Saxophone

The Saxophone Studio 2025 will offer a rich program that includes individual lessons, where participants will have time to focus on their own repertoire, and studio sessions exploring various aesthetics. These sessions will also provide the opportunity to collaborate with composers from the teaching staff, such as Chaya Czernowin, Mark Andre, Luxa M. Schüttler, Marcos Balter, Malin Bång, Sarah Nemtsov and Georges Aperghis. Participants are encouraged to engage with their works and prepare pieces for these sessions*.

In addition to these, three thematic projects/workshops will take place: The first will focus on close collaboration with composers and the integration of electronics to expand the saxophone’s possibilities. The second workshop will emphasize chamber music in a unique trio, combining saxophone, accordion and double bass. The final workshop will center around the large-scale piece Ottetto by Riccardo Nova for four saxophones, four percussionists and electronics. These workshops will allow participants to explore new dimensions of their instruments and foster a receptive approach to contemporary performance and collaboration.

*e.g.: The Last Leaf (Czernowin); Alter Ego, P.S., Rasch, Crosswind (Aperghis), Wicker Park, Strohbass (Balter), Herbst (Nemtsov), IV 12 (Andre), Delta waves (Bång), schöner leben 7 (Schüttler)

Application

Please merge all links and documents into ONE SINGLE PDF file (LASTNAME_Firstname_Sax2025.pdf) and send it by ⏰ 10 February 2025 to:

sax@darmstaedter-ferienkurse.de

Required documents:

• CV
• A list of five works of new music that you have worked on or are currently working on
• An unedited video (5 to 8 minutes) of your own performance

Please note that we cannot consider any remarks, links or information outside the PDF!
If you have sound or video files, please upload them on a cloud and provide the link in the PDF, thank you very much!

Applicants will be notified in March 2025. Online booking for the saxophone studio will be opened afterwards to the chosen participants.

Important: Please take note of our data protection policy and the conditions for participation for the Darmstadt Summer Course before submitting your application.