Fifth International Choral Biennale
The Netherlands Radio Choir will give a concert during the 5th International Choral Biennale. the program includes the world permiere of a piece by Swedish Sven-David Sandström.
The anniversary edition of the International Choral Biennale takes place from 26 June until 4 July in Haarlem. This time the Choral Biennale 5 again presents large and small ensembles and special music. The theme of this anniversary edition is 'The Northerlings'. The programming pays ample attention North-European choral music and culture.
Commission
In this context the Netherlands Radio Choir will sing in the St Bavo cathedral. On the program the world premiere of Drei Gedichte von Egon Schiele by Sven-David Sandström (born 1942). This work has been commissioned by Radio 4 for the Netherlands Radio Choir and the International Choral Biennale. Sandström is ‘composer in residence’of this Biennale and will be present at the concert. The Choir will also sing "Vespers" from "Vigilia" by Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara.
Radio recordings
Other choirs which will be performing during this Biennale are among others the Latvian Chamber Choir, St. Jakobs Kammarkör and Trio Mediaeval from Norway. Several concerts will be recorded. KRO will broadcast het performance by the Netherlands Radio Choir directly. RNE Madrid will do this on 2 July. Estonian Radio, BBC London and Latvian Radio will also be recording the concert.
Eric Ericson Masterclass
On 22 February last nine participants in the fifth Eric Ericson Masterclass for young choral conductors will be selected. The selection has been made by conductors Stephen Cleobury and Jos van Veldhoven. They will lead the Masterclass from 26 June until 3 July 2009. Members of the Netherlands Radio Choir and the Netherlands Chamber Choir and their manager Monica Damen and director Leo Samama respectively were also on the selection committee. Participants will conduct both choirs during the Masterclass.
The following candidates have been admitted to participate:
Sebastian Adelhart (Germany)
Rainer Hilger (Belgium)
Matthew Hamilton (UK)
Maike Bühle (Germany)
Alexander Humala (Bella Russe)
Mathieu Romano (France)
Archil Ushveridze (Georgia)
Florian Helgath (Germany)
Benjamin Bakker (The Netherlands).
Through a later selection by mail 15 observers have been chosen too. They also prepare the entire repertoire. From 29 June they will attend all sessions as observers.
MaNOj Kamps (The Netherlands)
Herman Mussche (The Netherlands)
Arnaud van Gelder (The Netherlands)
Caroline Green (Switzerland)
Karl Kamper (Austria)
Didy Coljée (The Netherlands)
Minh Tran (Vietnam)
Wouter Verhage (The Netherlands)
Takashi Mitzumoto (Japan)
Gisela Mayer (Germany)
Hans Küblbeck (Germany)
Irina Benkowski (Germany)
James Franklin (USA)
Maria Piotrowska-Bogalecka (Poland)
Pietro Numico (Italy)
Initiative
The Netherlands Radio Choir considers it one of its responsibilities to play a part in the training of a new generation of choral conductors. In a joint initiative of the Choir in 2001 the “Eric Ericson Masterclass” for young choral conductors has been founded. Participants in the Masterclass regularly take up the position of assistant conductor with the Choir.
Final presentation
This fifth Eric Ericson Masterclass will be held from 26 June until 3 July 2009 in the Philharmonie in Haarlem. The Masterclass has been inserted in the program of the International Choral Biennale 5. The sessions on 1, 2 and 3 July will be open to a paying audience. On 3 July after the last session a final presentation will take place at 5 p.m. Participants will conduct a selection from the repertoire rehearsed previously.
www.ericericsonmasterclass.nl
www.koorbiennale.nl
Laatste aanpassing op Thursday 25 June 2009