Programme
The Professional Recorder Player
This course will focus on the most important aspects of what the current Early Music scene expects from a professional recorder player in matters of technical requirements and musical skills. To this end, participants are offered a range of different teaching formats focusing on:
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collective technique lessons
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prima vista training
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extensive work on larger collections of original XVIII century recorder repertoire
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strategies for learning high baroque ornamentation
Preparation level: high, professional bachelor and master students
Pre-selection required (audio or video).
Bio
Michael Form is recognised as one of the most versatile musicians of his generation. For many years, he has successfully balanced his two careers, as an instrumental virtuoso and as a conductor. As a recorder player, he specialises exclusively in early music, although as a conductor he moves with ease between the various epochs. His broad repertoire thus ranges from the music of the late Middle Ages to the music of the present. He has been active as a conductor since 2004, conducting acclaimed baroque and modern symphony orchestras as well as professional choirs in Europe and Latin America. He has conducted over 160 opera performances in renowned theatres. On the recorder, Michael Form's rich sound is his defining characteristic. His playing has been documented on many CD recordings with repertoire ranging from Hildegard von Bingen to Johann Sebastian Bach. As a conductor, he has a particular passion for working with developing orchestras. In this capacity, he was appointed ambassador of international dialogue and peace by the Catholic University of Caracas for his involvement with the Simón Bolívar Baroque Orchestra in Venezuela. Since 2018, he has been the permanent guest conductor of El Sistema.