William Porter                                              advanced keyboard improvisation

Rona Nadler and Massimiliano Guido           elementary keyboard improvisation

Catherine Motuz                                          melody instrument improvisation

Peter Schubert                                              vocal improvisation

Thursday 15th

                   Tanna Hall, New Music Building, Schulich School of Music

9,30   a.m.    Registration Opens in the lobby

10 a.m.         Opening address.

    Keynote lecture. Julie Cumming, The Improvisation Revolution

11 a.m.         Peter Schubert,  Introduction to Contrappunto fugato

                   

12               Lunch in the lobby

2 p.m.          Vocal repertoire C-304, Main Building

3-5 p.m.        Breakout sessions:

                             Vocal ( Peter Schubert) C-304

                             Keyboard (William Porter; Rona Nadler; Massimiliano Guido) C-413  

                             Melody Instruments (Catherine Motuz) C-310

                                        

5-7     Individual practice time (Practice rooms on the 5th Floor)

Friday 16th

10 a.m.     Vocal repertoire C-304, Main Building

11 a.m.         Breakout sessions C-304, C-310,  C-413

1 p.m.           Lunch break

3 p.m.    Breakout sessions C-304, C-310,  C-413

5 p.m.    Individual practice

7.30     Dinner  A-832, 8th Floor, New Music Building

   

Saturday 17th

10 a.m.Unpacking the box. A video by M. Guido and P. Schubert about counterpoint               

                 at the keyboard C-204

11 a.m.     Breakout sessions C-304, C-310,  C-413

1 p.m. Lunch break

3 p.m.Breakout sessions C-304, C-310,  C-413

5 p.m.        Individual practice

7.30 p.m. Concert of improvised music - Redpath Hall, McGill University Campus

       The concert features members of VivaVoce who will demonstrate different            techniques of vocal improvisation and sing repertoire examples that illustrate these techniques; Rona Nadler and Hank Knox who will improvise on  Pasquini’s sonate a due bassi; Catherine Motuz and Rona Nadler who will play Ortiz’s ricercars and some improvisations.  

Sunday 18th

10-12        Breakout sessions C-304, C-310,  C-413

12-1Accademia. Improvisations and repertoire played by the participants     C-413