4th International Course for Natural and Modern Horn
Caracas, Venezuela 21 to 27 October
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Staff Joel Arias Professor, Chair of Horn Class of Mozarteum Caracas School of Music Artistic Director of the International Course of Natural and Modern Horn Susana Salas Executive Producer Samantha Cabrera Department of Media and Social Network Patricia Aloy Graphical Coordination Social Networks Facebook: International Course for Natural and Modern Horn Twitter: @caracashorn2013 Contributing Artists: Gabriella Ibarra Juan Miguel RamĂrez
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International Horn Society
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International Course and Modern Natural Horn Since the beginning of the great movement there were always musicians in Venezuela dedicated to teach the massive education of the Horn, one of them was the Big Master Delfino Nuñez, trainer and leader of a generation of great horn players of Venezuelan music scene. But it was not until 1996, when the Beracasa Foundation brought celebrated Brass Teachers (Horns, Trumpets and Trombons) from France to Venezuela, which began the gestation of the evolution of the Horn as a solo instrument. Through this initiative emerged a new generation, where Professor Associate Professor Joel Arias, working together to the famous Maestro Andre Cazalet, kicked off the school transformation of Venezuela Horns, raising awareness of a new way of how to conceive and play the instrument. Years later, when he founded the Department of Horns “Delfino Nuñez” at the Mozarteum Caracas School of Music, and with the invaluable help of its Director Ms. Elisabeth Marichal, came an emerging generation, eager to learn different techniques of the instrument. To access this information they had to travel and invest high sums of money in their education. The need for that moment was created. With the support of the Fundación Cisneros, it was decided to invite renowned educationists and soloists, so that the maximum number of students could obtain benefit from this initiative, as before, these courses were limited to only a few who could afford their education in foreign countries. Since that time, 2008, we have welcomed several well-known names to our country, such as Michael Höltzel, Bruno Schneider, Jean Pierre Cenedeze, Marie Luise Neunecker, Javier Bonet, Radek Baborák, among others, beginning the International Course for Natural and Modern Horn. This 2013, we have the presence of one of the most famous soloists and pedagogues of today, Professor Radovan Vlatković. We will also be joined by the new generation of horn players and Venezuelans pedagogues: Professor Alex Gonçalves (Symphony Principal Horn at Kaohsiung, Taiwan) and Professor Fernando Mora (Principal Horn at the Caracas Symphony Orchestra). With the support of the Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, the Mozarteum Caracas School of Music, Banco Activo, the Youth Symphony Orchestra Francisco de Miranda, and others institutions, will be done the 4th Edition of the International Course for Modern and Natural Horn.
Many successes and a great future to the new generations of Horn Players! Joel Arias Prof. in Caracas Mozarteum and host of the 4th edition of the International Course for Natural and Modern Horn.
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4th International Course for Natural and Modern Horn
Caracas, Venezuela 21 to 27 October
Banco Activo, The School of Music Mozarteum Caracas, Youth Symphony Orchestra Francisco de Miranda, are pleased to announce the 4th Edition of the International Course for Natural and Modern Horn, to be held in Caracas, Venezuela, from October 21 to 27, 2013, with the presence of four prominent professors: ▶▶ Radovan Vlatković (Croatia) Professor, School of Music Reina Sofia(Spain) and Professor at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg. (Modern Horn). ▶▶ Rainer Ossott E. (Venezuela) independent musician in Germany. He is regularly invited to work with the major orchestras. (Modern Horn). ▶▶ Fernando Mora (Venezuela) Principal Horn Orchestra Sinfonica Municipal deCaracas, Professor of horn at the Conservatory of Music Simon Bolivar. ( Modern Horn). ▶▶ Joel Arias (Venezuela) Solo- Horn with the Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela, professor of School of Music Mozarteum Caracas and Area Representative for the International Horn Society. (Natural and Modern Horn).
Requirement to participate as an active student: For students who have not participated in previous editions: a video with the 1st movement of the Concerto for Horn No. 1 of R. Strauss. The video must be submitted before July 31, 2013 to: cursodecornonaturalymoderno@gmail.com
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Conferences and Exhibitors: Conferences “Overcoming stage fright� by the Dinka Migic-Vlatković psychologist, who will talk about the symptoms and its causes, methods and exercises to overcome it and how to prepare for a concert or presentation.
Acoustic Resonance and brass instruments and Horn Stomvi by Vicente Honorato, who will speak about acoustic resonance in brass instruments and its similarity to the technique of singing.
Exhibitors: Stomvi: Company dedicated to the manufacture and sale of wind-metal musical instruments with Stomvi generic brand. At its manufacturing facility located in the city of Xirivella, Valencia (Spain) brings together major figures daily with music sharing and exchanging views as part of the great project Stomvi.
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Radovan Vlatkovi Croatia - Modern Horn One of the leading instrumentalists of his generation, Radovan Vlatković has travelled the globe performing extensively as a soloist and popularising the horn as recording artist and teacher. Born in Zagreb in 1962 he completed his studies with Professor Prerad Detiček at the Zagreb Academy of Music and Professor Michael Höltzel at the Music Academy in Detmold, Germany. Radovan Vlatković is the recipient of many first prizes in national and international competitions, including the Premio Ancona in 1979 and the ARD Competition in Munich in 1983. This led to numerous invitations to music festivals throughout Europe including Salzburg, Vienna, Edinburgh and Dubrovnik to name but a few, the Americas, Australia, Israel, Korea as well as regular appearances in Japan. From 1982 until 1990 he served as Principal Horn with the Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin (now Deutsches Symphonie Orchester) under Maestros Riccardo Chailly and Vladimir Ashkenazy. From 1992 to 1998 he held the post of Horn Professor at the Stuttgart Musikhochschule. 1998 he became Horn Professor at the renowned Mozarteum in Salzburg. Since 2000 he holds the Horn Chair “Canon” at the “Queen Sofia” School in Madrid. From 2000 – 2003 he has been Artistic Director of the September Chamber Music
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Festival in Maribor, Slovenia. He regularly performs with András Schiff, Heinz Holliger, Elmar Schmid and Klaus Thunemann. Very much in demand as chamber musician he has performed at Gidon Kremer’s Lockenhaus, Svyatoslav Richter’s December Evenings in Moscow, Oleg Kagan and Natalia Gutman’s Kreuth, Rudolf Serkin’s Marlboro, András Schiff’s Mondsee, Vicenza and Ittingen Festivals as well as Kuhmo, Prussia Cove and Casals Festival in Prades. Radovan Vlatković has participated in first performances of works by Elliott Carter, Sofia Gubaidulina, Heinz Holliger and several Croatian composers who have written concertos for him. In May 2008 he premiered the Horn Concerto written for him by Krzysztof Penderecki together with the Bremen Philharmonic and the composer conducting. There were further performances in Japan, Taiwan as well as in Poland. Radovan Vlatković has received the German Critics Award for several of his discs. His numerous recordings include Mozart and Strauss Concertos with the English Chamber Orchestra and Jeffrey Tate, works by SaintSaens with the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris and Jean-Jacques Kantorow, the Britten Serenade for tenor, horn and strings with Neil Jenkins and the Oriol Ensemble in Berlin.
Rainer Ossott E. Venezuela • Modern Horn A Venezuelan musician, born in Caracas. Formed in the Emil Friedman conservatory with professors Alejandro Nuñez and Guiomar Hernandez. At the Juan José Landaeta Conservatory, José Lorenzo Llamozas Conservatory and IUDEM by prof. Bill Warnick. Founder member of the Mozarteum Centrum Caracas as a student of Joel Arias (2003 ). As a hornist, was Solohorn in the Emil Friedman Conservatory Orchestra, Philharmonia Emil Friedman, Chacao Youth Symphony Orchestra, Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho Symphony Orchestra, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra of Young Artists- Das Treffen (Germany), Virtuosi de Caracas, Camerata Criolla, Maastricht Conservatory Orchestra, Karlsruhe – Maastricht Horn Ensemble, National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands (NJO), Mozarteum Hornensemble of Caracas, Has been a member of orchestras such as the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Venezuela, Venezuela Symphony Orchestra, Bochumer Symphoniker (Germany), Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic of Würzburg (Germany), Meininger Hofkapelle (Germany). He has participated in projects with the Symphony of Maracay, Municipal Caracas Symphony Orchestra, Amade kammerphilharmoniker, Kammerphilharmoniker Gutersloh (Germany), Het Gelders Orkest
in Arnhem (Netherlands). Wurttembergisches Kammerorchester (Germany). As a professor, taught introductory music (1993-94) horn and chamber music at the Emil Friedman conservatory in the year 200103 , also professor of horn at the Chacao Youth Orchestra Foundation Year 2000-01. He has ventured into other musical genres, involved with groups like “La Muy Bestia Pop”, “Bacalao Men”, “Caramelos de Cianuro”, “KP9000”, “Tuyero Submarin”, “Perro Roboto” and The Brazilian music group “Oganz” in New York in 2000. In 2003 got his Master Degree in Horn performance at the Maastricht Conservatory, the Netherlands, with Prof. Will Sanders . Since 2010 performs technical improvement with Prof. Michael Lösch (Solohorn Nürnberg Opera and Bayreuther Festspiele) Currently as a freelance musician in Germany, is regularly invited to work in the Staatstheater Nürnberg, Nürnberger Symphoniker, Wurzburg Philharmonic, Theater Augsburg,Theater Regensburg. Wurttembergisches Kammerorchester, Meininger Hofkapelle, Nuevo Mundo Chamber Orchestra (Berlin). Rainer Ossott play a Gebr. Alexander horn model 103, awarded by the foundation Edmundo & Hilde Schnoegass, 2005.
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Fermando Mora Venezuela – Modern Horn Venezuelan French Horn performer experience symphonic and chamber music. He is a member of the Municipal Symphony Orchestra of Caracas since 1985 and principal horn of the same since 2003. Graduated in 2002 from the National Experimental University of the Arts in the city of Caracas, UNEARTE, where he studied with Maestro Paul Franklin Miller. In Caracas study also with Maestro Alejandro Nuñez and took classes with Master André Cazalet. In the city of Dusseldorf in Germany took classes with Master Carlos Crespo. He is Professor of the Chair of Corno del Conservatorio “Simon Bolivar” in Caracas, main conservatory “Sistema” in Venezuela and the UNEARTE Teaching in the Chairs of Horn and Chamber Music.
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Joel Arias Venezuela – Natural and Modern Horns Joel Arias was born in Venezuela, and began his early musical training at the age of eight. He studied Keyboard from age 9 and his studies on Horn at the “Sistema de Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Venezuela” at the age of ten. During two consecutive periods he was a recipient of the DAAD Stipendium, scholarship granted by the German Government to complete his post-graduate studies, perfecting his skills as a soloist with the Valve Horn and the Baroque and Natural Horn with Michael Höltzel at the celebrated Hochschule für Musik Detmold, Germany. In 1997, he has named associate professor of the Itinerant Conservatory from the Beracasa Foundation together with the acclaimed French Horn player André Cazalet. He played as Principal-Horn with the most important Venezuelan Orchestras, Sinfónica de Maracaibo, Filarmónica Nacional, Sinfónica de Venezuela. He has participated also in numerous national and International tours of America and Europe with different Chambers groups and Orchestras. In Germany and others Countries in Europe he performed with the “Detmolder Hornisten”, “Gran Partita Detmold”, “Orkester des Landestheater Detmold”, “Detmolder Kammerorkester”,
“Das Orkester des XVIII Jahreshundert” and “The Czech Chamber Orchestra”. Mr. Arias is invited to participate in many of the most important Horns Festivals. Appeared regularly in Workshops in Venezuela and others internationals Horn Festivals in Europe (Prague, Germany, Spain, etc.) and Sud-America (Argentine, Uruguay, Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Costa Rica, etc). Special Guest to take part like a Soloist in the renamed Symposium of the International Horn Society: 2004 in Valencia. Spain, 2007 in Chaux de Fond. Switzerland, and 2011 in San Francisco. USA . As a soloist, he performs frequently with the Valve Horn and with others instruments of the Baroque and Classical period. At the same time he continues to teach at the “Mozarteum Caracas” in Venezuela, looking to create a new concept and perception of his instrument by projecting his students within and outside of Venezuela. Presently, he is Principal-Horn of the Orquesta “Sinfónica de Venezuela” and Current President of the “Delfino Núñez” Foundation for the Iberoamerican Horn School. Mr. Arias can teach in German, English, Italian and Spanish.
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Dinka Migic-Vlatkovi Psychologist - Mental Trainer and Coach
Migic-Vlatković Dinka was born in Zagreb, Croatia in 1959. Actually she lives in Austria. He played the violin in the Youth Orchestra and graduated from the School of Music in Zagreb Blagoje Bersa. After studying psychology, deepened their knowledge in the Paracelsus School in Germany, where he trained as a systemic consultant and family therapist. Besides his work in journalism and art management, increasingly turned to lecture and occupation of counselor. He specialized as a “coach and mental coach” for musicians and now teaches worldwide, including the USA, Sweden, Austria and Croatia.
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Vicente Honorato IbĂĄĂąez President of Stomvi With Only 28 he created his own company devoted to the fine jewelry manufactory. At 30 he began his new project: Brass instrument manufactory. He was inspired for many professionals that believed in his creative ideas. He applied all his jeweler knowledge in the handcrafted manufactory of his Stomvi instruments. The similar story happened in the XVI and XVII centuries in Nuremberg, where the musical instruments workshops developed from the jewelers and craftsmen of that time. They that know him say that he has gifted musical ear and a great sensibility to perceive and appreciate the best tunings.
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