Historical singing
Guided by its professor Lucien Kandel, the historical singing class supports its students as they learn a broad repertoire ranging from the music of the Renaissance to the dawn of Romanticism, and enables each student to focus on one or more periods of their own choosing.
The historical song class at the Haute école de musique de Genève (HEM) prepares its students for a multifaceted career in music, ranging from the interpretation of the soloist repertoire to that of polyphonic and orchestral works, but also to the teaching and passing on of knowledge.
Our students are encouraged to take part in numerous activities arranged by the HEM’s department of music of the past, which regularly invites eminent performers and researchers from all over the world to give Masterclasses and seminars. The goal is to encourage the development of a thoughtful approach, with a view to achieving a deeper contextualization of their practice and of the repertoires performed.
The historical song class regularly collaborates with the HEM’s other departments, and with internationally acclaimed Swiss ensembles, on ‘side-by-side’ artistic projects, which constitute a real gateway to the professional world.
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