July 8th - 15th 2006: Harpsichord

35th Academy for historical performance practice on keyboard instruments Harpsichord 1640-1780 Master Class Jos van Immerseel Harpsichord 16th and early 17th century Master Class Kris Verhelst Tuning Workshop Anne Galowich Museum Vleeshuis, Antwerpen July 8th - 15th 2006: Harpsichord organization: RUCKERS GENOOTSCHAP vzw Executive Director: Dr Jeannine Lambrechts-Douillez President of the Board of Directors: Jacques Peeters

instruments Harpsichords 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, 4 1 /2 oct., mean-tone. 5. - Andrea Restelli, Milano, 2006, after Philipp Jacob Specken, Stockholm, 1748, 5 oct., 8'4'8', well-tempered. Klavichord 6. - Joris Potvlieghe, Tollembeek, 2003, after Philipp Jacob Specken, Stockholm, 1743, 4 1 /2 oct., well-tempered. owners Hogeschool Antwerpen, Jeannine Lambrechts-Douillez, Jos van Immerseel, Kris Verhelst, Anne Galowich. 1. 2. 3. 2

practice practice Each participant will be granted sufficient practice time on the available instruments. principles of harpsichord playing Jos van Immerseel will also be treating some "principles of rhetoric". Kris Verhelst will include an introduction into the clavichord. master classes tuning workshops The master classes focus on the specific toucher required by each of the instruments to bring out their most rich sound. The tuning workshops are not compulsory but highly recommended: a well-chosen and professionally executed tuning not only helps to bring out the best of an instrument, but tuning an instrument is above all a unique opportunity to get acquainted with it, to discover its secrets and to know immediately when it needs further maintenance. Tuning workshop can also be attended by non participants to the master classes. 4. 6. 3

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. 4

Subscription subscription 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. preparation Each participant will prepare and present a 60 minutes' repertoire of music that suits the available instruments. languages This flyer is in English for practical reasons. During the course however, communication being extremely important, various languages are customary, as in all international courses. With everybody's good will everything is possible, nothing is mandatory. future Master Classes 2007 July 7th-14th: Master Classes Fortepiano by Jos van Immerseel and Claire Chevallier. Workshop Tuning. 5

The Ruckers Genootschap The International Academy for Interpretation on Historic Musical Instruments Jeannine Lambrechts- Douillez 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 represented very often a threat to the cultural heritage of predecessing times. Human minds developed new techniques and superseded traditional crafts destroying evidence for the future. Unlike paintings, instruments were not always considered as part of our cultural heritage; modern harpsichords were made with pianolike features providing no historical information for the interpretation of music. The Ruckers Genootschap took an active part during the second half of the 20th century in the recognition of instruments as part of our cultural heritage providing accurate contemporary information on the interpretation of music by organizing: - Colloquia in 1970 and 1977 on Conservation or Restoration and copying instruments with historical accuracy. The most prominent scholars, instrument makers, directors of musical instrument 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 trends around 19th century music were inspired by the fortepiano. Sigiswald Kuijken taught baroque violin in 1982, 1984, 1986 and 1987; Barthold Kuijken gave a course of traverso in 1983 and Paul Dombrecht baroque oboe between 1984 and 1996. Since 1971 approximately 800 musicians from all over the world participated in these courses. Many of these musicians have now an important task as professor sending their students to the course, their names belong to the universal discography of early music. coordinated all these activities as Curator of the museum Vleeshuis, having an important collection of musical instruments. She gave many lectures and is considered internationally for her expertly knowledge of Antwerp harpsichord and restoration problems. She promoted the careful approach in restoration as well as the alternative of making good copies. She was founding member of CIMCIM, the International Committee for Museums and Collections of Musical Instruments of ICOM (UNESCO), being president from 1983 to 1989. "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 6

Jos van Immerseel Kris Verhelst Anne Galowich Emile Jobin A native of Antwerp, studied piano with Eugène Traey, organ with Flor Peeters, harpsichord with Kenneth Gilbert, singing with Lucie Frateur, and conducting with Daniel Sternefeld. In 1973 he won 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 group gradually became a symphony orchestra, playing on historical instruments. With this orchestra he recorded 40 records: Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Johann Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov and Borodin. New projects: Ravel, Debussy, De Falla, the complete Beethoven-Symphonies (Zig-Zag Territoires). Immerseel has appeared as guest conductor with the Berlin Akademie für Alte Musik, the Wiener Akademie, Tafelmusik Toronto and the Budapest Festival Orchestra. He maintains a unique collection of historical keyboard instruments, which he plays in concert. Chamber music partners are Midori Seiler (violin), Claire Chevallier (fortepiano) 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 both historical and modern musical instruments and her interpretations always reflect a thorough understanding and deep respect for the specific qualities of every individual instrument. Kris Verhelst studied organ with Chris Dubois at the Lemmensinstituut in Leuven and harpsichord 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 and as a continuo player, performing and recording regularly with well-known ensembles such as the orchestras Anima Eterna, Les Muffatti and Collegium Vocale and chamber music ensembles such as More Maiorum, Oltremontano, La Sfera Armoniosa and Ricercar Consort. She recorded for the labels Passacaille, Accent, Ramée, Klara, Channel Classics, Mirare and EMR. 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. She is regularly invited to give masterclasses and to lead workshops, such as the famous annual keyboard course of the Ruckersgenootschap at the Antwerp Vleeshuis Museum. Born in Luxembourg, Anne Galowich studied the harpsichord with Jos van Immerseel in Antwerp. They now work closely together and they regularly perform as a duo. Anne teaches at the Conservatoire de Musique de la Ville de Luxembourg. For the Brussels Musical instrument Museum (MIM), she recorded a CD with works by Byrd, Soler and Duphly. Her second CD, with Jos 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 and fortepianos of the Brussels Musical Instrument Museum collection. Since 2001, she tunes and maintains the Dulcken harpsichord at the Museum Vleeshuis and teaches harpsichord at the Conservatoire of Luxemburg. Born in Switzerland in 1952, where he completed his baccalaureate and studied organ at the Conservatoire of Chaux de Fond. In 1977 he studied harpsichord making in the workshop of Jean Tournay. Together with Christopher Clarke he started in Paris a workshop called "les Temp raments In gaux" in 1979. Between 1985 and 1986 he teaches tuning and regulating harpsichords at the "Centre des M tiers de la musique" in Mons. Since 1989 he has his own workshop in Boissy l'aillerie and from 2001 on he teaches pianoforte and harpsichord tuning at the C.N.S.M. in Paris. 7

GENERAL INFORMATION subscription arrival concerts & lectures accommodation 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, Belgium Tel. +32 (0)3-202 7770 (to be booked through the Ruckers Genootschap). Museum Vleeshuis Ruckers Genootschap Vleeshouwersstraat 40, B-2000 Antwerpen, Belgium - Tel. +32 (0)3-233 6404 Mrs. Dr. J. Lambrechts-Douillez Silvesterlaan 4, B-2970 s Gravenwezel, Belgium Tel & fax: +32 (0)3-383 1690 The organisation of this Academy is possible thanks to Raad van Bestuur Voorzitter: Ondervoorzitter: Secretaris-Penningmeester: Penningmeester: Leden: Commissarissen: - Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Departement Onderwijs - Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, Departement Cultuur - Hogeschool Antwerpen - Centrum Elzenveld - Lions Club Antwerpse Kempen - Museum Vleeshuis Dhr. J.Peeters Mevr. I.Cambier-Bouwens, Dhr. P. Hollenfeltz du Treux Mevr. J. Lambrechts-Douillez Dhr. F. Wittemans 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. Verdin Mevr. A.-M. Bunneghem, J.Gerharz Layout: FABworks.be 8