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Olde Skool: Calling all Duos, Pianists and Composers
Timeline
Submission period
Fri Feb 7 at 05AM UTC
End of submission period
Sun Mar 9 at 10PM UTC
Results date
Mon Mar 31 at 04PM UTCEntry or Course Fee
Course fee 360 €
This course on 1.-6.7.2025 at the Time of Music Festival invites emerging pianists, instrumental duos and composers (born after 1.7 1991) to come together to create new works and talk about music together. Performers should either be solo pianists or an established duo of any instrumental combination. The course will be led in English by Mark Knoop (piano) and Matthew Shlomowitz (composer).
Through the conventional process of composers writing for performers, the course will examine the relationship between composer and interpreter, discussing the limits of these terms and the agency of each participant.
All tastes and persuasions are welcomed, from high-modern to hyper-pop, refined to trashy, and the focus will be on the signifying or sounding shape. Performative and theatrical aspects, use of electronics, and collaborative approaches are welcome.
The course will also include group sessions to discuss all aspects of contemporary musical life, including aesthetic and cultural issues and career trajectory.
Composers will:
-Write a new 6-8 minute work for piano or duo. In advance of the festival, Matthew Shlomowitz will work with the composers on their pieces by video call.
-Participate in composition seminars led by Shlomowitz, focused on looking at previous or in-progress pieces.
Pianists and duos will:
-Rehearse and perform a new 6-8 minute work by a composer from the group, with coaching from Mark Knoop.
-Participate in performance workshops led by Knoop where they will play a piece of post-1945 repertoire.
The course will culminate in a public concert of the new works and post-1945 repertoire.
Details are available at web pages:
https://musiikinaika.org/en/olde-skool-calling/
Through the conventional process of composers writing for performers, the course will examine the relationship between composer and interpreter, discussing the limits of these terms and the agency of each participant.
All tastes and persuasions are welcomed, from high-modern to hyper-pop, refined to trashy, and the focus will be on the signifying or sounding shape. Performative and theatrical aspects, use of electronics, and collaborative approaches are welcome.
The course will also include group sessions to discuss all aspects of contemporary musical life, including aesthetic and cultural issues and career trajectory.
Composers will:
-Write a new 6-8 minute work for piano or duo. In advance of the festival, Matthew Shlomowitz will work with the composers on their pieces by video call.
-Participate in composition seminars led by Shlomowitz, focused on looking at previous or in-progress pieces.
Pianists and duos will:
-Rehearse and perform a new 6-8 minute work by a composer from the group, with coaching from Mark Knoop.
-Participate in performance workshops led by Knoop where they will play a piece of post-1945 repertoire.
The course will culminate in a public concert of the new works and post-1945 repertoire.
Details are available at web pages:
https://musiikinaika.org/en/olde-skool-calling/
