U ARTIST MUSIC WORKSHOPS and CONCERTS 2023 KYIV, UKRAINE
( August 14 - August 24, 2023 )
2 Concert performances for every participant,
Classical and Romantic repertoire
CONDUCTING WORKSHOP Orchestral and operatic repertoire Kyiv Municipal Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Orchestra
Maestro Christopher Lyndon Gee, Principal Guest Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Lithuania, Composer, Professor, Adelphi University in New York, USA ( ITALY/AUSTRALIA )
Maestro Viktor Ploskina, Music Director, Principal conductor of the Kyiv Municipal Academic Opera and Ballet Theater, Principal Guest Conductor of the National Academic Bolshoi Theatre of Belarus ( Kyiv, Ukraine ) Professor Tammy Hensrud, soprano, Hofstra University, New York and St. Olaf College, Minnesota, (USA)
Professor Darla Diltz, soprano, Director of Adelphi Opera Theatre, New York , (USA) Professor Violetta Zabbi, vocal coach, Adelphi University and Brooklyn College, New York, (USA)
Participants of the Vocal workshop
11 day long course that combines intensive conducting training, seminars, discussions ending in 2 Public performances with the Kyiv Municipal Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Orchestra.
Group and individual sessions daily with faculty and singers, participants of the Vocal Workshop, one-on-one conductor-singer pairing sessions and 6 ( fsix ) full symphony orchestra rehearsals ( no piano, quintet or sextet, not even one- per- part ensemble, but full symphony orchestra only! ), 2 dress rehearsals and the Participants' 2 Public concerts on ( TBD) - and (TBD) 2022.
The course will be held in English, secondary in German, Russian and Ukrainian and will take place in Kiev, Ukraine.
Only 11 conductors will be accepted to the program
All the participants will receive a video copy of their concert performances
Training Sessions, Rehearsals and Discussions
Active Participants choose repertoire, which they are required to study and prepare in advance. They will have up 2 hours ( 120 minutes ) of podium time with the orchestra. Each conducting session will be concluded with a discussion/seminar. Topics include baton technique, score study, interpretation and rehearsal technique, art of vocal coaching and conducting recitatives and arias with opera singers. Conductors will work with orchestral repertoire and on 2/3 arias or duets with singers. Several individual practice rooms with pianos will be available.
All the concerts will be video recorded. We encourage you to bring your recording devices and/or SD cards.
Auditors will attend all sessions and participate in all non-conducting activities
Orchestra
Participants will conduct the Kyiv Municipal Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Orchestra
http://www.musictheatre.kiev.ua/en
Concerts
As a part of the workshop, there will be 2 Public Concerts on the stage of the Saint Sophia Cathedral with the Kyiv Municipal Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Orchestra on August and August , 2022. Each Active participant is guaranteed to conduct at the concerts.
Repertoire
MOZART - Magic Flute ( Die Zauberflote ) Overture, K 620
MOZART - Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
ROSSINI - The Barber of Seville Overture
BEETHOVEN - Coriolan Overture, Op.62
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
VERDI - La Forza del Destino Overture
DVORAK - Symphony 9, ( From the New World ), Finale ( mvt. 4 )
ARIAS: Please refer to the Repertore list on the Vocal Workshop page
* NOTE:
We encourage you to study and prepare at least 3 selections from the list of orchestral repertoire and 3 arias from the Vocal Workshop's repertoire list
SCHEDULE ( all the dates to be adjusted )
August 9 - Arrival
August 10
12:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 19:00 Kiev City Bus Tour and Review of schedule and repertoire selected by the participants
August 11
10:00 - 14:00 - Group and individual sessions with faculty, one-on-one conductor - singer pairing, repertoire selection and practicing with Faculty and a pianist
14:00 - Lunch
15:00 - 19:00 - Group and individual sessions with faculty, one-on-one conductor - singer pairing, repertoire selection and practicing with Faculty and a pianist, next day schedule review
August 12
10:00 - 14:00 Orchestra rehearsal
14:00 - Lunch
15:00 - 18:00 After Rehearsal review, discussion and practicing with Faculty and singers participants of the workshop
18:00 - Q and A session with Maestro Christopher Lyndon Gee and Maestro Viktor Ploskina ( All the partisipants of the Vocal and Conducting workshops ), next day schedule review
August 13
10:00 - 14:00 Orchestra rehearsal
14:00 - Lunch
15:00 - 18:00 After Rehearsal review, discussion and practicing with Faculty and singers participants of the workshop
18:00 - Q and A session with Ms.Tammy Hensrud and Ms.Violetta Zabbi ( All the participants of the Vocal and Conducting workshops ), next day schedule review
August 14
10:00 - 14:00 Orchestra rehearsal
14:00 - Lunch
15:00 - 18:00 After Rehearsal review, discussion and practicing with Faculty and singers participants of the workshop.
18:00 - 19:00 Next day schedule review ( All the participants )
August 15
10:00 - 14:00 Orchestra rehearsal
14:00 - Lunch
15:00 - 18:00 After Rehearsal review, discussion and practicing with Faculty and singers participants of the workshop.
18:00 - 19:00 Next day schedule review ( All the participants )
August 16 ( Recital concert day, vocal workshop participants only )
11:00 - Kiev City Double Decker Bus Tour
18:00 Recital concert featuring the Participants of the Vocal Workshop
August 17
10:00 - 14:00 Orchestra rehearsal
14:00 - Lunch
15:00 - 18:00 After Rehearsal review, discussion, seminar. Individual sessions with the Vocal workshop participants in preparation for two Symphony Concerts on August 19 and 20
18:00 - 19:00 Concerts' program review ( All the participants )
August 18
10:00 - 14:00 Orchestra rehearsal
14:00 - Lunch
15:00 - 18:00 After Rehearsal review, discussion, seminar. Individual sessions with the Vocal workshop participants in preparation for two Symphony Concerts on August 19 and 20
18:00 - 19:00 Concerts' program review ( All the participants )
August 19 ( concert day )
16:00 Concert Dress Rehearsal
18:00 Symphony Concert
August 20 ( concert day)
16:00 Concert Dress Rehearsal
18:00 Symphony Concert
August 21 - Departure
18:00 Faculty Concert with Kiev Soloists Orchestra ( optional )
Tuition
Application: $50
Active Participant: $2500
Auditor: $500
Please note:
Tuition WILL NOT include accomodation, meals and air fare to and from Kyiv, Ukraine
Transfer from the airport to a hotel of your choice will be provided
An average cost of meals is $5 - $10 for brakfast, $10 - $20 for lunch or dinner An average cost of a taxi/uber is $5 (up to 4 passengers)
Suggested Accomodation
Single or double room occupancy in a hotel located in the very center of Kyiv
Radison Blue Hotel, Kyiv Podil City Centre
https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/hotels/radisson-blu-kyiv-podil
90 Euros ( $100 ) - single, 100 Euros ( $112 ) - double, breakfast included
Grand Apartments, Kyiv Ukraine
$50 - single, $60 - double
10 minutes Taxi/Uber ride is required form Grand Apartments to the workshop's venue, $5 per ride, up to 4 passengers in a car
( Reservation must be made before July , 2022! Please contact us for the hotel's manger contact info to reseve your room )
How to Apply
Submit an electronic application, a non-refundable $50 application fee to Pay Pal account: LSMUZIC@GMAIL.COM, a short resume and a short video recording of you conducting by May 15, 2022. Please submit your videos directly to LSMUZIC@GMAIL.COM in case of any problems uploading your video on the application form. Upon notification of acceptance, a tuition payment must be made by June 1, 2022. There is an option to pay a half of the tuition ( $1250.00 ) by June 1 and the other half ( $1250 ) on the day of registration in Kyiv, Ukraine. Auditors must pay full tuition by June 1, 2020
Payment Options
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