The Barcelona Festival of Song is a unique Summer Program created for the purpose of promoting the Latin American & Spanish Art Song repertoire, a rich and wonderful repertory gaining interest and prominence after decades of dormancy and generating demand for live performances and recordings.  With this program we are filling a hole in the training of the classical singer, that until today continues being focused mainly in the Centro European music tradition. 

The centerpiece of the Barcelona Festival of Song is a course focused on the history and interpretation of the Latin American and Spanish Vocal Repertoire; however, the Festival also presents public concerts with well-known singers, pianist and guitarist and the participants in the course.  All performances are open to the public and take place in venues located in beautiful Barcelona, Spain. 

Among the faculty are some of the most important and internationally renowned scholars, researchers, teachers, and performers of the Latin American and Spanish Art Song genre. The Festival provides participants with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to gather with performers from around the world to learn about and practice interpreting this important repertoire.   

Participants will have the opportunity to perform at the two  final concerts. Pianists and guitarists will also have the opportunity to work with singers and to get to know this beautiful repertory.  In the interest of expanding the repertoire, the Festival commissions a renowned Ibero-American composer to compose a new cycle of songs that will premiere during the festival.  

One of our unique offerings is that each of the participants at the Festival will have his/her own personalized development program, designed around his/her unique abilities, level of development and goals.  The goal is to reinforce their strengths and to identify and overcome their weaknesses.  For this reason there is no age limit.

Since its successful debut in 2005, the festival has received students and faculty members from important U.S. and European Universities. Participants of this program receive a total immersion course where they attend master classes and lectures, as well as perform in public concerts. 

Festival participants are exposed to important aspects of Ibero-American culture; learn Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Catalan diction; receive live coaching at master classes and private lessons; they also have the opportunity to explore the tourist-friendly city of Barcelona, learn about its history, and enjoy its beaches. 

The Festival honors the great Catalan singer Conxita Badía (1897-1975) who, in her long career on both sides of the Atlantic, was one of the first promoters and performers of the Spanish and Latin American Art Song.