Saxophone Orchestra
The Orchestra project
Date: March 14-16, 2024
The “Saxophone Orchestra” project is addressed to all saxophonists (students, student teachers and amateur musicians) – participants of ESF 2024. 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 16, 2024, under the baton of a professional conductor. year in the Concert Hall of the Academy of Music. Karol Lipiński in Wrocław (AMKL).
On March 14 and 15, 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. March 1, 2024.
ESF 2024 SCHEDULE ORCHESTRA WORKSHOPS
DAY I
Thursday, March 14, 2024
time. 16.00
Participants’ meeting, assignments to individual section groups
Room 102 – Building E Academy of Music (AMKL)
16.30-19.00
Saxophone Orchestra Rehearsal
Room 102 – Building E AMKL
DAY II
Friday, March 15, 2024
11.00-13.00
Group workshops – sectional tests
Group I – soprano saxophones (1st and 2nd voice)
Group II – alto saxophones, 1st voice
Group III – alto saxophones, 2nd voice
Group IV – alto saxophones, 3rd voice
Group V – alto saxophones, 4th voice
Group VI – tenor saxophones (all voices)
Group VII – baritone saxophones (1st and 2nd voice)
AMKL (rooms to be determined)
14.00-16.30
Saxophone Orchestra Rehearsal
Room 102 – Building E AMKL
6 p.m
Concert of the Winners of the International Saxophone Competition
Concert Hall of the OSM 1st and 2nd degree K. Szymanowskiego in Wrocław (ul. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego 25)
Free entrance
DAY III
Saturday, March 16, 2024
11.30-14.00
Dress rehearsal of the Saxophone Orchestra
AMKL Concert Hall
16.00-17.00
Gala Concert of Saxophone Orchestra Participants
AMKL Concert Hall
Free entrance
Approximately 17.00 official end of the European Saxophone Forum 2024
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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