NEC Summer Session 2012
Debussy and His World
Friday, July 13 - Sunday, July 15
Donald Berman, Tufts University, Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard University
Marilyn Roth, Chair, Piano Department, Preparatory School, New England Conservatory
Dana Gooley, Brown University
Eryan Katsenelenbogen, Faculty, Preparatory and Continuing Education, New England Conservatory
Geoffrey Burleson, Hunter College, Princeton University
Mark DeVoto, Professor Emeritus, Tufts University
Kenneth Hamilton, University of Birmingham
The NEC Summer Piano Institute celebrates the sesquicentennial (150th birthday) of Claude-Achilles Debussy. The weekend intensive will focus on Debussy’s music as well as the music of French composers both who influenced him and whom he influenced. In addition Debussy we will explore works of Saint-Saëns, Fauré, Ravel, Satie, and Mompou, among others. We will look at Debussy’s incorporation of World Music into his art and his reach into Jazz and Modernism.
Debussy and his World continues a series of summer Piano Institutes that began in 2007 with The Piano Music of Schumann and Brahms, followed by The Piano Music of Frederic Chopin in 2008, Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn in 2009, Clara and Robert Schumann in 2010, and Franz Liszt and his Circle in 2011. The institute brings together pianists, piano teachers, and musicologists interested in synthesizing new scholarship, historical performance practice, and historical recordings to inform their playing, teaching, and interpretation. The composer-immersion format provides a forum for professionals, teachers, adult students, and advanced high-school students. There will be opportunities for close study, practice and exposure to the entire range of music by Debussy and his followers. Faculty will give presentations on various aspects of the works of Debussy including performance traditions, historical interpretive approaches, and analysis of early recordings of performers from the Golden Age. Sessions will stress current topics in recent French Music scholarship and its relevance for the pianist and piano teacher. The weekend culminates with a recital by the participants.
Admission
An audition is required of performing participants. Please contact Marilyn Roth at Marilyn.Roth@necmusic.edu or Donald Berman at donberman@mac.com.to schedule an informational/placement interview. For those living outside these geographical areas, a CD may be sent.
Please contact the Continuing Education at continuingeducation@necmusic.edu with any further questions regarding the institute.
Tuition & Registration
Performing Participants
1 SCE Credit: $595
Early-Registration discounted SCE credit tuition (registered by May 31st): $525
REGISTER NOW FOR CREDIT
Non-Credit: $375
Early-bird discounted non-credit tuition (registered by May 31st): $325
REGISTER NOW FOR NON-CREDIT
*DO NOT PROCEED with registration unless you have appied and been accepted.
Non-performing Participants (includes recital pass)
2 Day Auditor: $190
REGISTER NOW AS A 2-DAY AUDITOR
1 Day Auditor: $95
REGISTER NOW AS A 1-DAY AUDITOR
All of the above require a $40 registration fee.
Single Event Auditors
Event auditors can attend morning or afternoon sessions: $50 (no registration fee)
REGISTER NOW FOR A SINGLE EVENT
Why people love NEC's Piano Institute
"I just want to thank you so much for a fantastic learning experience, on so many levels! It could not have been better!!" -Judy
“This was one of the most meaningful events I have ever been a part of, and I don’t say this kind of thing often” -Don
“You have a serious combination of relaxation and intensity going on” -Dana
“I had a blast, and it was wonderful to see and hear young pianists playing and discussing Mendelssohn intelligently and with sensitivity." -Larry
"From my side, I was quite impressed with what you and Marilyn do with that Institute, and [I] think it has a real future" -Veronica
Faculty Presentations, 2012
Donald Berman: Debussy and World Music
Geoffrey Burleson: Saint-Saens’ Piano Music
Mark Devoto: Debussy: in Black and White
Dana Gooley: Debussy and Evolving Traditions
Kenneth Hamilton: Debussy and the French Piano School
Masterclasses 2012
Donald Berman
Geoffrey Burleson
Eryan Katsenlenbogen
Faculty Recital 2012
Saturday, July 14, 8:00 PM in Jordan Hall
Donald Berman: Music of Fauré and Debussy
Geoffrey Burleson: Music of Saint-Saens and Ravel
Eryan Katsenlenbogen: Improvisations on Debussy
Participant Recital 2012
Sunday, July 15, 8:00 PM in Jordan Hall, free
Participants perform in masterclasses, symposia, workshops and the recital.
Auditors (non-performing participants) may participate in discussions and attend all the sessions.
| Representative Daily Schedule (subject to change) | |
|---|---|
| Friday, July 13 | |
| 5:00–8:00pm | Orientation, light dinner (participants only). Donald Berman and Marilyn Roth |
| Saturday, July 14 | |
| 9:00–9:30am | Gathering, coffee, introduction |
| 9:30–11:00am | Lecture |
| 11:15am–12:15pm | Masterclass |
| 12:15–1:45pm | Lunch and Practice |
| 1:45–2:45pm | Lecture |
| 2:45–3:00pm | Break |
| 3:00–4:00pm | Masterclass |
| 4:00–5:00pm | Lecture |
| 5:00–7:30pm | Dinner and Practice |
| 8:00pm | Faculty Recital in Jordan Hall |
| Sunday, July 15 | |
| 9:00–9:30am | Gathering, coffee |
| 9:30–11:00am | Lecture |
| 11:00–11:15am | Break |
| 11:15am–12:15pm | Lecture |
| 12:15–1:45pm | Lunch and Practice |
| 1:45–2:45pm | Masterclass |
| 2:45–4:00pm | Lecture |
| 4:00–4:15pm | Break |
| 4:15–5:00pm | Closing Session |
| 6:00–7:30pm | Dinner and Practice |
| 8:00pm | Participant Recital in Jordan Hall |
Housing
NEC's School of Continuing Education is pleased to be able to provide housing. To learn more, visit the Summer Housing webpage.
2012-05-07
FELIX MENDELSSOHN