EARLY MUSIC COURSES IN COLLABORATION WITH UIMP

SANTA MARÍA
Music in the Time of Alfonso X El Sabio
UIMP Galicia / August 26 to 30, 2025

Director: Carles Magraner
(Musician, Director of Capella de Ministrers, and Doctor in Music)

Target Audience: Singers and instrumentalists (violas, lutes, vihuelas, percussion, flutes…)

The CdM Foundation offers 12 scholarships for the course.

The scholarships cover the course registration fee and administrative costs. To apply for a scholarship, candidates must send a brief summary of their musical background and a video or mp3 recording (up to 5 minutes) to be evaluated by the academic director of the course at the UIMP student office.

Applicants must send their applications to the email address convocatories.cdm@gmail.com before June 30th, including the following information:
1. Motivation letter
2. Brief summary of the musical background
3. Video or mp3 recording interpreting medieval, Renaissance, or early Baroque music.

Applicants will be individually informed of the outcome. Applications that do not include all required documentation will be dismissed.

Target Audience
This course is aimed at singers and performers passionate about early music who wish to deepen their understanding of medieval repertoire and work both practically and theoretically. The course will focus on various forms of medieval chant, with a special emphasis on the Cantigas of Alfonso X El Sabio. It is particularly intended for singers, instrumentalists (violas, lutes, percussion, flutes…), and traditional instruments, from which a vocal and instrumental ensemble will be selected for the preparation of a final concert.

Objectives
Throughout the course, participants will work on both traditional music and medieval repertoire. The program consists of twelve sessions, which will be concluded with a concert featuring both professors and students. The instructors, in addition to addressing historical, technical, and musical aspects, will guide students in the practical performance of these styles of music, with particular attention to preparing the final concert. This concert is a fundamental and distinguishing feature of the course, which will be directed by Carles Magraner.

Methodology and Design
The program is organized into twelve theoretical and practical sessions, lectures by specialist professors, and a roundtable discussion led by Maestro Carles Magraner. The course will also feature the collaboration of two assistant professors, musicians from the Capella de Ministrers ensemble, which has been directed by Carles Magraner since 1984. The program concludes with a final course concert presented by both professors and students. In total, there will be five days of work, including preparation for the final concert.

Assistant Directors:
Jota Martínez / vielle, medieval lute, gittern, shawms
Eduard Navarro / ud, bagpipes, shawms