The EAMA Summer Music Institute Organ Program offers a unique opportunity for organists to delve deeply into the world of French Organ music while studying Harmony, Counterpoint and Music Analysis in the EAMA tradition.
Under the guidance of concert organist and pedagogue Amelie Held, you will further develop and shape your artistic musical language, while immersing yourself in the spirit of the rich French organ tradition and unique musical heritage of Paris.
Studio workshops and individual coachings will focus on the repertoire you wish to develop, while masterclasses and excursions across the city will introduce you to a variety of iconic instruments built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll and others — organs that shaped the musical language of César Franck, Louis Vierne, and generations of French composers. The EAMA Summer Music Institute Organ Program offers you a rare opportunity to encounter these instruments in their original acoustical environments and to deepen your understanding of French stylistics and hone your skills with focused classes in the fundamental language of music.
Program Outline
This intense 17-day program will enhance your interpretational and performing skills, sparking your curiosity to further explore and deepen your understanding and knowledge of the organ repertoire.
In addition to EAMA’s core curriculum, you will receive:
- Masterclasses with renowned French titular organists on organ literature:
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- Thomas Lacôte at Eglise de la Trinité on the music of Olivier Messiaen
- Olivier Penin at St. Clotilde on the music of César Franck
- David Cassan at St. Etienne du Mont on the music of Maurice Duruflé
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- Improvisation masterclass:
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- Thierry Escaich, titular organist of Notre Dame Cathedral
- Thierry Escaich, titular organist of Notre Dame Cathedral
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- Excursions to world-famous instruments across Paris such as Notre Dame de Paris, St Clotilde, St. Etienne du Mont, Eglise de la Trinité
- Studio workshops focusing on different composers and their unique musical language (César Franck, Maurice Duruflé, and Olivier Messiaen)
- Group discussions focusing on the importance of personal artistic choices (e.g. regarding registration, the understanding of space and reverb/acoustics)
- 2 individual organ lessons
- The possibility to attend “Auditions d’Orgue” and Mass all across Paris (witnessing in person the Art of Improvisation, exploring the sound of French historic instruments)
Repertoire will be discussed and established with accepted candidates before the start of the program.
Core Courses
Organists take our legendary core classes in Counterpoint, Harmony, Musicianship (optional) and Analysis. Our courses give you the tools to hone your unique musical understanding.