May 24 - June 11, 2010

The University of Houston Moores School of Music and the Immanuel & Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival Institute of Bel Canto Studies present this new intensive program designed for advanced singers.

• Daily individual coaching and observations
• Daily master classes including techniques in dramatic interpretation and theatrical presentation
• Emphasis on performance practices relating to musical interpretation, ornamentation, diction, and fach
• Classroom instruction of specialized topics relating to bel canto, including historical precedents and the current expectations and demands of professional performance
• Individual voice lessons available for participants (optional)
• A final concert of arias, songs, and ensembles

Faculty:

• Melanie Sonnenberg*
• Kathleen Kelly
• Buck Ross*
• Ted Taylor
• Russell Young
• Cynthia Clayton
• Joseph Evans*
• Katherine Ciscon*

* University of Houston faculty member

Application requirements:

• Completed application form with application fee
• DVD audition with three vocal selections, including at least one aria or song by Bellini, Donizetti, or Rossini
• List of prepared bel canto repertoire

Fee structure:

Application fee: $50 with DVD non-refundable

Registration fee: $600 (if accepted) non-refundable

Tuition: $0 (Full tuition fellowships ($2,400 value) are available to all participants, underwritten by the Immanuel & Helen Olshan Foundation.)

Optional room and board: $45/day (dorm room, double occupancy)

Deadlines:

All applications and DVDs to be received by April 1, 2010.

For more information:

Institute of Bel Canto Studies
Texas Music Festival
120 School of Music Bldg
Houston, TX 77204-4017

Contact:

Melissa McCrimmon
713-743-7274
mfmccrimmon@uh.edu