Intensive Week in Rauland, February 13–17, 2023
Monday, February 13
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30-10:00 | Registration / collect welcome packages | Vinjesalen |
| 10:00-12:00 | Welcome! Musical presentations by all institutions (5 min each) Dance workshop (Norwegian students) Dancing tour of campus | Vinjesalen |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | Kantine |
| 13:00-14:30 | Large ensemble rehearsal (all students) | Vinjesalen |
| 14:30-15:00 | Break | |
| 15:00-17:00 | Mixed ensemble rehearsals / Teachers’ meeting | Teachers: Midtstoga |
| 18:00-19:00 | Dinner | Kantine |
| 20:00 | Opening concert by USN Rauland students | Årestoga |
| 21:00 | Pub night (jam, dance) | Gardsjordstoga |
Tuesday, February 14
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30-10:00 | Dance/icebreaker warm-up: Estonian students | Vinjesalen |
| 10:00-12:00 | Mixed ensemble rehearsals / Teachers’ meeting | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | Kantine |
| 13:00-14:30 | Workshops (2 offered simultaneously): * Ulvikaspringar (learn a Norwegian dance and tune) * Introduction to traditional music of Bretagne, France | Vinjesalen/Midtstoga Ljøsblått |
| 14:30-15:00 | Break | |
| 15:00-16:30 | Workshops (2 offered simultaneously): * Norwegian vocal folk music: Songs from Agder, Møre og Romsdal, Telemark and Valdres * Gaita (bagpipe) repertoire from A Fonsagrada in Galicia, Spain – Xose Marentes’s style | Vaa-salen Ljøsblått |
| 18:00-19:00 | Dinner | Kantine |
| 19:00-20:00 | Film screening: “Til Stede” (with subtitles) | Myllarsalen |
| 20:30-21:30 | Dance workshop (Norwegian students) | Vinjesalen |
| 21:30 | Pub night (jam, dance) | Kantine/Vinjesalen |
Wednesday, February 15
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30-10:00 | Dance/icebreaker warm-up: Greek students | Vinjesalen |
| 10:00-12:00 | Mixed ensemble rehearsals / Teachers’ meeting | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | Kantine |
| 13:00-16:00 | Outdoor activity with USN students – grilling, sledding (wear warm clothes!) | Telemarkstunet |
| 17:15 | Bus to Møsstrond leaves campus (wear warm clothes!) | |
| 19:00 | Concert by local tradition bearers | Møsstrond Church |
| 21:30 | Soup and pub night (jam, dance) | Kantine/Vinjesalen |
Thursday, February 16
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30-10:00 | Dance/icebreaker warm-up: French students | Vinjesalen |
| 10:00-12:00 | Mixed ensemble rehearsals / Teachers’ meeting | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | Kantine |
| 13:00-14:30 | Workshops (2 offered simultaneously): * Seljefløyte #1 (build a willow flute and learn a tune) * Exploring the ‘new sound’ of traditional vocal ensembles in Greece | Ljøsblått Vinjesalen |
| 14:30-15:00 | Break | |
| 15:00-16:30 | Workshops (2 offered simultaneously): * Seljefløyte #2 (build a willow flute and learn a tune) * Tips and tricks in arranging and conducting based on one traditional Estonian tune | Ljøsblått Vinjesalen |
| 17:00-18:00 | Sound check | Vinjesalen |
| 18:00-19:00 | Dinner | Kantine |
| 20:00 | TUNE In: National groups concert (15 min. per group) | Vinjesalen |
| 21:00 | Pub night (jam, dance) | Kantine/Vinjesalen |
Friday, February 17
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30-10:00 | Dance/icebreaker warm-up: Galician students | Vinjesalen |
| 10:00-12:00 | Mixed ensemble rehearsals / Teachers’ meeting | |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | Kantine |
| 13:00-14:30 | Large ensemble rehearsal | Vinjesalen |
| 14:30-15:00 | Break | |
| 15:00-17:00 | Sound check | Vinjesalen |
| 18:00-19:00 | Dinner | Kantine |
| 19:00 | TUNE Connecting Folk Concert: Mixed ensembles (10 min each) Large ensemble Teacher ensemble | Vinjesalen |
| 20:30 | Festival concert: Åse Teigland & Alexander Røynstrand | Vinjesalen |
| 21:30 | Pub night (jam, dance) | Kantine/Vinjesalen |