Summer Intensive 2025 - CABARET - Vocal Stream
Downtown - Victoria Conservatory of Music • 900 Johnson Street Victoria, BC, Canada V8V 3N4 Organized by Victoria Conservatory of MusicAbout this event
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Description
This intensive non-auditioned workshop is designed for adult singers with an interest in cabaret performance and music theatre, as well as for classical singers interested in developing crossover technique and repertoire. Some previous vocal training and performing experience is an asset but is not compulsory.
Limited to 20 singers and 10 pianists; early application is advised. Singers do not have to apply with a pianist - a collaborative partner will be assigned, or a professional collaborative pianist will be provided. Repertoire suggestions and scores will be sent to participants in advance of the program. Each singer will prepare two songs - uptempo and ballad - to perform in class and at the final concert.
Singers
This intensive encompasses daily masterclasses, lessons with faculty, classes in acting and performance practice, and a performance to conclude the week. This year's course is Post-War Cabaret, focused on the repertoire of the cabarets and nightclubs of New York, Los Angeles, London and Paris in the 1940s to 1960s. This is the era of jazz standards drawn from early musical theatre, comedy songs and parodies, the Golden Age of Broadway, and the storytelling songs of Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, and Kurt Weill - a wealth of fabulous material to explore and perform!
The faculty brings a wealth of experience in a wide range of genres, from Broadway to cabaret and commercial recording, and will work with the singers individually and in masterclass to develop their confidence and polish their performance as singing actors. Faculty will include Tracey Moore, a Broadway veteran and New York cabaret performer who is also an accomplished voice actor, bringing her talents to animated work such as Sailor Moon and the Care Bears, and Brenda Morie, jazz vocalist and recording artist who has been heard on movie soundtracks and television commercials and toured with pop artists such as Nancy Sinatra.
Refund Policy
Program viability is based upon minimum enrollment. As such, there are no refunds available after the registration deadline (in most cases, four weeks prior to the program start date), except in cases of injury or illness (for which a doctor’s note is required), or other exceptional circumstance, such as family re-location.Prior to the registration deadline, tuition may be refunded, pending the approval of the Artistic Director. Application and transaction fees are non-refundable. Withdrawal requests must be made in writing to the Victoria Conservatory of Music’s Registrar’s Office. Requests made after the completion of a given program will not be considered.
Location
VCM Downtown - various rooms
Instructor
Nancy Curry
Tracey Moore
Brenda Morie
Kim Greenwood