Eastern New York Chapter Art Song Festival

October 21 - 23, 2016

Our fall begins on September 25th with our meeting to plan our season. For years now we have organized an Art Song Festival which is open to any singer studying classical music. Each year for the past several years we have asked the singers to feature a different language each year like Italian, German, French or some category of Art Song either modern composers or folk songs by classical composers and this year we are featuring women composers.

On October 21, 22 and 23 at SUNY in Albany we will host our annual Art Song Festival and Student Auditions. The singers receive a coaching session Friday, then a three hour acting/ performance class Saturday on their 2 songs and on Sunday they audition for the chance to be presented in Recital in the coming February. It is always exciting to watch their growth from year to year.

In January we also have offered a performance class for high school seniors who will be auditioning for colleges. Besides our winter or spring meetings each year our members get together for a pot luck dinner and to share and read through music from whatever category the singers at the next Art Song Festival will be asked to present. We welcome all teachers to send their singers to this wonderful event and join our chapter.     

Kind regard, 

Louisa Corine Salon

President     

Eastern New York Chapter