Barcelona Festival of Song 2008

Master Classes • Private Voice Lessons • Coachings
Public Performances • Spanish, Catalan and Brazilian Portuguese Language Study

Singers, Guitarists, Auditors, Voice Teachers, Coaches & musicologists welcome

An Ideal Professional Retreat in Beautiful and Exciting Barcelona.

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PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

The participants to this course will have many opportunities to perform and learn from great teachers.  They will have master classes, lectures and  workshops dedicated to the different countries and songs.  They will also have Alexander Technique sessions and private coachings.

Once the participant have register we will send him or her the repertory that she or he has to prepare for the course.  Each participant will have to prepare minimum 6 art songs from the Spanish or Latin American repertoire.  Singers should arrive in Barcelona prepared with art songs and romanzas they wish to perfect.

Each of the participants at the Festival will have his/her own personalized development program, designed around his/her unique abilities, level of development & goals.  The goal is to reinforce their strengths and to identify and overcome their weaknesses.

In 2008 the Festival will take place at the Ateneu Barcelonès, a grand edifice that houses perhaps the largest cultural resource in Catalonia, with the richest selection of programs for the public. The center sponsors political debates of local and national politicians, book readings, film screenings, art shows, concerts, and more. L'Ateneu is located inside El Palau Savassona, the old residence of Josep Francesc Ferrer de Llupià Brossa, a former Baron of Savassona. This wonderful building, is an equally-dignified neoclassical contrast to the famous Gaudi-inspired architecture that dominates much of modern Barcelona. 

PERFORMANCES

All active singers have the opportunity to perform, at the discretion of the Artistic Director, in one or more public recitals in Barcelona.

CONCERTS

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Inaugural concert (Including the premiere of the art song cycle commissioned by the Barcelona Festival of Song)

• 1 Concert  with the participants open to the public.

• Closing concert with the participation of the students.

MASTER CLASSES

At the Barcelona Festival of Song we will have master classes, where the instructor works with each singer on a rotating basis. Those observing learn by example and can relate new concepts of technique and interpretation to their own preparation. Everyday we offer 4 hours of Master Class.

• Spanish Art Song

• Latin American Art Song

• Brazilian Art Song

• Catalan Art Song

• The song with guitar accompaniment

PRIVATE LESSONS

In addition to frequent individual work in the master classes, Active participants are scheduled for private lessons with Patricia Caicedo,  Stela Brandao, Isabel Aragón

COACHINGS SESSIONS

Individual coachings are scheduled for all active participants, focusing on musical preparation with respect to style, tradition and accuracy of presentation.

WORKSHOPS

• Faculty Master Classes/ Workshops
  Each member of our international faculty will present a master class devoted to the repertoire in a particular linguistic tradition or area of interest.

• Alexander Technique sessions, relaxation and breathing techniques workshops.

• Guitar Master Classes and individual lessons

DICTION

• Spanish/Portuguese/Catalan Language Study/Workshops
  Classes in Spanish, Catalan and Brazilian Portuguese diction integrated into the weekly schedule, is offered to all attendees.

 LECTURES

• The Latin American Art Song: An introduction. History and development of the genre in the context of musical nationalism.

• The Art Song in Spain during the XIX and XX Centuries: History, development, composers and repertory.

• The Catalan Art Song:  History and development during XIX and XX Centuries, main composers and works.

•  Brazil: The Brazilian Art Song During the XIX and XX Centuries. Most representative composers and works.

•  The Andean Countries: Colombia, Venezuela, Perú, Bolivia, Ecuador. Most representative composers and works of XIX and XX centuries.

•  Southern Cone: Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina. Most representative composers and works of XIX and XX cent

• The Spanish & Cuban Zarzuela

• Mexican Vocal Music for voice and piano