Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar
For Emerging Artists of Unique and Promising Ability
May 21-27, 2012
The Fall Island Vocal Arts Seminar mission is to encourage autonomous artistry in emerging artist-level 
performers. Singers and pianists selected through a competitive, national audition process will work with professional opera singer and SUNY Potsdam alumna Stephanie Blythe '92 and Alan Smith, renowned collaborative pianist, vocal coach and composer. The one-week program (initial pilot program) will provide daily masterclasses and vocal coachings along with time for research and personal exploration before coming together to share and discuss music making, related aesthetics, and what it means to be a performing artist in today’s society. The seminar will focus on art song in English (original to language).
The program is open to emerging singers and pianists between the ages of 23 to 35. For the pilot 2012 season, seven singers and three pianists will be invited to participate in the one-week program. The seminar’s tuition, room and board are free with the selected participant’s only expenses being travel to the seminar in Potsdam, NY and any incidental expenses they may incur.