musical performance practice

Based on a concrete research project, during the programme you focus on the interpretation and performance practice of early or new music. You will specialise in developing and testing new performance methods based on up-to-date scientific and artistic research. You will also gain active experience in the artistic field. To this end, KASK & Conservatorium brings you into contact with its extensive network of professional partners, where you do your internship. Finally, you will place your own research in a broader perspective by participating in targeted research seminars.

Are you already professionally active? Don't worry: the lean but intensive path of our postgraduates can be elegantly combined with your schedule as a professional musician.

You can start the programme if you hold a master's degree in music and if you have passed the orientation test. This test consists of two parts: a short audition (recital), in which a committee of experts assesses your vocal or instrumental skills; a motivation interview, in which you explain your artistic project proposal.

The programme focuses on a small group of up to five clarinettists per year. The limited group size allows for intensive work on individual development, chamber music and artistic exchange with teachers and guest musicians.

Participants receive lessons and coaching from top international clarinettists from Buffet Crampon's international network, such as Martin Fröst, Nicolas Baldeyrou and Pascal Moraguès.

The activities take place in Ghent, with additional work periods and concerts at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo and other concert venues. Students work with the Masters in Residence at the Music Chapel and present their work in various concert contexts.

The collaboration brings together the expertise of four partners from different domains of music practice: education in performance practice, instrument making and international concert organisation.

• KASK & Conservatorium
  KASK & Conservatorium is the school of arts of HOGENT and Howest. Its main tasks are the development of the arts, education and research within an international perspective. The school can boast a tradition of more than 275 years of art education.
• Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel
  The Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel in Waterloo is an internationally renowned institute where young top musicians are trained. It also offers a residential programme focusing on artistic guidance, concert practice and international exchange.
• International Music Promotion (IMP)
  International Music Promotion is an organisation that focuses on supporting young musicians and international music projects, and is known, among other things, as the organiser of the International Clarinet Competition Ghent.
• Buffet Crampon
  Buffet Crampon is a renowned French instrument maker, founded in 1825 by Denis Buffet-Auger, with a long tradition in the development of woodwind instruments. The company is known worldwide as the market leader.

The name of the programme pays tribute to Zoé Crampon, a key figure in music history. In 1836, her marriage to Jean-Louis Buffet (son of founder Denis Buffet-Auger) brought together two legacies, giving rise to Buffet Crampon, the brand that has dominated the clarinet world for almost two centuries.