Summer Fortepiano Workshop
This workshop is a biennial affair, not offered in 2010. Please check this website in the fall of 2010 for information on plans for Summer 2011. If you would like to receive an e-mail announcement when new information is available, please join our e-mail list.
August 9-15, 2009 in Lincoln Hall on the Cornell University Campus
Program
The Center for 18th Century Music at Cornell University is pleased to announce the third fortepiano workshop to be held on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York from August 9-15, 2009. The workshop will be directed by Malcolm Bilson of Cornell University, Andrew Willis of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and David Breitman of Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. All classes will be held in in Cornell's air-conditioned Lincoln Hall. Each morning and afternoon, classes will be held with each of the three instructors; on alternate days participants will have the opportunity to work with each one. In addition, each of the instructors (and possibly some of the participants) will give presentations on various topics related to early pianos and performance practices. Picnics, hikes and excursions to various places in the scenic Finger Lakes region will be organized.
Concerts
On Tuesday, August 11 a concert by the three instructors will be given, and on Saturday, August 15 a concert by the participants of the workshop. Both events will be open to the public.
Faculty
- Malcolm Bilson, Cornell University
- David Breitman, Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
- Andrew Willis, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Instruments
Instruments available for the workshop include:
- A Walter und Sohn replica by Paul McNulty, 5.5 octaves
- A Schanz replica by Thomas and Barbara Wolf, 5 octaves
- A Clementi and Broderip replica by Chris Maene, 5.5 octaves
- A Stein replica by Thomas McCobb, 5 octaves
- A Nannette Streicher replica by Thomas and Barbara Wolf, 6 octaves
- A Conrad Graf replica by Paul McNulty, 6.5 octaves
- A Broadwood from 1827 restored by Edwin Beunk, 6 octaves
- A Simon (Graf type) from 1830, restored by Ugo Casiglia, 6.5 octaves
- An Erard from 1868 restored by Frits Janmaat, 7 octaves
Program Costs
Tuition
- Active Participants: $400
- Audit: $200
Housing
- $45 per day for double occupancy
- $60 per day for single occupancy
Meal costs:
- Breakfast: $6.75
- Lunch: $10.65
- Dinner: $12.50
Cornell University Administration Fee: $32
For more information
Direct enquiries to Malcolm Bilson 607.273.5911, 607.351.1756