Events
Paul Farrington holds several Masterclasses throughout the year, along with world-wide guest appearances.
Upcoming
In between these dates Paul continues his private studio teaching in central London.
10–12 JULY 2024
LONDON
Community Hall of St Anne’s Church, 55 Dean St – View on map
Annual Paul Farrington Voiceworks Masterclass (Limited places available)
Booking for Paul’s 5th season of summer courses in London is now open:
The Masterclass will focus specifically on Opera, Oratorio Classical Song repertoire. Applicants should be singers at undergraduate level and above, working with this repertoire.
The three-day Masterclass is open to eighteen singers who will be selected from applicants who will have submitted their chosen repertoire with their application.
Paul will be joined again this year by Satoshi Kubo, distinguished graduate of the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris, 2017–18 Young Artist at the National Opera Studio and Coach for the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme of the Royal Opera House London.
APPLICATION & COST
Deadline for Application: Friday 28th June 2024. Confirmation to singers accepted from start of June.
Please contact the course administrator via the ‘Contact’ page.
Required Materials: CV and video of two contrasting pieces.
Cost: £400
15–17 JULY 2024
LONDON
Community Hall of St Anne’s Church, 55 Dean St – View on map
Course for Professional Voice Users & Teachers
The workshop will:
• Provide practical tools for upskilling singers, singing teachers, musical directors and choral conductors, and also speech and language therapists working with singers or actors.
• Remove the mystique surrounding how sound is actually produced.
• Vocal Health – Help explain how an understanding of the anatomy informs and changes technique, which in turn provides healthier methods of singing.
• Demonstrate the artistic capabilities and freedom that result from a singer knowing how to ‘work’ their vocal instrument safely.
• Draw on the best from a range of techniques and methods rather than promote one ‘model’ for singing.
• Provide opportunities for teachers and singers to present case studies, scenarios or issues they have encountered and find new approaches to solving vocal problems.
• Enable practitioners of different levels of ability and experience to engage, learn and share in a relaxed, fun and yet highly motivated atmosphere.
APPLICATION & COST
Deadline for Registration: Friday, 23rd June 2024
Please submit your registration to the course administrator via the Contact page.
Course places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Cost: for the entire course is £450
“This was a highly enjoyable and valuable course for singers and singing teachers alike. Paul Farrington is a highly experienced coach of professional singers and young artists and his course delivers detailed information on the physiology and acoustics of healthy vocal production with Q&A intervals for any burning questions. Paul also generously shares many exercises which he has developed both to address specific vocal challenges and to keep singers on top form.”
Caitlin Hulcup, Mezzo-Soprano, Voice Professor Universität der Künste Berlin
Past events
17–19 JULY 2023
LONDON
Community Hall of St Anne’s Church, 55 Dean St – View on map
Course for Professional Voice Teachers and Users
THE WORKSHOP WILL:
• Provide practical tools for upskilling singers, singing teachers, musical directors and choral conductors, and also speech and language therapists working with singers or actors.
• Remove the mystique surrounding how sound is actually produced.
• Vocal Health – Help explain how an understanding of the anatomy informs and changes technique, which in turn provides healthier methods of singing.
• Demonstrate the artistic capabilities and freedom that result from a singer knowing how to ‘work’ their vocal instrument safely.
• Draw on the best from a range of techniques and methods rather than promote one ‘model’ for singing.
• Provide opportunities for teachers and singers to present case studies, scenarios or issues they have encountered and find new approaches to solving vocal problems.
• Enable practitioners of different levels of ability and experience to engage, learn and share in a relaxed, fun and yet highly motivated atmosphere.
APPLICATION & COST
Deadline for Registration: Friday, 23rd June 2023.
Please submit your registration to the course administrator via the Contact page.
Course places are limited to 25 participants and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Cost for the entire course is £450
“This was a highly enjoyable and valuable course for singers and singing teachers alike. Paul Farrington is a highly experienced coach of professional singers and young artists and his course delivers detailed information on the physiology and acoustics of healthy vocal production with Q&A intervals for any burning questions. Paul also generously shares many exercises which he has developed both to address specific vocal challenges and to keep singers on top form. “
CAITLIN HULCUP, MEZZO-SOPRANO
Voice Professor Universität der Künste Berlin
The Masterclass will focus specifically on Opera, Oratorio Classical Song repertoire. Applicants should be singers at undergraduate level and above, working with this repertoire.
The three-day Masterclass is open to eighteen singers who will be selected from applicants who will have submitted their chosen repertoire with their application.
Paul will be joined again this year by Satoshi Kubo, distinguished graduate of the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris, 2017–18 Young Artist at the National Opera Studio and Coach for the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme of the Royal Opera House London.
APPLICATION & COST
Deadline for Application: Friday, 23rd June 2023, applicants will be informed within one week.
Please contact the course administrator via the ‘Contact’ page.
Required Materials: CV and video of two contrasting pieces.
Cost: £350
“Paul’s masterclass was a turning point for me technically. He has an incredible ability to diagnose and work on specific technical problems, and to hear him do this again and again with all the singers was incredible. I was a little tentative about the online format at first but the differences Paul made in each singer’s sound were very obvious even through the microphone. The preparational work with Caroline was also very valuable both in preparing for the work with Paul and in its own right. I look forward to participating in the masterclass again in the future.”
ROBERTA DIAMOND, SOPRANO
18–20 JULY 2022
LONDON
Community Hall of St Anne’s Church, 55 Dean St – View on map
Course for Professional Voice Teachers and Users
THE WORKSHOP WILL:
• Provide practical tools for upskilling singers, singing teachers, musical directors and choral conductors, and also speech and language therapists working with singers or actors.
• Remove the mystique surrounding how sound is actually produced.
• Vocal Health – Help explain how an understanding of the anatomy informs and changes technique, which in turn provides healthier methods of singing.
• Demonstrate the artistic capabilities and freedom that result from a singer knowing how to ‘work’ their vocal instrument safely.
• Draw on the best from a range of techniques and methods taking a more holistic approach, rather than promote one ‘model’ for Voice production.
• Provide opportunities for teachers and singers to present case studies, scenarios or issues they have encountered and find new approaches to solving vocal problems.
• Enable practitioners of different levels of ability and experience to engage, learn and share in a relaxed, fun and yet highly motivated atmosphere.
REGISTRATION & COST
Registration deadline is Friday 17th June 2022.
Course places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Cost for the entire course is £450.
Please submit your registration to the course administrator via
[email protected]
13–15 JULY 2022
LONDON
Community Hall of St Anne’s Church, 55 Dean St – View on map
Masterclass for Singers
The Masterclass will focus specifically on Opera, Oratorio Classical Song repertoire. Applicants should be singers at undergraduate level and above, working with this repertoire.
The three-day Masterclass is open to singers selected from applicants that have submitted their chosen repertoire with their application.
Paul will be joined by Satoshi Kuno, distinguished graduate of the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique in Paris, 2017-18 Young Artist at the National Opera Studio and Coach for the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme of the Royal Opera House London.
APPLICATION & COST
Application deadline is Friday 17th June 2022, and successful applicants will be informed within one week.
Required materials: CV and video of two contrasting pieces.
Cost for the entire course is £350.
Please email the course administrator to apply: [email protected]