2008-2009 Season

Vocal Scenes

For the last decade, the André-Turp Musical Society (ATMS) has enriched the musical milieu with artistic experiences of a rare quality that have helped to reinvigorate a highly expressive art form, the art-song recital. These concerted efforts, which have often been termed heroic, have allowed a growing number of music lovers to appreciate an increasingly diverse numbers of works from a multitude of periods and cultures. This success rests in large part, on the quality of the invited artists, many of whom have given this musical genre inspired by the works of poets, a worthy platform.   

Under the banner of Vocal Scenes, the artistic and educational activities that comprise the 2008-2009 season offer music lovers and lovers of litterature the opportunity of discovering memorable segments of the vocal repertoire performed by some of the world’s foremost singers and pianists. Faithful to our mandate of presenting new exciting artists, the new artistic programming presents both these emerging artists and major artists who return to grace our stages once more. As well as the six recitals that make up the regular season, the ATMS adds a Benefit Concert which seeks to celebrate our 10th anniversary.


ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES

In parallel, the André-Turp Musical Society proposes a program of educational activities with a view to initiating the public to the vocal repertoire. Through the presentation of eight annual events (lectures, round-tables and master-classes), the artistic direction offers the public and young performers the opportunity of familiarizing themselves with the specific demands of this repertoire.

EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Café d'art vocal

The Café d'art vocal will offer a host of opportunities during the winter and spring in an effort to promote the vocal arts and the contributions of its artisans. As well as the screening of opera, the Amicales and the Brunchs de la Phonothèque, the calendar will also include new thematic evenings and meetings devoted to comparative screenings of a variety of works on DVD format. The diversity of the events and artists to be featured should satisfy the vast majority of music lovers and seduce a new clientele.

CAFE D'ART VOCAL

Phonothèque Christian-Delmas

The André-Turp Musical Society has inherited a large audio archive from a number of sources. The 8000 items on tape, vinyl and 78 rpm illustrate a multitude of vocal music (operas, art-song, masses and miscellaneous vocal works) recorded by the foremost voices of the 20th century.


Winterreise

Original text in German with French and English translations
Illustrated by the photographer Michel Boulianne
64 colour pages (8,25 X 6 inches • 21 X 10,9 cm)
ISBN 2-923397-00-2
$20 (suggested retail price)

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