‘The teaching faculty is marvelous, especially the rare opportunity to have so much contact time with Emily, the venue and amenities are top-notch, the chance to perform at the Concertgebouw is amazing, and I grew so much and met so many fantastic colleagues, as well as the next generation of Dutch flautists. It was a wonderful experience. I’m also really impressed at the value of the course – its affordability is impressive, and much appreciated!’

‘It was such an inspiring week, different from every other masterclass I attended. I had really the opportunity to try differents things and to see other perspectives. I feel full of new ideas that I am looking forward to develop.’

‘I was pleasantly surprised with how much contact time we had with Emily, Jeroen, Wieke, and Andrew, which was the highlight for me. They were always accessible for a question or an idea, or just to socialize. Although I was initially surprised at how much time we were to spend in rehearsals for large ensemble pieces, I found those experiences really enriching both as a chamber musician and as a teacher (observing how the NTKers learned and responded to feedback in Luna, for example).’

‘I didn’t expected something like that. I thought it would have been more “standard” (warm-up, frontal lessons with teachers…), but now I think it is something more like a full openmind experience. Even the warm-up was different and make me thought to my sensations and my body while playing. In the whole structure, the workshops are not just some external activities to add to the planning, but something that integrate the logical line of this academy. I didn’t expect this huge organization.’