Meisterkurse und Konzerte
9. August - 19. August 2012
Terms of Condition
1. The International Summer Academy Lüneburger Heide is being presented by Internationale Sommerakademie Lüneburger Heide e.V.. It is primarily addressing music students and young musicians engaging in professional music education. It takes place in Uelzen, Germany, and surrounding communities. In principal, there is no upper age limit. However, music studies should not have been finished earlier than three years prior to the Summer Academy. All sent material will be checked by a committee and applicants will be selected for participation according to their qualification.
2. The course fee includes:
a) four lessons with one chosen teacher (for multiple booking see # 3)
b) up to two sessions* with the Wratislavia Chamber Orchestra's String Quartet (see # 5)
c) up to two sessions* with the Wratislavia Chamber Orchestra (see # 5)
d) Alexander Technique lessons with Sabine Frick
e) accomodation (youth hostel standard; double, 4- and 6-bed rooms, see # 4)
f) full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
g) local transportation**
h) practising facilities at the music school of Uelzen
* if capacity allows, more sessions are possible, provided that both the String Quartet, or the Wratislavia Chamber Orchestra respectively, and the artistic director agree.
** lessons will take place in Uelzen and surrounding communities. All necessary local transportation will be organized according to need and will be free for the participants. Participants are responsible themselves for their travel to Uelzen, Germany. The Summer Academy will provide detailed travel information on request.
The course fee is as follows:
500 Euros for participants who take lessons with one teacher. Multiple courses cost 450 Euros per each chosen teacher (two courses = 900 Euros, three courses = 1350 Euros etc.). A reduced course fee of 400 Euros applies to pupils, pre-college students and members of chamber music groups (400 Euros per each member), regardless of the number of courses taken (two courses = 800 Euros etc.).
The respective course fee for each participant is all inclusive and there will be no refund if participants make use of only part of the offered service (f.e. no accomodation, late arrival, early departure, no collaboration with the String Quartet, or Chamber Orchestra, or the Alexander Technique teacher).
3. Applicants can apply for one or more teachers. Multiple occupancy is only possible if capacity allows and guarantees the full number of lessons for each respective teacher. Should the desired teacher be fully booked already, the applicant will be contacted by the Summer Academy and the application will be accepted for another available teacher. This also applies to multiple-course applicants.
4. Free accomodation at the Jugendbildungsstätte Oldenstadt is available to each participant. There are 2-, 4- and 6-bed rooms. Guests can be brought according to capacity, however, a fee of 33 Euros per person and night (including full board, see # 2 d) will be charged. It is recommended that applicants inform the Summer Academy ahead of time about their accomodation wishes. On request, accepted participants receive a list of all participants including email adresses in order to allow for arrangements for sharing rooms. Participants may also book their own accomodation at their own expense. The Summer Academy will provide a list of hotels and youth hostels on request. Free accomodation with host families is also available on a first come, first served basis as spaces are limited; guests will be charged 20 Euros per person and night.
5. The Wratislavia Chamber Orchestra's String Quartet will be available daily from August 13 to 15, 2012 to work with the participants. There will be a chamber concerto on the evening of August 15, 2012, featuring selected participants in chamber music performances. Following repertory may be prepared:
- Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major
- Brahms: Piano Quintet in f minor
The wratislavia Chamber Orchestra will be available daily from August 16 - 19, 2012, including the final concert on August 19, to work with the participants. Following repertory may be prepared:
- Mozart: Piano Concerto in E flat major K 271
- Mozart: Piano Concerto in C major K 415
- Chopin: Piano Concerto in e minor
- Chopin: Piano Concerto in f minor
- Beethoven: Piano Concert No. 1 in C major
- Beethoven: Piano Concert No. 4 in G major
6. The number of participants for the masterclasses of Hinrich Alpers, Bernd Goetzke and Einar Steen-Nøkleberg is limited to twelve, and limited to five for the masterclass of Ewa Kupiec. Therefore, a preselection may be necessary and each application needs to be accompanied by the following:
- an artist's photo (in digital form, to be sent via email to post@summeracademyofmusic.com)
- a recording (CD, MD, DVD) containing repertory freely chosen by the applicant
- an artist's biography
- a letter of recommendation
- list of possible course repertory
In order to allow as many applicants as possible to participate, chamber music groups count as one participant unless solo lessons are taken as well. Nonetheless the reduced course fee is to be paid by each member.
7. The application is to be addressed to
Internationale Sommerakademie Lüneburger Heide e.V.
Postfach 2161
D - 29511 Uelzen, Germany
IBAN: DE57 2585 0110 0230 0218 34
SWIFT-BIC: NOLADE21UEL
8. The application deadline is July 1, 2012. The application is binding. It is only valid after all necessary documents have arrived and the application fee (as resulting from # 2) has been received by Internationale Sommerakademie Lüneburger Heide e.V. All applicants will be notified by email as soon as their application is complete. They will be notified by July 5, 2012, if they have been accepted as participants. Applicants who have not been accepted will receive their application fee (less 50 Euros handling fee) back. Upon withdrawal, the application fee (less 50 Euros handling fee) will be refunded only if the course(s) booked by the applicant can be given to another applicant.
9. Prize money and concerts may or may not be awarded in case there are too few outstanding participants. The course teachers and the quartet-in-resicence will deliberate upon prizes and concerts to be awarded.
10. Place of jurisdiction is Uelzen. This English translation of the terms of condition has been provided for convenience. In case of any dispute, the German version shall be binding.
2. The course fee includes:
a) four lessons with one chosen teacher (for multiple booking see # 3)
b) up to two sessions* with the Wratislavia Chamber Orchestra's String Quartet (see # 5)
c) up to two sessions* with the Wratislavia Chamber Orchestra (see # 5)
d) Alexander Technique lessons with Sabine Frick
e) accomodation (youth hostel standard; double, 4- and 6-bed rooms, see # 4)
f) full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
g) local transportation**
h) practising facilities at the music school of Uelzen
* if capacity allows, more sessions are possible, provided that both the String Quartet, or the Wratislavia Chamber Orchestra respectively, and the artistic director agree.
** lessons will take place in Uelzen and surrounding communities. All necessary local transportation will be organized according to need and will be free for the participants. Participants are responsible themselves for their travel to Uelzen, Germany. The Summer Academy will provide detailed travel information on request.
The course fee is as follows:
500 Euros for participants who take lessons with one teacher. Multiple courses cost 450 Euros per each chosen teacher (two courses = 900 Euros, three courses = 1350 Euros etc.). A reduced course fee of 400 Euros applies to pupils, pre-college students and members of chamber music groups (400 Euros per each member), regardless of the number of courses taken (two courses = 800 Euros etc.).
The respective course fee for each participant is all inclusive and there will be no refund if participants make use of only part of the offered service (f.e. no accomodation, late arrival, early departure, no collaboration with the String Quartet, or Chamber Orchestra, or the Alexander Technique teacher).
3. Applicants can apply for one or more teachers. Multiple occupancy is only possible if capacity allows and guarantees the full number of lessons for each respective teacher. Should the desired teacher be fully booked already, the applicant will be contacted by the Summer Academy and the application will be accepted for another available teacher. This also applies to multiple-course applicants.
4. Free accomodation at the Jugendbildungsstätte Oldenstadt is available to each participant. There are 2-, 4- and 6-bed rooms. Guests can be brought according to capacity, however, a fee of 33 Euros per person and night (including full board, see # 2 d) will be charged. It is recommended that applicants inform the Summer Academy ahead of time about their accomodation wishes. On request, accepted participants receive a list of all participants including email adresses in order to allow for arrangements for sharing rooms. Participants may also book their own accomodation at their own expense. The Summer Academy will provide a list of hotels and youth hostels on request. Free accomodation with host families is also available on a first come, first served basis as spaces are limited; guests will be charged 20 Euros per person and night.
5. The Wratislavia Chamber Orchestra's String Quartet will be available daily from August 13 to 15, 2012 to work with the participants. There will be a chamber concerto on the evening of August 15, 2012, featuring selected participants in chamber music performances. Following repertory may be prepared:
- Schumann: Piano Quintet in E flat major
- Brahms: Piano Quintet in f minor
The wratislavia Chamber Orchestra will be available daily from August 16 - 19, 2012, including the final concert on August 19, to work with the participants. Following repertory may be prepared:
- Mozart: Piano Concerto in E flat major K 271
- Mozart: Piano Concerto in C major K 415
- Chopin: Piano Concerto in e minor
- Chopin: Piano Concerto in f minor
- Beethoven: Piano Concert No. 1 in C major
- Beethoven: Piano Concert No. 4 in G major
6. The number of participants for the masterclasses of Hinrich Alpers, Bernd Goetzke and Einar Steen-Nøkleberg is limited to twelve, and limited to five for the masterclass of Ewa Kupiec. Therefore, a preselection may be necessary and each application needs to be accompanied by the following:
- an artist's photo (in digital form, to be sent via email to post@summeracademyofmusic.com)
- a recording (CD, MD, DVD) containing repertory freely chosen by the applicant
- an artist's biography
- a letter of recommendation
- list of possible course repertory
In order to allow as many applicants as possible to participate, chamber music groups count as one participant unless solo lessons are taken as well. Nonetheless the reduced course fee is to be paid by each member.
7. The application is to be addressed to
Internationale Sommerakademie Lüneburger Heide e.V.
Postfach 2161
D - 29511 Uelzen, Germany
IBAN: DE57 2585 0110 0230 0218 34
SWIFT-BIC: NOLADE21UEL
8. The application deadline is July 1, 2012. The application is binding. It is only valid after all necessary documents have arrived and the application fee (as resulting from # 2) has been received by Internationale Sommerakademie Lüneburger Heide e.V. All applicants will be notified by email as soon as their application is complete. They will be notified by July 5, 2012, if they have been accepted as participants. Applicants who have not been accepted will receive their application fee (less 50 Euros handling fee) back. Upon withdrawal, the application fee (less 50 Euros handling fee) will be refunded only if the course(s) booked by the applicant can be given to another applicant.
9. Prize money and concerts may or may not be awarded in case there are too few outstanding participants. The course teachers and the quartet-in-resicence will deliberate upon prizes and concerts to be awarded.
10. Place of jurisdiction is Uelzen. This English translation of the terms of condition has been provided for convenience. In case of any dispute, the German version shall be binding.