Ostrava Days 2007 New Music Institute and Festival August 13 - September 2, 2007 About the Institute

Ostrava Days is a working environment, not a school. With two resident orchestras (Janáček Philharmonic and Ostravská banda), the focus is on, but not limited to, working with large-scale ensembles. It features seminars by lecturers as well as presentations by guests and resident-students. Participants interact in an informal manner and one-on-one sessions are no exception. Approximately 35 student applications will be accepted. The student body is international and includes composers and performers from Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia. The Festival program includes selected compositions by resident-students and works by lecturers and guests of Ostrava Days, among others.

The Institute's program will also include roundtable discussions on the following topics: Music Publishing Today, The End of Modernism(?), and New Music in Prague 1960-65.

Lecturers: Muhal Richard Abrams, Beat Furrer, Petr Kotík, Alvin Lucier, Kaija Saariaho, Christian Wolff

Guests: Bálint András Varga, Peter Kolman, Ladislav Kupkovič, Rudolf Komorous, Donald Kuspit, Zsolt Nagy, Phill Niblock, Viktor Pantůček, Ben Patterson, Miroslav Srnka

Resident Orchestras: Janáček Philharmonic (Ostrava), Ostravská banda (international)

Resident Ensembles: Melos Ethos Ensemble (Bratislava), Sonar Streich Quartet (Berlin), Zinc & Copper Works (Berlin), Flux Quartet (New York)

Working Language: English

Location: Philharmonic Hall (Dům kultury města Ostravy), Janáček Conservatory Ostrava

Application Guidelines

Ostrava Days 2007 Schedule:

Sunday, August 12	Students, Lecturers and Guests arrive
Monday, August 13	Lectures, seminars, meetings begin
Monday, August 20	Start of rehearsals with Janáček Philharmonic and Ostravská banda
Sunday, August 26	Ostrava Days 2007 Festival begins
Saturday, September 1	Closing concert of Ostrava Days 2007 Festival
Sunday, September 2	Conclusion of Ostrava Days 2007