Applications are invited from players for following baroque instruments only:

violin, viola, cello, double bass, oboe, bassoon & harpsichord (A=415).

Applications accepted from Monday 18 January 2016. Closing date Friday 18 March 2016.

To receive the application pack please email Noora Heiskanen at info@eubo.eu.

Tutors

Course Director - Lars Ulrik Mortensen

Chamber Music - Margaret Faultless

Violin - Sirkka-Liisa Kaakinen-Pilch

Violin - to be announced

Viola - Torbjörn Köhl

Cello - Alison McGillivray

Double Bass - Margaret Urquhart

Oboe - Alfredo Bernardini

Bassoon - Alberto Grazzi

Harpsichord - Marieke Spaans

Keyboard Technician - Simon Neal

2016 European Union Baroque Orchestra International concert tours from July 2016 to March 2017 Directors Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Alfredo Bernardini & Margaret Faultless

The orchestral courses are part of the European co-operation project ‘EUBO Mobile Baroque Academy’ (EMBA), co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union and organised under the auspices of the EMBA project's Luxembourg partners. Find out more about the EMBA project at www.eubo-emba.eu

Orchestral Courses 2016 Auditions for the 2016 European Union Baroque Orchestra

Course 1 from 5 to 8 April 2016 Course 2 from 8 to 11 April 2016

Application Guidelines

Applications are invited from players who can demonstrate an advanced level of performance for following baroque (A=415)

instruments only: violin, viola, cello, double bass, oboe, bassoon & harpsichord.

Continuo applicants must be able to read a figured bass.

Applicants must be over 18 years old and born after 1 January 1986, and they are required to have the nationality of one of

the following countries which are eligible to the Creative Europe programme of the European Union:

All 28 Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Norway, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic

of Macedonia, Montenegro, Republic of Serbia, Turkey, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

COURSE 1

From 5 to 8 April 2016

Arrival on Tuesday 5 April

Registration from 14h00 to 16h00

(first music session begins at 16h00)

Departure on Friday 8 April from 12h45

(student course concert ends 12h30)

COURSE 2

From 8 to 11 April 2016

Arrival on Friday 8 April

Registration 12h30 to 16h00

(first music session begins at 16h00)

Departure on Monday 11 April from 12h45

(student course concert ends 12h30)

Course Information

To select the 2016 training orchestra of the EUBO Mobile Baroque Academy (EMBA) two identical four-day residential

courses under the direction of Lars Ulrik Mortensen are organised at Trifolion Cultural Centre in Echternach, Luxembourg.

Any musician who would like to be a member of the 2016 European Union Baroque Orchestra must attend one of these

courses and take part in all the scheduled sessions.

Applications are accepted from Monday 18 January 2016 to Friday 18 March 2016.

Applications must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from a music teacher/professor/colleague, CV/biography,

photo of yourself and copy of ID/passport. Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received.

As well as orchestral work, the courses feature ensemble work and individual coaching with the resident tutors. Each course

includes a concert given by the students and an informal concert by the tutors. Each applicant pays a non-returnable deposit

of €50 to cover the administrative costs and a course fee of €200 in addition to the travel to/from Echternach,

Luxembourg. EUBO provides accommodation in the Youth Hostel (3 nights) in Bollendorf, Germany and all meals for the

applicants. All applicants are required to bring their own baroque instrument tuned to A=415. EUBO will provide six

harpsichords and one small chamber organ. Financial assistance may be available for porterage of a cello or a double bass

(for further information contact Noora Heiskanen emailing info@eubo.eu).

Following the two courses a final selection of players will be made. All applicants for EUBO will be notified of the selection

results as soon as possible after the courses. Certificates of attendance at the course will be given to all candidates. We regret

that due to the large number of participants at the Orchestral Courses, we will be unable to provide musical feedback after

the selection results are announced.

Successful candidates selected for EUBO 2016 will be refunded the course fee of €200 and travel expenses to/from the

course, upon completion of the planned tours. To reclaim the travel costs you will have to provide receipts or tickets for your

flights/trains/buses.

Orchestral Course Repertoire

Course Cost & Method of Payment

Orchestral Course Repertoire

Orchestral/sectional sessions: EUBO will bring all the music necessary for the full orchestral and sectional sessions during

the courses. A list of the orchestral repertoire will be sent to you shortly before the courses. Parts will not be sent and you

are not expected to have prepared this orchestral repertoire in advance.

Chamber sessions: EUBO has an extensive chamber music library, but you may bring some music for the Chamber Music

Tutor’s consideration to play with the other students at the chamber music sessions and end of course concert. Chamber

music groups should include at least four players but preferably more. It would be useful to have an additional score for the

tutor who will coach you.

Individual sessions:

String players should prepare two contrasting movements selected to show your ability and sound to the best advantage,

and two other movements to study during the course. Remember to bring the continuo part with you.

Wind players should be prepared to work on the most relevant orchestral repertoire, such as Bach overtures, Handel

concerti grossi etc. Bring at least one complete piece for your instrument and continuo to study during the course.

Harpsichordists are reminded that you will be principally judged on your ability as a continuo player, but for your

individual session you should bring solo music to demonstrate your technical skills, and a basso continuo piece on which you

would like to work to demonstrate your understanding of continuo playing.

How to apply

The application to the 2016 Orchestral Courses of the EUBO Mobile Baroque Academy opens on Monday

18 January 2016 and closes on Friday 18 March 2016. To request the application pack email Noora Heiskanen

at info@eubo.eu.

You can apply to the courses by emailing to info@eubo.eu your completed application form and the required attachments:

reference from a teacher/professor/colleague, CV/biography, photo of yourself (max. 2MB) and copy of ID/passport.

Applications are considered in the order in which they are received.

Course Cost & Method of Payment

To secure your place on a course a non-returnable deposit of €50 (fifty euros) is required as soon as your place at either

course has been confirmed by the EUBO administration and no later than Friday 18 March 2016. Each course is limited to 45

places so early booking is advisable. The course fee is €200 (two hundred euros). It includes accommodation (shared rooms)

and all meals and it must be paid by bank transfer in advance or in cash on arrival to the course.

Course fee payments can be made by bank transfer in euros to the European Union Baroque Orchestra:

IBAN: LU87 0019 3455 1536 6000

SWIFT/BIC: BCEELULL

Name and address of the bank: BCEE, 20 Place du Marché, L-6460 Echternach, Luxembourg

The name of the applicant musician must be included in the payment details.

Please note: Anyone who wishes to leave or is dismissed from the programme prematurely may be liable to reimburse EUBO

for all costs incurred on his/her behalf. The right is reserved to make any alterations to the terms and conditions as may be

deemed necessary.

If you are selected to be a member of EUBO 2016 you must be prepared to commit yourself to all the planned EUBO tours. The tours from July 2016 to March 2017 are as follows:

Lars Ulrik Mortensen, director & harpsichord Training, Rehearsals & Tour 1a: 2 to 24 July (last concert 23) / Tour 1b: 14 to 18 August / Tour 1c: 14 to 17 September 2016

Margaret Faultless, director & violin Tour 2a: 3 to 11 October / Tour 2b: 12 to 21 November 2016

Alfredo Bernardini, director & oboe Tour 3a: 28 November to 5 December 2016 / Tour 3b: 24 to 30 January 2017

Lars Ulrik Mortensen, director & harpsichord Tour 4a: 5 to 10 December 2016 / 4b: 17 to 25 March 2017

The dates are correct at January 2016, but may be subject to alteration.

During the above touring periods, the Orchestra is scheduled to give concerts across Europe, and to participate in workshops, masterclasses and other educational and promotional events. During the tours EUBO will organise and pay for:

your travel from/to your usual place of residence in the European Union at the start and end of the tours, and all

travel during the tours

your accommodation for all the tour dates (normally in twin rooms)

a daily cash subsistence allowance

air transport of cellos and double bass in specially constructed flightcases

Please note that no fees will be paid for the concerts.

EUBO Tours 2016-2017

About EUBO The European Union Baroque Orchestra enables emerging young EU musicians of outstanding ability to obtain the necessary

orchestral experience to follow a professional career as a baroque musician and to internationalise their careers. EUBO is an

Ambassador of the European Union and between 2015 and 2018 its activities are an integral part of a co-operation project

‘EUBO Mobile Baroque Academy‘ (EMBA) which is co-funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union.

EUBO provides a bridge between conservatoire study and professional life, and an opportunity to study and perform under

the inspirational leadership of Music Director Lars Ulrik Mortensen and some of the world’s finest baroque musicians. The

orchestra re-forms each year with completely new personnel; musicians are selected by an international faculty at residential

orchestral audition courses. The courses are held annually in Echternach, Luxembourg, where EUBO is "Orchestra in

Residence". The successful musicians then undertake intensive periods of rehearsals in preparation for concert tours to music

festivals and concert halls across Europe.

Contact Details

Venue of the courses

Trifolion Echternach www.trifolion.lu and

Ecole de Musique d’Echternach www.em-echternach.com

10 rue des Merciers, L-6464 Echternach, Luxembourg

Accommodation

Youth Hostel Bollendorf (DE) www.jugendherberge.de

European Union Baroque Orchestra www.eubo.eu

Hordley, Wootton, Woodstock, OX20 1EP, UK

EUBO is a registered UK charity No 800906.

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For enquiries please contact Noora Heiskanen at EUBO

by email at info@eubo.eu

by phone at +44 1993 812111