workshop
for baroque musicians and  Singers

General

The workshop will take place from September 18th to 23rd, 2022 in Königshain near Görlitz. The participants will arrive on September 17th and depart on September 24th.

Before the workshop starts in September, 4 online group meetings (around 1-2 hours each) are planned for the selected singers (and eventually the instrumentalists) during the summer to discuss the opera, the history behind, the libretto, the dramaturgical concept and the pronunciation of the text -German and Italian- with the artistic leader of the project.

The musical and stage work begin on Sunday 18 September. On September 23, the final concert will take place in Königshain Castle with scenes from the opera "Il re pastore" by Johann Christian Richter, in semi-staged form, alternating with some arias from the opera by Johann Adolf Hasse. The instruments "traverso flute" and "French horn" only stay for two days on September 22-24. part (2 nights).

Lecturer: Raphael Alpermann, Academy for Early Music, Berlin

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After completing the workshop, the musicians receive a diploma and within a month a portfolio with video, audio and photos from the performance. By participating in the workshop, the musicians accept the use of audiovisual material for the purpose of documenting the project by the Ars Augusta eV society.

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Participants

The workshop is open to baroque musicians (violin, viola, cello, harpsichord, double bass, transverse flute, French horn) and singers (countertenor altus, countertenor soprano, mezzo-soprano, soprano, tenor and baritone) aged 18-35. The tuning of the ensemble is 415 Hz .

In the “Violin” category in particular, a concertmaster is selected to lead the ensemble and receives a special honorary for this.

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Registration

Participants must submit the following documents (in German or English, per E-mail to arsaugusta@gmail.com) by 10 June, 2022 (11:59 p.m.):

a. Registration for the workshop is via the Formular on this page. If the "CV" field is not sufficient:

b. Possibly an extra artistic CV

c. A photo (.jpg or .png format, no less than 200 KB)

e. Demo of two pieces of music from the Baroque period, or Mozart, Gluck, Haydn (1650-1800): video (link to a video, no video files please) or audio (mp3).

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The singers selected in the first phase will rehearse an aria from the opera by Richter or Hasse in a second phase and submit another demo by June 30th. We will provide the sheet music and a midi audio file to the singers.

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Costs

The participation in the workshop and the accommodation in Königshain are free of charge for the musicians.

The musicians alone cover their own travel expenses to Königshain and their meals during the workshop.

Musicians stay in the "Windmühlenhof" holiday apartments in the Obelausitz countryside in rooms for 1-2 people per room. Cooking and making music are allowed in the apartments.

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Honoraries 

For participation in the project, a honorary is provided for the musicians and singers.

For the baroque violin playing the role of concertmaster  takes over, the musician receives a special honorary for this.

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Future perspectives

The best singers will be engaged in a production of the opera in the 2023/24 season at the Gerhart Hauptmann Theater in Görlitz.

The best instrumentalists will be contracted in the next concerts of the Lausitzer Barockensemble and in solo chamber concerts of the Ars Augusta eV and will play well-known works of baroque music at monuments in the region as soloists or in an ensemble, as well as the opportunity to realize professional sound recordings in the association. The chosen concertmaster may conduct future operas of the society Ars Augusta.

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The project is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media based on a resolution of the German Bundestag. It is part of the "Country Music" funding program of the German Music Council.

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