Application Information
Information for applying to and attending the Master Classes
"To me this is one of the music beautiful and inspiring places in the world. It certianly is my favourite place to teach and make music." Thomas Riebl
Registration
The deadline for arrival of applications for the 2011 Master Classes is Friday 26 November 2010. Please contact the IMS office before submitting a late application. The size of the classes is limited.
What is required:
- Completed application form. Ensemble applications - each member must fill in a form.
- Two copies of a good quality CD of approximately 20 minutes’ music (Preferably 2 pieces contrasting in style. Each CD should be the same). NB – NO mini discs, DVDs or DATs please.
- Written recommendations from two master musicians.
- Biographical details (please submit on downloaded form).
- Bursary application form (if applicable). Ensembles: each member must fill in a form.
- Non-returnable registration fee of £25.
Successful applicants will be expected to attend the full course for which they have applied. The full course fee must be paid in all circumstances.
Fees
2010 Fees per 10-day course were:
£850 solo / £1300 duo / £1950 trio / £2600 quartet
The fees listed include all tuition and in addition "listener’s" rights to all Master Classes. They also include board and lodging for the duration of the course, all transport from arrival in Penzance to departure, including to and from the concerts and free tickets to all public concerts.
On acceptance to the Master Class, a deposit of half the fee will be due. If this deposit is not received by the date requested (mid February) your place in the class will be given to someone else. This deposit will not be returned if you cancel your place in the class.
Bursaries
IMS Prussia Cove is unable to offer full scholarships and any financial help that it can give is severely restricted. However, those facing serious financial difficulties should include a completed Bursary Application form, endorsed by a professor. The number of bursaries available are limited. Bursaries are by no means guaranteed. Students therefore need to be prepared to look for sponsorship elsewhere.
We advise foreign students to contact the British Council in their country and ask whether any funds might be available to attend courses in Britain. All applicants who are still studying are advised to ask their music college or conservatoire if there are funds available. We urge all applicants to start looking for funding elsewhere as soon as possible.
Requests to IMS Prussia Cove for bursaries must be received no later than Friday 26 November 2010 if they are to be considered.
Classes
The teaching is timetabled in the several large rooms in the main house. There is an experienced pianist in residence for each string class. Participants are encouraged to attend other professors’ classes as listeners.
Concerts
There are six public concerts in local churches during the seminar. Two of these are given by the Maestri, and the remaining four are given by some of the participating students who are invited to play by the Maestri.
Board and Lodging
Participants live in small cottages on the Porth-en-Alls estate on the Atlantic coast near Penzance. The number of participating musicians is restricted to 60. Meals are taken together in the refectory in the main house.
Music Library
There is a comprehensive stock of chamber music, which we hope musicians will use during the evenings. The sonata and concerto section is NOT well stocked and players should bring their own music.