Conducting masterclass

International masterclass for conducting with Miguel Etchegoncelay, F and an Austrian Military band

Location: Mid Europe 2012
8970 Schladming, Austria

Date: Monday, July 09, 2012 - Friday, July 13, 2012

Description:
The masterclass takes place from July 9 – 13, 2012 as part of Mid Europe 2012. A limited number of active participants will conduct all pieces from the list below and rehearse them with a professional windband. Course language is German, English, Spanish and French. If you would like to observe the masterclass you have the option to choose to be a passive participant. Passive Participants may attend the entire workshop and participate in discussions. Active participants have the opportunity to demonstrate their work with Miguel Etchegoncelay by conducting a work/movement as part of a concert at Mid Europe 2012 with the Austrian Military band on Friday, July 13, 2012.

Maestro Etchegoncelay will confirm your participation as active participant based on your musical Vita.
(please copy your vita into the apllication form and send it to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

Masterclass band:

Austrian Military Band

List of works for the masterclass:

Grad 5	Boris Koschevnikow	Sinfonie Nr. 3 "Die Slawische"	15´	Wingert Jones
Grad 4	Darius Milhaud	Suite Française	15’	Leeds Music(H.Leonard)
Grad 4	Frank Ticheli	Vesuvius	09’	Manhatten Beach
Grad 4	Aldo Rafael Forte	Danzas Brillantes	10’	Alan Publications
Grad 3	Franco Cesarini	Greek Folk Song Suite	10’	Mitropa Schweiz

Masterclass instructor: Miguel Etchegoncelay

(materclass language: English/German/Spanish/French)

Miguel Etchegoncelay was born in Porteña, Province of Cordoba, Argentina. He studied trumpet, composition and conducting at Cordoba’s Conservatory of Music and Cordoba’s National University, Argentina, at the European Institute for Band Studies (ISEB) in Trento, Italy, and at the Zurich Conservatory of Music, in Switzerland.
Among his teachers were Carlos Giraudo, Vicente Moncho, Franco Cesarini, Felix Hauswirth and Jan Cober. He took part in wind conducting seminars of renowned conductors such as Eugene Corporon and Tim Reynish.
He appears regularly as guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Slovenia and Spain. During the seasons 2009 and 2010 he appeared as a guest conductor of France’s National Youth Wind Orchestra.
Currently he is principal conductor of the Musikverein Egringen (Germany), the “Stadtharmonie Laufen” (Switzerland), the “Orchestre d’Harmonie Municipal de Valdoie” (France) and of the internationally renowned professional brass ensemble “Grand Ensemble de Cuivres d’Alsace” (France).
In February 2005, he was appointed teacher at the Strasbourg Conservatory of Music (France) where he is in charge of wind conducting studies and of its wind orchestra. He lives in Hagenthal le bas, France, where he conducts the “Musique Union de Hegenheim” as well as its music school.

Schedule:

Mo, July 09, 2012:	10.00 – 12.00	Theory, High school
	13.30 – 17.30	Theory, High school
Tu, July 10, 2012	09.00 - 12.00	Theory, High school
	14.00 - 16.00	Theory, High school
	18.00	opening ceremony of Mid Europe 2012
We, July 11, 2012:	09.00 - 12.00	Orchestra rehearsal, Stadtsaal
	14.00 - 17.00	Orchestra rehearsal, Stadtsaal
Thu, July 12, 2012:	09.00 – 12.00	Orchestra rehearsal, Stadtsaal
	14.00 – 17.00	Orchestra rehearsal, Stadtsaal
Fr, July 13, 2012:	08.00 – 10.00	Orchestra rehearsal, Stadtsaal
	11.00 – 12.00	dress rehearsal
	12.00 – 13.00	concert

Fees:

ACTIVE participation

advance sale until June 30, 2012 € 345,-

starting July 1, 2012 € 385,-

includes full registration for Mid Europe 2012 and active participation in the conducting

PASSIVE participation

advance sale until June 30, 2012 € 245,-

starting July 1 ,2012 € 285,-

includes full registration for Mid Europe 2012 and passive participation in the conducting

Wire transfer the application fee to: (all transfer fees must be covered by the applicant)

Steiermärkische Bank und Sparkassen AG., Fil. Schladming
Kto.Nr.: 00004-932604, BLZ.:20815
IBAN: AT962081500004932604
BIC: STSPAT2GXXX

Cancellation:

Your application will be valid with your payment of the participation fee. Only cancellations due to medical reasons (with submission of a note from your medical doctor) will be allowed after the application and payment has been received. In this case 50% of your application fee will be reimbursed.

Downloads:

Application (The deadline for application is extended until May, 01 2012)
Flyer