GENERAL INFO

Lieksa Brass Week organizes courses for professional and amateur players of all ages during Lieksa Brass Week.
Registration for the courses will open in late 2025, and the courses will be organized in 2026 during the Lieksa Brass Week.
Registration by May 3, 2026. Registration is also possible later if there is space in the courses.
The courses have pre-defined student quotas and places will be filled in the order of registration. Check the situation on the registration page.
INSTRUMENT CLINICS: Instrument clinics begin the mornings of the courses, when you divide up with your own instrument group and familiarize yourself with the best warm-up exercises and playing techniques using examples from Lieksan Brass Week teachers and artists.

Registration for the courses

MASTER CLASSES

Sign up for the Master Classes!

Price: see the sign up page.
Instruments: trumpet, french horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba.
Master Class teachers: see the sign up page.
The Master Classes are primarily for advanced music students, professionals and other advanced players.
Tuition is organized mainly in groups.
The student bring their own instrument.
Tuition is mainly in English.
Tuition is for the most part held on 5-6 days, 3 h / day on average.
Every teacher builds their own curriculum for the course, so the content of the courses may vary significantly across different instruments.
Master Class participants cannot participate on the Ensemble Course or the Conductor Course due to overlapping schedules.

BASIC TUITION

Sign up for basic tuition!

Price (includes tuition): see the sign up page.
Instruments: trumpet, french horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba and percussion.
No age limits or former playing experience required.
Basic Tuition teachers, see the sign up page.
The tuition is mainly held in private and possibly in small groups.
Each student receives 30 min of tuition per day.
The teachers all speak Finnish and also other languages, depending on the teacher.
The student brings their own instrument.
A student who has paid the course fee for Basic Tuition may also participate without an extra fee for the Ensemble Course or Conductor Course. In this case, when signing up for the ensemble course, the option "For Basic Tuition Participants" (0,00 €) should be chosen.

ENSEMBLE COURSE

Sign up for the ensemble course!

Available for every brass musician and percussionist.
In the morning, the Ensemble Course students participate in the instrument clinic, after which they practice under the guidance of the instructors in small ensembles and the conducting course participants in their own group. In the afternoon, they gather to play in a large ensemble. The days start at 9:00 and end by approx. 15:00. Details may change slightly depending on the number of participants, etc. The Ensemble Course participants perform in smaller concerts during the week and the final concert is played at the end of the course at the Lieksa Cultural Centre.
You can participate in the Ensemble Course with a complete brass ensemble or as an individual player
Price: see registration page. The course is free for those participating in the basic education.

CONDUCTOR COURSE

Sign up for the Conductor Course!

A new course at the Lieksa Brass Week is a conducting course, where students learn the skills of a conductor, including beat patterns, technique and ensemble practice. Conducting students will be able to lead the large ensemble of the Lieksa Brass Week ensemble course.
You can either participate in the Conductor Course alone or you can combine it with a Basic Tuition course on your own instrument so that, in addition to conducting studies, you also have an instrument clinic and playing lesson on your own instrument every day.
Price: see registration page. The course is free for those participating in the basic education.

PASSIVE STUDENT

Sign up as a passive student!

A Passive Student can follow the Master Classes and the Ensemble Course passively.
The Passive Student course fee is 100 € for the whole period.
You can also sign up as a Passive Student for a single day for 30 € a day.

STUDENT-PRICED TICKETS and other benefits

Concert tickets with reduced price (50 % discount) are available for Lieksa Brass Week students.
If you want to book tickets in advance, please send a message to info(at)lieksabrass.com and we’ll send you a booking link (after you have made your registration).
By using that link you can buy your tickets with reduced price (you may buy one student-priced ticket / concert).
Student-priced tickets must be paid when ordering and you can also pick them up from our student info.
Tickets can not be booked for later redemption. Tickets can not be refunded or changed!

STUDENT CONCERTS

Students may participate in the Lieksa Brass Week student concert. Please inform the organizers in advance if you wish to participate. The deadline for doing this and for supplying the music for the accompanying pianist will be informed to students.

TRAINING FACILITIES

Students may use rehearsal rooms at the schools reserved for the use of Lieksa Brass Week when those rooms are not used for other purposes.

ACCOMMODATION

The number of hostels and hotels in Lieksa is limited. Please start organizing your accommodation as soon as you decide to come to Lieksa. Lieksa Brass Week has mattress accommodation at a school (group room) for 49 € / week. You have to bring your own sleeping bag or blanket, pillow and linen. If you are interested, please contact Lieksa Brass Week’s office, info(at)lieksabrass.com

If you need any assistance with accommodation in other places, please contact Lieksa Tourist Information tel. +358 40 1044 151.