Lied and melody

Laboratory in Excellence // Lied and Mélodie

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• Programme of Classes : German Lied and French Mélodie
• Individual lessons, team-teaching and collective courses
  
  ·      Interpretation Lied and Mélodie
  
  ·      Vocal and pianistic technique
  
  - Establishment of Recital Programmes
  - Presentation (taking the stage, changes during the recital)
  - Work on the texts (poems etc…)
• Teachers​' specialties
   

Hedwig Fassbender : Artistic director of master classes, opera singer, former teacher at Frankfurt HfMDK, artistic director of “Exzellenz-Labor Gesang”, master classes at Opera Studios Zurich, Paris, Frankfurt, Basel, Staatsoper Berlin, Warsaw etc. Vocal technique, Lied interpretation for singers and duos.

Anne Le Bozec, Pianist, accompanist for Mélodie and Lied, CNSMD Paris: Individual and singer-piano duo Mélodie Teaching.

Götz Payer, Pianist, Lied accompanist, professor of Lied Interpretation at the HfMDK Stuttgart, in collaboration with the Hugo Wolf Competition in Stuttgart : Lied interpretation for pianists and duos.

Mathias Hermann, actor, director and presenter, acting and diction classes at Frankfurt's HfMDK : work on text/content and pronunciation (German and French)

• We can celebrate the fact that the alliance Lied / Mélodie continues strongly and arouses a growing interest with the public. However, we have to recognise that the form in which this discipline is presented has not changed in centuries. Over and above refinement as regards technical and stylistic questions, participants can try out and adopt new forms in the presentation of recitals, more suited to today’s public. The course is also suitable as preparation for Lied/Mélodie competitions.

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This master class will take place at the Académie musicale de Villecroze from Wednesday July 16 to Friday July 25, 2025.

Public master classes will be held on Saturday July 19  and Sunday July 20, 2025, from 3 pm to 6 pm. A final concert will be given by the young talents on Thursday July 24, 2025, at 8:30 pm, at Saint-Victor Chapel in Villecroze.

The Académie musicale de Villecroze, committed to musical sponsorship, supports young talents by offering selected candidates master class courses, accommodation and meals on site.
Only transportation to Les Arcs-Draguignan train station or Nice-Côte d'Azur airport is the responsibility of the participant. The Académie organizes shuttles from the station or airport to Villecroze.
 

This master class is open only to piano-voice duos (no individual pianist/singer). 
To apply, each musician of the duo must fill in our online application form and provide required personal documents (ID...). You must attach to these applications the supporting materials, of which :

• recording(s) in 2 different languages - French and German - , Lieder/melodies of a different nature of 15 minutes maximum in all
• a letter of recommendation (teacher, festival director etc.)

making sure to name these documents with your duo's name.

Applicants living abroad who cannot afford to purchase a plane ticket can apply for travel assistance to cover a part of their transportation costs. These applications, reserved for foreign students, will be examined by the Académie's committee.

Deadline is on April 16, 2025