Soar!
Bring your artistry to new heights at the Berkshire High Peaks Festival.
For 2021, we announce “Music Undefeated!” The pandemic won’t stop us. Each participant will receive the same dedicated attention and personalized instruction as in previous in-person sessions.
Each participant receives:
- Receive 4 private lessons and the opportunity to participate in master classes, guidance and advice for a future path in the profession
- Become part of a musical network and friendship circle
- Join outstanding international faculty and fellow students at mid-year reunions
- Learn how to prepare yourself for a career
- Enjoy the company of great performers, stage directors and composers
Highlights
- Late night jamming and “Moonlight Sonatas” performances by participants. Cafeteria Hours to meet and chat.
- Workshops on technique, historical performances, jazz and improvisation (write your own cadenza!), cultural context for music.
- Sessions on performing world music — Middle Eastern, Tango, etc.
- Master classes with distinguished artists and pedagogues, including Colin Carr, Jay Lesenger, Eliot Fisk and more.
- Individualized guidance for going beyond the notes for performances that communicate meaning.
- A focus on music written under challenging and tragic world events of the past.
- Opportunity to participate in “Buddy Day” with El Sistema-trained kids.
- Stimulating talks and master classes with distinguished composers and performers.
- Sessions on recording and filming technology, maximizing your on-line presence.
- Sessions on performing world music — Middle Eastern, Tango, etc.
- Master classes with distinguished artists and pedagogues, including Colin Carr, Jay Lesenger, Eliot Fisk and more.
- Individualized guidance for going beyond the notes for performances that communicate meaning.
- A focus on music written under challenging and tragic world events of the past.
- Opportunity to participate in “Buddy Day” with El Sistema-trained kids.
- Stimulating talks and master classes with distinguished composers and performers.
- Sessions on recording and filming technology, maximizing your on-line presence.
Our 2021 faculty includes the distinguished artists:
Violinists Irina Muresanu (University of Maryland) and Peter Zazofsky (Boston University)
Violists Daniel Panner (Mannes School) and Michael Strauss (Dana School of Music, Youngstown State University)
Pianists Annie Brooks (Wingate University), Ieva Jokubaviciute (Duke University), Antoinette Perry (University of Southern California), Alexander Shtarkman (Peabody Conservatory) and Mikael Darmanie
Soprano Danielle Talamantes (Metropolitan Opera) and bass baritone Kerry Wilkerson (George Mason University)
Cellists Yehuda Hanani (Mannes School), Diego Fainguersch (Institute of Art at the Teatro Colon) and Sae Rom Kwon (Kang-Nam University, Korea)
Guitarist Eliot Fisk (New England Conservatory)