Call for Applications: Palais Attems Vocal Academy 2025

CANTIONES SACRAE – PALAIS ATTEMS VOCAL ACADEMY @ STYRIARTE
July 13–17, 2025 | Palais Attems, Graz

4 days of intensive course with Dame Emma Kirkby (Soprano) and Michael Hell (Harpsichord)

Final concert: July 17, 2025, Minoritensaal Graz

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WE ARE LOOKING FOR

8 singers who wish to deepen their skills in vocal ensemble with Early Baroque music.
Target participants: advanced voice students, graduates, and early-career professionals with a strong interest in Early Music.

Vocal distribution:

2 Sopranos
2 Altos (including countertenors or haute-contres)
2 Tenors
2 Baritone or Bass voices

PROGRAMME

Focus on four- and eight-part vocal works with basso continuo from the first half of the 17th century.
The course will be accompanied by:

Sofie Vanden Eynde (Theorbo)
Georg Kroneis (Violone)

Main repertoire:

Heinrich Schütz – Motets from Cantiones Sacrae
Giovanni Valentini – Missa Susanne un jour
Additional duets and solo motets may be included

WE OFFER

Free participation in the Palais Attems Vocal Academy at the most beautiful house in Graz
Four days of intensive course work with workshops and lectures
Final concert as part of the Styriarte Festival, designed by the participants at Minoritensaal Graz as part of the Styriarte Festival.

Also included:

Travel costs (preferably by train)
Hotel accommodation in Graz (single room with breakfast) from July 12–18, 2025
Per diem: €30/day
Feldenkrais sessions

APPLICATION

Deadline: May 11, 2025
Submit your application including:

Resume
Live performance video (via YouTube link) of a work composed between 1580 and 1660 (e.g. Cavalli, Dowland, Monteverdi, Schütz, or French Airs de cour)
Send to: Irmgard Heschl-Sinabell – heschl@styriarte.com

More info: www.styriarte.com