The 16th Takefu International Composition Workshop
– From the world to Takefu, From Takefu to the world –
Date: 4th (Sun) September – 11th (Sun) September 2016
Main Venue: Echizen City Cultural Center
Course Descriptions: Lectures, Presentations by the invited young composers, Lectures on instruments, Listening sessions, Discussions, Composition lessons, Open rehearsals, Concerts, etc.
Schedules
4th Sep.
15:00 – : Opening Concert
17:30 – : Reception
19:30 – : Dance&Music Performance by Junko Wada, Tomoko Akasaka, Tomoko Kasai and Tadashi Tajima
5th Sep.
13:15 – 14:30: Orientation
14:45 – 15:45: Flute Lesson of Mario Caroli (Student: Yoshie Ueno)
16:00 – 16:30: Presentation/ Nana Kamiyama
16:45 – 17:30: Presentation/ Yumi Saiki
19:30 -: Kei Itoh Produce Concert
9月6日
10:00 – 10:30: Noriko Miura/ Presentation
11:00 -: Morning Mini Concert
14:00 – 15:30: Toshio Hosokawa/ Lecture
15:45 – 16:45: Chikako Kitagawa/ Lecture
17:00 – 18:15: Toshio Hosokawa + Federico Gardella/ Open Lesson 1
19:30 -: Quatuor Diotima Concert
7th Sep.
9:45 – 10:45: Federico Gardella/ Presentation
11:00 – 12:00: Ivan Buffa/ Presentation
14:00 – 15:30: Stefano Gervasoni/ Lecture 1
15:45 – 16:45: Stefano Gervasoni/ Open Lesson 1
17:00 – 18:15: Toshio Hosokawa + Federico Gardella/ Open Lesson 2
19:00 -: Kei Itoh Produce Concert
21:30 -: Injoji Temple Concert
8th Sep.
9:30 – 11:00: Stefano Gervasoni/ Lecture 2
11:15 – 12:15: Marcel Chyrzynski/ Presentation
14:00 – 15:30: Tadashi Tajima, Tosiya Suzuki/ Playability of Shakuhachi and Recorder
15:45 – 17:15: Jörn Peter Hiekel/ Lecture 1 “Die Kunst des Übergangs. Neuansätze im europäischen Musiktheater der Gegenwart”
17:30 -: Evening Mini Concert
19:30 -: Kei Itoh Produce Concert
9th Sep.
10:00 – 11:30: Jörn Peter Hiekel/ Lecture 2 “Unendliche Möglichkeiten? Komponieren mit Film- und Videoelementen heute”
11:45 – 12:30: Toshio Hosokawa + Federico Gardella/ Open Lesson 2
17:30 -: New Horizons Concert I
19:30 -: Toshio Hosokawa and his friends Concert
10th Sep.
10:00 – 11:00: Stefano Gervasoni/ Open Lesson 2
15:00 -: New Horizons Concert II
17:30 -: New Horizons Concert III
19:30 -: Kei Itoh Produce Concert
11th Sep.
11:00 -: Toru Takemitsu Memorial Concert
16:00 -: Final Concert
A farewell party for participants and staffs will be held after the Final Concert
Scenes of the Workshop
Composition Workshop
Composition Workshop
Workshop Faculties:
Music Director: Toshio Hosokawa
Director of New Horizons Concert: Masamichi Kinoshita(composer), Tosiya Suzuki(recorder player)
Special Faculty: Toshio Hosokawa (composer, Japan)
Guest Faculty: Stefano Gervasoni (composer, Italy/living in France)
Special Guest: Jörn Peter Hiekel (professor of University of Music Dresden)
Chikako Kitagawa (Associate professor of Keio University: Theater science/musicology)
Assistant Faculty : Federico Gardella (composer, Italy)
Invited Young Composers (Active Participants):
Marcel Chyrzynski (Poland), Ivan Buffa(Slovakia), Nana Kamiyama(Japan), Noriko Miura(Japan), Yumi Saiki(Japan), Isamu Kanai(Japan)
Interpreters : Tomoko Moriyama (English), Chikako Kitagawa(German)
Planned number of participants: 30 students will be admitted.
Fees:
Full period 30,000 yen (Accommodations and meals not included)
This charge includes two times composition lessons (45mins for each) and free admission for all concerts during the festival except ones with meal service. All concerts’ rehearsals are open to workshop students.
One day 5,000 yen (Accommodations and meals not included.
A composition lesson (45mins) might be given with an additional fee of 10,000 yen, although the priority is in the full period students. Free admission for all concerts on the day except ones with meal service. All concerts’ rehearsals are open to workshop students on the day.
We also have a scholarship for motivated students in our workshop. Please check the requirements and conditions in the following explanation.
To Register: Fill out the application form and send it to the festival office below.The application form can be obtained from our website or through the festival office upon request.
Application Deadline: Just after we meet the demanded number of applicants. Final deadline is August 12, 2016.
Application Document Application Form
Contact Information:
Takefu International Music Festival Board Office
Address: 2-3-3 Takase, Echizen-shi, Fukui-ken, 915-0832 Japan
Tel: +81 778 23 5057 Fax: +81 778 21 1975
E-mail：info※takefu-imf.com (change ※to @), URL:http://takefu-imf.com
If you have any question about hotels, transports etc., don’t hesitate to contact us!
Discount Fee for Scholarship Students:
For scholarship students, we discount full period fee down to 10,000 yen (accommodations and meals not included). If you wish to apply, required materials must reach our festival office no later than July 9,2016. We will select some scholarship students out of applicants. See requirements below.
Scholarship Students Application Requirements
Qualification of applicants
Open to composers of any nationality, age and residence.
He/she must have a strong interest in learning composition.
He/she must attend the 16th Takefu International Composition Workshop for full period or more than 5 days at the least.
Sending materials
Make entry by sending materials below.
1)Your own made 1 to 3 compositions. (Send 2 copies for each.)
2)Recorded CD or DVD of compositions above, if possible. (Send 2 copies for each.) Electronic music composition needs recorded material attached.
3)brief history of your experience on music (Educational background, studied history, seminars participation history, music work history and so on) written in A4 paper.
4)Contact information. (post address, name, telephone, e-mail address.)
Entry deadline
The entry must be delivered by e-mail by July 8, 2016.
Please send entries to the both addresses below.
info@takefu-imf.com, dir.ticw@gmail.com
Uploader can be used. Be sure to virus check of your attachment.
Submitted materials will not be returned.
Remark
The screening will be held in the middle of July and the result will be notified in order.
Contact information: Takefu International Music Festival Board Office Echizen-shi Cultural Center
2-3-3, Takase, Echizen, Fukui, 915-0832, Japan
TEL: 0778-23-5057 (from outside Japan +81 778 23 5057)
FAX: 0778-21-1975 (from outside Japan +81 778 21 1975)
E-mail：info※takefu-imf.com (change ※to @)
Echizen-shi Rodo Fukushi Kaikan