August 24-28, 2026
Co-Artistic Directors: Nancy Argenta, Voice and Anne Grimm, Voice
Experience Level: Advanced to professional singers, including teachers and experienced amateurs.
Open to professional singers, advanced students, teachers, and keen amateurs, this course will explore the song repertoire from the 17th through 21st centuries under the guidance of world class faculty. Through voice lessons, coachings, masterclasses, and foreign language diction classes, singers will gain interpretive and technical skills in a supportive and inspiring environment. A concert at the end of the week will give participants an opportunity to perform and enjoy a potpourri of glorious song!
Singers accepted on this course will choose repertoire in consultation with our faculty. You will have the option of singing with harpsichord for baroque song, fortepiano for classical and early romantic song, and modern piano for later repertoire. The course is limited to twelve singers, minimum age 18.
Deadlines
Application and Bursary application deadline: June 1, 2026
Learn more at https://vcm.bc.ca/learn/summer-intensive-programs/art-song/
