August 30 – September 9, 2027
at the Music Academy in Schloss Weikersheim
Requirements:
In order to benefit optimally from „exzellenz labor oper“, you should have the following qualifications:
- Singing/pianistic and musical quality
- Discipline
- Ability to work under pressure
- Willingness to work in a team
AGE LIMIT: We have no official age limit, but our participants are normally not older than 32.
Applications are only possible online.
Closing date: March 31, 2027
The course fee is 800€ for singers and 600€ for pianists.
The application fee is 30€.
Please transfer to:
JMD
IBAN: DE33 6735 2565 0000 4022 48
SWIFT-BIC: SOLADES1TBB
Don’t forget to write „exzellenz labor oper“ in the subject-box!
The application fee is non-refundable but will be credited to the course fee if you are accepted as a participant. The instructors will carefully evaluate all videos. Acceptances will be made by April 20 at the latest.
Each applicant who is not accepted will, upon request, receive written feedback on the reason for rejection.
To apply, please send an email to our project coordinator Josephina Imhoff
elo@jeunessesmusicales.de and include the following attachments (PLEASE send everything at once, thanks):
All singers and pianists:
- Application form, click here
- Curriculum vitae and photo
- A letter of motivation (why do you want to attend the course?)
- 2 letters of recommendation (German, English, French or Italian)
- A document (docx / doc / pages) with Videolinks, see below:
@Singers:
- Three mp4-/vimeo -or youtube-link/s with arias of different epochs, tempo, and style, at least one of them with a recitativo.
Please name the document „Videos / your name“.
The Videos should not be older than 12 months!
@Pianists:
- Two mp4-/vimeo -or youtube-link/s which show you as an accompanist
- One mp4-/vimeo -or youtube-link where you play one of the following excerpts and mark the singers‘ parts:
- W. A. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, Finale II until „a conoscerla apprender potrà“
- G. Bizet: Carmen, Quintett of the smugglers
- G. Puccini: La Bohème, Act 1 until „che lieto baglior“
Please name the document „Videos / Your name“
The Videos should not be older than 12 months!
Due to the individuality of the course, passive participation is not possible.
Josephina Imhoff, Project Coordinator
Josephina first got to know Jeunesses Musicales Deutschland (JMD)as a participant in its courses, playing both the violin and the viola.
She later joined the organising team of the Chamber music course for young instrumentalists in 2016. In 2021 and 2022, she led the same course, and from 2022 to 2024, she coordinated JMD’s funding programme for international youth music exchange projects, supported by the Federal Child and Youth Plan (Kinder- und Jugendplan des Bundes, KJP).
With an academic background in Mathematics and Data Science, she is currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, focusing on
educational informatics and the development of systems that support learning and understanding.
She particularly enjoys taking care of the organisational details behind the scenes, creating an environment in which teachers and participants can fully focus on
learning, sharing ideas, and making music together.
