1. 2007 Finalists in Recital with Dalton Baldwin at the piano
An
Evening of Song
with Dalton Baldwin
Samantha Malk, soprano
Matthew Garrett, tenor
Martha Guth, soprano
SONGS BY
COPLAND
DEBUSSY
DUPARC
IVES
MESSIAEN
OBRADORS
RAVEL
SATIE
SCHUBERT
WEILL
WOLF
ZEMLINSKY
The 2007 Award Recitalist was Deborah
Lifton, soprano. She gave her recital on January 12, 2008 at 8:00 p.m in the
newly reopened Merkin Concert Hall.
2. The Masterclass Sessions
Auditions for the 2008 masterclass sessions were held in October, November, and
December. Applications for the 2009 sessions will be accepted in September.
The 2008 masterclass sessions took place place on the following dates:
January 23, 30
February 6, 13, 20, 27
March 5, 12
All sessions were on Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m., at the New York Public Library for
the Performing Arts, Bruno Walter Auditorium, 111 Amsterdam Ave., at 65th
ST.
Admission is free.
3. Final Auditions
Took place on Wednesday, April 2, 2008, at Bruno Walter Auditorium beginning at
1:00 p.m.
4. Composers’ Concert
The 2008 Composers’ Concert will take place in the fall, date to be announced.
5. Song as a Second Language
Song As A Second Language is the education outreach project of
JOY IN SINGING and was launched in 2002 with the express purpose
of introducing classical art song to young children from kindergarten age to
eleven years old. The mission statement below outlines our philosophy which is
based on our passion for this music and our wish to share its great beauty with
children. Concerned educators, scholars and parents have already written
extensively on the profound importance and ramifications of a child's exposure
to the arts. In these difficult times, however, we have also taken as our
watchword the sentiment of Leonard Bernstein:
"Our response to violence
is to make music more
beautifully and more intensely than ever."
-
Leonard Bernstein
Mission statement: The most
fundamental goal of this project is to encourage children to become aurally
literate. While this wide phrase includes all manner of classical music, the
specific goal of Joy In Singing would be to introduce the international art song
to the school- aged child. The value we place on this effort is based on our
belief that art is an inestimable tool for self discovery and growth and that
the art song, in particular, is a passion that brings joy, beauty and insight to
the human soul. We want to ignite that passion in children.
For further information, click
here or contact program director Eunice Poulos at 914-476-7149.
6. Song Salon
A return to the roots of the art song experience: a gathering of music-makers
and music-lovers in intimate surroundings. Song Salon offers an
opportunity to hear these songs as they were meant to be heard; it nurtures
direct, immediate communication between artists and listeners, instead of the
impersonal, distancing feeling of a large modern concert hall. A reception
with refreshments following each performance gives the artists and guests a
chance to mingle and exchange ideas the music generates.
For further information on SongSalon click
here.
