Atеlίεя S

Stuart Graham - Founder/Artistic Director

Atelier S
40 Alexander St., suite 1510
Toronto, ON M4Y 1B5
Canada
ph: 416.927.9105
alt: +52 (1) 442.385.9742

Vocal Studio & Masterclasses

 

CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW STUDENTS

 

It was in 1995 when Mr. Graham created his first vocal/dramatic studio.  What has always been most important to him is the discovery of music and expression through “play”, emphasizing that the learning experience must always be positive.  As a resident artist at the Centre Culturel de Drummondville (Québec), he created a vocal studio of considerable quality which quickly became a noted training ground for young singers preparing for post-secondary studies in vocal performance and, for others, preparation for audition and professional engagement.  A very high success rate was enjoyed as many of his students have  gone on successfully to university studies in vocal performance (in Canada and in the USA) and  professional engagements (Cirque de Soleil, Festival Juste Pour Rire, Luc Plamondon's "Notre Dame de Paris" [Paris cast], several solo albums and concert tours).

 

Other than the creation of an elite vocal studio, Mr. Graham instigated the “Récital-Visite” and its Concours de Recrutement.  Its mission was to provide a first professional recital experience to deserving young musical talent.  Consequently, a bursary program and foundation were developed to aid deserving talent of limited resources.

 

After a sabatical year and relocation to Toronto, Mr. Graham once again opened a vocal/dramatic studio (now Atelier S) located in downtown Toronto.  Always in search of new talent, he is compelled by his vocation of sharing the joy of music, singing, cultivation of the creative process and bringing it to the stage.  Very much in demand, his students have quickly shown great progress, success and acceptance in their performance endeavours.

Where there is a want…

there, certainly, is a way...

Stuart Graham in performance... Collaborations' "Carnivale", Toronto. ON

(photo by: Bruce Zinger www.brucezinger.com)

Prospectus:

Preparation for conservatories and universities

Preparation for Audition/Engagement

 

Ensemble and Masterclasses also available

 

Courses available in

English and French

 

Curriculum:

 

Technique:

Breathing/Vocal production
(bel canto)

 

Diction:

Phonetic study of:
English, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin,
German, Czech, Russian

 

Interpretation:

- Exploration of musical styles and

performance practice

- Development of dramatic expression

- Stage technique: how to address and satisfy a theatrical/concert space
(based on Stanislavsky method)

 

Public performance opportunities of both solo and ensemble repertoire

 

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Session subscription includes:

- private lesson

(technique & interpretation)*

- piano accompanist

 

- performance & master classes given by Stuart Graham & other invited guest master artists

 

- Ensemble class in preparation of the session end recital

- Recital to be performed at the end of each session consisting of solo presentations and

semi-staged ensemble excerpts from the opera and

musical theatre repertoire.

 

Preferred casting for the

"Art of Song: recital series"

 

*Option: lesson length can be either 60 minutes with a concentration on

Technique

(intermediate level)

 -or-

90 minutes with an equal concentration on both technique and interpretation

(advanced/professional level)

 

Angele Plourde (soprano) with Stuart Graham (piano) in recital at the Galerie d'Art l'Union-Vie, Centre Culturel de Drummondville, Quebec.  Series "Recital-Visite" under the artistic direction of Stuart Graham.

Atelier S
40 Alexander St., suite 1510
Toronto, ON M4Y 1B5
Canada
ph: 416.927.9105
alt: +52 (1) 442.385.9742