Page 70 - 2020 Classical Singer Magazine January Summer Program Issue

BUTI: Summer in the Berkshires: bright, breezy days; cool nights; sunsets over the mountains; inviting, green
Training the Next Generation
BY MARGARET FELICE
A summer program exclusively for high school singers is giving them a taste of conservatory and professional life and instilling the importance of comradery.
spaces; and the sounds of music drifting through
it all. Boston University Tanglewood Institute is nestled in one of the cultural centers of New England, the Berkshire mountain range, which is home to Shakespeare & Company, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, MASS MoCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), the Norman Rockwell Museum, and many more artistic institutions.
Two hours west of Boston near the New York state line, the Berkshires is also known as the site of Tanglewood, summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
(BSO), and venue for the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, or BUTI. This unique partnership between Boston University (BU) and the venue (which is in Lenox, Massachusetts) o ers high school students the chance
to study with BU faculty on the magni cent Tanglewood campus. BUTI has programs in strings, wind, brass, percussion, harp, piano, composition, conducting, and voice.
Nuts and Bolts of the Vocal Program
The BUTI vocal program lasts for six weeks in the summer and features a robust, conservatory-style training program. Academic classwork includes music history, music theory, and diction, giving students a foundation for future study. Ensembles rehearse daily in preparation
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