2011 Residential Master Course led by Dame Felicity Palmer

"The venue and facilities are so perfect that we could hardly fail to have a wonderful time making music of the highest quality. And, to cap it all, we round off our studies with a concert involving everyone which, last year, gained us a standing ovation from the audience in the packed Holywell Music Room. "  Sarah Walker's introduction to the Master Course of 2009

Friday 21st - Thursday 27th October

Oxford Lieder is delighted to welcome Dame Felicity Palmer to lead the fifth annual residential Master Course for advanced students during this year's Lieder Festival. Previous course leaders have been Sarah Walker and Ian Partridge.  Their masterclasses were a fascinating delight for audience and participants alike, and Felicity Palmer's style and insight will be no less accomplished.  It is a great pleasure and a privilege to host this special week once more.

The Master Course caters for 9 singer-pianist duos who will be resident in the city from 21st - 27th October for an exhilarating week of coaching as well as access to the full programme of Festival concerts. Applications are encouraged from all over the world, ensuring a high level of emerging talent. Classes with Felicity Palmer will take place throughout the day between 22nd and 25th October inclusive at the North Wall Arts Centre on South Parade.

Master Classes open to the public are on 23rd, 24th and 25th from 10am-1pm and 2-6pm. The course will culminate in an evening concert given by the participants as part of the Festival series in the Holywell Music Room, Oxford’s foremost chamber music venue, on Wednesday 26th October.

Felicity Palmer will be joined by three distinguished musicians as Visiting Tutors for three days of coaching on various facets of song performance. These additional coaching sessions are also open to the public and take place in the Music Department of St Edward’s School (across the road from the North Wall). This year’s tutors are the renowned accompanists Roger Vignoles and Julius Drake, and world-renowned mezzo Anna Larsson, who appears at the Festival on Saturday 22nd.  The participants are also offered technical troubleshooting or presence in performance sessions (not open to the public) by vocal coach Fiona Dobie.

The Master Course is part of the 2010 Oxford Lieder Festival Education Programme, generously supported by The Ernest Cook Trust (Schools' Project), The Tolkien Trust, The Angus Allnatt Charitable Foundation, The Doris Field Charitable Trust, The Fenton Arts Trust, The Idlewild Trust and The Derek Butler Trust, together with some generous individual donors.   In the years 2007-2009 Oxford Lieder's annual Master Course established its foundations with the vital support of The Radcliffe Trust and anonymous individual donors.

CLICK HERE IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE 2011 MASTER COURSE (APPLICATION DEADLINE NOW EXTENDED TO FRIDAY 22ND JULY)