{"id":2430,"date":"2024-06-18T09:35:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T08:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/?page_id=2430"},"modified":"2024-12-03T14:08:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T14:08:25","slug":"montegral-academy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/de\/montegral-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Montegral Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"trp_language_switcher_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"trp-language-switcher trp-language-switcher-container\" data-no-translation >\n    <div class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-current-language\">\n        <a href=\"#\" class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-disabled-language trp-ls-disabled-language\" title=\"Deutsch\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/de_DE.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"de_DE\" title=\"Deutsch\"> \t\t<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-language\">\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"trp-ls-shortcode-disabled-language trp-ls-disabled-language\"  title=\"Deutsch\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault()\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/de_DE.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"de_DE\" title=\"Deutsch\"> \t\t<\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2430#TRPLINKPROCESSED\" title=\"English (UK)\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/en_GB.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"en_GB\" title=\"English (UK)\">         <\/a>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2430#TRPLINKPROCESSED\" title=\"Italiano\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"trp-flag-image\" src=\"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/translatepress-multilingual\/assets\/images\/flags\/it_IT.png\" width=\"18\" height=\"12\" alt=\"it_IT\" title=\"Italiano\">         <\/a>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <script type=\"application\/javascript\">\n        \/\/ need to have the same with set from JS on both divs. Otherwise it can push stuff around in HTML\n        var trp_ls_shortcodes = document.querySelectorAll('.trp_language_switcher_shortcode .trp-language-switcher');\n        if ( trp_ls_shortcodes.length > 0) {\n            \/\/ get the last language switcher added\n            var trp_el = trp_ls_shortcodes[trp_ls_shortcodes.length - 1];\n\n            var trp_shortcode_language_item = trp_el.querySelector( '.trp-ls-shortcode-language' )\n            \/\/ set width\n            var trp_ls_shortcode_width                                               = trp_shortcode_language_item.offsetWidth + 16;\n            trp_shortcode_language_item.style.width                                  = trp_ls_shortcode_width + 'px';\n            trp_el.querySelector( '.trp-ls-shortcode-current-language' ).style.width = trp_ls_shortcode_width + 'px';\n\n            \/\/ We're putting this on display: none after we have its width.\n            trp_shortcode_language_item.style.display = 'none';\n        }\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yellowpageheader\">CONVENTO DELL&#8217;ANGELO, NR LUCCA, TUSCANY<br><em>PLEASE NOTE: THE APRIL 2025 COURSE HAS HAD TO BE POSTPONED: NEW DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON<\/em>\n<p>WITH: THE ALKYONA STRING QUARTET<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"imgrow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"leftimage\" src=\"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Montegral_hills.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rightimage\" src=\"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Alkyona5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"300\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"notice\">\n<h3>Available places:<\/h3>\n<p>There are currently 28 of 28 places available<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>A friendly course<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; for adults and young people in the wonderful region of Tuscany, just west of Florence.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Il Convento dell&#8217;Angelo<\/em> &#8211; <\/strong>conductor Gustav Kuhn founded the Montegral Academy of Music in this ex-monastery. It will be our home for the week, and is wonderfully kitted out for music, containing lots of separate rooms &#8211; perfect for chamber music! It&#8217;s in the rolling Tuscan hills, just a few miles north of the beautiful medieval town of Lucca. We will have the buildings to ourselves for the week!<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Chamber music<\/em> &#8211; <\/strong>this is a string chamber music course, working principally on music for string quartet, trio and quintet.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Music<\/em> &#8211; <\/strong>the week will focus on music by Mozart, Beethoven and Ethel Smyth. &nbsp;If you come in your own group, you are welcome &#8211; in addition &#8211; to bring music with you that you want to work on. We will also have a small library of music that you can use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"imgrow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"leftimage\" src=\"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/puccini-museum-1024x686-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rightimage\" src=\"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Wine_cellar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"300\"><\/div>\n<h2>Music<\/h2>\n<p><em><strong>The team<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; Peter Fender is the director and we are delighted to have the Alkyona String Quartet as our resident quartet (see <a href=\"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/montegral-academy\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About Us<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Players required<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; there will be a maximum of 28 players on the course. Priority will be given to string chamber groups: quartets, trios and quintets. Individuals are also welcome to apply, and we will put you into an appropriate group. Whether you are a music student, a professional, or an amateur, we welcome you all. As far as standard goes, we work from a minimum of about grade 6\/7 up to advanced &#8211; but experience is every bit as important as &#8216;standard&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Schedule<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; the schedule for the week will include daily coaching sessions in your chamber group, playing in the string orchestra, and some general musicianship activities &#8211; the focus, however, is very much on the chamber music.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Lecture recitals<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; the Alkyona Quartet will give two lecture recitals (one on Beethoven, the other on Ethel Smyth). There will also be the opportunity for groups to play in a performance at the end of the week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"imgrow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"leftimage\" src=\"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Music_room4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rightimage\" src=\"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/ed0a0b_b8f6984fd9b84c7cb8be1a4f89513014mv2.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"300\">\n<h2>Accommodation\/Food\/Locality<\/h2>\n<p><strong><em>Accommodation<\/em><\/strong> &#8211; is in rooms in the ex-monastery. There are singles, twins and doubles.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Food<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; the Academy is used to catering for groups, and they will provide us with three meals each day.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Lucca<\/strong><\/em> &#8211; is a beautiful town, to which we will organise a trip during the week. It has a strong musical history (with particular connections to the composers Puccini, Boccherini and Geminiani).<\/p>\n<h2>Costs<\/h2>\n<p>These are basically two:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em><b>Travel<\/b><\/em> &#8211; you must book and pay for your own travel.<\/li>\n<li><b><em>Course\/accommodation\/food<\/em><\/b> &#8211; you pay one price which covers all of this for the week. The standard cost is \u00a3820 (\u00a3670 for full-time students), and there is an early bird discount available! &nbsp;Non-playing partners\/friends\/relatives pay a reduced amount. See the <a href=\"https:\/\/musiccoursesinitaly.com\/montegral-academy\/cost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cost<\/a> page for full details.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<!-- wp:themify-builder\/canvas \/-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CONVENTO DELL&#8217;ANGELO, NR LUCCA, TUSCANYPLEASE NOTE: THE APRIL 2025 COURSE HAS HAD TO BE POSTPONED: NEW DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON WITH: THE ALKYONA STRING QUARTET Available places: There are currently 28 of 28 places available A friendly course &#8211; for adults and young people in the wonderful region of Tuscany, just west of Florence. 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