Music College Success

Congratulations to George Watkins and James Penniston, Vivo D'Arte regulars, whose hard work over many months preparing for auditions for music conservatoire, has paid off.  Both George and James are students of singing teacher, Dan Cowtan.  Judi Kelly has also been working with them on sight reading and theory.  George has accepted a place at Guildhall in London and James a place at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.  They will both be studying Bachelor of Music (Honours) Vocal studies, George as a tenor and James as a bass/baritone. George and James have fought off competition from students from all around the world to gain a place at conservatoire - a fantastic acheivement!

Vocal Master Class

Our second Vocal Master Class took place on December 16th 2012 at the Rudolf Steiner School. A mixed repertoire from classical to musical theatre included pieces from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel to arias from Handel and Mozart.

The master class was led by our patron, Jeff Stewart, who is Professor of Singing at the Royal College of Music. The master class was an excellent learning experience not only for our eight participants but also the audience.

We are planning more master classes for 2013.