ACADEMY⬤
●FLUTE
ADVANCED ANNUAL FLUTE COURSE
PALERMO (SICILY), OCTOBER 2024 TO JULY 2025
The annual guitar course is the first high-level training program in Sicily with a specific focus on professional preparation of concert repertoire and chamber music.
One of the most important goals of this annual course is to always remain attuned to reality, the professional world, and career opportunities. For this reason, we haven’t stopped at simply scheduling instrument lessons, but have enriched the annual course with workshops and activities in the web and digital realm, which are indispensable in the career of a concert performer today. You will find professors from the international music scene, important opportunities for interaction, professional and technological spaces, and the support of the MARTHA “family.”
Classes are held at our headquarters, in Palermo, equipped with pianos, community areas, a green court and the energy you need to find perfect focus, meet new colleagues and engage in great professional growth.
CHAMBER MUSIC
It is possible to participate in the annual course with a chamber music ensemble
The program is aimed at groups ranging from duos to quintets.
The group will be able to participate in lessons with all the teachers, aiming to prepare a concert program.
The best groups, as indicated by the teachers, will be selected and will have the opportunity to perform in MARTHA’s concert seasons or at other institutions.
The cost of the chamber music course is intended for the entire group.
Riccardo Ghiani
He has trained in Cagliari, Paris and Geneva. His professors were Salvatore Saddi, Raymond Guiot, Maxence Larrieu, Alain Marion and Robert Dick for flute, Bruno Canino and Maurice Bourgue for chamber music. He was a member of the Spaziomusica Ensemble of Cagliari for several years, with which he was intensively active in the field of contemporary music. He has collaborated with the Orchestra Regionale della Toscana, Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo, Ensemble Instrumental de l’Île-de-France, Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana, Orchestra del Teatro dell’Opera di Roma, Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento, Konzerthaus Orchester Berlin, playing under such prestigious conductors as Gérard Korsten, Lorin Maazel, Carlo Maria Giulini, Pinchas Steinberg, Cristopher Hogwood, Roberto Abbado, Christopher Hogwood, Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, Emmanuel Krivine, Georges Prêtre, Iván Fischer, George Benjamin, Frans Brüggen, Ton Koopman, Trevor Pinnock, Peter Schreier, Luciano Berio, Serge Baudo Lothar Zagrosek. From 1996 to 2001 Ghiani was assistant professor to Aurèle Nicolet at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy, and from 2001 to 2006 at the Hvar Summer Academy in Croatia. He has been a lecturer at the higher courses of the Academia Flautistica Travesera Siglo XXI in Madrid. He is regularly invited to give masterclasses and as a jury member in Italy and abroad. Ghiani was a founding member of the Hoffmansthal Ensemble and artistic co-director of the Festival Le piace He is regularly invited as an expert on master’s final exams at the Haute École de Musique de Genève (HEM). He teaches at the Bosa Antica Summer Academy, at the Cursos de Musica de Segovia and at the Accademia Non solo Flauto in Poggio Ubertini (Montespertoli). He is currently a lecturer at the master’s degree program at the “P. da Palestrina” Conservatory in Cagliari, Italy, and at the advanced flute course at MARTHA – Music Art House Academy in Palermo, Italy.
At the Paris Conservatory, he earned the First prize in flute and the next year, at the age of 23, was appointed first flute of the National Opera Orchestra of Lyon. In 1987 he won First Prize in the Jean-Pierre Rampal International Competition in Paris This prize paved the way for an international solo career with renowned artists and orchestras, from Rostropovitch to Capuçon.
Orchestras with which he performed include those of Paris, Tokyo, Budapest or Moscow with such conductors as Menuhin, Gardiner, Maazel or Nagano. Mr. Bernold’s performances have taken him from Paris to Seoul, from London to Moscow, and to the principal festivals around the world.
In 1995, encouraged by his master J.E. Gardiner, he founded The Virtuosos of the Lyon Opera, with which he performed extensively thereafter. Since, he has conducted orchestras such as Sinfonia Varsovia, Simon Bolivar orchestra (Caracas), Baden Baden Philharmonie, Chamber orchestra of Paris and Geneva, Prague Philharmonia, Kanazawa ensemble (Japan) and Cappella Istropolitana, with whom he was the first gast conductor since 2003.
Philippe Bernold’s first CD in 1989 won him the Grand Prize of the Charles Cros Academy. Since then, he has recorded more than 20 CD with Harmonia Mundi, EMI…
Born in 1989, Solo Flute of the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. He begins his musical studies with M° Giovanni Roselli and graduates with honours at the Conservatorio di Musica “V. Bellini” of Catania.
He also graduated in the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart under the guidance of M° Davide Formisano, brilliantly obtaining the Bachelor and Master of Music.
He was a member of the ‘Luigi Cherubini’ Orchestra under the direction of M° Riccardo Muti and he was also an Academist at the Bayerische Staatsorchester in Munich under the direction of M° Kirill Petrenko.
He collaborated as Solo Flute with various renowned orchestras including the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Roma, Opernhaus Zürich, SWR Stuttgart, NDR Hamburg and the Bayerische Staatsoper.
From 2016 until 2023 he was Solo Flute at the Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen (CH). In the 2019/2020 season he held the same role at the Bayerische Staatsoper. He holds the role of Flute Professor at the Conservatorio “V. Bellini” of Catania.
In 2022 he participated at the second Round in the Solo-Flöte competition at the Berliner Philharmoniker.
ANNUAL COURSE
PROGRAM ⬤
From October 2024 to July 2025
Below, discover the program of the annual flute course, the first annual Advanced Training course in Palermo that allows you to take the big step from student to concert flutist.
The annual course offers 3 types of attendance, designed to meet the different needs of each musician:
Le lezioni di flauto sono suddivise in 8 incontri
4 incontri con Riccardo Ghiani
2 incontri con Philippe Bernold
2 incontri con Gianluca Campo
Ogni incontro comprende due lezioni della durata di circa 60 minuti ciascuna.
INCLUSE NEI SEGUENTI PERCORSI
- Percorso concert artist
- Percorso performer
- Percorso part-time
The annual course offers two specific paths for the deepening of solo or chamber repertoire:
1. SOLO AND ORCHESTRAL PATH: For the specific exploration of concert repertoire and preparation for competitions and auditions in orchestras. Lessons will be planned with the teachers to establish concrete objectives.
2. CHAMBER MUSIC PATH: This path is designed for those who wish to deepen their chamber music repertoire with their own ensemble.. You can participate in the annual course by bringing your chamber group (duo, trio, quartet, quintet).
The fee for the chamber music address will remain the same, whatever the number of ensemble members.
● GOALS
CONCERT
REPERTOIRE
Over the year, your purpose will be complete a recital program chosen on the basis of the specialization you want to undertake or recommended by the teacher.
CONCERT
REPERTOIRE
You will learn how to design and master the main pieces required in international competitions.
PASSAGES
ORCHESTRAL
Particular attention will be paid to the several orchestra steps, nowadays required with an higher level, in the auditions of all the orchestras in the world.
TECHNIQUE
You will face all the challenges related to flute technique by going very deep in aspects such as the sound, physicality, breath and in general by enhancing your instrument knowledge. There will be group technique classes for an artisanal approach to the text. Where technique, conceived in a broader sense than merely mechanical, is also applied to phrasing, for a development of expression based on the construction of the work.
INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS
You will delve into the history, structure, and various interpretive possibilities of each piece, in order to master every aspect of the performance, starting from the score and progressing to a mindful listening of your sound.
Integration of movement, sensation, feeling and thought: awarness is the foundational element. Physical and emotional tensions, habits and unconscious motor patterns are major contributors to the musicians’ problems.
During the 8 lessons of the Feldenkrais Method®, you will learn to acquire and develop new and more functional habits, gain body awareness, rediscover a more efficient and effective posture, and find a freer and more adaptable breath. This will allow you to improve and make a better sound quality, managing performance anxieties and achieving greater artistic expression. The Feldenkrais Method® lessons will take place on the same days as the violin lessons.
Teacher:
MARISA GLORIOSO
She graduated from the International Feldenkrais Method® Training and is qualified to teach both group lessons of Awareness Through Movement® and the hands-on technique of Functional Integration® (individual sessions).
Her educational background, first in linguistics and then in music and the arts, led her to develop a passion for everything related to body expression and creativity. She became interested in Rudolf Steiner’s eurhythmics, an artistic movement practice closely connected to language and music, and she attended a three-year course on body expression and verbal and non-verbal communication. She studied opera singing at the Palermo Conservatory of Music, took courses in diction, theater improvisation and acting. In Turin, she perfects her stage art, vocal technique, and acting skills. She attends the Stefano Tempia Academy, specializing in Choral Singing, and works as a chorister for several years. Her interest in everything related to the harmony of body, mind, and spirit leads her to approach holistic disciplines: she graduates and obtains a Master’s degree as a Shiatsu Practitioner, attends a Diapason Therapy Course, and a course on Tibetan Bowls for therapeutic purposes.
INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING PATHS
- Performer path
- Concert artist path
Throughout the academic year, workshops, seminars, and other highly engaging activities are organized for those attending the Advanced Training Course. These include workshops on audition recording techniques, insights into music management, self-promotion, as well as in-depth explorations of the instrument.
These activities are always included and free for students of the annual courses who choose the Performer or Concert Artist pathway.
The presentation of a concert performer and artist in the world of entertainment happens mainly through publicity in the digital world and with the use of different channels, from social, to the website, to the press. During this Master’s program you will be able to create and put your professional website online, with the support of the communication and marketing studio Iride Consulting.
INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING PATHS:
- Concert artist path
Some of our students’ sites AY 2022/23:
One day dedicated to a studio photo shoot to create a portfolio of professional photographs that you can use for your promotion and for various requirements: CVs, posters, programmes, social profiles and website.
INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING PATHS:
- concert artist path
MARTHA has a recording studio with the best audiovisual production equipment.
We offer our students an important opportunity to do a recording session to make a professional video suitable for all streaming platforms.
INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING PATHS
- concert artist path
MARTHA – Music ART House Academy was founded as a place for the enjoyment of art and music.
Throughout the year, House Concerts, artistic residencies, and events are organized, where you can perform solo or in chamber groups and put the studied repertoire into practice. The selection for each concert will be made from time to time by teachers and based on the repertoire required for the occasion.
At the end of the academic year, the conclusion of a journey will be celebrated with final concerts, also streamed live. During the event, attendance certificates will be issued.
INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING PATHS
- concert artist path
- Performer path
- Part-time path
COSTS AND FREQUENCY OPTIONS ⬤⬤
EARLY BIRD PROMOTION UNTIL AUGUST 20, 2024
CONCERT ARTIST | PERFORMER | PART-TIME | |
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LESSONS | 16 | 16 | 8 |
AUDITOR OPEN COURSES 2024 | ● | ● | ● |
PIANO ACCOMPANIST | ● | ● | ● |
SPECIFIC ADDRESSES | ● | ● | ● |
THE FELDENKRAIS METHOD® | ● | ● | |
WORKSHOP AND SEMINARS | ● | ● | |
WEBSITE CREATION | ● | ||
PHOTO SHOOT | ● | ||
PROFESSIONAL RECORDING | ● | ||
APPLICATION FEES | €200 | €200 | €200 |
ATTENDANCE FEES | €3.900 | EARLY BIRD €3.500 | €2.300 | EARLY BIRD €2.100 | €1.300 | EARLY BIRD €1.200 |
ATTENDANCE FEES CHAMBER MUSIC | €2.600 | EARLY BIRD €2.300 | €1.600 | EARLY BIRD €1.400 |
Prices include VAT
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HOW
TO APPLY ⬤⬤⬤
Free Audition
Participating in the audition is simple. Just fill out the following online form. You will receive the audition result via email. In the case of a positive outcome, we will send you the contract to proceed with enrollment.
Audition rules:
● Free repertoire for solo flute or flute and piano
● Framing that includes the instrument
● High-resolution smartphone video allowed
Audition participation deadline:
September 15, 2024
IMPORTANT
Auditions are processed immediately, following the order in which applications are received.
Admissions to the annual course are therefore subject to early closure once the maximum number of participants is reached.
In case of successful ADMISSION you will need to proceed with:
● Application
The application fee is required to reserve your place and must be paid within one week of the notice of successful admission.
● Attendance
The attendance fee must be paid by November 30, 2023
All payment details will be provided in the contract attached to the admission email.
PAYMENT IN INSTALLMENTS
Payment in installments is available and can be requested after successfully completing the audition step.
CONVENTIONS
MARTHA Academy has conventions with hostels, B&Bs, hotels and bars that are located close to the class venue.