Guitar-Festival
of BAJA e.V. artinstitute
Templin May 06 - 09 2010
it is hard to believe but another year has gone by and it is for the 18th time that I have the pleasure and the honour to invite you to our International Guitar Festival. Unfortunately, this year, we do not have the money for a professionally printed brochure but I hope that the present document will nonetheless comprehensively inform you and make you curious about our festival.
This year's topic is "Mountains". It plays a major role in the pieces we selected for the competition and the children will deal with it in their improvisations. Of course, we will also go into the topic in our opening concert as well as in the special programme of BAJA which is entitled "Mountains, Dwarfs and Trolls".
As during the last years, we will have pupils' contests in four categories (First registrations arrived only shortly after the announcement of the contest.). Again, we have invited excellent international soloists and jury members which guarantees a high level in the assessment of the pupils' performance and in the quality of the concerts, master classes and workshops. I am convinced that also this year we will enjoy an interesting and excellent festival which will be worth both seeing and listening.
The organizational concept and realization will contribute to this.
The concerts will take place in the Historic Town Hall of Templin, in the Kurt-Mühlenhaupt-Museum in Bergsdorf, in the "Kirchlein im Grünen" in Alt Placht and in the church of Liebenberg Castle and Manor.
I would like to wish you some wonderful hours and the pupils good luck.
Yours Barbara Richter-Rumstig (Art Director)
3.00 p.m. contest of the category "guitar and melody instrument"
(for the public - free entrance)
5.00 p.m. presentation of prizes
5.30 p.m. master class with Prof. Isabel Siewers
8.00 p.m. opening event with Ensemble "Chanterelle"
Maria Erlacher and Wolfgang Praxmarer, artists from Innsbruck (Austria), and Hans Brüderl, a guitarist from the south of Germany, will play songs and instrumental music from the Alpine space.
Entrance fee: 10 EUR (reduced: 5 EUR)
All the activities/ events mentioned above will take place in the Historic Town Hall of Templin.
9 a.m. master class with Prof. Isabel Siewers
Historic Town Hall of Templin
2 p.m. contest of group III (up to 14 years)
Historic Town Hall of Templin
(for the public - free entrance)
6 p.m. BAJA's special programme "Mountains, Dwarfs and Trolls"
About 25 pupils aged 4 to 16 will perform a programme with songs, instrumental music and short sequences.
Multikulturelles Centrum
Entrance fee: 10 EUR (reduced: 5 EUR)
8 p.m. concert with „cuarteto apasionado"
A purely "female" guitar quartet from Berlin will hold an appealing, entertaining and passional concert which they call "a furiosa".
The four guitarists all studied at the Hanns Eisler Music Academy in Berlin and have played together for already a couple of years. They are not only good to listen to but also nice to look at.
Historic Town Hall of Templin
Entrance fee: 10 EUR (reduced: 5 EUR)
Saturday, May 8
9 a.m. contest of group II (up to the age of 12)
1 p.m. contest of group I (up to the age of 10)
Historic Town Hall of Templin
(for the public - free entrance)
3 p.m. solo concert of Uwe Kropinski
It is very difficult to describe Uwe Kropinski with non-superlative words. Fans and critics are at his feet. "The man is a guitar" could recently be read in a newspaper. But even this does not do justice to him. One should rather say "The man is music" since he does not only play his instrument with amazing accuracy and on the highest level. Also his improvisations are exciting and very intelligent. When listening to Mr. Kropinski one gets an idea of the dimensions music can have.
Kurt-Mühlenhaupt-Museum, Bergsdorf
Entrance fee: 10 EUR
6 p.m. presentation of prizes for the soloists' contests
6.30 p.m. concert of the prize winners
Historic Town Hall of Templin
(for the public - free entrance)
Sunday, May 9
11 a.m. „MILLE CORDE" concert
Wolfgang Praxmarer and Hans Brüderl will play a pleasurable concert on two lutes which in a similar form found the great approval of last year's audience.
Church of Alt Placht
Entrance Fee: 10 EUR (reduced: 5 EUR)
4 p.m. solo concert of Isabel Siewers
Isabel Siewers, who was born in Argentina, is one of the few women who have been able to make a great international career as a musician. She is giving concerts all over the world. Since she plays contemporary music in particular, a huge number of composers are writing pieces especially for her. Her programmes consist of a well balanced mixture of European and South American music.
Church of Liebenberg Castle and Manor
Entrance fee: 10 EUR (reduced: 5 EUR)
The organization office is situated in the Historic Town Hall of Templin, on the 2nd floor.
It will be opened between May 6 and 8 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (phone: +49 3987-2511).
On Sunday, May 9, the office will close at 11 a.m..
We would like all contestants and participants in the master classes to contact the office immediately after their arrival.
Entrance fee for the concerts: 10 EUR, children and music pupils at half price, participants of the contests free.
Accomodation can be booked via +49 3987-2631 ("Templin Information") or directly with the hotels.
The concerts will take place at:
·Historic Town Hall, Am Markt 19, 17268 Templin
·Multikulturelles Centrum, Prenzlauer Allee 6, 17268 Templin
·Kurt-Mühlenhaupt-Museum, Dorfstr. 1, 16792 Bergsdorf
(in the neighbourhood of Zehdenick)
·Church Alt Placht (borough of 17268 Densow)
(in the neighbourhood of Templin)
·Church at Liebenberg Castle and Manor, 16774 Löwenberg (borough of Liebenberg)
the Bundesland Brandenburg,
the district Uckermark and
the town of Templin.
The following companies and people are sponsoring the festival through money or donations in kind:
Stadtmarketing Templin GmbH
tax consultants Freund & Partner Templin
WOBA Templin
Music-Shop Friedrich Templin
Guitar Shop Wolf & Lehmann Berlin
Christian Soyeaux, wine merchant Bertikow
Vivaris-Getränke GmbH, NL Grüneberg
SAVAREZ, Caluire et Cuire/Frankreich
(Savarez is also donating guitar strings for our prize winners)
Aamex Reinigungsservice KG Berlin
The organizers would like to thank all of the sponsors as well as the "Templin Senior Citizens' Club", the MKC Templin, the church of Alt Placht, the Kurt-Mühlenhaupt-Museum Bergsdorf and the DKB Stiftung for their friendly support.
Am Markt 19, 17268 Templin,
Phone. 03987-2511 or 03307-312102
www.baja-templin.org
info@baja-templin.org
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www.kulturfeste.de
