Historical Woodwind Workshop
Aston Magna and Brandeis University are pleased to
announce their fifth annual Historical Woodwind Workshop
with Stephen Hammer, oboes, and Eric Hoeprich,
clarinets. The workshop will be held June 22-27, 2014 at
the Slosberg Music Center at Brandeis University,
supplementing the Aston Magna festival concerts taking
place at Brandeis on June 19, 26, and July 3, 10 and 17,
2014.
About
the Historical Woodwind Workshop
The workshop is a five-day, hands-on laboratory in
historical woodwind techniques and practices, led by two
leading performers and teachers: Eric Hoeprich and
Stephen Hammer.
Topics covered will include instrument setup,
reed-making and adjustment, playing techniques and
performance styles.
Participants may be either experienced early wind
players or advanced modern instrumentalists who want to
expand their horizons. They may choose to concentrate on
Baroque or classical oboes and clarinets, or variants
such as oboe d’amore or basset horn.
Daily activities will include group master classes,
private lessons, small ensemble coaching, auditing Aston
Magna rehearsals, communal lunches at the Brandeis
faculty club, and visits to important instrument
collections in the Boston area. There will be a
participants’ concert at week’s end.
A few historical models will be available to borrow
during the workshop.
Participant
testimonials
“It is really amazing how much we did in one week: a
museum, collection, workshop, watched rehearsals,
student concert as well as a faculty concert, and of
course group and private lessons.”
-- Elise B., emerging professional clarinetist
“The standard of participants was high… and overall it
was an excellent learning experience for me.”
-- Wai Kit L., computer programmer and avid amateur
oboist
“The Brandeis campus provided a perfect venue for the
workshop. There was ample parking and the music building
had excellent practice and performance facilities. It
was also a much appreciated bonus to have lunch provided
in the faculty club – this was a great time to meet
other students and faculty. All in all it was a great
week and I look forward to more in the future.”
-- Owen W., professional oboist, clarinetist, and
instrument builder
About the
Instructors:
Clarinetist Eric
Hoeprich
Eric Hoeprich has specialized in performing on
historical clarinets for three decades. Educated at
Harvard University and the Royal Conservatory of Music
in The Hague. He is currently on the faculties of the
Paris Conservatoire, the Royal Conservatory of Music in
The Hague, and Indiana University, Bloomington. He is a
founding member of Frans Brüggen’s Orchestra of the 18th
Century, and he also founded two ensembles, the Staedler
Trio and NACHTMUSIQUE, which have toured around the
world. He has recorded many chamber works and concerti
for major labels, and collaborates regularly with string
quartets, chamber ensembles and vocal soloists. The
recent release of clarinet quintets (Mozart, Brahms)
with the London Haydn Quartet (Glossa), the three
clarinet concertos by Bernhard Crusell with Kölner
Akademie (ARS Production) and “Sei Sinfonia” by J.C.
Bach with Nachtmusique (Glossa) have received wide
critical acclaim. Mr. Hoeprich’s book “The Clarinet,” an
exhaustive history, was published by Yale U. Press in
2008.
He has contributed articles to the New Grove Dictionary,
and recently prepared the entry for “Clarinet” in Oxford
Bibliographies Online. Over many years, he has amassed a
collection of more than a hundred antique clarinets,
which has also led to restoration and construction of
replicas of period originals. He maintains a workshop
for instrument making at his home near London.
Oboist Stephen Hammer
Stephen Hammer is principal oboist of Boston’s Handel
and Haydn Society, the Bach Ensemble, Concert Royal, the
Clarion Music Society, the Arcadia Players and the Aston
Magna festival; he also plays recorder with the
Metropolitan Opera orchestra and serves as artistic
director of the Blue Hill Bach Festival in Maine. He has
been featured soloist with Great Performers at Lincoln
Center and the Academy of Ancient Music and at the
Mostly Mozart, Tanglewood, Ravinia, Blossom, Bruges,
Regensburg, Bach-Sommer (Arnstadt), City of London, and
BBC Proms festivals.
His more than 200 solo, chamber, obligato, and
orchestral recordings appear on Decca l’Oiseau-lyre,
EMI, Sony, CBS, Pro Arte, Dorian, Smithsonian, and many
other labels. He teaches oboe, chamber music, and
performance practice at the Bard College Conservatory of
Music and has given courses in early woodwinds at
Brandeis University and the rhetoric of Baroque
performance at the Longy School of Music; Mr. Hammer
collaborates with the instrument maker Joel Robinson in
building replicas of historical oboes, their "Saxon"
model oboe is one of the most popular designs in the
world. He has also designed early oboes and shawms in
collaboration with Jonathan Bosworth, has designed
staples for historical oboes for the Chiarugi firm in
Italy, and has worked with the machinist Robert Hubbard
in California in designing shaper tips for Baroque and
classical oboe.
Registration Information
2014 Tuition
and Fees
Registration Fee |
$50 |
Workshop Tuition
|
$380 |
Optional Housing |
$225 |
Some financial aid is available, based on need.
As part of the application process, participants
should submit a CD, DVD, or Web link featuring two
contrasting short pieces or excerpts of a one's choice.
Submit your performance recording to:
Summer School, MS 085
Brandeis University
P.O. Box 549110
Waltham, MA 02454-9110
Optional On-Campus Housing and Dining
Residence halls open for the Historical Woodwind
Workshop at noon on Fri., June 20, 2014 and close at
5:00pm on Fri., June 27, 2014.
Summer students who choose to live on campus during
the music workshop are housed in Ziv Quad in single,
air-conditioned rooms. For those new to Brandeis during
the summer, Ziv Quad has a suite-style design. Up to six
students per suite are housed in individual bedrooms
with two shared bathrooms and a large common room. All
suites are designated as single gender. Coin operated
laundry facilities can be found on the first floor. The
building is elevator-equipped.
Student rooms are furnished with a bed, mattress, desk,
and bureau. Personal essentials like bed linens (twin
extra long), blankets, pillows, towels, waste baskets,
alarm clocks, desk lamps, etc. are not provided. A
shower caddy, shower shoes and bathrobe are also
recommended.
Please note that the housing fee is for accommodations
only and participants are responsible for their own
meals. Campus accommodations do not have kitchen
facilities, so please plan accordingly.
Waltham has many fine restaurants that will fit a
variety of budgets and tastes. Additionally,
all-you-care-to-eat dining is available in the Sherman
Dining Hall. Sherman Dining Hall prices are
approximately: $8.50 for breakfast, $10.90 for lunch and
$14.69 for dinner. Prices subject to change
without notice.