Past Event: Masterclass | Backstage Pass: How a Performance Happen

Thu Sep 10, 2015 12:00 p.m.—2:00 p.m.
Choral singers Yale Camerata

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Location: ISM Great Hall
409 Prospect St.
New Haven, CT 06511

Open To: General Public

Admission: Free

Description: Ever wonder how musicians rehearse and put together a concert?

To find out, visit two choral conducting masterclasses with visiting faculty from the Zürich University of the Arts (12 PM & 3 PM), culminating in a performance at 4 PM.

Watch how the pieces take shape as student conductors work with faculty and performers to produce a performance, and enjoy the performance, all in the space of an afternoon!

  • Zürcher Hochschule der Künste Faculty: Beät Schaffer and Markus Utz
  • Yale University Faculty: Marguerite Brooks and Jeffrey Douma
  • Swiss students: Hiram Santos, Lorraine Fitzmaurice, Davide Fior, Lukas Bolt, Grégoire May, Solveig Walk, Simon Menges, Maria Castro, Marie-Odile Vigreux, Jonas Gassmann
  • Yale students: Aaron Peisner, Patrick Murray, Stephanie Tubiolo, Sarah Paquet, Nathan Reiff, Hannah Carr, Jacob Swindells, Matthew Cramer

Program:

  • Samuel Barber Reincarnations (Nr. 1-3)
  • William Albright Mass
  • Michael Gilbertson Weep You No More
  • Ingram Marshall Magnificat
  • Zachary Wadsworth War Dreams
  • William Byrd Haec dies
  • William Byrd Bow thine ear, O Lord
  • Frank Martin Mass for Double Choir - Kyrie
  • Jean Binet Les comptines de l’oiselier Nr.1-7
  • Paul Hindemith from 12 Madrigale nach Josef Weinheber:
  • Nr. 3 “Tauche deine Furcht”
  • Nr. 5 “An eine Tote”
  • Max Reger “Schweigen” op.39,1
  • Johannes Brahms “Schaffe in mir, Gott” op.29, 2