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Master classes on the performance practice of historical and contemporary music

ensemble recherche 

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

5 – 10 September 2011

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Is playing baroque and modern instruments something that actually takes place in two worlds? Or have we “just” lost the way from one to the other? Is it possible to make instruments that have been changed again and again in the course of centuries, but which were the ideal means of expression for composers and artists at their respective times, harmonize together in a way never before heard?

This question will be the focus of the Ensemble Academy Freiburg 2011. Furthermore, we will examine the additional facets of making music in terms of historical performance practice and contemporary composition.

Two internationally-renowned orchestras, the ensemble recherche and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, have offered a joint academy for performance practice of baroque and contemporary music every year since 2004. It is aimed just as much at advanced students of music as at professional musicians. The instructors are members of the ensemble recherche and the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.

The Ensemble Academy Freiburg 2011 was preceded by a composition competition. The participants were given the task of creating chamber music instrumentation for two to eight instruments while mixing historical and modern instruments. 

After the jury’s selection, work orders were given to Mark Barden, Aaron Einbond and David Hudry. The three compositions will be premiered in the opening concert of the Ensemble Academy Freiburg 2011.