The Cavaillé-Coll organ and the solo voice

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“Historically informed” interpretation of works for voice and organ heard in France in the 19th century. Theoretical instruction with the participation of Joël-Marie Fauquet and practical instruction on pieces from neogothic style by Franck, Saint-Saëns, Dubois, Boëllmann…

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Faculty

Joris Verdin organist, musicologist and composer, professor at the Royal Conservatory in Antwerp and at the University of Louvain

Françoise Masset soprano. In demand for numerous baroque productions (Hugo Reyne, Emmanuelle Haïm, Jérôme Correas…), she has carried research work into 19th century voice; organ repertory; Orphée d’or for the best performer of art song (Les Compositeurs de M. Desbordes-Valmore)

Joël-Marie Fauquet musicologist, research directeur at the CNRS, author of Dictionnaire de la musique en France au XIXe siècle

Places available for

› 3 organists
› 7 singers (solo, duo or trio)

master level required, or enrolled in post-degree program or already a young professional

Presentation

In the same way as musical research carried out on the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque or Classical eras, pieces for voice and organ from the 19th century already belong to “early music” and require a musicological and interpretational approach inquiring into the traditions passed down throughout the 20th century. Joris Verdin associated with Françoise Masset, who knows these questions of “informed” interpretation, will aim for a double goal:

› learning to sing with organ and coming to grips with the organ in order to play with singers

› studying the musical elements inherent in the mid-19th century: aspects of dynamics, phrasing and articulation, tempos, rhythm, “rubato”.

In terms of playing technique at the organ Joris Verdin and the trainees will explore the influences of piano and harmonium playing and the "style lié", within the perspective of religious ideology in the second half of the 19th century, making a distinction between church and concert music. For vocal interpretation, Françoise Masset will take on questions of textual content (the language used) and its pronunciation, of specific treatment of the voice (vocal technique, phrasing, vibrato…) and its interrelationship with the organ and in acoustics that are often reverberant.

Possibility for practice on the Cavaillé-Coll organ and a harmonium.

Method

Morning: individual lessons with Joris Verdin and with Françoise Masset.

Afternoons: lecture on the era or a particular musiciological aspect, group readings of pieces concluding with a run-through of the pieces.

Practical instruction

Individual lessons with Joris Verdin, individual lessons with Françoise Masset and lessons with both at the same time.

For the organists, the pieces by Lefébure-Wely – Meditaciones Religiosas, L’Organiste Moderne – will be studied in workshops. For concert music, the Six pièces, Trois Pièces and Trois Chorals by César Franck will be used.

For the singers the pieces to be studied are the motets (solo and in several voices) and songs with a religious character by César Franck (Panis Angelicus, La Procession...), Camille Saint-Saëns (Deus Abraham, Inviolata, Ave Maria...), Théodore Dubois, Léon Boëllmann and other composers of the period.

Theoretical instruction

Lecture by Joël-Marie Fauquet

Calendar

Auditions

selection by portfolio before Thursday 31st March 2012

send 1 video or audio recording done in a sole take: a work for organ solo (and with a singer if possible); for singers a sung work among the works to be studied during the session.

audition at Royaumont

Friday 20 and Saturday 21 April 2012

› sight-reading with singer
› a solo organ work
› an accompanied vocal workpossibility of selection by recording
for musicians not residing in France.

Sessions

from Wednesday 1st August through Tuesday 7 August 2012
for 7 days of instruction

Public presentation

Fenêtre sur cour[s] on Tuesday 7 August 2012 at 6 pm

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.

The Royaumont Foundation takes over expenses for accomodations (room, board and breaks) during the entire duration of the training.

An AFDAS agreement is pending for this session.

Financial aid for tuition

› for casual workers in the entertainment field (intermittents du spectacle): through the AFDAS under the following conditions: 2 years in activity, 48 fee units (days) within France, as attested by Congés Spectacles certificates and payslips.

› for salaried employees (full or part time): via their employers’ continuing education programs.
› for the unemployed: instructions available from the local funds or Pôle emploi.
› 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, only the enrolment fee remains at your expense, that is in the amount of 174 €.

Scholarships

The Association des Amis de Royaumont grants scholarships to singers born after the 1st January 1984 and instrumentalists born after 1st January 1987 who do not yet have a regular professional activity.
This grant is made during Board meetings of the Association on the basis of a portfolio (resume, letter of motivation).
If you are eligible for financial aid from the Association des amis de Royaumont, a total amount of 174 € remains at your expense.

For participants who cannot qualify for any other financial aid, the Foundation grants scholarship stipends on request and based on a portfolio.
If you are eligible for this scholarship from the Association des amis de Royaumont, a total amount of 244 € remains at your expense.