Time of Music - Summer Academy Course: Chamber Music Lab

Chamber Music Lab

Time of Music festival presents its 2026 Summer Academy course: Chamber Music Lab. Chamber music is more than repertoire: it is a wonderful practice of listening, movement, and negotiation. This course, led by clarinettist Heather Roche and cellist Erik Borgir, explores chamber music of our time as a dynamic space for collaboration, experimentation, and artistic exchange.

We welcome applications from adventurous performers of all instruments: solo musicians eager to meet new collaborators, pre-formed duos or ensembles looking to deepen their work, but above all, players curious about expanding their approach to ensemble practice!

Through coached rehearsals, collaborative workshops, and open discussion forums, participants will investigate rehearsal strategies, communication within ensembles, interpretative decision-making, and the practical realities of contemporary chamber music-making today. It is a workshop aimed at both giving participants inspiration to move forward with their lives in chamber music as well as getting into the nuts and bolts of knowledge and skills required for contemporary repertoire.

The course language is English.

Details:

• Time: 30th June – 5th July 2026
• Place: Viitasaari, Finland
• Application deadline: 29th March 2026, midnight EET
• Applicants must have been born after 1st July 1986

Read more and apply: https://musiikinaika.org/en/chamber-music-lab/