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 Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 7:15 am Post subject: International Days of the Nyckelharpa |
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Fifth International Days of the Nyckelharpa
at castle
BURG FÜRSTENECK
(Germany)
October 2 - 5, 2008
… more than just a weekend of playing!
The nyckelharpa is a bowed string instrument and is similar both to
the fiddle and to the hurdy gurdy. A short bow is used.
The nyckelharpa has wooden keys that slide under the strings and have
tangents set perpendicularly to the keys that reach up and stop
(shorten) the melody string. It resembles moveable frets which move to
meet the string, rather than pressing the string against a fingerboard
or frets.
This invitation is intended for people from everywhere with all levels
of nyckelharpa experience (as well as folks motivated to learn) to
play, share experiences, and take lessons together.
Instruction will be available in:
English
French
Flemish
Italian
German
Spanish
We are planing:
Workshop especially for beginners and for slightly advanced players
(Annette Osann, Jule Bauer)
If necessary this group will be divided according to the level.
(Some instruments are for rent at a fee of 50 €. Please don't forget
to tell us with your registration, if you need one.)
Handling the nyckelharpa
Fundamentals of using the bow
Use of the left hand
Easy repertory
Continuous Workshops to special topics for advanced players
Sonia Sahlström - Traditional nyckelharpa music, especially from her
father Eric Sahlström
Didier François - Contemporary music, improvisation based on
traditional music, accompaniment technique, some French folk music
with written arrangements, the "Didier-François-Technique" for relaxed
playing.
Ditte Andersson – according to interest:
- Adaptations of classical music for nyckelharpa ensemble
- Using nyckelharpa in popular music
- Other traditional music than Swedish, like some Finnish, Norwegian,
Scots etc. tunes, and arrangements of such tunes
- Other Swedish traditional music than nyckelharpa tradition, and
arrangements of such tunes
Short workshops with the other teachers fore even more exchage
Short workshops for early music, individual advice, overall direction
((Marco Ambrosini)
Knowledge of the Instrument:
Basics of building the nyckelharpa, simple repairs, maintenance,
consulting service
Free playing together and sharing of experience, playing in different
groups and in different styles
Exposition about the nyckelharpa (Holger E. Funke - Manesse-
Instrumenta, Poeta Magica)
- History of the nyckelharpa
- From the mora to the e-harpa
- Opportunity to try out
- Repairs and consulting
All teachers are well-known internationally as interpreters and as
experienced teachers. Annette Osann is a professional builder of
nyckelharpas as well.
Marco Ambrosini, Eifa/Hatzfeld (Germany), studied violin and viola,
theory and history of music and composition in Ancona und Pesaro. In
1982 he founded the famous ensemble "Oni Wytars" together with Peter
Rabanser and in 1991 the "Katharco Consort" together with Katharina
Dustmann. He works as a soloist and composer in many international
ensembles for early and contemporary music. He was the pioneer for
nyckelharpa in continantal europe. More at: www.ambrosini.de
Ditte Andersson, Uppsala (Sweden), plays nyckelharpa and fiddle. She's
a part of the Uppland folk scene, listening to and learning from all
the old players. She studied at Musikhögskolan i Stockholm to be at
fiddle teacher. She teaches nyckelharpa and works as a free lance
musician since more than 20 years. And she also writes her own music.
Her solo CD can be found here.
(Ditte Anderssson takes part in the International Days of the
Nyckelharpa by kind sponsorship of the Eric Sahlström Institutet,
Tobo, Sweden.) More at: www.ditteandersson.se
Jule Bauer, Frankfurt ( Germany), took part in the European
Nyckelharpa Training at the Scuola di Musica Popolare in Forlimpopoli
(Italien). Study of science of music at the university J.W.Goethe
( Frankfurt), playing with different group for early music, folk music
and world music since several years. More at:www.sonnenklang.de
Didier François, Antwerpen (Belgium), studied violin, composition and
Jazz in Brussels and Amsterdam. He performed on violin and nyckelharpa
with Stefane Grappelli, Gabriel Yacoub, Michel Risler, Armand Amar, he
is composer for ballet, film and theatre, sculptor, and he has been
teaching for many years. More at: www.didierfrancois.be
Annette Osann, Nancy (France), is a trained violin maker, now
specializing in building nyckelharpas, plays in different ensembles
for early and traditional music. More at: www.euroots.com/nyckelharpa
Sonia Sahlström, fiddle and nyckelharpaplayer. She's the daughter of
Eric Sahlström and has been inspired by his playing since her
childhood and is today one of the main "spelmän" within the Sahlström
tradition. Sonia has an exam from Musikhögskolan in Stockholm as a
fiddle teacher in folk music and has been working as a teacher for
more than 25 years. More at: www.myspace.com/sahlstromlarsson
More Information about the International Days of the Nyckelharpa you
can find here:
http://www.burg-fuersteneck.de/folk/nyckelharpa_eng.htm |
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