International Academy for Young Women Composers

Co-supervision of the academy 2021-2023
2021-2023
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About

True to its commitment to young artists, the Orchestre de chambre de Paris launched an international academy in 2021 to support the emergence of young women composers. The 2021-2025 edition is supervised by Thomas Lacôte and Clara Olivares.

Academy members 2021-2023:

2021-2022 Season

May / June 2021:

  • meeting with potential candidates
  • motivation interview


September 20, 2021:

  • meeting with Lars Vogt and the orchestra musicians
  • meeting with the artistic team
  • exploration and discovery of scores
  • preparation of workshops with Thomas Lacôte and Clara Olivares


November 12, 2021:

  • “Writing for Strings” workshop


December 3, 2021:

  • “Writing for Winds” workshop


February 23, 2022:

  • group workshop with Thomas Lacôte present


March 7 and 16, 2022:

  • group workshop with the musicians


April 22, 2022:

  • A miniature for 10 musicians (string quintet, wind quintet) performed under the direction of Lars Vogt at the Philharmonie de Paris Studio.


2022-2023 Season

Autumn / Winter 2022:

  • 1 session with orchestra leaders, presentation, listening to scores
  • 1 percussion workshop
  • 2 or 3 individual sessions on a large ensemble piece, including one with a mentor
  • 1 collective workshop for preparing the score and parts with the librarian


Spring / Summer 2023:

  • 1 public workshop with the orchestra
  • 1 collective session with debriefing
  • rewrites after the workshop
  • rehearsals and concert of the large ensemble piece


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