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Campus: Manoir des Arts YXIE and the 16th Century Église Saint-Ménard de Villeblevin

France Summer Music YXIE
June 28 to July 10, 2024

France Summer Music YXIE invites you to study with its internationally acclaimed faculty of soloists and chamber musicians for two weeks at the beautiful Manoir des Arts in the village of Villeblevin, France. Our instrumental and vocal instructors bring together decades of pedagogical expertise with a special focus on French music and culture. We offer an inspiring combination of solo instruction, chamber music and collaborative experiences in a caring and supportive environment.

an inspiring combination of solo instruction, chamber music and collaborative experiences in a caring and supportive environment.

Grow musically and artistically as you perform in concerts and master classes with faculty members and guest artists, hone your skills in seminars, workshops, coaching and individual lessons. Enjoy sight- seeing excursions and additional performance performance opportunities in nearby Paris and Fountainbleau. Optional classes are offered in French language and culture, theory, composition, yoga and body alignment.

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Concert Schedule (link)
All Programs and Performers TBA

concerts at the 16th Century Église Saint-Ménard de Villeblevin

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Opening Concert
Friday June 28th 7 p.m.
Who: Artist Faculty and Guests
Where: Church Villeblevin (Fill in actual name and address)

Saturday June 29th 7p.m.
Who: Artist Faculty and Guests
Where: Church Villeblevin (Fill in actual name and address)

Sunday June 30th 2 p.m.
Young Artist Solo Showcase
Who: Students, Prizewinners
Where: Church Villeblevin (Fill in actual name and address)

Friday July 5th, 7 p.m.
Young Festival Artists Solo and Chamber Music
Who: Student participants
Where: Church Villeblevin (Fill in actual name and address)

Saturday July 6th 7p.m.
Young Festival Artists Solo and Chamber Music
Who: Student participants
Where: Church Villeblevin (Fill in actual name and address)

Sunday July 7th 2 pm
Young Festival Artists Solo and Chamber Music
Who: Student participants
Where: Church Villeblevin (Fill in actual name and address)

Tuesday July 9th 7 p.m.
Festival Artists Solo and Chamber Music

Who: Faculty Artists, selected Student participants Where: Paris, (need to find a venue!)

Schedule (linked through "program")
Thursday - Arrival, pick up at the airport Tour of town, Dinner, Orientation meeting Friday - Concert Day Faculty and Guest Artist concert
Saturday Concert Day. 7 pm Faculty Concert
Sunday 2 pm Concert Concert Day

Monday Working Day
Tuesday. Working Day
Wednesday Working Day. Maybe Piano Factory Excursion? Thursday Working Day
Friday Concert Day. 7 pm. Student Concert.
Saturday 7 pm Student Concert Day
Sunday. 2 pm Student Concert Day
Monday Trip to Fountainbleau. Practice Sessions
Tues Paris Sight seeing, Student, Faculty Concert
Wed Paris. Sight seeing
Thursday Departures

Typical Working Day Schedule

8am Breakfast
9 am optional classes, yoga, theory, composition, French language and culture; scheduled practice, lesson or coaching,
10 am Piano Seminar. scheduled practice, lesson or coaching
12 lunch
2 pm Vocal Seminar , Instrumental Seminar scheduled practice, lesson or coaching
4 pm Snack
4:30 Master Class scheduled practice, lesson or coaching
6 pm coachings, optional classes, yoga, theory, composition, French language and culture 7 pm Dinner
Sports and games

Artist faculty (link)

Kenneithia Mitchell voice
Joan Forsyth piano
David Glen Hatch Piano
Ammon Bratt piano
Kees Wering. Piano

Mira Gill, piano
Chiu Chen Liu violin, viola
Kirsten Jerme, cello
William Anderson guitar, theory and composition

Mose - dance, yoga
Guest Artist pull-down- we need some French artists