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Project presentation August 2015
4-year European “large-scale” co-operation project
EUBO Mobile Baroque Academy
Pathways & Performances
An overview to EMBA Project EMBA will provide a unique bridge into the profession and
assist transnational integration for musicians specialising
EUBO Mobile Baroque Academy (EMBA) addresses the unequal
in baroque music performed on authentic instruments.
provision across Europe of opportunities for baroque music
EMBA will nurture talent, maintain performance quality
education, performers and audiences. It will build four “bridges”
and encourage creativity within the early music sector.
in the early music sector, using its Faculty of experts and the
EMBA will tackle issues at a European level, raising
transnational activities of its training orchestra, the European
standards to build a stronger environment in which early
Union Baroque Orchestra (EUBO). Baroque music is a common
music performance can thrive. EMBA will promote the
European cultural heritage from an era when musicians, just as
transnational circulation of baroque musicians and their
today, travelled widely to experience different cultures, to fulfil
performances. The expertise, skills and networks of
creative ambitions and, crucially, to work.
EMBA’s co-organisers will shape the project through:
- Concert promotion; hundreds of performances
EMBA’s "bridges" will:
throughout Europe to engage audiences and give
- reduce geographical divergence in resources and
performing experience to young musicians
opportunities " N - S - E - W "
- Music education courses and resources, physical and
- create inspirational live experiences and engage audiences
digital, teaching teachers, reaching students of baroque
" P erfo rmer - au di enc e "
and modern music specialists
- equip young musicians with a portfolio of career skills
- Professional development orchestral placements for
" St uden t-
t - P ro fes s i o nal "
emerging musicians
- embrace new technologies to disseminate expertise and
- Digital technologies including interactive masterclasses
resources " Li ve - D i gi tal "
as a bridge to opportunity for many
EMBA Partners EMBA Activities
European Union Baroque Orchestra (UK) Concert tours
Association Européenne des Conservatoires (BE) Orchestral selection courses
International course in Echternach
Concerto Copenhagen (DK)
Foundation course in Bucharest
Estonian Record Productions (EE) Tutor + 1 EUBO Alumnus masterclasses
Villa Musica Rheinland-Pfalz (DE) Interactive digital masterclasses
Trifolion/Festival/Ville d’Echternach (LU) Academy days
Early Music Platform Forums
Malta Council for Culture and Arts, Valletta (MT)
CD & DVD productions
Royal Conservatoire of Music The Hague (NL) Baroque Bytes online resource
St John’s Smith Square, London (UK) Interdisciplinary production Concertatio in Silva
Universitatea Nationala De Muzica Din Bucuresti (RO) Orchestral apprentice scheme
European Union Baroque Orchestra (EUBO) - Lead partner, United Kingdom
Created in 1985 as part of in collaboration with the world's Partners across the EU identified lead and coordinate the project.
European Music Year under the finest baroque directors. an imbalance, particularly EUBO will put into practice the
Chairmanship of its Patron HRH The In this short time the orchestra geographical, in the provision of logistical programme to meet the
Duke of Kent, EUBO has run an attains a standard equalling that Baroque education, pre- artistic and educational vision of the
annual training orchestral of the professional orchestras to professional experience and partners, and will coordinate project
programmes for young baroque which the players aspire. All performance opportunities for activities (courses, masterclasses,
musicians. Every year a new those with whom EUBO works, at specialist musicians active in the workshops, tours, performances) to
orchestra is chosen from the most orchestral courses and in the full field of early music, and ensure an efficient and effective use
talented students in Europe who are orchestra, gain valuable contacts consequent difficulties of of funds. EUBO will run EMBA's
starting out on professional careers. and experience vital to their professional integration. To secretariat, coordinate the project
100 young baroque musicians take continuing professional address this the Partners funding, work with partners on the
part in two 4-day orchestral courses. development. EUBO’s website, identified EUBO, a Cultural digital and audience development
25 candidates, typically from 12 or social media, DVDs, CDs, Ambassador for the EU with a components of EMBA and oversee
more EU countries, are then television and radio broadcasts long track-record of running a Partner communications and
selected to be members of the broaden EUBO’s appeal while successful annual pan-European meetings.
orchestra for 6 months, with residencies provide opportunities training orchestra programme, to
training, rehearsals and for audience development.
wide-ranging European concert tours
Association Européenne des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen (AEC), Belgium
The Association Européenne des conservatoire teachers and AEC will organise 3 Early Music and the balance between taught
Conservatoires, Académies de students working and studying in Platforms within the remit of skills and ‘real life’ experience.
Musique et Musikhochschulen (AEC) the EM area. It addresses all four EMBA, in 2015 (Czech Republic), EMPs will consist of 2 days of
is a European cultural and priorities of EMBA, but especially 2017 (NL), 2018 (Malta), with a conference discussions, and will
educational network with 300 ‘N-S-E-W – bridging geographical particular view to strengthening include contributions from artists
member institutions for professional divergences in resources and conservatoire early music and faculty members working with
music training in 57 countries. AEC opportunities’ and ‘Student to departments in less well- EUBO and performances by the
works for the advancement of Professional – equipping young resourced regions. Presently training orchestra. Reports arising
European Higher Music Education musicians with a portfolio of there are only 40 or so full-scope from EMPs will be widely available.
(HME) and, more generally, of career skills’. AEC is also starting early music departments in As a network AEC will offer
music, the arts and culture in a new project, funded by Creative conservatoires most experience in the educational field
contemporary society and for future Europe, which, among other concentrated in western and will enable EMBA to have
generations. AEC gives specific strands, specifically addresses European countries. Additionally access to its members and their
support to the baroque music field both audience engagement and a focus will be on the role of expertise. AEC will play a large part
through its Early Music Platform the embracing of new conservatoires in preparing in communicating the objectives,
(EMP). This event brings together technologies. students for professional life, the work and results of the project.
Concerto Copenhagen (CoCo), Denmark
Concerto Copenhagen played its ensemble combines a repertoire Concerto Copenhagen will the project. Placements refresh,
first concert in 1991 and has since of well-known European music develop and implement EMBA's increase and internationalise the
developed into Scandinavia’s with less familiar works of Orchestral Apprenticeship talent pool on which CoCo can
leading early music ensemble and Scandinavian origin. CoCo’s CDs Scheme. During the project it will draw, and offer transnational
one of the world’s most exciting have attracted international select emerging musicians from employment prospects for
and innovative baroque orchestras. attention and several prestigious the EUBO training orchestra to musicians. This model for
Its hallmark is its strong ability to awards. This has helped to open take part in professional professional placements is
communicate with audiences, the doors to many of Europe’s projects, enabling the young replicated 4 times within the
making old music vital, relevant leading concert halls, to musicians to perform with CoCo project, coordinated by this Partner
and contemporary. In 1999 appearances at major festivals on a fully professional basis, in collaboration with 7 associate
internationally acclaimed and tours in Europe, USA, Japan mentored by musicians of the partner orchestras. Artistic Director
harpsichordist Lars Ulrik Mortensen and Australia. In Denmark, CoCo highest professional level. It will of Concerto Copenhagen, Lars Ulrik
became artistic director. The enjoys a close collaboration with feedback to the training Mortensen, is also responsible for
collaboration between CoCo and The Royal Theatre; recent orchestra to ensure that skills the overall artistic planning of
Mortensen has led to an exciting productions include operas by which professional orchestras EMBA to ensure complementarity
artistic journey, where the Monteverdi, Handel and Mozart. require are developed early in and musicological content of
activities.
Estonian Record Productions (ERP), Estonia
ERP is an Estonian music selected theme. In the recent
production company which years many of the concerts have
started as a record production taken place in Latvia, Finland,
company in 2001, and Sweden and Russia. ERP has
subsequently expanded its released records under its own
business to cover a wide label and has produced records
selection of music management for other companies including
services including festival and Warner Classics/Finlandia
concert management, artist Records, Erdenklang, CCn’C, DA
management, full sheet music Music. Recent releases include
publishing and notation services ‘Pure Handel CD’ and ‘Joy and
as well as specialised travel Sorrow Unmasked DVD’ which ERP will principally be involved in learning resources will be
assistance to musicians. ERP ERP co-produced with EUBO in the digital aspects of the EMBA developed, webcasts diffused,
promotes two music festivals, of 2012. ERP runs a joint project work programme, but will also live-streamings organised and as
which Festival Glasperlenspiel with AudioMaja making organise two concert tours for much of EMBA’s live performing
aims to present a series of recordings of baroque music EUBO in Festival Glasperlenspiel activity and teaching work as
concerts programmed on a performances available online. and more widely in the Baltic possible will be captured and
region during the project. ERP made available digitally. ERP
will coordinate the recording, specialists will make available
release and commercial the technical know-how in order
distribution of DVD/CDs to achieve this, and its expertise
recorded by EUBO for EMBA. and experience will enable all
Under the ‘Baroque Bytes’ Partners to achieve maximum
programme, interactive digital impact with digital actions.
masterclasses and specialist
“The skilful playing of this extraordinary
pan-European orchestra…augurs well for
the future of Baroque music-making in Europe.”
Villa Musica Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Since its foundation in 1986 week, is subsequently performed Working with a similar education musicians in rehearsals and
Villa Musica has provided in 3 consecutive concerts. Villa remit to EMBA, Villa Musica will workshops with direction from
chamber music projects for over Musica organizes more than 140 input into the artistic planning of the training orchestra’s world
1,500 young musicians from concerts per year, mostly in the project. Villa Musica will also class directors. Following such
music academies in Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz, but also in provide performance interaction, it is anticipated that
and from many other EU Berlin, Brussels and at Festivals opportunities in its prestigious Villa Musica musicians will
countries (eg Poland, Czech of cooperating organizations in concert season in the Rheinland- attend the EMBA international
Republic, France, Italy, Austria). the EU. During the last 2 Pfalz region for EMBA's training course to gain further experience
After auditioning, students seasons, artistic director orchestra EUBO each year, giving of baroque instruments. During
(mostly in the last period of their Alexander Hülshoff has invited exposure to the project and the lifetime of the project, Villa
studies) are invited to take part musicians such as Steven concert experience to young Musica will instigate and host a
in projects with professors from Isserlis, Pinchas Zukerman, musicians. Alongside these co-production with singers from
all over the world, concentrating Menahem Pressler, Augustin performances will be the Barock Vokal early music
on chamber music. A Dumay, Boris Garlitsky, Vadim opportunities for Villa Musica’s programme at the University of
programme, rehearsed at Villa Gluzman, and the Juilliard String own young modern instrument Mainz.
Musica's Academy for Chamber and Talich Quartets as soloists musicians to co-operate with the
Music at Neuwied-Engers over a and professors. project’s specialist baroque
EUBO Mobile Baroque Academy
Associate Partners of the EUBO Mobile Baroque Academy
Concert Promoters Orchestras
Ghislierimusica, Pavia IT Finnish Baroque Orchestra, FI
Stiftung Kloster Michaelstein, DE Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, DE
Deutsche Philharmonie Merck, DE Helsinki Baroque Orchestra, FI
Ville d'Amilly (Les Jardins d'Agrément), FR Holland Baroque Society, NL
Adela Sánchez Producciones, ES Irish Baroque Orchestra, IE
Casa da Musica Porto, PT Les Ambassadeurs, FR
MAMusic, IT Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, UK
De Bijloke, Gent BE
AMUZ, Antwerp BE Media Partners
Hakan Erdogan Productions, TR European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Forum Artium, Osnabrück DE Radio Romania Muzical, RO
Wiesbadener Bachwochen, DE British Broadcasting Corporation BBC
Musica Antica, The Hague NL
Warsaw Philharmonic, PL Interdisciplinary Partners
Salzburger Bachgesellschaft, AT Figurentheater Favoletta, DE Higher Education Institutions
Konzertbüro Braun, Köln DE Barock Vokal Mainz, DE Estonian Academy of Music, EE
Collegium Marianum, Prague CZ Lithuanian Music Academy, LT
National Music Academy Sofia, BG
Festivals
Network Latvian Academy of Music, LV
York Early Music Foundation, UK
European Early Music Network REMA, FR
Ars Ramovs, Ljubljana SI
Luxuriae Europae Sofia, BG
London Festival of Baroque Music, UK
Korčulanski Barokni Festival, HR
Banchetto Musicale, Vilnius LT
International Bach Festival, Riga LV Digital Programme 'Baroque Bytes'
MAfestival, Brugge BE
Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht, NL • promoting and disseminating EMBA's performance
Poznan Baroque, PL programme through digital means
Göttingen International Handel Festival, DE
• provides access to baroque music learning beyond temporal
Stockholm Early Music Festival, SE
Musica Antica a Magnano, IT and geographical limits
Festival de Música Antiga dels Pirineus FeMAP, ES • digital interactive masterclasses
Royal Conservatoire of Music The Hague (RCM), Netherlands
The Early Music Department, to the next generation of The Royal Conservatoire (RC) will attend EMBA orchestral courses
founded in 1969, grew during performers. The AEC Early Music contribute to the planning and and the talented students may
the 1970s into the leading Platform connects the implementation of the activities be selected to the training
institution it still is. Teachers are Conservatoire at a European that EMBA offers to higher orchestra EUBO. RC will host
all highly acclaimed performers level to reflect on content of education institutions, including baroque orchestra workshops
in the field of historical studies, exchange knowledge interactive masterclasses. with EUBO members and its own
performance, specialising in and organise joint projects. Specialist baroque tutors from students - to deepen the
period instrument and vocal Transition from student to the RC (+1 EUBO alumnus) will knowledge of repertoire, style
studies from early Renaissance professional life is fluent: visit associate partner and performance; such projects
to the 19th century. The active teachers recruit colleagues conservatoires where early will be recorded for webcasting,
department has c.150 full-time among students and partners music tuition is not currently made available at associated
students with c.80% of them such as EUBO and Ambronay's widely available. RC tutors will conservatoires and to internet
drawn from abroad. Partners Academy play an important role. run workshops designed for both users worldwide. RC connects
such as the Early Music Festival Alumni of The Hague are working students and teachers. At these EMBA with dance department
Utrecht, Musica Antica The worldwide contributing to the conservatoires EMBA is students to enable activities
Hague and Festival Grandezze e rise of interest in and presented to the students, some combining baroque music and
Meraviglie Modena offer a stage performance of early music. of whom may subsequently dance.
Ville d’Echternach, Luxembourg
Echternach is the oldest city in “orchestra-in-residence” and
Luxembourg, situated to the east present a concert series
along the border with Germany “Echter’Barock”. Audience
on the banks of the river Sûre. In development is an important
spite of its modest size of just part of the residency, with open
4,500 inhabitants, it boasts a rehearsals, moderated family-
colourful and significant history concerts, musicians visiting
dating back to Roman times, a school classes etc. By virtue of
magnificent medieval Abbaye the youthfulness and the
and a concert hall and international mix of musicians,
conference centre TRIFOLION EUBO is a fascinating orchestra, Ville d’Echternach, in which introduce the pupils to
with an excellent acoustic. The especially for children and young collaboration with Trifolion baroque music and give them
city is a recognised European people. In co-operation with local Echternach and Festival the possibility of active
Destination of Excellence and is partners “Echter’Barock” is International Echternach, will involvement in the orchestra’s
famous for its dancing street developing in importance for the provide the facilities for and concerts; 5) masterclasses and
procession which is an intangible cultural life of the city and the organisation of 1) regular workshops with the École de
UNESCO Cultural Heritage. In Grande Région. Workshops with rehearsals of the project’s Musique which give young
2007 the Ville d’Echternach choirs, dance classes and the training orchestra; 2) annual musicians and dancers a unique
invited the European Union music school enable inter- orchestral selection courses opportunity to work with a
Baroque Orchestra, a frequent personal exchanges between which bring 10 internationally baroque orchestra; 6) an
visitor to the prestigious international musicians and local famous baroque musicians to international orchestral training
International Music Festival, to people. the city as tutors plus course for musicians.
establish its home there as its approximately 100 students Echternach will also manage a
from all over the EU; 3) concerts collaboration between EMBA and
in the “Echter’Barock” series of German Puppet Theatre
The EMBA activities in Echternach and the Echter’Barock
Festival International Favoletta and deploy one of
series of concerts are made possible in partnership with the
Echternach, many filmed and EMBA's key posts, its Audience
Ville d’Echternach, the Ministry of Culture in Luxembourg,
recorded; 4) schools workshops Development Manager.
Festival International Enchternach and TRIFOLION Echternach
and in association with the Ecole de Musique Echternach.
Malta Council for Culture and Arts / Teatru Manoel in Valletta, Malta
Malta’s National theatre, Teatru the Festival. The Ensemble Teatru Manoel hosts EMBA provides expertise on opera
Manoel is a baroque theatre in performs Renaissance and activities four times under the productions; in 2018 EMBA
the heart of the baroque city baroque music in a historically auspices of the Valletta plans an opera project (by
Valletta. Built in 1732 the informed way on original International Baroque Festival. Rameau and Handel) involving
Manoel is Europe’s third-oldest instruments. Its members are The baroque theatre offers a professional and student
working theatre. It is a major prominent Maltese uniquely appropriate setting for orchestral musicians, singers
player in strategic planning instrumentalists. The ensemble historically informed and dancers. The opera will be
leading to Malta’s EU Presidency will develop home grown talent performances. The collaboration rehearsed and performed at the
2017 and the European Capital by collaborating with the most between the Manoel, its own Manoel as part of the Cultural
of Culture 2018. It hosts the experienced and inspirational baroque ensemble and the Capital 2018 programme. All
annual Valletta International baroque specialists from across training orchestra ensures the partners of EMBA will be invited
Baroque Festival, now the world; train to play period promotion of young emerging to the Valletta International
recognised as one of the leading instruments; develop historically artists and live baroque music Baroque Festival for the opera,
baroque festivals worldwide. The informed performances performances in the and for an Early Music Platform
Manoel has developed the throughout Malta and Gozo; Mediterranean area. For the in the context of the Cultural
Valletta International Baroque create inspirational education Festival it ensures internationally Capital, and final debrief
Ensemble, resident ensemble of programmes for school children. renowned artists in its meetings.
programming. Teatru Manoel
St John’s Smith Square in London (SJSS), United Kingdom
EUBO Mobile Baroque Academy
St John’s is a unique venue in the Steinitz Bach Festival, the St John's Smith Square (SJSS) to attract corporate financial
central London and a Academy of Ancient Music, Early offers EMBA a platform in support. The venue is also
masterpiece of English baroque Opera Company, the London, one of Europe's most suitable for audiovisual
architecture. The beauty of the International Baroque Players, important cities for musicians recordings. Its London location
building is matched by an the Amadé Players and Gabrieli. and audiences. SJSS will present enables EMBA to build on
exceptional acoustic and St There is also an associated EUBO with acclaimed directors EUBO’s existing relationship with
John’s presents the finest programme of new music and on 8 occasions during the the Royal Academy of Music to
classical choirs, chamber commissions and the coming project; concerts will twice be enable and encourage the
orchestras and period instrument season will feature over 30 part of the annual Christmas attendance of music students
groups. As the UKs only concert premieres and commissions Festival, twice part of the London from all London’s conservatoires
hall dating from the baroque including new works from Alissa Festival of Baroque Music, and at EUBO concerts. Associate
period, historically informed Firsova, Simon Holt, Errolyn others during the normal season. partner Orchestra of the Age of
performance practice is central to Wallen, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, SJSS will organise special events Enlightenment will meet and
the venue’s mission and there Tansy Davies and Christian such as Europe Day celebration assess its Orchestral
are regular concerts from the Mason. Our annual festivals, the concerts, public events during EC Apprenticeship candidates at
likes of The Brook Street Band, London Festival of Baroque Presidencies and tailored events St John’s Smith Square.
The Revolutionary Drawing Room, Music and Christmas Festival,
Solomon’s Knot, Arcangelo, the continue to be popular with
Orchestra of the Age of concert-goers from around EMBA's legacy will be
Enlightenment, La Nuova Musica, the world.
• better informed teachers & equipped institutions
National University of Music in Bucharest (UNMB), Romania
in the baroque sector
The National University of Music UNMB plans and implements
in Bucharest (UNMB) offers three activities which EMBA offers to • a network of experienced & skilled musicians
study programmes for music: higher education institutions. It
Undergraduate Studies, Masters will host historically informed • freely available online resources
and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). performance workshops, led by
• wider audience geographical
The academic community of the visiting EMBA Faculty from
UNMB provides a unique Partner the Royal Conservatoire spread / age profile
combination of tradition and of The Hague, provide access to
modern dynamics. With 140 years resources made available online • greater ability to access professional
of tradition and commitment the by EMBA (digital scores,
employment opportunities
UNMB takes part in European musicological reports, podcasts
activities in the field of higher and streamings) and organise
music education which enhances and host a Foundation Course
artistic expression and for modern instrumental perspective, support participation
professional development. The students interested in period in studies abroad and provide an
highly skilled students and the performance. UNMB will be part insight into the profession at
excellent teaching staff alike of the interactive masterclass European level. UNMB and EMBA
contribute to the success of the strand of EMBA, using digital Partners support other
UNMB by obtaining recognition at technology to set-up distance conservatoires with less developed
the most prestigious events in learning. EMBA will enable early music departments by sharing
Europe and around the world. The students of UNMB to develop experience of masterclasses,
UNMB organises concerts in interest in historically informed workshops, open rehearsals and
Bucharest and other parts of the performance practice; it will concerts.
country. offer an international
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