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.
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Lectors: Christian Wolff (Hanover, USA), Bernhard Lang (Vienna), Richard Ayres (Amsterdam/London), Petr Kotík (Ostrava/New York), Rebecca Saunders (Berlin), Michael Schumacher (New York) a Elliott Sharp (New York)
Guests: Phill Niblock (New York), Irvine Arditti (London), Zoltán Rácz (Budapest), Thomas Buckner (New York), Petr Bakla (Prague), Hana Kotková (Lugano) among others.
Students will be chosen by a review of no more than 3 scores and audio samples submitted by the applicants. More information here.
The Application deadline is March 15th 2009.
Tuition: 2200 EUR / 2500 USD. Limited financial assistance is available.
Resident- students of Ostrava Days 2007 Institute: Brazil (1), Czech Republic (2), Ireland (2), South Korea(1), Hungary (3), Macedonia (1), The Netherlands (1), New Zealand (1), Poland (2), Slovakia (1), Sweden (1), USA (15), Great Britain (4).
