Losy's Štěkeň

Summer Course with Paul Beier

- renaissance and baroque lute
 
Enter with Paul Beier into the lute world by the Losy's gate.  

21. - 25. 8. 2009 at Castle Štěkeň (Czech Republic) - for some picture see our gallery Štěkeň

This course is oriented on wide spectrum of interpretation of lute music in 16-18th century, and takes place in atmospheric castle where the most famous lutenist of 17th century Jan Antonin Losy was born.

Except attending the morning and afternoon individual lessons, you will have an opportunity to take part in a recital of Paul Beier or jamming together in the evenings. 

Together with other participants you will also play in a concert hall where Losy himself used to give concerts.

In addition to the lessons and workshops  there will be a Paul Beier´s concert, a concert of the church music of the Losy´s time (Societas Incognitorum), a lecture "Prince of the lutenists - Jan Antonin Losy" by M. Študent and lecture/workshop with J. Čepelák  "Lute between lutemaker and lutenist"

On the top of all the activities there will be a possibility to use a relevant portion of the In Cordis archive with journals of English, German and Italian lute societies, selected volumes of Lute News and Lute Quarterly, and some special instruments for the consort playing (soprano lute, cittern ecc.)  

We also offer special offer price on purchase Aquila lute strings. Additioanaly there is a small sight seeing expedition to Prague and Nelahozeves – to visit places connected with Losy and other lutenists of his time.
    
Seminar fee is 150 Euro. Accommodation and food is possible directly at the Steken castle (family accommodations possible) for discounted price.
Prices for accommodation and board in 2009 (http://zamek-steken.cz/index.php?page=cenik)

Program

21. - 25. 8. 2009

Course with Paul Beier - oriented on wide spectrum of interpretation of lute music in 16-18th century

21. 8. 2009

Societas Incognitorum
Concert of the church music of Losy´s time (Michna, M. Gurecký, B. Černohorský, J. J. I. Brentner).

22. 8. 2009

Lute between Lutemaker and Lutenist - lecture/workshop with lutemaker Jiří Čepelák

22. 8. 2009

Paul Beier
Baroque lute in Losy´s concert hall. (E. Reusner, J. A. Losy, S. L. Weiss, G. Ph. Telemann.

23. 8. 2009

Salon of the romantic guitar
music and dance performance c. 1800
Jan Tuláček, Matěj Žák – romantic guitars, Kníže string quartet
Dance quartet of Kateřina Doležalová

25. 8. 2009

Final concert of the prticipants in the Losy´s hall at the castle

Another information: http://www.ubytovani.atlasceska.cz/zamek-steken-steken/

For more detailed information you can write on incordis(AT)incordis.cz.

About teacher

 Paul Beier

The American lutenist Paul Beier graduated from the Royal College of Music, London, where he inherited a passion for research into early performance practices from his teacher, Diana Poulton.

He has performed throughout Europe, Australia, North and South America with a solo repertoire extending from the early Sixteenth Century to the music of Bach and Weiss. Founder and director of  Galatea, he collaborates with many baroque music groups and has taken part in productions of early opera in theaters such as La Scala, Milan and the Santa Fe Opera in New Mexico

 He has recorded for labels such as Opus 111, Stradivarius, Glossa, Cantus, Synfonia, Nuova Era, Tactus, Amadeus and Concerto.  His CDs (10 solo lute recordings and 4 as director of Galatea) have been received very well; some of them earned important recognition such as Disque du Mois of Répertoire, 5 Diapason, 5 stars of Goldberg, etc.

In 1981 he was invited to create the lute program at the Civica Scuola di Musica in Milan,Italy, where he also teaches basso continuo and Renaissance ensemble. A founding member of the Italian Lute Society, he is a consulting editor of the Lute Society of America Journal.

 http://www.musico.it/lute/beierhome.html

Selected Discography
Lute solo

Michelagnolo Galilei - Sonate da Il Primo Libro d'Intavolatura di liuto (1620) (Nuova Era 6869)
Simone Molinaro - Intavolatura di liuto Libro Primo (Nuova Era 6923)
Alessandro Piccinini - Intavolatura di Liuto Libro Primo (Nuova Era 7114)
Laurencinus Romanus - Il Cavaliere del Liuto (Stradivarius STR 33447)
Adam Falckenhagen & Silvius Leopold Weiss - Works for Lute (Stradivarius STR 33448)
Johann Sebastian Bach - Works for Lute, volumes 1 & 2 (Stradivarius STR 33468/9)
Francesco da Milano - Intabolatura da Leuto (c. 1530) (Stradivarius STR 33515)
Giovanni Antonio Terzi - Il Secondo Libro di intavolatura di liuto (1599) (Stradivarius STR 33590)
Sylvius Leopold Weiss - L’Esprit Italienne (Stradivarius STR 33731)
Francesco da Milano - Perino Fiorentino - Quanta Beltà (Stradivarius STR 33787)

With Galatea
Biagio Marini - Allegrezza del Nuovo Maggio (Emanuela Galli soprano) (Stradivarius STR 33446 )
Barbara Strozzi - Diporti di Euterpe (Emanuela Galli soprano) (Stradivarius STR 33487)
Biagio Marini - Curiose Invenzioni dall'Opera Ottava (Monica Huggett violino) (Stradivarius STR 33549)
Giovanni Battista Buonamente - Balli, Sonate & Conzoni (Monica Huggett violino, Bruce Dickey, cornetto) (Stradivarius STR 33603)