Courses for Early Music

Viola da gamba, Baroque Violin, Violoncello, Flute,
Historical Singing, Harpsichord,
Vocal, instrumental and mixed Ensembles

Orpheon Consort

May we invite you to join us for some very stimulating courses in Early Music in some of the most spectacular settings one can imagine? These courses, geared for professional and amateur alike, offer a pedagogically well balanced program of technique classes, master classes and ensemble playing. Another important feature of the Orpheon courses is the possibility - unique in the world - of playing on the original viola da gambas and violins, violas and violoncellos from 1560 to 1800 of the Vazquez Collection, which constitutes an indispensable experience for the understanding of this music, since regrettably the modern reproductions rarely match the quality of the fine old viols and violins. The tutors of the courses, recruited from all over Europe, as well as Canada and the USA, impart their own particular insights into the interpretation of this immensely rewarding repertoire. We promise you this will be an experience you will never forget!

The courses of 2011

July 7-16
Labro, Lazio, Italy
Course: viola da gamba, Baroque violin, chamber music
Information
July 23-30
Vignogoul (Montpellier), France
Course 2011; Details
Course 2010: Rencontre International Abbaye Vignogoul; Details
September 2-11
Ibiza, Spain
Curso Internacional de Música Antigua
September 16-25
Castello di Duino, Italy
International viola da gamba event:
Exhibition
Course, Concert Series; details will follow




LABRO, LAZIO, ITALIA
JULY 7 - 16, 2011
José Vázquez (University for Music Vienna)
Assisted by Lucia Krommer

I. VIOLA DA GAMBA: SOLO LITERATURE

Advance level master classes: Johann Sebastian Bach, Marin Marais, Johann Schenck, Christopher Simpson, Diego Ortiz and others. Emphasis on establishing a solid technical base for the interpretation of works for viola da gamba.

II. CONSORT FOR VIOLA DA GAMBA

Consort playing (proficient sight-reading in the standard clefs is a prerequisite)

The finest English masters from 1580 to 1680 - William Byrd, John Dowland, Orlando Gibbons, John Ward, Thomas Tomkins, William Lawes, Matthew Locke, John Jenkins, Henry Purcell

Spanish and Italian consort music of the 16th and 17th C.
Cristóbal de Morales, Tomás Luís de Victoria, Ambrosio Cotes, Giovanni Gabrieli, Claudio Merulo, Giovanni Trabaci, Alfonso della Viola.

III. ENSEMBLES WITH BAROQUE VIOLIN & VIOLA DA GAMBA

Works by Heinrich Biber, Georg Muffat, Giovanni Legrenzi, Johann Rosenmüller, Marc-Antoine Charpentier and other masters of the 17th C. for ensembles of violins, and viols.
Orchestral works of the 18th C. by Corelli, Vivaldi, Telemann, Bach, Marais

Details:
Course fee: € 350, which includes tickets to all concerts by the faculty.
Accommodations: € 25 per night (apartments with kitchen)
Otherwise, meals: special price € 10-12

Note: Labro is an incredibly beautiful place; we will be holding the courses in historical buildings. Visit: http://www.ruraljourney.com/italy_travelguide/lazio/labro

Further inquiries, enrollment:
www.orpheon.org / orpheon (at) gmx.at
Tel. +43-650-400 3731


VIGNOGOUL (MONTPELLIER, FRANCE)
July 23 - 30, 2011

Alain Cahagne (Montpellier) - harpsichord
Ewald Donhoffer (Vienna) - Baroque orchestra, vocal solos and ensemble
Lúcia Krommer (Vienna) - viola da gamba, Baroque violoncello, consort
Philippe Susanne (Paris) - traverso
José Vázquez (Cuba) - viola da gamba, Baroque violin, chamber music

This is the second edition of this course. Masterclasses and chamber music of the Renaissance and the Baroque for violas da gamba, strings, singers, keyboard
Concerts by the members of the faculty.


IBIZA (Spain)

September 2-11, 2011

José Vázquez (Cuba) - director, viola da gamba, baroque violin, chamber music
Lúcia Krommer (Vienna) - viola da gamba, baroque violoncello, consort
Kinga Krommer (HU) - flauto traverso
Achim Schulz (D) - harpsichord, Baroque singing, madrigal ensemble
Sergio Iglesias (Argentina) - vocal technique for beginners/intermediate
Ludovica Mosca (E) - danza histórica (barroca, renascimiento)

The eigth edition of this course. Chamber music of the Renaissance and the Baroque for strings, violas da gamba, flutes, singers, keyboard players.

*This year for the third time: course for singers, both professional and amateur.
A midday two hour swimming break is obligatory for all course participants, as part of the physical education and relaxation exercises. (Siesta is an option...)

NB; accommodation will be in hotels of very high categories, sponsored in part by the Matutes Foundation, so that the price per night is € 20 !



A PRINCELY PASTIME

CASTELLO DI DUINO (TRIESTE), ITALY
September 16-25, 2011



INTERPRETATION OF
VIOLA DA GAMBA CONSORT WORKS

1. The finest English masters from 1580 to 1680:
William Byrd, John Dowland, Orlando Gibbons, John Ward, Thomas Tomkins, William Lawes, Matthew Locke, John Jenkins, Henry Purcell

2. Spanish and Italian consort music of the 16th and 17th C.
Cristóbal de Morales, Tomás Luís de Victoria, Ambrosio Cotes, Giovanni Gabrieli, Claudio Merulo, Giovanni Trabaci, Alfonso della Viola

3. German and Austrian consort music of the 16th and 17th C.
Johann Hermann Schein, Samuel Scheidt, William Brade, Dietrich Buxtehude, Franz Tunder



INTERPRETATION OF
HISTORICAL STRING ENSEMBLE MUSIC

Works by Heinrich Biber, Georg Muffat, Giovanni Legrenzi, Johann Rosenmüller, Marc-Antoine Charpentier and other masters of the 17th C. for ensembles of violins, and viols.

The course will be taught by members of the Orpheon Consort:
José Vázquez, Lúcia Krommer, Margit Meckel, Susanne Braumann and others.

Advance level consort playing: proficient sight-reading in the standard clefs is a prerequisite for participation. The participants will use the original viols of the Vázquez Collection, which are at present on exhibition at the Castello di Duino.

For further information: Contact here!

AGENDA: COURSES & EXHIBITIONS

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Courses for Viola da gamba
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updated 08.08.2011