Skopje Jazz Festival announcement

The students are now preparing for tomorrow first rehearsal with the renowned Norwegian Jazz Band featuring Jan Bang and Arve Henriksen The orchestra will join the Band on stage featuring over 50 musicians to perform ‘After the Wildfire’ for the opening concert of the Skopje Jazz Festival on Thursday October 19th. This project includes eight […]

Hosting Machteld Postma and Martyn Smits

Fames Institute had the pleasure to welcome Machteld Postma, Director & Head of Studies, and Martyn Smits, Head of Studies Master of Music at “Fontys Academy of Music and Performing Arts” in Eindhoven, Netherlands! We had engaging and fruitful discussions about future cooperations focusing on students mobility, artistic programs and upcoming activities.

A Full Day in the Studio for our FAME’S Institute Students

From intense rehearsals the last days to the recording booth, it’s been a captivating process ! In the Studio, every single note timber, pitch, intensity, dynamic, breath, etc..… is perceptible and must be perfected. Recording is a meticulous process that requires precision, patience, and persistent dedication. Vladimir Nikolov, as conductor, and Joaquim, as producer, are […]

“The Art of Orchestration and Arrangement”

Vladimir Nikolov is a composer whose works cover a wide range of musical languages and genres, using backgrounds in Classical music and Jazz as point of departure. The Lecture delved the students into the art of orchestrating and arranging music beginning from the inspiration of a specific motif and following the process through composition until […]