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The programme of the course includes individual lessons, group teaching of techniques, ensemble playing, listening workshops, lectures, and concerts of lecturers and participants and lots of chances to play with fellow participants (instrumentalists as well as vocalists) from all over the World.

Prachatice is situated in the southern part of Czech Republic, c. 30 km east of České Budějovice, 130 km south from Prague, 200 km north-east of Munich and 200 km north-west of Vienna.

The town is fascinating primarily because of its large medieval fortifications, entrance gate with battlements, dominant late Gothic church, the Old Town-Hall with inner porticos and a number of Renaissance buildings.

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"It all started in 1981. François Mayrand met Jean-Louis Sajot, well known clarinetist of the Orchestre National de France in Paris.
They shared an idea : there must be many amateur musicians who would like to meet and play chamber music for a week during their summer holidays.

So it proved to be: and after only a few years , the non-profit making organisation Musique en Vacances hads become established actor on the French summer course market.

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Festival ANTIQUA
Via Dalmazia 60
I-39100 Bolzano
Italy 

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Founded in 2000 by Luisa Morales the International Festival of Spanish Keyboard Music (FIMTE) is now internationally recognized as a leader in the field of Spanish Keyboard Music. Through a wide array of performances, scholar and educational events, FIMTE has earned its place as a premier presenting organization for scholars and performers of Spanish Keyboard Music and has  secured FIMTE’s reputation among the most important annual celebrations of Spanish music. Opportunities for presenting the new information about Spanish instruments, new repertoire and performance practices, have been provided since 2000 by the symposia which proceedings are published periodically and reviewed in international recognized journals.

“FIMTE is the only festival and symposium devoted to Spanish keyboard music, and has become, since the first gathering in October 2000, the annual international meeting point of musicians, musicologists and builders interested in this topic.” (Early Music, London)

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“Galway Early Music promotes the performance of medieval, renaissance and baroque music in Galway City and County.

Galway Early Music's main event is The Galway Early Music Festival which runs annually in May and features concerts by top international performers, workshops, schools events and music and theatre in the Galway City Museum and in the street. The Festival has a unique, relaxed and friendly atmosphere and highlights the medieval town of Galway and the artistic and cultural richness of the area. Galway Early Music promotes occasional concerts, talks and workshops throughout the year as well. GEM also has its own ensemble, Seoda (= gems in Irish), which is open to any musicians who would like to explore early music performance. Seoda performs throughout the year at functions and local events.”

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"Cambridge Early Music runs summer schools - short intensive study courses - in Baroque, Renaissance and Medieval music, and organises an annual programme of concerts, many of which take place alongside the summer schools. Cambridge Early Music was founded in 1992 and run as a not-for-profit organization by Selene Mills. In 2009 Cambridge Early Music was granted charitable status, confirming our status as a leading provider of early music education.“

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"Great concerts, international stars and exciting and inspirational programmes brought to the heart of Birmingham. Birmingham Early Music Festival (BEMF) is enjoying a growing reputation for producing creative and stimulating events enabling the people of Birmingham and surrounding areas to become better acquainted with early music of the highest calibre from around the world. " ...

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Cotswold Early Music Festival (UK)

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Brighton Early Music Festival (UK) ... (see the site for more info. ed.)

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“After 21 successful years introducing Early Music to the Leicestershire public, we have decided to expand to an all-year event! Plans for this include concerts (both free and paid) throughout the year; talks (musical and non-musical); a Quarterly Newsletter with reviews, articles and concert diary of events in the area; all the regulars - workshops, junior competition, tastings and more.  …”

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"The World's largest Early Music Festival and Exhibition returns to the Old Royal Naval College ...! Jointly promoted by The Early Music Shop, the Greenwich Foundation and Trinity College of Music the event is an essential fixture on the early music calendar, attended by an ever increasing number of exhibitors and visitors each year.This year's festival will also be celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Early Music Shop, with an impressive line up of performing artists, and a number of special events to mark the occasion. "

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" A week's Summer School held annually in late July/Early August in Durham, UK. All ages and abilities are welcome. Classes for Recorders, Viols, Harpsichord, Solo Singing, Baroque Strings, Lute with ample opportunities for consort and ensemble playing. Also concerts, lectures, dance and a wide variety of other activities. NORVIS XXXVIII 2-9 August 2008 ends with a concert performance (with orchestra and including baroque dance) of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas. " Visit website for further details. (ed.)

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"Home to the famous Jean de Boizard organ (1714) the Saint-Michel abbey has welcomed for the last several years, the most sought after artists of ancient music. The music coproduced by radio France MUSIQUE with the choreographic collection called TEMPERAMENTS, confirms the baroque destiny of the abbey in harmony with the site. The ancient and baroque music festival The festival has its roots in the restoration of the prestigious historical organ (1714) of the abbey church and the artistic activity that followed as a result since1984. The festival was started in 1987 with the important decision by Radio France and the Conseil General of the Aisne departement : Every Whit Monday the train of FRANCE MUSIQUE radio would, for a whole day of music, take several hundred Parisian music lovers to attend two concerts transmitted live on radio. "

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"Early Music courses in the Farncombe programme include Recorder Ensembles with Andrew Collis and playing days with Cathy Dew. Viol courses are tutored by Alison Crum or Jacqui Robertson-Wade. " See website for more information. (ed.)

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"Now in its twentienth year the Suffolk Villages Festival brings high-quality performances of early music to this part of East Anglia. It is fortunate to have for its principal venues the fine historic wool churches of Nayland, Boxford, and Hadleigh situated just to the north of the River Stour and Dedham Vale. See the location map to the right. (2008)" See website for more information.

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“The Amsterdam Early Music Summer School is an Early Music course targeting the historically informed performance of Baroque and Classical music. The course is open to participants of all ages (instrumentalists as well as vocalists) and will include private lessons from expert teachers from the Early Music Faculty at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, as well as workshops, masterclasses, lectures, concerts, and lots of chances to play with fellow students from all over the world.” (** More information of the 2012 summer school details are forthcoming. -- ed.)

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"Woodhouse Recorder Week is a unique international summer school held in the peaceful surroundings of the Surrey Hills, dedicated to the development of recorder education.

• An intensive, inspiring week-long course aimed at young recorder players aged 16-25, who have already passed grade 8 or higher and who wish to pursue their studies to a more advanced or professional level. Daily masterclasses, concerts, workshops and activities, with an international team of tutors

• Junior Day for young and enthusiastic recorder players of approx grades 3 and above, aged 18 and under. Mini-masterclass with players of similar age and level, with ensemble playing and a final concert for parents and friends

• Teacher Development Day - Teacher workshops designed to support and inspire both the class recorder teacher and those working with small groups and individuals up to advanced level. Planned events include technical skills for teaching beginners, coping with mixed ability groups, Tudor dance workshop with Philippa Waite, and a Question & Answer session with an ABRSM examiner. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The Komorniki Festival of Organ and Chamber Music (Polish: Ogólnopolski Festiwal Muzyki Organowej i Kameralnej - Komorniki) is a summer series of concerts held annually in Komorniki, Wielkopolska, Poland. The festival was established with Polish conductor and organist Krzysztof Czerwinski as its Artistic Director. The festival features choral, organ and chamber music concerts among its events held in local churches including St Andrew's Church, Komorniki and St Florian's Church, Wiry. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The basic aim of the festival is to evoke the musical paradise that Eszterháza was in Haydn's time, within the original walls, with the help of period instruments and performing practice. The programmes focus mainly on the works composed during the Eszterháza period of Haydn's creative life, and among these, on compositions belonging to the most important genres (symphonies, string quartets, keyboard sonatas and trios). In addition, however, the concert programmes regularly include works by the "unknown Haydn" (baryton pieces, rarely-heard church compositions, wind divertimenti, etc.). The festival aims to provide opportunities for the world's most outstanding Haydn performers to meet here, to gain inspiration from the atmosphere and acoustics of the place, and to inspire one another through shared music-making. The majority of the performers play only compositions by Joseph Haydn, but also in exceptional cases other works closely connected, either directly or through their composers, with Haydn, Eszterháza or the family of the Esterházy princes - such as, for example, the string quartets dedicated to Haydn by Mozart, and certain pieces by Michael Haydn (the composer's younger brother), Luigi Tomasini (leader of the Eszterháza orchestra) and others. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"Over the past three years the Cheltenham Recorder Festival has grown to become one of the highlights of the recorder year. The CRF offers an exciting variety of music to cater for all tastes and abilities, ranging from the established Renaissance and Baroque repertoire through to contemporary pieces which will be premièred at the CRF. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"12 - 17 July 2008 (Week course)
International Viol Summer School at Little Benslow Hills, Hitchin. UK
Alison Crum, director, with Alice Robbins (USA) and Roy Marks

A chance for viol players with a particular interest in English consort music to work with distinguished professional players and teachers. Optional sessions focus on other topics such as madrigals, consort songs, early renaissance repertoire and continuo playing.

This course is for experienced consort players with good sight-reading skills, capable of playing at least two sizes of viol and reading several clefs. Resident: £350.00 Non-resident: £300.00 Some bursaries are available. " Visit website for more information.

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"The summer school offers exciting and diverse opportunities for young players under the guidance of experienced tutors. Playing opportunities include chamber groups, large ensembles, viol consorts, recorder consorts and mixed ensembles, catering for every age and ability (grades 2 – 4, 5 – 7 and 8+).

More advanced players will play in small chamber groups and consorts, tackling challenging repertoire and developing the all important skills of a chamber musician. Cellists and keyboard players (playing harpsichord) will have plenty of continuo playing experience in trio sonata groups with the most advanced recorder and viol players.

Less experienced players will enjoy the variety of different ensembles, playing both within larger groups and also being encouraged to play chamber music.

There will be plenty of time for recreational activities, making full use of the facilities available to us. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"This course is designed for recorder players of all standards, from near beginners to advanced students. It began life as the Recorder in Education Summer School in 1948 and after many happy years in Bretton Hall, we now hold the course at Bishop Burton College, near Beverley. This turned out to be a very successful venue when we visited it for the first time in 2007. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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"The highly successful Baroque Week is now in its 30th season, and is held in the attractive surroundings of Headington School, Oxford.

It provides a rare and stimulating opportunity for amateur and semi-professional musicians, and those studying to embark on a musical career, to immerse themselves in baroque music in a friendly environment with the aid of excellent, experienced and helpful tutors.

The week is open to players of baroque instruments, historically aware players of modern instruments, and to singers — to all those who enjoy making baroque chamber music and wish to improve their skills. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)

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