BIP (blended intensive programmes)

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Blended mobility opportunities:

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ITALY, Conservatorio di Musica “Agostino Steffani” Castelfranco Veneto (TV)

BIP “Modern & Contemporary Guitar Music: BIP 2025”

For whom? guitar students
Physical mobility: 31 March – 4 April 2025
Virtual component: before the physical mobility, will be specified later

From March 31st to April 4th, 10 hours in face to face lessons during 5 days, period for 2-hour lesson daily. Students will be able to propose, and play contemporary pieces during the course. A concert will be organized during the last day of the BIP in which students will play. The blended intensive program will take place in parallel with the International Guitar Festival, organised by the Steffani Conservatory, which will feature concerts, lectures and masterclasses.

Here are previous BIPs organized: Modern and Contemporary Music BIP, Conservatory Agostino Steffani BIP M° Mesirca 2024.

More information: MESIRCA’s BIP 2025

Application deadline: until all places are filled

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SPAIN, “Andrés de Vandelvira” Conservatory of Music in Jaén

BIP “Orchestral meeting: from symphony to soloist concert”

For whom? students: 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos
Physical mobility: 3-7 February 2025
Virtual component: An online lesson / presentation of the project (before the physical mobility)

This activity is focused on the preparation of a concert with the Conservatory Orchestra over the course of a week, in which rehearsals, classes and the concert itself will be scheduled. The works to be performed are Symphony No. 8 by L. van Beethoven, Concerto for Vibraphone and Orchestra by E. Séjourné, and Tzigiane by M. Ravel.

More: BIP ORCHESTRA MEETING

Application form

Application deadline: December 10, 2024

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GERMANY, Hochschule für Musik und Theater “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” Leipzig

BIP Winter-Academy Leipzig in Torgau at Schloss Hartenfels

For whom? vocal students, no minimum vocal requirements AND teachers
Physical mobility: 17-21 February 2025
Virtual component: 18 November 2024, 3 February 2024

Lessons will focus on the German-language repertoire of opera, operetta, oratorio and art song. Participants will receive daily lessons in singing and accompaniment. There will be two public concerts and a final closing concert.

More: Basic information | More details

Application deadline for students: until all  places are filled

Deadline for teachers: Teachers who would also like to offer courses or participate in the programme please contact Prof. Roland Schubert directly (roland.schubert@hmt-leipzig.de) by 20 October 2024 at the latest to discuss contents and make arrangements.

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ITALY, Conservatorio di musica Umberto Giordano, Foggia

“SONIC EXPLORATIONS”

For whom? teachers and students; the BIP requires the participation of:

• 1-3 educators from each collaborating institution (preferably with a background in electroacoustic composition, performance or sound engineering);
• A minimum of 5 students from each collaborating institution (spanning various musical disciplines: composers, instrumentalists, electroacoustic performers, sound technicians and
  visual artists)

Physical mobility: 10-15 March 2025
The virtual component: 31 January, 1 February 2025

BIP will focus on the composition for solo instrument and electronics.

More: Sonic Explorations 2nd edition – Erasmus+ BIP-2025

Application deadline: until all places are filled

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PORTUGAL, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia

CREATIVITY FOR INCLUSION

For whom? teachers and staff
Physical mobility: 25-29 November 2025
Virtual component: 28 October – 20 December 2024

More: Creativity for Inclusion – Arts and Creative Industries info

Responsible: Carlos Costa, António Meireles; E-mail: carlos.costa@ipb.pt
Application deadline: 30 September 2024, or until all places are filled

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PORTUGAL, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia

Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM

For whom? teachers and staff
Physical mobility: 10-14 February 2025
Virtual component: December 2024 – January 2025

More: Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM INFO

Responsible: Ana Pereira, M. Fátima Pacheco; E-mail: apereira@ipb.pt
Application deadline: 30 September 2024, or until all places are filled

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