Opportunity listings - Edited by Alex Stevens

15 February 2013

Alex Stevens

Orkney Singers’ Course: Applications close 4 March

The closing date for applications for the second Orkney Singers’ Course (24-28 June), which will run concurrently with the St Magnus International Festival (20-27 June), is 4 March. Up to twelve participants will be accepted on the course, which will be run by tutors Alison Wells and Linda Ormiston with Angela Livingstone and David Knotts. It offers a mix of one-to-one coaching, group teaching, work on ensembles and duets, posture and technical advice geared towards young professional singers. All participants will sing in three sessions, morning and afternoon, with evenings devoted to rehearsing for the final concert, which is part of the festival, and will take place in St Magnus Cathedral. American soprano Christine Brewer will give a masterclass. Apply online or email/telephone Angela Henderson: angela@stmagnusfestival.com; 01856 871445.

www.stmagnusfestival.com/osc/

30 November 2012

Alex Stevens

Leonard Bernstein Office launches competition for centennial logo

The Leonard Bernstein Office seeks a logo that will ‘convey the unique spirit of America’s maestro: his exuberance, his compassion and his all-embracing dedication to his art’. contestants should be mindful of the logo’s eventual use in a variety of sizes and formats, including print and digital media. in addition to having the selected logo used for centennial-related events, the winning contestant will be announced and awarded Sony Classical’s limited edition 60-CD set of the complete symphonic recordings conducted by Bernstein as music director of the New York Philharmonic. closing date is 4:59:59am GMT on 1 February 2013, with the winner announced ‘in the spring’. The contest is open only to legal residents of the 50 united states and the District of Columbia, Canada (excluding Quebec) and the United Kingdom who are 18 years of age or older.

www.leonardbernstein.com/logocontest