16th & 17th Century Music and Performance Workshop

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The Siena School for Liberal Arts offers an intensive three-week course for high-level students of vocal and instrumental music. Enriched by guest lectures and faculty concerts, the program concentrates on works by Renaissance and baroque masters-from relatively undiscovered composers such as Pecci, Bianciardi, and Saracini to their more famous colleagues such as Monteverdi, Marenzio, and Vecchi. "Heavenly and Earthly Powers" culminates in a final concert, performed by the students themselves, held in a meaningful, historical venue and dedicated to bringing to life again sacred and secular music from the city itself and from other centers connected to Siena by various sonorous strands.

Instruction hours
Combination of individual instruction, masterclasses, and rehearsals: 5-6 hours per day, 5 days per week.

Participating Scholars
Prof. Marco Mangani, Prof. Piergiacomo Petrioli

Teacher: Valeria Indice, Michael Chance, Prof. Robert Eisenstein, Gian Luca Lastraioli, Giulia Nuti, Prof. Marco Mangani, Prof. Piergiacomo Petrioli