YOMA course October

You can apply for the course as part of your YOMA programme or as a stand-alone course.

The deadline for applications is 9 August.

The course is offered both online and on-site in Vänersborg and welcomes you (aged approx. 10–20) who play wind, percussion or string instruments. The course begins on Saturday 3 October at 9am and ends on Sunday 4 October at 4pm. For some participants, lessons may begin as early as Friday afternoon after agreement.

On-site participation
If you participate on-site, the programme includes individual lessons and often group lessons as well, playing in a chamber music group or ensemble, section rehearsals and participation in one or two orchestras. We will place you in chamber music groups/ensembles and orchestras according to your level. Some ensembles and orchestras are reserved for participants enrolled in our programmes. In the full-scale symphony orchestra, the YOMA Festival Orchestra, we are performing the fourth movement of Mahler’s First Symphony. You may have the opportunity to play in the Mahler performance – please indicate in the ‘Additional Information’ section of the form if you are interested. 

Online participation
If you are participating online, in addition to your own lessons, you can take part in group lessons and section rehearsals, as well as listen in on other people’s lessons, chamber music and ensemble rehearsals, and concerts if these are streamed. We have extensive experience of online teaching and will help you with the technical aspects.

Apply for the course as a stand-alone course
If this is your first time or you only wish to take part in this course, you can apply for it as a stand-alone course. More information on how YOMA is structured can be found here. You can apply for the stand-alone course using the same form below.

Instrumental teachers
Teachers are welcome to accompany their own students or to observe the course for their own benefit, either online or in person. Please feel free to send us an email so that we can provide you with further information.

Application
You apply for the course using the form for the entire autumn term, even if you only wish to participate in October. You can find the form here. If you have not attended our courses before or if you have not submitted a recording within the last year, you must paste a link to a recording into the application form. A mobile phone recording works well and does not need to include an accompanist.

No later than one month before the course starts, you must send sheet music for your individual lessons as an attached PDF file (no link) in an email to yoma@yomacenter.se. Write ‘YOMA October’ + your name in the subject line.

Extra lessons, fees and benefits
The number of private lessons included in the course depends on which YOMA programme you are on or whether you are taking a stand-alone course. You can purchase additional lessons if there is space in the schedule.

In most cases, the courses are free of charge. Check what applies to you in this overview. 

If you play the oboe, bassoon, French horn, tuba, viola or double bass and live more than 300 km from Vänersborg, you can receive a travel grant of up to 800 SEK. 

Accommodation, meals and payment 
If you are attending in person, we can offer bed and breakfast for 400 SEK per night in a shared room or 600 SEK for a single room. As a rule, all participants, except adults, are accommodated in shared rooms. We also offer lunch and dinner for 125 SEK per meal. 

If you are accepted to the course, you will receive a link for booking and paying for food and accommodation, as well as any extra lessons and possible course fees. 

List of teachers, version 20 May 2026 – more teachers to be added 

• Gitte Marcusson, flöjt (Royal College, London)
• Tomas Johansson, klarinett (Musik- och kulturskolan Vänersborg)
• Björn Olsson, valthorn (Kungliga Musikhögskolan)
• Johan Åkervall, trumpet (Högskolan för scen och musik, Göteborg)
• Jesper Kramer-Johansen, tuba (Göteborgs Symfoniker)
• Kenneth Franzén, slagverk (tidigare Göteborgs Symfoniker)
• Asuka Nakamura, pianoinstudering (frilans)
• Jonas Olsson, piano och instudering (Norrlandsoperan)
• Alf Richard Kraggerud, violin (Barratt Due musikkinstitutt, Oslo)
• Per Enoksson, violin (Kungliga Musikhögskolan)
• Judith Ingolfsson, violin och viola (Johns Hopkins University, US)
• Lars-Inge Bjärlestam, cello (Musikhögskolan Ingesund)
• Andreas van Tol, orkesterledning
• Ulrich Kaatz, orkesterledning

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