The Collaborative Piano Institute

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The Collaborative Piano Institute June 1-21, 2025. Three weeks of intensive work where the spotlight is on the Collaborative Piano. The Festival begins on June 5th and ends on June 25th, 2022.

The Collaborative Piano Institute is created by and for —you know it—collaborative pianists! We created a summer program in which YOU get all the attention, and you get an experience tailored to your goals. Our main goal is to prepare you for the next step in your life as a collaborator: graduate school or professional auditions, making pre-screening recordings, job search, as well as in-depth classes on many topics such as diction, coaching, performing, rehearsing, and much more! See more at: www.collaborativepianoinstitute.org

WE ARE ELATED TO HOST A STELLAR FACULTY ROSTER:

Anne Epperson (Chair, Department of Chamber and Collaborative Music
Professor of Music in Collaborative Piano, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music)
Martin Katz (Professor, University of Michigan School of Music)
Kathleen Kelly (Associate Professor of Opera Coaching, Associate Professor of Opera Coaching, former Director of Musical Studies at the Vienna Staatsoper, and former Head of Music/Music Director at Houston Grand Opera)
Jonathan Feldman (Professor, Collaborative Piano Chamber Music, Juilliard School)
Christopher Turbessi (Rice University vocal coach)
And more! In addition to private lessons, the collaborative piano institute offers lectures and group classes in:

Vocal coaching and score preparation
Language and diction
Technique issues
Time management
Recital programming
Musical style and interpretation
Setting up a coaching studio and career building tips
Working with and as a conductor
Audition preparation for graduate school, summer festivals, and Young Artist Programs
Opportunity to record prescreening video and audio

09/06/2026

MASTERCLASS HIGHLIGHTS WITH MARTIN KATZ 🎶
🔊 “Cäcilie” by Richard Strauss
🎤 Mara C. Davis
🎹 Alex Barton

Enjoy this wonderful snippet from one of Martin Katz’s masterclasses at our most recent season!
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08/28/2026

PARTICIPANT CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS 🎶
🔊 “Prendi, per me sei libero” by Donizetti from L’elisir d’amore
🎤 Alison Booth
🎹 Yerim

Enjoy another wonderful performance by our participants from our 2026 season!

This is Adina’s aria in Act 2 of Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore, with librettist Felice Romani, premiered in 1832. This is the moment Adina buys back Nemorino’s army contract and admits she loves him.
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08/14/2026

PARTICIPANT CONCERT HIGHLIGHTS 🎶
🔊 “Tanguano” by Astor Piazzolla
🎻 arianna greggs :) 🎻
🎹 Anica Warkentine

Hear onAnica Warkentineg performances by our participants this previous season!

Reflecting Piazzolla’s tango nuevo style which combines classical and tango motifs, the work was originally for viola and piano and has been adapted for numerous other instruments including violin and piano.
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06/21/2026

Goodbye CPI! We had such a good time this past three weeks, learning together, creating community, and immersing ourselves in music. We’ll be back next year!!

Yesterday, CPI piano trio intensive students participated in a wonderful masterclass with our very own, Dr. Horacio Cont...
06/19/2026

Yesterday, CPI piano trio intensive students participated in a wonderful masterclass with our very own, Dr. Horacio Contreras!

06/19/2026

imagine notating this on your music theory exam…

06/19/2026

Congrats to all of the performers on the participant recital last night! We’re excited for the final recital of CPI 2026 tonight!

Another eventful day! This morning, we began dress rehearsals for the exciting recitals taking place tomorrow and the da...
06/18/2026

Another eventful day! This morning, we began dress rehearsals for the exciting recitals taking place tomorrow and the day after. At 1pm, we held two simultaneous masterclasses in halls right next to each other - a vocal masterclass with respected soprano Caitlin Lynch, and an instrumental masterclass with our wonderful Simon Gollo. Finally, the day concluded with another masterclass, a Lieder-focused one this time, from Mr. Katz! He also gave an impromptu speech at the end, which positively melted all of our hearts💗 All in all, we are so inspired by all the insightful advice we've been receiving from our faculty, and of course, from constantly hearing each other play. Tune in to our upcoming recitals at 7pm via livestream!

06/17/2026

A productive rehearsal, I'd say

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University Of Michigan School Of Music, Theater And Dance, 1100 Baits Drive
Ann Arbor, MI
48109

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