Poppy Holden studied singing at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, Adelaide, and at the Royal College of Music, London; with Nadia Boulanger, Paris; as a Fromm Fellow at Tanglewood Music Center, USA; and as a postgraduate at York and Newcastle Universities, having graduated from the Open University.

As a soloist she premièred Oliver Knussen’s Second Symphony at the Windsor Festival and at Tanglewood; Knussen’s Pooh Songs at the South Bank; and Bruno Maderna’s Satyricon with the Nederlands Opera.

She has sung with many fine vocal ensembles including the Consort of Musicke, Gothic Voices, the Tallis Scholars, Musica Reservata, the Taverner Consort and the English Concert.

Poppy was Head of Vocal Studies at Newcastle University from 2007-2013 and since 2015 she has been teaching singers at Durham University. She also coaches members of the Royal Northern Sinfonia Chorus. She first gave workshops for the Czech Music Society in Prague 1991, and since then she has taught regularly at the ISSEM in Valtice.

During the academic year, Poppy has a thriving singers’ studio in Newcastle.

Further information about Poppy Holden can be found at:

http://www.poppyholden.com

About The Class

Improve the beauty, flexibility, range and strength of your voice, and learn how to blend healthily in an ensemble.

 

In this class at Valtice, each student receives a 20-minute masterclass every day. We will decide, when we first meet on Sunday, whether it’s most useful for ensemble members to work together or separately. You are not obliged to be there all the time if you have other classes, choir, etc. to attend.

Suggested Repertoire

Bring the repertoire you are currently working on. We will devise exercises during the week to suit your needs.

Level Of Skills Required

Advanced and professionals

Maximum number of students

10

Teaching Languages

English