Register now for this summer’s Singing Down the Barriers Summer Institute! Week 1 of the Singing Down the Barriers (SDtB) Institute (held remotely) is an intensive introduction to the vocal repertoire of African American composers for the college student, apprentice, voice teacher, coach, choral conductor, arts administrator or professional singer. Week 2 of the SDtB […]
Read ArticleFor the fourth consecutive year, the Pierre Boulez Saal and Thomas Hampson present Schubert Week – a week dedicated to Schubert Lieder featuring daily concerts, workshops, and other events in Berlin. Today and throughout the weekend (Janury 28, 29 & 30), tune in to live-streamed master classes with Thomas Hampson and a closing concert featuring […]
Read ArticleThe Hampsong Foundation is thrilled to have collaborated with the Decameron Opera Coalition on their project HEROES, which launches today, Oct. 1, 2021! HEROES – second world premiere from the Decameron Opera Coalition The old statues have been pulled down. What new figures will take their place? On Friday, October 1 at 12:01am PT / […]
Read Article“Song of America: A Celebration of Black Music” is a digital three-concert mini-festival celebrating the music, poetry, and stories of Black composers, writers, and artists. The festival will be presented digitally starting the first week of June 2021 in collaboration with the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the Hamburg International Music Festival. View the festival materials, and concert […]
Read ArticleIn collaboration with the Unterberg Poetry Center (92Y), the Hampsong Foundation will offer a two-session course led by Thomas Hampson and Dr. Susan Youens to enrich the experience of listening to the songs of Franz Schubert. Course information: Schubert’s Lieder: An Introduction with Thomas Hampson and Susan Youens I came here as a stranger, I depart […]
Read ArticleFor the third consecutive year, the Pierre Boulez Saal and Thomas Hampson present Schubert Week – a week dedicated to Schubert Lieder featuring daily concerts, workshops, and conversations, all available to stream live and for free online. From January 18 to 24, tune in daily at 8 pm Central European (2pm Eastern) for streamed concerts with a range […]
Read ArticleThe Hampsong Foundation is pleased to announce the recently launched [email protected] series in the IDAGIO Global Concert Hall. This series of online performances, presented during the 2020-21 season, is a unique opportunity to experience the brilliance of tomorrow’s artists and to support their development during this challenging time. High-quality performances from a variety of music […]
Read ArticleThe “Singing Down the Barriers” Institute is a four-day adult summer intensive of the University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance and is offered in partnership with the Hampsong Foundation via the Classic Song Research Initiative. For 2021, this institute will be administered completely online. “Singing Down the Barriers” is an intensive introduction […]
Read ArticleThomas Hampson’s Hampsong Foundation and the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance have formed a new partnership to strengthen the work of both organizations in the art of classic song, or art song, which is poetry set to music. The collaboration, called the Classic Song Research Initiative, will focus on projects related […]
Read ArticleDuring this difficult time, we are looking for ways to bring song and music into the lives of our Hampsong community, and one of these ways is through special online series with our founder and director Thomas Hampson! Beginning April 8, Thomas will begin hosting live events in collaboration with the classical music streaming platform […]
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