Here’s how it works
WHAT: Our primary goal is the refreshment of the spirit with this in-person International Baroque Academy (IBA) for players of Baroque oboe, Baroque bassoon and harpsichord. Situated in central Europe, the Landesmusikakademie and Hallenburg Palace are in the quiet German countryside. Our academy has three main points of focus:
- ensemble work: chamber music, Baroque band and important orchestral repertoire
- reed making skill development and strategies (winds) /tuning and instrument care and maintenance (keys)
- Baroque dance instruction and its application in performance
We will hold this seminar at 415Hz. You are welcome to bring your 392Hz – 442Hz instruments for reed support and 1 on 1 coaching sessions. We cover all aspects of reed making from the tube to the finished reed, with and without machines.
While we will cover specific works in the repertoire (including important orchestral works), we hope you will also bring your own literature.
LANGUAGE: The course is primarily in English. German, Italian, Dutch and Spanish also spoken.
FOR WHOM: This academy is optimal for professional, aspiring and amateur musicians who want to increase their freedom, ease, agility, and achieve intense musical expression with historically informed performance practice on Baroque instruments.
If you are new to Baroque instruments or in need of an instrument, contact us at jk@jeaninekrause.com so we can determine if we can meet your personal needs in the scope of this retreat.
WHEN: 14-19 September 2025
REGISTRATION CLOSES: 30 August 2024
WHERE:
Landesmusikakademie Hessen
An der Kirche 4
36110 Schlitz
GERMANY

The daily schedule includes 3 meals, optional Kaffee & Kuchen, reed making, coaching, a lecture or demonstration and oboe band or dancing sessions.
SCHOLARSHIP: Students may be eligible for scholarship. (Please note, travel, room, board and materials costs are not covered by the scholarship.)
To apply for a scholarship, please submit the following:
- a resume or curriculum vitae
- short video demonstrating contrasting performance styles
- cover letter explaining why this is important to you and what outcome you desire
Scholarship applications due by 1 August 2025.
Please send all materials to jk@jeaninekrause.com.
