La Folia Frenzy: A Full-Day Baroque Strings Workshop

Ages: 10 - 18
Session Length: 1 Day
Skill Level: Intermediate and Up

Join members of Les Délices, Cleveland’s premiere Baroque chamber ensemble, for a FREE full-day workshop focused on Francesco Geminiani’s Concerto Grosso “La Folia,” based on Arcangelo Corelli’s Sonata “La Folia” from Suzuki Book 6.

Each session within the day-long workshop will explore a different aspect or element of the workshop’s theme: La Folia (or, Musical Madness). Along the way, participants will learn about Baroque style, bowing, and technique, while gaining essential chamber music experience as they learn and rehearse Geminiani’s concerto grosso without a conductor.

The day’s schedule will include presentations on Baroque rhetoric, group lessons on characteristic styles and techniques, full-ensemble playing sessions, and a brief faculty recital, culminating in public performance and reception for students and families.

Sunday, October 13, 2024
9:00 am - 5:15 pm
TMS University Circle Campus
11125 Magnolia Drive, Cleveland, OH 44106
Free of charge!

Workshop Schedule

• 9:00-9:45am: 45-min intro to Historical Performance Practice focusing on the roots of La Folia, Rhetoric, Style, and History
• 10:00-11:00am: Introducing fundamentals of Baroque String Playing: Upper strings -- Characteristic bowings; Lower strings -- What is continuo?
• 11:15-12:30pm: Chamber orchestra (full-group session)
• 12:30-1:15pm: Lunch Break
• 1:30-2:00pm: Faculty Recital: Once upon a ground…
• 2:10-2:50pm: Mini-masterclass: Ways to make the music you're working on more stylish or Baroque-informed.
• 3:00-4:15pm: Chamber orchestra (full-group session)
• 4:30-5:15pm: Short performance/presentation for parents/families + reception

Participating families will also receive free tickets to Les Délices’ October 20th performance of Arcadian Dreams in Harkness Chapel on the CWRU campus, as well as to additional events at Early Music America’s International Summit, hosted in Cleveland, October 20th - 23rd, 2024.

Prerequisites

Participants must be able to play 2 octave melodic or harmonic minor scales; up to 2 or 3 flats/sharps, and have completed Suzuki Book 3. Completion of Suzuki Book 4 is preferred.

Tuition

This program is provided free of charge thanks to the generous contributions of Les Délices' supporters.

Registration

Advanced registration is required as there is limited capacity for this workshop. An attempt will be made to balance the ensemble across sections.

Please select your instrument below and complete your registration. Alternatively, to enroll by phone, please call The Music Settlement at 216-421-5806 ext. 100.

Violin Registration

Viola Registration

Cello Registration

Bass Registration

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Session	Day	Time	Campus	Fee
October 13, 2024 - October 13, 2024 Oct 13, 2024 - Oct 13, 2024	Sunday	9:00am - 5:15pm	University Circle	FREE

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