It is with great pleasure that I am embarking on a sabbatical adventure!
I will be on leave from the University of Minnesota during fall semester of 2014. It is my hope that I can use this generous gift of time and travel to refresh my skills and spirit, and recharge my work as Director of Choral Activities at the U of M and Artistic Director of the Minnesota Chorale. In general, my plan is to finish a book project, serve as chorus master for a Bach Cantata Academy in Weimar, Germany, observe several conductors in Europe and the US, research repertoire and develop long-range programming ideas.
Let me express my thanks and appreciation to the many colleagues [at the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Chorale and within the broader community] who have collaborated with me to assure that my students and singers will be well cared for during my absence!
On July 31, I fly Condor Airlines from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Frankfurt, where I will stay with friends before proceeding to Weimar. There I will spend two weeks working with Helmuth Rilling on a project focusing on the cantatas that J.S Bach composed when he lived and worked in Weimar. Our partner is the local conservatory (the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar) and we will work with an international student ensemble to present a series master classes, lectures and concerts.
After Weimar, I will travel to Stuttgart to continue a book project with Rilling. Additional plans include observing conductors in various cities in Germany, France and Holland before returning to the US in late October. Along the way, I also hope to visit our son Adam in Amsterdam, who will be spending the year in the Netherlands on a bassoon research project.
Click on the link below for additional information about next week's Bach Cantata project:
Link to Weimar Bach Cantata Academy
Weimarer Bachkantaten-Akademie
Montag, 4. August – Sonntag, 17. August
Internationales Bach Ensemble
Kathy Saltzman Romey — Einstudierung Chor
Helmuth Rilling — conductor
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