The most disputed course at the festival has ten candidates per vacancy; Classes and presentations take place between January 15th and 28th
Carioca conductor Roberto Duarte participates in the 18th edition of the Santa Catarina International Music Festival (Femusc), held in Jaraguá do Sul, from January 8th to 28th. Recognized for his extensive artistic trajectory, Roberto Duarte was called to teach orchestral regency classes, considered by the FEMUSC organization to be the main course of its kind in Latin America.
“Maybe in Europe or the United States, young conductors have the chance to study with famous conductors and even climb in front of a professional orchestra”, says conductor Alex Klein, founder of Femusc. “But within our possibilities, what we do is something really fantastic and without comparison with other festivals in Brazil and Latin America”, he concludes.
The course, one of the most disputed at Femusc, has ten candidates per vacancy. Conducted from January 15th to 28th, classes include more than 12 hours of activities per day, with orchestral rehearsals and the opportunity to perform for the public.
Directed to musicians with basic knowledge of musical theory, the technique for conducting involves the study of movements, musical reading, perception, rhythm and tuning, among other skills that will be developed during the classes.
“It is not enough, therefore, to have classes on how to make a magic wand set a time in front of the orchestra. It is necessary to give young conductors opportunities to experience as many activities as possible within what is expected in a professional conductor career,” says Klein.
Roberto Duarte participates in FEMUSC for the first time and is considered one of the most important names in the regency in Brazil, having won several awards of high relevance in the national and international music scene. Among the main orchestras he directs outside the country are the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, the Ungarische Philharmonie, the Orchestre de la Radio Suisse Romande, the Slovak Symphony Orchestra, the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the Bruckner-Orchester Linz and the Tchaikowsky Symphony Orchestra Moscow.
Recognized as the largest school festival in Latin America, the 2023 FEMUSC has the involvement of 900 musicians – including teachers and students. Of these, 72 are renowned musicians, such as Simon Bernardini, a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, violinist Débora Wanderley, singer Jane Duboc and gaucho accordionist Renato Borghetti.
Most Brazilian teachers come from São Paulo, followed by musicians from Santa Catarina and Paraná. Foreigners are 40, 18 arrive from the United States and the rest from countries in Europe, South America, Central America and Oceania.
Roberto Duarte
At the age of 81, Roberto Duarte was at the forefront of approximately fifty major national and international orchestras, such as Germany, Switzerland, Russia, Italy, Slovakia and Chile. In Brazil, he won some of the most prestigious positions, such as the titular conductor and artistic director of the UFRJ Symphony Orchestra (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), the Paraná Symphony Orchestra and the Unisinos Orchestra, in Rio Grande do Sul. south.
Roberto Duarte was also founder and musical director of the Orquestra do Theatro São Pedro, in São Paulo, in addition to being the founder and president of the choir and the Orquestra de Câmara de Niterói.
largest school festival in Latin America
The FEMUSC will be held from January 8th to 28th. In the twenty days of shows, the program will contemplate the traditional and expected “Concerto das Nações”, in which musicians of different nationalities take the stage praising their own culture, the presentation of the FEMUSC symphony orchestra, and three operas, set up exclusively for the Festival, in addition to classes, workshops and concerts in various public places and entities in the city.
900 musicians and students from Brazil and other 32 countries participate in the festival and perform approximately 200 presentations in different parts of the city.
All presentations are free and free of charge, upon advance collection of tickets. The main shows will be broadcast live, in high definition, by the festival’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/institutofemusc.
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18th edition of FEMUSC
From the 8th to the 28th of January 2023
Location: Auditorium of the Scar Cultural Center, Jaraguá do Sul, sc and various spaces in the city.
Live broadcast throughout Brazil: https://www.youtube.com/user/institutofemusc
information: festival@femusc.com.br
