Master Conducting – Mathieu Romano

In this multi-day masterclass, six conductors will work with choral conductor and pedagogue Mathieu Romano and singers from the Netherlands Chamber Choir. The masterclass conducting starts on Wednesday, July 27th, with a short introduction. The final presentation will be on Sunday morning, July 31st.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday the participants will work with sixteen singers from the Netherlands Chamber Choir. The three full days, the introduction and the final presentation are all guided by Mathieu Romano.

Participants need to be selected for this masterclass conducting through an application procedure. Apart from the six active participants in the masterclass, there will be limited space to join the sessions as an audience.

Application between 10 January and 31 March 2022.

Schedule masterclass Mathieu Romano

Wednesday 27 July	arrival	16.00 -17.30 introduction
Thursday 28 July	9.30 – 12.00 with choir	14.00 – 17.00 with choir
Friday 29 July	9.30 – 12.00 with choir	14.00 – 17.00 with choir
Saturday 30 July	9.30 – 12.00 with choir	14.00 – 17.00 with choir
Sunday 31 July	11.00 – 12.00 presentation (TivoliVredenburg – Hertz)	departure

The schedule might be subject to change.

Repertoire

Berlio, L. – Cries of Londen 1,2,4
Martin, F. – Songs of Ariel 1,3,4
Poulenc, F. – Sept chansons 3,5,6
Bach – Er nahm alles wohl in acht (Johannespassion)
Bach – Petrus, der nicht denkt zurück (Johannespassion)
Debussy (Ronano) – Dieu! Qui la fair bon regard (Trois Chansons)
Mendelssohn – Herr, nun lässest du op.69-1
Debussy – Dieu! Qui la fair bon regard (Trois Chansons)

About the session leader

Mathieu Romano

Mathieu Romano (France) completed his studies in Zsolt Nagy’s conducting class at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSM de Paris), after which he continued to work with conductors such as François-Xavier Roth, Pierre Boulez and Susanna Mälkki.

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