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Jeune Orchestre de l’Abbaye/Master’s degree

Jeune Orchestre de l’Abbaye/Master’s degree
Courses

Internships

Each year, L’Abbaye aux Dames offers several courses to discover the interpretation of classical and romantic repertoires on period instruments. These courses are open to young musicians at the end of their higher education or at the start of their professional career.

Each Jeune Orchestre de l’Abbaye project (internships, tours, participation in the Festival de Saintes, recordings) aims to professionalise musicians, both in terms of experience and of networking. For this reason the JOA sessions are as close as possible to the realities of the professional musical world. The JOA is a professional springboard into the demanding world of specialised classical music, where talent must be accompanied by a strong network.

It is possible to integrate an orchestra or chamber music internship sporadically. This can be an opportunity to discover the JOA before applying for the Master.

2024-2025 :

  • October 13 to 18, 2024 inclusive – Chamber music course – Classical repertoire
  • November 25 to 30, 2024 inclusive – Orchestra course conducted by Christophe Coin – “Grand Répertoire et Découvertes” of French Romantic music. Works by Franchomme, Battanchon, Caplet, D’Indy, Bizet.
  • January 30 to February 4, 2025 inclusive – Chamber Music and Organology course – Romantic repertoire
  • March 31 to April 5, 2025 inclusive – Orchestra course conducted by Julien Chauvin – Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART, Symphonies 40 and 41
  • May 19 to 23, 2025 inclusive – Exam course for Master MRPE students

Admission Requirements

  • Desired profile for a JOA course applicant:
    – has finished or is finishing a degree in modern instruments (graduate/finishing their training within a higher music academy);
    – already familiar with the historical approach;
  • Procedure:
    If you meet these criteria, send us an email (chemin@abbayeauxdames.org), at least two months before the course, with:
    – an up-to-date CV,
    – a recent recording (3 min max), classical or romantic repertoire if possible.

However, due to last-minute withdrawals, we still recruit musicians after that deadline.

Costs / Accommodation

Chamber music courses
– For your first session of the current season, a €110 contribution to teaching fees + €18 for your compulsory membership for our association, or €128 in total.
– For your second session of the current season (and following sessions), only a €110 contribution to teaching fees.

Orchestra courses
– For your first session of the current season, a €180 contribution to teaching fees + €18 for your compulsory membership for our association, or €198 in total.
– For your second session of the current season (and following sessions), only a €180 contribution to teaching fees.

Once you have paid that amount, we cover your nights’ accommodation and all your meals, which will be provided on-site.

Transport costs are at your expenses.

Objectives

The objective of the training is to develop the musician’s skills around 4 assessable axes:

Technicality
Artistic maturity
Stylistic awareness
General behaviour within a musical group

Evaluation

Evaluation methods: the musician is monitored by the teaching team throughout the training session. A detailed evaluation form is given to the student at the end of the session.

The evaluation of the acquired knowledge is based on the examination of 4 criteria: technicality, stylistic awareness, artistic maturity and general behaviour. This evaluation is carried out at the end of each training session. At the end of the course, the trainee receives a certificate of attendance (on request) mentioning the number of hours of training completed and a pedagogical evaluation.

Accessibility

The student who would have difficulties due to a situation of disability, even slight, even temporary, is kindly requested to consult the disability referent (zenoni@abbayeauxdames.org) when registering, in order to allow the establishment of an adapted training plan.

Download the JOA Internal rules

Download the description of the course

Contact

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The information collected through this form will be saved in a file computerised by the production service of the Abbaye aux Dames to manage student relations.
It will be conserved during the time of the course and is intended only for an internal use by the association.
In accordance with France’s Act on Information Technology, Data Files and Civil Liberties, you can exercise your right to access and modify your data by contacting us at: communication@abbayeauxdames.org.