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Holidays and days off MA YEAR 2 lectures, workshops and master circles. Mandatory sessions are indicated bold; external sessions italic. MA YEAR 2 tests
NB dependance partially open Please note: The calendar of guest lectures is not 100% final yet. The Master of Music programme will add extra lectures and
on Sat. and closed on Sun. Main workshops; Studium Generale will publish a new programme every two months. In addition, Conservatorium Maastricht invites
building open on Sat. and Sun. guest teachers for master classes regularly. These will be published on the website and on the publishing boards in the entrance
halls. We will publish an updated calendar on Blackboard regularly.

week nr. date week nr.

35 28/8-3/9 RE-EXAMINATION WEEK 2016/2017 35
30 & 31/8 introduction for all new students

2/9 introduction international students

36 4/9-10/9 SEMESTER 1 36
education period 1, week 1
4/9 start all lessons 07-09-2017 Kick-off lecture Master year 2. Matty Niel hall, main building, 13:30 - 15:35
10/9 Big band plays on festival Parcours 13:00 start main subject lessons
Studium Generale is part of the Student Services Centre, a department of Maastricht University. Studium Generale offers a
programme of lectures, debates, lecture series and the PAS-festival. Their activities are very interesting for music students as
well, it broadens your horizon. Most of the activities are free of charge. Lecture series cost 5 euro per lectures. You can use part
of your free budget to cover the costs. Find more information on https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/other-
offices/studium-generale.

07-09-2017 form 19:00 and 08-09-2017 PAS festival (free), organised by Studium Generale. PAS stands for Pleasure, Science and
Art. https://english.pasmaastricht.nl
37 11/9-17/9 education period 1, week 2 37
14-17/9 Musica Sacra Festival (women choir)
11/9 Erasmus information session, 12:00-13:00, dependance 13-09-2017 16:50-18:30. Orchestra parts training for all violin (Matty Niel hall), viola (room 308), and cello (room 401)
students. On 13-09 and 20-09 the teachers schedule individual or small group lessons for the following weeks.

38 18/9-24/9 education period 1, week 3 38

21-09-2017: Deadline registration for Chamber Music (if
applicable)

19-09-2017, 19:30. Studium Generale lecture series 'Human Rights'. This series of lectures will explore the significance of human
rights in a globalizing world, and it will demonstrate how human rights are increasingly becoming an instrument by which the
negative side-effects of globalization may be challenged. Lecture 1. Introduction to International Human Rights. The other
lectures of the series take place on 26-09, 3-10, 10-10, 17-10. See https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/human-rights-5.
Costs are 25 for the whole series of 5 lectures.

19-09-2017, 20:00. Studium Generale lecture "Nothing is what it seems"- Conspiracy theories. Prof. Stef Aupers, professor of
media culture. Free of charge. https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/other-offices/studium-generale
20-09-2017 16:50-18:30. Orchestra parts training for all violin (Matty Niel hall), viola (room 308), and cello (room 401)
students. On 13-09 and 20-09 the teachers schedule individual or small group lessons for the following weeks.

39 25/9-1/10 education period 1, week 4 39

25-27/9 Master class Romano Pratesi, jazz trumpet
26/9 Section Open Night jazz trombone, Tapijn 25-09-2017, 20:00. Studium Generale lecture "A Populist Zeitgeist?". Matthijs Rooduijn, PhD, Assistant Professor of political
sociology, University of Amsterdam.
Free of charge. https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/other-offices/studium-generale
27-09-2017, 19:30. Studium Generale lecture series 'The birth of reason'. This series of lectures will take you on a journey of
discovery from Antiquity to early Modernity. The lecturers will analyze, contextualize, and possibly criticize some of the more
conspicuous rationalization processes that have shaped Western civilization. Lecture 1. The Birth of Scientific Method from
Aristotles Biology. The other lectures of the series take place on 4-10, 11-10, 18-10. See
https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/events/birth-reason. Costs are 20 for the whole series of 4 lectures.

40 2/10-8/10 education period 1, week 5 40

3/10 Maastricht jazz awards (semi-final); students 05-10-2017 Lecture and workshop 'Deliberate practice', Matty Niel hall, main building, 12:15 - 15:45. Topic: What knowledge is
available from research into effective practising by musicians? How can you use these research findings for your own practising,
teaching, or your own research? Guest lecturer: Joram van Ketel. Joram is a young cognitive psychologist who graduated with a
research project focused on musicians' practising. He is also a trombone student at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague.
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Holidays and days off MA YEAR 2 lectures, workshops and master circles. Mandatory sessions are indicated bold; external sessions italic. MA YEAR 2 tests
4/10 Maastricht jazz awards (semi-final); professionals Master circle 1 (time and place will be announced on Blackboard). Master circles are mandatory sessions, which focus on
artistic research, in mixed groups of Master 1 and Master 2 students. They take place on various days and times, and will be
scheduled by the research coach
02-10-2017, 20:00. Studium Generale lecture "Why does a Good Life have to be Well-Balanced?" Prof. Ignaas Devisch, Professor
of Ethics, Philosophy and Medical Philosophy, Ghent University. We work less, but we have more to do. We have more free time,
but we sleep less. While we complain about stress we plan overfilled days. But is restlessness really a problem? Free of charge.
https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/other-offices/studium-generale

03-10-2017, 20:00. Studium Generale lecture "Against hate". Carolin Emcke, German journalist and author, winner of German
Peace Prize 2016. In this lecture, Carolin Emcke will show that we can stand up against dogmatic thinking of hate and
successfully combat religious and nationalist fanatics. Free of charge. https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/other-
offices/studium-generale
41 9/10-15/10 education period 1, week 6 41
9/10 wind ensemble Kerkrade 11-10-2017 and 12-10-2017: audition training and workshops linked to orchestra project (optional, sign in with Claudia Alsdorf,
see project information)
11/10 wind ensemble Maastricht 12-10-2017 Lecture about auditioning: tips and tricks, Willem Hijstek hall, main building, 12:15 - 15:35
11&12/10 audition training 13-10-2017 Auditions for soloists in orchestra project for Ginastera Variaciones (see project information)
13/10 audition Ginastera/Strauss 09-10-2017, 20:00. Studium Generale lecture "Narcissism". Jens Lange, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher, Social Cognition Center
Cologne & University of Amsterdam. What are the distinctive features of a narcissist? How do narcissists influence other people
and society as a whole?
Free of charge. https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/about-um/other-offices/studium-generale
42 16/10-22/10 AUTUMN HALF-TERM 42
dependance: closed all week
main building: 16, 17, 19, 20/10 open from 08.00 - 18.00. 21/10 en 22/10: closed

43 23/10-29/10 education period 1, week 7 43

24/10 Section Open Night jazz double bass, Tapijn 26-10-2017 Research lecture 3, Matty Niel hall, main building, 12:15 - 15:35. Topic: Presentation skills
Master circle 2 (time and place will be announced on Blackboard)
44 30/10-5/11 education period 1, week 8 44
30/10-13/12start project Music in the making: lied 02-11-2017 Lecture Performance'. Matty Niel hall, main building, 13:30-15:35. Guest professor Frank Mineur will give you
insight in the basic principles of performing arts. You might think that, as a musician, you already know all about performing.
However, since professor Mineur is a dramaturg and artistic researcher, and teaches cultural criticism in the Maastricht
Academy of Performing Arts, he will approach performing arts from a different, interdisciplinary angle.

45 6/11-12/11 education period 1, week 9 45

8/11 Maastricht jazz awards (final), Muziekgieterij 09-11-2017 Lecture 'Experience Culture'. Matty Niel hall, main building, 12:15-14:15. Guest professor Frank Mineur will give you
insight into how our society and art are more and more influenced by the so-called experience culture. What is the impact of
this development for performers? What happens when the borders between performer and audience become diffuse?

8-20/11 film project Krakow/Karlsruhe/Maastricht Master circle 3 (time and place will be announced on Blackboard)
46 13/11-19/11 education period 1, week 10 46
8-20/11 film project Krakow/Karlsruhe/Maastricht 16-11-2017 Lecture 'Visual Culture'. In this lecture guest professor Dirk Reynders will give you insight in several aspects of visual
culture and what the impact is for artists and musicians. How can musicians be more aware of the visual aspects of their
performance, and use it to enhance their performance? Dirk Reynders graduated from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel as PhD in
Communication Studies, option Visual Communication. In addition to his doctoral degree, he studied Film Studies and Visual
Culture at the University of Antwerp, Queer Studies at The University of Manchester and Fashion Photography at The University
of Arts in London.
At the moment he is part time lecturer Media Studies and Photo theory at the Maastricht Academy of Media, Arts, Design and
Technology (MADT-Zuyd University) and at the Media, Arts & Design Faculty (Catholic University College).

47 20/11-26/11 education period 2, week 1 47

20-24/11 band week 1 jazz 23-11-2017 Lecture, to be determined.
20/11 concert film project in Karlsruhe Master circle 4 (time and place will be announced on Blackboard)
21/11 Master class Christian Scott, jazz trumpet
48 27/11-3/12 education period 2, week 2 48
1/12 student project "Zauberflte"
49 4/12-10/12 education period 2, week 3 49
4/12 band night 1st year jazz students 07-12-2017 Lecture, to be determined.
5-8/12 Cage workshop Master circle 5 (time and place will be announced on Blackboard)
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50 11/12-17/12 education period 2, week 4 50

11/12 band night higher year jazz students 14-12-2017 Lecture, to be determined.
10-17/12 jazz project Graz/Stuttgart/Maastricht
12/12 master class Gilad Hekselman, jazz guitar
16/12 jazz night
16/12 master class John Clayton, big band
51 18/12-24/12 education period 2, week 5 51
18/12 Christmas celebration concert, dependance,17:00-20:00

52 25/12-31/12 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS 52

dependance en main building: closed all week

1 1/1-7/1 CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS 1

1/1 all buildings closed
dependance: closed all week
main building open 2,3,4,5/1 from 08.00 - 18.00
2018
2 8/1-14/1 education period 2, week 6 2
8/1 start madrigalenopera main subject orchestral parts/ technical exams (classical)

3 15/1-21/1 education period 2, week 7 3

Master circle 6 (time and place will be announced on Blackboard)

4 22/1-28/1 education period 2, week 8 4

27/1 open day Master circle 7 (time and place will be announced on Blackboard) main subject orchestral parts/ technical exams (classical)
27/1 night of classical music from 19:00
5 29/1-4/2 education period 2, week 9 5
Master circle 8 (time and place will be announced on Blackboard) main subject orchestral parts/ technical exams (classical)

6 5/2-11/2 education period 2, week 10 6

5-7/2 rehearsals project Mozart/Schubert main subject orchestral parts/ technical exams (classical)
8 & 9/2 concerts Mozart /Schubert
7 12/2-18/2 SPRING HALF-TERM 7
dependance: closed all week
main building: 12,13/2: closed. 14,15,16/2: open from 08.00 - 18.00. 17/2open from 09.00 -
16.00. 18/2 open from 10.00 - 16.00.
SEMESTER 2
8 19/2-25/2 education period 3, week 1 8

9 26/2-4/3 education period 3, week 2 9

3/3 Music Award Maastricht (violin)
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Master circle 9 (time and place will be announced on Blackboard): presentations

10 5/3-11/3 education period 3, week 3 10

6-8/3 performance madrigalenopera
9-11/3 congress music theory Master circle 10 (time and place will be announced on Blackboard): presentations

11 12/3-18/3 education period 3, week 4 11

15/3 master class Jaron Moran, jazz piano
Master circle 11 (time and place will be announced on Blackboard): presentations

12 19/3-25/3 education period 3, week 5 12

19-26/3 Ginestera / Strauss project

Master circle 12 (time and place will be announced on Blackboard): presentations

13 26/3-1/4 education period 3, week 6 13

30/3 Good Friday: all26/3
buildings closed
concert Ginastera/Strauss Kerkrade
31/3, 1/4: all buildings closed

14 2/4-8/4 education period 3, week 7 14

2/4 Easter Monday: all entrance exams Research presentations: schedule will be published
buildings closed

15 9/4-15/4 education period 3, week 8 15

entrance exams Research presentations: schedule will be published

16 16/4-22/4 education period 3, week 9 16

entrance exams Research presentations: schedule will be published
16-20/4 band week 2 jazz
18/4 young jazz night
17 23/4-29/4 education period 3, week 10 17
27/4 King's Day: all buildings entrance exams Research presentations: schedule will be published
closed

18 30/4-6/5 MAY HOLIDAYS 18

dependance: closed all week
main building: 30/4, 1,2,3,4/5 open from 08.00 - 18.00. 5/5 (Liberation Day), 6/5: main building
closed

19 7/5-13/5 education period 4, week 1 19

10/5: Ascension 7/5 start stage rehearsals opera Start chamber music festival Hand in final Portfolio Year 2 to coach
Day: all buildings
closed
11/5: dependance 7/5 start chamber music festival
closed, main
building open from
08.00 - 16.00

12/5 Cross Currents Festival

20 14/5-20/5 education period 4, week 2 20

20/5 Whit Sunday: 16/5 night of chamber music Heerlen Chamber music festival Final recitals
all buildings closed

chamber music festival

14/5 band night 1st year jazz students
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21 21/5-27/5 education period 4, week 3 21
21/5 Whit Monday: all buildings closed 24-05-2018 Lecture or workshop, to be determined. Final recitals

22 28/5-3/6 education period 4, week 4 22

28/5 band night higher year jazz students (in Tapijn) 31-05-2018 Lecture or workshop, to be determined. Final recitals

23 4/6-10/6 education period 4, week 5 23

07-06-2018 Lecture or workshop, to be determined. Final recitals
24 11/6-17/6 education period 4, week 6 24
13-16/6 stage orchestra rehersals opera Final recitals

25 18/6-24/6 education period 4, week 7 25

20-24/6 opera performances Final recitals

26 25/6-1/7 education period 4, week 8 26

Final recitals

27 2/7-8/7 education period 4, week 9 27

PRESENTATION DIPLOMAS Re-examinations for research

28 9/7-15/7 education period 4, week 10 28

dependance: closed (or open at education free period (reserved for meetings, etc.)
determined hours for meetings)
main building: 9,10,11,12,13/7: open from 08.00 - 18.00. 15,16/7: closed

29 16/7-22/7 SUMMERHOLIDAYS 16/7-26/8 29

dependance: closed
main building: 16,17,18,19,20/7: open from 08.00 - 18.00. 21,22/7: closed

30 23/7-29/7 30
all buildings closed

31 30/7-5/8 31
all buildings closed

32 6/8-12/8 32
all buildings closed

33 13/8-19/8 33
dependance: closed
main building: 13,14,15,16,17/8: open from 08.00 - 18.00. 18,19/8: closed

34 20/8-26/8 34
dependance: closed
main building: 20,21,22,23,24/8: open from 08.00 - 18.00. 25,26/8: closed

35 27/8-31/8 RE-EXAMINATION WEEK 2017/2018 35

introduction week 2018/2019

36 3/9--9/9 start academic year 2018/2019

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