| CHORAL CONDUCTING WORKSHOP |
Le Capriccio Français Summer Music Academy offers a choral conducting workshop which runs from
July 12 to July 20 (arrival July 11, departure July 21).
Students receive tuition from Philippe Le Fèvre, musical director of the Music Academy.
The Music Academy is situated in the beautiful setting of the Bauges Natural Park (Savoie),
in a vacation center on a small lake surrounded by mountains, in the village of Lescheraines.
| PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
The workshop offers intermediate and advanced students in choral directing
the opportunity to work in a challenging yet supportive environment.
Amateur choral directors and professional musicians may also apply.
| CHORAL CONDUCTING PROGRAM |
Tuition program includes score study, gesture, rehearsal technique,
and work with choral singers. The workshop focuses on connecting gesture with sound.
Tuition is provided by Philippe Le Fèvre. Students also work on choir-applied vocal technique (vocal warm-up, technical problem diagnosis...) with Anna Rochelle,
and receive individual vocal technique lessons and Dalcroze eurhythmics lessons.
Students may also observe other classes: continuo, acting, vocal classes...
They will conduct the Music Academy Choir during the final audition.
Choral conducting students must study the whole Choral program before the beginning of the workshop.
Downloadable scores are provided free of charge.
The final concerts will be held on July 19 (8:00 pm) in Habère-Poche Church, and July 20 (8:30 pm) in Lescheraines Church.
- All students are expected in Lescheraines on Wednesday afternoon, July 11,
and will leave on Saturday morning, July 21.
- Lodging and dining are provided in the vacation center, which is entirely devoted to the practice of music.
The vacation center has double bedrooms with private bathroom (single and triple bedrooms may be available on request).
- Tuition fees are 330 euros (scores are included).
- Room and full board are 360 euros for a triple room, 470 euros for double occupancy, 570 euros for a single room.
Single bedrooms are located in bungalows, 300 m from the vacation center.
