Workshop Selection

Monday July 7

10:30-12:00

Workshop : Luca Scaccabarozzi (Italy) - What Makes a Choir Sound Great?

Workshop : Irene Verburg (Netherlands)- The Power of Conducting Gestures

Workshop : Tomas Staniulis (Lithuania) - Artificial Intelligence in Daily Life

Lecture : Deke Sharon (USA) - Arranging for Vocal Groups & Choirs in Pop/Jazz Style

Masterclass : Risto Joost (Estonia) - Observing

I am actively participating in masterclass or lab

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in conducting

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in voice placing

12:30-13:30

Panel discussion : Moderated by Imre Ploeg (NL) - Gender roles in choral music, past and present

Lecture : Tom Johnson (Belgium) - Harmony in Diversity

Reading Session : Musica - Baltic Choral Repertoire – sing, listen, explore, and leave inspired!

Lecture: Raul Talmar (Estonia) - The Soul of a Nation: Artistic Concept of Estonian Song Celebration

Masterclass : Risto Joost (Estonia) - Observing

I am actively participating in masterclass or lab

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in conducting

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in voice placing

15:00-16:30

Workshop : Elisa dal Corso (Italy) - Find Your Broadway Voice

Lecture : Indre Viskontas (Lithuania/USA) - How Music Can Make Your Brain Better

Lecture : Hans Helsen (Belgia) - Songs They Want to Sing: Composing for Youth Choirs

Lecture : Elise Bradley (New Zealand) - Methods for Children's Choir Success

Masterclass : Risto Joost (Estonia) - Observing

I am actively participating in masterclass

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in conducting

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in voice placing

17:00-18:00

Lounge : Hosted by Sonja Greiner (DE) - International Cooperation in the Choral World - meet your colleagues!

Lecture : Basilio Astulez (Basque Country / Spain) - Music in Motion: Movement for Children and Youth

Lecture : Karin Courtnay (Austria) - Communication strategies in the choral field

Panel : Moderated by Raul Talmar (Estonia) - Discussion about different styles of musical Leadership

Reading Session : Carus Verlag & Mary Ellen Kitchens (US/DE) - Choral Gems by Women Composers: Voices Across Time and Borders

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in conducting

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in voice placing

Tuesday July 8

10:30-12:00

Lecture : Marko Lõhmus (Estonia) - How to Move 23,000 Singers: Inside the Song Celebration Logistics

Workshop : Risto Joost (Estonia) - Music Through Time: Understanding Style and Interpretation

Workshop : Claes Wegener (Denmark)- Warming Up with Complete Vocal Technique (CVT)

Lecture : Claudia Franzen (Netherlands) - New forms of youth collective singing

I am actively participating in masterclass or lab

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in conducting

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in voice placing

12:30-13:30

Lecture : Jean-Claude Wilkens (France) - Copy, Right? Understanding Copyright in Choral Music

Workshop : Felix Powroslo (Germany) - Own the Room: Public Speaking for Choir Leaders

Workshop : Tom Johnson (Belgium) - Everyone Sings: A Guide to Open Singing

Presentation : Moderated by Sophie Dowden (UK) - Sophie Dowden & SWAN Beyond Barriers: Accessible Choral Practices for Social Impact

I am actively participating in masterclass or lab

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in conducting

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in voice placing

15:00-16:30

Workshop : Deke Sharon (USA) - Contemporary A Cappella

Lecture : Siri Myggen (Denmark) - When the Classroom Sings

Workshop : Zurab Tskrialashvili (Georgia) - Georgian Polyphony: Tradition in Harmony

Presentation : Moderated by Sonja Greiner (Germany) - What the choral and vocal world has to offer – where to go and how to find useful online tools

LAB Concert : Jesper Holm (DK) with Musta Lammas (FI)

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in conducting

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in voice placing

17:00-18:00

Lounge : Hosted by Jean-Claude Wilkens (France)- Join us in a relaxed setting to connect with publishers, exchange insights, and discuss all aspects of the publishing world

Presentation : Kai Kiiv (Estonia) - If you plan to study in Estonia - studying opportunities in Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre

Lecture : Umut Eldem (Belgium/Turkey) - Creative Futures: Where AI Meets Music

Panel : Moderated by Kjetil Aamann (Norway) - When the Music Moves You: Choreography in Choral Performance

Final Concert of Conducting Masterclass : Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir - Program: Debussy, Martin, Poulenc, Pärt, Rakhmaninov, Sibelius, Tormis (Conducting: active participants of the master class)

Wednesday July 9

10:30-12:00

Workshop : Tom Johnson (Belgium) - Teaching songs without scores

Lecture : Toomas Siitan (Estonia) - Voicing the Word: Arvo Pärt’s Choral World

Workshop : Claes Wegener (Denmark) - Unlock Your Voice with Complete Vocal Technique (CVT)

Workshop : Jesper Holm (Denmark) - Teaching rhythmic music

I am actively participating in masterclass or lab

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in conducting

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in voice placing

12:30-13:30

Open rehearsal : Hirvo Surva (Estonia) - Open rehearsal of the Boys’ Choir of Estonian National Opera

Presentation : Ester Petri and Jan Schumacher (Germany) - The World’s First Choral Conducting App: Practicing with the Conductor’s Coach

Panel : Moderated by Yiğit Deniz (TR) - Panel on advocacy for and communication about collective singing - developing a vision for the future of the choral sector

Reading Session : SuLaSol & Reijo Kekkonen (FI) Sulasol - New approachable Finnish compositions for choir

I am actively participating in masterclass or lab

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in conducting

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in voice placing

15:00-16:30

Workshop : Felix Powroslo (Germany) - Stage presence

Workshop : Anna Fűri (Hungary) - Kodály for Little Ears

Workshop : Kjetil Aamann (Norway) - Piano accompaniment for music teachers, using piano in choir rehearsal

Workshop : Elise Bradley (New Zealand) - The Conductor’s Toolbox: Vowels, Balance and Intonation

Presentation: Moderated by Sophie Dowden (GB) - Singing Without Limits: Collective Singing for All Ages, Abilities and Needs

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in conducting

Would like to have 25 min individual lesson in voice placing

17:00-18:00

Workshop : Deke Sharon (USA) - Music Director’s Toolkit: how to run a great rehearsal

Lounge : Hosted by Marleen De Boo (Belgium) - Meet music educators & children's choir conductors

Panel : Moderated by Hans Helsen (BE) - Shaping the Future: Rethinking Higher Music Education (needs, different roles of conductors etc)

Reading Session : Stuart Overington (GB) Oxford University Press - Concert Works for a Changing World: Humans & Earth in Harmony

LAB Concert : Lone Larsen and Ēriks Ešenvalds with Jauna Muzika

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