Summer Academy Neuburg

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The summer academy is an annual educational offer in Neuburg an der Donau and at the same time a festival for visual arts , early music , classical music, world music, theater and jazz . It was founded in 1978 and, with its interdisciplinary range of workshops, is one of the largest and oldest summer academies in Germany.

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The summer academy Neuburg an der Donau is an educational institution that has been taking place regularly during the summer holidays in Bavaria since 1978 . It offers one- and two-week lessons with lecturers and professors from the artistic and musical field. Artists, musicians, art and music students, teachers and lay people interested in art use the opportunity to supplement their profession, studies or hobby with professional lessons. During the academy weeks, the lecturers and participants come from Germany and abroad and attend one of the 40 courses on average.

The academy is largely financed by the city of Neuburg and is currently run by the Neuburg Office for Culture and Tourism under the overall direction of the cultural scientist Kathrin Jacobs and four scientific and artistic directors from the fields of classical music (Alexander Suleiman), jazz (Sven Faller) and early music (Xenia Löffler) and fine arts (Genua Scharmberg) organized.

Courses

One focus of the courses is in the field of fine arts. These include painting and drawing courses, photography and sculpture. The practical courses are supplemented by lectures and theoretical lectures.

In addition, numerous music courses from the fields of classical, jazz and early music are offered, including courses for recorder, harpsichord, gamba, vocals, guitar, bass, piano, lute, marimba, bandoneon, saxophone, drums, transverse flute, clarinet, drums, violin, Viola and violoncello. Lecturer and participant concerts round off the accompanying program.

In addition to adult education, there is also a children's and youth academy, as well as a theater workshop for young people, which has been held in the Neuburg City Theater for several years. In recent years around 130 children and young people between the ages of 6 and 16 have been cared for by students and graduates of the Mozarteum Salzburg (Faculty of Art Education). The focus is on: painting and drawing, handicrafts, wood carving, clay work, etc.

Biagio Marini Competition

At the annual Biagio-Marini competition, which has been taking place since 1998 during the summer academy in Neuburg an der Donau and was founded by Georg Brunner, young ensembles for early music meet for a prize-winning competition. After a public audition, prize money of 2000 euros (1st place), 1000 euros (2nd place) and 500 euros (audience award) will be awarded by an expert jury and the audience. The event takes place in the historic congregation hall in the old town of Neuburg.

Friends of the Summer Academy

In 1994 the association was founded to provide ideal and financial support for the summer academy. The association finances scholarships for schoolchildren and students and provides equipment, musical instruments and work materials. The members are involved in the organizational process of the events.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Summer Academy in Neuburg an der Donau. Retrieved August 23, 2018 .
  2. ^ Summer Academy in Neuburg an der Donau. Retrieved August 23, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Proof on the website of the Summer Academy