Vocal Program

In Rehearsal

Randall Scarlata in rehearsal with festival participants.

In Masterclass

Singers & instrumentalists work & perform during the festival.

The Mahler Composer Hut

The festival visits the Mahler & Brahms houses every summer.

Coaching

Randall Scarlata coaching a festival participant.

Duo Coaching

Randall Scarlata coaching a vocal duo.

In Rehearsal

In rehearsal with Elena Levina & Randall Scarlata.

In Concert

Participants perform individual lieder & in groups.

In Concert

Vocal ensemble performing in festival's final concert.

Concert Bow

A final bow at the end of the festival.

Group Picture

Singers & faculty together at the end.

This unique and intensive program is intended for singers to enhance their professional experience and study and collaborate with the finest musicians. With world renown and celebrated teacher Randall Scarlata, you will learn aspects of vocal technique, style and interpretation via performance, analysis, instruction in German diction and constructive critique. We will explore German lieder, poetry and vocal chamber music in depth, which will include collaboration with string players and piano. You will work on roughly 6 lieder and one chamber piece throughout the 11 day festival, exploring repertoire ranging from Mozart to Mahler. Guidelines to repertoire choices will be provided. In addition to the master classes, every singer will preform a set of songs and a chamber piece in the final concert.

In addition to German lieder, we would like to explore some Russian repertoire with you, of which you can bring any two Russian songs of your choice to study at the festival. Some composers to consider are Rachmaninov, Medtner, Mussorgsky, Shostakovich, and Prokofiev. However, the choice is yours. Upon acceptance to the festival, we ask that you contact either Randall Scarlata or Elena Levina with the songs you have chosen.

There will also be musicology workshops and lectures in music history and theory. The environment at AlpenKammerMusic blends artistic intensity with a relaxed atmosphere in order to study.

We offer:

Alternating individual lessons and master classes every other day
Emphasis on German Lieder and german chamber music
Repertoire: 6 different songs + 1 chamber piece
Collaboration sessions with strings and Piano (chamber ensembles)
Musicology lectures (music history)
Poetry analysis/ Diction coaching
Visiting Mahler and Brahms houses

Suggested repertoire for this summer's program:

Lieder:

Beethoven - An die ferne Geliebte
Brahms - 8 Lieder und Gesänge op.57, Vier ernste Gesänge
Mahler - Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Rückert Lieder, Des Knaben Wunderhorn
Schubert - Schöne Müllerin, Schwanengesang, Winterreise
Schumann - Frauenliebe und Leben, Liederkreis op.39, Dichterliebe
Wolf - Italienisches Liederbuch, Goethe Lieder

Chamber Works:

Brahms - Two Songs, Op. 91 for Contralto (with Viola or Cello)
Brahms - Liebeslieder Waltzes
Hindemith - Melancholie op. 13 (4 Lieder) for low female voice and string quartet.
Hindemith- Die Serenaden Op. 35 - Soprano, oboe, viola and cello
Schubert - The Shepherd On The Rock, (Der Hirt auf dem Felsen) D 965
Schubert - Auf dem Strom for Voice, Horn (Violoncello) and Piano
Schumann - Spanisches Liederspiel
Spohr - Six German Songs for Voice, Clarinet and Piano

* this list of works is subject to change

Take a look at your daily schedule throughout the festival.

For more information, email us at music@alpenkammermusik.com.

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Comments Of Past Participants:

"It was the highlight of my year! I felt like I learned more the week at AKM about playing chamber music than I have in a long time."
- Felicia Weiss, Washington D.C.

"I can't say enough good things about the coaches that worked with my groups. My expectations were that they would help with ensemble and that I would really enjoy actually playing with them. These expectations were exceeded far beyond what I could have imagined."
- Norma Dermond, Seattle WA