Organ
Bernard Foccroulle
Auditions
Organ workshop
The Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel is expanding its range of disciplines with an organ session by Bernard Foccroulle to be given.
It is both a great honor and pleasure to welcome an artist such as Bernard Foccroulle, the renowned organist and composer with more than 30 years of experience as an opera and festival director, to lead a second week-long workshop for the most talented young artists from across Europe. This workshop will also be an opportunity for the public to discover these young artists and their master in the course of a public masterclass, and a public concert with the artists of the Music Chapel.
Guest master: Bernard Foccroulle
Dates: tbc
The aim of this workshop is to offer talented young organists high-level masterclasses, while simultaneously highlighting the remarkable organs to be found in Belgium.
This workshop also seeks to give the artists keys to enter the professional world and to raise their awareness about issues of cultural mediation.
The masterclasses will make use of period and modern instruments, in Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia.
Programme :
Italian music of the 17th century (in particular Girolamo Frescobaldi)
Italian vocal music of the 17th century (continuo)
Francisco Correa de Arauxo
Preludes and Toccatas by Buxtehude, Bruhns and Lübeck
The 18 Chorales (Leipzig Autograph)
The instruments:
Historical organs and modern organs inspired by historical organs, including :
Contius organ from Leuven
Italian organ (8 stops) by Nicola Ferroni after a historical model by Cipri/Traeri
Schedule: to be confirmed
The classes will be given in French and English and will make use of period and modern organs adapted to the repertoire.
SELECTION PROCEDURE
1.Deadline: tbc
2.Repertoire requirements:
A movement from a trio sonata from J.S. Bach
A work at your choice
3.Documents to provide:
- Links to your audio-visual recording (must be uploaded via an internet link such as youtube)
- CV/biography
- Short motivation letter
4.Application fee (preselection):
50€ for DVD Pre-Selection (all candidates)
Account name: Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel
IBAN: BE64 3100 1847 5152 – BIC: BBRUBEBB – Account number: 310-0184751-52
ING Banque – Avenue Marnix 24 – 1000 Bruxelles
5.Workshop participation fee:
The participation fee is 250€ per person, to which must be added the accommodation (possibility to stay at the Musical Chapel on request).
Application must be sent by e-mail to audition@musicchapel.org