The course will take the form of a workshop with daily meetings.

At the opening of the course, active students must present an original composition, solo or chamber, begun (or project sketches) for an ensemble of up to eight instruments: 2 flutes (including alto flute), 2 clarinets (including bass clarinet), violin, viola, cello, piano. As work progresses, the piece will be rehearsed by the MDI Ensemble (flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano), by flutist Matteo Cesari and clarinetist Paolo Ravaglia. If possible, the composition will be performed at the final concert.

The collaboration of the soloists “in residence” will lead to lessons and analyses aimed at acquiring the necessary knowledge of the classical and modern repertoire.

Attendance as an auditor is allowed.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants must submit, together with the application form, the score of one or two recent compositions. They are also required to transcribe for ensemble (4 to 7 instruments chosen among: 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, violin, viola, cello) the Sonata in D minor K. 120 L. 215 by Domenico Scarlatti (the section to be transcribed, from the original harpsichord work, can be sent to applicants by email by the Student Office upon request).

These scores must reach the Secretariat of the Accademia Chigiana, together with the application form and the application/exam fee, by 15 May.

The Accademia Chigiana will inform all candidates of the outcome of the selection carried out by the examining committee.

Following the collaboration agreement between the Accademia Chigiana and the Associazione Filarmonica Umbra, at the end of the course Maestro Sciarrino may select one student to present a premiere composition for ensemble. This composition, commissioned by the Associazione Filarmonica Umbra, will be performed during the “Correnti del Nera” Festival 2026 as part of the “Arnia33” project.