Franschhoek Mountain Chamber Music Workshop 4 – 11 April 2010

Franschhoek Mountain Chamber Music Workshop

Franschhoek Mountain
Chamber Music Workshop
4 – 11 April 2010

The 20th annual Chamber Music Workshop offers musically gifted young people a week of intensive training in scenic Franschhoek.  Music students aged 11 to matric may apply for this unique experience — the only one of its kind in South Africa.

You will receive professional and highly personalised instruction to encourage and develop your talent, to improve your prowess as a collaborative musician, and to achieve real progress in a self-enriching and fulfilling way.

Our approach is to provide structured, intensive work sessions over a 7-day period with an emphasis on tangible results and improvement.  You will have 2 coached rehearsals per day, plus orchestral sessions and other topics of interest.  One evening will be devoted to an informal “in-house” concert of solo works, followed by the hilarious and much loved “cabaret” devised by the students; another will find you testing your wits in a friendly music quiz with sumptuous prizes!

The professional staff, chosen from South Africa’s top chamber musicians, will give an opening concert for the public and coach throughout the week.  The workshop culminates in 2 concerts presented by the students, of chamber works learned during their stay.

This year’s staff includes pianist Mariel Illusorio, violinist/conductor Juan Muñoz, violinist Anouk Espi, violist Marina Louw, cellists Barbara Kennedy (of Michaelis Players) and Sarah Acres, clarinettist Becky Steltzner (of Amadeus Winds and Head of Woodwind Studies at UCT), flautist Elsabé Pretorius (of Amadeus Winds), as well as other guest teachers.

Apply without delay; applications available via email.
In order to ensure a rewarding experience the number of students will be limited.
Applicants will be notified of date and time of auditions.

For more information, contact Barbara Kennedy or Becky Steltzner:
tel:   083-300-2117 fax:  021-761-2931
e-mail: barbarak@iafrica.com or steltz@mweb.co.za