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Back to Press Release List > 01/09/2008 - Professional Training Workshops in Jan/Feb 2008 Focus on Vocal and Choral Music
CARNEGIE HALL’S WEILL MUSIC INSTITUTE PRESENTS
TWO PROFESSIONAL TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOCUSING ON
SONG AND CHORAL PERFORMANCE IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2008
Mezzo-Soprano Marilyn Horne Leads The Song Continues… 2008,
Celebrating the Art of the Song Recital January 22–25
Baroque Specialist Ton Koopman Leads a Choral Workshop February 11–17
Focusing on Handel’s Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day and “Dettingen” Te Deum
In January and February 2008, The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall presents two Professional Training Workshops focusing on the art of vocal performance, one on song recital and the other on Baroque choral works. For the fifth season, mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne brings her foundation’s acclaimed vocal festival The Song Continues… to Carnegie Hall from January 22 to 25. The next month, renowned Baroque music specialist Ton Koopman returns to Carnegie Hall from February 11 to 17 to lead a workshop exploring two of Handel’s choral works: Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day and “Dettingen” Te Deum.
About Professional Training Workshops Presented by The Weill Music Institute
During the 2007–2008 season, The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall presents seven Professional Training Workshops, which include master classes and sessions of intensive performance preparation for pre-professional and professional musicians, led by master artists of jazz, world music, and classical repertoire. In addition to Ms. Horne and Mr. Koopman, artists leading workshops this year are pianists Leon Fleisher and Emanuel Ax, jazz pianist/composer Fred Hersch, clarinetist David Krakauer, and vocalist Bobby McFerrin. The workshops offer a unique opportunity for young musicians to be coached and trained by today’s master artists in an intimate setting. Each workshop features at least one element that is accessible to the public in the form of a concert performance or open master class. The workshops are tuition-free for participants and open to observation by auditors. Travel and housing for participants coming from outside of New York City, both national and international, is arranged and paid for by Carnegie Hall. Additional information and online applications are available at www.weillmusicinstitute.org/workshops.
The Song Continues…2008 (January 22–25)
Presented by The Weill Music Institute in partnership with The Marilyn Horne Foundation, The Song Continues…2008 features six public events over four days in Weill Recital Hall and Zankel Hall, including master classes led by renowned artists and recitals by Marilyn Horne Foundation vocalists. This is the fifth season of The Song Continues... at Carnegie Hall.
The Song Continues... 2008 includes:
• Master classes led by Marilyn Horne on Tuesday, January 22, Graham Johnson on Wednesday, January 23 (both in Weill Recital Hall), and Dawn Upshaw on Thursday, January 24 (in Zankel Hall). Participants include 12 vocal students from nine music schools, including The Juilliard School, The Curtis Institute of Music, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, and Manhattan School of Music. Each was selected through a rigorous audition process. (See attached calendar for complete list of participants.)
• Duo-recitals featuring Marilyn Horne Foundation vocalists in Weill Recital Hall on Wednesday, January 23, and Thursday, January 24. Recital artists are soprano Amanda Majeski with pianist Danielle Orlando; tenor Dimitri Pittas with pianist Carrie-Ann Matheson; and soprano Brenda Rae and baritone Eugene Chan with pianist Keun-A Lee. (See attached calendar for complete program information.)
• The annual culminating recital takes place on Friday, January 25 in Zankel Hall. Entitled An Alumni Celebration, this year’s performance features notable alumni of the Marilyn Horne Foundation, including sopranos Nicole Heaston and Meagan Miller; mezzo-sopranos Stephanie Blythe and Guang Yang; tenor Garrett Sorenson; baritone Rod Gilfry; and bass-baritone Evan Hughes. Pianists Margo Garrett, Warren Jones, Tamara Sanikidze, and Brian Zeger are also featured in this performance.
Ton Koopman Workshop for Singers: Handel Choral Works (February 11–17)
A frequent conductor on Carnegie Hall’s stages, Baroque music specialist Ton Koopman led his first-ever workshop in the US at Carnegie Hall in September 2005. In February 2008, Mr. Koopman returns to lead 30 singers and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in an intimate workshop focusing on Handel’s Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day and “Dettingen” Te Deum. Soloists for both works will be chosen from the chorus. The workshop culminates in a Zankel Hall performance on Sunday, February 17.
The Ton Koopman workshop is open to auditors for its entire duration. Auditors registering to attend the entire period will receive a complimentary copy of the score and a ticket to the concert. The fee for auditing is $30 per day, and sessions are limited to 20 people. For more information, please call 212-903-9733 or e-mail ptw@carnegiehall.org.
About the Workshop Leaders
Celebrated mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne was the only living artist selected by Harold Schoenberg for his New York Times list of the nine “all-time, all-star singers in the Met’s 100 years.” Throughout the course of her career, Ms. Horne has performed on the world’s greatest opera stages, in recital at the most celebrated venues, and in performance with all the major symphony orchestras. In 1994, she launched The Marilyn Horne Foundation to help breathe new life into the art of the vocal recital in the US; and in 1997, under the auspices of the Foundation, she began The Song Continues..., to further this endeavor. Ms. Horne has received many honors such as the Fidelio Gold Medal from the International Opera Directors for her substantial contributions to opera throughout the world, the Kennedy Center Honor, the Covent Garden Silver Medal for outstanding service, and the Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters from France’s Ministry of Culture. In October 2005, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from Gramophone Magazine. Her extensive discography has earned several Grammys and the Prix du Disque. In November 2003, Universal Classics issued a two-CD retrospective of Ms. Horne’s career entitled Marilyn Horne—Just for the Record: The Golden Voice of Marilyn Horne.
Born in the Netherlands, Ton Koopman studied organ, harpsichord, and musicology in Amsterdam and was awarded the Prix d’Excellence for both instruments. In 1969, at the age of 25, his fascination with the Baroque era led him to establish his first Baroque orchestra. Ten years later, he founded The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, followed by The Amsterdam Baroque Choir in 1993. Mr. Koopman has appeared at important concert halls and festivals on five continents. As an organist he has performed on the most prestigious historical instruments of Europe, and, as harpsichordist and conductor of The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir, he has been a regular guest at venues including the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris, the Philharmonie in Munich, the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, and Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York. Mr. Koopman is active as a guest conductor and has worked with many prominent orchestras in Europe, the US, and Japan. He has been principal conductor of the Radio Chamber Orchestra in Holland and of the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra; in addition, he is artistic director of the Festival Itinéraire Baroque in the Périgord Vert. He publishes regularly, and for a number of years he has been engaged in editing the complete Handel organ concertos for Breitkopf & Härtel. He is also President of the International Dieterich Buxtehude Society and coordinator of the Buxtehude Festival 2007. Mr. Koopman is professor of harpsichord at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague; in addition, he has accepted a chair at the University of Leiden and is an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music in London.
The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall
The Weill Music Institute creates broad-reaching music education programs, playing a central role in Carnegie Hall’s commitment to making great music accessible to as many people as possible through creative musical interaction and inspiring lifelong learning. Educational programs are woven into the fabric of the Carnegie Hall concert season, with opportunities for preschoolers to adults, new listeners to emerging professional musicians. With its access to the world’s greatest artists and latest technologies, The Weill Music Institute is uniquely positioned to inspire the next generation of music lovers, nurture tomorrow’s musical talent, and shape the evolution of music education itself. The Weill Music Institute annually serves over 115,000 children, students, teachers, parents, young music professionals, and adults in the New York City metropolitan area, across the United States, and around the world.
Programs of The Weill Music Institute include: Family Concerts at Carnegie Hall and free Neighborhood Concerts in all five boroughs, which bring music to thousands within the greater New York City community each year. School-based programs enable students at all levels to participate in curricula that are age-appropriate, interactive, and conform to New York City, state, and national education standards. Professional Training Workshops connect emerging young musicians with internationally renowned artists. The Academy—a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education—provides extensive performance opportunities and intensive music education training in an innovative new two-year fellowship for post-graduate musicians. The Weill Music Institute also brings its educational programs to national and international audiences, using web-based and distance-learning technology.
| Program Information for THE SONG CONTINUES… 2008 |
Public Master Classes
Tuesday, January 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Weill Recital Hall
MASTER CLASS: MARILYN HORNE
Participating Artists:
Janai Brugger, Soprano (University of Michigan)
Carolina Castells, Soprano (Indiana University Jacobs School of Music)
David McFerrin, Baritone (The Juilliard School)
Joshua Stewart, Tenor (The Curtis Institute of Music)
Alternates:
Renee Tatum, Mezzo-Soprano (The Juilliard School)
Kathryn Louise Lewek, Soprano (Eastman School of Music)
Italian Songs
Tickets: $20
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Wednesday, January 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Weill Recital Hall
MASTER CLASS: GRAHAM JOHNSON
Participating Artists:
Benjamin Bloomfield, Bass-Baritone (Manhattan School of Music)
Julie Davis, Soprano (University of Oklahoma)
Vernon Di Carlo, Tenor (Eastman School of Music)
David Williams, Baritone (The Juilliard School)
Alternate:
Aaron Dante Agulay, Baritone (University of Maryland)
Songs of Schubert and Schumann
Tickets: $20
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Thursday, January 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Zankel Hall
MASTER CLASS: DAWN UPSHAW
Participating Artists:
Katharine Dain, Soprano (Mannes School of Music)
Devon Guthrie, Soprano (Manhattan School of Music)
Rebecca Jo Loeb, Mezzo-Soprano (The Juilliard School)
Jason Eck, Baritone (Oberlin Conservatory of Music)
Alternates:
Yohan Yi, Baritone (Bard College Conservatory of Music)
Charlotte Dobbs, Soprano (The Curtis Institute of Music)
American Songs after 1910 and French Songs after 1875
Tickets: $20
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Public Performances
Wednesday, January 23 at 5:30 p.m.
Weill Recital Hall
DUO RECITAL
Amanda Majeski, Soprano
Danielle Orlando, Piano
Dimitri Pittas, Tenor
Carrie-Ann Matheson, Piano
JOSEPH MARX "Waldseligkeit"
JOSEPH MARX "Selige Nacht"
JOSEPH MARX "Und gestern hat er mir Rosen gebracht"
JOSEPH MARX "Nachtgebet"
JOSEPH MARX "Nocturne"
OTTORINO RESPIGHI "Pioggia"
OTTORINO RESPIGHI "Nevicata"
OTTORINO RESPIGHI "Nebbie"
FRANCIS POULENC "Air champêtre" from Airs chantes
FRANCIS POULENC "C" from 2 Poemes de Louis Aragon
FRANCIS POULENC "Violon" from Fiançailles pour rire, No. 5
FRANCIS POULENC "Fleurs" from Fiançailles pour rire, No. 6
SCOTT WHEELER Heaven and Earth
Tickets: $5
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Thursday, January 24 at 5:30 p.m.
Weill Recital Hall
DUO RECITAL
Brenda Rae, Soprano
Eugene Chan, Baritone
Keun-A Lee, Piano
ROBERT SCHUMANN "Du bist wie eine Blume," Op. 25, No. 24
ROBERT SCHUMANN "Stille Tränen," Op. 35, No. 10
HUGO WOLF "Verborgenheit"
HUGO WOLF "Der Feuerreiter"
JEAN SIBELIUS "Till kvällen," Op. 17, No. 6
JEAN SIBELIUS "Den första Kyssen," Op. 37, No. 1
JEAN SIBELIUS "Men min fågel märks dock icke," Op. 36, No. 2
JEAN SIBELIUS "Våren flyktar hastigt," Op. 13, No. 4
JEAN SIBELIUS "Var det en dröm?," Op. 37, No. 4
SAMUEL BARBER "A Green Lowland of Pianos," Op. 45, No. 2
SAMUEL BARBER "There's Nae Lark"
SAMUEL BARBER "Nocturne," Op. 13, No. 4
SAMUEL BARBER "I hear an army," Op. 10, No. 3
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS "Le bonheur est chose légère" from Le timbre d’argent
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS "Le rossignol et la rose"
LEO DELIBES "Les filles de Cadiz"
REYNALDO HAHN "Nous avons fait un beau voyage" from Ciboulette
Tickets: $5
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Friday, January 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Zankel Hall
ANNUAL RECITAL
Nicole Heaston, Soprano
Meagan Miller, Soprano
Stephanie Blythe, Mezzo-Soprano
Guang Yang, Mezzo-Soprano
Garrett Sorenson, Tenor
Rod Gilfry, Baritone |
Evan Hughes, Bass
Margo Garrett, Piano
Warren Jones, Piano
Tamara Sanikidze, Piano
Brian Zeger, Piano
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An Alumni Celebration
Tickets: $37, $45
The Song Continues… is presented by The Weill Music Institute in partnership with The Marilyn Horne Foundation.
| PROGRAM INFORMATION FOR TON KOOPMAN WORKSHOP ON HANDEL CHORAL WORKS |
Monday, February 11 to Sunday, February 17
Workshop Sessions
The workshop is open to auditors for its entire duration. Auditors registering to attend the entire period will receive a complimentary copy of the score and a ticket to the Young Artists Concert. The workshop schedule will be sent to auditors upon receipt of the registration form. The fee for auditing is $30 per day, and sessions are limited to 20 people. For more information, please call 212-903-9733 or e-mail ptw@carnegiehall.org.
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Sunday, February 17 at 7:30 p.m.
Zankel Hall
TON KOOPMAN YOUNG ARTISTS CONCERT
ALL-HANDEL PROGRAM
Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day
“Dettingen” Te Deum
Tickets: $15
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Programs of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall are generously supported by the City of New York: Office of the Mayor, the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York City Council; and by the New York State Council on the Arts.
Bank of America is the Proud Season Sponsor of Carnegie Hall.
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