Practical facts & prices "Baroque music in 415 Hz: Purcell & Handel"
Admission and confirmation
It is our aim to form groups well-balanced according to their musical level, for the benefit of all participants. This is our first criterion when selecting participants. The second is the date of registration. If two candidates are of equal level for one place, preference will be given to the candidate who applied first. Often we have to choose from too many applicants for a particular instrument, especially for wind instruments and certain voice types. We then look in the first place at musical education, experience and insight. It is therefore important to describe your musical level well. Please contact La Pellegrina if you have any doubts about your musical level or ability.
For the above reasons all registrations will first be collected. Final confirmation of participation cannot be given until 1 March. In view of the limited number of places it is recommended to register early. It is possible to apply after 1 March, but only for places that are still vacant.
Robert Klotz: “I flew across an ocean to attend La Pellegrina. Would swim if I have to get there next year.”
Registration and paying the deposit
You can register for a course by completely filling out the registration form. You can pay the deposit of EUR 300 electronically at the same time as registering, or by separately transferring your payment to bank account NL33 ASNB 0707 2500 72 in name of La Pellegrina, Utrecht, Netherlands (for transfers from outside the European Union: BIC ASNB NL21). Our electronic payment service accepts credit cards, but as credit card companies deduct a commission of about 3 %, we will offset this against your next payment. We will then send you provisional confirmation of your registration. Deposits will of course be refunded to applicants who cannot be placed. The entire fee is to be paid on 15 June at the latest.
Marrie Kardol: “The beautiful inspiring environment, the orderly progress of the program, the good preparation and the friendly and pleasant way in which the tutors deal with the participants ..., all this makes Pellegrina a must for every music lover!”
Prices
The course fee - EUR 1.350 per person - includes accommodation in a double room in the monastery hostel and full board. Students and anyone up to the age of 36 pay EUR 750. If you register in time, you will receive a EUR 50 discount. If you camp or arrange your own accommodation, you will receive a discount; single rooms are possible at a surcharge.
Significant discount for students and young people
Full-time students at academic and higher professional education and participants up to 35 years of age (at the start of the course for which they have registered), receive a substantial discount and pay EUR 750 course fee per person, based on a double room. When registration a copy or scan of the registration certificate (or of your passport as proof of age).
Accommodation
Single and double rooms in Monastery Nieuw Sion
Most participants stay in Monastery Nieuw Sion. There are seven double and seventeen single rooms, with normal beds, no dorms or bunk beds. A linen package is included in the price. The facilities are simple but clean, with a communal sanitary area. The newly created double rooms in the Poortgebouw have their own sanitary facilities. There is a buffet breakfast in the dining room.
Camping in the monastery garden
Camping in the garden of the monastery is also possible. Tents, motorhomes and caravans are welcome but electricity is not available. The number of places is limited, there are simple sanitary facilities in the monastery.
Your own accommodation
It is possible to participate in the course on the basis of your own accommodation, for example for those who live in the area or can arrange accommodation there themselves. In that case, in addition to the course fee, you only pay a contribution for coffee and tea and the joint lunch. There are a few Bed & Breakfast places in the vicinity of the monastery.
Meals
During the course we have a separate dining room, where coffee and tea are ready for us. There is an extensive breakfast buffet. Lunch and dinner will be served on the terrace outside, weather permitting.
All prices at a glance
| Overview of all prices and reductions | When registering before 1 March: |
When registering on or after 1 March: |
|---|---|---|
| Participation in the course including a place in a double room in the guest house and full board | EUR 1.300 | EUR 1.350 |
| Participation student or person up to 35 in the course including a place in a double room in the guest house and full board | EUR 700 | EUR 750 |
| Participation as an auditor in the course including a place in a double room in the guest house and full board | EUR 650 | EUR 650 |
| Surcharge for single room in the guesthouse | EUR 220 | EUR 220 |
| Reduction for camping at the monastery campsite | EUR 110 | EUR 110 |
| Reduction for own accommodation (the joint lunch and coffee/tea are included, breakfast and dinner not) | EUR 300 | EUR 300 |
| Surcharge for the joint dinner (only needed when having your own accommodation; otherwise it is standard) | EUR 120 | EUR 120 |
| Reduction for taking part in more than one La Pellegrina summer school (within one year) | EUR 100 | EUR 100 |
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We speak English
The courses organised by La Pellegrina are are open to an international audience, with most participants coming from Western and Eastern Europe. We do, however, have some regular guests from Japan, Taiwan, Canada, Australia, Mexico and the US. As English will probably be the language we all have in common, tuition will be in English on request.
Jean Walker: Each year on returning I think it can't be as good as the previous year… and it is!!!
Laurie Boltjes: 'I always go on a long cycling tour after the course. Sometimes some of the other participants join me for a short holiday.'
Cancellation policy
If La Pellegrina is unable to offer a place, or is forced to cancel a course, any fees that have been paid will be entirely refunded. Deposits cannot be refunded to applicants who withdraw from the course. Applicants cancelling after 15 June are obliged to pay the entire course fee. It is therefore advisable to take out a cancellation insurance.
La Pellegrina retains the right to change tutors and programmes if such changes are considered necessary.
