Professional Development Stream: Performance Studies
Collaborative Song program for advanced singers and pianists. VISI is an opportunity for performers to explore the vital collaboration between words and music, singer and pianist, performer and audience. We will challenge students to interact in active discussions on the social, historical, and philosophical contexts of the poems and songs we are studying. Focus will include exploration of the vast stylistic diversity of the repertoire. Through a dynamic balance of master classes, private coaching, discussions, and performance, the students and faculty will work together to establish tools for animated rehearsal and performance processes, setting the highest standards of collaboration and spontaneity. This is a course that will change your views of song and its relevance in the world.
- Performance classes, private coaching, diction practice, lectures and workshops relating to diverse aspects of interpretation and performance practice, as well as opportunities for performance in song salons and outreach concerts.
Sample Daily Schedule
| 9:00-9:45 | Movement classes for Performers, including yoga and expressive breathing exercises. |
| 10:00-11:30 | Word and Song Lectures and Classes - for all participants, with VISI faculty and guests. All streams, drop-in welcome. |
| 11:30-12:15 | Lunch break, rehearsals, conversations |
| 12:15-1:00 | Noon-hour concert series: “Inner Spa” |
| 1:15 - 2:45 | Breakout sessions |
| 3:00 | Public Master Classes - All streams; drop-in welcome |
| 5:00 | VISI Interdisciplinary lectures OR Master Class continuation |
| 8:00 | Evening concert series: “VISIonary Fusions” |
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PLEASE NOTE: this schedule is in effect for June 18-22, and June 25,26. Opening day, weekend, and Closing day have different configurations, to accommodate variables in the content, Sunday worship, final-day rehearsals and early concert time, Peter Wall lecture, etc. Schedule subject to change without notice.
Logistics
For advanced singers and collaborative pianists who are preparing for a professional performance career including art song repertoire. Applicants must be either graduates of or current students in a music performance degree program or equivalent course of study.
Students of the PDPerf stream must participate for the entire course, June 17-27. The cost is $1000 (plus GST) for 11 days.
Song teams (singer and pianist who have worked together prior to VISI) are welcome but not required. Submitted duo performances will be evaluated as individual performances. IF YOU ARE APPLYING AS A TEAM PLEASE SUBMIT TWO COPIES, SENT TO THE TWO ADDRESSES LISTED UNDER “APPLY/REGISTER” (below).
Deadline for submission: March 15, 2007 – CLOSED.
All fees are listed in Canadian dollars. Please contact the Registrar in regards to US dollar rates.
NATS – Vancouver Chapter members who sign up for a Flex Pass or Full Festival Pass will have 15% of their tuition fee donated by VISI to the NATS-Vancouver Chapter scholarship fund, to support singers in their ongoing training.
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This study stream option is CLOSED. If you are interested in Performance Studies, please consider the Lifelong Learning Performance Studies Stream.