Opus XXI 2014, Summer academy for composers and performing art projects
08/2014 OPUS XXI / HfMT – DE
OPUS XXI
International Summer Academy for Contemporary Music
Schloss Salem, Salem/Germany
August 13th to 23rd 2014
The Summer Academy Opus XXI 2014 will take place from august 13th to 23rd 2014 and provides an open space that facilitates experimentation, improvisation and encounter with different aesthetics. Young qualified postgraduate composers and instrumentalists can immerse themselves in contemporary music, ensemble repertoire and fundamentals of improvisation. Opus XXI takes place in the famous castle of Salem, surrounded by the beautiful landscape of the Lake Constance in the south western part of Germany. The students are working together with the dutch „composer in residence“ Michel van der Aa and the experienced french „Ensemble in residence“ Instant Donné. The daily workshops and rehearsals are complemented by lectures in improvisation, composition masterclass, analysis and mind training.
In addition to discovering and to practising the repertoire the academy allows musicians the close cooperation with composers of different generations, cultural backgrounds and various aesthetics.
The OPUS XXI academy is supported by:
Allianz Kulturstiftung,
deutsch-französisches Jugendwerk,
deutsch-französischer Fonds für zeitgenössische Musik – Impuls,
Sacem.
Final concert:
Bregenzer Festspiele, Kunst aus der Zeit
22.08.2014, 7:30 p.m. Seestudio
Sarah Nemtsov – Prospekt
Antonis Adamopoulos – Largo
Sirah Martinez-Alvarez – El crimen fue en Granada
Julien Jamet – 6 Bagatelles
Michel van der Aa – Mask
The concert has been recorded and broadcasted by ÖF – more information here.
Ensemble in residence:
Instant Donné, Paris
Elsa Balas, (viola)
Nicolas Carpentier, (violoncello)
Caroline Cren, (piano)
Maxime Echardour (percussion)
Saori Furukawa, (violin)
Cédric Jullion, (flutes)
Philippe Régana, (hautbois)
Mathieu Steffanus, (clarinet)
Composer in residence:
Michel van der Aa, “Mask”, 2006
Lecturing tutors:
Prof. Dr. Reinhard D. Flender (composer, musicologist)
Henry Fourès (artistic director)
Prof. Elisabeth Gutjahr (rhythmics)
Claire Levacher (conductor)
Donatienne Michel-Dansac (vocalist)
Prof. Fredrik Schwenk (artistic director)
Workshops
Analysis
Career Training
Composition Master-class
Conducting for composers
Improvisation
Commissions and invitations:
Two young composers with commission: Sirah Martinez (Spain), Sarah Nemtsov (Germany)
Two young composers invited and programmed in two concerts
Two young composers as listeners
Fourteen postgraduate students from European Academies of Music
Technical assistance by HfM Trossingen
all photos © Bregenzer Festspiele / Anja Köhler
For further information, please contact
HOCHSCHULE FÜR MUSIK UND THEATER HAMBURG/OPUS XXI
Tanja Tangermann
Harvestehuder Weg 12 D-20148 Hamburg, Germany
Mail: tanja.tangermann@hfmt-hamburg.de
Further links
HTTP://PROJECT.ULYSSES-NETWORK.EU