2011 Guest
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Art Song Festival at Baldwin-Wallace College
21st Anniversary Festival
May 21-26, 2012
George Vassos, Artistic Director
Auditions
Auditions to participate in the Festival will be held at Baldwin-Wallace College on Saturday, March 3, 2012 and at Steinway Hall in New York City on Saturday, March 10, 2012. DVD/Video auditions are acceptable. Applicants must be a singer/pianist team. Ten teams will be selected to participate in the master classes offered by the guest artists and will perform in recital on the final day of the Festival. All completed applications will receive an audition time. Application deadline is February 1, 2012.
Information
Download the 2011 team application here.
For more information, contact:
Dr. Joanne Uniatowski, Executive Director - ASF
artsong@bw.edu or 440-826-7664
Guest artists for 2012
Christine Brewer, soprano
Roger Vignoles, piano
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
Warren Jones, piano
The Art Song Festival, which has been a staple of the Cleveland musical scene since 1985, was established by George Vassos, former head of the Voice Department at The Cleveland Institute of Music. In May 2006, The Art Song Festival hosted another successful festival at its new home, the Conservatory of Music at Baldwin-Wallace College.
The Art Song Festival takes place for one week every other spring. The focus of the week is on the collaborative aspect of art song performance and ten singer-pianist teams participate. Ten teams are chosen through national auditions, and the winners come to Berea for a week of intensive exposure to the highest standards of performance in this extraordinarily rewarding repertoire. Major guest artists offer master classes and recitals throughout the week, which then culminates in a recital by the participants on the final night of the Festival.The Art Song Festival is unique because of its emphasis on singer-pianist collaboration. The Festival brings international concert artists, singers and pianists to Baldwin-Wallace College in order to provide the public with the opportunity to hear world renowned artists and to enable talented young singers and pianists to work on an intensive level with the guest artists involved. Participants are chosen as a team and in the master classes they have the opportunity to work with both the featured guest singers and pianists during the course of the Festival. In addition, there are guest lecturers that present material concerning the art song literature and a master class for Baldwin-Wallace College Vocal Performance majors. All Festival events are open to the public, and there is a special program offered for auditors.
With the support of:
The Foster Family Foundation
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