Regulations 2012

1. Application 2012

Conductors of both sexes are invited to take part in the Järvi International Summer Academy for Conductors. Applications, including all requested documents, video and application fee, must be received by the masterclass office by APRIL 15th 2012! The applications must be accompanied by the following documents (in English):

1. Application form, filled out and signed (online or printout of the online application)

We prefer online registration, but if you send the form by mail, please write as subject „Application Summer".

2. Copy of certificates of musical education mentioned in the application form.

3. DVD with recordings of max. 20 minutes of representative conducting sessions (both rehearsal and concert) AND a link to your video(s) on your website or YouTube.

DVD will be used during the jury meeting and played on large screen with quality sound system . Your internet links will be send through to the teachers, who can't be present during the jury meeting.

4. Three different recent photos in jpg-format (max 500MB per picture)

5. Photocopy of passport or ID-card (with translation if necessary)

6. The application fee of 50 Euro for EU residents or 40 Euro for not EU residents

7. A short biography of max. 300 words.

Please note that the documents will not be returned!

Incomplete applications or application received after APRIL 15th 2012, will not be taken into consideration!

Payment of the application fee must be in the masterclass bank account before APRIL 15th 2012!

NOTE

Applicants are requested to answer all question concerning education and experience by filling out the application form (go here). Give short answers and give essential and recent information about conducting (other professions, experiences or instrumental careers, do not help your application).

click here for the APPLICATION FORM

Applications should be send to:

MTÜ La Nota, Rähni 11-1, Pärnu 80019, Estonia

2. Admission

Based on the applications submitted, 20 candidates will be selected by the jury to the participate in the masterclasses as full participant or student participant. (Read more about the participation status in the next chapter.)

Applicants who are not selected can be invited to participate as passive participant and reserve. In case a selected participant cancels or fails to be present, the passive participant will be invited to participate full or as student.

The successful applicants, both full and students participants, will be invited and notified by 1st May 2012 per email. They must confirm their participation by email and pay the participation fee before 15th of May 2012. Without confirmation before this date, the applicant will be automatically excluded from participation. The vacant place(s) will be offered to candidate(s) selected as passive participant(s)!

passive participant must confirm their participation by email and pay the auditor fee before 1st of June 2012. In case of cancelations, before 1st of June a passive participant will be invited to participate. passive participants who do not confirm there participation in time, will lose their position on the reserve list after 1st of June (they'll still be reserve, but confirm passive participants are favored when a place comes free) and can't anymore apply to our low budget student accommodation later (because of our booking deadline).

Interested audience, musicians etc. can apply to be auditor during the masterclasses. Auditors are NOT placed on the reserve list, don't conduct and don't receive certificates, but they participate further under the same conditions as passive participant, including the possibility to stay in our low budget student accommodation, when confirming before 1st of June 2012, and free access to all concerts of the festival.

3. Participation

To enhance the artistic level of the masterclass, the performance of all participating conductors will be assessed during the first rehearsal(s) with orchestra. A committee of the teachers (Neeme Järvi, Paavo Järvi and Leonid Grin), orchestra musicians and the management will select around 15 participants as full participants and around 5 as student participant.

Full participant
Full participants will participate in all activities of the masterclass, including conducting orchestra rehearsals (of Pärnu City Orchestra and the ÜENSO Symphony Orchestra), piano sessions and lectures. Before every concert teachers will select which participants will conduct during that concert. Every full participant gets a guaranteed minimum of 30 minutes in front of each orchestra (total minimum is 4x15 minutes). More conducting time however is available but teachers will decide to which full participants extra time will be assigned to. Additionally there will be concerts and general rehearsal to which full participants can be assigned to conduct (party).

Student participant
Student participants will participate in all activities of the masterclass, including piano sessions, lectures, conducting the first rehearsal(s) with orchestra, conducting piano sessions and during the reserve time of the final rehearsals of the ÜENSO Symphony orchestra. The performance of the student participant during this Summer will be seriously considered during his application in the next year. (student participants receive a refund (discount) on their application fee. See chapter „Fees").

Passive participant
All passive participants can take part and be present in all the masterclass activities, but do not have the right to conduct the orchestra's. However they will replace a full or student participant, in case one cancels or fails to be present. Passive participants also participate and conduct during the sessions with piano's.

Special talent program
5 to 8 participants will be selected into the Special talent program enabling them to work with the ÜENSO chamber orchestra in its rehearsals and concert during the festival.

All Participants
All participants need to obtain their own scores, study and prepare them for the masterclass rehearsals and other sessions. The full repertoire and masterclass program can be found on the website www.jarviacademy.ee, however changes are possible. Confirm participants will be informed about the final repertoire and/or changes.

All participants and auditors are offered hotel accommodation in a twin bedroom (shared) and breakfast in Pärnu and Leigo during the days of the summer masterclass for a special price (included in the fee).

The organizers reserve the right of radio and television broadcast. The participants are not entitled to demand any charge for the utilization of such recordings or broadcasting.

All participants and auditors have free access to all concerts of the Järvi Festival.

4. The Jury

Member of the jury are:

a. Neeme Järvi, Paavo Järvi and Leonid Grin

b. Tõnu Reimann, professor of violin at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre

c. Arvo Leibur, concertmaster of Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

d. Elar Kuiv, concertmaster of Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

e. Toomas Kapten: professor at the Music and Theatre Academy of Estonia

f. Jüri-Ruut Kangur, Principal Conductor of Estonian National Youth Symphony Orchestra, artistic director of Järvi festival.

g. Lukas Groen, General director of the Järvi International Academy.

5. Fees

Applicants living within the EU economical area (Euro countries and some others) can pay the application fee per international bank transfer without costs (shared costs!). Applicants who are not living within the EU economical area, are advised to pay the application fee by Western Union, because of the high costs of an international bank transfer. Paying by credit card or paypal are unfortunately not an option, due to the high costs. For further questions please contact us. Participants not living within the EU economical area need to make bank transfers with all costs to sender.

 *the application fee covers costs of admistration and audition meetings of the jury members and teachers.

PAYING BY BANK TRANSFER:

Payments can be transfered to the music foundation of the Järvi Academy, Muusikaühing La Nota. Use only and exactly these data for bank transfers. Only in the place for 'message' or 'description' you can mention "application/participation...etc" or you name, incase the payment is made from an account with another name.

Bank Account:

Account holder: Muusikaühing La Nota

address: Rähni 11-1, Pärnu 80019, Estonia

account no: 10220107207013

IBAN: EE181010220107207013

Bank name: SEB Pank

Bank address: Tornimäe 2, Tallinn 15010, Tallinn, Estonia

BIC (Swift) code: EEUHEE2X

PAYING BY WESTRN UNION:

A payment through Western Union need to be made directly to a person only, not to a company, so to:

Name: Lukas Sebastiaan Groen (director Järvi Academy)

Adress: Rähni 11-1, Pärnu 80019, Estonia

Message /description: Järvi Academy, application etc...

After the payment send us by email the specific Western Union transaction number, your name and address exactly as you filled it on the form of Western Union (note that spelling mistakes can give trouble. Please check your data carefully).