Welcome to the Frank Martin site!
1). Frank Martin masterclasses, given at the
Royal Conservatory in The Hague, 26-29 April 2010.
!!! Application deadline extended until 15th of March 2010 !!!
Please apply by printing the application form below:
APPLICATION FORM for the Frank Martin masterclasses (PDF)
Please note the following:
a. Print the application form, fill it in completely and return per regular mail (letter) to: The Frank Martin Stichting, c/o Ms. Berthy ten Kate, Verlengde Hereweg 189 # 9, 9721AS Groningen (The Netherlands) You will receive a confirmation of your application within seven working days.
b. The closing date to enter is 15 March 2010.
c. Admitted participants will have a time slot of circa 45 minutes.
d. Participation to the masterclasses is free of charge to students of conservatories in The Netherlands.
e. If the masterclasses are overbooked an audition will determine the order of the participants.
f. Applicants will receive a notice of admission as soon as possible, but no later than 1 March 2010.
g. For further information regarding the master classes you can contact Ms. Berthy ten Cate at: b.ten.cate3@kpnplanet.nl
2). New book published by Maria Martin: "Treasured memories, my life with Frank Martin"
The book is published at Gooiberg Pers in the Netherlands, (www.gooibergpers.nl).
ISBN: 9789072184610.
Price: €19.50 (for members of the 'Sociéte Frank Martin' or 'Frank Martin Stichting' the price is €16).
Website:
This site gives you
information about the Swiss composer, Frank Martin
(1890-1974).
The site, intended primarily for musicians, musicologists and concert organizers, contains a concise biography and lists of works selected by genre (specifying instrumentation, duration, year of composition and the publisher of each work.).
Music lovers will be interested by the information about the "Société Frank Martin" (including CDs and books available), the information about the "Frank Martin House" in Naarden (The Netherlands) and the large collection of photographs (classified according to different topics).
Also there is the possibility of communicating with the composer's widow, Maria Martin, by mail or E-mail (see "Information").
The site was set up by Maria Martin, Frank le Coultre (the composer's grandson) and Ferry Jongbloed (responsible for the "Frank Martin House"), under the auspices of the "Société Frank Martin".
In order to introduce the composer to you, please find some quotations about him as expressed by important musicians:
| « When I play the "Polyptyque" by Frank Martin I feel the same responsibility, the same exaltation as when I play Bach's Chaconne. » |
| Yehudi Menuhin |
| « His work stands like a rock and upholds credence in the future of music. » |
| Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau |
| « Frank Martin had the courage to tackle face on the problem [...] of musical language possible in our time in all its generality and transcendence. That is why, once achieved, his feat is of universal consequence. » |
| Ernest Ansermet |
| « Many great works of this century are admired; few have the privilege of being loved. Frank Martin created works which are both admired and loved. » |
| Paul Badura-Skoda |
| « Frank Martin has always belonged to the elite of the musical world due solely to his creative genius, nurtured by the silent meditation in his work and by the fervour of his faith. » |
| Pierre Fournier |