VISICHOR Workshops with Kevin Zakresky, Assistant Conductor of Chor Leoni
Level 1
French Connection: Folksongs of Haiti and Canada
Join us for a cultural excursion to Haiti and Quebec: folk tunes, language, poetry, history – the things that make us distinct yet bring us together.
We will discuss folk poetry, performance practice, dialects and pronunciation as well as the social and cultural contexts that fostered the art forms of colonial Haiti and New France (Canada).
Participants will help make new arrangements of folksongs and be given the chance to present their creations in a VISI Concert at the end of the week. No singing or musical experience are necessary to attend this symposium.
Photo by Stefanie Pielahn
Level 2
Top 40 Chansons: French Partsongs of the Renaissance
Want to know what was on Catherine de Medici’s playlist? Check out this performance class on the party songs of 16th Century France. Janequin, Gombert, Le Jeune, De Sermissy: these guys wrote the hottest songs of the time. We’ll sing through many of their greatest hits and then look at the cultural context for these songs – where they were sung and for what occasions. Finally, the symposium will culminate in the recreation of a French Renaissance party – lavish, sumptuous, sinfully decadent. Top 40 Chansons is open to amateur singers or professional musicians who have some choral experience and who are able to sight-read moderate to difficult choral music.
To learn more about Kevin Zakresky visit his website: www.kevinzakresky.ca
Schedule
All classes are at the UBC School of Music, except as noted for Sunday June 12, 2011.
Date |
Level 1: French Connection |
Level 2: Top 40 Chansons |
Sunday June 5, 2011 |
4:00 - 5:30 pm |
5:30 - 7:00 pm |
Tuesday June 7, 2011 |
7:00 - 8:30 pm |
8:30 - 10:00 pm |
Friday June 10, 2011 |
7:00 - 8:30 pm |
8:30 - 10:00 pm |
Saturday June 11, 2011 |
4:00 - 5:30 pm |
5:30 - 7:00 pm |
Sunday June 12, 2011 |
West Vancouver United Church |
West Vancouver United Church |
Registration
To register, please contact Kevin Zakresky at kevinzakresky@me.com
Fees
$75.00 for one course; $125.00 for both courses
Select the number of courses you wish to join on the PayPal button below to pay fees.
Mailing Payment
For registrants who wish to pay their fees by mail, a cheque or money order in Canadian funds can be sent to:
Vancouver International Song Institute
P.O. Box 71015
Vancouver, BC V6N 4J9
Canada
Make your cheque payable to Vancouver International Song Institute,
$84 (includes HST) for one course, $140 (includes HST) for both courses
In the event of a cancellation, a full refund will be granted for cancellations up to 2 weeks prior to the Institute. Should the need to cancel arise less than 2 weeks prior to the event, a 50% refund will be granted.
