Robert Cart, Instructor of Flute and Chamber Music

Program Information

Students participate in an intensive two-week program offering a fantastic performing experience and training with the festival’s distinguished music faculty, comprised of many of the world’s renowned performers and teachers. A unique opportunity awaits students who are ready for professional performances and would like to perform in historic halls.

The program offers standard repertory training for students of piano, violin, viola, violoncello, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, french horn, trumpet, harp, guitar and voice; pre-formed chamber groups are encouraged to apply (we grant each member of preformed chamber group of 3 members or more 150 euro Discount under condition that all members of the group submitted complete Application, including Registration fee and Deposit within Deadline schedule: January 31st for the Registration fee and March 1st for Deposit) . The preformed chamber group should consist of minimum 3 members and demonstrate a record of a reasonable term of working/performing together. Members of Preformed Chamber group who received 150 euro discount are not eligible for any additional Financial aid.

Private lessons and chamber music coachings are led by the world-class international faculty. Pianists collaborate with other instrumentalists and singers.

The focal point of the festival is Chamber Music and nurturing of the collaborative skills. Solo opportunities are reserved for the outstanding talents determined by the artistic leadership of the festival in consultation with the faculty. Students interested exclusively in solo opportunities are discouraged from applying.

A special feature of the program is our commitment to expanding the horizon of the students through introduction of neglected and rarely performed Repertoire. 

Chamber music groups will be assigned based on the evaluation of participant´s Audition recording, as well as faculty classifications, and will be grouped by ability level.

Each Student will receive repertoire assignments at least 6 weeks ahead of the the program start.

Aside from Saarburg Festival-organized programs there is the opportunity to arrange extra individual or chamber lessons with any faculty member at an additional charge.

Saarburg International Music Festival participants are advanced students from best conservatories and colleges of the North and South America, Europe,  Asia, Australia and New Zealand, some outstanding young musicians (ages 9 through 14), if we have at least 3-4 of them, capable of handling chamber music assignments, devoted music amateurs and some aspiring active professionals. There is no official restriction of the age.

Students are encouraged to attend all concerts and take advantage of performance opportunities.

Notifications of soloists, chamber music groups (on the basis of recording audition), and repertoire are e-mailed to each participant at least six  weeks before the festival. All students concert appearances are subject to faculty approval and at the discretion of the festival organizers. Everyone has to arrive with their parts learned and ready for rehearsal immediately. Participants are expected to stay in Saarburg for the full two weeks, without absences.

We kindly ask ALL Festival guests (participants, faculty, guest artists and long term visitors) to refrain from direct contacting the hotels regarding any booking issues. This is sole responsibility of the festival. The long term (from 3 days on) visitors related to any Festival participant or faculty are requested not to use any of the internet search engines to book the accommodations but to follow the Festival´s clearly outlined “Visitors” policy.

For the students with Active-performing status the program will consist of:

• Individual lessons (for all participants)

• Individual coachings (for singers) not this summer

• Chamber music coachings (for all participants)

• Opera ensemble coachings (for singers) not this summer

• Stagecraft classes (for singers) not this summer

• French, Italian, German diction (daily group lessons for all participants; obligatory for singers and opened to all interested), Russian diction (optional, individual and arranged upon request ) not this summer

• basic German comprehension class (daily, for all interested) not this summer

• Solo opportunities (only for selected, outstanding level students as determined by the Artistic director)

• Opportunity to perform chamber music (focal point of the program) publicly at historic venues

• We have chosen the name “Saarburger Serenaden” to reflect an incredibly romantic environment. We would like to extend our warmest welcome to the musicians of various cultures, ethnic and musical backgrounds, gender and age. We sincerely hope that the time spent in Saarburg will be productive, enjoyable and memorable for all of us.

• Active participant with NON –PERFORMING status

  To any student who was not accepted as an active participant or applied after the deadlines, when the planning of the program has been completed, the Festival offers a NON- performing status.

  For instrumentalists Non-performing status means an ability to attend all diction classes and musical rehearsals/coachings, play or consult any faculty personally  or to arrange with the any faculty on his/her instrument active participation in his/her studio class, receive 3 instead of regular 2 individual lessons per week from the teacher of his/her choice, as indicated in his/her respective application.

  NON-performing voice students are entitled to attending all diction classes, receiving 1-2 individual  coachings and 1-2 stage craft sessions per week, attending and, upon consent of the relevant faculty, performing during the studio class, consulting privately any faculty in order to get some feedback and  receiving 3 individual voice lessons per week from the teacher of his/her choice, as indicated in his/her respective application.