Saxophone Orchestra
The Orchestra project
Date: March 12-14, 2025
The “Saxophone Orchestra” project is addressed to all saxophonists (students, student teachers and amateur musicians) – participants of ESF 2026. As part of the orchestra workshops, Forum participants will have the opportunity to prepare several pieces for the Gala Concert, which will take place on March 14, 2026, under the baton of a professional conductor. year in the Concert Hall of the Academy of Music. Karol Lipiński in Wrocław (AMKL).
On March 12 and 13, orchestra rehearsals and group workshops – sectional rehearsals will be held.
Score materials for the Saxophone Orchestra participants will be made available no later than after the closing of the list of applications, i.e. February 27, 2026.
ESF 2026 SCHEDULE ORCHESTRA WORKSHOPS
DAY I
Thursday, 12 March 2026
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Participant meeting, registration, and assignment to sectional groups
Concert Hall – Building E, Academy of Music (AMKL)
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Saxophone Orchestra rehearsal
Concert Hall – Building E, AMKL
DAY II
Friday, 13 March 2026
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Group Workshops – Sectional Rehearsals
- Group I – Soprano Saxophones (1st and 2nd part)
- Group II – Alto Saxophones (1st part)
- Group III – Alto Saxophones (2nd part)
- Group IV – Alto Saxophones (3rd part)
- Group V – Alto Saxophones (4th part)
- Group VI – Tenor Saxophones (all parts)
- Group VII – Baritone Saxophones (1st and 2nd part)
AMKL (rooms to be determined)
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Saxophone Orchestra Rehearsal
Concert Hall – Building E, AMKL
DAY III
Saturday, 15 March 2025
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Saxophone Orchestra Dress Rehearsal
Concert Hall, Academy of Music (AMKL)
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Saxophone Orchestra Participants’ Gala Concert
Concert Hall, Academy of Music (AMKL)
Around 5:00 PM – Official Closing of the 2026 European Saxophone Forum
Lev Arstein
Conductor and project leader
Conductor of the Aliyat Noar Youth Symphony Orchestra
Graduated in orchestral conducting from the Academy of Arts in Kharkov and from the Gnesin Academy of Music in Moscow, Department of Orchestral Conducting.
Traineeship in orchestral conducting with Prof. M. Ermler.
PhD in pedagogy at the Belgorod State National Research University (confirmed in Israel).
Professional experience:
- Teacher and orchestra leader at the music school in Lutsk (Ukraine).
- Senior lecturer, head of department and conductor of the orchestra of the Belgorod College of Music (Russia), head of the Chamber Orchestra of the Belgorod Region Culture Department.
- Currently, artistic director and conductor of the Aliyat Noar Youth Symphony Orchestra at the Ministry of Education of Israel.
The orchestra under the direction of L. Arstein has repeatedly given concerts in Germany, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Russia.
Made six recordings with various programmes.
As an educator, he has trained many talented musicians, teachers and music managers.
He is currently running various musical projects, both in Israel and abroad.
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