Dr. Ulrike Anton (instrumental) and Russell Ryan (vocal)
Description:
Divided into two sections, instrumental and vocal, the Music Performance Workshop is dedicated to a hands-on approach to the performance of ensemble repertoire. Sessions consist of a combination of coaching and discussion of aspects of the work in relation to history, analysis and the challenge of performance. Guest presentations provide the students the opportunity to discuss career and performance issues.
Prerequisites:
Audition to be held before the beginning of the semester. For the required repertoire, review the Vienna Repertoire List.[2]
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the course, students should:
• Have furthered their performance experience and knowledge of the chamber music and vocal repertoire.
• Have developed the musical and social skills necessary for successful chamber music performance.
• Be comfortable and familiar with the entire process of planning, preparing, and performing both for concerts intended for the classroom and those intended for the public.
The class consists of two weekly components: class meetings and ensemble rehearsals, as well as participation in at least two concert performances during the course of the semester. The course grade is based on attendance, class participation, concert performances and written reviews and critiques. Preparation between sessions and participation in ensemble playing is an integral factor in assuring the steady progress of all participants.
attendance and class participation 40%
concerts and preparation: 40 %
written work: 20 %
content:
The pieces studied during the semester are chosen on the basis of enrollment in the course (i.e. constellation of instrument and voice types) and – depending on the possibilities – reflect a range of
styles from lied performance to small choral works, instrumental duos to arrangements for chamber
orchestra. The selected repertoire includes standard Baroque, Classical and Romantic literature as well as important works of the contemporary period. Whenever possible, particular importance is placed on works that give students the opportunity to gain experience within the Viennese musical tradition. There is often a collaboration between Vocal and Instrumental Performance Workshop, as this mixed chamber music provides a valuable encounter for both singers and instrumentalists.
Notes:
This course is offered during the regular semester and in the summer. For summer sections, the course schedule is condensed, but the content, learning outcomes, and contact hours are the same.
Brief Biography of Instructor:
Ulrike Anton (concert flutist and musicologist) received her musical education in Austria, France and Great Britain. She earned her Médaille d’Or and 1er Prix à l‘Unanimité - Degré Superieur at the Conservatoire Hector Berlioz and the Ecole National de Musique Bourg-La-Reine in Paris, her Professional Performance Diploma from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, her Master of Music from the University of Manchester and her Ph.D. in musicology from the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna/University of Vienna. She has won several international prizes for flute and concertizes regularly as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe, the USA and China. Her recordings include two CDs, which were featured by several reputed radio stations such as Ö1 and NRK Alltid Klassik Oslo. She frequently gives master classes for flute at different universities in the USA, in Slovakia and for the Vivace Müzik Summer Academy Izmir. Since 2008 she also lectures on music history at the Austro- American Institute of Education in Vienna.
Music Performance Workshop
Divided into two sections, instrumental and vocal, the Music Performance Workshop is dedicated to a hands-on approach to the performance of ensemble repertoire. Sessions consist of a combination of coaching and discussion of aspects of the work in relation to history, analysis and the challenge of performance. Guest presentations provide the students the opportunity to discuss career and performance issues.
Audition to be held before the beginning of the semester. For the required repertoire, review the Vienna Repertoire List. [2]
By the end of the course, students should:
• Have furthered their performance experience and knowledge of the chamber music and vocal repertoire.
• Have developed the musical and social skills necessary for successful chamber music performance.
• Be comfortable and familiar with the entire process of planning, preparing, and performing both for concerts intended for the classroom and those intended for the public.
in-class performances, coaching sessions, discussions, presentations, guest-lectures
The class consists of two weekly components: class meetings and ensemble rehearsals, as well as participation in at least two concert performances during the course of the semester. The course grade is based on attendance, class participation, concert performances and written reviews and critiques. Preparation between sessions and participation in ensemble playing is an integral factor in assuring the steady progress of all participants.
The pieces studied during the semester are chosen on the basis of enrollment in the course (i.e. constellation of instrument and voice types) and – depending on the possibilities – reflect a range of
styles from lied performance to small choral works, instrumental duos to arrangements for chamber
orchestra. The selected repertoire includes standard Baroque, Classical and Romantic literature as well as important works of the contemporary period. Whenever possible, particular importance is placed on works that give students the opportunity to gain experience within the Viennese musical tradition. There is often a collaboration between Vocal and Instrumental Performance Workshop, as this mixed chamber music provides a valuable encounter for both singers and instrumentalists.
This course is offered during the regular semester and in the summer. For summer sections, the course schedule is condensed, but the content, learning outcomes, and contact hours are the same.
Ulrike Anton (concert flutist and musicologist) received her musical education in Austria, France and Great Britain. She earned her Médaille d’Or and 1er Prix à l‘Unanimité - Degré Superieur at the Conservatoire Hector Berlioz and the Ecole National de Musique Bourg-La-Reine in Paris, her Professional Performance Diploma from the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, her Master of Music from the University of Manchester and her Ph.D. in musicology from the University for Music and Performing Arts Vienna/University of Vienna. She has won several international prizes for flute and concertizes regularly as a soloist and chamber musician in Europe, the USA and China. Her recordings include two CDs, which were featured by several reputed radio stations such as Ö1 and NRK Alltid Klassik Oslo. She frequently gives master classes for flute at different universities in the USA, in Slovakia and for the Vivace Müzik Summer Academy Izmir. Since 2008 she also lectures on music history at the Austro- American Institute of Education in Vienna.