MASTERCOURSES AND WORKSHOP IN EDENKOBEN, GERMANY
Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation and Herrenhaus Edenkoben announce an international master course and workshop for conductors and composers in co-operation with the International Ensemble Modern Academy, Frankfurt
The workshop will be instructed by Professors Peter Eötvös and Zsolt Nagy from June 25 to July 5, 2009, in Herrenhaus Edenkoben, Germany.
Program for conductors:
- Elliot Carter: Triple Duo (Boosey and Hawkes)
- Michael Norris: Tesserae...Interstices
- In addition, four compositions will be selected from the composers admitted to the workshop. The conductors will have the opportunity to work with the composers on their pieces.
Twelve conductors will be admitted. From these twelve conductors six will be selected for active conducting from the third phase of the workshop.
The six selected conductors will conduct the final concert, to be recorded for the SWR (Südwestrundfunk).
Age limit: born after June 1, 1976.
Program for composers:
Four composers will be selected for active participation. The composer’s presence at the workshop is a prerequisite for the selection of his/her composition.
Admissible instrumentation fl, cl (bcl), vn, vc, pf, perc. Compositions involving smaller or other instrumentation will not be admitted.
Duration maximally 12 minutes.
Age limit: born after June 1, 1969.
Guests and passive participants
There is an option to participate in the course as a passive student, or guest. There will be no opportunity to conduct or to discuss compositions prepared by passive students or guests.
Workshop schedule:
Arrival: June 24 evening
phase 1:
June 25-27 (3 days) preparation at table with the 4 composers and 12 conductors with Prof. Nagy
phase 2:
June 28-30 (3 days) rehearsals with the ensemble, the 4 composers and 12 conductors with Prof. Nagy (selection of the 6 candidates at the evening of June 30)
Phase 3:
July 1. rehearsals with the ensemble and the selected 6 candidates with Prof. Nagy, meeting with Prof. Eötvös.
Phase 4:
July 2-5 rehearsals with Prof. Eötvös and Prof. Nagy
July 5. closing concert in Herrenhaus Edenkoben, open to the public, recording for SWR.
Departure: June 6 morning
Language of the course:
German, English, French
Fees:
Admitted conductors: € 200
Conductors selected for phase 3: plus € 100
Admitted composers: € 250
Passive participants and guests: € 100
Lodging and meals in Herrenhaus: € 35 per day
The fees (net of the phase 3 fee for selected conductors) are payable in advance, by June 1, 2009. The additional fees for selected conductors ar payable in cash.
A limited number of stipends are available for especially qualified participants.
Application
Composers:
Short biography, photo and 2 copies of the composition score sent to the following address
Herrenhaus Edenkoben
Klosterstr. 175
D-67480 Edenkoben
Deadline: Friday, March 27, 2009
The selected composers have to send the ensemble material to the Herrenhaus Edenkoben by May 8, 2009.
Conductors:
Short biography, photo and DVD recording (amateur recording is also accepted, alternative presentation on YouTube) sent to the following address
Deadline: Friday, March 27
Herrenhaus Edenkoben
Klosterstr. 175
D-67480 Edenkoben
With registration please provide us with your phone and fax numbers, regular mail and e-mail addresses, too.
The selection will be announced on April 10, 2009. Applicants will be notified immediately thereafter.
Registration
The scores by Carter and Norris, as well as the scores by accepted composers will be sent to the conductors immediately after registration, which should take place by April 25 the latest.
Inquiries
can be addressed to
Herrenhaus Edenkoben
Fax: ++49-6323-989 626
Email: herrenhaus-edenkoben@gmx.de
Web-Site: http:///www.herrenhaus-edenkoben.de
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The Herrenhaus Edenkoben was founded in 1987 as a cultural institution, and has been privately funded since 1997. It is situated in a baroque estate and located in the picturesque wine growing region of Southern Palatinate. The institution issues internationally stipends to composers, fine arts persons, and writers, and offers cultural events with a focus on contemporary literature, fine arts and music.
Prof. Peter Eötvös has been the juror for composition since the inception of stipends to composers 11 years ago. Several by now established composers such as Vykintas Baltakas, Kee Yong Chong, Bruno Mantovani or Oscar Strasnoy were scholars in the house for 5 months each.
The house has a tradition of organizing and hosting workshops especially for composers and conductors (1998, 2002, 2005), and for writers (1999, 2001 and annually since 2004).
The International Ensemble Modern Academy (IEMA) was founded in Frankfurt am Main in summer 2003. It represents the continuation of that which the Ensemble Modern has worked to achieve for over 25 years - the highest quality, the joy of performing, interdisciplinary art projects and internationality. Since its founding 25 years ago, the EM has been committed to working closely with artists and their works. By gaining extensive and highly diverse knowledge of 20th century music, the EM has become the "memory of modern music".
The IEMA is committed to the same spirit. It is a dynamic place where young artists have the opportunity to learn, communicate, discuss, experiment, and share in this memory in a variety of ways. The IEMA offers diverse training programs, study grants, master courses, continued education programs for teachers, and symposiums, all of which aim to foster the artistic discourse between highly qualified, young artists and renowned individuals from the fields of culture and research.
Since its founding, the IEMA has awarded study grants to young instrumentalists, conductors, composers, and sound directors who receive personal tutoring for one year by members of the Ensemble Modern in contemporary solo composition and chamber music. The courses place particular emphasis on mastering performance techniques and interpreting New Music. This grant program was initiated in cooperation with the Kunststiftung NRW, and had been, until recently, only open to students from North Rhein-Westphalia. Thanks to funding from the German Federal Cultural Foundation, the IEMA has been able to offer study grants to students nationwide since 2004, doubling the number of grant recipients. Furthermore, the grant period was lengthened from six months to one year. The IEMA study grants have now been awarded five times, from 2006 onwards worldwide as a International Ensemble Modern Academy - Master's Degree Programme at the Frankfurt University of Music and the Performing Arts.
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MASTERCOURSES AND WORKSHOP IN SZOMBATHELY, HUNGARY
COURSE AND WORKSHOP FOR CONDUCTORS
in the frame of the International Bartók Festival
Szombathely (Hungary)
6-17 July 2009
Professors:
Peter Eötvös, Gergely Vajda, Balázs Kovalik, Cornelia Kallish
Program: Bartók: Bluebeard´s Castle
Savaria Symphony Orchestra
For further information please contact
www.bartokseminar.hu
(Ms) Ágnes Széll festival manager
Philharmony Concert Agency H-1075 Budapest , Kazinczy u. 24-26.
Tel: (+36 1) 266-1459 or 302-4961, Fax: (+ 36 1) 302-4962
Email: szell.agnes@hu.inter.net
Web-site: www.bartokfestival.hu
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