Lied and song: Cycle 1 discovery
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Presentation
Three vast countries make up the marvelous world of singing: Opera, Oratorio and Recital.
Yet the recital is the least visited, and access to it is the most demanding. This is where the saying prima le parole, dopo la musica takes on its full meaning. Great composers, most of them outstanding pianists, are spellbound by a poem well before setting it to music. And the word is not that of a librettist, however proficient he may be, but of a poet, often one among the greatest.
It is not the singing that gives utterance to the text, but rather always the text that brings forth the singing.
The recitalist is no longer “One”: one Papageno, one Pelléas, one Suzanne; he/she should be able to don multiple guises, for each lied, each song is a new character within a given situation.
Hence the recital requires the artist in its service to offer an unbounded variety of colors and the entire span of human emotions.
The pianist needs to be the unqualified peer of the singer. Often the keys to entering into the work are to be found in the accompaniment. Everything demanded of the singer will be required of the pianist as well: he sets up the lighting, as the crucial illuminator of the singer.
Ruben Lifschitz makes it his aim to work on the intangible relationship that exists between text and music, just as much for the singer as for the pianist.
Theoretical instruction
Seeking out the appropriate repertory for each participant. In-depth study of the texts (poems), making possible a better approach to the relationship between text and music, and of the direct relationship between singer and pianist.
Practical instruction
Work on diction, style, phrasing, colors and the interplay between singer and piano; an approach to the stylistic evolution within a song, and of the song within a cycle or set.
Method
Instruction is mainly given in the form of individual lessons. (1h30 to 2h per duo and per day) alternating with time for individual practice (1 practice room per duo).
Faculty
Ruben Lifschitz, pianist
Calendar
Audition
Thursday 3 March 2011
Session
Tuesday 5 March through Saturday 9 July 2011
for a total of 5 days of instruction
Public presentation
Fenêtre sur cour[s] on Saturday 9 July 2011
Places available for
> 3 pianist-singer duos
Fee Information
The cost-sharing fee is made up of a compulsory registration fee (including membership in the Association des amis de Royaumont and access to the François Lang Music Library), tuition, and boarding expenses.
An AFDAS agreement is pending for this session.
Financial aid for tuition
› for casual entertainment workers (intermittents du spectacle): through the AFDAS under the following conditions: 2 years in activity, 48 fee units (days) within France, as attested by payslips and Congés Spectacles certificates.
› for salaried employes (full or part time): via their employers’ continuing education programs.
› for the unemployed: instructions available from the local Pôle emploi office.
› for RMI beneficiaries: via authorities in each département (Conseil Général) – contact the appropriate services for further information.
If you are eligible for such financial assistance, a total amount of 174 € remains at your expense.
Scholarships
Every year the Association des amis de Royaumont grants scholarships to
artists under 29 years of age who do not yet have a regular professional activity.
This grant is made by a commission on the basis of a portfolio (resume, letter of motivation).
If you are eligible for this scholarship from the Association des amis de Royaumont, a total amount of 174 € remains at your expense.
For participants who are not in a position to qualify for any other financial aid, the Foundation grants scholarship stipends on request and based on a portfolio.
If you are eligible for such financial assistance, a total amount of 274 € remains at your expense.