UPDATE : Due to a high demand a second session has been added - 1st group July 24-27; 2nd group July 29-August 1st

Lutenist Bor Zuljan offers a residential course for lute players, focusing on repertoire, technique and improvisation.

Up to eight participants per session will be admitted. The teaching will encompass all aspects of playing including the development of improvisational skills and it will take the form of both individual lessons as well as group workshops. The evenings are reserved for open jam sessions.

On July 28th there will be a public solo recital by Bor Zuljan, and at the end of each session the students will have the opportunity of playing a final shared recital, also in public in the small village church.

The venue is a large house in a rustic and sheltered village of 650m altitude outside Chiavenna (SO). The village offers a tranquil  environment immersed in serene Alpine meadows and chestnut forest. There are excellent hiking, cycling and climbing possibilities, while nearby rivers and rock pools offer refreshing swimming opportunities. For urban distraction there is the bustling Renaissance town of Chiavenna nearby.

The accommodation will be run as a not for profit venture: meals are provided at little more than cost and there will be just a nominal supplement for overnight lodgings. The house has four spare bedrooms available for four applicants. Two applicants can use tent spaces in the meadow but with full use of the house for practice etc. For the 7th and 8th applicant alternative B+B accommodation will be found nearby, alternatively they may bring their own tents.

Prices per participant for the five days:

Tuition only:  € 250-

Optional catering: all meals, breakfast, lunch, coffee and snacks, dinner with wine: € 100-. Proportionate discounts for participants who opt to take meals in town.

Nominal bedroom and bathroom supplement (five nights): € 40-, Tent and bathroom: € 20-

Alternative nearby B+B options will be sought at the lowest rates available.

All participants are invited to a hiking excursion in the surrounding mountains on Sunday, July 28th.