Invitation to Norwegian Suzuki Association´s (NSF): SUMMER WORKSHOP 2018 Saturday, June 23rd – Tuesday, June 26th Hotel Bardøla, Geilo

Teachers: Violin/viola: Martin Rüttimann (Switzerland), Lilja Hjaltadottir (Iceland), Claus Kanneworff (Denmark), Jan Matthiesen (Denmark), Mona Anita Nesse (), Agneta Holmer Mæland (Norway), Tiina Kuusmik (Norway) Cello: Hilde Sponberg Hansen (Norway), Ingrid Søfteland Gudim (Norway) Piano: Sharon Lai (Norway) Orchestra: Anna Helgadottir (Norway), Anne-Berit Halvorsen (Norway), Early Childhood Education: Tiina Kuusmik (Norway, Estonia) Folk music: Vegar Vårdal (Norway) Folk dance: Anders Aasberg (Norway) Accompaniment piano: André Bongard (Norway), Torgeir Koppang (Norway), Ragnhild Briseid (Norway), Ulf Nilsen (Norway)

Date: Saturday June 23rd – Tuesday June 26th. The workshop will offer an extended course for advanced students starting Friday evening June 22rd , same tuition fee. For those who wish to arrive Friday. NOK 450 for one extra night room and board. (NOK 900 for adults).

Please note: Lunch will be served at 12.30 upon arrival. Information will be given at a meeting at 1.30 p.m. First group session is at 2.00 p.m. The final concert will be held at 3.00 p.m. on Tuesday in the Geilo Culture Church. The workshop is suitable for all levels from the age 3 to 20 years.

Address: Hotel Bardøla, Bardølavegen 33, 3580 Geilo, Norway. Tel. 0047 32 09 41 00

Summer workshop 2018 Registration form

Deadline for registration at a reduced rate is April 1st, 2018! Please note: The registration is binding! Fee: Please see page 3.

Deadline for payment: Thursday, May 1st 2018 Payment BEFORE May 1st gives a reduction in the fee of NOK 500 pr. child!

The payment includes a NOK 1000 (non-refundable) application fee

The workshop is hosted in collaboration with the Suzuki Violinists and Anne-Berit Halvorsen. Geilo, Hotel Bardøla and the summer workshop http://www.venere.com/hotels/geilo/hotel-bardoela-hoeyfjellshotell/ and http://www.bardola.no/index.php?pageid=4050

Hotel Bardøla, Geilo, is located near the popular Geilo Resort. A train ride to Geilo takes approximately 3.5 hours from and 3 hours from . The hotel offers traditional homemade Norwegian cuisine. Leisure activities include an indoor pool, spa, large indoor play area, table tennis and tennis. Hardangervidda National Park offers plenty of hiking trails, and is only a 30-minute drive away. There is free Wi-Fi access. The Geilo train station is 2 km away, and the hotel offers free transportation if required.

The workshop fee includes room and board.

The hotel serves delicious traditional Norwegian cuisine. The hotel will try its utmost to accommodate people with allergies, special diets and vegetarians and serve suitable meals. Please send information to Sunniva at the hotel ([email protected]) well in advance of the workshop and she will do her utmost to accommodate these needs.

The following meals will be served during the workshop: Breakfast, lunch, fruit in the afternoon and dinner. On Tuesday June 22rd breakfast and lunch will served.

The workshop will take place at Hotel Bardøla and possibly the public music school nearby. Public concerts will take place at Geilo Culture Church and the hotel. Geilo is a small village with everything close by. The hotel bus will be available for transport when needed. Photo: Stephanie Dietrich Geilo Culture Churh

Students at the workshop will be mainly taught in groups, divided according to each child’s level. The Suzuki repertoire will be the basis for the repertoire and is played by heart. The workshop invites children of all ages and levels to participate. The workshop will be arranged similar to previous years’ arrangement: Playing in groups, orchestra and concerts, plus master classes and chamber music for the advanced students. Music theory will also be taught. The repertoire list will be sent to the participants well in advance of the course. It is also possible to book individual lessons for an additional fee, paid directly to the teacher.

Leisure activities will include social gatherings in the evenings, Midsummer Eve barbecue, football, swimming in the indoor pool and much more. Geilo is surrounded by breathtaking nature and mountains, lakes and rivers. There will be some leisure time during the day to allow families to participate in activities such as cycling, horseback riding, rafting, fishing and more. We hope that families can combine this summer workshop with holiday activities offered by the hotel and the village of Geilo, and bring home memories of musical challenges, Norway’s peaceful environment, and bonds with new friends.

Fees: Please pay before May 1st and receive NOK 500 reduction pr. child! Registration form on page 4

Participants: Workshop fee including room and board NOK 3 650 From May 1st : NOK 4 150 Workshop fee without room, incl. lunch, drink and fruit NOK 2 500 From May 1st : NOK 3 000 Early Childhood Education NOK 2 250 (from age 3), NOK 750 (under 2)

Children (non participants), room and board NOK 1 750 Parent/adult room and board NOK 2 050 Children 0 - 2 years free of charge

*Discount for siblings (3rd child in the same family) NOK 500 *

Membership in your local national Suzuki association is a pre-requisite for participation.

Membership fee to the Norwegian Suzuki Association is NOK 300 per family. Your registration form for membership can be found here: www.norsuzuki.no

Parents/guardians must attend the course with their children and take full responsibility for them at all times. Young adults 16 years + can attend the workshop without parent accompaniment.

Please make the payment for the workshop fee, room and board to NSF’s bank account 5010 06 53459. Address: DnB NOR Bank IBAN: NO7250100653459, BIC/SWIFT: DNBANOKK (Important: Remember to include the names of the participants when making the payment!)

More information will be sent by e-mails, and announced on our website www.norsuzuki.no

For questions please contact:

Anne Sofie Nordby [email protected] (questions about registration)

Anne-Berit Halvorsen [email protected] (musical and teachers questions)

Mette Mesna [email protected] (practical questions)

The Norwegian Suzuki Association (NSF) wish you welcome!

Summer workshop 2018 Registration form

REPERTOIR 2018

Violin: Book 1: no. 1: Twinkle Book 3: no. 1: Martini: Gavotte no. 2: Lightly Row no. 4: Dvorzak: Humoresque no. 7: May Song Book 4: no. 2: Seitz: Concert no. 5, 1st movm. no. 13: Bach: Menuett 1 no. 4: Vivaldi: Concert a-minor, 1st movem. no. 17: Gossec: Gavotte Book 5: no. 1: Bach: Gavotte Book 2: no. 1: Händel: Chorus no. 4: Weber: Country Dance no. 4: Bayly: Long kong ago Book 6: no. 1: Corelli: La Folia: movm. no. 3: Fiocco: Allegro no. 8: Witches´Dance Book 7: no. 1: Bach: Concert no. 1, 1st movem. no. 10: Lully: Gavotte Book 8: no. 2: Grétry: Tambourin

Viola: Book 1: no.1: Twinkle Book 3 no. 1: Martini: Gavotte no. 2: French Folksong no. 4: Humoresque no. 3: Lightly Row no. 8.: Bach: Bourrée no. 7: May Song no. 9: Suzuki: Allegro Book 4: no. 5: Telemann: Concerto in G, 1. movem. no. 15: Bach: Minuet 1 no. 6: Telemann: Concerto in G for Two Violas Book 2 no. 1: Händel: Chorus Book 5: no. 3: Pergolesi: Nina no 3.: Weber: Hunter’s Chorus no. 4: Rubinstein: Spinning Wheel no 8.: Paganini: Witches’ Dance Book 6: no. 4: Bach: Arioso no. 11: Beethoven: Menuett no. 6: Brahms: Hungarian Dance no.5 no. 9: Bach: Concerto in C Minor Cello: Book 1: Twinkle Perpetual Motion French Folksong Minuet 2 Lightly Row Book 2: March in G Song of the wind Witches’ Dance Go Tell Aunt Rhody Book 3: Lully: Gavotte O, come little Children Humoresque May Song Book 4: Marcello Allegro 2nd movm Allegro Book 5-8: Will be given to advanced students

Piano: Book 1:* All Twinkles Book 3: * Sonatina i C major, 1st movm. (Clementi) * Lightly Row Sonatina i C major, 1st movm. (Kuhlau) French Children’s Song * Theme from Eroica * Mary Had A Little Lamb * Little Waltz Long Long Ago Écossaise * Little Playmates Chant Arabe Book 4: Rondo Goodbye to Winter * Mozart Minuet * Allegro * By the Limpid Stream Book 2: Écossaise * Gavotte A Short Story * The Happy Farmer * Minuet 2 * These are the most important pieces. * Arietta Melody Minuet 3