Offered by:Music
Degree:Master of Music
Program Requirement:
The M.Mus. in Performance; Opera and Voice program blends performance training with humanities-based scholarship in a vibrant musical environment. The program provides opportunities to develop artistry in a variety of solo and operatic repertoires.
Students admitted to the M.Mus. in Performance; Opera and Voice program who have undergraduate degrees other than B.Mus.; Major in Performance Voice from 海角社区, may be required to successfully complete one or more undergraduate courses before completion of the Master's degree. Students with a B.Mus.; Major in Performance Voice degree from 海角社区 may be required to successfully complete MUPD 560 before completion of the Master's program.
Required Courses (21 credits)
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MUGS 605
Graduate Perf. Colloquium
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Graduate Faculty Music Courses: Participation in three professional development workshops or research colloquium approved by the department on topics such as performance pedagogy, academic teaching, music production, copyright, business, grantsmanship, etc. Students participate in each semester of residency until requirements have been met.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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MUIN 610
Vocal Coaching 1
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Practical Instrument: Individual coaching sessions on advanced vocal repertoire with emphasis on musical and linguistic nuance.
Offered by: Performance
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUIN 600
- Terms
- Instructors
- Rona M Nadler, Suzie Leblanc, Doroth茅a Ventura, Dana Nigrim, Martin Dub茅, Louise Pelletier, Michael McMahon, Esther Gonthier, Patrick J Hansen, Julien M LeBlanc, Stephen Hargreaves
- Rona M Nadler, Suzie Leblanc, Dana Nigrim, Martin Dub茅, Louise Pelletier, Michael McMahon, Esther Gonthier, Patrick J Hansen, Julien M LeBlanc, Stephen Hargreaves
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MUIN 611
Vocal Coaching 2
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Practical Instrument: Continuation of Vocal Coaching I with emphasis on musical and linguistic nuance.
Offered by: Performance
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUIN 601
- Terms
- Instructors
- Louise Pelletier, Michael McMahon, Esther Gonthier, Stephen Hargreaves
- Rona M Nadler, Suzie Leblanc, Doroth茅a Ventura, Dana Nigrim, Martin Dub茅, Louise Pelletier, Michael McMahon, Esther Gonthier, Patrick J Hansen, Julien M LeBlanc, Stephen Hargreaves
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MUIN 612
Vocal Coaching 3
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Practical Instrument: Coaching sessions on advanced vocal repertoire with emphasis on musical nuance and the expression of an individual artistic voice.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- Rona M Nadler, Doroth茅a Ventura, Dana Nigrim, Martin Dub茅, Louise Pelletier, Michael McMahon, Olivier Godin, Esther Gonthier, Patrick J Hansen, Julien M LeBlanc, Stephen Hargreaves
- Michael McMahon, Marie-脠ve 脡 Scarfone, Esther Gonthier, Julien M LeBlanc
Thesis Courses:
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MUIN 620
Performance Tutorial 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Practical Instrument: Individual instrumental, vocal, conducting, collaborative piano or operatic tutorial. Technical and interpretive development, preparation of thesis performance projects.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- John Mac Master, Annamaria Popescu, Dominique Labelle, Patrice Richer, Nadia Cote, Denys Derome, Mika Putterman, Matthew Jennejohn, Paul A Merkelo, Luc Beausejour, Julia Gavrilova, Pierre Beaudry, Jennifer Swartz, Helene Plouffe, Olivier B Brault, Albert G Brouwer, Stephane Levesque, Eric Chappell, Trevor Dix, Elin Soderstrom, Joanna G'froerer, Brian Manker, Rudolf-Alexius Hauser, Martin D Mangrum, Simon Aldrich, Jean Gaudreault, Brian Robinson, Andre J Roy, Sylvain Bergeron, Peter Freeman, Russell Devuyst, Richard Allen Roberts, Elizabeth Dolin, Denise Lupien, Michael McMahon, Marina Mdivani, Sara Laimon, Kyoko Hashimoto, James O Box, Alain Desgagne, Susan E Napper, Andrew J Wan, Stefano Algieri, Yegor Dyachkov, Alexander David Johnson, Matt Haimovitz, Alexander W Read, Timothy Dobby, Fabrice Marandola, Aline Kutan, Elinor Frey, Ali Yazdanfar, Tracy Smith Bessette, Chris James, J茅r么me Ducharme, Isabelle Demers, Ilya Poletaev, Axel Strauss, Marcelle Mallette, Jacqueline F Leclair, Anja Burmeister, Victor Fournelle-Blain, Mark Austin Howle, Steven C Cowan, St茅phane Lemelin, Jean-Francois Normand, Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e, Richard P Stoelzel, Marie-Chantal Leclair, Todd Cope, Violaine Melancon, Catherine Turner, Nathaniel Watson, Brett Polegato, Anna K Hendrickson, Patrick J Kearney, Matthew Trevino, Elizaveta Miller, Anna C Petersen, Catherine Cosbey, David A Stewart
- Carolyn Christie, Marina Mdivani, James O Box, Fabrice Marandola, Ali Yazdanfar, Marie-Chantal Leclair, Violaine Melancon, Brett Polegato
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MUIN 621
Performance Tutorial 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Practical Instrument: Additional individual instrumental, vocal, conducting, collaborative piano or operatic tutorial according to area of performing specialization.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- Stephane Levesque, Andre J Roy, Sylvain Bergeron, Kyoko Hashimoto, Joanne E Kolomyjec, Andrew J Wan, Fabrice Marandola, Tracy Smith Bessette, Marie-Chantal Leclair, Brett Polegato
- John Mac Master, Annamaria Popescu, Dominique Labelle, Patrice Richer, Nadia Cote, Denys Derome, Mika Putterman, Matthew Jennejohn, Paul A Merkelo, Luc Beausejour, Julia Gavrilova, Pierre Beaudry, Jennifer Swartz, Helene Plouffe, Olivier B Brault, Albert G Brouwer, Stephane Levesque, Eric Chappell, Trevor Dix, Elin Soderstrom, Joanna G'froerer, Brian Manker, Rudolf-Alexius Hauser, Martin D Mangrum, Simon Aldrich, Jean Gaudreault, Brian Robinson, Andre J Roy, Sylvain Bergeron, Peter Freeman, Russell Devuyst, Richard Allen Roberts, Elizabeth Dolin, Michael McMahon, Marina Mdivani, Sara Laimon, Kyoko Hashimoto, James O Box, Alain Desgagne, Susan E Napper, Joanne E Kolomyjec, Andrew J Wan, Stefano Algieri, Yegor Dyachkov, Alexander David Johnson, Matt Haimovitz, Alexander W Read, Timothy Dobby, Fabrice Marandola, Aline Kutan, Elinor Frey, Ali Yazdanfar, Tracy Smith Bessette, Chris James, J茅r么me Ducharme, Isabelle Demers, Ilya Poletaev, Axel Strauss, Marcelle Mallette, Jacqueline F Leclair, Anja Burmeister, Victor Fournelle-Blain, Mark Austin Howle, St茅phane Lemelin, Jean-Francois Normand, Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e, Richard P Stoelzel, Marie-Chantal Leclair, Stephen Hargreaves, Todd Cope, Violaine Melancon, Alexis Basque, Catherine Turner, Nathaniel Watson, Brett Polegato, Anna K Hendrickson, Matthew Trevino, Elizaveta Miller, Anna C Petersen, David A Stewart
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MUIN 622
Performance Tutorial 3
3 Credits*
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Practical Instrument: Individual tutorial according to area of performing specialization. Interpretative preparation of thesis performance projects and development of individual artistic vision.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- John Mac Master, Annamaria Popescu, Dominique Labelle, Patrice Richer, Nadia Cote, Denys Derome, Paul A Merkelo, Julia Gavrilova, Jennifer Swartz, Helene Plouffe, Olivier B Brault, Albert G Brouwer, Stephane Levesque, Eric Chappell, Joanna G'froerer, Brian Manker, Rudolf-Alexius Hauser, Martin D Mangrum, Simon Aldrich, Brian Robinson, Andre J Roy, Sylvain Bergeron, Peter Freeman, Russell Devuyst, Elizabeth Dolin, Denis Bluteau, Remi Bolduc, Denise Lupien, Michael McMahon, Carolyn Christie, Marina Mdivani, Sara Laimon, Kyoko Hashimoto, James O Box, Alain Desgagne, Susan E Napper, Joanne E Kolomyjec, Andrew J Wan, Stefano Algieri, Yegor Dyachkov, Alexander David Johnson, Matt Haimovitz, Alexander W Read, Fabrice Marandola, Vincent Lauzer, Aline Kutan, Ali Yazdanfar, Tracy Smith Bessette, Joshua Peters, J茅r么me Ducharme, Isabelle Demers, Ilya Poletaev, Axel Strauss, Marcelle Mallette, Jacqueline F Leclair, Victor Fournelle-Blain, Mark Austin Howle, Steven C Cowan, St茅phane Lemelin, Jean-Francois Normand, Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e, Richard P Stoelzel, Marie-Chantal Leclair, Todd Cope, Violaine Melancon, Brett Polegato, Patrick J Kearney, Matthew Trevino, Elizaveta Miller, Catherine Cosbey, David A Stewart
- Paul A Merkelo, Stephane Levesque, Rudolf-Alexius Hauser, Andre J Roy, Sylvain Bergeron, Remi Bolduc, Marina Mdivani, Sara Laimon, Kyoko Hashimoto, Susan E Napper, Joanne E Kolomyjec, Andrew J Wan, Matt Haimovitz, Fabrice Marandola, Tracy Smith Bessette, Ilya Poletaev, Axel Strauss, Steven C Cowan, Richard P Stoelzel, Marie-Chantal Leclair, Violaine Melancon, Brett Polegato, Elizaveta Miller
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MUIN 622D1
Performance Tutorial 3
1.5 Credits*
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Practical Instrument: Individual tutorial according to area of performing specialization. Interpretative preparation of thesis performance projects and development of individual artistic vision.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- Dominique Labelle, Mika Putterman, Albert G Brouwer, Joanna G'froerer, Brian Manker, Andre J Roy, Michael McMahon, Marina Mdivani, Kyoko Hashimoto, Alain Desgagne, Stefano Algieri, Fabrice Marandola, Ilya Poletaev, Marcelle Mallette, Jacqueline F Leclair, Steven C Cowan, Todd Cope, Brett Polegato, Elizaveta Miller
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MUIN 622D2
Performance Tutorial 3
1.5 Credits*
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Practical Instrument: Individual tutorial according to area of performing specialization. Interpretative preparation of thesis performance projects and development of individual artistic vision.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- Dominique Labelle, Mika Putterman, Albert G Brouwer, Joanna G'froerer, Brian Manker, Simon Aldrich, Jean Gaudreault, Andre J Roy, Elizabeth Dolin, Michael McMahon, Marina Mdivani, Kyoko Hashimoto, Alain Desgagne, Fabrice Marandola, Marcelle Mallette, Jacqueline F Leclair, Steven C Cowan, Todd Cope, Brett Polegato, Matthew Trevino
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MUPG 600
Recital Project 1
9 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Performance: Solo recital, collaborative piano recital, conducting recital or principal Opera Role (by audition) with program notes.
Offered by: Performance
- Solo recital (60-70 minutes), collaborative piano recital (60-70 minutes), conducting recital (30-35 minutes) or Principal Opera Role as defined by the American Guild of Musical Artists' website ( Lead, Schedule C
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
* Students can take MUIN 622 or MUIN 622D1 and MUIN 622D2.
Complementary Courses (24 credits)
9 credits from the following:
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MUPG 601
Recital Project 2
9 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Performance: Solo recital, collaborative piano recital, conducting recital or principal opera role (by audition) with program notes. May include chamber music providing none of the repertoire was prepared in a chamber ensemble taken for credit.
Offered by: Performance
- Solo recital (60-70 minutes), collaborative piano recital (60-70 minutes), conducting recital (35-40 minutes) or principal opera role (by audition) as defined by the American Guild of Musical Artists' website ( Lead, Schedule C
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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MUPG 602
Recital Project 3
6 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Performance: Recital, conducting recital or featured opera role (by audition) with program notes.
Offered by: Performance
- Recital (30-40 minutes), conducting recital (20-25 minutes) or featured opera role (by audition) as defined by the American Guild of Musical Artists' website ( Featured, Schedule C
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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MUPG 603
Recital Project 4
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Performance: Concerto performance with accompaniment or supporting opera role (by audition) with program notes.
Offered by: Performance
- Supporting Opera Role as defined by the American Musical Artists' website ( Supporting, Schedule C
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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MUPG 606
Interdisciplinary Project 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Performance: Research-creation involving collaboration between different disciplines resulting in a new
work, interpretation or contribution to knowledge presented in public or through recorded media (e.g., performer and composer; performer and actor/dancer; performer and CIRMMT researcher; performer and sound recording student) with program notes as relevant.
Offered by: Performance
- Departmental Meeting on November 11, 2021.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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MUPG 614
Quick Study
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Performance: Preparation and performance of short program of vocal, operatic, or collaborative piano repertoire in a limited three week time frame.
Offered by: Performance
- 20-25 minutes of repertoire
- Restriction: Open to students in the M.Mus. in Performance; Opera and Voice and in the M.Mus. in Performance; Collaborative Piano programs.
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
3 credits from the following:
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MUPG 590
Vocal Styles and Conventions
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Performance: Emphasis on vocal performance practices through practical application: text, language, inflection, pronunciation and interpretation considered with individuality of each student's voice and technical development. After examining historical treatises, students will discuss and present musical selections utilizing modern performance standards yet remaining true to stylistic demands of each period.
Offered by: Performance
- 3 hours
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 690.
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MUPP 690
Performance Practice Seminar 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Performance Practice: Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- Danielle D Gaudry
- Richard P Stoelzel
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MUPP 691
Performance Practice Seminar 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Performance Practice: Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- Marina Thibeault
- Tracy Smith Bessette
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MUPP 692
Performance Practice Seminar 3
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Performance Practice: Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- Jacqueline F Leclair
- Elinor Frey, Isabelle Demers
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MUPP 693
Performance Practice Seminar 4
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Performance Practice: Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- Elizaveta Miller
- Fabrice Marandola
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MUPP 694
Performance Practice Seminar 5
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Performance Practice: Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- Fabrice Marandola
- Stefano Algieri
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MUPP 695
Performance Practice Seminar 6
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Performance Practice: Seminar in performance practice. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- Rachelle A M Chiasson
- Jacqueline F Leclair
A 3-credit seminar at the 600 level or higher, with the prefix MUCO, MUGS, MUGT, MUHL, MUMT, MUPP or MUTH.
3 credits from the following:
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MUPG 590
Vocal Styles and Conventions
3 Credits*
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Performance: Emphasis on vocal performance practices through practical application: text, language, inflection, pronunciation and interpretation considered with individuality of each student's voice and technical development. After examining historical treatises, students will discuss and present musical selections utilizing modern performance standards yet remaining true to stylistic demands of each period.
Offered by: Performance
- 3 hours
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken MUPG 690.
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MUPG 691
Vocal Ornamentation
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Performance: Introduction to the major treatises with emphasis on their practical application to modern performance. Through the study and discussion of both primary and secondary sources, students will observe and compare national styles. Special topics include the conventions of recitative; text-driven embellishment; ornamentation in Handel's dramatic works.
Offered by: Performance
- 3 hours
- Restriction: Open to singers, keyboardists, and conductors or with permission of the instructor
* If not already taken.
6 credits from the following:
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MUEN 540
Chamber Music Project 1
0.5 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Chamber music ensemble for various instruments.
Offered by: Performance
- Requires departmental approval
- Restrictions: Open to undergraduate and graduate Performance students
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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MUEN 541
Chamber Music Project 2
0.5 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Chamber music ensemble for various instruments.
Offered by: Performance
- Requires departmental approval
- Restrictions: Open to undergraduate and graduate Performance students
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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MUEN 553
Vocal Chamber Ensemble
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Vocal ensemble repertoire written after 1800.
Offered by: Performance
- Prerequisite: Audition
- Restriction: Open by audition to pianists and singers.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Annamaria Popescu, Sara Laimon
- Annamaria Popescu, Sara Laimon
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MUEN 560
Chamber Music Ensemble
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Ensemble for chamber music - various instruments.
Offered by: Performance
- Prerequisite(s): Audition.
- Restriction(s): For Music students; open to others by permission of the Department.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Chloe Dominguez, Nadia Cote, Albert G Brouwer, Stephane Levesque, Trevor Dix, Martin D Mangrum, Simon Aldrich, Andre J Roy, Russell Devuyst, Matt Haimovitz, Lindsay Roberts, Ali Yazdanfar, Jacqueline F Leclair, Mark Austin Howle, Marina Thibeault, Richard P Stoelzel, Marie-Chantal Leclair, Alexis Basque, Luis Guilherme Walder de Almeida, David A Stewart
- Ali Yazdanfar, Richard P Stoelzel, Jinjoo Cho
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MUEN 572
Cappella Antica
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: An ensemble of 8 to 12 voices specializing in early music. N.B. This ensemble may substitute as a Basic Ensemble in programs that specify Choral Ensemble, with Departmental approval.
Offered by: Performance
- 4 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Rona M Nadler
- Rona M Nadler
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MUEN 579
Song Interpretation 2
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Study of song repertoire for singers and pianists.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- Michael McMahon
- Michael McMahon
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MUEN 580
Early Music Ensemble
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: An ensemble of 4-6 vocalists and instrumentalists which performs music of the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods.
Offered by: Performance
- Prerequisite: Audition. Prerequisite or corequisite for keyboard players: MUPG 272.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Esteban La Rotta, Doroth茅a Ventura, Mika Putterman, Matthew Jennejohn, Olivier B Brault, Sylvain Bergeron, Vincent Lauzer, Elinor Frey, Dorian Bandy
- Dorian Bandy
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MUEN 593
Choral Ensembles
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Students enrolling in Choral Ensembles will be assigned to one of the above groups.
Offered by: Performance
- 4 hours
- Prerequisite: Audition.
- Section 001 Chamber Singers: a group of approximately 24 mixed voices which explores the a cappella repertoire of all periods as well as works with chamber accompaniment.
- Section 002 Concert Choir: an ensemble of approximately 60 voices (S.A.T.B.) which performs the repertoire from all periods appropriate to a group of this size.
- Section 003 University Chorus: a mixed chorus of approximately 100 which performs a variety of choral material including both traditional and popular selections.
- Section 004 Women's Chorale: an ensemble of approximately 40 women stressing the fundamentals of singing and ensemble participation.
- Terms
- Instructors
- Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e, Matthew Boutda, Jeffrey Chan, Kody Pisney
- Jean-S茅bastien Vall茅e, Matthew Boutda, Jeffrey Chan, Kody Pisney
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MUEN 654
Opera Repertoire Experience
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Acting Methods, Aria as Monologue, theatrical movement, and script/score analysis. Productions singing roles, covering roles, and/or singing in the ensemble.
Culminates in a Scenes Program that includes repertoire from the last 400 years of opera, operetta, Singspiel, op茅ra comique, musical theatre, and 21st century works.
Offered by: Performance
- Terms
- Instructors
- Stephen Hargreaves
- Stephen Hargreaves, Patrick J Hansen
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MUEN 696
Opera Theatre
1 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ensemble: Individual coaching in acting, movement and role preparation; possibility for roles in Opera 海角社区 productions (by audition).
Offered by: Performance
- 3 - 6 hours
- Prerequisite: audition
- Terms
- Instructors
- Stephen Hargreaves
- Stephen Hargreaves, Patrick J Hansen
