Songmakers Australia: Interpretation and Performance of Lieder & Art Song 2018

Unique in the musical landscape of Australia,Songmakers Australiabrings together some of the country’s leading singers and instrumentalists in a diverse repertoire comprising some of the pinnacles of chamber music.Under the artistic patronage of Graham Johnson, founding director of the acclaimed London-based Songmakers Almanac, pianist Andrea Katz teams with soprano Merlyn Quaife, mezzo-soprano Christina Wilson, tenor Brenton Spiteri and bass-baritone Nicholas Dinopoulos in inspired programs that feature a dynamic interplay of song and chamber music.The ensemble presents a yearly subscription series at the Melbourne Recital Centre, where they have been Local Heroes since their foundation in 2011. They enjoy numerous invitations to perform at leading festivals and recital series Australia-wide (Melbourne Festival, Art Gallery of NSW, Peninsula Summer Music Festival, Art Song Canberra and the Art Gallery of Ballarat) and they are regularly heard in national live-to-air broadcasts.www.songmakersaustralia.com

Songmakers Australia

For the fourth consecutive year our Easter masterclass is back! 
This seminar is specially designed for singers and pianists who are in the final stages of preparing repertoire for performance, competitions and exams.
You will work with international expert Andrea Katz and fellow members of Songmakers Australia Merlyn Quaife AM and Nicholas Dinopoulos on in-depth study, analysis and performance of Lieder and Art Song repertoire.
Their combined expertise will cover all aspects of performance, language and pronunciation, relationship between singer and pianist, balance and sound projection for a complete preparation of your competition and performance repertoire. 
'Thank you for an amazing 3 days of workshops! I am so full of new knowledge and rich experience that I will always cherish - you've taken me to a new level and I feel pumped - even had a breakthrough in my vocal freedom as I was singing on the way home!!'  Helen Ling, 2016 participant.
GLOBAL SCHEDULE:
Wednesday April 4      2.30pm to 5.30 pm
Thursday April 5         10.30am to 1.30 - 2.30pm to 5.30 pm
Friday April 6              10.30am to 1.30pm - 2.30pm to 5.30 pm                                   
Saturday April 7          10.30am to 1.30pm       
Attend full-time from Wednesday to Saturday, or select those days that suit!         
Under the auspices of The Lieder Society of Victoria the masterclasses will culminate in a concert at St Stephen's Anglican Church in Richmond on the evening of April 7.