Slide Factory is joined by the crème de la crème in the field of trombone education. Five of the best trombone conservatories in the world join up to make a worldwide musical exchange possible. 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 (closed) 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 some of the world’s best trombone schools.

On Thursday 26 March and Friday 27 March the classes will be open. You can then see for yourself how these top talents are preparing to do their final presentation in the Main Hall of De Doelen on Friday, 27 March at 15.00, during the concert “The Promise of the Future”.

Time and location
The open master classes take place on Thursday 26 March from 10.00-17.00 and on Friday 27 March from 10.00 at the Rotterdam Conservatory.