Please find below the schedule from the latest edition of 2011

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last updated on 27.08

Overview of the schedule
22 August – 3 September 2011
Dally activities from 10.00 - 18.00
Informal concert 20.30 - 21.00

Week 1 – Focus on Middle Eastern and Asian instruments
demonstrations, lectures, workshops, composers’ practicals with sketches and informal concerts at the Amsterdam Public Library (OBA) and the Atlas Lounge Boat

Monday 22
09.00 Registration at Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Focus wind instruments – shakuhachi (Japan), duduk (Armenia), sheng (China), sho (Japan)
tutors: Harrie Starreveld, Gevorg Dabaghian, Wu Wei, Naomi Sato

Tuesday Aug 23
Focus lutes – tar (Azerbaijan), setar (Iran), pipa (China)
tutors: Elchin Nagijev, Kiya Tabassian, Lan Weiwei
Concert 20.30h – Armenian raditional music at the OBA

Wednesday Aug 24
Ensemble day 1 – sessions with all musicians and composers.
Concert 20.30h – Azerbaijani traditional music at the OBA

Thursday Aug 25
Focus string instruments – kemençe (Turkey), sarangi (India), kamancha (Azerbaijan) and erhu (China)
tutors: Neva Özgen, Dhruba Ghosh, Elchan Mansurov, Xing Lu
Concert 20.30h – Middle Eastern traditional music at the OBA

Friday Aug 26
Focus zithers – qanun (Middle East), santur (Iran), zheng (China), koto (Japan)
tutors: Bassem Alkhouri, t.b.a, Ji Wei, Naoko Kikuchi
Concert 20.30h – Persian traditional music at the OBA

Saturday Aug 27
Ensemble day 2 – sessions with all musicians and composers
Concert 20.30h – Atlas Academy presentation at Concertgebouw (Uitmarkt)

Sunday Aug 28 free day

 

Week 2 – Atlas laboratory, rehearsals and Open House
Workshops with sketches for various instrumental combinations, lectures, individual sessions of composers and musicians and informal concerts at the Amsterdam Public Library (OBA) and the Atlas Lounge Boat

Monday Aug 29
Atlas laboratory 1 – with composers and musicians
Concert 20.30h – Indian traditional music at the OBA

Tuesday Aug 30
Atlas laboratory 2 – with composers and musicians
Concert 20.30h – Japanese traditional music at the OBA

Wednesday Aug 31
Atlas laboratory 3 – with composers and musicians
Concert 20.30h – Chinese traditional music at the OBA

Thursday Sep 1
Rehearsal day

Friday Sep 2
Open House 1 – for all interested, free admission
14.00h presentation of Atlas Academy explorations: sketches and new intercultural works at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam

Saturday Sep 3
Open House 2 – for all interested, free admission
14.00h presentation of Atlas Academy explorations: sketches and new intercultural works at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam

Sunday Sep 4 – departure

subject to changes