Overview
The vocal arts and operetta program provides a comprehensive learning experience in both ensemble and solo vocal training. Students will appear in an operetta production and have solo opportunities on the concert stage as well as in recital. Vocal arts majors also perform with either the World Youth Honors Choir (view summer 2010 repertoire) or the Interlochen Singers, and serve as core singers for the Interlochen Festival Choir. Students perform in four major concerts throughout the six-week session, including at least one major work with orchestra.
Program Details
Weekly one-hour private voice lessons focus on advanced classical technique and voice-appropriate repertoire.
Daily Operetta Workshop provides instruction in staging, movement, acting and singing. The summer 2010 workshop culminates in a full-length production of "The Gondoliers" by Gilbert and Sullivan.
Daily Singer Skills classes cover such topics as sight singing, music theory, diction, the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), movement and staging.
Daily rehearsals with either the World Youth Honors Choir or the Interlochen Singers give students opportunities to hone their ensemble skills while also providing extensive performance experience singing a cappella, with piano or a full orchestra.
Additional performance opportunities include vocal honors recitals, the Concerto Competition and studio master classes.
Additional elective (optional) piano class for voice majors is highly recommended.
Audition Requirements
- Select and memorize two classical music selections. No musical theatre pieces. Pieces should include piano accompaniment.
- Record your performance (with piano accompaniment) on a standard-size CD or DVD. DVDs are preferred.
- Submit the audition and label the recording and its casing with the applicant’s full name, the program notation "H.S. Vocal Arts and Operetta" and presented repertoire.
Concerto Competition
Each summer, Interlochen offers a separate concerto competition for the high school division. The competition is open to band, orchestra, piano and voice students. The concerto competition is highly competitive; only the most advanced students should enter. Winners will perform their concerto with a full orchestra or wind ensemble.
The preliminary round of the concerto competition requires that an applicant submit a recorded video performance on DVD, (postmarked by May 7, 2010). The competition will take place during the first week of camp.
