Mittwoch 4. Juni 2025
Unpacking the score
In these lectures, we’ll examine selected works by Bach, Sor, Regondi, and José through three different viewpoints: music theory, performance, and pedagogy. A music theorist, guitarist, and guitar teacher will each share their approach to the same piece. This format allows you to hear how different professionals analyze and interpret classical guitar repertoire. Each piece will be discussed from theoretical, practical, and teaching perspectives. Join us to explore these works through multiple lenses and see how different approaches can inform your own playing and understanding.
09.00-09.45
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Ciaccona aus der Partita d-Moll
Immanuel Ott (Introduction), Lukas Klemmer, Georg Schmitz
10.00-10.45
Fernando Sor (1778-1839)
Introduction et Variations sur un thème de Mozart Op. 9
Benjamin Janisch (Introduction), Junqi Liu, Alexander S. Ramirez
11.00-11.45
Giulio Regondi (1823-1872)
Introduction et Caprice pour la Guitarre Op. 23
Hye Min Lee (Introduction), Tiyani Sun, Fabian Hinsche
12.00-12.45
Antonio José (1902-1936)
Sonata para guitarra
Henrik Schuld (Introduction), Dylan Prentner, Kristina Vårlid
15.15-16.00
Luis Orlandini: Musical interpretation, general context and structures
This lecture seeks to explore the origins and development of musical performance throughout history, from the moment when performance and composition were a single activity.
It explores the possibilities that the musical performer has to unveil a musical text and understand the way in which it is actively and expressively expressed.
The work of the musical performer as a true artistic creator allows them to bring a set of symbols to life, and this exploration involves a series of necessary and unavoidable mechanisms.
16.00-16.45
Cristiane Otutumi: Training the Musical Ear -Practical Perception and Self-Regulated Learning in Instrumental Education
An overview of the Musical Perception course at Unespar/Embap (Brazil), focusing on self-regulated learning principles, instructional materials, and research findings.
Samstag 7. Juni 2025
09.00-09.45
Susanne Dewald: Perform with Confidence and Joy I (Workshop)
Experience a hands-on coaching program specifically designed for musicians. With a holistic approach, you will strengthen your stage presence, learn to overcome disruptive stage fright, and harness adrenaline for a powerful and expressive performance. Through group and individual exercises, we use the proven‘ Vocates Method‘ to enhance your charisma and stage expression. Complemented by individual performance coaching by ‘PEP‘ (individual coaching only by appointment), you’ll resolve emotional blocks, build self-confidence, and develop mental strategies to support you on stage. This course offers the perfect combination of practice, mental training, and personalized guidance to help you perform confidently and with joy on stage.
10.00-10.45
Dale Kavanagh: Healthy playing from 5-99 years old (Workshop)
I want to exchange thoughts on aging while staying fit on the guitar. Addressing some typical problems and discussing and sharing my ideas that my help.
11.00-11.45
Fabio Scarduelli: Brazilian Sonatas for Guitar
Sonatas have played a significant role in music history, particularly following the Classical period, when their traditional form was firmly established. Since then, composers have written numerous sonatas for the guitar, including Mario Giuliani and Fernando Sor in the 19th century, as well as Joaquín Rodrigo and Alberto Ginastera, among others, in the 20th century. Although the guitar cannot rival the piano in terms of the number and prominence of ist sonatas -espacially when considering the contributions of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven – it nonetheless possesses a rich repertoire of sonatas that enhance its musical standing. In Brazil, many distinguished composers of the 20th and 21st centuries, such as Guerra-Peixe, Almeida Prado, Sérgio Vasconcellos-Corrêa, and Pedro Cameron, have contributed significantly to this body of work. The sonatas of these composers are highly sophisticated, featuring well-defined structures, rhythmic complexity, and diverse stylistic influences. This lecture will provide an overview of Brazilian guitar sonatas, examining selected works with a particular focus on their technical and stylistic aspects. We will seek to demonstrate why these compositions deserve greater recognition in both performances and recordings.
Sonntag 8. Juni 2025
09.00-09.45
Susanne Dewald: Perform with Confidence and Joy II (Workshop)
10.00-10.45
Stephen Goss: Unstable Texts
Is the score the music? Just how reliable are published guitar scores? Can we make changes to what is printed? I’ll explore interpreter’s dilemmas when faced with the impractical, improbable, unreliable, unpolished, provisional, and simply impossible.
11.00-11.45
Evangelina Mascardi: Guitar and Lute – one path
