Tutors: Stephen Varcoe and Elizabeth Ritchie, with Luise Horrocks
No.of students 18
Age over 18
Teaching time 3 x 30-minute teaching sessions per student
Preparation Students are expected to have prepared their chosen repertoire with care
Performance All students have the chance to perform twice during the Summer School concerts (this includes performance of student Composers’ pieces and solo performances in the Choral works)

Further details regarding repertoire will be sent to you with your acceptance letter. You are not obliged to study items from every category, and we would encourage you to bring one or two items of your own choice, which may include operatic or oratorio repertoire. The content of each coaching session is determined by what you choose to bring.

Course requirements
Entry to the Solo Singing course is by audition. All singers should send a recent good-quality recording with their application. It is expected that applicants will be currently receiving singing lessons. First-time applicants should send a reference from their teacher. Please note that we have also introduced a new Young Singers course this year.

The Solo Singers and Piano Accompaniment courses are organised in tandem so that each Solo Singer is paired with a single Piano Accompanist for the duration of the Summer School. Piano Accompanists can expect to work with two Solo Singers. Each duo will receive daily tuition from one of the three tutors.

Solo singing repertoire
Schumann Liederkreis op. 39
Fauré settings of Verlaine's poetry
Howells songs
Handel & Haydn songs and arias (to celebrate their significant anniversaries)