II Orchestra Internship AECMC

The II Orchestra Internship AECMC is a project organized by the Student Council of Coimbra's Music Conservatory and consists in an intensive week of orchestra work, directed to young musicians. In the course of the week, the members of the project will have the oportunity of playing great and difficult orchestra pieces under the guideance of teachers of each instrument and an invited maestro.

Some of us already have experience in this sort of activities, and we consider them crucial to the development of a musician, an artist and a citizen. Working and playing in an orchestra requires technical skills, teamwork, professionalism, humility and, above all, respect for peers, for the authority and for the music that is being played. In orchestra internships, we might a lot about music and our instrument, but we become especially aware about our role in a team. Participants also have the oportunity to socialize with people from all over the country, which enables an exchange of ideas and cultures that aren't common in a daily basis.

The programme will consist of:

• "The Swan Lake" Ouverture, op.20- P.I. Tchaikovsky
• "Pavane pour une infante défunte", M.19- M. Ravel
• Concerto for cello and orchestra no.1, in A minor, op.33- C. Saint-Saëns
• "From the New World" Symphony, op.95- A. Dvořák

The orchestra will bring together about 88 musicians from all over the country. It is our goal to have a week of work, commitment and, more important, passion for music.

We ask for your help to make this happen!

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About the author

The AECMC (Coimbra Music Conservatory Student Council), founded over two decades ago, has had the objective of serving the body of students of Coimbra's Music Conservatory, an institution of great importance in the musical culture of the country and, in particular, of the city.

However, we also care about issues like: the improvement of the musical and artistic education in our school; the creation of more and better cultural infra-structures where our students can interact and fulfill their ambitions and their purposes in the area that they study (music); the cultive of the classical music and the arts in general, which allows everyone to listen to good music in our comunity, with the easy access that we all deserve.

In conclusion, we wish that the music that we study, work and love to make a cultural value in our society and that it's acces won't be restricted to etilistic circles, depending on factors such as social and economic statuses.

All constituents of the AECMC are students in Coimbra's Music Conservatory and the ages of the same are comprehended between 15 to 19 years old.

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