Le but de ces études est de transmettre à la flexibilité amplement de voix et...(+)
Le but de ces études est de transmettre à la flexibilité amplement de voix et de la douceur, afin qu'il peut être rendu capable de l'exécution, avec simplicité et élégance, colorature passsages et embellissements contenues dans les mots de nos grands compositeurs. Ils devraient aider le chanteur de la même manière que 'Ecole de vitesse' de Czerny pour le pianiste. A partir du principe qu'il est impossible de la pratique de plusieurs passages difficiles à la fois, commencer avec des exercices pour deux, trois et quatre tons, afin d'avancer par étapes à des exercices plus difficiles, laissant à la discrétion de l'enseignant progressivement de les transposer un demi-ton vers le haut ou vers le bas. Lutgen / Etudes Vocales
Par MC NEFF STEPHEN. My research for Banished began with a small group of studen...(+)
Par MC NEFF STEPHEN. My research for Banished began with a small group of students during a Trinity Laban co-lab period in 2013, though the idea goes back over 30 years when I first saw Steve Gooch’s Female Transport and stored the idea of adapting it as an opera until the right opportunity arose. I have been involved in opera for a long time and it has always been a frustration for me that while there is an abundance of female talent (particularly so in conservatories and colleges) there is a noticeable lack of challenging roles available for young women. The roles most often undertaken are maids or innocent girls, compliant wives or tomboys. Not that the problem is necessarily confined exclusively to young women, but where good roles exist, the women are all too often merely passive or victims. Things happen to them rather than them making things happen. They are unable to influence their circumstances and are usually resigned to their fate. Worse still, they are often judged in some way responsible for what happens to them, culpable even because of their looks, their way of life or a streak of independence. Just think about Mimi, Carmen and Violetta (to name only three on a long list). All these characters die, and their attempts at individuality contribute to their demise in some way that they have no control over. With some exceptions female characters in opera are too often sad, mad or bad.
Redressing this balance and taking advantage of the richness in vocal talent is only one reason to write an opera reflecting the reality of a group of strong women who work things out for themselves. The transportation of people to Australia at the beginning of the nineteenth century is not a particularly well understood part of history beyond a sort of folk myth. What were the circumstances, who were the people and what happened to them? Opera does not exist to completely answer these questions, but it can focus on the women as individuals and help tell their story. (All the women named in the opera actually existed.)
My approach has to been to put the women’s narrative centre stage and, in the confines of an oppressive, dangerous environment go with them on their journey as they survive or sink. The demands on the women are huge. At every turn they are oppressed by their jailers, the system that brought them here and their own low expectations. They have to work out ways to overcome these odds. We discover them through their music in solos and ensembles, sometimes reflective, at other times boasting about their lives a petty criminals and trying to establish status and pecking order. Alongside this I have used references to music of the time to create another reality built on larger ensembles and choruses. This is a sort of collective consciousness aware of loss, longing and context – even of a broad political dimension to the realities of Transportation. Despite the acute awareness of their circumstances in these ensembles, there is also a resilience and strength that transcends the individual stories. Stephen McNeff / Instrumental Music / Répertoire / Voix
Par FAGERLUND SEBASTIAN. Based on the film by Ingmar Bergman, Sebastian Fagerlun...(+)
Par FAGERLUND SEBASTIAN. Based on the film by Ingmar Bergman, Sebastian Fagerlund’s Autumn Sonata follows Charlotte Andergast, a celebrated concert pianist, as she visits the country home of her adult daughter, Eva. Charlotte has not seen Eva for seven years, during which time Eva and her husband Viktor have lost their three-year-old son Erik. Eva’s sister, Helena (Charlotte’s daughter), had been held in an institution but now (unbeknownst to Charlotte) lives with Eva and Viktor. Charlotte brings with her her need for adulation, imagining the chorus as an admiring concert audience applauding her every decision. When the family members converge under one roof after years of separation, they begin to delve into the past and old wounds?despite their good intentions?are reopened.
Autumn Sonata was commissioned by the Finnish National Opera and premiered in Helsinki on 8 September 2017 with the Finnish National Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by John Storgårds. The direction and set design was made by Stéphane Braunschweig and the premiere cast included Anne Sofie von Otter, Erika Sunnegårdh, Helena Juntunen, Tommi Hakala and Nicholas Söderlund. / Instrumental Music / Répertoire / Voix
Chansons en anglais des 17e et 18e siècles contient une sélection de quelques-...(+)
Chansons en anglais des 17e et 18e siècles contient une sélection de quelques-unes des plus grandes chansons britanniques de l'époque baroque et classique. De quelques-unes des chansons les plus populaires de Henry Purcell (y compris la Lamentation de Didon et Fairest Isle), à travers des exemples parfaits de l'art parolier / s du compositeur par Thomas Campion, les paramètres classiques de Shakespeare par Thomas Arne, cette collection fournit une collection idéale de chansons essentielles pour le chanteur d'étudiant / Voix
Par RATHBONE JONATHAN. At last - un livre qui rend l'entreprise mystérieux de v...(+)
Par RATHBONE JONATHAN. At last - un livre qui rend l'entreprise mystérieux de vue-chant accessible à tous. Jonathan Rathbone a identifié avec précision ce qu'implique le processus de lecture de musique et de transformer en sons. Le cours a pris plus de deux ans à dev elop et a été conçu pour les devinettes out of sight-chant. Il a été utilisé avec succès comme un classeur individuel et avec choeurs de chanteurs, jeunes et moins jeunes. / Pédagogie / Etude / Chant
Par RATHBONE JONATHAN. At last - un livre qui rend l'entreprise mystérieux de v...(+)
Par RATHBONE JONATHAN. At last - un livre qui rend l'entreprise mystérieux de vue-chant accessible à tous. Jonathan Rathbone a identifié avec précision ce qu'implique le processus de lecture de musique et de transformer en sons. Le cours a pris plus de deux ans à dev elop et a été conçu pour les devinettes out of sight-chant. Il a été utilisé avec succès comme un classeur individuel et avec choeurs de chanteurs, jeunes et moins jeunes. / Pédagogie / Etude / Chant
Par RATHBONE JONATHAN. At last - un livre qui rend l'entreprise mystérieux de v...(+)
Par RATHBONE JONATHAN. At last - un livre qui rend l'entreprise mystérieux de vue-chant accessible à tous. Jonathan Rathbone a identifié avec précision ce qu'implique le processus de lecture de musique et de transformer en sons. Le cours a pris plus de deux ans à dev elop et a été conçu pour les devinettes out of sight-chant. Il a été utilisé avec succès comme un classeur individuel et avec choeurs de chanteurs, jeunes et moins jeunes. / Pédagogie / Etude / Chant
Start the school day with a musical wake-up for voice body and mind-The VOCES8 ...(+)
Start the school day with a musical wake-up for voice body and mind-The VOCES8 Method is an innovative new system which enhances neurological development helping to deliver improved academic results. Based on research by the Institute of Education it contains group activities based on rhythm and melody which are designed to develop key learning skills and improve students? academic learning processes for all subjects. ? Suitable for small groups or whole-school participation.? Requires no musical expertise or expensive equipment.? Supported by free online training videos.? Backed up by CPD training sessions led by members of VOCES8.? Aninteractive app enables students to explore the activities for themselves.