on DVD and Blu-ray packaged with a board game, a collectible magazine and more booty.
District 9: This Best Picture Oscar nominee is the only film on this list that doesn't have some direct connection with either Abrams or Spielberg, but its story about a persecuted alien "prawn" father and son trying to escape from their government camp and get home will feel familiar once you see Super 8. Neil Blomkamp's thinking-man's sci-fi stunner that tackles themes like social segregation and xenophobia is available on both DVD and Blu-ray.
Cloverfield: Abrams produced this Matt Reeves-directed blockbuster that, like Super 8, was cloaked in secrecy before its release in 2008. Now we know that the movie is about a giant alien who crashes into the water near New York and goes all Godzilla on Manhattan while a group of friends tries to document the catastrophe and escape from New York, Snake Plissken style. Something is going on a rampage in the small fictional town of Lillian, Ohio in Super 8 as well, but it's not exactly the monster in Cloverfield, which is available on DVD and Blu-ray.
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Kiwi's are one of my all time favorite fruit. They're the perfect combination of sweet and sour and the tiny seeds provide a subtle crunch that keeps me coming back for more. Of course, I love eating them immediately after removing the peel — but, they're also delicious when introduced to other foods.
I've had plenty of cocktails in my life (lychee martinis are delicious and yes, I consider cocktails to be desserts) but I've honestly never even thought of using kiwi in one, until I came across the recipe for the Grey Goose Dublin Delight from Food Beast. I definitely won't be waiting for St. Patrick's day to whip that delight up!
If you're looking to warm up the house that now the temperatures are falling, try the Lemon Kiwi Fruit Cupcakes from Couture Cupcakes. Lemon, kiwi and strawberry sounds like an excellent combination — especially baked into a cupcake with frosting on top! Here are some other interesting kiwi desserts to try this Autumn:
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• Kiwi Cake, Tastes and Experiences
• Chocolate Kiwi Popsicles, Show Food Chef
bull; Strawberry Kiwi Pavlovas, Skinny Taste
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We look forward to seeing you at the Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 12, 2013. Here are a few things you need to know about the big day.
1. Apply for graduation
If it's after March 15, it's too late to apply for this May's ceremony. The summer graduation application deadline is June 15, and the fall deadline is October 15.
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Visit https://college.oakhalli.com/college/universityofalaska/ for purchasing invitations or contact the Bookstore at 907-474-6858.
Family and friends attending the ceremony don't need tickets. It's open seating for everyone, and all seats have a good view of the graduates.
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The time by which you were supposed to RSVP has passed. Please contact Graduation Services at firstname.lastname@example.com with any questions.
4. Purchase regalia
Caps and gowns (and, if you're a graduate student, hoods) must be purchased well before commencement. If you're getting a certificate or an associate or bachelor's degree, you'll wear a black gown. Master's degree candidates wear a black gown with velvet trim and their hood to the ceremony; PhD candidates receive their hood on stage.
These items are not included in the graduation fee and can be ordered online through April 15. After April 15, please contact the bookstore at 907-474-6858 for assistance.
- On graduation day you may need bobby pins and safety pins; be sure to bring a small supply.
- How to wear the academic hood
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Rehearsal for commencement is at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 11, in the Carlson Center, 2010 2nd Ave. There will be a walk-through of the event so everyone knows where and how the line-up will happen. Students will have the opportunity to talk with the announcer about the pronunciation of first and last names. Ā
If you need special accommodations (ASL interpreter, wheelchair access to the stage, etc.) let us know as soon as possible; please contact Disability Services at 474-5655 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Graduate Picnic is right after rehearsal, at the Carlson Center. Just another reason to attend!
6. Arrive on time the day of Commencement
Please arrive at the Carlson Center on Sunday, May 12, between noon and 12:20 p.m. Commencement line-up and roll call for students is at 12:30 p.m.
Proceed directly to the second floor hallway (accessible by the exterior stairs) to line up alphabetically with your college or school classmates. Every degree candidate (excluding PhD candidates) will receive a reader card, which will list your full name, your degree (or degrees), and any academic honors. If you are earning two degrees from two different colleges, you'll have to pick which college you want to walk with. All degrees received will be announced as you cross the stage. You can write a phonetic spelling of your name on your reader card if your name is difficult to pronounce. The commencement volunteers with your college/school will hand out academic honor cords and answer any questions you may have about the ceremony. All other sashes and cords will be available at the information tables near the entry doors on the first and second floors. Remember to start the ceremony with your tassel on the right of your cap.
7. Enjoy the ceremony
The Processional will start promptly at 1:20 p.m. The stage party, emeriti, faculty and PhD candidates will march to their seats on the main floor and the degree candidates on the second floor will be prompted to start walking downstairs to the main floor. Each college will be led by a flag bearer. Within each college it will be undergraduate students first, followed by graduate students. Once you're on the main floor, you will be directed into a row of seats with your college/school. Don't sit down until after the national anthem and the reader instructs you to do so.
After opening comments, the Chancellor will ask students to stand while a Regent accepts all degree candidates. Commencement floor volunteers will direct students by school and college to line up along the left side aisle. You'll be directed by the stage volunteers to walk to the top of the stairs. As the reader calls your name, you'll walk across, receive your diploma cover, shake hands with your dean and chancellor, and continue down the stairs off stage. At the bottom of the stairs, you'll be directed to have your photo taken with your diploma cover and you'll then return to your seat.
After everyone has crossed the stage and the PhDs and honorary degrees have been presented, students will be asked to rise for the changing of tassels from the right to the left of your cap. Remain standing for the Recessional. The stage party will exit first, followed by faculty. You will remain in your rows as the balloons fall. Students will be directed to exit up the center aisle, through the honor gauntlet where you can greet your professors, ending up outside where you can meet with your family and friends.
Some things to note:
- Your diploma will not be inside your diploma cover. Graduates from last August or December have already received their diplomas. Students graduating this spring have just finished finals, and it will take a few weeks to calculate grades.
- Conferring of degrees at the ceremony is provisional, pending verification that all your degree requirements have been met.Ā When your degree is posted you will be able to view it on your unofficial transcript at UAOnline. Your diploma will be mailed to you in three to four weeks.
- If you do not want or need the diploma cover you received at the ceremony, please leave it on your seat and we'll gladly use it for another student.
8. Receive your diploma in the mail!
If you graduated last August or December, you should have already received your diploma. If you are a spring graduate, please check your current mailing address on UAOnline and make any updates to it by May 18. This will be the address we use to send your diploma. You can update your address on UAOnline or in person at the Office of Admissions and the Registrar, Signers' Hall.
Please pay your bills, because you won't get your diploma until you do. (The same thing goes for keeping a university key that's been issued to you.) Check your financial status at UAOnline or with the Business Office before you leave campus so you don't get caught by surprise. However, you can still participate in the commencement ceremony even if your university debt has not been settled.
9. Order transcripts
If you're a May graduate and you need your transcript sent somewhere, don't order it until you see your final grades and degree posted on UAOnline, otherwise you could end up sending incorrect or unofficial information.
Additional helpful information
Graduation fees
An application for graduation and non-refundable fee must be filed with the Office of Admissions and the Registrar during the semester you plan to graduate. If you file your application by the published deadline, the graduation application fee is $50. If you miss that deadline, you still may submit an application for graduation by the published late deadline. The late deadline fee is $80. Applications for graduation filed after the late deadline are processed for graduation the following semester. Students who apply for graduation and who do not complete degree/certificate requirements by the end of the semester must reapply for graduation and pay the fee again.
Caps, gowns and invitations are not included in the graduation fee and must be purchased separately. Contact the bookstore at 907-474-6858.
Disability information
We strive to make its commencement ceremonies comfortable and accessible for all graduates and their guests regardless of physical needs.
Students or guests with special access needs, including an elevator, may park at the front of the Carlson Center.
If a graduating student or a member of the audience requires special seating, a large print program, an enhanced audio unit or other assistance at the commencement ceremony, please contact Mary Matthews, Disability Services, at 907-474-5655 or email@example.com.
Graduation with honors
Final grades aren't calculated until after commencement, but for the ceremony we do identify students who meet preliminary requirements and who would make honors if they earn all A's as graduating with honors. These "potential honors" will be printed in the commencement program and announced when the degree candidate's name is read. Final determination of honors will be made after all grades have been received and your true GPA calculation has been determined. Honors are designated on the diploma and on your UAF transcript.
The Faculty Senate rules for graduating with honors is at www.uaf.edu/reg/grad/graduating-with-honors/.
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To participate in the May commencement ceremony, you must have have met all the academic requirements and submitted your application before the deadline. If you have questions about your graduation status, contact Graduation Services at 907-474-7523 or 907-474-6177, email firstname.lastname@example.com or stop by the office in 102 Signers' Hall.
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BLAINE, Minn. – David Peoples got into the 3M Championship on Tuesday when Russ Cochran withdrew because of a back injury. Four days later, he found himself atop the leaderboard.
The 52-year-old Peoples matched his career best with a 10-under 62 on Saturday to take a three-stroke lead in the Champions Tour event.
''It was pretty much a dream round out of nowhere,'' Peoples said.
Peoples, who twice shot 62 on the PGA Tour, made six straight birdies at the TPC Twin Cities to get to 10 under through seven holes. He also birdied Nos. 10, 12 and 13 and closed with an 8-foot birdie putt on No. 18.
Winless on the 50-and-over tour, he had a 14-under 130 total.
Eduardo Romero was second after a 65, and Joe Daley was another stroke back after a 67.
The last time Peoples led going into the final round was the 1990 Buick Southern Open. He has played 303 PGA Tour events and 50 Champions Tour events since his last win at the 1992 Anheuser Busch Classic.
He knows he'll be ''a nervous wreck'' on Sunday.
''You just got to hit the first tee shot, progress through the round and take each shot as they come,'' he said. ''We'll just see what happens.''
In nine previous starts this year, Peoples has finished better than 50th only twice. The two-time PGA Tour winner was third in the Minnesota event two years ago for his best Champions Tour finish.
''I was doing a lot of things wrong in my golf swing, and it became a habit,'' Peoples said. ''One thing kind of compounds itself and leads to another, and you start compensating for the way you're swinging.''
That changed about six weeks ago when he got more body rotation into his swing, rather than leaning and lunging at the ball.
The 58-year-old Romero went back to a belly putter last week in the Senior British Open.
''Now I have a lot of confidence on my putt,'' he said.
His 1.607 putting average this week is seventh best in the field.
''My game from the tee to the green is fantastic, and then on the green it wasn't but no more,'' he said.
Olin Browne (67) and Joel Edwards (69) were 9 under, and Lance Ten Brock (65), Tom Kite (67), Bernhard Langer (69), Mark McNulty (70), Chien Soon Lu (71), Steve Pate (71) and Peter Senior (71) followed at 8 under.
Defending champion Jay Haas was 12 strokes back after his second straight 71.
The course received an inch of rain overnight, further softening the greens. Fifty of 81 players broke par on Saturday, one more than were in red numbers on Friday.


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Jerry Jones still is seething over a second consecutive 8-8 season that left the Dallas Cowboys on the outside looking in at the NFC playoffs.
The Cowboys' owner and general manager spoke with Jasmine Sadry of KRLD-FM on Wednesday and promised an offseason of change after Sunday's loss to the Washington Redskins cost Dallas the NFC East title.
"I'm very disappointed. I thought we missed a great opportunity (to win Sunday)," Jones said. "... I can assure fans that it's going to be very uncomfortable for the next couple of weeks and months at Valley Ranch."
Added Jones: "Change is necessary at 8-8. A change will happen."
Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said this week that he doesn't plan to give up play-calling duties, but multiple reports suggest the Cowboys will hire an involved offensive coordinator, a subject Jones wouldn't touch Wednesday. Jones also refused to comment on the future of defensive coordinator Rob Ryan.
Jones was in a frisky mood, but he didn't flinch in his support of quarterback Tony Romo, who seemed to confirm everyone's darkest suspicions against the Redskins, throwing a string of game-crushing interceptions in the loss.
"I'm proud of Tony Romo. Real proud of Tony Romo," Jones said, without clarifying if the quarterback would be given a contract extension beyond 2013.
Jones made it clear: Changes -- possibly deep-cutting changes -- lie ahead in Big D.
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By Ryan Shervill
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Designed to divide a room, the shoji screen is both a practical and artistic piece of furniture that's often found in Japanese homes. It was a shoji screen that served as the inspiration for this bookcase. Designed to be very open, this piece is as at home in the center of the room as it is against a wall.
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Does anyone know what's happening about the new high school in wick, is it still going ahead or has it been put on hold or something
Does anyone know what's happening about the new high school in wick, is it still going ahead or has it been put on hold or something
Here is the latest newsletter on the project confirming build to start in Autumn next year with completion by summer 2015.
3 new schools will proceed along with new community facilities - swimming pool and library. Many other features will be included one of the major ones being a cover street joining the high school, primary school and the community facilities. This will take account of the weather we get n the north of Scotland. Wick is likely to be one of very few towns with all new schools in Scotland.
The Wick Project
The Wick Project includes the Wick Campus
(incorporating the 'South of the River' Primary
School, High School and East Caithness
Community Facilities) on the Wick
High/Pulteneytown Primary School site, and the
new 'North of the River' Primary School to be built
on the current North Primary School site.
This Newsletter brings everybody up to date with
progress on the whole project in Wick.
The Wick Campus
As part of the requirements of Scottish Government
funding, the Council is working in partnership with
Hub North Scotland Ltd (the Hub -
www.hubnorthscotland.co.uk) to complete the
remaining design and construction of the new
facilities. This process also involves the Scottish
Futures Trust www.scottishfuturestrust.org.uk acting
on the Scottish Government's behalf. More
information on these organisations can be found by
clicking on the links.
hub North Scotland – local involvement
hub North Scotland are delighted to be partnering
Highland Council in this exciting new Schools
In this respect, members of the hub North Team
plan to visit Wick on the 12th and 13th November to
meet with local members of the Supply Chain and
the Local Community. We will provide times and
location prior to our visit but meantime if you would
like further information please contact Jill Adie on
07875388898 or by email
The Hub/Council Process
The Council and the Hub have a process to follow.
Detailed below is this process, with an approximate
New Project Request (NPR) – submitted by
Council to Hub on 2 July 2012
NPR response – Hub accepted NPR in Aug 2012
Stage 1 – Hub have to respond to Council
accepting that the project can be delivered within
Affordability Caps set by the Council. This is
expected in October. The Scottish Futures Trust
(SFT) and then the Council have to assess, and
then decide on moving to the next Stage.
(continued in next column)
Stage 2 – Hub then develop the design, and
negotiate a detailed contract with the Council.
Formal submission of this Stage from Hub is
expected midsummer 2013. Again both the SFT
and the Council have to assess the proposal, and
agree to sign the contract. This period may take up
to 3 months.
Construction – begins in Autumn 2013, with
schools scheduled to become operational in August
The above at this stage involves only the High
School and Community facilities within the Campus.
The new 'South of the River' Primary
part of the Campus will follow the same process,
and will have 'caught up' as far as time is
concerned with negotiations and contract sign by
midsummer, so that the whole campus build starts
at the same time.
Stakeholder Group
This is currently being reformed to include the
Primary School Stakeholders. A meeting has not
yet been arranged – principally because there has
been no real development of the plans for the
campus in recent weeks.
In particular, the floor plans for the High School
and Community Facilities have not changed since
issued in Newsletter No. 1.
Wick Campus – Primary School
The Brief has been agreed, with the
accommodation as follows:
13 Classrooms, each with built in store and
Expressive Arts room and store
Break out Space
2 Nursery Rooms, with kitchen, cloakrooms,
toilets and storage
2 Learning Support Rooms
Enhanced Provision Area for children with
specific needs
Games Hall – 2 badminton Court size, with
changing and stores
Offices – Administration, Head Teacher and
Depute, Staff Work Base (continued on next
More information can be found on the Wick High School web site at http://www.wickhighschool.org/index....-school-build5
Last edited by Bill Fernie; 29-Sep-12 at 08:52.
Will the new high school have a leaky roof to remind us of the old one? I hope so.
Seriously though, well done Bill for getting this fantastic new development for the town. It's a great achievement. Ok, it will be when it's finally finished.
Last edited by secrets in symmetry; 30-Sep-12 at 13:47. Reason: rewordie
Thankyou Bill appreciate the info
A report to The Adult and Children's Services Committee of Highland Council on Wednesday 7th Novermber 2012 will show progress is being maintained to deliver the new schools.
5.1 Wick - the Stage 1 submission from Hub North Scotland Limited (Hubco) is currently being considered by officials. The Stage 1 submission provides the indicative project costs required to meet the Highland Council design requirements. It is proposed that an update report is brought to the Finance, Housing & Resources Committee on the 28th November. The accommodation schedule for the new Primary School south of the River Wick has been agreed with stakeholders and the New Project Request document (containing details of the project specification and related Affordability Caps will be brought to this Committee in January 2013.) The education brief and accommodation schedule for the new Primary School north of the River Wick is currently being progressed in consultation with local stakeholders and should be completed by the end of the calendar year. At this stage all 3 new schools and the new community facilities remain on track to open in August 2015.
The full papers for the committee can be found at
Whats the status with the project. I seem to remember planning permission submittal proposed for Feb / March. I cant find anything on HUBCO's website nor current plans on Wick High School or Highland Councils websites. I cant believe how quiet this project seems to be in the public domain. £50millon being spent and barely a squeek ?
I kent his faither
Its still moving forward with lots of talk talk going on between HC HUBCO etc. I was under the impression that it would be quiet around now however once everything's agreed and they make a start late summer of this year the project would then move forward very quickly.
Thanks for the link AIB.
I understand the designs are now at issue B and i'm darned if i can find them on any website. Seems a bit odd cos they should be sifficient for submittal for planning permission shortly. I understand that when projects claim to come in on time and cost, the original design scope / quality is often compromised.
I kent his faither
Minutes from the Stakeholder Group 22 November 2012
Date & time: 22 November 2012
Venue: Wick High School
Contract title: Wick High School
Contract No: 3511443A/NMW
Purpose: Community Liaison Group Meeting
Cllr Neil Macdonald - The Highland Council
Catherine Patterson - CVG
Robbie Macdonald - HLH Wick Library
Roslyn Bruce - Milton Residents Association
George Harper - High School Parent
Bill Bruce - Caithness Kayake Club
Lilian Wark - Pulteneytown Academy
Sindy Rudhall - Pulteneytown Academy Parent Council & Wick High Parent Council
Eric Baijal - South School Primary Parent Council
Pat Bowers - South School
Anne Macbeath - Wick High
Sheona Henderson - Wick High
Elena Koponen-Baikie - Pulteneytown Academy
Allan Farquhar - Community Liaison
Ken Allan - The Highland Council
Tom McIntyre - Rector, WHS
Cllr Bill Fernie - The Highland Council
Ron Mackenzie - The Highland Council
Keith Moncur - High Life Highland
Brenda Jones - Parsons Brinckerhoff
Tom Logan - The Highland Council
Alex Dickson - The Highland Council
Project Update
Ron Mackenzie gave an update on the project.
The Council issued a New Project Request to the Northern Hub in July. This set the following affordability caps:
£26.8m capital
£550k maintenance costs per annum
Since then, HubCo has been reviewing the design prepared by the Council and has held discussions with the Council team.
The following aspects of the design are 'immoveable'.
- separation of community facilities from school
- separate access for Primary School
HubCo is due to submit its Stage 1 proposal by 7th December. This is due to be considered at the Council meeting on 20th December.
Following that, Hubco will tender the works and submit a final price to the Council in approximately July 2013.
The planning application is due to be submitted in approximately March 2013.
The council intends to issue New Project Requests for the joint campus primary school in January 2013 and for the new primary school in North Wick in March 2013.
The Council's Asset Management Team will start in 2013 to seek alternative uses, by other parties, for the surplus buildings/land. If not sold, the council will demolish the existing Primary buildings and pool. The Council will not demolish the existing library. Councillor Fernie advised that there is some interest in alternative uses for the library. The relevant group needs to prepare a business case for the use.
Councillor Fernie advised that the Council would not seek to put restrictions on the future uses of the buildings in the disposal process.
Presentation of Joint Campus Primary School
Alex Dickson reminded the group of the proposals for the High School and presented the proposed layout of the Primary School.
The Primary School has classrooms off a central atrium, similar to the High School design.
The entrance from Seaforth Avenue is to the upper level of the school.
Ken Allan advised that there have been several consultation meetings with members of the two Primary School Parent Councils and the two Head Teachers over the brief and design proposals for the Primary School.
Pat Bowers and Lillian Wark confirmed that the architects had been very responsive to comments on the emerging designs. The pupils have been consulted on the landscape design.
Ken Allan advised that the classrooms are 63m2. In addition, there are internal and external break-out spaces next to all classrooms. This is larger than the 55m2 classroom suggested by the Scottish Futures Trust.
RM advised that the Council did not intend to cut costs by using cheap furniture and finishings, as this would not represent long term value for money.
Bill Fernie asked that stone chips not be used in the external landscaping, as they usually get scattered around.
Ken Allan advised that Hub will present the designs to parents, pupils and teachers as they develop. This is in addition to the planning consultation process.
Hubco: opportunities for local businesses
Mike Felton, Project Director for Northern Hub gave a presentation about construction opportunities for local businesses.
Hub North is a partnership between the public and private sectors. Two projects are on site (in Aberdeen) six others, are at the development stage.
Hub supports the aim of maximising local work on projects.
Hub has selected Miller Construction as the preferred main contractor, following a price and quality tender process
Hubco is contractually committed to tender 80% of contracts to local construction businesses. MF advised that the contract does not define "local" as this will vary between areas, but would like to have discussions on this matter. Hubco's intention is to be as local as possible.
MF clarified that the 80% figure relates to Hubco providing opportunities to tender for local businesses. The actual tender lists will depend on the response of local companies. Some concern was expressed about the ability of local companies to provide sufficient people for the project. MF advised that the selection of materials will take account of availability of local expertise. It was noted that builders in Caithness often tend to do more than one trade.
250 small and micro sized enterprises have already registered interest in working for Hubco.
Companies who work for Hubco will be expected to take on trainees. MF confirmed that Hubco will also look at providing work experience placements.
It was suggested that training courses could be run locally to overcome skill gaps, e.g. dry lining. Also, there is a lot of information available about local skill sets.
Hubco will arrange a roadshow for local businesses in February. This will involve Miller construction and contact with local agencies.
Hubco will ask interested companies to 'pre-qualify' and can provide assistance with this process.
Tom McIntyre advised that the school is keen to provide local opportunities for developing construction skills.
MF advised that each part of the construction works will be competitively tendered.
There will be a financial penalty if the works run late. RM advised that the council's PPP schools were delivered on time, with only 2 schools late by a matter of days.
Future Stakeholder Group
RM advised that the design of the new Primary Schools will progress rapidly at the start of 2013.
The Council would like to have one stakeholder group for all the school projects in Wick. This would comprise representatives of Parent Councils, community users and elected members. The first meeting would be held in January.
It was noted that the High School has 11 feeder primaries. There should be a mechanism for parents from these schools to be consulted. It was noted that the Head Teachers of the Associated Schools Group have a monthly meeting with the High School Head Teacher. It was agreed that this forum could be used for communication about the joint campus.
KA advised that there would be additional meetings about specific matters, e.g. a meeting to discuss the library design could involve all five members of the library user group.
This proposal was accepted. The Council will prepare a proposed membership list for this group and circulate for comment.
RM advised that the stakeholder group would need to develop a communications strategy. All communication should come from one source. It was noted that information should be available in one web location.
Brenda Jones advised that Safe Routes to school groups with teacher and parent representatives will be set up shortly.
Below is the agenda from last night's meeting where presentations were made by Hubco, Millers and Highland council.
Minutes will be produced and presented at the next meeting in about 2 months time. Briefly it was stated that the council and Hubco were negotiating the contract and this would be finalised in the Autumn.
Concerns were express that this appeared to be a delay but Mr Mackenzie said that there had been contingency time built in. Start to the schools etc would be early in 2014 but that the hand over date remained the same June 2015.
Millers representative said they would be holding a meet the Suppliers Day in Mackays hotel on 27th March and this would be widely advertised.
Millers are keen to maximise local suppliers and to maintain their corporate responsibility to the local community by ensuring that apprenticeships are increased in the area. They have had discussion with North highland college to facilitate training course that will be required for those that gain apprenticeships.
School children will be involved in the search for new names for the two primary schools. Emphasis was place on maintaining separate identity for the new primary within the 3 - 18 campus and that is should not be seen as the primary wing of the High School.
Planning permissions are likely to be sought by the end of April. There wilbe further public consultations by developers when the detailed plans are available. work is ongoing and gaining pace.
Agenda if meeting on 4th March 2013
Meeting Wick Stakeholder Group
Date & time: Monday 4th March 2013, 7pm
Venue: Wick High School
Item Description and person to lead 1 Welcome from the Chair 2 Purpose of the group (RM) 3 Progress update (RM) 4 Updated design proposals for the Joint Campus (GMA Ryder) and outline design proposals for new Primary School for the north of Wick (Hubco Architect & Highland Council Architect) 5 Proposals for engagement with local supply chain and training (Hubco) 6 Proposals for communication plan (Hubco/RM) 7 Process for naming new Primary Schools (RM) 8 Next steps and key milestones (Hubco) 9 Date of next meeting 10 Any other competent business
March 2013 - Newsletter
The Wick Project
The Wick Project includes the Wick Campus (incorporating the 'South of the River' Primary School, High School and East Caithness Community Facilities) on the Wick High/Pulteneytown Academy Primary School site, and the new 'North of the River' Primary School to be built on the current North Primary School site.
This Newsletter brings everybody up to date with progress.
On the Web
This newsletter and newsletters 1 and 2 issued in June and October last year are available at http://www.highland.gov.uk/learningh...ingsprogramme/
In addition, presentations used at Stakeholder Meetings for the two new Primary Schools, along with minutes of the new Stakeholder Group, are also included here. Note however, that these are still in development, and are a 'snapshot' of the designs to get feedback from Stakeholders.
Reminder - Hub/Council Process
The Council and Hub North Scotland Ltd (HNSL) have a process to follow. Detailed below is this process, with an approximate timeline:
New Project Request (NPR) – starts the process
Stage 1 – HNSL respond to Council accepting that the project can be delivered within Affordability Caps set by the Council. The Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) and then the Council have to assess, and then decide on moving to the next Stage.
Stage 2 – HNSL then develop the design, and negotiate a detailed contract with the Council. Again both the SFT and the Council have to assess the proposal, and agree to sign the contract. This period may take up to 3 months.
Construction – for the Campus, begins in late 2013, for North of the River later (smaller project) with all facilities scheduled to become operational in August 2015.
Where are we now?
Wick High School and Community Facilities have begun the Stage 2 design process, with the Primary Schools' NPR due for submission to HNSL in April/May 2013.
New Stakeholder Group
A new Stakeholder Group has been formed which covers the whole Wick Project. This has representatives from the five Parent Councils of the schools involved, their Headteachers, High Life Highland, including the Library and Swimming Pool users, local Members, Wick, Sinclair Bay and Tannach and District Community Councils, Officers of the Council and HNSL.
The new group met for the first time on Monday 4th March 2013.
The minute of this meeting is on the web (see opposite), but highlights of this meeting are noted below, along with further information on developments
Progress with Developments
It was confirmed that the Council is committed to developing all the facilities for occupation by August 2015. It was noted that the total expenditure on this project would be in the order of £55M overall.
The New Project Requests for the two new Primary schools will be issued to HNSL by the Council in April / May 2013.
The current proposal for the new North of the River Primary School was shared with the meeting – this is still under development, with consultations between the architects, Staff and the Parent Councils of both existing schools continuing.
Proposals for Engagement with Local Supply Chain
Hub North Scotland Ltd (HNSL)
(http://www.hubnorthscotland.co.uk/) introduced Miller Construction, their construction partner for the project.
Miller Construction gave a presentation on how they intend to engage with local businesses who wish to become involved with the project.
In particular, Miller are organising a "Meet the Buyer" event, on Thursday 27th March, 1330 – 1700 in the MacKay Hotel, Wick – this will be advertised in the local Press and websites. Click on http://www.millerconstruction.co.uk/...ntractors.aspx
Pre Planning Public Consultations
These have provisionally been set up follows:
Wick Campus – Monday 22nd April 2013
Wick North of the River Primary School – Monday 29th April 2013
Please look out for the venue and times in the local Press.
These consultations give the opportunity for members of the public to comment on the current proposals.
Last edited by Bill Fernie; 22-Mar-13 at 10:32.
The Wick Project
The Wick Project includes the Wick Campus (incorporating the South of the River Primary School, High School and East Caithness Community Facilities) on the Wick High/Pulteneytown Primary School site, and the new North of the River Primary School to be built on the current North Primary School site.
The Wick Campus on the Wick High/Pulneytown Primary Site
Wick High School
East Caithness Community Facilities
- General Classrooms - all to a very high standard of ICT provision, and to include all new furnishings
- Specialist facilities for Art & Design, Physical Education (Games Hall, Gymnasium and Dance Studio), Music, Drama, Home Economics, Business and Computer Education, Technology and Science equipped to the most modern standards
- Specialist vocational provision for Practical Craft Skills, Professional cookery and Hair and Beauty
- Specialist provision for Assisted Support Needs
- Collaborative and Cooperative break out space to promote a variety of teaching methods
- Hall as part of flexible use space
- Kitchen, Dining and Café facilities
- One full sized synthetic Pitch (existing),
- One large grassed area, with 2 full sized football pitches / 400m running track/rugby pitch.
- Car and cycle parking, drop off area, and bus bays
This facility will be managed and operated by High Life Highland (HLH), who will also manage community access to other areas in the schools outwith school hours.
New Primary School on the Campus, replacing Pultneytown and South Primary Schools
- Public Library
- Swimming Pool with Floating floor, and separate Toddler Pool
- Community have access to school areas eg PE Areas, Hall, the Street etc outwith school hours
The new school will consist of:
New Primary School North of the River, replacing North and Hillhead Primary Schools on the North Primary Site
- 13 Classrooms, each with built in store and cloakroom
- Expressive Arts room and store
- Break out Space
- 2 Nursery Rooms, with kitchen, cloakrooms, toilets and storage
- 2 Learning Support Rooms
- Enhanced Provision Area for children with specific needs
- Games Hall 2 badminton Court size, with changing and stores
- Offices Administration, Head Teacher and Depute, Staff Work Base
- Medical Room, Inter Agency Meeting Room, Offices for Childrens Services and Active Schools Coordinator
- Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) and grass pitch
- External areas including garden area for work and play (pupils have been involved in designing this with Councils Landscape Architect).
This new school will consist of:
- 14 Classrooms, each with built in store and cloakroom
- 2 Expressive Arts room and store
- Library
- Break out Space
- 2 Nursery Rooms, with kitchen, cloakrooms, toilets and storage
- A third pre-school room
- 2 Learning Support Rooms
- Enhanced Provision Area for children with specific needs
- Games Hall 2 badminton Court size, with changing and stores
- Dining Area with Storage
- Offices Administration, Head Teacher and Depute, Staff Work Base
- Medical Room and Inter Agency Meeting Room
- Community Room with storage
- Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) and grass pitch
- External areas including garden area for work and play (pupils have been involved in designing this with Councils Landscape Architect).
The plans are held in large Pdf files and may take a while to download depending on your connection speed.
These plans may be subject to changes as the planning process proceeds.
Wick High School and Community Facilities
Plans for Pultneytown and South new primary school
Plans for Hillhead and North new primary school
Last edited by Bill Fernie; 22-Mar-13 at 10:58.
Planning Process begins for new Wick Schools and Community Facilities
The £50M project for two new Primary Schools, a new High School, and new Community Facilities, incorporating a replacement Library and swimming pool, due for completion for use in August 2015, takes another step forward this month.
The planning process for major works includes a "Pre-Application Consultation" in which the proposals are shared with the public, so that comments at this stage can be considered by the architects before formal Planning Applications are submitted.
For the Wick Campus, incorporating a new Primary School (amalgamating Pulteneytown Academy Primary and South Primary), a replacement High School, and the new East Caithness Community Facilities (replacing the Library and the Swimming Pool), the public exhibition is due to be held in the Assembly Rooms, Wick on Monday 22nd April from 2pm to 6.30pm.
For the new Primary School replacing Hillhead Primary and North Primary on the north of the River, the exhibition is due to be held in the Assembly Rooms, Wick on Monday 29th April from 2pm to 6.30pm.
At both exhibitions, members of the project team will be in attendance to answer any queries. Members of the public are invited to comment on the proposals there and then, or in writing over the following 14 days – full details available at the exhibition. In addition, the proposed plans will be available after each meeting on the Council's website on http://www.highland.gov.uk/learningh...ck+Project.htm
A Council spokesman said: "People should be aware that no Planning Applications have been submitted at this stage. This is an opportunity for anyone to comment on the current proposals before such applications are made."
Wick Stakeholder Group
The next meeting of the wick Stakeholder Group will take place on Monday 22nd April 2013 at 7.00pm in Wick High School.
An agenda has been issued and the main points are -
Progress update (RM and Hubco) Wick Joint Campus: updated design proposals (GMA Ryder) Wick Joint Campus planning process (GMA Ryder) New North of the River Primary School: updated design proposals (THC Architect) Update from meeting with contractors (Hubco) Communication plan (RM) Next steps and key milestones (Hubco)
Hi Bill,
The site plan for the Wick High School Campus,(June 2012), is this the latest plan and the most likely plan also could you tell me, if you know, what a "Battered Caithness Wall" is,thankyou.
Bill, any idea how the Assembly Rooms presentation and Stakeholder meeting thereafter went. I couldnt attend the preentation myself due to work committments, however i'm interested to know if there was a model to view / photos and if there is any feedback. Was it well attended ? i understand we have 14 days from 22nd April to comment to Highland Council. Do you have a contact reference ?
I kent his faither
Have a look here for updates and the link for comments.
Just had a quick squint at the plans - can't seem to identify the changing rooms for the pool. Unless it is the ones in the adjacent building; surely somebody can find them for me?
Theyre there on the right hand side of the pool. To me it looks like lots of cubicles but Im not good at plans I prefer pictures.


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