Fee:    400 Euros (accommodation and breakfast included)
Application Deadline: 24th June 2012
Application quota: 8 persons

Level Requiered: The Participants should be qualified in piano technique to be able to make creative improvisation.

Documents Required:     
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General Information:

Self Expressive Piano Improvisation Masterclass with Meral Guneyman is inviting young musicians having acquired the piano technique and willing to express themselves with creative improvisation. In this workshop, you will have the opportunity to explore the realms of self expressive creativity and improvisation on the piano with Meral Guneyman. In addition to your studies, please bring your self expressive creativity.

Self Expressive Piano Improvisation Workshop with Meral Guneyman will begin on the 25th July 2012 in the morning. The participants are kindly asked to arrive in Ayvalik one day before, i.e. 24th of July. The night of the 24th of July is included to the fee. The masterclass will end on the 30th of July 2012 in the afternoon, the participants should leave the academy on the 30th of july in the evening. The night of the 30th of july is not included to the fee.

Participants should send the complete documents required until 24th June 2012. The documents will be examined and the definitive participants will be declared via email. Definitive participants should pay the 100 Euros registration fee to the bank account mentioned until 30th June 2012.
The remaining 300 Euros application fee should be paid to the bank account mentioned until 10th July 2012. This fee includes accommodation and breakfast.

Registration fee 50.- euros.
Registration fee should be paid before 30th June 2012 as "donation" to the bank account Garanti Bank Ayvalik Branch, Ayvalik-Turkey, Euro account number: 789-9099328. The name of the participant should be mentioned on the bank order. A copy of the bank order should be sent to the fax number +90 266 312 67 04.

Participation fee 100.-euros
Participation fee should be paid before 10th July 2012 as "donation" to the bank account Garanti Bank Ayvalik Branch, Ayvalik-Turkey, Euro account number: 789-9099328. The name of the participant should be mentioned on the bank order. A copy of the bank order should be sent to the fax number +90 266 312 67 04.

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Meral Guneyman

Pianist Meral Güneyman made her orchestral debut in the United States under the baton of Michael Tilson Thomas as first prize winner of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra's Young Artist's Competition. She was promptly reengaged by Tilson Thomas to play the Schumann Concerto with the Pittsburgh Symphony. Her Carnegie Hall debut was as winner of the East & West Artists' International Competition. After winning the prestigious William Kapell International Competition at the University of Maryland she performed with Leon Fleischer and the Baltimore Symphony. Her accolades further include winner of the Juilliard School's Chopin Concerto Competition and Naumburg Competition finalist, which, once again, brought her to Carnegie Hall.

Meral is a Turkish born American citizen and holds the title of "State Artist", representing the Ministry of Culture of the Turkish Republic, worldwide. Her appearances have taken her to the Cervantes and Monterrey Festivals in Mexico; the International Istanbul Festival, The American Music Festival at the National Gallery in Washington; to Frederick Chopin Festival; the Presidential Symphony in Turkey; The Sarajevo Philharmonic; the Ljubliana Festival in Slovenia; and to Germany, Canada, France, Austria, Serbia, (including a performance for the Serbian Royal Family)Croatia, Bosnia, Belgium, Italy, England and Japan, as well to many major cities in the U.S. In her role as academic and pedagogue she has appeared and concertised at Harvard University, M.I.T., Purchase and Georgetown University, New York University, the Bosphorus University (Istanbul) and many other institutions. She is a two time winner of the Laura Conover Pedagogy Award.

For more information: www.meralguneyman.com

 
 




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