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2012–2013 Professional Training Workshops 2012–2013 Weill Music Institute Professional Training Workshops Application Form Application Deadline: October 1, 2012 (Postmark Date) January 14–19, 2013 For Singers Marilyn Horne, Jessye Norman, and Dalton Baldwin: The Song Continues Section I: Applicant Information Mr. Mrs. Ms. Name: Voice Type: Street Address: City: State: Postal Code: Country: Citizenship: Home Phone: Cell Phone: E-Mail: Date of Birth: Permanent Address (if different from above) Street Address: City: State: Postal Code: Country: Priority is given to applicants who have not yet participated in a Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshop. Applicants who have participated in a Professional Training Workshop during the last two seasons may not apply, unless: 1. The workshops are in different disciplines (for example, applicant participated in a workshop for composers and wishes to apply for a workshop as an instrumentalist) 2. The workshops are in different genres (for example, applicant participated in a jazz workshop and wishes to apply for a choral workshop) 3. The kind of participation in this workshop is different (for example, applicant participated in a previous workshop as a soloist and wishes to apply for another workshop as part of an ensemble) Please list any prior participation in a Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshop(s): Name of Workshop: Year: Name of Workshop: Year: How did you hear about this workshop? Using the spaces provided, please be as specific as possible. E-Mail: Friend: Brochure/Poster: Festival: Teacher: School: Publication: carnegiehall.org: Workshop Faculty: Other Website: If selected to perform in this workshop, will you require housing in New York City? Yes No If selected, what city will you be traveling from and returning to? (Participants residing in the US for study/work will receive a stipend for domestic travel only.) If selected, will you be available for the duration of the workshop as well as one day on either side for travel? Yes No If not, please explain: What best describes your current professional status? Undergraduate Student Graduate Student Professional Musician Other Other Interests (outside of music): Section II: Biography, Resume, Recommendations, and Headshot Please attach the following: 1. Short Biography (100-word maximum) 2. One-Page Resume 3. Two Recommendation Letters* 4. Headshot *Recommendation letters may also be mailed or e-mailed separately. Please ask the writer to include “Recommendation for [your name]: [name of workshop]” on the outside of the envelope or in the subject line. Section III: Artistic Statement Please attach a statement that answers the following questions: 1. What inspires you as an artist in your professional and personal life? 2. Why is the art of song performance important to you, and what role do you see song recital playing in your future? 3. What aspects of this experience do you think might guide you toward achieving your goals? Section IV: Audition Recording Please note that you will be applying as an individual singer. Pianists will be selected in late fall, and accepted participants will be notified of their assigned pianist following those decisions. Please include four songs (no arias, musical theater selections, or popular songs), according to the following guidelines: 1. One English song 2. One German song 3. One song in a third language 4. One song in a fourth language Please indicate the repertoire on your recording using the lines below, and label the recording exactly the way you list it here. Please be sure to indicate timings of each song. We encourage you to put your best song first. DVDs are strongly preferred, but CDs will be accepted. Please be sure your recording provides a separate track for each song. Have you enclosed the following? Application Form Short Biography One-Page Resume Two Recommendation Letters Headshot Artistic Statement Audition Recording $50 Application Fee (Please include a completed credit card authorization form— available at carnegiehall.org/pdf/charge_form.pdf—or a certified/bank check or money order payable to The Carnegie Hall Corporation. We regret that personal checks cannot be accepted.) Please send all materials to: Please direct all inquiries to: Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall 212-903-9733 Professional Training Workshops [email protected] 881 Seventh Avenue carnegiehall.org/workshops New York, NY 10019 Application materials cannot be returned. We encourage you to visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page on the Carnegie Hall website. .
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