Due to the restrictions announced by the NSW State Government on June 24, the National Winter Academy has been postponed from the Winter to the Spring holidays.
The Young Mannheim Symphonists 2021 National Winter Academy is a residential camp in Sydney where successful applicants have the opportunity to board for five nights, and spend their days and evenings participating in workshops, tutorials and orchestral rehearsals. The National Winter Academy culminates in a public concert in which the Young Mannheim Symphonists perform the repertoire they have prepared throughout the week.
In 2021, the orchestra will be conducted by Guest Conductor Mario Dobernig and will plunge into masterpieces by the Viennese masters. The students will be mentored by tutors some of whom will rehearse and perform alongside them in the orchestra. The Young Mannheim Symphonists tutors are principal musicians of the Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra – professional musicians who specialise in historically informed performance on period instruments. Their knowledge of musical styles, articulations, and embellishments comes from years of experience performing; reading treatises and studying scores; experimenting with instruments and interpretations; and sharing with their peers and their students. They are passionate about understanding our musical heritage in the context in which it was created, and they are even more passionate about inspiring and enlightening others.
“This program was outstanding as it challenged my current understanding of Classical and Romantic music.”
“[Young Mannheim Symphonists has] inspired me to the point at which I now want to follow and explore HIP in my university courses and hopefully in my career. The experience of the whole rehearsal process in high-level orchestras and the extra detail involved in historically informed performance was invaluable to me.”
COURSE DETAILS
WHEN
Monday 27 September - Saturday 2 October
WHERE
The King’s School, Sydney
87-129 Pennant Hills Road
North Parramatta
NATIONAL WINTER ACADEMY CONCERT
Saturday 2 October
Venue TBC
REPERTOIRE
The program will include:
JOHANN STRAUSS II Gypsy Baron Overture
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
SCHUBERT ‘Unfinished’ Symphony No.8, D.759
and more!
WHO
The National Winter Academy is open to young musicians who play an orchestral instrument to a level of at least Grade 6 AMEB (or equivalent). No experience on period instruments is necessary. String players are encouraged to experiment with playing on gut strings and transitional/classical bows however it is possible to participate in this course on a modern instrument with a modern bow.
Age Recommendation: 16-21 years (younger students are welcome to apply)
Recommended Level:
Flute, Clarinet and Oboe: minimum Grade 8
Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone and Timpani: minimum Grade 6
Strings: minimum Grade 7
COST
Cost Per Participant: $750 plus travel.
The fee includes tuition as well as accommodation for five nights in a boarding college with shared rooms and all meals (dietary requirements can be catered for).
Fee Bursaries as well as Travel & Accommodation Bursaries for students requiring financial assistance are available upon application. Please click here for details.
HOW
The closing date for National Winter Academy applications has passed however, due to the nature of the COVID-19 pandemic and the likelihood of accepted applicants being unable to attend (e.g. if they have any cold and flu symptoms or if there are snap border closures), we encourage you to apply and submit an audition video to be placed on the 2021 reserve list.
Please contact our Orchestra Production Manager, Stephanie Li at production@arco.org.au to ask about the possibility of requesting a late application.
If you would like to apply, you can still submit an application form and upload your Video Audition.
Video Audition Requirements:
A set of Young Mannheim Symphonists 2021 Orchestral Excerpts available via this link.
A work by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven or one of their contemporaries (Classical or Romantic) - to be performed unaccompanied
Duration: maximum 2-3 mins
Please read the information sheet specific to your instrument which can be found in the folder together with the orchestral excerpts.
Audition Videos must be uploaded to Dropbox via this link. You will also receive the link to the Dropbox folder when you submit your application form.
Uploaded videos are private and can only be viewed by the audition panel.
Please contact our Orchestra Production Manager, Stephanie Li at production@arco.org.au if you have any questions or are having trouble uploading your Audition Video.
Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra is a registered COVID-19 Safe Organisation, is committed to maintaining a safe environment, and will continue to apply Public Health Orders in all relevant states and territories as they relate to ticketing and seating arrangements for public events. Please check back for the latest updates on eventual COVID-19 restrictions.