Our April news includes success at the The Ferrier Awards; Samling Artists at BBC Proms (including The Glasshouse International Centre for Music); a look at the new Royal Opera House season; a recording from Gabrieli with Samling Artist soloists and Academy Singers - and lots more. samling.org.uk/news/news-from…

Tickets are now on sale for concerts in Gateshead and London. See our Samling Academy Singers in a semi-staged concert at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music in July and our Samling Artist Showcase at Wigmore Hall in November. samling.org.uk/events/

Jess Gillam Royal Northern Sinfonia 2️⃣ In July, Samling Institute for Young Artists present their annual summer concert in Sage Two.
The best young singers in the North East have prepared a semi-staged recital on the theme of lost and found.

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Applications for Samling Academy 2024/25 close this weekend. We want to hear from young people who live or study in North East England and who want to develop their classical singing and stagecraft under the direction of inspirational leaders. samling.org.uk/samling-academ…

Our latest newsletter is out! Featuring school visits with Anush Hovhannisyan Katherine Aitken Nick Pritchard & Ella O'Neill, our first Singing School Egglescliffe School, Samling Shorts with Miranda Wright and the Artist Programme at
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I cannot recommend this excellent scheme, highly enough:

Applications are open for Samling Academy 2024/25. We want to hear from singers in the North East aged 14–21 who have the talent, potential and dedication to benefit from our intensive programme of coaching. Find out more and apply: samling.org.uk/samling-academ…

Our March news round-up is out, including updates from 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 Dafydd Jones - Tenor Pumeza Matshikiza Claire Lees Liam Bonthrone and Arthur Bruce and Samling Artists at Wigmore Hall Opera North and The Ferrier Awards
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Congratulations to our first Samling Singing School Egglescliffe School. Over two months, their choir, soloists and staff have been working intensively with Samling Artist Miranda Wright with a focus on healthy, natural singing, attention to text and learning through doing.

'That splendid organization, the Samling Institute, has brought off another triumph' – a lovely review by David Byrne for Edinburgh Music Review of Saturday's Samling Artist Programme masterclass at Marchmont edinburghmusicreview.com/reviews/samlin…

Our masterclass at Marchmont on Saturday led by Marie McLaughlin, James Baillieu and Susannah Waters included audience participation, borrowed props, chanson charades and a duet masterclass and takes our total number of Samling Artists to over 400! samling.org.uk/samling-artist…

The winner of the RPS Singer Award is 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 'His phenomenal vocal talent combined with the immense care he brings to everything sets a benchmark for us all… from performances at BBC Proms and Welsh National Opera to nurturing young talent.' #RPSAwards

This month's Samling Artist news includes the launch of Kate Valentine's Voice Care clinic; ten Samling Artists to look out for in performances across North East England and multiple competition wins for Dafydd Jones - Tenor and Francesca Lauri: samling.org.uk/news/news-from…

Today, we introduce Charlotte Bowden an alumna of the Royal College of Music Opera Studio. One of her highlights of last year was standing in for Pretty Yende at the dress rehearsal for The Coronation. Meet Charlotte at our masterclass next Saturday Marchmont samling.org.uk/events/samling…

Tenor Michael Lafferty is looking forward to working with our leaders on music for upcoming projects at our Artist Programme next week. Michael made his Glyndebourne debut last summer in Dialogue des Carmélites and returns this year as a Jerwood Artist. samling.org.uk/events/samling…

Swiss baritone Felix Gygli won first prize at the 2023 The Ferrier Awards and took part in this year's Carnegie Hall SongStudio with Renee Fleming. Last year he trained at National Opera Studio and is now at Opernhaus Zürich. Meet Felix at our masterclass on 2 March
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Today, soprano Hannah Crocker, graduate of Trinity Laban and Royal College of Music tells us about her preparations for our Artist Programme Marchmont. See Hannah at our masterclass on Saturday 2 March led by Marie McLaughlin, James Baillieu and Susannah Waters samling.org.uk/events/samling…

Today we introduce tenor Hugo Brady, who is currently studying at Royal College of Music and was the winner of the 2022 Junior Kathleen Ferrier Competition. Meet Hugo and our other new Samling Artists in our public masterclass at Marchmont on Sat 2 March samling.org.uk/events/samling…

In an A-Z of our upcoming Samling Artists, we begin with Greek mezzo-soprano Alexandra Achillea Pouta, winner of the 2023 Guildhall School of Music & Drama Gold Medal Award. Meet all our new Samling Artists in our public masterclass Marchmont on 2 March samling.org.uk/events/samling…

Unforgettable week with Samling Institute for Young Artists workshopping opera with more than 500 kids in 9 schools in the North East of England.
These were deeply inspiring and truly life-changing days!
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