organization:RUCKERS GENOOTSCHAP vzw

Executive Director: Dr Jeannine Lambrechts-DouillezPresident of the Board of Directors: Jacques Peeters

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Master Class Kris Verhelst

Master Class Jos van Immerseel

Harpsichord 16th and early 17th century

Harpsichord1640-1780

Tuning Workshop Anne Galowich

Museum Vleeshuis, Antwerpen

July 8th - 15th 2006: Harpsichord

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instruments

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Harpsichords

Klavichord

owners

1. - Ioannes Daniel Dulcken, Antwerpen, 1747, 5 oct., 8'8'4', well-tempered. Restored by Hubert Bédard, Maintenon, 1972 and Emile Jobin, Boissy-L' Aillerie, 2005.

2. - Matthias Griewisch, Bammental, 2001, after Michael Mietke, s.d., Berlin, two manuals, 5 oct. 8'4'8', well-tempered.

3. - Hubert Bédard, Maintenon, 1974, Reconstruction of the harpsichord by Andreas Ruckers, Antwerpen, 1644 in the Museum Vleeshuis, 4 oct. (short C-octave),8'4', mean-tone.

4. - Michel de Mayer, Brussels, 1983, after Carlo Grimaldi, Messina, 1697, 41/2 oct.,mean-tone.

5. - Andrea Restelli, Milano, 2006, after Philipp Jacob Specken, Stockholm, 1748, 5 oct., 8'4'8', well-tempered.

6. - Joris Potvlieghe, Tollembeek, 2003, after Philipp Jacob Specken, Stockholm, 1743,41/2 oct., well-tempered.

Hogeschool Antwerpen, Jeannine Lambrechts-Douillez, Jos van Immerseel, Kris Verhelst, Anne Galowich.

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practice

principles of harpsichord playing

master classes

tuning workshops

Each participant will be granted sufficient practice time on the available instru-ments.

Jos van Immerseel will also be treating some "principles of rhetoric".Kris Verhelst will include an introduction into the clavichord.

The master classes focus on the specific ‘toucher’ required by each of the instru-ments to bring out their most rich sound.

The tuning workshops are not compulsory but highly recommended: a well-chosenand professionally executed tuning not only helps to bring out the best of aninstrument, but tuning an instrument is above all a unique opportunity to getacquainted with it, to discover its secrets and to know immediately when it needsfurther maintenance.Tuning workshop can also be attended by non participants to the master classes.

practice

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Other activities

other activities 10 July, 8.00pm:"La Restauration du clavecin Dulcken"Lecture by Emile Jobin.

11 July, 8.00pm:Recital by Kris Verhelst.

13 July, 8.00pm:Recital on two harpsichords by Jos van Immerseel and Anne Galowich.

15 July, 11.30am:An intimate concert by the participants will conclude the Academy.

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Subscription

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preparation

languages

future MasterClasses

A) Participants in 2 Master Classes: 320€B) Participants in 1 Master Class and auditor in the other: 300€C) Participants in only Tuning Workshop: 100€D) Auditors: 100€ for the whole week or 18€ a day.

Reduced prices for members of the Ruckers Genootschap: 50€ for the whole week or 8€ a day.

Fill in the application form and send it together with a curriculum vitae (it is important that you mention your experience with original historic instruments or copies) and your repertoire, before May 1st, 2006 to the Ruckers Genootschap.

Each participant will prepare and present a 60 minutes' repertoire of music thatsuits the available instruments.

This flyer is in English for practical reasons. During the course however, communi-cation being extremely important, various languages are customary, as in all inter-national courses. With everybody's good will everything is possible, nothing ismandatory.

2007July 7th-14th:Master Classes Fortepiano by Jos van Immerseel and Claire Chevallier.Workshop Tuning.

The name Ruckers reminds us of the historical past of Antwerp as the most important centre for harpsichord making during the 16th and 17th centuries. Changing trends in art rep-resented very often a threat to the cultural heritage of predecessing times. Human minds devel-oped new techniques and superseded traditional crafts destroying evidence for the future.Unlike paintings, instruments were not always considered as part of our cultural heritage; mod-ern harpsichords were made with pianolike features providing no historical information for theinterpretation of music. The Ruckers Genootschap took an active part during the second half of the 20th century in therecognition of instruments as part of our cultural heritage providing accurate contemporaryinformation on the interpretation of music by organizing:- Colloquia in 1970 and 1977 on Conservation or Restoration and copying instruments withhistorical accuracy. The most prominent scholars, instrument makers, directors of musicalinstrument collections, technicians and performers took part in these discussions.- Summercourses since 1971 on historic instruments.- In 1989, 1991 and 1993 a new forum was offered with the organization of Antverpiano,organised under the supervision of Jos van Immerseel.

started in 1971 for harpsichord. Since 1982 Jos van Immerseel was invited and new trendsaround 19th century music were inspired by the fortepiano. Sigiswald Kuijken taught baroqueviolin in 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1987; Barthold Kuijken gave a course of traverso in 1983 andPaul Dombrecht baroque oboe between 1984 and 1996. Since 1971 approximately 800 musi-cians from all over the world participated in these courses. Many of these musicians have nowan important task as professor sending their students to the course, their names belong to theuniversal discography of early music.

coordinated all these activities as Curator of themuseum Vleeshuis, having an important collectionof musical instruments. She gave many lecturesand is considered internationally for her expertlyknowledge of Antwerp harpsichord and restora-tion problems. She promoted the carefulapproach in restoration as well as the alter-native of making good copies. She was found-ing member of CIMCIM, the InternationalCommittee for Museums and Collections ofMusical Instruments of ICOM (UNESCO),being president from 1983 to 1989.

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The RuckersGenootschap

The InternationalAcademy for

Interpretation onHistoric Musical

Instruments

JeannineLambrechts-

Douillez

"A visit to the Vleeshuis, where the Ruckers

Genootschap unfolds its activities, helps us to

check our own ideas on performance and

sound to which we have to submit ourselves

not only once but again and again."

Gustav Leonhardt

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Jos van Immerseel

KrisVerhelst

Anne Galowich

Emile Jobin

A native of Antwerp, studied piano with Eugène Traey, organ with Flor Peeters, harpsichord withKenneth Gilbert, singing with Lucie Frateur, and conducting with Daniel Sternefeld. In 1973 hewon the first Paris Harpsichord Competition. He is self-taught in the disciplines of organology,rhetoric and the historic piano. He has held teaching positions at the Scola Cantorum in Basel,the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam, the Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique in Paris.Master Classes in Europe, America, and Japan. In 1987 he founded Anima Eterna. The groupgradually became a symphony orchestra, playing on historical instruments. With this orchestrahe recorded 40 records: Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Johann Strauss,Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Borodin. New projects: Ravel, Debussy, De Falla, the completeBeethoven-Symphonies (Zig-Zag Territoires). Immerseel has appeared as guest conductor withthe Berlin Akademie für Alte Musik, the Wiener Akademie, Tafelmusik Toronto and the BudapestFestival Orchestra. He maintains a unique collection of historical keyboard instruments, whichhe plays in concert. Chamber music partners are Midori Seiler (violin), Claire Chevallier (forte-piano) and Anne Galowich (harpsichord). Jos van Immerseel has made over 100 recordings(Accent, Channel Classics, Sony, Zig-Zag Territoires).

Has been performing throughout Europe, The United States of America and Japan on bothhistorical and modern musical instruments and her interpretations always reflect a thoroughunderstanding and deep respect for the specific qualities of every individual instrument.Kris Verhelst studied organ with Chris Dubois at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven and harp-sichord with Jos Van Immerseel at the Royal Flemish Conservatory in Antwerp. During the past decade she has built up an international reputation both as a soloist andas a continuo player, performing and recording regularly with well-known ensembles such asthe orchestras Anima Eterna, Les Muffatti and Collegium Vocale and chamber music ensem-bles such as More Maiorum, Oltremontano, La Sfera Armoniosa and Ricercar Consort.She recorded for the labels Passacaille, Accent, Ramée, Klara, Channel Classics, Mirare andEMR. During the past few years she is also increasingly active as a clavichord player.Kris Verhelst teaches harpsichord and Basso Continuo at the Lemmensinstituut, Leuven. Sheis regularly invited to give masterclasses and to lead workshops, such as the famous annualkeyboard course of the Ruckersgenootschap at the Antwerp Vleeshuis Museum.

Born in Luxembourg, Anne Galowich studied the harpsichord with Jos van Immerseel inAntwerp. They now work closely together and they regularly perform as a duo. Anne teaches atthe Conservatoire de Musique de la Ville de Luxembourg. For the Brussels Musical instrumentMuseum (MIM), she recorded a CD with works by Byrd, Soler and Duphly. Her second CD, withJos van Immerseel and Anima Eterna, is dedicated to J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach and Hugo Distler(Turtle Records). From 1999 to 2001, Anne regularly tuned harpsichords, clavichords andfortepianos of the Brussels Musical Instrument Museum collection. Since 2001, she tunes andmaintains the Dulcken harpsichord at the Museum Vleeshuis and teaches harpsichord at theConservatoire of Luxemburg.

Born in Switzerland in 1952, where he completed his baccalaureate and studied organ at theConservatoire of Chaux de Fond. In 1977 he studied harpsichord making in the workshop ofJean Tournay. Together with Christopher Clarke he started in Paris a workshop called "lesTemp raments In gaux" in 1979. Between 1985 and 1986 he teaches tuning and regulatingharpsichords at the "Centre des M tiers de la musique" in Mons. Since 1989 he has his ownworkshop in Boissy l'Aillerie and from 2001 on he teaches pianoforte and harpsichord tuning atthe C.N.S.M. in Paris.

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A) Participants in 2 Master Classes: 320€B) Participants in 1 Master Class and auditor in the other: 300€C) Participants in only Tuning Workshop: 100€D) Auditors: 100€ for the whole week or 18€ a day.

Reduced prices for members of the Ruckers Genootschap: 50€ for the whole week or 8€ a day.

Participants are expected at the Centre Elzenveld on Saturday July 8th at 10am.

Concerts will be given by Jos van Immerseel, Kris Verhelst and Anne Galowich.An intimate concert by the participants ends the Academy.Participants have free access to these concerts.Lecture on the Preservation and Restoration of historic harpsichords by Emile Jobin.

can be provided at:Centre Elzenveld, Lange Gasthuisstraat 45, B-2000 Antwerpen, BelgiumTel. +32 (0)3-202 7770 (to be booked through the Ruckers Genootschap).

Vleeshouwersstraat 40, B-2000 Antwerpen, Belgium - Tel. +32 (0)3-233 6404

Mrs. Dr. J. Lambrechts-DouillezSilvesterlaan 4, B-2970 ‘s Gravenwezel, BelgiumTel & fax: +32 (0)3-383 1690wwwwww..rruucckkeerrssggeennoooottsscchhaapp..bbee

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GENERAL INFORMATION

- Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Departement Onderwijs- Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Departement Cultuur- Hogeschool Antwerpen- Centrum Elzenveld- Lions Club Antwerpse Kempen- Museum Vleeshuis

The organisation of thisAcademy is possible

thanks to

Raad van BestuurVoorzitter: Dhr. J.Peeters

Ondervoorzitter: Mevr. I.Cambier-Bouwens, Dhr. P. Hollenfeltz du TreuxSecretaris-Penningmeester: Mevr. J. Lambrechts-Douillez

Penningmeester: Dhr. F. WittemansLeden: Mevr. H. Craeybeckx, A. Galowich, A. Meinertzhagen-Limpens, Chr. Vermeire-Verhaegen,

HH. H. Baeten, J. De Haes, P. Huvenne, M. Scheck, J. van Immerseel, J. VerdinCommissarissen: Mevr. A.-M. Bunneghem, J.Gerharz

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