30th Academy

Dates

August 05 - August 10, 2024

Schedule (Woodwind instruments courses)

* All lessons will be with piano accompaniment.
* Schedule might be changed.

Schedule (Brass instruments courses)

* All lessons will be with piano accompaniment.
* Schedule might be changed.

Place

Act City Hamamatsu

Courses

• The Academy has two courses; Advanced Performance Course and Student Course. Individual lessons will be given for 40 minutes.

  • Advanced Performance Course: 4 one-to-one lessons.

  • Student Course: 2 one-to-one lessons.

  Students will be allowed to audit the lessons of other students. Practice room will also be provided.

  Lesson & Audition Repertoire

  Flute

  *We accept lesson & Audition repertoire which is not listed in the following chart.
  *Students may not change Lesson Repertoire after the application is accepted.

  Composer	Audition Repertoire
  C.Ph.E. Bach	Solo sonata a-minor
  J.S. Bach	Sonaten, Partita
  W.A. Mozart	Konzerte G und D
  L.v. Beethoven	Serenade D-Major
  L. Berio	Sequenza
  E. Bozza	Image
  Th. Böhm	Grande Polonaise
  A. Casella	Sicilienne et Burlesque
  L.Lieberman	Sonata
  P. Hindemith	8 Pieces
  A. Honegger	Danse de la chevre
  S. Karg-Elert	Sinfonische Kanzone, Sonata appassionata
  O. Messiaen	Le merle noir
  A.Copland	Duo for Fl and Pf
  F.Poulenc	Sonate
  S. Prokofief	Sonate
  C. Reinecke	Sonate Undine, Konzert
  F. Schubert	Trockne Blumen (Variationen)
  P. Taffanel	Freischütz-Fantasie
  T. Takemitsu	Voice
  E. Varése	Density

  Clarinet

  *We accept lesson & Audition repertoire which is not listed in the following chart.
  *Students may not change Lesson Repertoire after the application is accepted.

  Composer	Audition Repertoire
  Mozart	Concerto
  Weber	Concertino
  Saint-Saëns	Sonate
  Poulenc	Sonate
  Schumann	Phantasiestücke
  Brahms	Sonate Nr.1
  Orchestra	Study
  (Jettel,Rose...etc.)

  Oboe

  *We accept lesson & Audition repertoire which is not listed in the following chart.
  *Students may not change Lesson Repertoire after the application is accepted.

  Composer	Audition Repertoire
  Vivaldi	Sonata No.6 g-moll op.13
  Mozart	Concerto C dur. K.314 (Henle)
  R.Strauss	Concerto D dur
  Saint-Saëns	Sonata op.166
  Britten	Metamorphoses after Ovid op.49
  Telemann	12 Fantaisies
  (Ferling...etc.)

  Fagott

  *We accept lesson & Audition repertoire which is not listed in the following chart.
  *Students may not change Lesson Repertoire after the application is accepted.

  Composer	Audition Repertoire
  Mozart	Concerto Bb-major, K191
  Mozart	Sonata Bb-major, K292 (Henle)
  J.N. Hummel	Concerto F-major
  F. Berwald	Concert piece F-major Op.2
  C.M. von Weber	Andante and Hungarian Rondo
  A. Jolivet	Concerto
  R. Boutry	Interferences I
  P. Hindemith	Sonata
  H. Villa-Lobos	Ciranda das sete Notas
  I. Yun	Monolog for solo Bassoon
  J.S. Bach	Partita BWV 1013
  (Milde/Fuenfzig Konzertstudien...etc.)

  Saxophone

  *We accept lesson & Audition repertoire which is not listed in the following chart.
  *Students may not change Lesson Repertoire after the application is accepted.

  Composer	Audition Repertoire
  Creston	Sonata
  Tomasi	Concerto
  Denisov	Sonata
  Ibert	Concertino
  Glazunov	Concerto
  Desenclos	Prelude, Cadence and Final
  (Ferling/48 Etudes...etc.)

  Trumpet

  *We accept lesson & Audition repertoire which is not listed in the following chart.
  *Students may not change Lesson Repertoire after the application is accepted.

  Composer	Audition Repertoire
  Haydn	Concert in E flat major
  Honneger	Intrada
  Hindemith	Sonata
  Enesco	Legend
  Plog	Post card
  Brandt	first and second concert piece.
  Charlier	36 etudes
  (Bordogni/Vocalises Vol1...etc.)

  Horn

  *We accept lesson & Audition repertoire which is not listed in the following chart.
  *Students may not change Lesson Repertoire after the application is accepted.

  Composer	Audition Repertoire
  R.Strauss	Concerto Nr.1
  Schumann	Adagio und Allegro
  Bozza	En forêt op.40
  Dukas	Villanelle
  Rossini	Thema and Variations
  (Kopprasch,Maxim,Gallay,Paudert,Müller...etc.)

  Trombone

  *We accept lesson & Audition repertoire which is not listed in the following chart.
  *Students may not change Lesson Repertoire after the application is accepted.

  Composer	Audition Repertoire
  J.Casterede	Sonatine
  R.Boutry	Capriccio
  F.David	Concertino
  H.Dutilleux	Choral,Cadence et Fugato
  E.Ewazen	Sonata
  F.Martin	Ballade
  L.Grondahl	Concerto
  J.Mackey	Harvest Concerto
  G.Ropertz	Piece in e-at minor
  K.Serocki	Both Concerto and Sonatina
  R.Schumann	Three Romances
  S.Sulek	Sonata
  H.Tomashi	Concerto
  (Bordogni,Tyrrell / Progressive Studies, Bozza 30 Capriccios)

  Euphonium

  *We accept lesson & Audition repertoire which is not listed in the following chart.
  *Students may not change Lesson Repertoire after the application is accepted.

  Composer	Audition Repertoire
  Boccalari	Fantasia di Concerto
  Casterede	Fantaisie Concertante
  Cosma	Euphonium Concerto
  Curnow	Symphonic Variants
  Désenclos	Suite brève
  Horovitz	Euphonium Concerto
  J.Bach	Concert Variations
  J.S.Bach	Cello Suite
  (Arban, Rochut / Melodius Etudes etc.)

  Tuba

  *We accept lesson & Audition repertoire which is not listed in the following chart.
  *Students may not change Lesson Repertoire after the application is accepted.

  Composer	Audition Repertoire
  R.V.Williams	Concerto for Tuba
  E.Gregson	Concerto for Tuba
  S.Jones	Concerto for Tuba
  J.Koetsier	Sonatina for Tuba and Piano
  R.Wilhelm	Concertino for Tuba and Piano
  A.Plog	Three Miniatures for Tuba
  B.Broughton	Sonata for Tuba
  J.S. Bach	Sonata in Eb for Flute and Piano
  J.S. Bach	Cello Suite no.1 (Menuet I & II, Courante)
  (Kopprasch,Bordogni...etc.)

• Auditor course: Participants are allowed to audit all lessons of brass and woodwind instruments.

Eligibility

Student

• Advanced Performance Course (5 days): student or professional musician
• Student Course (2 days): any musician who is junior high or high school student

Auditor

• open to any person who is above 7 years old

* Students will be drawn from an international pool of applicants.
* Additionally, home-stay accommodations can be available for foreign students.

Deadline for application

Friday, June 14, 2024 (Student)

Application

Fill and submit the online application form including the audition video recording.

Upload the video to YouTube as “UNLISTED” and include the YouTube link in the application form. The title of YouTube must be applicant’s full name.

If you are unable to upload the video to YouTube, please e-mail the video data by an attachment file (file format must be MP4 file, no more than 25MB).

If you are unable to submit the video by either of YouTube link or e-mail, please send the DVD (Blue-ray discs are NOT acceptable) to the secretariat office by post. The submitted DVD will not be returned.

Audition video submission is only required for applicants for Student course.

For application and inquiry

Notification of results

All participants will be notified by return mail of their acceptance into the Academy by the end of June.

VISAS

If necessary, contestants are responsible for obtaining their own visas to enter Japan.
If necessary, Academy and Festival Office will issue an invitation letter upon request.

Academy application details

Auditor