Music of the French Baroque: Droll, Dramatic, and Sacred
Hello Baroque Music & Dance Enthusiasts,
Join us as we pursue the elegant French Baroque this coming summer. We are offering a music-packed schedule which includes master classes, coached ensembles, Baroque Orchestra, faculty and student concerts. This year’s projects will include scene workshops from French Baroque opera and cantatas, concerto evening (giving participants a chance to play with the workshop orchestra, directed by Michael Sand), Dance for Musicians with Tangkao Tan, wind ensembles and lectures.
This workshop takes placed on the beautiful campus of Dominican University of California in San Rafael, north of San Francisico, and a short drive up Highway 101 from the Golden Gate Bridge.
Be sure to mark your calendars now: June 18 - 24, 2006. We are looking forward to a fabulous workshop and some great music making.
Phebe Craig, Director
(510) 684-5177
phebec@aol.com
David Morris, Asst. Director
mahlsdorf@earthlink.net
Please keep checking this website. More information will be posted!!
Enroll in the 2006 Baroque Workshop on line.
Frances Blaker, Recorders
Marion Verbruggen, Recorders
Phebe Craig, Harpsichord
Arthur Haas, Harpsichord
Sand Dalton, Oboe
Anna Carol Dudley, Voice
Kathleen Kraft, Flute
Tony Boutté - Voice
David Morris - Cello
Michael Sand, Violin, Viola & Baroque Orchestra
Tangkao Tan, Historical Dance
Martha McGaughey, Viola da Gamba
Steve Vacchi - Bassoon
Click here for faculty biographies.
(Subject to Change)
Sunday, June 18
2 - 3 Registration
3:30 Faculty Concert (free to workshop participants) 5 Dinner
6:30 Opening meeting, followed by auditions for ensemble placement (and, for recorder players, for Marion Verbruggen's class) After auditions, everyone is invited to Dance with Tangkao Tan.
Monday - Friday, June 19 - 23
9 - 12 Masterclasses*
12 Lunch
1:30 - 2:45 Vocal Ensemble, Wind Band, Recorder Ensemble & Orchestra
3-5 Coached ensembles, scene workshops
7:30 Evening Events:
Saturday, June 24
9 Student ensemble performances
12 Brunch
12:30-1:30 Residents check out from rooms
1:30 Warm up for Final Concert
2:30 Final Performance
* Morning Masterclasses. Instructors have their individual methods of running the classes, but you can expect warm-up routines, instruction and discussions of technique, fingering, bowing, breathing, pronunciation, knives and cane, articulation syllables, stylistic interpretation, ornamentation and so on.
Click here for masterclass descriptions.
Instrumentalists & Singers: Concerto Evening Information
This is your chance to perform with the Workshop Orchestra. In order to let as many people as possible play, we have to limit each participant to one movement. We would like to put together double concertos and multiple harpsichord concertos as well. Vocal pieces are also welcome. Please let us know by May 1st whether you'd like to be considered -- either by email or the phone number listed above. You will need to provide the orchestra parts, complete with measure numbers. Let us know if you need assistance hunting them up.
Dancers
Specific Information & Schedule
San Francisco State University Academic Credit
Two semester units of upper-division academic credit or continuing education credit are offered by San Francisco State University for each workshop week, at $75 per unit. Check the box on the registration form if you are interested.
Greenberg Scholarship for Harpsichordists
To apply for the Greenberg Scholarship for promising harpsichordists, please send a resume and a tape or CD of your playing to Phebe Craig, Director, Baroque Workshop, 1448 Josephine St., Apt. 2, Berkeley, CA 94703
Work/Study Information
The SFEMS Baroque Workshop is able to offer some work/study, which amounts to a partial reduction in tuition and fees (but cannot be applied to room and board). Work/study will never interfere with class schedules and might include such things as assistance in concert setup, ticket sales, and photocopying. Contact Phebe Craig for our short application form (phebec@aol.com or 510-684-5177)
Travel, Directions
Please visit the Dominican site for directions, maps, and airport shuttle information.
What to Bring to the Workshop
Enroll in the 2006 Baroque workshop on line.