Program Preview 2024
Program Preview 2024
Piano & guitar lessons for beginners
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Winter Seminar:
31. December 2023 - January 6, 2024 -
Ancient Greek
The Hellenikon Idyllion Winter Seminar is an intensive seminar in spoken Ancient Greek, aimed at improving and deepening participants’ linguistic skills in the language.
Course information:The seminar will run for 1 week, with two 2 hr sessions a day (Monday-Friday, 11-13 and 17-19). The sessions consist of reading and discussing an Ancient Greek text together, using Ancient Greek as the vehicular language. The theme of the readings will be winter as described in select Ancient Greek texts (Xenophon, Longos, and others). The discussions will regard the philological, linguistic, and historical aspects of the text. The seminar will be led by Federico Aurora (University of Oslo).
Participation: The seminar is aimed at students and teachers, but open to anyone with some previous knowledge of Ancient Greek. It is not necessary to have spoken Ancient Greek previously to participate in the seminar.
Location: The Hellenikon Idyllion is a cultural center located in the village of Selianitika on the northwest coast of Peloponnese, between Patras and Aigion. The main building and the accommodations are located in a beautiful garden covered by grape pergolas and 10 meters from the beach. To register, please contact:Contact Frederico Aurora
Tel.: +47 410 77 719
Room in the Idyllion with Andreas Drekis
Tel 0030 26910 72488 or0030 6972363356 WhatsApp
E-mail: info@idyllion.eu
Workshop: February - March 2024
FLOW artist Christian Pietschiny
Visiting for the sixth year: Pietschiny helps you turn something good into something great and experience happiness in life.
Workshop 1 - "LOW-Recycling-ObjectArt" from February 6th. until February 10, 2024Workshop 2 - "Abstract Painting in FLOW" from February 13th until February 17, 2024
Workshop 3 - "TileMosaic and FLOW" from February 20th. until February 24, 2024
Workshop 4 - "FLOW philosophy of life, user course" from March 6th. until March 10, 2024
Workshop 5 - "Creativity for Entrepreneurs" from March 13th until March 17, 2024
The workshops take place in small groups and are free of charge for overnight guests at the Hellicon Idyllion cultural center. However, for organizational reasons, registration is important as the respective workshop only takes place with at least 5 participants. The course time is determined by the participants themselves in each course. As a guide, 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon are planned.
PS.: The creative workshops are also ideal for those interested who hardly enjoyed art lessons at school. All material is provided or collected on site. The workshop languages are German and English.
To the course leader: Christian Pietschiny (58) is an internationally known pioneer in bringing together science, creativity and spirituality. According to the principle of lifelong learning, you benefit from Pietschiny's holistic skills from philosophy, psychology, creativity and wisdom teachings. He studied civil engineering and architecture, then worked in project management of large construction projects until he was 30.
Life as a FLOW artist began at the age of 30, initially with abstract painting, later expanding his field of activity to include designs for large-scale energy-generating sculptures, organic architecture and writing.More about the artist HERE
Music seminar: March 23 - 30, 2024
Piano course jazz & classical
with university lecturers Ellen Kaufmann (piano) and Sam Hylton (jazz piano/improvisation) in their seventh year
Course program
Fine on prepared pieces of solo literature
Piano accompaniment for singers
Jazz piano for beginners and advanced players
Individual and group lessons
Garden concert with invited guests
Leisure activities
Exploring the coastal and wine-growing region with local citrus and olive plantations. Visiting the mountain villages and monasteries in the hilly hinterlandRelax in the Garden of the Muses
Joint excursion to one of the nearby important centers of history
(Delphi, Mycenae, Epidavros, Olympia) with the Greek expert Dr. M.A.Newid (LMU)
Concert with all participants in the Hellenikon Idyllion in the Garden of the Muses and in the city of Egion
Contact:
31. March - April 7th, 2024
Youth Jazz Orchestra NRW
We welcome 30 young musicians under the direction of Thomas Haberkamp to the Hellenikon Idyllion for the second time.
The Youth Jazz Orchestra of North Rhine-Westphalia (JJO NRW) has existed since 1975 to provide appropriate support for young artists in the field of jazz. The repertoire of the JJO NRW is determined by both the jazz tradition and contemporary trends. It mainly includes the leaders' own compositions and arrangements, which are tailored to the band's line-up and playing abilities.
May 18th - 25th, 2024
School for Choral Art Munich
47 children + 6 adults under the direction of Maksim Matsiushenkau - artistic director, choir director, singing, piano, solfeggio lessons.
Singing for life - The School for Choral Art in Munich offers all children the opportunity to discover and develop their singing skills.
May 25th - 30th, 2024
Christophorus-Kantorei
For the third time in the Hellenikon Idyllion since 2009 and 2016 under the direction of Michael Nonemann
For over 50 years, the Christophorus-Gymnasium Altensteig with music profile - formerly: Youth Village Christophorusschule - has placed a particular focus on choral singing. The choral development work takes place according to a consistent system and leads from the choir class to the Christophorus children's choir to the Christophorus choir.
Here are a few more impressions from 2016
May 30th - June 11th, 2024
Waldorf School
June 17th - 29th, 2024
Waldorf School from Witten
June 22nd - 29th, 2024
Gewandhaus Children's Choir
from Leipzig under the direction of Frank-Steffen Elster
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The choir's musical tasks are very broad. The children perform a cappella concerts together with the GewandhausChor, with the Gewandhausorchester, but also with other renowned ensembles - most recently even with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Seminar: July 13th - 27th, 2024
Speak and philosophize in ancient Greek, today
in the 32nd year
Relax in Greece and at the same time speak classical Greek and understand intellectual thoughts - who among the friends of Hella shouldn't that be tempting? This unique seminar in the Garden of the Muses offers advanced students the opportunity to apply, improve and deepen their ancient Greek knowledge.More information HERE
Here is our poster to forward (German PDF)
Registration and further information: Florian Feicht
Email: flofeicht@googlemail.com
Phone: +49 170-5835320
Concerts:
July 19th - 26th, 2024
The Böblingen Youth Jazz and Symphony Orchestra
The AEG Gymnasium is a guest in the Garden of the Muses for the 8th time
Here in 2022 under the direction of Stephan Bergtold at a concert in the historic site of Corinth.
Seminar: July 28th-09th August 2024
Learn ancient Greek through challenging dialogues
In the seventh year with us: Intensive courses in ancient Greek for advanced students are offered - large closed student group for English speakers from the U.S.A. Paideia Institute
Both in 5 small groups with five different professors in shady areas of our naturally kept garden, and sometimes all 50 participants speak and philosophize together in ancient Greek, be it with texts by Aristotle, Plato, Euripides or Homer, Epicurus and Aristofanes... .The mind becomes sharper as the unadulterated nature in this garden of the muses lovingly embraces them all and enriches them with the new inspirations that arise and also strengthens the soul and body... Further information HERE11. until August 30, 2024
Amate Choral Society
under the direction of conductor Richard J. Sigmund for the 5th time with us in the Idyllion.
Photo: Rehearsals of Orpheus & Eurydice on August 28, 2023 in the Garden of the Muses.
To the Amaté Cultural Association website HERE22. until October 30, 2024
Holstein Chamber Orchestra
with 45 young musicians for the seventh year with us since 1991!
Under the direction of Luca Causenmann and Hajo Jobs
The around 40 instrumentalists between the ages of 14 and 24 rehearse around ten times a year at the Neumünster music school. The rehearsal work is divided into vocal rehearsals, which are carried out by experienced musicians, and subsequent overall rehearsals. Each semester of rehearsals ends with several concerts in Schleswig-Holstein.
To the website HEREMore Concerts are being planned and will be announced later.