34. International
       Summer Academy

22. August – 12. September 2010

Since more than thirty years, students from all over the world have been celebrating this annual festival of chamber music. Within the historic walls of Kloster Frenswegen, set in the idyllic landscape around the Dutch-German boarder, students of string and wind instruments as well as pianists gather to work intensively, with internationally well-known teachers of chamber music – standard and lesser-known works – in a wide range of instrumental combinations.

Kloster Frenswegen, Nordhorn

Working conditions at the Kloster Frenswegen are ideal; the results of the three-week course are excellent. This summer academy opens various possibilities for a future career: alone in the last years six ensembles that had built the core of their repertoire at the summer academy have won important prizes at international music competitions.

Workshop „Stage training“

An additional subject of this year’s course will be a workshop about ”Communication with the audience“ and “stage training“.

The workshop-leader Sebastian Dunkelberg is teacher for stage training, drama and improvisation at the Hamburg University of Music and Drama.

Participation

Qualification and Course Information

Individual instrumentalists and existing ensembles or ensembles formed for the course will be accepted for pariticipation. Ensembles will be given preferred consideration and must have at least the instrumentation of a trio.

Each ensemble should have at least two works prepared. A third work for extended grpups, preferably form the area of mixed ensembles, will be worked on, based on proposals from the artistic committee. In setting up these ensembles established groups will be kept together where possible.

Each ensemble can express preference for a particular instrumental coach to work on a specific piece to chamber music.

Application

Please submit with your application your curriculum vitae indicating your musical training and artistic career as well as a reference from your principal study teacher.

For applicants, who have not taken part in the ”Sommerakademie“: Each ensemble and every single applicant must forward a demo-CD or DVD of at least 15 Min. (not older than 6 months) or show a recommendation of one of the ”Sommerakademie“ teachers.

Please find all necessary information under application.