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NEBOJSA JOVAN ZIVKOVIC's
Zivkovic's
International Summer Academy for Marimba & Percussion
2012 (ZISAMP)
AUGUST 26th -
SEPTEMBER 2nd 2012 in GERMANY, Landesmusikakademie
NEUWIED- ENGERS
WANT TO SEE HOW MUCH FUN WE HAD LAST TIME AND HOW OUR CONCERTS
WERE LOOKING? Click on the link below
The Academy
Takes place
in Germany every two years only, and is conceived as a week long
Academy (seminar) for marimba and percussion music. The Academy
is intended primarily for advanced marimba students, percussion
teachers, and professional percussionists. However, also less
advanced players are welcome to enroll in the course if they
prepare at least two pieces of moderate difficulty. (Suitable
are some pieces from "Funny Marimba Series" by Zivkovic, for
example). Marimba enthusiasts may only apply as passive
participants. We will have six full days of practicing, lessons,
master classes and chamber music coaching.
Selected participants will perform
in public concerts on tour right after the course.
There are to options to participate
You may apply as a performing participant
(active) or observer (passive participant). The number of
active participants is limited to 26 so apply early to
ensure active participant status (and a lower tuition rate).
Each active participant must prepare two marimba compositions of
his choice or, one marimba composition and one percussion
composition. (If you choose to prepare a large work of 20
minutes or more, such as a concerto, you will need only one
piece).
If you are interested in preparing exclusively percussion
compositions, you may do so if at least one of them is Zivkovic
composition for percussion. Musicians of any level are welcome
to apply as passive participants. Each active participant will
receive two lessons (open master class format) with Nebojsa
Zivkovic on their prepared pieces (individual lesson length is
approximately 30-40 minutes).
All participants will be involved in fundamental master classes
covering grip and technique, but passive participants will not
be involved in any performing, or individual lessons.
(Apply early to get better rate and be
sure that you can be active participant. NJZ-biannual Summer
Academy is ALWAYS BOOKED OUT, this is not joke, but FACT, (see the
pictures of previous courses) we
expect that summer 2010 will be booked out by the end of 2009, so
IF you want to attend, make SURE to apply early)
PUBLIC CONCERT with the participants and
Nebojsa Zivkovic
we are working to organize
public concert in
Germany, right after the course. ONLY selected participants
will perform in a public concert in that will take place in the
Area. Also
percussion ensemble, marimba duets, and ANY chamber music
combinations are possible. Feel free to
take you partner with you to Germany, since Palatina is a
beautiful holiday and recreation area. We are also working on other concert possibilities in the
area!!
The Academy will include:
-
Master
Class Lessons on pieces prepared by active participants
(including works for percussion or chamber music, in
addition to solo marimba repertoire)
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Two
Lectures by Nebojsa Zivkovic on selected topics
(Educational or Solo-performance issues)
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One
Mallets & Marimba Sound lecture by Zivkovic Strategies
for addressing fundamental performing problems
(including aspects of the mental attitude towards solo
performing)
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Technique
builders for two-mallet and four-mallet technique
(sound, endurance, power-kicks)
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Fun &
basic improvisation (no jazz) on the marimba
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Musical
and formal analysis of all Zivkovic compositions of
interest, with an emphasis on concertos.
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Chamber
music: Pieces by Zivkovic, duets, percussion trios, ensemble
etc...
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Active
participants are welcome to introduce any piece of interest,
or their own composition.
-
Sheet
music exhibition by one of the largest Percussion Music
sellers in Europe “Percussion Brandt”
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All
participants will have the opportunity to purchase any of
Zivkovic’s published music or CD’s for special Academy
discount of 50%!
(only cash and only during the Academy)
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One
“German Evening” in local Wine–Area (see photos from
last Academies on www.zivkovic.de)
COURSE SITE: CASTLE ENGERS, (Landesmusikakademie Rheinland-Pfalz
in NEUWIED), in Romantic holiday area in the
southwest Germany, directly by the river side on RHINE.
The course will take place in the
Landesmusikakademie Rheinland-Pfalz, in VERY (!!) cool romantic Area,
literally next door to baroque Castle "schloß Engers", in Palatina (Rheinland-Pfalz) GERMANY, some
60 miles northwest from FRANKFURT/Main, next to city of KOBLENZ.
LANDESMUSIKAKADEMIE (means: STATE MUSIC ACADEMY) is a totaly
refurnished old aristocratic House, re-opened for public
in 2003! Totally restored into a modern, excellent place with
charming atmosphere. Just next to the Castle Wall ! In fact,
we do go to EAT (walk) in the Castle Engers. Accommodation is in
nice double-rooms ( or Triple/Quads , if more than 30 participants) with, bathroom.
Including breakfast,
lunch and dinner. We strongly believe, that good music needs also a good
atmosphere to develop. Academy is in a
perfect location for a holiday we have literaly 20 STEPS to the river
Rhine and all beautiful BOAT -TRIPS possibilities... (Rhine-castle
tour possible) So feel free to
take your family / partner with you and prolong your stay in Germany after the course for a nice vacation.
This is a famous WINE
area in Germany,
and we will be having an organized evening of original wine-tasting! Visit excellent website of that Area:
www.pfalz.de
for more information here is the Picture and Address of the Castle,
AND Music medeival castle fan, - well we have the right ones
in the area, over adozen :
www.german-castles-road.com
Academy (building on RIGHT NEXT to CASTLE):
COURSE SITE: CASTLE AND ACADEMY
ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CASTLE.
LandesMusikAkademie
Rheinland-Pfalz,
Alte
Schlossstraße 2,
56566
Neuwied-Engers,
GERMANY
Tel. +49 26 22 / 92 64 122 Fax: +49 26 22 /
92 64 266 E-mail :
info(at)landesmusikakademie.de
VISIT
www.engers.de
to experience more about the Engers and Castle, and visit
www.landesmusikakademie.de
to learn about Academy.
NB: This is NOT application nor information address.
ARRIVAL, DEPARTURE AND COURSE DETAILS:
Total course duration is one week. All
participants should arrive on Sunday, August 26th 2012 in the
afternoon (preferably between 1:00 - 4:00 PM). Departure is on
Sunday September 2nd after breakfast. There will be a
welcome-dinner on arrival evening, we will prepare the
instruments and make a lesson schedule. After 6 full days of
courses (5-6 hours per day for the course, PLUS PRACTICING
CHAMBER MUSIC), selection for the public concert will be made.
One internal course concert with ALL participants is possible on
Sat.
September 1st.
We
want to work hard and learn, but we also want to MEET each other
and to exchange experience and be friends.
We will also try to have one free afternoon to go on river Rhine and
see a bit of this beautiful area.
IF YOU ARE
COMING BY CAR, PLEASE TAKE YOUR MARIMBA WITH YOU. We will have
several YAMAHA marimbas available.We will practice chamber music, with Marimbas and percussion,
therefore, also groups (duos, trios, quartet) are very
welcome. With and application confirmation, you will get an
exact map of the site and
the explanation how to arrive to the Academy.
COSTS OF THE ACADEMY & APPLICATION DEADLINE:
APPLICATION DEAD LINE IS: JULY 1st 2012!
Apply
BEFORE May 1st and save 50 Euro!!:
FEE:
- Application
before MAY 1st 2012: ACTIVE: Euro 540.- PASSIVE:
Before MAY 1st 2012 application possible only as
partner of an active partitipant.
- Application
after MAY 1st 2012: ACTIVE: Euro
590.- PASSIVE: Euro 370.-
This is an ALL
INCLUDED FEE. (accommodation in double or triple or quadruple rooms, 3 meals
a day and course
fee,
IF YOU want to have a SINGLE ROOM, this is MAY BE possible too, with
extra charge.
We do expect course to be full soon and will probably need all rooms to be at least double occupancy)
Your partner, spouse, or any family member who would simply like to
come with you and enjoy this beautiful area, is welcome, but we must
give the priority to the ACTIVE participants, so that confirmation
to the non-course visitors is possible only AFTER the dead
line. ( THe partners and non-course visitors pay the passive
fee and have rooms and meals with us together) It is possible to find private accommodation somewhere
in the town next to our Course site too)
MAILING ADDRESS FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT REGULATION:
Anmeldung/Application:
APPLY NOW ONLINE
after you fill and send the
form, simply pay online via paypal.
Please note: paypal takes money transpher fee, that
fee is added in the payments options (20€). If you prefer, you may
try transpher money via banking
account. That however, will probably cost you even more money
especially if the payment is oversea. In any case, ALL
bank charges must go to your debit.
Net amount of Academy costs must be received in full.
I hope you understand this, since I can not pay hundreds of euros for all partitipants banking costs.
You also may fill out save and send the application per mail to: summeracademy/at/zivkovic.de
Application is valid ONLY together with the PAYMENT. Please
select your option (active before or after May 1st, OR Passive
partitipant)
Click on the "PAY NOW" button and make your payment in
just a few steps over PAY PAL.
Upon receive of your application form and payment, you will get confirmation of
your status at ZISAMP along with further detailed information
how to get there. Sorry, no more
checks accepted too many troubles in the past.
CANCELLATION POLICY: In case you pay in full but do
NOT come, you will get all or some money back, depending on WHEN you cancel.
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Cancelling BEFORE February 1st 2012, no fee, except the bank charges.
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Cancellation BEFORE MAY 1st, 2012 cancellation fee is: €
100.- Rest of your money will be paid back to you.
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Cancellation BEFORE JUNE 1st, 2012 cancellation fee is: €
200.- Rest of your money will be paid back to you.
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Any cancellations AFTER JUNE 1st, for whatever reason, fee
is: € 400.- Rest of your money will be paid back to you.
ANY QUESTIONS??
CONTACT Nebojsa Zivkovic
