International Summer Course for Composers, SYNTHETIS 2026

SYNTHETIS 2026 will be held from July 13 through July 25, 2026.  Deadline for application is April 1st.

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The International Summer Course for Composers SYNTHETIS 2026 is a fee-based programme where participants attend workshops, lectures and individual lessons conducted in English, as well as concerts, presentations and other events.

2026 Lecturers: 
Simon Steen-Andersen
Ondřej Adámek
Wojciech Błażejczyk
Il-Ryun Chung
Artists in Residence:
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Ensemble Sinawi

▪ Each participant is guaranteed at least three hours a day of collective activities and the possibility of having at least individual 45 min lesson with each lecturer during the course.
▪ The invited artists-in-residence, will be present during the entire length of the 2026 course. The participants will have an opportunity to attend individual workshop sessions with the artists, during which newly-written pieces might be discussed. The artists will perform selected compositions (or part there of ) written by participants at the course’s final concerts.
▪ Organizers provide audio-video recording from Synthesis final concerts and will publish it through Synthetis media channels.

▪ Candidates should be minimum approximately at compositions bachelor’s level degree.
▪ The maximum number of participants in the course is 25.

▪ Participation in the course is fee-based, however the fees of Polish participants are co-financed by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland.
▪ a) fee for foreign participants – 1 450 EUR:
▪ 850 EUR – course fee, to be paidby bank transfer before the course
200 EUR – Before 15th April 2026
650 EURO – Before 16th May 2026
▪ 600 EUR (estimated) – cost of accommodation and board, to be paid in cash (Polish currency only, ie. 2568 PLN) or credit card upon arrival in Radziejowice Palace
▪ b) fee for Polish participants (Polish citizens that lives in Poland)–3684 PLN:
▪ 1116 PLN – course fee, to be paid by bank transfer before the course
▪ 2 568 PLN – cost of accommodation and board, to be paid in cash/credit card upon arrival in Radziejowice Palace
Note: Radziejowice Palace is the only accommodation option.
▪ The course fee includes entry to lectures, workshops, concerts and other events organized during the course, accommodation in rooms for 3 persons and three meals a day.
▪ If a participant fails to send pay the course fee by bank transfer within the designated time, the organizer reserves the right to offer the participant’s place to another applicant.
▪ In case of cancellation, the organizer will return 50% of the course fee.

Contact:

Antoni Cieplik, info@synthetis.pl 

+48 534 400 620