Semi-Final 2 - Lieder/Song Recital

Programme

VOICE COMPETITION 2024
SEMI-FINAL PART 2 - LIEDER/SONG RECITAL
17-18 October, Salle Franz Liszt, Conservatoire de Genève

The eight semi-finalists will perform a free recital of Lieder/songs written for voice and piano or a capella, comprising at least one of the following pieces:

• At least 1 Lied/song written in a contemporary style for voice and piano or a capella voice.*
• At least 1 Lied/song for voice and piano, written by a woman composer between 1900 and 1940. See list in Appendix 1.

NB: The Lieder/song Recital should not exceed 30 minutes including stage entrances/exits and the possible pauses. All pieces must be performed by heart except for the contemporary Lied/song. Additional exceptions may be granted upon request.

* The contemporary piece must be in a resolutely contemporary style, with innovative writing. The piece must make use of extended vocal techniques, with unconventional modes of emission, e.g. micro-intervals, Sprechgesang, timbre modification, vocal noises, disarticulation of the text.