Courses

“Harmonies and noises”  Music Foundation announces recruitment for

NEW MUSIC SUMMER COURSES FOR PERFORMERS

BYDGOSZCZ, JULY 18-27, 2024

 

Application deadline:    April 30, 2024.

 

We offer:

 

  • Individual classes conducted by leading Polish performers of contemporary music in the following disciplines:

– voice (Joanna Freszel)

– flute (Ewa Liebchen)

– clarinet (Julian Paprocki)

– piano and keyboard instruments (Adam Kośmieja, Martyna Zakrzewska)

– violin/viola (Anna Kwiatkowska)

– cello (Mikołaj Pałosz)

– percussion (Magdalena Kordylasińska-Pękala)

– electronics (Kamil Kęska, Mateusz Ryczek)

 

  • Classes in chamber ensembles led by conductor Szymon Bywalec and course lecturers

 

  • Classes as part of the Band Academy (July 23 to 27) – under the supervision of Szymon Bywalec, course participants will prepare performances of outstanding pieces of music from recent decades:

Tristan Murail – Pour adoucir le cours du temps

Edgard Varèse – Octandre

Francesco Filidei – Finito ogni gesto

Steve Reich – Tehilim

We invite participants taking part in individual and chamber classes, as well as musicians from the following specialties applying only for the Band Academy programme:

– oboe

– bassoon

– French horn

– trumpet

– trombone

– double bass

 

Attention!

Only a limited number of participants can be accepted to take part in the Band Academy classes. Priority in admission is given to participants who enroll for the entire course program, i.e. from July 18 to 27 – this applies to flute, clarinet, piano, violin/viola, cello, percussion and voice classes. Only those playing the oboe, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, trombone and double bass can participate exclusively in the Band Academy classes between July 23 to 27.

 

  • Concerts: pieces prepared during individual and group classes will be presented at public concerts in the Concert Hall of the Academy of Music. Feliks Nowowiejski and in the Municipal Cultural Center. In addition to pieces performed by course participants, you will also be able to listen to performances by lecturers.

 

  • Club evenings, integration meetings, meetings with composers, morning yoga for those interested

 

  • The cost for participants in all types of classes (individual, chamber, ensemble) is PLN 1,000.

 

  • For those taking part only in the band academy classes, the entry fee is PLN 400.

 

  • Accommodation in the Student Dormitory of the Academy of Music is available for a separate fee of 70 pln per night.