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PRIORITY CLARINET AND MUSIC EVENTS 2017
August 2017 Newsletter
31 July - 4 August 2017
George Mason University Summer Clarinet Academy - Catina Franklin Sweedy, Director
Fairfax, Virginia
Save the date! The George Mason University Summer Clarinet Academy will be from July 31st to August 4th, 2017! Stay tuned for updates about clinicians and guest artists! — feeling excited at Potomac Arts Academy at George Mason University
2 - 5 August 2017
6 - 7 August 2017
6 - 13 August 2017
Clarinet and Klezmer in the Galilee
Jerusalem, Israel
7- 9 August 2017 - Registration deadline: 15 June
Järvi Academy summer course for winds and strings - VIP Harri Mäki - Clarinet
Tallinn, Finland
More info: http://www.parnumusicfestival.ee/jarvi-academy/winds
Harri Mäki studied the clarinet mainly with Reijo Koskinen in Finland. Having graduated from the class of Thomas Friedli at the Geneva Conservatory, he joined the Tapiola Sinfonietta. He also studied privately with Charles Neidich and Osmo Vänskä. He has premiered dozens of works, including clarinet concertos written for him by Juhani Nuorvala and Kirmo Lintinen. He is the Professor of Woodwinds at the Sibelius Academy and the Artistic Director of the Crusell Music Festival. Harri Mäki has appeared as a soloist and a chamber musician in European countries, in the Far East, and in North and South America. In 2012, he received the Pro Musica award for his merits as a performer and a teacher.
7 - 11 August 2017
Canena, Spain
8 - 15 August 2017
9 - 17 August 2017
Japan
20 - 25 August 2017
Maruševec, Croatia
Clarinet Master
Class with Prof. Slavko Kovacic
Number of
participants: 8
The master
class is intended for elementary,
middle school, high school (and on request for students MA)
The fee fort the
course: 1650kn (225 eur)
Accomodation:
Student dorm
Info:
http://ekg-facile.info/
Professor
of Clarinet at University of Maribor
SLAVKO KOVAČIČ
studied at the Academy of Music in
Ljubljana (Slovenia) in the class of Prof. Mihael Gunzek and Prof. Alojz Zupan
and at the University of Music Mozarteum in Salzburg (Austria) with Prof. Alois
Brandhofer. He participated in masterclasses and workshops by Charles Neidich,
Alois Brandhofer, Joszef Balogh, Bob Riseling and Robert Spring.
As a soloist he
appeared with numerous orchestras, such as the Musica Camerata chamber
orchestra, the Celje String Orchestra, the Academic Chamber Orchestra of Music
Artists Society Maribor, the Celje Wind Orchestra, the big band "Extra Band"
Celje and others.
He was involved
in many first performances of solo and chamber music works by Slovenian and
foreign composers and is a welcome guests at numerous international music
festivals.
He is often
invited as a guest teacher for master-classes and workshops.
In 2015 he gave a master-class at the
Italian Clarinet University in Camerino (Italy).
In recent years
he performed at the
World Clarinet Conference
ICA ‘’Clarinetfest
2013’’ in
Assisi (Italy), at the 4th
European
Clarinet Congress 2014 in Katowice
(Poland) at the 5th
European Clarinet Festival 2015 in Ghent (Belgium), at the 6th
European Clarinet Festival 2016 in Camerino (Italy) and at the prestigious
Festival Clar.Meet.Porto’ 16 (Portugal).
He served
in various positions in the Pannonian Orchestra in Graz and in the Orchestra of
Academia Ars Musicae (both in Austria), as well as Slovenian symphony
orchestras: the Maribor Opera, the Ljubljana Opera, the Maribor Philharmonic,
the RTV Slovenian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Slovenian Philharmonic
Orchestra, with which he held a permanent employment.
His strong
commitment to chamber music led him ot be a member of many ensembles, such as
Trio Musica Camerata, Arc-en-ciel ensemble, Trio Onix, Maister Trio, Trio
Tanguango, PanArs Clarinet Sextet and Spiri Art Trio.
He is a regular
member of juries both in national and international competitions.
Since 2015 he has
been a Silverstein Works Artist using
the Cryo4 Gold Ligature. He is also a
D'Addario Woodwind Performing Artist and a member of the Royal Global Artist
Team. In 2016 he became Buffet Crampon Artist.
Slavko
Kovačič is Assistant Professor for clarinet and chamber music at the Faculty of
Education, University of Maribor, where he was Head of the Music Department
from 2010 to 2015. Since 2014 he is
also a member of the Faculty Senate. In 2015 he was elected vice-dean for
artistic activities.
He dedicates part
of his time to teaching clarinet at the elementary and high school level of the
Music School in Celje.
SUMMER MUSIC CAMP
Maruševec, 20.08. – 25. 08. 2017.
The mansion
Maruševec lies in the north-western part of Croatia, 15km away from Varaždin and
the Slovenian border.
The summer music
school will be held at the local high school, right next to the Maruševec
mansion.
arrival/departure:
We expect your arrival on sunday 20.8. between 12:00-14:00.You can plan your
departure after the concert. If you come with a car, you should follow the signs
for Maruševec mansion. If you plan to come with the bus or train, the nearest
station is in Varaždin, where we can arrange to pick you up if you would like
(for eventual questions for the second option call us +386 91 151 94 64).
Accomodation/food:
It will be organised in the student dorm at the school. There are 2-4 bed rooms.
The food will be provided in the dorm cafeteria.
The program will be
based on individual sets in the morning and early afternoon.
Within the summer
music school there will be two concerts with the final concert planned on the
25.8. around 16:00.
INFORMATIONS on website
http://ekg-facile.info/;
Mail adress:
ljgk.marusevec@gmail.com
or phone +385 98 182 81 15
Application deadline July 30,
2017 true online Application form on
http://ekgfacile.info/prijava-za-glazbeni-kamp/
28 - 30 August 2017
22 - 28 August 2017
Andrew Marriner Clarinet Course
Mallorca, Spain
28 August - 3 September 2017
Rome, Italy
30 August - 3 September 2017
Salamanca, Spain
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