Smarano Organ Academy presents The Instruments of the Academy
The beginnning
The Cultural Asscciation "Monsignor Celestino Eccher" was founded in February 1993 in Smarano as the natural evolution of a Committee previously established to steer the activities connected to the promotion of a pipe organ for the church of the village of Smarano. It was immediately clear that the future organ, assuming proper financing, had to be an high quality instrument, specifically featured for the baroque organ literature. A pure coincidence led to meet an organ maker, Glauco Ghilardi from Lucca (Tuscany), When funds were provided, both from the people of the village and from the local and regional Communites, the instrument was built and inaugurated in 1992, receiving immediately the interest of the experts which attended the inauguration.
The Academy
The "Accademia di Musica Italiana per organo in Pistoia" proposed this instrument for an intensive academic seminar about Northern German baroque music. The first seminar was held in April 1993 directed by the eminent professor and German organist Harald Vogel. The same seminar was repeated in one year later, still guided by Harald Vogel. Since August 1995 to 1999, the seminar became a much more extended Academy held by a Faculty appointed with the cooperation of Hans Davidsson and the Go-Art from of the Goteborg University. Since 1999 the Academy is led by Edoardo Bellotti, as artistic Director.
Starting july 2008 the Society is ready to host organ and baroque keyboard masterclasses in a brand new Structure where a wide variety of instruments and spaces are provided all year around for an extended activity, both as open and dedicated Masterclasses, allowing students an intensive and coached individual practising as completion of the collective Academic work received on site.
The future of the Association and Smarano Academy
The investments made in the years 2008 / 2009 in the structure of Smarano, located in the building of the former elementary schools provide a further opportunity to expand the activity, which now is mostly restricted to spring and summer period, over the whole year.
The wide availability of instruments and comfortable spaces even in winter allow to use the structure at its best both for specific activities related to courses of organ, harpsichord and clavichord, and also for other musical institutions (universities and conservatories) for specific learning activities directed to their students in the form of a Masterclass.
SMARANO INTERNATIONAL ORGAN, CLAVICHORD AND IMPROVISATION ACADEMY
SMARANO -- COPENHAGEN -- ROSKILDE
AUGUST 1.st TO 11.th - 2011
From South to North Europe
Frescobaldi -- Kerll -- Buxtehude -- Bruhns
Arcangelo Corelli is a prominent personality of the Baroque time: his influence is very strong in many fields, among them the establishment of a "classic" style, the evolution of the church modes towards modern tonality, the continuity with the old counterpointal tradition. He did not write for the organ, but for many reasons he was a reference point for organists and composers of his time. Smarano Academy, in order to prepare Corelli's Year 2013, proposes a three-year itinerary exploring some of these important aspects in the organ and clavichord repertoire and in the improvisation.
The 2011 Academy looks at the connections between North and South Europe in the 17th Century, 2012 at the important aspect of "modality and tonality" in organ music, 2013 at Corelli's direct influence into the organ literature of the 18th century.
Masterclasses
SMARANO
E. Bellotti / Bill Porter - Continuo and Improvisation in the 17th Century
Francesco Cera - Italian Music
Umberto Forni - Johann Caspar Kerll
Roberto Fresco - Correa de Arauxo & Pablo Bruna
Hans Davidsson - Musica Poetica: Rethoric, Theology and Performance
Joel Speerstra: - Clavichord: Buxtehude Suites
ROSKILDE - FREDERIKSBORG
Jacques van Oortmerssen - Bruhns
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Smarano Organ Academy 2011by SmaranoOrganAcademy1,145 views
Extremely wonderful place it seems!
gavinfarkas 11 months ago
Great!
TheStraubeCode 1 year ago