Thursday 26 March
Friday 27 March
Saturday 28 March
Sunday 29 March

10.00 – 17.00 | Several rooms, Rotterdam Conservatory (Codarts)

Master classes

The Rotterdam Conservatory Codarts will host students from Lyon, Lausanne, Berlin, and New York (the famous Julliard Trombone Choir) for a whole week. Working together with the students from Rotterdam will hopefully result in a “world mix” of top quality. Their teachers Stephan Schulz, Joseph Alessi, Michel Becquet, and Jörgen van Rijen will give master classes for a week so that they can share their enthusiasm for and knowledge of the trombone. During the master classes the typical Rotterdam School model of “team teaching” will be used. One on one and in small groups, the students will be taught by different teachers. The classes will be mixed: the students will do their own “thing” but will mostly play pieces with others, they learn from each other and will be motivated and challenged by each other – an inspiring collaboration between the world’s best trombone schools. On Thursday and Friday the classes will be open.

Free entry with any Slide Factory ticket (Festival Pass, day ticket or a single concert ticket)

20.15 – 22.30 | Grote zaal, De Doelen

Opening concert

Slide Factory 2009 presents a brand-new trombone quartet consisting of four world star trombonists: Joseph Alessi, Michel Becquet, Stefan Schulz, and Jörgen van Rijen – the top of the United States, France, Germany, and the Netherlands together on one stage! Meet the World and enjoy the unprecedented fireworks on the trombone. The New Trombone Collective starts off this unique opening concert.

Joseph Alessi
Michel Becquet
Stefan Schulz
Jörgen van Rijen
New Trombone Collective

Access with Festival Pass, single tickets € 17,50