Tenso wants to encourage young conductors to take on choral music, working both on standard repertoire and on recent and contemporary pieces. In Tenso Masterclass for Conductors (TMC), promising conductors get to work with coaches in reading sessions and in rehearsals with a professional chamber choir.
Repertoire
Conductors will be asked to work on at least one piece from the following list:
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) – Warum is das Licht gegeben (from Op.74) (1879)
Luciano Berio (1925-2003) – Cries of London (1974)
Frank Martin (1890-1974) – Songs of Ariel (1950)
Frank Martin (1890-1974) – Messe pour double choeur (1922/1926)
Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) – O Sacrum Convivium (1937)
Györgi Ligeti (1923-2006) – Lux Aeterna (1966)
Arvo Pärt (1935) – Magnificat (1989)
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) – Sept Chansons (1936)
Arnold Schönberg (1874-1951) – Friede auf Erden (1907)
Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) – Nuits (1967/1868)
In addition, candidates can choose to work on a piece that is on the concert programme of the choir they will work with, or (after consulting the coaches) a piece of their own choosing which may be new to the choir.
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Previous sessions
May 2018, Mechelen
During Tenso Days Mechelen, Krista Audere and Jurica Petar Petrač worked with Zbor HRT and coaches Daniel Reuss and Tomislav Facini.
October 2017, Zagreb
In sessions in Zagreb, Petra Grassi, Visa Yrjölä, Julia Selina Blank and Tobias Stückelberger worked with Grete Pedersen, Daniel Reuss and Zbor HRT.
May 2017, Mechelen
In May 2017, during Tenso Days Mechelen, Mariana Delgadillo Espinoza, Petra Grassi and Benjamin Kirk worked with Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor, Daniel Reuss and Nils Schweckendiek.
April 2017, Ljubljana
Benjamin Hartmann, Benjamin Kirk and Visa Yrjölä worked with Grete Pedersen, Tonci Bilic and Zbor Slovenske Filharmonije.
November 2016, Amsterdam
During Tenso Days Amsterdam, Mariana Delgadillo Espinoza, Tobias Walenciak and Yuval Weinberg worked with Cappella Amsterdam and Nederlands Kamerkoor, with coaches Grete Pedersen and Daniel Reuss.
August 2016, Helsinki
In August 2016, Arndt Henzelmann and Lodewijk van der Ree worked with James Wood and Tenso Europe Chamber choir, during Tenso Days Helsinki. Pictures on smugmug.
May 2016, Mechelen
The first sessions in 2016 took take place during Tenso Days Mechelen from 13 to 15 May 2016. Conductors Grete Pedersen and Daniel Reuss and Det Norske Solistkor worked with Boldizsár Kiss and Angeliki Ploka. Have a look at a photo series of the sessions in Mechelen (Facebook), or take of photo tour of the Tenso Days Mechelen (smugmug).
2015 Edition
For partipants and coaches that participated in the 2015 edition, have a look here.
Photo : Grete Pedersen, Angeliki Ploka, Boldizsár Kiss, Daniel Reuss, Mechelen 2016