Workshop Infos:
This year, the 400th anniversary of John Dowland’s death is the focus of many workshops and festivals across Europe. His Lachrimae and pavanes will be explored using a variety of instruments, with English consort music forming the main focus of this workshop. At the same time, we will also be exploring Renaissance dance pieces by his contemporaries from other countries.
Jörg Meder – Viola da gamba, Violone, leader. of the workshop
21.9. 17.00-20.00
22.9. 10.00-13.00 / 17.00-20.00
23.8. 10.00-14.00
participants cost: 60 €/day (21. and 23.8. are half days each)
Jörg Meder studied viola da gamba and violone at the Universities of Music and Drama in Hannover and Hamburg. He performs with various ensembles and orchestras of the early music.
As a cultural manager he organises innovative concert formats as well as music theatre and opera productions. His interest in interdisciplinary projects has brought Jörg Meder together with musicians such as pianist Michael Wollny, saxophonist Heinz Sauer, singer Elva la Guardia (Hamburg) and singer Theodora Baka (Athens). He currently plays in a duo with the french saxophonist Eric Plandé.
Jörg Meder is a lecturer for violone and 17th-century string bass at the University of Music and Theatre in Leipzig since 2007. His focus on project management and interest in jazz also led Jörg Meder to the University of Music and Theatre in Hamburg in April 2025, where he is responsible for interdisciplinary and projects and international collaborations of the jazz department. www.joergmeder.com