There is a wide variety of classes to choose from throughout the week, from vocal lessons, acting classes and Lieder classes, to cabaret class, language coachings, and many more. The list of teachers and classes for 2026 will be announced soon, but for an idea of what we offer, here is the list from 2025.
Accompanists and Duos: Jo Ramadan
Acting for Singers: Jacquie Crago
American Song: Dylan Perez
Art Song: Malcolm Martineau
Cabaret Class: Linda Ormiston
Concert Repertoire: Sarah Fox
Effective Learning Techniques: Ingrid Sawers
English Song: Will Vann
Singing in Ensembles: Lorna Anderson, Richard Jackson
French Mélodie: Robin Bowman
Late Romantic Repertoire: Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Lieder Class: Richard Jackson
Masterclass: John Mark Ainsley, Karen Cargill, Marie McLaughlin, Ann Murray; Nicky Spence
Opera Scenes: Linda Ormiston & Donald Maxwell (directors) Martin Pickard (conductor)
Opera and Vocal Coaching: Jo Ramadan, Alice Turner; Martin Pickard
Operatic Masterclass: John Fisher
Performing as a Duo: Alice Turner
Russian Song: Sergey Rybin
Sacred and Baroque Repertoire: Lorna Anderson
🆕 Shakespeare in Song: Jacquie Crago
Song Cycles: to be announced
Spanish Diction: Asier Rodriguez Saiz
🆕 Stage Presence: Donald Maxwell
Voice Lessons: Christine Cairns, Wilma MacDougall, Russell Smythe,
🆕 Unlocking IPA: Chad Vindin
Stage Presence for Singers – A 30 minute, one-to-one class to finesse your performance to be truly ready for the stage! This may include acting, engagement, expression.
Vocal Lessons – These are 30 minute, one-to-one lessons. Learn from some of the finest vocal technicians all under one roof.
Opera Scenes – An intensive programme where students are assigned extracts from operas. Throughout the week you will receive coachings from our staff pianists, music rehearsals with conductors, stage rehearsals with directors, culminating in a performance on the final day of the course. There will be coachings and rehearsals each day of the course to prepare you for the Opera Scenes Showcase, and you are expected to arrive at the course with your scenes memorised. IMPORTANT: If you are applying for Opera Scenes, you must submit a recording in advance of the course.
Ensemble classes – Participants will be assigned to small groups of duos, trios, or quartets and allocated repertoire by the class teachers in advance of the course. A great way to work with other students on repertoire by Brahms, Schubert, Mendelssohn and more!
Click Here to see this year’s teaching faculty.