VENI ACADEMY – autumn academy 2021
Do you want to experience something extraordinary with music this autumn? Become a member of VENI ACADEMY!
VENI ACADEMY is a community of young people who like to play music that they do not normally come across at school. Experienced teachers, mostly players of VENI ensemble, teach them how to play such music and take care of their further artistic development.
VENI ACADEMY is now continue in Banská Bystrica. Since 2010 we organised dozens of concerts in Slovakia, Europe, but also in New York, recorded and released two CDs and organised academies for more than 250 students from 10 countries.
Our academy will be extraordinary mostly thanks to three foreign guests – an artistic director of Sound Factory, composer and educator Robert Kurdybacha (1971, PL), viola player and composer Péter Tornyai (HU) and violin player David Danel (CZ). All three guests will also be teachers of the academy
We are offering you a one and only opportunity to apply for the autumn academy 2021 which will take place between 6 and 10 October 2021 in banská Bystrica.
It does not matter which instrument you play. However, you should ideally be a student of whichever year at a conservatory or a university of music and you should know your musical instrument truly well.
Teachers and guests of this year’s academy:
Ivan Šiller, CEO, pianist
Daniel Matej, artistic director, conductor
Tomáš Boroš, composer
David Danel (CZ), violinist
Robert Kurdybacha (PL), composer, conductor
Péter Tornyai (HU), composer, viola
Programme of the closing concert of autumn academy in Banská Bystrica:
TBA
Schedule:
6. 10. 2021 – od 16:00 – session 1
6. 10. 2021 – 19:00 – visiting concert of Sound Factory Orchestra (PL)
7. 10. 2021 – 9:00 – creative morning 1
7. 10. 2021 – 10:00 – 12:30 – session 2
7. 10. 2021 – 14:00 – 17:00 – session 3
7. 10. 2021 – 19:00 – 21:00 – listening to… 1
8. 10. 2021 – 9:00 – creative morning 2
8. 10. 2021 – 10:00 – 12:30 – session 4
8. 10. 2021 – 14:00 – 17:00 – session 5
8. 10. 2021 – 19:00 – 21:00 – listening to… 2
9. 10. 2021 – 9:00 – creative morning 3
9. 10. 2021 – 10:00 – 12:30 – session 6
9. 10. 2021 – 14:00 – 17:00 – session 7
10. 10. 2021 – 9:00 – creative morning 4
10. 10. 2021 – 10:00 – 12:30 – session 8
10. 10. 2021 – 17:00 – dress rehearsal
10. 10. 2021 – 19:00 – final concert
Venues:
Academy will take place in Academy of arts in Banská Bystrica, Jána Kollára 22, Slovakia.
Final concert will take place in City hall in Banská Bystrica.
Conditions:
- participation at the academy is possible for up to 20 students
- we will provide and pay for accommodation in Banská Bystrica for up to 10 students
- the application form needs to be sent by September 24th, 2021 by filling in a questionnaire
- make sure that you bring all necessary sound equipment provided that your musical instrument (e.g. an electric guitar, a keyboard) requires it
- you will receive all further information after sending the application form
Project VENI ACADEMY is supported using public funds by Slovak Arts Council, Wit support of International Society for Contemporary Music. With support of SOZA. With financial support of Music Fund Slovakia.
- Daniel Matej - art director
- Ivan Šiller - executive director, keyboard instruments
- David Danel (CZ) - violin
- Robert Kurdybacha (PL) - composition, conducting
- Peter Tornyai (HU) -