Masterclasses

Designed for students at the end of their studies and for professional musicians, the Arts Flo Masterclasses are short training sessions to improve their skills with William Christie, Paul Agnew and the artists of Les Arts Florissants, at the heart of the Artists' Quarter

Launched in 2021, the Arts Flo Masterclasses offer an immersion in an emblematic repertoire of the Ensemble, during a training residency at the Artists' Quarter, the international campus of Les Arts Florissants (Thiré - Vendée, Pays de la Loire). Generally spread over three to five days, they alternate between theory and musical practice, individual and small group training sessions, in a studious and friendly atmospher

Upcoming masterclasses

19 May - 22 May 2025

Lute, continuo, improvisation and performance - with Thomas Dunford

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Previous Masterclasses

The role of the conductor

Applications open until January 15 2023

Singing and accompaniment

With Sophie Daneman (voice) and Béatrice Martin (harpsichord)

Bach and his contemporaries, with Paul Agnew

Masterclass with Benoît Hartoin

Who is it for?

Young professional singers or students in higher education.

Where and when?

From November 20 to 22, 2024 (arrival November 19) at Quartier des Artistes de Thiré (Vendée), an exceptional heritage site combining beautiful gardens and the pleasure of music, home of the Festival Dans les jardins de William Christie.

Learning outcomes

To discover the rules of Italian declamation and make them your own, using the prosody chosen by the composer to achieve natural acting.
To devise a multi-character scene, working on the fluidity of delivery, guided by the affetti inspired by the poem.
To become aware of the relationship between declamatory singing, harmony and basso continuo, as well as of the importance of the consonance/dissonance balance in dramatic discourse.

Course of events

The schedule will include group work, individual work, and theoretical approaches (sources, context, etc.).

Limited to 6-8 participants.

A public presentation concert may be held at the end of the masterclass.

How to apply?

Please fill in the online form (HERE).

Via this form, singers and musicians wishing to participate must send us:

A CV A letter of motivation A recording of an Italian recitative from before 1650 and a recording of an Italian work of your choice from before 1750
Application deadline: September 20, 2024

For further information, please send an e-mail to masterclasses@arts-florissants.org.