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Beth Arcuino, Administrator
Aliana de la Guardia, Program Administrator
Rosalinda Monroy, Graphic Designer
Tamaki Hiratuska, Website Designer
CONTACT: songfest@earthlink.net
310.384.3706
"The Marc and Eva Stern Fellowship Program"
SongFest will award a selected number of outstanding singers full merit-based tuition, room and board fellowships each summer. This new program has been generously underwritten by The Marc and Eva Stern Foundation. The recipients of this award will be chosen from live auditions held nationwide. Singers demonstrating a commitment for communication of the text, a strong radiant presence and a unique sound will be qualities the panel will look for. These singers will be presented in a special recital collaborating with SongFest faculty at the end of each program. Additionally, The Pepperdine Stotsensberg Recital Series SongFest singer will be chosen from the Stern Fellow Program and presented in recital the following season. Awardees will list this as a professional credit on their resumes.
The SongFest 2009 Stern Fellows:
SongFest is an intensive summer training program for singers and pianists based in Southern California. Each year, SongFest is held for 5 weeks during June and July. Through its two divisions (the Professional Program and the Apprentice Program), SongFest is able to address a wide range of need. From curious auditor to ambitious high school student to budding professional and to teachers who seek enrichment, SongFest urges its participants to bring themselves to the next level. Each program features an internationally respected faculty of professional performers, directors, lecturers and master teachers who form a cohesive, committed and united teaching team. A limited number of need and merit based scholarship opportunities are available.
The goal of SongFest is to provide gifted singers and pianists the opportunity to study and interact intimately with artists of the highest level. Each year, SongFest has brought more than 50 artists and auditors together with the common goals of broadening the understanding and knowledge of the vocal art form and strengthening skills and performance. SongFest was hosted in 1996 and 1997 by UCLA Summer Session, in 1998 and 1999 by UC Irvine, and in 2000 and 2001 by Chapman University. 2003 marks 2006 marks the 10th anniversary year of SongFest now held at the Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. The beautiful campus of Pepperdine University is less than an hour from downtown Los Angeles and the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Malibu is a short drive from many of the area's premier cultural and recreational centers.
| Past SongFest Session Topics | |
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Each session is devoted to a specific topic. Master classes and concerts are open to the public. |
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| 2005 |
- "The Complete Recitalist" - songs and arias in all languages. - Program for New Song - Young Artist Program: "Singing Onstage" |
| 2004 |
- The American Recitalist: Performer, Composer and Poet - French Melodie - German Lieder - The Young Artist Program at Icicle Creek Music Festival, Leavenworth, WA |
| 2003 |
- "The Complete Recitalist" - songs and arias in all languages. - Bach Cantata Institute |
| 2001 |
- The Americas: American, Canadian, and Spanish Song - French Songs and Arias |
| 2000 |
- Amore... Italian Style - Wolf: Italianishes Liederbuch |
| 1999 |
- A Celebration of French Song and Opera; Oratorio and Cantata Solos - Goethe: The Father of the Lied - Ah! To be in Englahd: English Song from Purcell to Britten - Secrets of Song-Program Planning |
| 1998 |
- Breaking the Song Barrier: The Romantic Song - The Aria in Recital and Audition |
| 1997 |
- Breaking the Song Barrier: The Romantic Song - The Aria in Recital and Audition |
| 1996 |
- Espana: Canciones to Chansons - The American Recitalist |