What makes our school unique?
There are many summer schools. We strongly believe that we offer you unique advantages, whether you are a pianist or a singer:
– Prizes of sponsored concert engagements in mainland Europe and UK:
– Aspect Foundation Prizes
– Stonevale Concert Series Prizes
– Talent Unlimited Charity Prize
– International Summer Concerts Xiropigado 2020
– Thessaloniki Concert Hall
– Prizes of shared concerts for young musicians
– Individual lessons with world-class faculty
– Supervised practice for under-16 by music college students
– Location: there is no other place with the charm, history, culture, sea and sun the Nafplio offers in the summer.
Under 16 years (piano only)
– Prizes of shared recitals for the most promising young musicians
– 4 individual lessons with a Professor and participation in concerts pending your teacher recommendation.
– Supervised practice by Music College students who will be visiting your lesson with the Professor, take notes, and help you to practice in the most productive way to be ready for the next lesson and get the most from your course participation.
– There will also be an opportunity to attend lectures on technique and repertoire.
– Opportunity to listen to visiting performing artists from different countries.
In a friendly and supportive environment, participants of all abilities will be encouraged to tackle solo pieces during the week. The course will end with an informal concert of solo piano pieces.
This wonderful, caring, carefully structured programme allows children to work well and productively as well as allows parents to have holidays and enjoy seeing their children explore the world of music and be inspired, because this is exactly what we aim to do!
Please note:
Young people under 18 must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible adult (aged 18 or over).
– Prizes of sponsored concert engagements in mainland Europe and UK:
– Aspect Foundation Prizes
– Stonevale Concert Series Prizes
– Talent Unlimited Charity Prize
– International Summer Concerts Xiropigado 2020
– Thessaloniki Concert Hall
– 4 individual lessons with a Professor and participation in concerts pending your teacher recommendation.
– 2 sessions on vocal accompaniment coaching with Manolis Papasifakis, one of Greece’s most sought-after vocal coaches and accompanists. Manolis is an official accompanist of the Maria Callas Grand Prix competition in Opera, Lied and Oratorio.
– Lectures on Technique and Repertoire to broaden your knowledge and to deepen your understanding of music and performance.
– Opportunity to form artistic partnerships with voice students
– Opportunity to listen to visiting performing artists from different countries.
We are very proud to offer a number of sponsored future concert engagements to follow up the course to successful candidates. Please let us know when you arrive to Nafplio if you wish to be considered for this. Each professor will draw up a short list of potential candidates and the decision will be made by the faculty before the last night of the course. It will be based on the following criteria: talent, potential for a concert career, professional attitude and work ethics. The timetable is carefully organised to give exactly the same teaching and practising time as well as performance opportunities to each student. The students shall experience an intense, but highly supportive, conservatoire atmosphere.
There are plenty of opportunities for relaxation too. We can organise excursions to a number of ancient Greek archaeological sites, such as Mycenae and Tiryns. If you stay for a little longer, a day-trip to Olympia is also a possibility, as are the wineries of Nemea. You can enjoy the cafés on the sea promenade and the Greek cuisine in the town’s typical restaurants. We hope you will have a very enjoyable stay and will consider this a Greek holiday as well as an extremely rewarding experience for your playing.
Please note:
Young people under 18 must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible adult (aged 18 or over).
17-30 years (for singers)
– Prizes of sponsored concert engagements in mainland Europe and UK:
– Aspect Foundation Prizes
– Stonevale Concert Series Prizes
– Talent Unlimited Charity Prize
– International Summer Concerts Xiropigado 2020
– Thessaloniki Concert Hall
– Individual lessons with Professor and participation in concerts pending your teacher recommendation.
– Opportunity to work with Manolis Papasifakis, one of Greece’s most sought-after vocal coaches and accompanists. Manolis is an official accompanist of the Maria Callas Grand Prix competition in Opera, Lied and Oratorio.
– Opportunity to form artistic partnerships with piano students
– Opportunity to listen to visiting performing artists from different countries.
We are very proud to offer a number of sponsored future concert engagements to follow up the course to successful candidates. Please let us know when you arrive to Nafplio if you wish to be considered for this. Each professor will draw up a short list of potential candidates and the decision will be made by the faculty before the last night of the course. It will be based on the following criteria: talent, potential for a concert career, professional attitude and work ethics. The timetable is carefully organised to give exactly the same teaching and practising time as well as performance opportunities to each student.The students shall experience an intense, but highly supportive, conservatoire atmosphere.
There are plenty of opportunities for relaxation too. We can organise excursions to a number of ancient Greek archaeological sites, such as Mycenae and Tiryns. If you stay for a little longer, a day-trip to Olympia is also a possibility, as are the wineries of Nemea. You can enjoy the cafés on the sea promenade and the Greek cuisine in the town’s typical restaurants. We hope you will have a very enjoyable stay and will consider this a Greek holiday as well as an extremely rewarding experience for your singing.
Please note:
Young people under 18 must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or responsible adult (aged 18 or over).
– 4 individual lessons with a Professor and participation in concerts pending your teacher recommendation.
– 2 sessions on vocal accompaniment coaching with Manolis Papasifakis, one of Greece’s most sought-after vocal coaches and accompanists. Manolis is an official accompanist of the Maria Callas Grand Prix competition in Opera, Lied and Oratorio.
– Lectures on Technique and Repertoire to broaden your knowledge and to deepen your understanding of music and performance.
– Opportunity to form artistic partnerships with voice students
– Opportunity to listen to visiting performing artists from different countries.
There are plenty of opportunities for relaxation too. We can organise excursions to a number of ancient Greek archaeological sites, such as Mycenae and Tiryns. If you stay for a little longer, a day-trip to Olympia is also a possibility, as are the wineries of Nemea. You can enjoy the cafés on the sea promenade and the Greek cuisine in the town’s typical restaurants. We hope you will have a very enjoyable stay and will consider this a Greek holiday as well as an extremely rewarding experience for your playing and singing.
Here is a list of possible suggestions:
piano and string quartet:
any piano quintets or quartets
Mozart concertos K414, K415, K449
Busoni Concerto for piano and string quartet Op.17 in D minor
Rachmaninov Piano concert no 2
Grieg piano concerto in A minor
Chopin Concertos no 1 and 2
Beethoven Concerto No 1,2,3 and 4
Haydn Concerto in F major Hob XVIII:3
voice and string quartet
Baritone:
Samuel Barber Op.3 “Dover Beach”, Strings in the Earth and Air,
Composer: GAO Ping, Three Mu Xin Poems (2011)
Avo Part: Wallfahrtslied (Pilgrims’ Song) (also for tenor)
Gerald Finzi — “By Footpath and Stile” for baritone and string quartet
George Butterworth — “Love Blows as the Wind Blows”, baritone and str. quartet
Tenor:
Cesar Frank: “Panis angelicus”
Ralph Vaughan Williams: “On Wenlock Edge”
Soprano and mezzo-soprano:
selected operatic arias and songs, including:
Ernest Chausson — “Chanson Perpetuelle” for soprano or lyric mezzo and piano quintet
Respighi — “Il tramonto” for mezzo and string quartet
The Megaro Youth Symphony Orchestra – MOYSA was founded by Thessaloniki Concert Hall with the support of Stavros Niarchos Foundation in March 2015. It is a community of young musicians from Thessaloniki, the northern Greece and other regions in the country. Today, the Orchestra counts more than 80 members, from 8 to 25 years old. Its mission is to further educate its members in orchestral art and other related sectors, to support their artistic development via international collaborations and to raise social awareness through music.

Places for practice supervisors are very limited, please apply asap.
We particularly welcome applications for practice supervisors from Greek students.
Please send filled in application form to the following email address: info@musical-odyssey.com.
Download your application form here.
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