For the admission exam, candidates must present the following:

Solo percussionists: a program of approximately twenty minutes including significant works from the twentieth-century repertoire for solo percussion.

Percussion ensembles (up to quartet): a program of approximately twenty minutes including significant works from the twentieth-century repertoire for percussion ensemble.

The selected repertoire must be indicated in advance on the application form.

For the admission exams, the Chigiana Academy provides the following percussion instruments:

1 marimba (5 octaves)
1 marimba (4⅓ octaves)
1 vibraphone
1 xylophone
1 glockenspiel
2 pairs of bongos
2 tam-tams
3 suspended cymbals
1 djembe
1 sabar
1 pedal bass drum
1 tenor drum
1 snare drum
2 symphonic bass drums
5 wood blocks
2 octaves of crotales
6 tom-toms
2 congas
2 tambourines
2 triangles

REPERTOIRE

The course includes daily lessons divided into two parts: one dedicated to instrumental techniques in twentieth-century percussion literature and the other to the preparation of solo and chamber works by composers including:

Hans Werner Henze
Requiem for Orchestra (3 percussionists)
Le miracle de la Rose, music for clarinet and 13 instruments (1 percussionist)
Minotauros Blues for 6 percussionists
Prison Song for percussionist and tape
Five Scenes from the Snow Country for marimba

Philipp Maintz
Die gestundete Zeit for 6 sopranos and 6 percussionists

Franco Evangelisti
Spazio a 5 for four groups of percussion, voices and electronics

Andrea Mannucci
Requiem for Giulia Cecchettin for 4 percussionists

Giulia Lorusso
Grain | Stream (2023) for two pianos, two percussionists and electronics

Carlo Boccadoro
Il muro del tempo for two percussionists

Salvatore Sciarrino
Il legno e la parola for marimba

These compositions will be performed during the Chigiana International Festival 2026.

APPLICATION FEE to be paid upon registration.

TUITION FEE to be paid only after admission confirmation

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