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Songfest 2017 Is Lovingly Dedicated to Marcia Brown and Janet Loranger ROSEMARY RITTER Founder/Artistic Director “Bright is the ring of words when the right man rings them.” – Robert Lewis Stevenson THE COMPLETE RECITALIST JUNE 2-30, 2017 SongFest 2017 is lovingly dedicated to Marcia Brown and Janet Loranger. “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” —Mary Oliver Welcome to Song 2017 “Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, you can. Boldness has a genius, magic and power to it.” – Goethe SongFest is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, The Marc and Eva Stern Foundation, The Elizabeth and Michel Sorel Charitable Foundation, The Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, The Aaron Copland, Fund for Music, The Colburn Foundation, and the generosity of many individual contributors. SongFest is a 501(c)3 non profit corporation. All donations are 100% tax-deductible to the full extent permitted by law. 1 BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Rosemary Ritter President John D. Forbess, Esq. Vice President Rosemary Ritter Secretary (interim) John Steele Ritter Treasurer Stacy L. Sokol, Esq. Corporate Counsel (ex officio) DIRECTORS Melanie Emelio Elayne K. Garber, M.D. Peter Golub Geoffrey Moyer, M.D. Henry Price Rodney Punt Sky Stipanowich EMERITUS Marcia Brown Janet Loranger 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS The Complete Recitalist Daily Class Schedule ......................................................................................................4 SongFest 2017 Concert Series .................................................................................................................................10 Master Classes ..........................................................................................................................................................41 Professional Color Groups ..............................................................................................................................86 Studio Artist Color Groups .............................................................................................................................90 Young Artist Color Groups .............................................................................................................................92 Guest Artist ........................................................................................................................................................... 102 Faculty Biographies .............................................................................................................................................. 103 Thank You .............................................................................................................................................................. 108 Acknowledgement ................................................................................................................................................ 109 SongFest 2017 Participants .................................................................................................................................. 110 “Vocalism, my only setting of Walt Whitman, pays homage to SongFest, the conclave of singers and pianists that gathers each summer under the direction of Rosemary Hyler Ritter. It is dedicated to Marc Stern, Chairman of the Board of the Los Angeles Opera, and his music-loving family, supporters of SongFest and of good singing. This “grand aria” (so says the title page) celebrates singing. It is about the power of the voice, as pure sound, to move and change hearers.” —John Harbison 3 The Complete Recitalist Our Signature Series Public Master Classes run Monday-Saturday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. and are open to the public with a $15 fee (those marked *). ALL CONCERTS FREE JUNE 2-30, 2917 Information: (213) 621-4720 • [email protected] Programs subject to change Friday, June 2 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Housing Check-In (Olive building, 3rd Floor) 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Rehearsals scheduled by participant pianists (Check call board for pianist room assignment) 2-5 p.m. Bus to Target for supplies 6:30 p.m. Meeting: ALL, including commuters (Thayer Hall)REQUIRED Saturday, June 3 Arrebola, Bennett, Bowlin, Brown, Clark, Cho, Emelio, Luna, McGraw, Mentzer, Sylvan, Stepanova, Smith, Trawka, Tung 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Rehearsals scheduled by participant pianists (Check call board for pianist room assignment) Sunday, June 4 Arrebola, Bennett, Bowlin, Brown, Clark, Cho, Harbison, Luna, McGraw, Mentzer, Sylvan, Stepanova, Trawka, Tung 4-6 p.m. Concert: Distinguished Alumni Recital (Thayer Hall) Maria Valdes & Javier Arrebola 7 p.m. Rehearsal & Meeting: All Bach singers & pianists (Olive Rehearsal Hall) Harbison Monday, June 5 Alexander, Arrebola, Bowlin, Brown, Clark, Cho, Harbison, Katz, Luna, McGraw, Mentzer, Sylvan, Stepanova, Smith, Trawka, Tung * 9-11:30 a.m. Master Class - Opening Class (Thayer Hall) Katz 1-3:15 p.m. Master Class - YA Red 1 (Thayer Hall) Smith 1:30-3:30 p.m. Master Class - YA Blue 1 (Mayman) Mentzer 1:30-3:30 p.m. Master Class - YA Green 1 (Olive Rehearsal Hall) Sylvan 4-6 p.m. Master Class - SA Pink 1 (Mayman Hall) Smith 4-6 p.m. Master Class - Pro Silver 1 (Thayer Hall) Alexander * 7-9 p.m. Master Class - Gabriel Faure (Thayer Hall) Sylvan Tuesday, June 6 Alexander, Arrebola, Bowlin, Brown, Clark, Cho, Emelio, Harbison, Katz, Luna, McGraw, Mentzer, Sylvan, Stepanova, Smith, Trawka, Tung * 9:30 a.m.-Noon Master Class - Franz Liszt (Thayer Hall) Alexander 1-3:30 p.m. Master Class - YA Blue 2 (Olive Rehearsal Hall) Smith 1:30-3:30 p.m. Master Class - YA Red 2 (Mayman) Sylvan 1:30-3:30 p.m. Master Class - YA Yellow 1 (Thayer Hall) Katz 4-6 p.m. Master Class - Pro Gold 1 (Thayer Hall) Alexander 4-6 p.m. Master Class - Studio Purple 1 (Mayman Hall) Emelio 4-6 p.m. Master Class - YA Orange 1 (Olive Rehearsal Hall) Mentzer 7-9 p.m. Master Class - Men’s Shakespeare Songs (Maymen Hall) Sylvan * 7-9:30 p.m. Master Class - Siete Canciones Populares Españolas (Thayer Hall) Katz Wednesday, June 7 Alexander, Arrebola, Bowlin, Brown, Clark, Cho, Emelio, Harbison, Katz, Luna, McGraw, Mentzer, Sylvan, Stepanova, Smith, Trawka, Tung * 9-11:30 a.m. Master Class- España! (Thayer Hall) Katz Noon-4:30 p.m. Rehearsal - Bach Cantata (Olive Rehearsal Hall) Harbison 1:30-3:30 p.m. Master Class - YA Red 1 (P-242) Sylvan 4 The Complete Recitalist Our Signature Series Public Master Classes run Monday-Saturday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. and are open to the public with a $15 fee (those marked *). ALL CONCERTS FREE JUNE 2-30, 2917 Information: (213) 621-4720 • [email protected] Programs subject to change 1:30-3:30 p.m. Master Class - YA Yellow 2 (Mayman Hall) Alexander 1:30-3:45 p.m. Master Class - YA Green 2 (Thayer Hall) Mentzer 3:30-6 p.m. Master Class - YA Orange 2 (Mayman Hall) Emelio 3:30-5:45 p.m. Master Class - Studio Pink 2 (P-242) Smith 4-6 p.m. Master Class - Pro Silver 3 (Thayer Hall) Katz 7-9 p.m. Introduction to Spanish Song & Diction (Mayman Hall) Arrebola 7-9 p.m. Master Class - Bach Arias with Obbligato Violin (Thayer Hall) Sylvan Thursday, June 8 Alexander, Arrebola, Bennett, Bowlin, Brown, Clark, Cho, Emelio, Harbison, Katz, Luna, McGraw, Mentzer, Sylvan, Stepanova, Smith,Trawka, Tung 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Rehearsal: Bach Cantata (Olive Rehearsal Hall) Harbison * 9:30 a.m.-Noon Master Class - Women’s Mozart Arias I (Thayer Hall) Alexander 9:30-Noon Master Class - Men’s Schubert Cycles (Mayman Hall) Sylvan 1-3:30 p.m Master Class - YA Green 1 (Olive Rehearsal Hall) Smith 1:30-3:30 p.m. Master Class - YA Yellow 1 (Thayer Hall) Sylvan 1:30-3:30 p.m Master Class - YA Orange 1 (Mayman Hall) Clark 4-6p.m. Master Class- Studio Purple 2 (Mayman Hall) Emelio 4-6 p.m. Master Class - Pro Gold 2 (Thayer Hall) Katz 7-9 p.m. Dress Rehearsal: Mottetti di Montale (Thayer Hall) Harbison * 7-9 p.m. Master Class - Women’s Mozart Arias II (Mayman Hall) Alexander * 7-9:30 p.m. Master Class: Songs of Travel (Olive Rehearsal Hall) Katz Friday, June 9 Alexander, Arrebola, Bennett, Bowlin, Brown, Clark, Cho, Emelio, Harbison, Katz, Luna, McGraw, Mentzer, Sylvan, Stepanova, Smith, Trawka, Tung * 9-11:15 a.m. Master Class - Emily Dickinson (Thayer Hall) Katz Noon-1 p.m. Concert: The Colburn Fellows (Thayer Hall) Stepanova 1:30-3:30 p.m. Master Class - YA Red 2 (Thayer Hall) Alexander 1:30-3:30 p.m. Master Class - YA Orange 2 (Mayman Hall) Mentzer 1:30-4:00 p.m. Master Class - YA Blue 1 (Olive Rehearsal Hall) Smith 4-6 p.m. Master Class - Pro Silver 2 (Mayman Hall) Katz 4-6 p.m. Bach Master Class - ALL Studio (Thayer Hall) Sylvan 7:30 p.m. Concert: Mottetti di Montale (Thayer Hall) Harbison Saturday, June 10 Alexander, Arrebola, Bennett, Bowlin, Brown, Clark, Cho, Harbison, Katz, Luna, McGraw, Mentzer, Sylvan, Stepanova, Smith,Trawka, Tung * 9 a.m.-Noon Master Class - Ives (Olive Rehearsal Hall) Alexander 2-4:30 p.m. Dress Rehearsal - The Sacred Cantatas of J.S. Bach (Thayer Hall) Harbison 1-3:30 p.m. Master Class - YA Yellow 2 (Mayman Hall) Smith 1-3:30 p.m. Master Class - YA Green 2 (Olive Rehearsal Hall) Clark 4-6 p.m. Master Class - YA Blue 2 (P-242) Mentzer 4-6 p.m. Master Class - Pro Gold 3 (Mayman Hall) Katz 4-6 p.m. Master Class - Studio Italian (Olive Rehearsal Hall) Trawka * 7-9:30 p.m. Master Class - American Classics (Thayer Hall) Katz 5 The Complete Recitalist Our Signature Series Public Master Classes run Monday-Saturday, 9:30-11:30 a.m. and are open to the public with a $15 fee (those marked *). ALL CONCERTS FREE JUNE 2-30, 2917 Information: (213) 621-4720 • [email protected] Programs subject to change Sunday, June
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