There are seven pairs of singers and pianists who will each perform three short songs at the concert. The theme of this year's camp is French art songs from the 19th and 20th centuries, featuring works from Berlioz to Poulenc. The format of the camp includes lectures on this genre, performance skills, and lessons on how to work with a partner.
The students are from New York Mills, Sauquoit, New Hartford, Clinton and Whitesboro high schools. Margaret Babin, a 2002 graduate of Whitesboro, who sees tremendous improvement in her performance skills in just a week, said, "Everybody in the group is really talented, which makes the master classes pretty intense; you don't want to sound bad."
Kolb is looking forward to Saturday's performance where she can showcase the talents of this very select group of high school singers and pianists. For more information on Saturday's performance or the camp contact Professor Kolb at (315) 853-8738.