50 - 70 participants of different ability are expected, i.e. amateur musicians, music teachers and music students. A knowledge of renaissance music is not required, but an ability to read music is essential, and experience of playing in an orchestra or other ensemble or singing in a choir is an advantage.
Engelsholm Castle is situated in beautiful surroundings on the Danish mainland of Jutland. It dates from the late 16th century and has been the setting for the Renaissance Music Week for more than 25 years.
The tutors are
Bernhard Stilz Curtal and other reed instruments, recorder
Glenda Simpson Vocal group, vocal technique, chamber choir
Hans Tjalve Cornett
Ingrid Garnæs Recorder, viol
Jamie Akers Lute
Jens Bauer Sackbut
Jørgen Schou-Pedersen Dance
Oliver Hirsh Viol, choir
Ute Goedecke Vocal group, choir
The tutors offer tuition in specialized ensembles as indicated on the application form, and all tutors will be tutoring mixed ensembles.
The daily time-table is
9.00 - 9.50 Choir for all.
10.00 - 12.00 Mixed ensembles with voices and instruments. For all.
13.30 - 18.00 Tutoring in individual subjects, see application form.
19.30 - 22.00 Playing, singing and dancing together. On some evenings there will be three simultaneous activities: dance, dance band and chamber choir.
During hours off in the afternoon and late evening participants have the opportunity of free music-making.
Certain instruments can be borrowed in limited numbers. Participants may apply for elementary tuition without bringing their own instrument. Please indicate in the comments section on the application form if you are interested.
Original notation is used throughout the week. Playing and singing from unbarred notation and from facsimile part-books rather than scores brings a freedom which is difficult to obtain using modern editions. The essentials of the original notation will be explained to new participants at the beginning of the course.
Enquiries can be made to either Oliver Hirsh oliver.h@mail.dk or Glenda Simpson Glenda@glendasimpson.com at anytime or to Torben H. Jensen, tel. +45 70 25 37 37.
To apply, please print the application form and send it to Torben H. Jensen by April 28th (the address can be found on the form). Confirmation will be sent out in the beginning of June together with an invoice for the course.
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Links to other websites:
Some of the 2007 - 2009 tutors' websites:
Oliver Hirsh (www.music-newborn.dk)
Ute Goedecke (www.laudenovella.com)
Kathrine Brandt (www.renaissancemusik.dk/kathrinebrandt)
Associations and courses:
CHM (www.chm.dk) Association
MUSA (www.musa-dk.dk) Association
RICC (www.ricc.dk) Early music courses and workshops
Other music sites:
Frans Waltmans (http://franswaltmans.nl/) Early and contemporary music
Björn Ross (http://renaissancemusik.dk/) What is going on in early music in Denmark?
Music in facsimile:
Det Kongelige Bibliotek Free facsimiles of music from the collections of the Royal Danish Library.
On original notation:
http://anaigeon.free.fr/e_index.html
www.ieee.uwaterloo.ca/praetzel/mp3-cd/info/raybro/index1.html
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