This is the provisional schedule of all the workshops, master classes, round tables and evening events for the 2024 conference and festival in Chicago, Monday, October 28 to Monday, November 4.
There are a lot of moving parts, including most of all, the registration of participants. So please check back with the organizers to confirm specific events and times.
Workshop, Master Class and Round Table schedule
More than 25 sessions take place at the DANK Haus, 4740 N Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
- Tuesday October 29, 2024
- AM Session (Recommended for all to attend)
- Jean Claude Orfali, Steve Normandin, Wilfried Touati – Working with Musicians
- Followed by 3 break out sessions: Jean Claude Orfali – Musical Tips; Steve Normandin – The Self-Accompanied Singer; Wilfried Touati – Complicity with the Accompanist
- PM Session Options
- A: Elisabeth Howard – Hands On Vocal Technique
- B: Paulus – Patter Matters
- AM Session (Recommended for all to attend)
- Wednesday October 30, 2024
- AM Session Options
- A: Spider Saloff – Bringing Jazz Phrasing and Grooves into Your Song
- B: Isabelle Georges – Be Yourself, Song Interpretation
- C: Elisabeth Howard – Hands On Vocal Technique
- PM Session Options
- A: Meri Ziev – Song Lyric Interpretation
- B: Anne Fromm – Theatrical Improvisation
- C: Anne and Mark Burnell – Musical Improvisation
- AM Session Options
- Thursday October 31, 2024
- AM Session Options
- A: Isabelle Georges – Be Yourself, Song Interpretation
- B: Elisabeth Howard – Stage Movement
- C: Angelina Reaux – Transitions Between Songs
- PM Session Options
- A: Carla Gordon – Find Your Funny in Cabaret
- B: Clotilde Rullaud: Intercultural Singing (Singing the same song in 2 languages)
- AM Session Options
- Friday November 1, 2024
- AM Session Options
- A: Paulus – Patter Matters
- B: Spider Saloff – The Story Inside the Song
- C: Clotilde Rullaud – Singing the Same Song in Two Languages
- PM Session Options
- A: Clotilde Rullaud – Vocal Resonances, an approach to technique
- B: Carla Gordon – Find Your Funny in Cabaret
- C: Jeff Harnar – Making A Song Your Own on Stage [EARLIER START at 2 PM ]
- AM Session Options
- Saturday November 2, 2024
- AM Sessions
- A: David Edelfelt – Vocal Technique that Supports Emotion
- B: Angelina Reaux – Transitions Between Songs
- C: Jeff Harnar – Building Your Show
- PM Sessions
- A: David Edelfelt – Vocal Technique that Supports Emotion
- B: Rehearsal for Showcase concert
- AM Sessions
AND THERE’s MORE: The Round Tables and Panel discussions are especially key to our ongoing collaboration.
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