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1. Michelle Hignell 11.30.17 / 4pm
  
  Hello, is there a chance to post this reminder today?
  
  Application deadline for PRISMA’s International Conducting Masterclass with the MSO is tomorrow (Dec. 1) at midnight!
  
  International Conducting Master Class with Arthur Arnold and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra March 12-16, 2018
  
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  1. ICMasterclass 6.1.18 / 11am
    
    International Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Martin Sieghart &
    Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra.
    
    http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/orchestral-conducting-masterclass.php
    
    Program
    Anton Bruckner – Symphony No.4 in E-flat major
    Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 1 in B flat major “Spring” Op. 38 (1841)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 36 “Linz” KV 450
    Felix Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave)
    
    Each Active participant will be entitled to:
    • 100 minutes of podium time conducting the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
    • 60 minutes of podium time in four-hand piano sessions
    • each Active participant will conduct a Dress rehearsal and the Final concert
    • attending all meetings, classes, rehearsals
    Each Semi-active participant will be entitled to:
    • 90 minutes of podium time in four-hand piano sessions
    • attending all meetings, classes, rehearsals and the final concert, without an opportunity to conduct the orchestra.
    
    No age limit.
    Conductors will be selected gradually by 20th July 2018.
    
    Video
    All sessions with the orchestra will be video recorded.
    Video recording of orchestra rehearsals and the concert is included in the price. You can use also your own devices.
    
    Masterclass fees
    Active participant’s fee is € 1700.
    Semi-active participant’s fee is € 550
    Daily Visitors’ (passive participation) fee is € 35
    There is no registration/application fee.
    Payment schedule
    – 25 % of the participant’s fee has to be paid as a deposit via bank transfer two weeks at the latest after the organizers` confirmation of your participation;
    – The rest of the deposit has to be paid via bank transfer by 12 August 2018 or in cash on the day of your arrival;
    – 100% deposit should be paid until the 1st day of the course.
    The deposit is 100% refundable only in case of cancellation of the masterclass by the organizer.
    
    Martin Sieghart is one of the most versatile musicians of his country. He is a conductor of worldwide demand, a teacher of many successful international students, a founder and music director of several festivals, a former longstanding principal cellist of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, organist, repetiteur and has acted as an accompanist on the piano for his own Opera and Orchestral projects.
    
    • Honorary Principal Conductor with the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra (Holland) (since 2009)
    • Chief conductor of the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra (Holland) (since 2003)
    • Permanent quest conductor with New Japan Philharmonic and Brucknerhaus Orchestra Linz
    • Professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz. (2000-2016)
    • Artistic Director of the chamber orchestra “Spirit of Europe” (2005-2008)
    • Founder & Artistic Director of the opera festival “Mozart in Reinsberg” (2002-2006)
    • Principal Guest Conductor of the Israel Chamber Orchestra (Israel) (since 2012)
    • Artistic Director & Principal Conductor of the Linz’s opera (1992-2000)
    • Artistic Director & Principal Conductor of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz (1992)
    • Co-founder of the “EntArteOpera” festival together with Susanne Thomasberger and Philipp Harnoncourt. (since 1997)
    • Artistic Director & Principal Conductor of the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra ( 1990-1995)
    Read more about Maestro Martin Sieghart:
    http://www.martin-sieghart.com/
  2. Isofom Staff 2.27.19 / 6pm
    
    APPRENTICE CONDUCTOR CALL!!!
    Now in its 3rd year, the International Summer Opera Festival of Morelia is proud to announce its first open call for Apprentice Conductor applicants to participate full time during this year’s festival, June 2-23, 2019 in Morelia, Mexico.
    
    The ISOFOM 2019 Apprentice Conductor will work closely with maestro Felipe Tristan, voice faculty, accompanists, Guest and Young Artists during the duration of the festival. The Apprentice Conductor will receive extensive practical training for their artistic, professional, and personal growth.
    
    DUTIES:
    – Conduct the Opera Scenes concert.
    – Attend all music rehearsals as assigned by the Music Director.
    – Assist musically in the production of Verdi’s Falstaff.
    – Assist in all of the festival’s productions and concerts.
    – Assist with logistical and productions duties as needed.
    
    Tuition cost, including lodging and breakfast:
    $2750 USD
    
    Transportation to and from Morelia must be covered by the Apprentice Conductor. Fly to Morelia (MLM) Airport. Expected arrival date: June 1, 2019 and expected departure date: June 24, 2019.
    
    APPRENTICE CONDUCTOR APPLICATION PROCESS:
    Send all materials below to isofomoreliamusicdirector@gmail.com
    
    – Resume.
    – Letter of interest describing how would it benefit you to be ISOFOM’s 2019 Apprentice Conductor, what do you expect from this experience, etc.
    – Conducting video links; 3 contrasting selections.
    – OPTIONAL: Rehearsal or performance video working with singers in any setting (concert, scenes, or staged opera); strongly encouraged.
    – OPTIONAL: Rehearsal video; strongly encouraged.
    
    DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: April 1, 2019.
    CHOSEN CANDIDATE ANNOUNCED: April 15, 2019.
    TUITION Received by May 1, 2019.
    
    QUESTIONS?
    Email isofomoreliamusicdirector@gmail.com
  3. Elena Kalinovská 6.18.19 / 7am
    
    8- 13 September 2019. International Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Martin Sieghart &
    Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra. Olomouc, Czech Republic.
    Johannes Brahms, Symphony No.1;
    Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 2;
    Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Overture Hebrides;
    Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op.21
    More information: http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/masterclasses-for-conductors.php
  4. John Landor 6.23.19 / 12pm
    
    Reminder: Application deadline for the London Musical Arts Conducting Course is midnight this Monday 24 June!
    https://www.lmaorchestra.com/2019-conductors-course
  5. John Landor 4.18.21 / 11am
    
    John Landor Conducting Seminar (in-person)
    Saturday 22 May, 11 am – 6 pm
    NW London (near Warwick Ave Underground)
    
    Repertoire of your choice subject to agreement with the course director
    Six participants of intermediate to advanced level
    Piano accompanist
    Own video allowed
    Mix of class and individual teaching, with up to 45 minutes podium time each
    The seminar will focus on technique, embodiment and musical characterisation, based on the teaching of the great pedagogue of the St Petersburg Conservatoire, Ilya Musin
    
    Cost and conditions
    £100 (£85 ‘early-bird’ reduction if booked and paid by 1 May)
    Optional 45 minute individual zoom lessons for £35 available to all participants any time up to one week after the seminar
    Covid-secure environment
    Full refund in the event of change in government guidelines
    
    Application
    Places will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis, so please apply as soon as possible, by email, stating three or more works you wish to study. If I have not seen your conducting before, please attach your CV and online video links of your conducting if possible.
  6. Elena Kalinovska 5.15.21 / 12pm
    
    June 27 – July 2, 2021,
    
    6-day intensive International Conducting Masterclass with Moravian Philharmonic & Maestro Alim Shakh (St. Petersburg, Russia).
    
    Maestro Alim Shakh was taught by famous Russian conductors and teachers – Ilya Musin and Fyodor Kozlov, he maintains and spreads the traditions of St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory.
    
    P. Tchaikovsky – Symphony No.4
    L. Beethoven – Symphony No. 1
    C. Debussy – Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
    J. Strauss – Die Fledermaus – Overture
    F. von Suppe – Leichte Kavallerie – Overture
    
    Each Active participants will be entitled to:
    • 100 minutes of podium time conducting the full-size professional orchestra,
    • 60 minutes of podium time in four-hand piano sessions,
    • video analysis sessions
    • dress rehearsal and the final concert
    • Video from all orchestra rehearsals and the concert is provided
    • The Certificate of participation will be provided for all participants
    • No age limit
    
    More information on the website:
    https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/conducting-courses.php
  7. Alexander Kahn 8.18.21 / 2pm
    
    Hi there! I would be very grateful if you could post info about an upcoming masterclass with Markand Thakar:
    
    Conducting Workshop with Markand Thakar
    January 11 – 13, 2022
    Green Music Center
    Sonoma State University
    
    Workshop Overview
    
    This workshop, led by world-renowned conducting pedagogue Markand Thakar, focuses on developing essential physical control and building musical understanding. Participants will work with the Vintner’s Chamber Orchestra- Sonoma County’s professional string orchestra – on the following repertoire:
    
    Mozart, Serenade K. 525 (“Eine kleine Nachtmusik”)
    
    Elgar, Serenade for Strings
    
    Barber, Adagio for Strings
    
    All ensemble sessions will be captured on digital video, which Fellows are free to use without conditions.
    
    Fellows will participate in daily technique sessions, video reviews, and directed lunch conversations, and will have opportunities to work with the small and large ensembles on each of the three works under the direction of Maestro Thakar. Associates will participate fully in all activities beyond conducting the ensembles.
    
    All sessions are held at the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University, consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful and acoustically perfect performing arts centers in the United States. Sonoma State University is in stunning Sonoma County, just minutes away from hundreds of world-class wineries, restaurants, the Pacific Coast and a myriad of outdoor adventures.
    
    About Markand Thakar
    
    Markand Thakar is Music Director of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra.
    
    He has appeared as conductor with orchestras in Europe, Asia, and across North America, including concerts with the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony, and some 40 other orchestras. In its 35th season, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra has performed a five-concert tour of China, and has recorded three CDs for the Naxos label, including a disc of music by Jonathan Leshnoff named to Naxos’ “Best of the Best” list. And in his 12-year tenure as Music Director of the Duluth Superior Symphony the orchestra saw dramatic growth in both audience and artistic prominence to what Minnesota Public Radio called “Minnesota’s other great orchestra.”
    
    Noted internationally as a pedagogue, he was for over two decades Co-Director of Graduate Conducting at the Peabody Conservatory. His two annual intensive conducting programs with BCO draw conductors from five continents, and he has a continuing position as visiting director of the international graduate conducting program at Corpas University in Bogotá, Colombia. His students have won significant conducting positions across North America and internationally, including music directorships with the Aachen (Germany), Winnipeg, Hartford, Eugene, Charleston, Lubbock, Muncie, Williamsport, Amarillo, Young Musician’s Foundation, Lake Forest, Mid-Atlantic, Sioux City, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Lake Charles, Washington-Idaho, and Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestras; staff conducting positions with the Metropolitan Opera and the orchestras of Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Dallas, Seattle, Saint Louis, Portland (OR), Richmond, Winnipeg, Portland (ME), Buffalo, Phoenix, Charlotte, Kansas City, Canton, Winston-Salem, and El Paso; as well as numerous collegiate positions.
    
    Thakar is a protégé of the legendary Sergiu Celibidache, and a former Fulbright Fellow, with degrees from The Juilliard School, Columbia University, and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory, with additional studies at the Curtis Institute and the Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory in Bucharest, Romania. Other conducting studies were with Gustav Meier, Max Rudolf and Peter Perret.
    
    Markand Thakar is the author of three seminal books. Counterpoint: Fundamentals of Music Making (Yale University Press), also issued in Italian and Czech, uses species counterpoint to promote an understanding of how both composer and performer contribute to the experience of musical beauty. Looking for the “Harp” Quartet; An Investigation into Musical Beauty (University of Rochester Press, 2011) is a study of musical beauty from the standpoint of the composer, performer and listener. And On the Principles and Practice of Conducting (University of Rochester Press, 2016) is a manual for conductors at all levels. http://www.markandthakar.com/
    
    Workshop Schedule
    
    Day 1, starting in the afternoon – TUESDAY, JANUARY 11
    1:00 – 3:00 Talk, Schroeder Hall
    3:00 – 4:00 Technique Session, Schroeder Hall
    6:00 – 8:30 Evening string quintet session on Tchaikovsky Serenade, Schroeder Hall
    
    Day 2– WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12
    9:00 – 10:00 Technique Session, Schroeder Hall
    10:00 – 12:30 Morning Orchestra Session: Tchaikovsky Serenade, Weill Hall
    1:00 – 2:00 Lunch Q&A, Weill Hall Green Room
    2:30 – 4:30 Video Review
    6:00 – 8:30 Evening string quartet session on Dvorak Serenade, Schroeder Hall
    
    Day 3 – THURSDAY, JANUARY 13
    9:00 – 10:00 Technique Session, Schroeder Hall
    10:00 – 12:30 Morning Orchestra Session, Weill Hall
    1:00 – 2:00 Lunch Q&A Weill Green Room
    2:30 – 4:30 Video Review and Wrap-up session
    
    Cost
    
    Conducting Fellow: $900
    Conducting Associate: $450
    
    1 unit of college credit is available for an additional fee. Please contact Dr. Alexander Kahn, kahnale@sonoma.edu(link sends e-mail)(link sends e-mail), for details if interested.
    
    How to Register
    
    To register for the event, please click here https://forms.gle/tKq8LKFj6WkqiuPA7. Participants will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Registration will be considered complete on receipt of payment. Registration closes on December 1, 2021.
    
    Payment Link
    
    Housing
    
    On-campus housing is not available. Recommended hotels in the area are Oxford Suites and the Doubletree Hilton in Rohnert Park. There are also many rentals in the area available through airbnb. Parking passes for the Sonoma State campus will be provided for all participants.
    
    What people are saying about studying with Maestro Thakar:
    
    “Markand gave me a view of conducting that came from the music and a technique that enables me to be free – which enables me to connect with the orchestral sound – in other words, as he often said, to ‘become the music’! And I still do his exercises almost every day.”
    Ken Lam
    Music Director, Charleston Symphony Orchestra and Illinois Symphony Orchestra
    Grand Prize Winner, 2011 Memphis International Conducting Competition
    Resident Conductor, Brevard Music Festival
    former Assistant Conductor, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    
    “It opened my ears to a whole new world of sound and listening. It was hard, but worth it…this is a fantastic course with a world-class teacher.”
    Chelsea Tipton
    Music Director
    The Symphony of Southeast Texas
    Principal Pops Conductor, New Haven Symphony
    
    “It was the first time I have ever been moved by my own conducting.”
    Dana Sadava
    Artistic Director, Pasadena Opera
    Music Director, Community Women’s Orchestra (Oakland)
    Assistant Conductor, Indianapolis Opera
    
    “Markand Thakar’s passionate and thoughtful approach to music-making continues to be an important part of who I am as a musician. Through understanding and explaining the fundamental components of music, he builds musical works from the ground up, as they should be. I am very grateful to have had his musical guidance to help me find, in his words, ‘the music inside me.’ I owe him a lot.”
    Tomasz Golka
    Music Director, Riverside (CA) Symphony Orchestra
    Grand Prize Winner, 2003 Eduardo Mata International Conducting Competition
    
    Location
    
    Green Music Center, Sonoma State University
    
    Admission Fees
    
    Conducting Fellow: $900. Conducting Associate: $450.
    
    Contact Email
    
    kahnale@sonoma.edu(link sends e-mail)(link sends e-mail)
    
    Contact Phone
    
    707-664-2989
  8. Alexander Kahn 11.9.21 / 9pm
    
    Just a few spots left!
    
    Conducting Workshop with Markand Thakar
    January 11 – 13, 2022
    Green Music Center
    Sonoma State University
    
    Workshop Overview
    
    This workshop, led by world-renowned conducting pedagogue Markand Thakar, focuses on developing essential physical control and building musical understanding. Participants will work with the Vintner’s Chamber Orchestra- Sonoma County’s professional string orchestra – on the following repertoire:
    
    Mozart, Serenade K. 525 (“Eine kleine Nachtmusik”)
    
    Elgar, Serenade for Strings
    
    Barber, Adagio for Strings
    
    All ensemble sessions will be captured on digital video, which Fellows are free to use without conditions.
    
    Fellows will participate in daily technique sessions, video reviews, and directed lunch conversations, and will have opportunities to work with the small and large ensembles on each of the three works under the direction of Maestro Thakar. Associates will participate fully in all activities beyond conducting the ensembles.
    
    All sessions are held at the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University, consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful and acoustically perfect performing arts centers in the United States. Sonoma State University is in stunning Sonoma County, just minutes away from hundreds of world-class wineries, restaurants, the Pacific Coast and a myriad of outdoor adventures.
    
    About Markand Thakar
    
    Markand Thakar is Music Director of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra.
    
    He has appeared as conductor with orchestras in Europe, Asia, and across North America, including concerts with the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony, and some 40 other orchestras. In its 35th season, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra has performed a five-concert tour of China, and has recorded three CDs for the Naxos label, including a disc of music by Jonathan Leshnoff named to Naxos’ “Best of the Best” list. And in his 12-year tenure as Music Director of the Duluth Superior Symphony the orchestra saw dramatic growth in both audience and artistic prominence to what Minnesota Public Radio called “Minnesota’s other great orchestra.”
    
    Noted internationally as a pedagogue, he was for over two decades Co-Director of Graduate Conducting at the Peabody Conservatory. His two annual intensive conducting programs with BCO draw conductors from five continents, and he has a continuing position as visiting director of the international graduate conducting program at Corpas University in Bogotá, Colombia. His students have won significant conducting positions across North America and internationally, including music directorships with the Aachen (Germany), Winnipeg, Hartford, Eugene, Charleston, Lubbock, Muncie, Williamsport, Amarillo, Young Musician’s Foundation, Lake Forest, Mid-Atlantic, Sioux City, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Lake Charles, Washington-Idaho, and Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestras; staff conducting positions with the Metropolitan Opera and the orchestras of Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Dallas, Seattle, Saint Louis, Portland (OR), Richmond, Winnipeg, Portland (ME), Buffalo, Phoenix, Charlotte, Kansas City, Canton, Winston-Salem, and El Paso; as well as numerous collegiate positions.
    
    Thakar is a protégé of the legendary Sergiu Celibidache, and a former Fulbright Fellow, with degrees from The Juilliard School, Columbia University, and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory, with additional studies at the Curtis Institute and the Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory in Bucharest, Romania. Other conducting studies were with Gustav Meier, Max Rudolf and Peter Perret.
    
    Markand Thakar is the author of three seminal books. Counterpoint: Fundamentals of Music Making (Yale University Press), also issued in Italian and Czech, uses species counterpoint to promote an understanding of how both composer and performer contribute to the experience of musical beauty. Looking for the “Harp” Quartet; An Investigation into Musical Beauty (University of Rochester Press, 2011) is a study of musical beauty from the standpoint of the composer, performer and listener. And On the Principles and Practice of Conducting (University of Rochester Press, 2016) is a manual for conductors at all levels. http://www.markandthakar.com/
    
    Workshop Schedule
    
    Day 1, starting in the afternoon – TUESDAY, JANUARY 11
    1:00 – 3:00 Talk, Schroeder Hall
    3:00 – 4:00 Technique Session, Schroeder Hall
    6:00 – 8:30 Evening string quintet session on Tchaikovsky Serenade, Schroeder Hall
    
    Day 2– WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12
    9:00 – 10:00 Technique Session, Schroeder Hall
    10:00 – 12:30 Morning Orchestra Session: Tchaikovsky Serenade, Weill Hall
    1:00 – 2:00 Lunch Q&A, Weill Hall Green Room
    2:30 – 4:30 Video Review
    6:00 – 8:30 Evening string quartet session on Dvorak Serenade, Schroeder Hall
    
    Day 3 – THURSDAY, JANUARY 13
    9:00 – 10:00 Technique Session, Schroeder Hall
    10:00 – 12:30 Morning Orchestra Session, Weill Hall
    1:00 – 2:00 Lunch Q&A Weill Green Room
    2:30 – 4:30 Video Review and Wrap-up session
    
    Cost
    
    Conducting Fellow: $900
    Conducting Associate: $450
    
    1 unit of college credit is available for an additional fee. Please contact Dr. Alexander Kahn, kahnale@sonoma.edu(link sends e-mail)(link sends e-mail), for details if interested.
    
    How to Register
    
    To register for the event, please click here https://forms.gle/tKq8LKFj6WkqiuPA7. Participants will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Registration will be considered complete on receipt of payment. Registration closes on December 1, 2021.
    
    Payment Link
    
    Housing
    
    On-campus housing is not available. Recommended hotels in the area are Oxford Suites and the Doubletree Hilton in Rohnert Park. There are also many rentals in the area available through airbnb. Parking passes for the Sonoma State campus will be provided for all participants.
    
    What people are saying about studying with Maestro Thakar:
    
    “Markand gave me a view of conducting that came from the music and a technique that enables me to be free – which enables me to connect with the orchestral sound – in other words, as he often said, to ‘become the music’! And I still do his exercises almost every day.”
    Ken Lam
    Music Director, Charleston Symphony Orchestra and Illinois Symphony Orchestra
    Grand Prize Winner, 2011 Memphis International Conducting Competition
    Resident Conductor, Brevard Music Festival
    former Assistant Conductor, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
    
    “It opened my ears to a whole new world of sound and listening. It was hard, but worth it…this is a fantastic course with a world-class teacher.”
    Chelsea Tipton
    Music Director
    The Symphony of Southeast Texas
    Principal Pops Conductor, New Haven Symphony
    
    “It was the first time I have ever been moved by my own conducting.”
    Dana Sadava
    Artistic Director, Pasadena Opera
    Music Director, Community Women’s Orchestra (Oakland)
    Assistant Conductor, Indianapolis Opera
    
    “Markand Thakar’s passionate and thoughtful approach to music-making continues to be an important part of who I am as a musician. Through understanding and explaining the fundamental components of music, he builds musical works from the ground up, as they should be. I am very grateful to have had his musical guidance to help me find, in his words, ‘the music inside me.’ I owe him a lot.”
    Tomasz Golka
    Music Director, Riverside (CA) Symphony Orchestra
    Grand Prize Winner, 2003 Eduardo Mata International Conducting Competition
    
    Location
    
    Green Music Center, Sonoma State University
    
    Admission Fees
    
    Conducting Fellow: $900. Conducting Associate: $450.
    
    Contact Email
    
    kahnale@sonoma.edu(link sends e-mail)
  9. Markand Thakar 11.11.21 / 4pm
    
    Possible to post?
    
    Deadline November 15
    BCO Winter Conducting Workshop
    with Markand Thakar
    Baltimore, MD; January 2-6 2022
    
    Under the direction of Markand Thakar, the five-day Winter Conducting Workshop offers ten Fellows the opportunity to conduct internationally acclaimed Baltimore Chamber Orchestra for roughly 90 minutes in orchestral works by Mozart, Barber, and Beethoven.
    
    BCO conductor training programs focus on building skills from ground up. This includes initial musicianship-building sessions and two hours daily technique-building. Each Fellow conducts the morning one-per-part ensemble in a given movement, working with Maestro Thakar on issues musical and/or physical. Individual attention continues in the afternoon video review mini-lessons. The day concludes with conducting that movement with the full orchestra in the evening. Repertoire progresses in complexity over the course of the program.
    
    All ensemble sessions will be recorded on digital video, which can be used without conditions.
    
    Associates participate in all activities other than conducting the ensembles, including the musicianship building sessions; the two hours daily technique-building; the daily lunch Q&A; and actively observing the video review sessions.
    
    All participants are required to provide proof of full Covid vaccination.
    
    Application https://thebco.org/conducting/summer/apply.html
    
    Deadline for Fellow applications: Monday, November 15, 2021
    (Associate applications will continue to be accepted.)
    
    Housing
    Participants find plentiful housing options in local hotels and via airbnb.
    
    Fees
    Application fee: $0 (waived during covid)
    Fellows: $1,800
    Associates: $900
    
    website: http://www.thebco.org/conducting
    
    video: BCO Conducting Programs with Markand Thakar
    
    about Markand Thakar: https://thebco.org/conducting/winter/faculty.html
    
    contact: conductingprograms@thebco.org
    
    “It was more than a musical approach to the conductor’s duty, more than a theoretical explanation of why do we exist as conductors, for me it was a philosophical moment to think on music as a lifestyle. Each day there was a new goal to achieve, and new issues to resolve, from our mind and from our bodies, everything together in order to ‘be the music’ and let the music be itself. It was absolutely an inspiring experience.“
    Santiago Piñeros-Serrano
    Director de la Orquesta Sinfónica del Conservatorio del Huila
    Neiva, Colombia
    Conductor, Oxford Brookes University Orchestra, UK
    
    “It opened my ears to a whole new world of sound and listening. It was hard, but worth it…this is a fantastic course with a world-class teacher.“
    Chelsea Tipton
    Music Director, The Symphony of Southeast Texas
    Principal Pops Conductor, New Haven Symphony
  10. Teo Benson 4.5.22 / 2pm
    
    Could I please post the following?
    
    Announcing two Masterclasses from Cascade Conducting:
    
    The Cascade Conducting Orchestral Masterclass with Symphony Tacoma Music Director Sarah Ioannides, and Cascade Conducting Choral Masterclass with Symphony Tacoma Voices Music Director Geoffrey Boers
    
    Pacific Lutheran University, June 27th-July 2nd, 2022
    
    Apply for both classes at http://www.cascadeconducting.com. Full and Partial Scholarships are Available.
    
    About the Orchestral Masterclass
    
    The fifth annual Cascade Conducting Masterclass will take place at Pacific Lutheran University and will run from June 27th- July 2nd. Maestra Ioannides will lead baton technique, and score study sessions, as well as meet with participants individually. She will be joined by guest speakers who will lecture on a variety of topics important to the artistic and business aspects of orchestral conducting. Participants will be given 60+ minutes of podium time each with the Cascade Conducting Orchestra under the direction of Maestra Ioannides. There will be a final concert on the evening of July 2nd that will be professionally video recorded and made available for participants of the masterclass. Participants will also have two podium time sessions with the Symphony Tacoma Voices under the direction of Geoffrey Boers, and have the opportunity to engage with other aspects of the Choral Masterclass as well.
    
    Virtual Component
    
    The 2022 Cascade Conducting Orchestral Masterclass will also offer two preparatory virtual sessions with Maestra Sarah Ioannides that will be included in the full participant tuition price. These sessions will be held the week before the class, and will be accessible for viewing to participants after the event itself.
    
    In addition to these sessions, Cascade Conducting will be offering a six class online seminar with Maestra Ioannides in the weeks leading up to the masterclass that will go more in depth on the chosen repertoire for the 2022 masterclass, as well as covering other important conducting topics, with the intention of adding further learning opportunity and to help prepare participants to excel and maximize their experience in the 2022 live masterclass.
    
    Price:
    
    Full Participant- $1700
    
    Auditor- $550
    
    About the Choral Masterclass
    
    The first Cascade Conducting Choral Masterclass will be led by Dr. Geoffrey Boers, and will run daily from approximately 1pm-9pm June 27th-July 2nd at Pacific Lutheran University. The class will be a hands-on exploration of gesture connecting to the vocal instrument, group vocal technique, and rehearsal pedagogy which evoke diversity and equity, and will include 60-plus minutes of individual podium time instruction with Dr. Boers. There will be a final concert on the evening of July 1st that will be professionally video recorded and made available for participants of the masterclass. There will also be opportunity for full participants to conduct the Cascade Conducting Orchestra with two podium time sessions with Maestra Sarah Ioannides, and also have designated individual meeting time with Maestra Ioannides.
    
    There will be a final concert the evening of Friday, July 1st, and everyone will have the opportunity to conduct. This concert will be professionally recorded and made available to all participants.
    
    All individual podium time will also be video recorded and made available to participants.
    
    Price
    
    ~ $900 Full Participant
    
    ~ $500 Choral Track Only
    
    http://www.cascadeconducting.com
  11. Teo Benson 4.27.22 / 12pm
    
    Hello, I would like to request to post the following:
    
    Cascade Conducting is please to announce that the 2022 Choral Conducting Masterclass with Geoffrey Boers is offering TWO FULL SCHOLARSHIPS for outstanding BIPOC conductors.
    
    Go to http://www.cascadeconducting.com for more information and to apply!
2. WDR Workshop 6.1.18 / 5am
  
  OPEN CALL FOR COMPOSERS: APPLY!!!
  Deadline: September 15th
  https://www1.wdr.de/…/sinf…/konzerte/musik-der-zeit-308.html
  
  AUSSCHREIBUNG AUF DEUTSCH
  https://www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/musik/musik-der-zeit/mariano-chiacchiarini-komponistenwerkstatt-100.html
  
  ANNOUNCEMENT IN ENGLISH
  
  Composer Workshop with the WDR Symphony orchestra
  
  § 1 Terms of Participation
  
  -1. Eligible are those composers who are currently enrolled at a German University or Music College.
  
  -2. In order to apply, a composition fulfilling the following requirements must be submitted at the latest by 15.09.2018 :
  -I.The compositions are to be sent as an anonymous score with numbered pages.The score´s cover must show the title of the composition. The composer´s name may not appear anywhere in connection with the score.
  -II. Explanations for performance or playing techniques must be included if required.
  -III. The composition may not already have been performed in public, either in whole or in part.
  -IV.The rights to the composition may not already have been assigned to a publisher .
  -V. Compositions for orchestra of up to 10 minutes duration and within the following instrumentation capacity may be submitted:
  2 Flutes (2. doubling piccolo/alto/bassflute), 2 Oboes ( 2.doubling cor anglais ) ,2 clarinets (2 doubling e-flat or bass clarinet), 2 bassoons ( 2 doubling contrabassoon )- 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba – 1 timpani- 2 percussion, 1 piano, 1 harp – strings 10.8.6.5.4.
  Works for sections of the orchestra are also possible, as long as the instrumentation uses 25 or more musicians, whilst remaining within the maximum instrumentation limit.
  
  -3. The following documents must be sent along with and In addition to the composition:
  -I. copy of passport or identity card.
  -II. enrollment certificate
  -III. artistic c.v. and list of compositions
  -IV. short description of the new work, (maximum 15 lines), including the title.
  
  -4.The applications must be submitted in German or English. Costs for preparation of the application documents will not be covered.
  
  -5.The composers whose works are selected for the workshop are required to provide the WSO with the complete performance material (score and parts) by 15.10.2018 . Support of up to €250 will be given for printing and other production costs.
  
  § 2 Jury Decisions / Presentation
  -1. The works will be submitted to the following Jury members: Pierre-Alain Chamot, Mariano Chiacchiarini, Brigitta Muntendorf, André Sebald, Günter Steinke, Harry Vogt.
  
  -2.The jury will decide the results at their own artistic discretion. Up to four compositions will be selected.These will be rehearsed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Mariano Chiacchiarini on the 23. and 24 .11.18, then recorded and premiéred on November 25. in a public concert at Broadcasting House WDR in Cologne .
  
  -3.The decisions of the jury are incontestable and any legal action is excluded.
  
  § 3 Agreement / Granting of rights
  
  The composer promises not to perform or have performed the work selected by the jury until the conclusion of the contest, nor otherwise to make it or let it be made available to the public.
  
  Applications are to be sent in pdf form to :
  mueller@littlebitcologne.de
  
  Questions and further information:
  mueller@littlebitcologne.de
  
  Reply
3. classicalmusiccommunications 3.22.19 / 1pm
  
  Hi,
  (I’m not completely clear if this is the right place to post information about an upcoming conducting opportunity) I’d like to let you know about a new program for conducting associates with the Defiant Requiem Foundation in Washington DC this Summer, 2019. Details are below.
  
  Link: https://www.defiantrequiem.org/the-defiant-requiem-foundation-conducting-associate-program/
  
  Overview
  The Defiant Requiem Foundation is pleased to announce its first-ever conducting associate program for up to 5 conductors. Program participants will attend a 4-day workshop in Washington, DC, where they will learn about the arts and humanities as practiced by the prisoners in the Theresienstadt (Terezín) concentration camp in general and receive training specific to the Foundation’s critically acclaimed concert-dramas Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín and Hours of Freedom: The Story of the Terezín Composer.
  
  Training will include one-on-one instruction from Foundation president and creative director, Murry Sidlin, who co-founded the Aspen Music Festival’s American Academy of Conducting and taught conducting at Aspen for 33 summers, is currently professor of conducting at The Catholic University of America, and has held distinguished posts with the National, Baltimore, and Oregon Symphonies, among others. Participants will also have individual coaching sessions with renowned director and acting coach, Jay Brock, in addition to group instruction. The musical portions of the program will be accompanied by celebrated collaborative pianist, Arlene Shrut, who regularly performs the piano-only version of Defiant Requiem. Each day will include historical background on the cultural life of Terezín and the backstory of the Foundation’s programs, repertoire study (Verdi Requiem and the chamber music performed in Hours of Freedom), and instruction and coaching of participants in the role of “conductor-narrator.”
  
  Participants who successfully complete the program will be invited to plan and conduct presentations of Defiant Requiem and/or Hours of Freedom with their own ensembles in future seasons utilizing Foundation provided materials and supported by Foundation staff, and may also be asked to cover and assist with scheduled Foundation performances of these works.
  
  Details
  Dates: Monday, June 10, through Thursday, June 13, 2019, 10am-4pm each day
  Location: Sidwell Friends School, 3825 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016
  Stipend: Participants will be responsible for their own transportation and lodging for the workshop. A stipend of $2500 will be provided to help defray these costs.
  Application Deadline: The deadline to apply is April 15, 2019. Accepted applicants will be notified by May 1, 2019.
  
  Application Requirements
  Candidates should have professional conducting experience, preferably as a staff member with a professional, regional, metropolitan, academic, or community orchestra; and experience speaking to audiences from the concert stage. Preference will be given to candidates who currently hold titled posts and can program performances of Defiant Requiem and Hours of Freedom in the near future.
  
  To apply, please send the requested application materials to:
  
  Murry Sidlin, President and Creative Director
  The Defiant Requiem Foundation
  5506 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 24
  Washington, DC 20015
  
  Application materials:
  
  A cover letter explaining why you are interested in this program. Additionally, please indicate in the letter if you have studied and/or conducted the Verdi Requiem.
  A professional CV.
  Contact information for two professional musical references.
  Video (with audio) of you conducting at least two contrasting works/styles.
  A recording of you narrating the required script excerpts which can be found here.
  For other questions, or to submit your application materials electronically, please contact Mark Rulison, General Manager of The Defiant Requiem Foundation at mrulison@defiantrequiem.org or (617) 529-3037.
  
  Reply
4. Rebecca Miller 1.27.21 / 1am
  
  New Series! Following a successful inaugural series in Autumn 2020, Beyond Borders is launching its 2nd series, ‘Shining a Light’ – February 22 – 28, 2021, with digital sessions, online masterclasses, and networking events for leaders in music, curated by conductor Rebecca Miller.
  
  Internationally-renowned conductor and educator Rebecca Miller has curated a series of digital sessions and masterclasses focused around conducting, leadership, and community. Through a series of specialised sessions and tailored events, the aim is to creatively utilise COVID-induced isolation to unite conductors, orchestral musicians, educators and leaders in the music industry from across the globe.
  
  For our next series, we present to you a series of digital sessions and masterclasses with a spotlight on diversity in classical music. Shining a Light would particularly like to welcome women conductors, but it is open to anyone interested in the art of conducting, both on and off the platform. http://www.beyondborders.org.uk
  
  Quick Overview —
  
  Series hosted by Founder and acclaimed conductor, Rebecca Miller, through a collection of interactive discussions, online seminars, networking opportunities with industry experts and virtual masterclasses.
  
  Series of digital session to be offered, with a special focus on women conductors. Sessions take place between Monday 22 February and Sunday 28 February 2021.
  
  Sessions will include:
  
  for conductors: score study preparation, decision-making, historical performance and interpretation, understanding instruments and orchestration, gesture and technical work, rehearsal techniques; and digital masterclasses with individual conducting coaching.
  
  Additional panel discussions with professional musicians, managers, and industry leaders on the role of a conductor, and discussions on leadership, the life of a musician, diversity in classical music, gender/diversity issues in leadership, programming and fundraising.
  
  Three participation streams are offered: The Conductor’s Package (all digital sessions including digital masterclasses), Series Pass, Pick ’n Mix (for joining individual sessions). Details at http://www.beyondborders.org.uk .
  
  Series Pass and Pick ’n Mix streams are available to anyone, regardless of musical knowledge or experience. Conductor’s package requires application and conducting video submission. Details on our website.
  
  Schedule and details will soon be available at http://www.beyondborders.org.uk. Specific timings of sessions will be determined closer to the start of the series, as it will depend on the location and time zones of our participants and guests. Generally live sessions will run in the afternoon/evening UK time, for Series Pass and Pick ’n Mix ticket holders sessions will be available to view afterwards.
  
  Full details of the schedule and application process available at http://www.beyondborders.org.uk.
  
  Please do not hesitate to contact us if you are interested (info@beyondborders.org.uk) or feel free to visit our website for more information (www.beyondborders.org.uk)
  
  Reply
5. marciodasilva 4.8.22 / 3pm
  
  Hello, can you please post the following?
  
  HASTINGS PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
  OPERA CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS: LA BOHEME
  
  Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra has opened applications for our 2022 Conducting Masterclass. This will take place from 31st May to 12th June in Hastings UK. The masterclass will be led by HPO Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Marcio da Silva, who is an experienced international choral and orchestral conductor, opera director and vocal coach.
  
  This exciting opportunity will involve TWELVE intensive days of working with professional soloists and chorus, culminating in a fully staged production of the opera, accompanied by a 18-piece professional orchestra – chosen work: Puccini’s La Boheme.
  
  Repertoire
  Each conductor will be assigned TWO acts of the four acts of the opera on application (Acts I & II or Acts III & IV)
  
  All participants will also be invited to join an informal discussion during which Marcio will talk about artistic production and management, and answer any questions.
  
  Application
  To apply, please send a video recording link to info@hastingsphilorchestra.co.uk.
  The video can be of any repertoire. The conductor must be clearly visible. Videos with piano or silent videos are also accepted in the absence of any other material.
  Places will be awarded continuously on receipt of applications, so we would advise interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
  The application process will end once all the places have been filled.
  
  Fee
  £1,800 (does not include accommodation)
  
  Location
  Hastings is located 1h:40min by train from London Bridge.
  We encourage applicants to arrange their accommodation in Hastings.
  
  Masterclass Schedule
  
  31st May – 8th June: Intensive music and stage rehearsals
  9th -10th June: Orchestral Rehearsals
  11th-12th June: Performances
  
  Filming
  All sessions will be filmed so that the footage can be used by participants, but we would also encourage applicants to make their own recordings.
  
  The orchestra
  Potential candidates might like to take the opportunity to view the Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra in action on our YouTube channel.
  
  Equal Opportunities.
  HPO is an equal opportunity organisation. All applicants will be considered without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.
  
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6. Vincerò Academy 4.26.23 / 8am
  
  INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING WORKSHOP IN OPERA in MONTERREY, MEXICO
  
  Taught by Maestro ENRIQUE DIEMECKE
  
  *General and Artistic Director of TEATRO COLON IN BUENOS AIRES (2017-2022)
  *Artistic Director of the BUENOS AIRES PHILHARMONIC (2004-2022)
  *Artistic Director of the NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF MEXICO (1990-2006)
  *Artistic Director of the FLINT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (1989-present)
  *Artistic Director of the BOGOTA PHILHARMONIC (2013-2016)
  *Artistic Director of the LONG BEACH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (2000-2013)
  *Artistic Director of the BELLAS ARTES OPERA COMPANY IN MEXICO (1984-1990)
  
  LOCATION: Monterrey, Mexico
  DATES: May 29 – June 4, 2023
  ***DEADLINE TO APPLY: April 30, 2023***
  
  —
  Maestro Enrique Diemecke will select 6 musicians for this intensive program focusing on staples of the operatic repertoire.
  
  °May 29 to June 3
  °Five daily score analysis sessions
  °Five daily rehearsals with two pianos (some selected students will alternate playing the piano in these sessions)
  °Five daily rehearsals with full orchestra and singers
  °Each conductor will lead the orchestra in the closing concert on June 3.
  
  ***Each conductor will have a total of 150 MINUTES of PODIUM TIME in front of the FULL ORCHESTRA, plus their participation in the closing concert conducting one overture and one aria.***
  
  —
  REPERTOIRE
  Mozart
  1. Overture from Die Zauberflöte
  2. “E Susanna non vien… Dove sono” from Le nozze di Figaro
  3. “Temerari!… Come scoglio” from Così fan tutte
  
  Beethoven
  4. Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
  
  Rossini
  5. Overture from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
  
  Bellini
  6. “Eccomi in lieta vesta… O quante volte” from I Capuleti e i Montecchi
  
  Franz von Suppé
  7. Overture from Dichter und Bauer
  
  Gounod
  8. “Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliette
  9. “O Dieu, que de bijoux… Ah! Je ris” from Faust
  
  Verdi
  10. Overture from La forza del destino
  
  Wagner
  11. Overture from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
  
  Puccini
  12. “Quando m’en vo” from La Bohéme
  
  —
  TUITION
  
  Active:
  
  $1,000 USD
  
  Auditors:
  
  $100 USD
  
  Each student will be responsible for their own trip to and from Monterrey, lodging, transportation within the city, and meals.
  
  Lodging can be provided upon request (extra cost).
  
  —
  RECORDINGS
  All the sessions will be recorded with a frontal camera facing the conductor and each conductor will receive a recording of each one of their sessions with orchestra and the closing concert.
  
  —
  APPLICATION
  Visit http://www.vinceroacademy.com/conductors
  
  For AUDITION send two videos: conducting any ensemble, free repertoire OR playing and singing any aria in any language
  
  NO APPLICATION FEE
  
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7. Krastin Nastev 6.5.23 / 10am
  
  The first International Competition for Young Conductors “Maestro Borislav Ivanov” Shall Take Place In Varna, Bulgaria, From 30 October to 2 November 2023, With The Participation Of Soloists And The Orchestra Of State Opera – Varna.
  
  Reply
8. viennaconductingcompetition 6.7.23 / 11am
  
  VIENNA CONDUCTING COMPETITION
  
  17 – 21 Jul, 2023
  
  The first edition of the Vienna Conducting Competition will take place in the world capital of music, in the majestic Auersperg Palace. The great talents of orchestral conducting will come together in a unique experience.
  
  The Competition is organized by the Victoria Sanchez International Music Foundation and the candidates will perform with the prestigious Vienna Residence Orchestra from 17 July 2023 to 21 July 2023.
  
  The contest will consist of two phases, PHASE I will be online and PHASE II will be face-to-face.
  
  To make your participation effective, you must fill out our registration form.
  
  On our website you can find the detailed information you need to participate, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.
  
  viennaconductingcompetition.com
  
  closing date: 15 June 2023
  
  Reply
  1. conductingmasterclass 6.7.23 / 4pm
    
    This has been posted on the blog roll https://conductingmasterclass.wordpress.com/2023/04/04/vienna-conducting-competition/
  2. victoriasanchezfoundation 6.12.23 / 6am
    
    Thanks, the application deadline is June 15. 💜💜💜
Robin 3.3.09 / 9pm

Hi. I’m very impressed by your blog, by its thoroughness and its up-to-date-ness. I’m a professional conductor, based in the UK. I’d love to know where you are, and if you’re getting any feedback from any of us conductors over this side of the pond. Please send me an email at your leisure, or let me know how I can get hold of you. All good wishes, and keep up the good work, Robin

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1. conductingmasterclass 3.3.09 / 11pm
  
  I am based in New York. So far I have not gotten much replies to the blog. I have pretty much been the only person posting new info. I am not sure I will continue with the blog as it seems like no one really cares to share information about masterclasses, job postings and competitions.
  
  Reply
  1. Jonathan Brett 2.12.10 / 5am
    
    Hi, I took a look because we are getting applicants referring to your information as their original source. The fact that you are not getting replies is probably just that people are busy – but I think they are finding the info very helpful. I think its extremely useful to have a one-stop information point and do urge you to continue.
  2. conductingmasterclass 2.13.10 / 4pm
    
    Thank you for your encouragement. But everyone is busy.
  3. Elen 12.2.14 / 8am
    
    Hi! I am agree with Mr. Brett, your blog is important information platform for conductors.
    I can say, it’s not clear on your index page, where is a button or link for posting new information.
    
    I would like to share information about International Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Alim Shakh (Russia, St. Petersburg) and The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Republic). Masterclass will take place in Olomouc – beautiful town from the UNESCO list.
    
    It is 7-day orchestral conducting masterclass for students and professional conductors lead by Maestro Alim Shakh: http://www.mariinsky.ru/en/company/conductors/alim_shakh/.
    There is no age limit for participants.
    Masterclass includes orchestral rehearsals, individual lessons with two piano players, Dress rehearsal and Final concert.
    
    REPERTOIRE
    W.A. Mozart – Die Zauberfloete (Ouverture)
    C. M. von Weber, Ouverture d’Oberon
    L. Beethoven – Symphony No. 2
    P.Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5
    P.Tchaikovsky – Concerto for violin and orchestra
    S. Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet (Suite No. 2)
    
    SCHEDULE
    26.6 – arriving, accommodation, opening of the masterclass.
    27.6 – individual lessons, analysis of conducting techniques, lessons with two piano players.
    28.6 – individual lessons, analysis of conducting techniques, lessons with two piano players.
    29.6 – orchestra rehearsal, rehearsal with piano players,
    30.6 – orchestra rehearsal, rehearsal with piano players,
    1.7 – orchestra rehearsal with the soloist, rehearsal with two piano players and the soloist. individual lessons,
    2.7 – Dress rehearsal, Final public concert
    
    All the sessions with the symphonic orchestra will be video recorded, anyway, conductors are welcomed to bring their own camera during the rehearsals.
    
    Number of Active Participants is limited to 10.
    
    DEADLINE: May 1st, 2015.
    
    For more information about the masterclass please, visit the site: http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/
    
    The masterclass is organized by Euterpe Artists Agency, please mail us to conductingmasterclass.eu@gmail.com or info@conductingmasterclass.eu
  4. IH 3.12.15 / 8pm
    
    @Conductingmasterclass: please email me . I have a professional conducting job posting with a major orchestra I would like to share. Thank you.
  5. Marika 11.26.15 / 4pm
    
    Hi! I want an information, in which way can i publish masterclass on you site “al conducting masterclasses”?
  6. Sharon Tchonev 12.2.15 / 5pm
    
    I would like to share information about an incredible conducting training opportunity: The 17th annual Varna International Conducting Workshop, June 10 – 21, 2016 in picturesque Bulgaria!
    
    This highly-acclaimed workshop will include conducting in orchestra, choral-orchestral and opera. Conducting fellows and Associate Conductors will study Vivaldi’s Gloria and Schubert’s Mass in G, under the tutelage of our internationally recognized conducting faculty, Maestros Bruce Chamberlain, Director of Choral Activities at the University of Arizona and Dian Tchobanov, Music Director of the Plovdiv State Opera, Bulgaria. The workshop admits few conductors into the program and offers ample podium time!
    
    Additionally, The Opera Academy Assistant Conducting Track will be offered, as part of the 5th Varna International Opera Academy (http://www.varnainternational.com/2016-academies-and-workshops). This program is designed for conductors who are interested in opera conducting training. The appointed conducting assistants will receive training by the maestros in all stages of the elaborate process of opera production.
    
    Participants are eligible to apply for the Conducting Award, which will be the prestigious position of Assistant Conductor to world-renowned conductor, Maestro Tchobanov, for a two week period during the 2016/2017 Plovdiv State Opera!
  7. Jon 4.22.16 / 11am
    
    Great blog! Keep on pushing ;-)
    Here you have news from Barcelona…
    
    X Edition of Internacional Conducting Course, maestro Antoni Ros Marbà
    
    Ajuntament de Sant Cugat del Vallès, ESMUC, Conservatori del Liceu, Fundació Pau Casals and Fundació Victòria de los Ángeles, are presenting the X Edition of Internacional Conducting Course, maestro Antoni Ros Marbà, convinced that, as in the earlier editions, it will meet the expectations of orchestra conductors and students of conducting. The Course offers an opportunity for further study and training, including the possibility of conducting a professional orchestra under the supervision of an internationally renowned conductor as maestro Antoni Ros Marbà.
    
    The International Conducting Course was established in order to provide further training for conductors. On this course they will be able to conduct two professional orchestras, Sant Cugat del Vallès Symphony Orchestra, and Granollers Chamber Orchestra, under de supervision of an internationally famous conductor.
    
    Visit Website here
    
    Best regards!
  8. Doug Bruestle 4.26.17 / 4pm
    
    Can you help me post an opening for Music Director for a wonderful community orchestra in Cincinnati?
  9. conductingmasterclass 4.26.17 / 8pm
    
    Send me the info and i will post it
  10. Boris Vayner 4.7.18 / 2am
    
    i would like to share information about a conducting workshop:
    
    International Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Alexander Polyanichko in Kansas City, June 4-10, 2018
    
    http://leopoldauersociety.com/master-courses-workshops/the-1st-international-master-class-in-orchestral-conducting-kansas-city-with-maestro-alexander-polyanichko/
    
    This workshop is open to conductors at all levels of
    proficiency, from beginners to professionals.
    There is no age limit.
    The official language is English and Russian.
    Participants will work with two piano for 2 days and with the orchestra for 4 days.
    Each participant will conduct the orchestra every day for at least 30 minutes (total 2 hours on podium, plus the dress rehearsal and the concert). Additional podium time is possible.
    Final public concert will be videotaped. The performance DVD will be sent to each participant free of charge (i. e. included in the price of the master class).
    All active participants will conduct at the final public concert.
    A Certificate of Completion will be issued to each participant, whether active or auditor, after the final public concert.
    
    Fee: Active participants – 2100$
    Auditors – 500$
    
    The workshop fee covers all master class sessions.
    
    Repertoire: (2-3 pieces of participant’s choice)
    
    B. Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
    L. v. Beethoven: Symphonies n°s 1, 2, 5;
    Overtures Coriolan, Egmont
    B. Britten: Simple Symphony
    A. Dvořák: Czech Suite
    E. Elgar: Serenade for Strings
    M. de Falla: Danza ritual del fuego from «El Amor Brujo»
    G. Fauré: Prélude from «Pelléas et Mélisande» Orchestral Suite
    J. Haydn: Symphony n° 44
    F. Mendelssohn: Die Hebriden;
    all Symphonies
    W. A. Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
    Symphonies n° 29, 40, 41
    Overtures to Don Giovanni, Magic Flute, Così fan tutte, Figaro
    G. Rossini: Sinfonia from «La Cenerentola»
    F. Schubert: Symphony n°s 5, 9
    J. Sibelius: Symphony n° 2
    P. I. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
    Symphony n° 5
    
    Assistance with Visa issuance (i. e. Invitation Letter) for USA is available
    Deadline for applications – May 31, 2018
  11. pgosta 4.11.19 / 11am
    
    Hello,
    
    If possible, can you please post the following info about the forthcoming new conducting competition:
    
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    1st Makris International Conducting Competition
    (24 Jun – 03 Jul, 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia)
    
    Formed with the goal to promote and discover outstanding musical talent, Makris Competition will be presented in the Serbian capital of Belgrade – the undiscovered jewel of Southern Europe. Organized in honor of Greek-American violinist and composer ANDREAS MAKRIS who collaborated with many famous conductors, including Leonard Bernstein and Mstislav Rostropovich, it wishes to promote cultural exchange, tolerance, equality, understanding and the highest level of musicianship. Our innovative judging process was put together so that it can offer the fairest and most unbiased evaluation, allowing the competitors to share their talent in a positive atmosphere, allowing them to focus to what matters most – the music.
    
    No age limit. Live preliminary stage – 36 conductors & string orchestra; semi-finals – 12 conductors, chamber orchestra & soloists; finals – 4 conductors, award-winning Makris Symphony Orchestra & soloist, in a public concert. Prizes totaling over $20,000 and engagements.
    
    Closing date: 15 Apr 2019
    More details: makriscompetition.com
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    Thank you in advance!
2. Alvise 4.2.10 / 12pm
  
  Hello, I would like to share the information about a great masterclass in New York City. Best regards.
  
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  New York City – International Orchestral Conducting Masterclass and Competition with Maestro Piero Bellugi and The New York Chamber Virtuosi – June 14th through June 21st, 2010
  
  This course is organized by AMC Productions, Inc. and will give a unique opportunity to conductors of ANY LEVEL AND AGE to learn from one of the greatest Italian Maestros currently living. For Advanced Conductors, the course will end in a Final Concert where the Finalist Conductors will conduct the New York Chamber Virtuosi in St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York City. The Concert will include Mozart Piano Concerto N. 21 K467 interpreted by Italian pianist Giacomo Battarino, a young Italian star of the international classical music scene.
  
  COURSE STRUCTURE
  The course will be divided into advanced, intermediate and beginner.
  
  – Advanced Course: Maximum of 6 Conductors. Resume/Curriculum Vitae and DVD or YouTube link (if appropriate), including a rehearsal or an excerpt from concert, is required (not more than 15 minutes). Advanced Conductors pay $1,800 to participate in the Course.
  
  – Intermediate Course and Beginner Course: Maximum of 6 Conductors for both courses. Resume/Curriculum Vitae is required. Intermediate and Beginner Conductors pay $990 to participate in the Course.
  
  – Passive Participants will be admitted to all rehearsals and pay $250.
  
  COURSE PROGRAM
  Conductors may choose any piece among the following:
  
  – Mozart Overture from Don Giovanni, Nozze di Figaro or Clemenza di Tito.
  – Mozart Symphony N. 35 K 385 (Haffner)
  – Mozart Piano Concerto N. 21, K 467 C Major (Mandatory for Advanced Students to be performed in Concert)
  – Beethoven Symphony N. 5, All Movements (for beginners/intermediate beginning of 1st and 3rd Movement).
  – Beethoven Symphony N. 7, 1st and 2nd Movement
  – Beethoven Symphony N. 9 Instrumental Recitatives Only
  – Schubert Symphony N. 2
  – Rossini Il Signor Bruschino Overture
  – Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
  – Mahler Symphony N. 5, Adagietto
  
  BELLUGI
  Bellugi studied conducting with Leonard Bernstein and Rafael Kubelik and taught Master Classes in conducting at the New England Conservatory in Boston, at the University of California, at the Siena Academy, at the Italian Conservatories of Florence, Rome and Turin. He has been a regular guest of major orchestras conducting concerts and operas in Paris, Berlin, Budapest, Vienna, Brussel, Tel-Aviv, Praga, Madrid, Riga, South Africa, North and South America, Russia, Cuba, Australia, New Zealand and all over in Italy. For more information about the Maestro, please visit http://www.pierobellugi.com.
  
  For information about the Orchestra, please visit http://www.thenewyorkchambervirtuosi.com
  
  SCHEDULE
  
  All Conductors
  June 14th: All Admitted Conductors will meet with Maestro Bellugi on the fundamentals of his method and conducting technique.
  
  June 15th-18th: Rehearsals with String Quintet. 30 Minutes per Conductor
  
  For Advanced Conductors Only
  June 19th-20th: Rehearsals with Full Professional Orchestra. 30 Minutes per Conductor.
  
  For Finalist Conductors only
  June 21st: Dress Rehearsal and Final Concert at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 325 Park Avenue, New York, NY (venue subject to change)
  
  All Conductors are selected in the sole and absolute discretion of Maestro Bellugi. The Finalist Conductors are selected among the Advanced Conductors at the sole and absolute discretion of the Orchestra and Maestro Bellugi.
  
  DEADLINE
  Final deadline is April 30, 2010. In case of a high number of requests, a first round of applicants will be processed on April 15th. Decisions will be made within one week.
  
  At the end of the course, the Orchestra may invite one or two participants to perform as a guest conductor during the next season.
  
  At the request of each participant, at the end of the course, each of the Orchestra professionals (or the quintet for beginner/intermediate) will fill out a questionnaire indicating the strengths and weaknesses of each conductor.
  
  Price includes participation in the course only. Conductors traveling from outside of the United States will need to comply with the US Immigration requirements prior to traveling to the United States.
  
  Conductors are welcomed to bring their own camera during the rehearsals. Recording of the Concerto is possible at an additional charge.
  
  For information about how to send your application, please send an email to AMCProductionsNY@gmail.com
  
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3. Filharmonia Hungary 11.14.16 / 7am
  
  Dear Conductors,
  Filharmonia Hungary is happy to announce the Solti International Conducting Competition (SICC), which will be taking place in October and December 2017, in Budapest and Pécs, Hungary. The competition that will be followed by wide media coverage and will be broadcast on TV, provides an excellent opportunity for young conductors born not earlier than 1 January 1979 to prove their talent by performing before a prestigious international jury and live audience.
  
  Prizes:
  1st: 20,000 EUR
  2nd: 10,000 EUR
  3d: 5,000 EUR
  
  Course of the competition and repertoire:
  
  Pre-selection: Based on the videos submitted by the applicants, the Jury will select 45 applicants maximum to participate in the first round of the competition.
  
  First round: preliminaries – Competitors will be expected to conduct one of the overtures below:
  1. W. A. Mozart: The Magic Flute
  2. L. v. Beethoven: Egmont
  3. G. Rossini: The Barber of Seville
  4. C. M. v. Weber: Der Freischütz (The Marksman)
  5. G. Verdi: Nabucco
  6. F. Erkel: Hunyadi László
  7. R. Wagner: The Flying Dutchman
  8. B. Smetana: The Bartered Bride
  
  Second round: semi finals
  Competitors will be expected to conduct one of the arias or one of the concertos, and one of the symphonies listed below:
  
  Arias:
  1. G. Rossini: The Barber of Seville – Cavatina of Rosina
  2. G. Verdi: A Masked Ball – Aria of Renato, 3th act
  3. Ch. Gounod: Faust – Ballad and Jewel song – recitativo and one verse
  4. G. Puccini: Manon Lescaut – Aria of Manon „Manon’s death” 4th act
  5. R. Leoncavallo: Pagliacci – Prologue – from the return of introduction l
  
  Concertos:
  1. F. Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major; 1st and 3rd movements (3/4)
  2. F. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor; 2nd and 3rd movements
  3. A. Dvořak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104; 1st and 2nd movements
  4. B. Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2; 1st and 2nd movements
  5. D. Shostakovich: Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra, Op. 35; 2nd and 3rd movements
  
  Symphonies:
  1. J. Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G major
  2. W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C major; K. 425
  3. F. Schubert: Symphony No. 5; D. 485
  
  Third round: finals
  Competitors will be expected to conduct one of the symphonic works listed below:
  1. L. v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
  2. R. Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
  3. C. Debussy: The Sea (La Mer)
  4. B. Bartók: Dance Suite
  5. Z. Kodály: Dances of Galánta
  6. E. Dohnányi: Symphonic Minutes
  
  Deadline for submission of applications: 1 May 2017
  
  How to apply?
  
  Only applicants born after 1 January 1979 will be accepted
  Application forms completed by the applicants and other requested documents can be submitted by email to the following address: solticompetition@filharmonia.hu
  Besides the completed application form, the following documents are required:
  a copy of the receipt of the bank transfer of the application fee
  a copy of the applicant’s identity card (only EU citizens) or passport (EU and non-EU citizens)
  the applicant’s curriculum vitae focusing on the applicant’s professional and artistic development
  a recent photograph (of at least 2-3 MB file size) of the applicant
  an at least 15-minute-long HD quality video of an orchestral rehearsal or a concert conducted by the applicant, in which the applicant’s movements can be clearly seen
  
  Application fee
  Early bird application fee by 28 February 2017: 190 EUR
  Application fee from 1 March to 1 May 2017: 350 EUR
  
  For more information, please visit http://www.solticompetition.com or contact us at solticompetition@filharmonia.hu
  
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Robin 3.4.09 / 9am

Hey this isn’t true – or if it is, then something needs to change (over here as well as over there). As conductors, at any & every level, we always work alone and it can become very isolated. Plus, despite the internet, it’s tough to find out info about some things (Classes, courses, auditions, competitions) even in your own country, let alone abroad. I for one think you should definitely carry this on, it’s brilliant and VERY helpful. Once my website is up (a few weeks) I’ll put up a link for you too. Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help. Robin

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Academic 3.11.09 / 3pm

You are doing a good job with your blog! A couple of years ago I was hosting a Yahoo group for conducting students at my school and I had also collected a vast amount of links to competitions, auditions and master classes. After a year or so with no positive feedback whatsoever I closed the group… I felt my colleagues thought I’m a bit stupid giving all this info out for free! This profession is full of people with fragile egos and actually many young conductors are afraid of a fair competition… Isn’t that sad! But anyway, a blog like this is a great resource and the freedom of information will even up the unfair competition and inside trading, though ever so slightly. Will recommend to my friends!

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conductingmasterclass 3.11.09 / 3pm

Thanks for the feedback. I have gotten similar comments from my colleagues.I do believe when the info is readily available to all it will unlock opportunities for all.

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Alex 3.29.09 / 4pm

Thank you so much for this blog!! It’s a wonderful resource and so much more thorough than anything else out there (conductor’s guild, asol, musical chairs, etc.)

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1. conductingmasterclass 3.29.09 / 6pm
  
  Thank you for your kind note.
  If you would like to post reports from masterclasses you will attend in the future please contact me.
  So far we will have a conductors sending in daily reports from the upcoming Fennell workshop.
  
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Academic 4.7.09 / 5am

You need to have some other way to tip the blog about new masterclasses etc. except posting comments to the earlier entries. Or maybe I just missed it? Here’s a total news to me, a conducting competition in South Africa! The deadline has passed and it is only for South Africans but interesting info nevertheless:

http://www.cpo.org.za/competitions.q;jsessionid=C133893C6594E34BEC41E802CB2578EC

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conductingmasterclass 4.7.09 / 8am

I already added you as a contributor. You may need to get a wordpress.com login to post articles. I already posted this back in December 28.

Len van Zyl Conductors’ Competition, South Africa

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Amanda 4.13.09 / 1pm

I’m sure I’m missing it but I can’t find your email address anywhere. I’d like to ask you a few questions and potentially post some items but can’t find where to do so. Thanks.

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Jason 4.22.09 / 10am

Good morning,

My name is Jason and I am a DMA wind conducting student at Arizona State University. Thank you for all of your updates. I will do my best to forward anything I hear/see. Speaking of which, would you be able to post a summer workshop? I have pasted it below (there is a website link). If possible, stress the fact that, currently, the 1 Canadian dollar = 0.81 US.

Thanks,

The Canadian Wind Conductors Development Program will be held in Winnipeg from July 17 – 23, 2009. Faculty includes Tim Reynish from England, Dale Lonis, Fraser Linklater, and Jason Caslor. The workshop offers three levels of participation resulting in a certificate. Activities include daily conducting; practicum’s in rehearsal pedagogy, listening skills development, the philosophical, psychological and physical aspects of conducting and score preparation; and professional development and promotion. Students receive podium time in front of a live ensemble. Visit http://www.canadianconductor.ca or contact John at john.balsillie@stjohnsmusic.com (204-975-4305).

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1. conductingmasterclass 4.22.09 / 11am
  
  Thanks for the info Jason.
  It is now up on the main page.
  
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Felix 4.27.09 / 4pm

I have to agree, I just yesterday found this blog, but it is fantastic. It is nice to have all of this information in one place, and nicely presented as well. Thanks.

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Gabriel 5.1.09 / 7am

Thank you so much for this unique and wonderful site.

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Lukas 5.5.09 / 4pm

Hey great site! The Neeme Jarvi academy has changes to an other organisation and an other place! And has a new website http://www.jarviacademy.ee/. I am working for this organisation, but how can this (new) course be added to the list??

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1. conductingmasterclass 5.5.09 / 4pm
  
  I have already posted about this at;
  https://conductingmasterclass.wordpress.com/2009/04/08/neeme-jarvi-master-class/
  
  You can support such postings by donating to the Cornell orchestras or downloading one of the recent concerts at Instantencore.com
  
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Mark Newbanks 5.8.09 / 8am

You have until Monday, May 11, 2009, to remove your Gustavo Dudamel NY Phil content or it will be referred to his lawyers. Thank you.

His Management

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conductingmasterclass 5.8.09 / 9am

The video has been removed.

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nicola della santina 7.7.09 / 2pm

maestro Piero Bellugi will be in Rome for a conducting masterclass from the 8 of november to the 15 of november 2009.
for program and information please use my e-mail

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Laurent Houmeau 7.28.09 / 10am

Hello,

I’m happy to announce you the launch of Classissima (in January), a collaborative website dedicated to classical music and opera (in English, French, Spanish, Italian and, coming soon, in German). Its point of view ? Internet must serve diversity of classical music and opera (we are not an classical music actor … but a french management consultant company !).

Take a moment to visit Classissima. You will discover that Classissima’s vocation is to integrate contents, for classic music lovers, giving them access to many resources (news, forums, blogs, websites, videos,…).

We have chosen your blog for its quality and regular activity. It is presented in the news section (blogs part) : http://www.classissima.com/eng/news/look/03Blogs/

I hope that you’ll like Classissima. If you think Classissima is a good initiative, feel free to add a simple link from your blog to Classissima. It could help us to gain in visibility … on the huge anglo-saxon web ;-).

Thank you in advance.

Best regards,

Laurent Houmeau

NB : do not hesitate to give me your feedback on Classissima.

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Cory Davis 9.29.09 / 3pm

Chorus America will hold an A Cappella Conducting Masterclass, January 14-17, 2010, in Houston, Texas. Hosted by the Houston Chamber Choir, this professional training program provides choral conductors with intensive conducting sessions in a cappella repertoire, focused enrichment sessions, interactions with master conductors, and valuable networking forums.

Podium coaches for the conducting sessions include Marguerite Brooks of Yale University and Robert Sund of Sweden’s Orphei Drängar; special guest Hans Graf of the Houston Symphony and others will present professional development and enrichment sessions. Private coaches include David Hayes of The Philadelphia Singers and Mannes College of Music, Allen Hightower of Sam Houston State University, Charles Hausmann of University of Houston, and Robert Simpson of Houston Chamber Choir.

Conductors may apply to participate in the Masterclass as Conducting Fellows. The Fellows program is designed for working professionals in the choral field, age 22 or older, preferably holding a position with a chorus or orchestra. Conducting Fellows will lead the Houston Chamber Choir in assigned excerpts from major works of a cappella choral repertoire during podium sessions throughout the Masterclass. Applications for the Fellows program are due October 26, 2009. Eighteen applicants will be selected for the Fellows program; selections will be announced by early November 2009.

Conductors can also register to participate in the Masterclass as Conducting Associates or Auditors. Conducting Associates attend all conducting and enrichment sessions, two Associates-only enrichment sessions with mentors, and an individual private lesson. Auditors observe all podium and enrichment sessions, and can choose to attend the entire Masterclass or individual days only. Applications for Associate and Auditor positions are due December 18, 2009.

For more information about the Masterclass and how to apply, visit http://www.chorusamerica.org/masterclass10/index10.cfm or call Jonas Cartano, director of programs, at 202.331.7577 ext. 247. This Conducting Masterclass is supported in part by generous funding from the Houston Arts Alliance, The Brown Foundation, Inc. of Houston, Houston Endowment, Chorus America’s John Alexander Conducting Faculty Chair Endowment, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Angela de Oliveira 10.16.09 / 3pm

Bainbridge Chorale seeks a new music director to begin with the Fall 2010 Season. We are looking for an experienced choral conductor with extensive knowlege of the choral repertoire. The job description and application information may be found on the Chorale’s homepage: http://www.bainbridgechorale.org. Applications may be submitted to “info@bainbridgechorale.org”, att: Angela de Oliveira.
Thank you.

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National Symphony Orchestra Taiwan 11.5.09 / 1am

Proud to Announce Maestro Günther Herbig’s first Conducting Workshop in Asia!!!

Philharmonia Taiwan is proud to announce The Conducting Workshop with Maestro Günther Herbig that will take place during April 5th to April 11th, 2010. This intense professional workshop is for conductors who are entering or preparing to enter the field. The active participants will have the opportunity to work with Maestro Herbig intensively. Furthermore, the selected participants will have chance to conduct Philharmonia Taiwan, the National Symphony Orchestra in a concert.
For more information please visit us at http://nso.ntch.edu.tw Contact: Sarah Tu

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Markand Thakar 11.9.09 / 11am

To whom it may concern:

How would the following information about a conducting workshop be listed on your site?

Thank you.

Baltimore Chamber Orchestra conducting workshop with MARKAND THAKAR, January 9-12, 2010

Up to 10 participants will conduct the internationally acclaimed Baltimore Chamber Orchestra in works by Barber, Mozart and Brahms under the supervision of BCO music director Markand Thakar, co-director of Graduate Conducting (with Gustav Meier) at the Peabody Conservatory.

One participant will be chosen to conduct Barber’s Adagio for Strings on the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra’s February 14, 2010 concert.

WORKSHOP FOCUS
The workshop will focus on the conductor’s role in achieving the most magical musical experience, with special attention to consummate technical control. Each participant will have over 70 minutes total podium time, with all sessions recorded. In addition to orchestra and quintet/piano sessions, the workshop will include daily video review and technique development sessions. Additionally, participants are invited to daily breakfast conversations with Maestro Thakar, covering topics from the practical to the profound.

REPERTOIRE
BARBER Adagio for Strings*
MOZART Divertimento K. 136
MOZART Symphony no. 36, “Linz”
BRAHMS Symphony no. 1

*One participant will be chosen to conduct the Barber Adagio on an upcoming BCO concert

MARKAND THAKAR is the Charles A. and Carolyn M. Russell Music Director of the Duluth Superior Symphony, music director of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and principal conductor of the Duluth Festival Opera. A student of the legendary Sergiu Celibidache and former assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic, Thakar is the author of Counterpoint: Fundamentals of Music Making (Yale University Press, 1990) and the forthcoming In Pursuit of Beauty: Looking for the “Harp” Quartet (University of Rochester Press, 2010). For the past 13 seasons he has been co-director (with Gustav Meier) of Graduate Conducting at the Peabody Conservatory.

Students of Maestros Meier and Thakar at Peabody have won significant conducting positions across North America, including music directorships with the Winnipeg, Eugene, Lubbock, Muncie, Williamsport, Young Musician’s Foundation, Mid-Atlantic, Sioux City, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Washington-Idaho, and Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestras; staff conducting positions with the orchestras of Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, Dallas, Seattle, Richmond, Winnipeg, Kansas City, Canton, and El Paso; as well as numerous collegiate positions.

In its 27th season, BALTIMORE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA is Maryland’s premiere small orchestra. Recently lauded by the New York Times for its “warmth and substance,” in 2009 the BCO released two CD’s on the Naxos label, and will be performing a series of five concerts in China. Baltimore Chamber Orchestra is comprised of Baltimore Symphony Orchestra musicians and top area professionals. BCO concerts are reviewed by the Baltimore Sun’s Tim Smith.

FEES
Participants – $1250
Auditors – $300

CONTACT
Grant Gilman
ggmuze@yahoo.com
(443) 286-2160

WEBSITE
http://www.thebco.org/conductingworkshop

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Applications are accepted immediately, and will continue to be accepted until enrollment is filled with qualified applicants. (Interested parties are thus advised to apply sooner rather than later.)

Please see website for application procedure and more information

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1. conductingmasterclass 11.9.09 / 11am
  
  The info is now posted at
  
  Baltimore Chamber Orchestra conducting workshop with MARKAND THAKAR, January 9-12, 2010
  
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2. conductingmasterclass 11.10.09 / 12pm
  
  I have posted the info on the blog. Good luck on your masterclass. I am glad to offer assistance in spreading the word about the masterclass.
  
  Would you consider helping students of the Cornell Orchestras on their current fundraising efforts for a service tour to New Orleans?
  http://www.arts.cornell.edu/orchestra/tour.html
  
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National Symphony Orchestra Taiwan 11.9.09 / 10pm

To Whom it May concern:
Would you be so kind to help us post the following information about a conducting workshop on you site? Thank you very much.

Philharmonia Taiwan is proud to announce The Conducting Workshop with Maestro Günther Herbig that will take place during April 5th to April 11th, 2010. This intense professional workshop is for conductors who are entering or preparing to enter the field. The active participants will have the opportunity to work with Maestro Herbig intensively. Furthermore, the selected participants will have chance to conduct Philharmonia Taiwan, the National Symphony Orchestra in a concert.
PARTICIPANTS

Active Participant Status
․Applicants between the ages of 18 and 32 are eligible to apply for active participation.
․Limited to 10 active participants.
․Active participants will be invited to the workshop and receive personal coaching with Maestro Herbig on piano reduction sessions.
․Among 10 active participants, a few will be further selected into the 2nd stage of the workshop, where the participants will be able to work with NSO and perform in a concert.

Passive Participant Status
․Applicants who have not been selected as active participants may automatically become passive participants.
․No age limitation for passive participants.
․Limited to 20 passive participants.
․Passive participants will observe all rehearsal sessions and join all lectures and discussion forum.

The only difference between active and passive participants is that active participants will be coached by Maestro Herbig on a one-on-one basis.

LANGUAGE
The workshop will be held mainly in English. However, participants may also be coached in German or French in individual sessions upon request.

SCHEDULE
April 5 – April 7 9:30-15:00
First stage- Piano Reduction Sessions
April 5 & 7 15:00
Lectures on:
1. How to Prepare the Score?
2. Efficient and Engaging Approaches to Rehearsing.
April 8 – April 10 9:20-12:30
Second stage- Orchestral Sessions and Rehearsals
13:30
Discussion Forum
April 11 Concert

FEES

Application Fee- NTD 1,600 (Equivalent to US $ 50.00 dollars.)
Active Participant Course Fee- NTD 35,000
Passive Participant Course Fee- NTD 18,000
(Course Fee does not include travel and accommodations.)

10 active participants and up to 20 passive participants will be notified of acceptance on February 15th 2010. The course fees must be paid in full no latter than February 28th. The fees will considered as deposit to obtain the participants spots, the refund can only be made if the withdrawing applicant’s place in the workshop is filled by other applicants. There will be absolutely no refund for any reason after March 10th 2010.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Application deadline is January 10th, 2010.
The completed applications form, video and application fee of NTD 1,600.must be postmarked by January 10th, 2010.
Mailing Address:
National Symphony Orchestra, Atten: Ms. Sarah Tu.
National Chiang Kai-Shek Cultural Center 21-1 Chung-Shan S. Rd., Taipei 10048, Taiwan, R.O.C.

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1. conductingmasterclass 11.10.09 / 12pm
  
  I have posted the info on the blog.
  
  Would you consider helping students of the Cornell Orchestras on their current fundraising efforts for a service tour to New Orleans?
  http://www.arts.cornell.edu/orchestra/tour.html
  
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  1. Prof Michael Dittrich 12.21.09 / 5pm
    
    DIRIGIERKURS & WETTBEWERB with Michael Dittrich
    
    I refer to your blog entry and comment above. The content of the comment to your blog entry is unacceptable. After consultation with my lawyer I want to inform you that it is defamation and legally qualifies as slander and libel.
    
    You have until Wednesday December 30, 2009 to remove either the entire content or just the comment entry, before I refer this to my lawyer.
    
    Best regards
    Prof Michael Dittrich
Andy Moran 12.9.09 / 1am

Would you consider posting this to your blog?

The El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestras (EPSYOs) has been selected as a finalist in the Clorox Clean-Up Power A Bright Future contest through Facebook. Out of nearly 5,000 submissions the EPSYOs is among the top thirty (30) programs moving to the voting phase. The five (5) programs with the most votes will each win a $10,000 grant and a feature in People magazine! Please show your support and vote for us here. You can vote daily through January 17th. We are the only music program nominated for this grant that will be a great help to an excellent program. Please vote today!

Follow this link to vote: http://apps.facebook.com/brightfuture/causes/4624

Sincerely,
Andy Moran
Music Director, EPSYOs

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Prof Michael Dittrich 12.21.09 / 5pm

DIRIGIERKURS & WETTBEWERB with Michael Dittrich

I refer to your blog entry and comment above. The content in the comment of your blog entry is unacceptable. After consultation with my lawyer I want to inform you that it is defamation and legally qualifies as slander and libel.

You have until Wednesday December 30, 2009 to remove either the entire content or just the comment entry, before I refer this to my lawyer.

Best regards
Prof Michael Dittrich

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1. conductingmasterclass 12.21.09 / 9pm
  
  The comment is from one of the readers of this blog and not by me.
  I simply stated that your website does not indicate the price of the workshop, how many participants would be accepted, and pointed out there is a lack of schedule of any kind.
  These are information that prospective participants would find valuable when trying to decide whether to take part in your course.
  
  Nothing I have written is slander or libel.
  I am simply stating facts. I will not censor what the readers of this blog have posted as a comment to each posts, just as I have posted your response.
  
  If your website would include these information, I would be happy to update the blog post.
  
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  1. Prof Michael Dittrich 12.22.09 / 8am
    
    I do not object to the posting of the workshop on your site or your indication regarding the usefulness of more detailed information. Quite on the contrary – the advice you provide is accurate and appropriate.
    
    However my lawyers and I do not accept the comment of “Maurice” as it legally qualifies as slander and libel. You might have overlooked the nature of the comment, which is why I make you aware of the violation. Since you are the publisher of the site we will hold you responsible and take further action if the comment of “Maurice” is not removed by Wednesday December 30, 2009.
    
    Best regards
    Prof Michael Dittrich
  2. conductingmasterclass 12.22.09 / 12pm
    
    I have removes the comment of “Maurice”.
    If you could list the information many are requesting such as price of the workshop, how many participants are accepted and how much podium time is offered and what kind of schedule is kept during the workshop, many would appreciate this kind of information.
  3. Prof Michael Dittrich 12.22.09 / 1pm
    
    Thank you.
    
    I will send update information about the course in 2010 as soon as the details are ready to be published.
    
    In the meanwhile I refer to the website that already includes some of the information. http://www.conducting-course.com/
    
    Best regards
    Prof Michael Dittrich
Andy Moran 12.28.09 / 7pm

Would you consider posting this article to your website?

http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_14072409?IADID=Search-www.elpasotimes.com-www.elpasotimes.com

Sincerely,
Andy Moran

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1. conductingmasterclass 12.28.09 / 11pm
  
  It is up.
  Would you consider donating to the Cornell orchestras’ tour to New Orleans to build houses for Habitat for Humanity?
  Thanks
  Here is the link.
  http://www.arts.cornell.edu/orchestra/tour.html
  
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  1. Andy 12.28.09 / 11pm
    
    Absolutely…this blog has been a great reference that I have passed along to many others in the field.
    
    Andy
  2. conductingmasterclass 12.29.09 / 1am
    
    Thanks for the donation. My students and I appreciate your support.
  3. Andy 12.29.09 / 2am
    
    Haven’t seen it on the blog. Is there a delay for posts?
  4. conductingmasterclass 12.30.09 / 1am
    
    Here is the link to the post. I will leave it in the top position for a while.
    
    Give youth symphonies a click, help them win money
Katalin Daróczi 1.12.10 / 5am

Dear All,

we organize a masterclass for choral conductors with a subject-matter of contemporary compositions based partly on the compulsory works of the Béla Bartók International Choir Competition.
The masterclass will be held as part of the competition, between 28th July – 6th August 2010, in Debrecen, Hungary.
For more information please visit: http://www.bbcc.hu

Best wishes,

Katalin Daróczi

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Alexander Mayer 1.30.10 / 8am

Dear Team of this great site! Would you consider to post this:

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Alexander Mayer 1.30.10 / 8am

Dear Team of this great site! Would you please consider to post this? I found this job posted on your site! Thank you!

Press Release from January 29, 2010
Alexander Mayer appointed Music Director in Switzerland
From next season the German conductor Alexander Mayer will begin his tenure as Music Director of the Ensemble Symphonique de Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He was the clear choice of both the orchestra and the management from over 200 applicants for the post. Mayer, a past winner of the Tokyo International Conducting Competition, studied at the Saarbrücken Conservatory of Music with Max Pommer, and continued his education studying with Neeme Järvi and Jorma Panula. He has worked as assistant conductor to John Nelson and Donald Runnicles, and has in recent years made successful debuts with orchestras in Europe, Japan and Mexico. Last season saw his first work in the opera house, with performances in Geneva and Karlsruhe. The orchestra and management commented in an initial press release that they believe Mayer’s combination of youthfulness and experience will tremendously benefit both the orchestra and the entire region of Neuchâtel.

more information: http://www.alexander-mayer.com
http://www.esn-ne.ch

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Alexander Mayer 2.1.10 / 9am

Thanks for posting!

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L´Ensemble Orchestral de Valencia 2.15.10 / 3pm

THE ART OF CONDUCTING WITH MAESTRO GEORGE PEHLIVANIAN – SECOND EDITION-

Valencia -Spain
August, 7th to 15th 2010
SECOND EDITION

Training the leaders of the Future

For the second consecutive year, the International Music Academy of Valencia is organizing the International Master Class for Orchestral Conductors “The Art Of Conducting, Valencia”, taught by renowned conductor George Pehlivanian. Like the last edition the course will consist of two phases: the first with two pianos and the second with the collaboration once more of the
L´Ensemble Orchestral de Valencia.

Given the success of the 1st edition, new collaborators have joined: SH Hotels will provide their 5 star facilities to host the first phase of the course and the stay of all participants.

The City of Paiporta (Valencia) , once again, will provide the Auditorium in order to perform the second phase and the final concert.

Website of the Course:

http://theartofconducting.ensemblevalencia.com/en/

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Tanya Davis 3.23.10 / 3pm

Charlotte Symphony
Assistant Conductor
Position Announcement

The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra seeks a talented and dynamic conductor to lead education, family, and community concerts, to act as cover conductor for its classical series rehearsals and concerts, and to perform other conducting and non‐conducting duties as assigned. Candidates must have meaningful orchestral conducting experience in an academic or professional setting, a broad knowledge of orchestral repertoire and concert programming, be fluent and articulate in English, and be willing to reside in the Charlotte‐Mecklenburg County metro region.

About the Charlotte Symphony
Founded in 1932, the Charlotte Symphony is one of the cornerstone cultural organizations in the Charlotte region and the oldest continuously‐performing orchestra in the Southeast. One of only two full‐time professional orchestras in the state of North Carolina, the Charlotte Symphony is the largest employer of professional artists in the Charlotte area, with 62 full‐time musicians who have come to Charlotte from across the globe.

The Charlotte Symphony is the resident orchestra for Opera Carolina and the North Carolina Dance Theatre, and partners each season with dozens of local cultural groups to present rich, inter‐disciplinary programs that serve a diverse region. In addition, CSO musicians serve as teachers and performers in multiple community settings.

In May of 2009, the Charlotte Symphony appointed Christopher Warren‐Green as its next music director. Mr. Warren‐Green will assume artistic leadership of the orchestra this fall.

For more information about the Charlotte Symphony and its activities, visit http://www.charlottesymphony.org

Compensation
Annual salary in the low to mid‐30’s, depending on experience
Comprehensive benefits package

Audition Process
Initial applicants will be notified by May 3rd, 2010 if they have been selected as a finalist for an interview and audition with the Charlotte Symphony, to take place in a two day period between June 9 and 20, 2010 (exact dates and times to be confirmed). Travel and accommodations are the responsibility of the candidate.

Application Procedure
Individuals should submit a cover letter, current résumé, three letters of recommendation and contact information for three professional references. Candidates are also required to submit a current video‐taped work sample in high quality North American format DVD. Video should be a close front‐view perspective of either a rehearsal or performance with a full symphonic or large chamber orchestra ensemble. ALL MATERIALS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY APRIL 12, 2010.

Please submit all materials by mail to:
Assistant Conductor Search
Charlotte Symphony
Two Wachovia Center
301 S. Tryon St. Suite 1700
Charlotte, NC 28282

CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
POSITION DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Assistant Conductor
REPORTS TO: Music Director
DEPARTMENT: Conducting Staff
STATUS: Full‐time, Exempt
DATE: September 2010

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
The Assistant Conductor is responsible for rehearsing and conducting educational, outreach and community concerts, rehearsing and conducting other performances as assigned, serving as cover conductor for rehearsals and concerts as determined by the Music Director, and other duties as assigned.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Working in conjunction with the Music Director, Executive Director, Director of Artistic Planning and other key staff, the Assistant Conductor will plan and conduct educational concerts, community concerts and other special concerts as assigned to include but not be limited to Lollipops Family concerts, private concerts, CSO On Campus concerts, and runouts.
2. Serve as cover conductor for rehearsals and concerts and other programs as assigned. This includes personal preparation of all scores and providing written and verbal feedback on artistic matters relating to repertory (balance, intonation, dynamics, ensemble issues, etc.).
3. If so directed, to assist the technical staff in the post‐production editing of Charlotte Symphony Orchestra performance recordings for archival or broadcast use.
4. Participate as directed in planning meetings, media events, fund‐raising activities, speaking engagements, educational and outreach opportunities, development meetings and activities, administrative meetings and other activities as determined and identified by management.
5. Perform other duties and functions as assigned by the Music Director.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS
1. Meaningful orchestral conducting experience and broad knowledge of orchestral repertoire and concert programming.
2. Master’s degree (or equivalent) in orchestral/instrumental conducting strongly preferred.
3. Fluent in English and able to communicate effectively to musicians, staff and a wide range of audience members. A deep appreciation for, understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of professional musicians.
4. Candidate must be legally entitled to be employed in the U.S. at the time of application submission.

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Sasha 4.1.10 / 5am

http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/news-and-media/news-releases/News-Releases-2010/2010-03-31-Sasha-Makila.aspx

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Simon 4.5.10 / 12pm

Hi there, could you please alter the entry on the Halle’s appointment of Andrew Gourlay so that it matches the official press release? Your entry is just an announcement from his old school. The official press release is at: http://www.halle.co.uk/publishedSite/media.asp#gourlay
Many thanks!

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London Sinfonietta 4.13.10 / 12pm

The London Sinfonietta is delighted to offer, as part of its Academy 2010, the opportunity for 3 young conductors, at the very start of their careers, an unparalleled opportunity to work with one of the world’s leading contemporary music ensembles and conductor Elgar Howarth.

The conductors’ programme will take place in sessions within the London Sinfonietta Academy week Sunday 4 July – Thursday 8 July 2010.

Application process:
Applications should contain the following items, and must be submitted by Friday 7 May 2010

1. Application form: please complete (download available at http://www.londonsinfonietta.org.uk or email info@londonsinfonietta.org.uk) and use a continuation sheet if necessary
2. Personal statement of no more than one side of A4 paper (up to 500 words) describing musical achievements and aspirations
3. A written reference from your conducting teacher/head of department (max 500 words), to confirm your suitability for the scheme
4. A DVD of recent conducting work demonstrating, where possible, any work in the field of contemporary music
5. Repertoire list

When applications close, the selection will be made by a panel of London Sinfonietta players. Repertoire will be chosen by Elgar Howarth.

Candidates should be of British nationality, or be studying in the UK, or have been resident in the UK for at least 3 years.

For more information about London Sinfonietta Academy 2010, email info@londonsinfonietta.org.uk or call 020 7239 934.

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Rita Carvalho 4.30.10 / 7am

VI International Course of Orchestral Art

Filarmonia das Beiras Orchestra, in partnership with the University of Aveiro (PT) and AIDIMOS – International Academy of Musical Interpretation for Symphonic Orchestra (EU), organizes, from 10th to 18th July 2010 the Sixth Edition of the International Course of Orchestral Art, under the pedagogical and artistic directorship of Conductor Ernst Schelle. Deadline for registration until 18th June 2010.

The main objective of this international course is to contribute to the technical and artistic soundness of all those who wish to deepen their knowledge of the Orchestral Art, whether as young conductors, students of orchestral conducting, teachers or students of music, or young musicians.

The CONDUCTING COURSE, as well as a PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAL TRAINING COURSE, will therefore be opened to all young instrumentalists.

REPERTOIRE
BEETHOVEN – “Creatures of Prometheus” Overture
RACHMANINOV – “Piano and Orchestra Concert nº 2”, Dóm, Op. 18 (soloist: João Bettencourt da Câmara)
PROKOFIEV – Extracts from “War and Peace” Suite
Introduction (“Fanfare”)
“Waltz Dance”
TCHAIKOWSKY – 2º Mvt. of “Symphony nº 6”
FREDERICO DE FREITAS – “Muro do Derrête”

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF THE COURSE
Registration is by completion of the attached registration form, which must be sent to the organization (by post or email) by 18th June 2010.

The registration form must be accompanied by a curriculum vitae.

There will take place a selection of candidates, both for the Conducting Course and the Professional Orchestral Training Course, taken into account musical qualifications and experience.

Selected candidates will be contacted by letter and by email. After the admission confirmation, the registration fee appropriate to the course must be paid, to the account that will be given for this purpose, until 30th June 2010.

Lessons will take place in the Communication and Art Department of the University of Aveiro (DeCA) .

Schedule of lessons and rehearsals will be sent to the selected candidates.

Participants will receive a certificate of participation, provided that they attend at least 80% of the lessons.

The organization reserves the right to modify these conditions in the event of unforeseen circumstances.

All participants must agree to these conditions.

PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAL TRAINING COURSE
Successful candidates will be qualified musicians or students of music who intend to follow a professional musical career, and who wish to expand their experience within the context of a symphony orchestra, with the Filarmonia das Beiras Orchestra.

Candidates will be selected in accordance with the available instrumental positions and by their previous experience.

The instruments required are:
3 flutes (piccolo), 3 oboes (english horn), 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, 1 tuba, violins, violas, cellos, double basses, percussion(5), 1 piano, 1 harp.

After the admission confirmation, a registration fee of € 50 must be paid for accommodation and food throughout the duration of the course.

The participation of the instrumentalists is subsidized so there are no other costs involved except any personal expenses.

The instrumentalists must be prepared to play the announced repertoire.

CONDUCTING COURSE
The candidates must have received a high standard of training and have proven musical professional experience.

Participants will be selected taking into account their training and experience.

As this course does not include an initiation into conducting, all those who intend to enroll themselves as participant pupils must already know how to conduct at least 80% of the repertoire, and must be prepared to conduct the works that the teacher requests during practical lessons.

A total of 16 candidates will be accepted for orchestral conducting, and the course will be divided into 2 categories:

8 Actives – Conduct 5 rehearsals and one piece in at least one concert with the Filarmonia das Beiras Orchestra.

8 Students – Conduct small instrumental groups formed for the purpose.

Each candidate must present a minimum of 5 movements/pieces from the program, of which 3 are mandatory:

“Creatures of Prometheus” Overture by Beethoven, one part of “Muro do Derrête” (from beggining until bar 450, or from bar 451 until the end) and one of the movements of Rachmaninov’s “Piano and Orquestra Concert nº 2”.

The other 2 works are of free choice.

The teacher will work in the practical lessons with a maximum number of 8 participating pupils.

Listeners will be accepted, whit unlimited vacancies.

The candidates for Active Conductors will be selected during 10th and 11th July 2010. Those selected as “Active” will need to make a second payment of 225 Euros. Those candidates who are not accepted will automatically be considered for selection as “Students”.

Registration costs* are as follows:
Actives – 200 € at inscription + 225 € at selection.
Students – 200 € at inscription
Listeners – 75 €

The organization will provide lodging in the Hotel Imperial or in the University of Aveiro Halls of Residence for any participants on the conducting course who request it.

The price of the lodging is €35/night for individual rooms (Hotel) and €15/night for individual rooms (Hall of Residence)

Please indicate your accommodation requirement on the registration form to enable the organization to make the necessary reservations.

Prospective candidates for “Active” conducting should send documentary evidence of relevant training in the domain of conducting and of musical activity in general, and, if possible, annex documentation in DVD or CD.

All participants must accept these conditions.

For more information and registration form contact:
Telf.: 234 371 001 | E-Mail: formacao@orquestradasbeiras.com

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Aria Italiana 5.18.10 / 6am

MASTER CLASS IN ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING
– Final concert with orchestra conducted by the participants –

Organization
Aria Italiana, Musica Arte e Creatività, an organization devoted to the creation and management of cultural and musical events, based in Mercatello sul Metauro, presents a master class in orchestral conducting culminating in a final concert with Orchestra conducted by the participants.

Admission
The course is open to young orchestra conductors of any nationality who speak English or Italian.
The number of active participants is limited to eight people and ten auditors.

Teacher
The course will be taught by Maestro Lanfranco Marcelletti, Director of Orchestras at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst). He is Music Director of the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra in Ithaca (U.S.A.) and assistant to Maestro Alberto Zedda in the direction of the Accademia Rossiniana in Pesaro (ITA).

Venue
The classes will be held in Mercatello sul Metauro (PU) from the 2nd to the 14th of august 2010 in the Palazzo Gasparini, a seventeenth century prestigious palace that opens onto the main square of the village.
The final concert and general rehearsals will be performed in San Francis Church, a thirteenth century monumental church with excellent acoustics and main venue for the concert season of Musica&Musica.

Program
There will be a total of 64 hours of coursework. Lessons will be normally accompanied by a pianist. Later in the course of study each active student will have the opportunity to rehearse the assigned piece with the Rossini Orchestra.
Lessons will be based on the program arranged for the final concert, which is composed of the following pieces:

B. Bartok Romanian Folk Dances
L. van Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D mayor Op. 36
G. Bizet Les dragons de Alcala and Seguidilla from Suite No. 1 in Carmen
W.A. Mozart Symphony No. 32 in G mayor K. 318
I. Stravinsky Eight Instrumental Miniatures
A. Copland Prelude from Symphony No. 1

Final concert
At the end of the course, Saturday, August 14th, the active participants will conduct the final concert of Musica&Musica’s 2010 concert season. The concert will be recorded and downloaded in a DVD that will then be sent to each participant.

Costs and requirements
The tuition fee of the Master Class is € 1.800,00 for the active participants and € 300,00 for the auditors.

For more information on the course, accommodation and venue please visit the website http://www.ariaitaliana.it or contact info@ariaitaliana.it

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Aria Italiana 5.25.10 / 10am

Aria Italiana would like to inform that the deadline for the application to the Master Class in Orchestral Conducting taught by Maestro Lanfranco Marcelletti has been postponed to Thursday 10th June.
For info contact info@ariaitaliana.it or visit http://www.ariaitaliana.it
Thank you!

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N 6.27.10 / 11pm

Participants and Auditors list for the 2010 Oregon Bach Festival Master Class in Choral-Orchestral Conducting. (Helmuth Rilling, Jeffrey Kahane, and Monica Huggett, master teachers)

Participants:
Sergey Bogza (Ellensburg, WA)
M. Lauren Buckley (Los Angeles, CA)
Patrick Chiu (Hong Kong, China)
Kimberly Dunn Adams (Madison, WI)
Julian Alejandro Gomez-Guillen (Boulder, CO)
Matilda Hofman (Davis, CA)
Ian Loeppky (Florence, AL)
Nathan Lofton (Jamaica Plain, MA)
Dennis Malfatti (Evansville, IN)
Michael Peters (Cleveland Heights, OH)
Michael Slon (Charlottesville, VA)
Jeffrey Stern (Miami, FL)

Auditors:
Mark Bartley (Canyon, TX)
Jeffrey Benson (Tallahassee, FL)
Kathy Cary (Eugene, OR)
Victoria Chang (Stanford, CA)
Chris Clark (Bowling Green, OH)
Ellwood Cushman (Eugene, OR)
Lori Depew (Colorado Springs, CO)
Matthew Forman (Hanover, NH)
Michael Hanawalt (Tallahassee, FL)
Behty Harrison (Oak Park, IL)
Suzanne Kellow (Ridgewood, NJ)
Randall Kempton (Rexburg, ID)
David Link (Sacramento, CA)
Kate Longo (Eugene, OR)
Eric Nisula (Saginaw, MI)
Webb Parker (Eugene, OR)
Maria Sellner (Pittsburgh, PA)
Susan Swerdlow (Oakland, CA)
Cassandra Tarantino (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Elena Teteryadchenko (Irkutsk, Russia)
Jeremy Wirths (Dallas, TX)

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Robert Goeke 6.29.10 / 3pm

Hey, here’s a band job. You could add that the audition will probably be in October/November. The point of contact at the bottom of the ad isn’t very good at returning calls, so you can put my name and email on it if you want.

Rob

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1. Robert Goeke 7.2.10 / 6pm
  
  Link:
  
  Click to access 136-10-21%2035B3%20-%20Band%20Commander.pdf
  
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N 7.13.10 / 4pm

http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/entertainment/arts/24953302-41/class-conducting-music-rilling-chorus.csp

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1. conductingmasterclass 7.16.10 / 9pm
  
  Thanks for posting this article. The reporter took the trouble to attend the entire conducting masterclass.
  
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Javier Puentes 7.29.10 / 5am

Some information that might be of interest for your blog:

Conductor/composer Gregory Vajda premieres opera based in Thomas Mann’s Zauberberg

As part of the events programmed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Davos Festival (Switzerland) Gregory Vajda, Resident Conductor of the Oregon Symphony and Artistic Director of Music in the Mountains Festival, is conducting the premiere of his own opera based on Thomas Mann’s Zauberberg on July 30th and 31st. Last year he was invited by Ensemble Laboratorium, an European new music group, to appear as guest conductor in concerts at the Davos Festival; there, while performing in the city that inspired Mann’s novel the idea was born and this year Vajda and Ensemble Laboratorium, alongside librettist/stage director Bettina Geyer and an international cast of singers, are back in Davos for the first performances of this opera.

More information can be found at:
Davos Festival http://www.davosfestival.ch
Ensemble Laboratorium http://www.ensemblelaboratorium.com/
Gregory Vajda: http://www.vajdag.com

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Simon 8.7.10 / 7am

Dear,

We would like to post this wind band conducting seminar to your blog. There is still one place free.
In the link below , you can find all the info.

Thank you very much for posting ,and congratulations for an excellent work with this up to date blog.

OrkesterkamP 2010 -Portorose Slovenia- conducting masterclass

http://www.upol.si/en/orkesterkamp-2010/243-mojstrski-teaj-za-dirigiranje-2010

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Esther 9.16.10 / 2pm

Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Extends Music Director

Edwin Outwater’s Contract to 2015

Kitchener-Waterloo, ON – The Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony is thrilled to announce a five-year extension of Edwin Outwater’s contract as Music Director. Mr. Outwater began his post as Music Director of the KWS in 2007. The continuation of this partnership will provide continuity of artistic leadership, vision and high performance standards for Waterloo Region’s largest performing arts organization for many years to come.

“We welcome with much enthusiasm the renewal of the contract of our creative and dynamic conductor,” states KWS Board Chair Ron Craigen. “Since joining the KWS, Edwin has brought new energy to the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. The orchestra is playing at an extremely high standard under his leadership, and his artistic vision inspires audiences and musicians alike. We are certain he will continue to nurture and expand the horizons of this wonderful orchestra over the next five years.”

“It is with great honour that I have accepted the KWS’ invitation to extend my contract,” said Edwin Outwater. “This is a remarkable orchestra. Over the past three seasons, I have enjoyed working with these outstanding musicians, whose versatility has allowed us to perform everything and anything from Monteverdi’s Vespers to Electronica. It is this unique combination of tradition and innovation that has inspired me and has enabled us to create a wonderful rapport with our audiences, while allowing us to push the envelope as artists.”

In three short years, Outwater has revitalized the orchestra and gained international attention for his brilliant performances and innovative projects, including Intersections. This series has linked orchestral music to diverse musical genres and other creative disciplines, and has caught the attention of the national media. He is also recognized for attracting some of today’s great artists to Waterloo Region and Guelph to work with the KWS, including Measha Brueggergosman, James Ehnes, Frederica von Stade, Kirill Gerstein and Yuja Wang. Outwater takes an active role in the development of KWS education and outreach programs and mentors young conductors, composers and musicians.

The KWS’s Executive Director Genevieve Twomey says, “Edwin has been an inspiration to the orchestra, the organization, the community and to me personally for the past three years. He has immersed himself in this community and understands the role that an orchestra can play in fostering cultural development in a vibrant community. We are excited that Edwin will continue to lead the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony for another five years.”

California native Edwin Outwater appears internationally as a guest conductor and has worked with the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestras, as well as the orchestras of Chicago, Baltimore, Washington DC, Toronto, Ottawa, Victoria, and further afield in Wales, New Zealand, Tokyo, Mexico City, Hong Kong, among many others. In 2009 he made his professional opera debut with the San Francisco Opera conducting Verdi’s La Traviata. That season, he also conducted the YouTube Symphony at Carnegie Hall with Michael Tilson Thomas and Tan Dun. Resident Conductor of the San Francisco Symphony from 2001-2006, Mr. Outwater worked closely with Michael Tilson Thomas, accompanied the orchestra on tour, conducted numerous concerts each season, and collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, Evelyn Glennie, and many others. He has served as Resident Conductor and Associate Guest Conductor of the Florida Philharmonic. He has also held posts as Associate Conductor of the Festival-Institute at Round Top (a renowned music-training program based in Texas), Principal Conductor of the Adriatic Chamber Music Festival in Molise, Italy, and Assistant Conductor of the Tulsa Philharmonic.

Edwin Outwater will open the 2010-2011 Season with renowned violinst James Ehnes and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony on Saturday, September 18th at the Centre In The Square.

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Andrew Crust 9.18.10 / 5pm

Greetings, I would like to share my information about the Graduate Conducting Program at McGill University
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McGill University Graduate Conducting Program:

– 2 year program
– Podium time each week (30-40m) with a classical-sized orchestra
– 1 graduate recital with the Beethoven Orchestra
– 1 graduate recital with the McGill Sinfonietta
– Personal instruction from renowned teacher and conductor Alexis Hauser
http://www.alexishauser.webs.com/
Frequent interaction with guest conductors
A myriad of musical opportunities within the school

Schulich facts
180 faculty members
700+ public performances in 2009 – more than two a day on average
5 orchestras (2 full, 1 opera, 1 baroque, 1 contemporary)
4 performing arts halls
100 practice rooms
275 bursaries, scholarships and fellowships awarded annually

McGILL’S SCHULICH SCHOOL OF MUSIC is the best in Canada, and one of the best in the world.
Don’t believe us? For each of the last 15 years, the Schulich School has helped McGill rank among the top 15 universities worldwide for Arts and Humanities, placing ahead of many illustrious institutions. Other schools focus on either performance or research – Schulich excels at both, and when game-changing research meets world-class performance, the results become a powerful reminder of why we do music.
Schulich offers diploma, undergraduate, Master’s and doctoral programs in all disciplines. And we’re nestled in the heart of Montreal – a bilingual city with a celebrated symphony orchestra, dozens of annual festivals and hundreds of live music venues large and small.
If you’re serious about pursuing music as both a passion and a profession, your road passes through our doors. We lead the way in professional music training and research. And we’ve been doing it since 1904.
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For further information contact:
André Roy – Andre.Roy@mcgill.ca
Alexis Hauser – Alexis.Hauser@mcgill.ca
Alexis Carter – Alexis.Carter@mcgill.ca

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1. Andrew Crust 9.18.10 / 5pm
  
  Might I add, the deadline for Applications is December 15, 2010
  
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Lockwood Hoehl 9.28.10 / 10pm

Baltimore Chamber Orchestra announces the 2nd annual BCO Conducting Workshop with MARKAND THAKAR, December 19-22, 2010

Up to 10 conductors will work with the internationally renowned Baltimore Chamber Orchestra under the supervision of music director Markand Thakar. One participant will conduct a work on BCO’s January 9 subscription concert.

Video of the extremely successful first conducting workshop last January is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJLsgtJK22g.

For more information, visit http://www.thebco.org/conductingworkshop

contact: conductingworkshop@thebco.org

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RNCM 10.14.10 / 10am

RNCM Junior Fellow in Conducting – Applicants sought

Applicants sought for RNCM’s high-flying conductors’ scheme
The Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, UK will be holding the annual auditions for its Junior Fellowship in Conducting Scheme in February 2011.

The RNCM scheme is widely regarded as the UK’s finest programme for conductors. The benefits for the successful candidate include:
Working with Sir Mark Elder, holder of the International Chair in Conducting at the RNCM and Music Director of the Hallé Orchestra, and Visiting Tutor in Conducting Mark Shanahan and RNCM Head of Conducting Clark Rundell
Significant practical experience conducting RNCM’s Symphony, Chamber and Concert Orchestra’s, Opera and other ensembles
Masterclasses and tuition from guest conductors, who have included Gianandrea Noseda, Jac van Steen, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Paul Daniel, Martyn Brabbins and André de Ridder
A yearly stipend which is currently UK £9,000
Opportunities, subject to agreement, for engagements with the BBC Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic & Manchester Camerata orchestras
The successful candidate is likely to be a graduate with professional experience. The closing date for applications is Tuesday 30 November 2010. Auditions (by invitation only) will be held in Manchester on 4, 5 and 6 February 2011.

For further information, audition requirements and an application form, please contact or click here:
Esther Wakeman, Royal Northern College of Music,124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD, T 0161 907 5334, or E esther.wakeman@rncm.ac.uk

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evelyne hoeflich 11.9.10 / 6pm

BEYOND THE SOUND
I would like to announce an International Master Class for Orchestral Conducting, diretor: Konrad von Abel. The next class will take place in Bacau (Romania) from March 25 to April 5, 2011. The master class is based on Sergiu Celibidache’s approach to music “the phenomenology of Music”.The course is for advanced students and conductors who are seeking a gateway to the intrinsic laws of music. This approach to music differs fundamentally to what in all probability most of you got in touch till now.

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Syracuse Opera 11.10.10 / 6pm

Syracuse Opera and Ithaca College Create Conductors’ Training Program
-Collaboration allows students a unique opportunity to learn opera conducting-

Syracuse, N.Y., November 4, 2010 – Syracuse Opera and the School of Music at Ithaca College have announced a cutting-edge conductors’ training program for the study and performance of opera. Beginning the 2010-2011 academic year, three graduate-level students from the School of Music will be selected annually as Syracuse Opera conducting fellows to study the operatic repertoire, languages, and the human singing voice as well as to learn about the responsibilities associated with leading an orchestra in opera performance.

Established by Syracuse Opera’s Director of Music Douglas Kinney Frost with Ithaca College faculty Brian DeMaris and Jeffery Meyer, the program spans the Syracuse Opera season. This will allow the three conducting fellows to observe the orchestra, chorus, and staging rehearsals from several productions as well as work with Syracuse Opera staff, performing artists, and conductors. This initiative exemplifies Ithaca College’s ongoing quest to provide its students with real-life, hands-on experiences and Syracuse Opera’s commitment to professional opportunities for emerging artists.

In addition, Syracuse Opera and the School of Music will host a conductors’ training master class focusing on the standard opera repertoire. Participants are anticipated from throughout the United States. These individuals will have the opportunity to work with Syracuse Opera’s resident artists and Ithaca College graduate voice students performing with the School’s Chamber Orchestra. For the inaugural session, master conducting teacher Kenneth Kiesler will lead the class set for March 24-27, 2011, in Ithaca and focus on Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Le Nozze di Figaro. More information regarding the application process will become available in December.

“Learning how to conduct opera is an often-overlooked element in the professional training of conductors in the United States and we are proud to be launching what we believe is the first such program specifically targeted at conductor training for opera in the country,” said Douglas Kinney Frost. “There are many young artist programs for singers and pianists in the opera world, and, in turn, opportunities for young conductors in the purely orchestral world. Those of us who create opera understand that a division between the two areas of training is senseless; we see this as a definitive step toward bridging the gap,” he added.

“This collaboration provides Ithaca College graduate conducting students with an invaluable experience under the tutelage of the expert artistic staff and performers of Syracuse Opera,” said Brian DeMaris. “Being a part of this partnership between two nationally recognized institutions is an honor for me, as I’m sure it will be for our graduate students,” he added.

About Syracuse Opera

Now in its 36th year, Syracuse Opera enriches the lives of the people of upstate New York through locally produced opera, the all-inclusive art form which features the beauty of the human singing voice energized by the spectacle of live theater. Offering three mainstage productions each season and year-round community performances and education programs, Syracuse Opera is a professional company reaching over 60,000 people each year. For more information, please visit http://www.SyracuseOpera.com or call (315) 475-5915.

About Ithaca College’s School of Music

Since its founding in 1892 as a conservatory, Ithaca College’s School of Music has earned a reputation as one of the best in the nation, offering a superb blend of full-time resident faculty, performance opportunities, state-of-the-art facilities, access to liberal arts courses, and success in career placement. It’s a place where students work with world-class professionals every day to become world-class professionals themselves. For more information, please go to http://www.ithaca.edu/music or call (607) 274-3171.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lisa Sasser
Director of Communications, Syracuse Opera
(315) 475-5915
lsasser@SyracuseOpera.com

Christy Voytko
Senior Assistant to the Deans, Ithaca College
(607) 274-5769
cvoytko@ithaca.edu

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evelyne hoeflich 11.13.10 / 12pm

Hello, we want to become a contributor. We are organizing master classes for orchestral conducting (especially on phenomenology of music based on Sergiu Celibidaches teachings) with Konrad von Abel in certain European cities and we would like to inform worldwide students, conductors and musicians about our activities.

Best

Evelyne Hoeflich, Munich, Germany

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Aria Italiana 11.26.10 / 5am

ARIA ITALIANA – Musica Arte e Creatività, an organization devoted to the creation and management of cultural and musical events based in Mercatello sul Metauro, Italy, presents a master class in orchestral conducting culminating in a final concert with Orchestra conducted by the participants.

Admission

The course is open to young orchestra conductors of any nationality who speak English or Italian.
The number of active participants is limited to eight people and ten auditors.

Instruction

The course will be taught by Maestro Lanfranco Marcelletti, Director of Orchestras at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) and Director of the American Rossini Academy based in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

Orchestra

The final concert conducted by the participants will be performed by the new Orchestra del Festival Musica&Musica, formed by the professors of the Orchestra Sinfonica G. Rossini.
The Orchestra Sinfonica G. Rossini is the orchestra of the Italian province of Pesaro and Urbino (PU) and has been acknowledged by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities.

Venue

The classes will be held in Mercatello sul Metauro (PU) from the 8th to the 20th of August 2011 in the Palazzo Gasparini, a seventeenth century prestigious palace.

Program

There will be a total of more than 60 hours of coursework. Morning and afternoon lessons will cover conducting techniques, score analysis and preparation.
Lessons will be normally accompanied by a pianist. Later in the course of study each active student will have the opportunity to rehearse the assigned piece with the Rossini Orchestra (podium time: at least 50 minutes each).

Lessons will be based on the program arranged for the final concert which is composed of the following pieces:

B. Bartok
Romanian Folk Dances
L. van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 36
G. Bizet
Les dragons de Alcala and Seguidilla from Suite No. 1 in Carmen
W.A. Mozart
Symphony No. 32 in G major K. 318
I. Stravinsky
Eight Instrumental Miniatures
A. Copland
Prelude from Symphony No. 1

During the two weeks of the course, Maestro Lanfranco Marcelletti will conduct a concert for Musica&Musica‘s concert season, with the title “Viva V.E.R.D.I.” on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the national Unity of Italy. The rehearsals and the concert will become extra possibilities of study for the participants who will have free access to the events.

Final concert

At the end of the course, Saturday, August 20th, the active participants will conduct the final concert of Musica&Musica’s 2011 concert season.

Registration

An application form should be sent to Aria Italiana, via e-mail info@ariaitaliana.it not later than the 31st March 2011

Confirmation

The materials sent with the application form will be evaluated by Maestro Lanfranco Marcelletti. The selected candidates will receive confirmation of their attendance not later than the 30th April 2011.

Costs and requirements

The tuition fee of the Master Class is €1.600 (onethousandsixhundred/00) for the active participants and €500 (fivehundred/00) for the auditors.

Contacts
ARIA ITALIANA – musica, arte e creatività
Via Roma 12, 61040 Mercatello sul Metauro (PU) Italy

http://www.ariaitaliana.it
info@ariaitaliana.it

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John Elliot 12.10.10 / 6pm

Due to an overwhelming demand for Markand Thakar’s Baltimore Chamber Orchestra conducting workshop this December, the Duluth Superior Symphony is pleased to announce that Maestro Thakar will be offering a workshop with the DSSO in Duluth, Minnesota, March 11-14.

For information please visit the website:

http://www.dsso.com/conductingworkshop

AYouTube video of Maestro Thakar’s January, 2010 workshop with the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra is available at:

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Prince George Symphony Orchestra 12.11.10 / 4am

Hi, we would like to submit information about the Music Director opening at our orchestra, but cannot find your email or other contact info. Please advise how to proceed.

Thank you

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  1. Associació de la Filharmònica de Cambra de Catalunya 3.16.12 / 8am
    
    1st “EDUARD TOLDRÀ” ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING COURSE with Mº DONATO RENZETTI
    
    GENERAL INFORMATION
    
    The course will take place from the 1st to the 7th of July 2012 at Auditori Municipal de Terrassa (Barcelona-Spain).
    
    Contact
    WEBSITE: http://www.toldraconductingcourse.com
    E-MAIL: info@toldraconductingcourse.com
    FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/toldraconductingcourse
    
    Requisites
    The course is open to professional conductors and advanced students no matter the nationality.
    
    Rules to apply
    Application deadline: May 25th, 2012.
    Documents to be sent to apply@toldraconductingcourse.com
    
    Active
    – Filled-in application form
    – A video recording no longer than 15 minutes
    – A recent photography in high quality
    – A copy of your IdCard or Passport
    – Application fee receipt of payment (30Eur, non-refundable)
    
    Auditors
    – Filled-in application form
    – Application fee receipt of payment (30Eur, non-refundable)
    
    Once we have received all the applications, Maestro Renzetti will choose no more than 12 active students. The results will be communicated personally to each candidate during the first week of June.
    
    Repertoire
    Every single active student must prepare all the titles included in the repertoire list:
    Haydn: Symphony No. 104
    Mozart: Cosi fan tutte, Overture
    Mozart: Symphony No. 39
    Rossini: Il signor Bruschino, Overture
    Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
    Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
    
    Strings technique lessons
    Active students will have to submit bowings for the first movement of one of the symphonies included in the repertoire list (to be decided by the concertmaster Raúl García) and send the score to the course office before the 22th of June.
    
    Sending your video
    Your video must:
    – be no longer than 15 minutes
    – show a front view of the conductor
    – ideally demonstrate a varied selection of repertoire
    We recommend you to attach links from online services like youtube, vimeo… in your application email.
    Having trouble with this? Please contact us: info@toldraconductingcourse.com
    
    Piano
    Although there will be a pianist for the lessons in the morning we strongly believe that you know really good a piece only when you have played it. That means that everybody will play the piano for the other fellows. Not just the active students but also the auditors (don’t worry, it will be 2 pianos four hands). If you want to have a look at the piano scores before the beginning of the course, contact us and we will send you them.
    
    Fees and grants
    Application fee: 30Eur (non-refundable)
    Active students: 1.300Eur
    Accomodation included.
    Active students may apply for grants.
    
    Auditors: 160Eur (application fee and Final Concert ticket included)
    You are invited to attend all the orchestra sessions during the course but also to take active part in the conducting technique lessons held every morning. You can also ask for accommodation at the Residence Hall if you want
    Single day tickets: 30 Eur
    
    Account holder: Associació cultural de la Filharmònica de Cambra
    Bank: La Caixa
    Bank account: 2100-1076-66-0200160116
    IBAN: ES6821001076660200160116
    BIC-SWIFT: CAIXESBBXXX
    
    Accomodation
    Included in the fee we offer you accomodation at the Residence hall 5min walking to the course headquarters. There you will have a single room, wifi, laundry, kitchen, fitness, cleaning service… In order to take the most from the course we strongly recommend to choose this option.
Prince George Symphony Orchestra 12.14.10 / 1am

Thanks in advance for posting this:

The Prince George Symphony Orchestra invites applications for the position of Music Director.

The PGSO is currently in its 40th season of presenting live orchestral music to the people who live and work in northern British Columbia. We perform a full series of main stage concerts, special events and chamber recitals.

The Music Director will be responsible for the planning and fulfillment of the artistic programming of the orchestra and contributing to our awareness and visibility in the community. Working within the approved budget, primary duties of this part-time position include conducting scheduled rehearsals, concerts and auditions, developing program repertoire and selecting guest artists.

The Music Director will have a degree in music, be a proven orchestral instrumentalist, and demonstrate excellent communication skills. The Music Director will work closely with the General Manager and is a non-voting member of the Board of Directors.

Salary is commensurate with experience.

A short list of candidates will be invited to guest conduct a concert in the 2011-12 concert season from which the successful applicant will be chosen.

Please send your CV, together with a DVD of your work and 3 references, on or before January 15th, 2011 to:

Prince George Symphony Orchestra
Attention: General Manager
2880 – 15th Avenue
Prince George, BC
V2M 1T1

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Syracuse Opera 12.15.10 / 1pm

Kenneth Kiesler Leads Opera Conducting Master Class for Syracuse Opera and Ithaca College
–Opportunity with internationally recognized conducting mentor is set for March 24-27, 2011–
Syracuse, N.Y., December 15, 2010 – A master class with Kenneth Kiesler will be offered March 24-27, 2011, on the Ithaca campus as a component of the Syracuse Opera/Ithaca College Opera Conductor Training Program. The in-depth study will be of Mozart’s Italian operas, focusing on Le nozze di Figaro, from the conductor’s perspective and is open to qualified candidates on an international basis through a competitive application process.

The master class activities will include:

*20-minutes of podium time with Kenneth Kiesler EACH day, all sessions recorded
(Thursday: singers and piano; Friday: string quintet/piano; Saturday: singers and string quintet/piano);
*Conducting Technique;
*Score Study;
*Vocal coaching;
*Recitativo: secco and accompagnato;
*Dramaturgy/Language;
*Instrumental techniques of the 17th-century;
*Career opportunities in opera for conductors.

Twelve participant conductors will be selected. Up to twelve auditors will be invited to attend all sessions. A list of excerpts from Le nozze di Figaro will be forwarded upon acceptance; participants choose which excerpts they will conduct during the master class.

Applications must be received by February 1, 2011

To be considered for participation all applicants must submit a resume or curriculum vitae including three references, by February 1, 2011 via e-mail to conductors@syracuseopera.com, or Conducting Masterclass, SYRACUSE OPERA, P.O. Box 1223, Syracuse, NY 13201-1223. Applicants must also submit a DVD (NTSC format) or link to an online video of a recent performance or rehearsal no longer than 15 minutes.

There is an application fee of $25 for both participants and auditors. The application fee must be received by February 1, 2011. All checks or US money orders should be payable to Syracuse Opera. No bank transfers will be accepted.

The participant fee is $800. Auditors are welcome to attend all sessions for a fee of $300.
Payment is due upon notice of acceptance. Refunds will be made up to four weeks before the first day of the workshop. After that date, fess will be refunded only if the withdrawing applicant’s place in the workshop is filled by another Participant/Auditor. All checks or US money orders should be payable to Syracuse Opera. No bank transfers will be accepted. The participant fee or auditor fee does NOT include travel, housing, or meals.

Additional details are available by request through conductors@syracuseopera.com.

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Michele 1.21.11 / 5pm

Thank you for this site! It is a wonderful resource!

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Mark Heron 1.25.11 / 11am

The Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, UK) will hold it’s annual Conducting Weekend from 13 – 15 May 2011. Three days of masterclasses with RNCM conducting faculty Clark Rundell and Mark Heron with guest faculty Timothy Reynish and Paul McGrath.

Many students considering applying for the RNCM’s world class Masters and Junior Fellowship programmes see this as a useful way to experience the College and meet the faculty. The weekend is also an excellent opportunity for those working in music education, or for whom conducting is part of a wider musical career, to receive expert guidance over a short intensive course.

Full details of repertoire and how to apply:

Click to access conducting%20weekend%202011%20leaflet.pdf

or email Esther.Wakeman@rncm.ac.uk

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Akos Lustyik 1.31.11 / 6am

Dear Madame / Sir!

I would like to draw your attention to an event: the International Conducting Masterclass of MÁV Symphony Orchestra led by prof. Ilona Meskó.

Prof. Ilona Meskó is a recognized and well-known conductor, composer and pianist in the Hungarian music scene, founder and leader of Ventoscala Symphony Orchestra (Budapest). She has built up a massive repertoire as a conductor from baroque to contemporary, and has a 10 year experience in teaching and lecturing.

Please read the following summary:

INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASS FOR ORCHESTRA CONDUCTING

led by prof. Ilona Meskó

August 29 – September 6 2011 Budapest, Hungary, EU

With: MÁV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

List of works:

Vivaldi: The four seasons

Grieg: Holberg suite

Beethoven: 1st symphony

Mendelssohn: Hebrides overture

Brahms: Violin concerto in D major

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet fantasy overture

Dvorak: 9th Symphony (From the new world)

Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Agenda:

Lessons with piano accompaniment (4 pianists) and orchestra every day. Altogether 120 minutes with pianists and 80 minutes with orchestra are available for each participant.

Prof. László Stachó, music historian and psychologist is going to give a lecture every day concerning the following topics:

reviewing composers and their works listed in the curriculum
stress management in the conductor profession
development of musical imagination
attentional styles, alternating attention, concentration

Aim of the course:

Bringing the art and technique of conducting to perfection – examining Hungarian and Russian schools, personality improvement, social and psychological studies (focusing on exquisite communication with the orchestra)

Active participants are required to be prepared of each piece.

Competition:

The best performing participant conducts the MÁV Symphony Orchestra in the final concert in the Hungarian National Museum on 6. September 2011. with the following programme: Brahms: Violin concerto in D major, Dvorak: 9th Symphony (From the new world)
Tuition fee:

Active participant € 750, Passive participant € 200
Application:

deadline: 28. April 2011.

contact: Mr. Ákos Lustyik, assistant: masterclass@meskoilona.hu

For additional information, please visit http://www.meskoilona.hu/en homepage, or feel free to contact me on this email address.

Best Regards,

Ákos Lustyik

assistant

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veggie with a vision 2.4.11 / 5pm

Hello,

Your blog is such a great resource! Thank you. I was wondering if you may be able to share the following information with your community? I really appreciate it. If you have questions, please email me at ggrefe@pure-brand.com.

As you may know, LA Phil LIVE was created to give classical music lovers a new and exciting way to experience an orchestral performance live. And, by sharing these performances on a national level, the LA Phil would be able to achieve its goal of rejuvenating interest and building support for classical music. By teaming with NCM Fathom, a division of National Cinemedia, the LA Phil was able to simulcast live in high-definition the first of three programs led by the dynamic conductor Gustavo Dudamel from iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles to movie theatres nationwide. Through the first LA Phil LIVE program, attendees had the opportunity to experience the dramatic sights and sounds of the one-and-only Gustavo Dudamel accompanied by the LA Phil orchestra. The broadcast also included an insider’s look at the LA Phil including never-seen-before footage and exclusive interviews with Gustavo Dudamel, world-renowned guest soloists, and the orchestra’s musicians. All three of the LA Phil LIVE performances are shared in local movie theaters through multiple HD cameras and in thrilling 5.1 surround sound.

Looking ahead, here’s information about the second performance on March 13: Dudamel Conducts Tchaikovsky. This all-Tchaikovsky program features his three Overture-Fantasies inspired by Shakespeare plays, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and The Tempest. Interspersed between these wonderful symphonic poems will be readings from the Bard’s immortal works by a cast of leading actors to be named in mid-February. The performance will take place at 5 pm (Eastern), 4 pm (Central), 3 pm (Mountain) and 2 pm (Pacific).

We hope you’ll mark your calendar and share this news with your blog readers and network. Tickets for LA Phil LIVE are available now at participating theater box offices and online at http://www.fathomevents.com (U.S.) and http://www.cineplex.com (Canada). Check out the trailer here: http://www.laphil.com/press/video.cfm.
Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information. Also, additional information about LA Phil LIVE is available at: LAPhil.com/LAPhilLIVE.

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Steven Huang 2.5.11 / 10am

Pitesti Philharmonic / Dumitru Goia, ROMANIA: Tchaikovsky Program — Maestro Dumitru Goia leads a conducting course with the Pitesti Philharmonic, ROMANIA. Repertoire: Tchaikovsky 6, Rococo Variations, Swan Lake (excerpts). Limited to 8-10 participants, who will conduct final concert. 2 July to 7 July, 2011. More information at http://www.internationalconductors.org

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Brett Karlin 2.8.11 / 9pm

Hello!

Would you mind including a link to the following summer program? It’s sure to be of interest to many choral conductors.

http://www.professionalchoralinstitute.org/

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Aria Italiana 2.14.11 / 8am

Aria Italiana would like to inform you that the dates of the Master Class in Orchestral Conducting with Maestro Lanfranco Marcelletti, to be held in Mercatello sul Metauro (Italy), have been changed. The course will take place from the 2nd to the 17th of August 2011. The final concert conducted by the participants will be performed on Wednesday 17th.
For more detailed information, please check http://www.ariaitaliana.it
Thank you.

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Memphis Symphony Orchestra 2.16.11 / 10am

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra First International Conducting Competition

The Memphis Symphony Orchestra (MSO) will host its First International Conducting Competition at the prestigious Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in Memphis, TN during May 25th-May 27th, 2011. Up to ten contestants and two alternates will be selected and notified by April 15th, 2011 to participate in the 3-day event. The two alternates must be available to compete if one or more of the ten contestants can no longer attend.
All contestants will compete in the 1st round of competition and have 12 minutes each to conduct. Six semi-finalists will proceed to the 2nd round of competition and have 20 minutes each to conduct. Three finalists will compete in the 3rd and final round and have 40 minutes each to conduct.

The winners will have an opportunity to conduct the Memphis Symphony Orchestra at its 2nd Masterworks Concert of the 2011/2012 Season. The winners must be available to return and stay in Memphis during the week of October 9th- October 16th, 2011. In addition, the 1st prize winner will receive $7,500, the 2nd prize winner will receive $3,000, and the Special Mention will receive $1,000.

The jury currently includes Robert Spano, Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and Anthony Fogg, Artistic Administrator of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Contact:
For an application form and more information about the competition’s rules and requirements, please visit the MSO website at: http://www.memphissymphony.org/conductingcompetition

Questions?
Veronica Bashbush, Competition Coordinator and MSO Director of Strategic Operations
veronica.bashbush@memphissymphony.org, 901.537.2518

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Charles Gambetta 2.25.11 / 8pm

You provide a great service. Please tell me how to post a summer conducting workshop.

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  1. Emma Kraemer 3.24.11 / 7am
    
    London Sinfonietta Academy – 25-29 July 2011
    
    Call for Conductors
    
    Following last year’s successful LS Academy Conducting masterclasses, we are delighted to again be offering three conductors at the beginning of their careers the chance to conduct the London Sinfonietta in masterclasses led by distinguished conductor and composer, Elgar Howarth, during the week of the LS Academy. The repertoire this year will include a brand new work, commissioned especially for the LS Academy, which the chosen conductors will have the opportunity to bring to life for the first time.
    
    We are looking for conductors at the beginning of their careers dedicated to the exploration and performance of new music. There is no age limit but applicants should be either of British nationality, be studying in the UK, or have been resident in the UK for at least 3 years. When applications close, the selection will be made by a panel of London Sinfonietta Principal Players.
    
    To apply, please send the following materials to Emma Kraemer, London Sinfonietta, Kings Place, 90 York Way, N1 9AG:
    
    A DVD of recent conducting work that clearly demonstrates work in the field of contemporary music
    Completed application form which can be found at http://www.londonsinfonietta.org.uk/project/london-sinfonietta-academy-2011
    A personal statement (no more than 500 words) referring specifically to your interest in and experience of conducting contemporary music
    A written reference to confirm your suitability for the course from someone who knows you as a conductor (conducting teacher/head of department where appropriate)
    A repertoire list
    
    Deadline for applications: Thursday 21 April 2011
Waterville Valley Music Center 3.1.11 / 8pm

I’d like to advertise our summer Conducting Masterclass on your siet, could you please let me know how? If you’d like to use the below, please do; Thanks in advance for your help!

Conducting Masterclass with Kenneth Kiesler at Waterville Valley Music Center, Waterville Valley New Hampshire.

The Conducting Masterclass at Waterville Valley Music Center is a week-long program for advanced conductors seeking to work with Maestro Kiesler and a professional-level orchestra. Participants receive a minimum of 120 minutes of podium time not including dress rehearsal and final performance as well as daily score-study sessions. Cost includes tuition, room, meals, and video recordings of all rehearsals and performance. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.wvmusiccenter.org.

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Rick Roe 3.20.11 / 8am

Helmuth Rilling awarded 2011 Herbert von Karajan Music Prize

http://oregonmusicnews.com/blog/2011/03/12/rilling-picks-up-karajan-music-prize/

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Aria Italiana 3.28.11 / 4am

We would like to inform you that due to administrative reasons, application submissions for the Master Class in Orchestral Conducting taught by M° Lanfranco Marcelletti to be held in Mercatello sul Metauro (Italy) have been extended to April 30th.
For applications received after April 30th there will be a € 150 late fee charge.
For more information please visit http://www.ariaitaliana.it
Thank you

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Haydn Sinfonietta Wien 4.5.11 / 7am

Manfred Huss teaches conducting course Wiener Meisterkurse August 2011

Masterclass for Conductors and Singers
31.7. – 11.8. 2011 Vienna
Application deadline: 15 May 2011

The well-renowned Wiener Meisterkurse are offering a special course for this year: upcoming conductors have the rare opportunity to conduct the Haydn Sinfonietta Wien on historical instruments in an 18th Century Hall: Schloss Laudon, famous through their use by the Viennese State Opera Ballet in the 2011 New Year’s Concert. Also, young singers can take part in this course and study important works in their right style and context.

For more information please visit http://www.haydn.or.at/en/music/conducting_mastercourse_2011

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Pacific Music Festival 4.9.11 / 3pm

Pacific Music Festival 2011 Conducting Academy

Invited by Artistic Director, Fabio Luisi, the following conductors are invited to the first Conducting Academy at Pacific Music Festival.

Keitaro HARADA
Fuad IBRAHIMOV
Qinqing QIAN
Anton TORBEEV

as of April 8, 2011
http://www.pmf.or.jp/en/participate/acceptance/

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Timothy Verville 4.20.11 / 12pm

Graduate student finds art in war

War has been trapped in negativity for centuries, but one ASU student is passionate to show the Tempe community the beauty of it.
Orchestral conducting graduate student Timothy Verville has organized a musical and artistic event called the “Art of War,” and after more than a year of strategizing, his orchestra is taking arms against ASU Gammage Wednesday night.
“We’re essentially exploring art as a product of war,” Verville said.
and finding musical and artistic significance behind infamous battles.
“The music on the program itself depict battles,” he said, including Napoleon’s invasion of Russia and invasions of the Holy Roman Empire.
Trumpet performance sophomore Tyler Richardson said exploring the art of war through playing his trumpet has been an engaging experience.
“He’s a very good conductor,” Richardson said. “He’s very approachable, and the art of war is a very cool concept.”
Microbiology senior and violinist Hansa Thompson said practicing and preparing to perform the Art of War concept has been a challenge, but it has helped her improve as an artist.
“The music is very exciting,” she said. “It is very emotional music, and it’s been great to work under a wonderful conductor.”
Prior to the concert, an art show will exhibit creative works of a dozen visual artists, exploring the concept of war with mediums ranging from paintings to iron-welded sculptures.
The visual art will stem from the music performed in the concert, Verville said.
In addition to the orchestra and art show, war will be portrayed in ways beyond paintbrushes and instruments.
Martial art performers will be spread outside Gammage to express the art of war through body movement.
“It ties in nicely to the art of war because the moves are almost poetic,” Verville said.
Students and artists have been investing much time in preparation all semester, but Verville has been planning the event for more than a year.
“It’s a large amount of work,” he said. “But as an artist we do these things not for ourselves but for others.”
The art show will begin at 6:30 p.m. and the concert at 7:30 p.m. Verville is hoping to give all who attend a refreshing perspective on war.
“These artists will try to give something to the audience, and possibly cause them to think of war in a new way.”

http://www.statepress.com/2011/04/19/graduate-student-finds-art-in-war/

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Akos Lustyik 5.5.11 / 8am

Dear Madame / Sir!

I would like to draw your attention to an event: the International Conducting Masterclass of MÁV Symphony Orchestra led by prof. Ilona Meskó.

EXTENDED DEADLINE: May 28th
There are 2 more active places available.

Ilona Meskó is a recognized and well-known conductor, composer and pianist in the Hungarian music scene, founder and leader of Ventoscala Symphony Orchestra (Budapest). She has built up a massive repertoire as a conductor from baroque to contemporary, and has a 10 year experience in teaching and lecturing.

Please read the following summary:

INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASS FOR ORCHESTRA CONDUCTING

led by prof. Ilona Meskó

August 29 – September 6 2011 Budapest, Hungary, EU

With: MÁV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

List of works:

Vivaldi: The four seasons

Grieg: Holberg suite

Beethoven: 1st symphony

Mendelssohn: Hebrides overture

Brahms: Violin concerto in D major

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet fantasy overture

Dvorak: 9th Symphony (From the new world)

Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Agenda:

Lessons with piano accompaniment (4 pianists) and orchestra every day. Altogether 120 minutes with pianists and 80 minutes with orchestra are available for each participant.

Prof. László Stachó, music historian and psychologist is going to give a lecture every day concerning the following topics:

reviewing composers and their works listed in the curriculum
stress management in the conductor profession
development of musical imagination
attentional styles, alternating attention, concentration

Aim of the course:

Bringing the art and technique of conducting to perfection – examining Hungarian and Russian schools, personality improvement, social and psychological studies (focusing on exquisite communication with the orchestra)

Active participants are required to be prepared of each piece.

Competition:

The best performing participant conducts the MÁV Symphony Orchestra in the final concert in the Hungarian National Museum on 6. September 2011. with the following programme: Brahms: Violin concerto in D major, Dvorak: 9th Symphony (From the new world)
Tuition fee:

Active participant € 750, Passive participant € 200
Application:

deadline: 28. April 2011.

contact: Mr. Ákos Lustyik, assistant: masterclass@meskoilona.hu

For additional information, please visit http://www.meskoilona.hu/en homepage, or feel free to contact me on this email address.

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Karolos Trikolidis 5.7.11 / 12pm

Dear Sir/Madame.
I would like to inform the followers of your site about a conducting masterclass in Greece-Thessaloniki.
I would really appreciate if you could post it to your front page.
Thank you in advance.

Konstantinos Diminakis

Aims to show the way into a deeper understanding of music
and to discover new sources of potential and capacity for music performance

Leader: GMD KAROLOS TRIKOLIDIS Greek State Orchestra – Thessaloniki
Orchestra: SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MUNICIPALITY of THESSALONIKI
Activities: 20 Orchestra sessions & 52 Lecture, Workshop, Individual preparation sessions
2 Final public concerts conducted by all active participants
3 Excursions to historical and cultural places in Northern Greece
Awards to support promising participants on their further steps

Participation in four graduated levels chosen by the applicants themselves
Repertoire, podium time, workshops and the seminar fees are adjusted to each level group

Groups – active participants
Administration fee € 100

A. VERY ADVANCED
12-14 x 30′
8 hours
890.-
B. ADVANCED
8-10 x 25′
5 hours
780.-
C. INTERMEDIATE
8-10 x 20′
4 hours
680.-
D. BEGINNERS
6-7 x 15′
2 hours
560.-
Groups of passive participation

ACTIVE ATTENDANTS
Administration fee € 50
280.-
GUEST ATTENDANTS PER DAY

40.-

Some indicative contents of Lectures and Workshops
– Individual preparation of each participant’s appearance with the orchestra
– Cycles of workshop for each group upon common matters of their repertoire with pianos & ensembles
– Creativity in analysis and realization of performance on substantial works of the selected repertoire
– The way to a deeper understanding of musical performance and its transmission
– “Beethoven – his overtures and symphonies” Central Cycle of the seminar with 10 lectures
– “What the orchestra musicians await from the conductor that he should know”. Listening to those who are
playing the music: Cycle of 5 guest lectures by the concert master and principal players of the Greek State
Orchestra on specifics of high & low strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion for the efficacy of rehearsing

Further information

Accommodation near to the Music Center can be arranged on the participants’ behalf,
with a reasonably price of approximately € 20 per person per day in a double room.
The seminar is located at the halls of the Municipality’s Music Center.
Arrival on Thursday the 25th of August – Departure on Friday the 16th of September
Beginning of the seminar on the 26th at 9: 30: meeting and the first orchestra session,.
End of the seminar on the15th Sep., after the 2nd Final concert and the Awards’ announcement.

The seminar language can be German or English according to the agreement of all participants

Video-DVD: All sessions can be videotaped by the participants with their own equipment

Participants’ places are open as long as podium time remains free.

Certificates of Participation and Attendance will be given by the end of the 2nd final concert

Regulations

Applications can be submitted until 20th of July and will be subject to a selection progress
Requested are
a.Completed application form
b.Detailed curriculum vitae (studies, teachers, activities)
c.List of conducted works/movements at rehearsals, concerts, seminars, competitions
DVD of your conducting is not requested. Each application will be answered within one week

Payment
a.Within one week of the acceptance to the course the administration fee of € 100 must be paid
b.Until the 1st of July an account deposit of €400
c.Until the 1st of August the balance of the rest amount of the seminar fee
Information regarding the bank transfer arrangements will be communicated to the participants

In spirit and conception this seminar gives quite different opportunities, also more podium time, lectures, workshops, individual preparation with lowest seminar fees.

Contact for further details e-mail : conductorseminar.thes@yahoo.gr

Vasilopoulou Artemis +306945984956, +302310251177

http://conductorseminar.blogspot.com/

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konstantinos diminakis 5.7.11 / 6pm

Please remove my name from the post. Im just the middle man for the information about the masterclass. Thank you

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Andrea Vitello 5.8.11 / 5am

Dear Sirs,

I would like to annouce the 2011 conducting masterclass organized in Florence by Associazione Artes, details:

from 6 to 11 September 2011, in Florence, Italy. With the Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina and his chief conductor, M°Giuseppe Lanzetta (also teacher in Santa Cecilia Conservatoire in Rome) there will be a conducting masterclass open up to a maximum of 12 effective students.

The best students will also be enrolled for a concert in 2012 season of Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina.

With the collaboration of Polo Museale Fiorentino, the masterclass is very cheap but rich in the contents.

Details: http://www.artes.prato.it/masterclass/settembre2011/orchestra/home.htm

Thnak you !

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Tim Rarick 5.12.11 / 3pm

To all future conductors. After a great year working with Elizabeth Askren, the brass ensemble KABrass, based in Paris, France, is accepting applications for conductor the 2011/2012 season. We are a small brass ensemble, professional in organization and in marketing; semi-professional in musical interpretation.

Start your career in Europe with an organization ready to rehearse and perform in Paris on a regular basis. A small stipend is rewarded at the end of each session.

For more information, contact Tim Rarick, president, at tim.rarick@yahoo.com. Visit our web site http://www.kabrass.com.

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OrkesterkamP 5.15.11 / 8am

Conducting Masterclass for wind band
with Maestro Douglas Bostock

20. – 25. 8. 2011 Auditorium Portorož/Portorose (Slovenia)

The course it is a part of the festival and school “OrkesterkamP 2011” .

Arrival time, registration and location:
Saturday , 20. 8. 2011 at 14.00 (registration)
Congress Center: Avditorij Portorož – Portorose; Senčna pot 10, 6320 Portorož, Slovenia
Deadline for application is 15th of June 2011.

Course Repertoire:

Jubilee Overture: Philip Sparke edition – Hal Leonard

Norman Dello Joio: Satiric Dances edition – Hal Leonard

Colonial Song: P.A.Grainger / M. Rogers edition – Southern Music Company

Jalan-jalan: Shin’ya Takahashi edtion – Bravo Music

The Full Band is made up of the advanced course students, ages 16 – 27.

Additional sessions with Maestro Bostock can be arranged as required.

Registration and fee: 250 € active (scores and accommodation excluded)
80 € passive (scores and accommodation excluded)

Accommodation (Youth hostel, (3 beds)) and food (full board) at the auditorium will cost 180 euro in total.
Every conductor can also book his own arrangement for accommodation and food.

Maximum 8 active applicants will be accepted. Coruse languages will be English (main) and German.

Maestro Bostock will select the conductors for each concert. Every conductor accepted to the course will conduct also in the concert.

Fee payment to be transferred to the following bank account:

BIC: SKBASI2X
IBAN: SI5603171 1000678788

Kulturno društvo UNIVERZITETNI PIHALNI ORKESTER LJUBLJANA
Ižanska cesta 261 A, SI – 1000 Ljubljana
e-mail: orkesterkamp@gmail.com
tel.: +386 (0)41 201 127 (Simon)
http://www.upol.si

Deadline for application is 15th of June 2011.

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Aria Italiana 5.19.11 / 5am

We would like to inform you that there is still an open place as active participant in the Master Class in Orchestral Conducting with M° Marcelletti to be held in Mercatello sul Metauro (PU, Italy) from the 2 to the 18 of August.
For more information, please contact: info@ariaitaliana.it
http://www.ariaitaliana.it

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Haydn Sinfonietta Wien 5.24.11 / 10am

Extention of application deadline for the Conducting Masterclass in Vienna July 2011 hold by Maestro Manfred Huss (31st July – 11th august 11) with the Haydn Sinfonietta Wien. Since there are still a few places for active participants vacant, applications are accepted until 15th June ´11. For further information see:
http://www.haydn.or.at/de/musik/dirigentenkurs_2011

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Haydn Sinfonietta Wien 6.1.11 / 8am

To whom it may concern.
Could you be so kind us to announce the postponement of the application deadline of our conducting masterclass :
Extention of application deadline for the Conducting Masterclass in Vienna July 2011 hold by Maestro Manfred Huss (31st July – 11th august 11) with the Haydn Sinfonietta Wien. Since there are still a few places for active participants vacant, applications are accepted until 15th June ´11. For further information see:
http://www.haydn.or.at/de/musik/dirigentenkurs_2011

Thank you for your support.
HSW

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Conductors Retreat at Medomak 6.1.11 / 12pm

Celebrating its 15th anniversary, the CONDUCTORS RETREAT AT MEDOMAK is accepting applications for this summer’s retreat, an intensive program for conductors, July 6-24, 2011. Kenneth Kiesler (score study and conducting), Jerry Schwiebert (movement/expression), Joanna Chao (aural skills), and resident professional musicians. Copland: Appalachian Spring and Old American Songs; Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune; Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings; Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. Final concert performed with professional orchestra, soloists and chorus. For more info: http://www.conductorsretreat.org

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Aria Italiana 6.8.11 / 6am

We would like to inform you that there is still an open place available as active participant in the Master Class in Orchestral Conducting taught by M° Marcelletti, which will be held in Mercatello sul Metauro (PU, Italy) from the 2 to the 18 of August.
The late fee for this application will not apply.
For more information, please contact: info@ariaitaliana.it
http://www.ariaitaliana.it
Thank you very much.

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Austin 6.9.11 / 6am

Hello,

Here is a news article about the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra’s search for a new Music Director:
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2011/06/05/life/doc4de98725cde35177648621.txt

The finalists are Alexander Platt, Miriam Burns, Nathan Madsen, and Teresa Cheung

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Conductors Retreat at Medomak 6.10.11 / 3pm

CONDUCTORS RETREAT AT MEDOMAK is accepting applications for this summer’s retreat, an intensive program for conductors, July 6-24, 2011. Kenneth Kiesler (score study and conducting), Jerry Schwiebert (movement/expression), Joanna Chao (aural skills), and resident professional musicians. Copland: Appalachian Spring and Old American Songs; Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune; Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings; Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen; and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. Final concert performed with professional orchestra, soloists and chorus. For more info: http://www.conductorsretreat.org

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Peter the Great Music Academy (St. Petersburg, Russia) 6.24.11 / 11am

Greetings,

We would like to let you and everyone know about number of conducting masterclasses organized in St. Petersburg, Russia, by Peter the Great Music Academy. The next one, with maestro Milen Nachev (Bulgaria/USA) will be held from August 21 to 27, with St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra. For more information about this and other masterclasses, please see http://www.peterthegreatmusicacademy.com/masterclasses. We hope that you will consider us to become your contributor, or that you would be able to post our masterclasses on your site.

Sincerely,
Peter the Great Music Academy (St. Petersburg, Russia)

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Haydn Sinfonietta Wien 6.27.11 / 10am

Dear Madam/Sir,

Could you be so kind to post us the extension of the application deadline of our conducting masterclass as follows:

Masterclass for Conductors and Singers

“Paths to the Viennese Classics – Style, Analysis, Performance Practice, Conducting Technique”

31.7. – 11.8. 2011 Vienna

• Phase A: 31 July – 5 August 2011 (performance practice, stylistic aspects, analysis, repertoire with piano)
• Phase B: 07 – 11 August 2011 (Formulation of program with orchestra)

Application deadline: late applications will be accepted until July 25th July ´11
Application deadline for scholarships: 10th July ´11

Director: MANFRED HUSS
Orchestra: Haydn Sinfonietta Wien (on period instruments)
Promoter: Verein Haydn Sinfonietta Wien

Programme:
• J.S. Bach, 3. Orchestersuite (GA, Bärenreiter)
• C.P.E Bach, Sinfonie No. 5 in h-moll Wq 182/5 (Edition Peters); Sinfonie Nr. 1 in D-Dur Wq 183/1 (Breitkopf&Härtel oder Schott)
• J.C. Bach, Sinfonie f. Doppelorchester Es-Dur op.XVIII/1 (Edition Peters)
• G.F. Händel, Wassermusik-Suiten 1-3 (Bärenreiter)
• Joseph Haydn, 6 Scherzandi (Sinfonien) Hob.II: 33-38 (Doblinger; Henle GA), Sinfonie No. 60 “Il distratto” (UE-Haydn-Mozart-Presse; Henle GA), Sinfonie No. 92 “Oxford” (UE-Haydn-Mozart-Presse; Henle GA)
• W.A. Mozart, Sinfonien B-Dur, K 22, in G-Dur, K 199, in G-Moll, K 550 (beide Fassungen), in C-Dur, “Jupiter” K 551 (alles NMA, Bärenreiter)
Works with singer:
• L.v. Beethoven, „Ah perfido“, op. 65 (Sopran), “No, non turbati” WoO 92a (Sopran), “Prüfung des Küssens”, WoO 89 (Bariton) – alle Henle Urtext
• G. F. Händel, Messias: No. 2, 5,6,26-29 (Bärenreiter)
• Joseph Haydn, „Scena di Berenice“, Hob. XXIVa:10; (Doblinger)
• Joseph Haydn, „Dice benissimo“, Hob. XXIVb:5 (Bariton) „Da che penso“, Hob. XXIVb:16 (Tenor), „Scena di Berenice“, Hob. XXIVa:10 (Sopran) – alles bei Doblinger oder Henle GA
• W.A. Mozart, „Die Zauberflöte“: Finale 1.Akt /15.Auftritt (Sprecherszene, Tenor, Bariton), „Ah, lo previdi““, Rez. u. Arie K 272 (Sopran) (alles NMA, Bärenreiter)
Participation in Phase B is contingent upon active participation in Phase A. Candidates for Phase B will be selected at the conclusion of Phase A.

Manfred Huss
Internationally, Manfred Huss currently belongs to one of the more distinctive personalities in the historical performance practise scene. Already in his earlier years at the beginning of his career, he engaged himself intensively concerning the questions of interpretation. Formerly the youngest and “last” student of Hans Swarowsky, Huss later edited Swarowsky’s writings on conducting (“Wahrung der Gestalt”, UE Wien 1979). H.C. Robbins Landon subsequently awakened in Huss an enthusiasm for Haydn, supporting him in the Haydn year 1982, and resulting in the first modern, accurate German edition on Haydn (Edition Roetzer, Eisenstadt 1984). Stemming from these activities, Huss has been devoted to an in-depth examination of the circumstances concerning historical performance practise of the 18th Century. In February 2011 Huss directed a several-day workshop for conducting students at the Musikhochschule Lucerne; with his lectures at the Viennese conducting classes (first directed by Hans Swarowsky in 1975), Manfred Huss continues his engagement for pedagogical activities.

Assistant
Out of the pool of conductors that attend the course, a new assistant for Manfred Huss and his work with the Haydn Sinfonietta Wien may be selected, beginning in 2012. The assistant’s responsibilities and duties are to support and prepare for concerts and recordings, i.e.: score and part preparation, participation in rehearsals and recording sessions, conducting occasional rehearsals, répétiteur of singers, continuo playing, etc. An assistant will be incooporated in the full working process of conducting and dealing with an orchestra.

Scholarship
The Haydn Sinfonietta Wien is willing to financially support certain course participants in the manner of scholarships. The recipients of a scholarship are intended for particularly young and gifted conductors, who without the support of a scholarship are unable to attend the masterclasses. Please forward you queries to this address only. Please note that there is no legal entitlement associated with the granting or non-granting of the above-mentioned scholarship. Applications will be considered until July 10th

Singers
Young singers have the possibility to participate FREE OF CHARGE in the masterclasses and also in the final concert. Taking part in the final concert is only possible for singers that have also been present for both weeks of the course. For particularly gifted singers, there is also the opportunity that they could be selected for further concerts and CD productions with Manfred Huss and the Haydn Sinfonietta Wien. Please send applications with DVD/CD and biography to this address.

Final Concert
Successful participants of the masterclasses have the opportunity to conduct in the final concert of the course on 11 August 2011. The maximum number of participants will be limited to six conductors. These conductors will be awarded with a personal certificate presented by Manfred Huss detailing their successful course participation.

Registration
Apply directly directly to office[at]haydn.or.at
Registration fee: EUR 150,-
Course tuition fee Phase A:
Active Participants EUR 440,-
Course tuition fee Phase B:
Active Participants EUR 950,-
Passive Participants A EUR 200,-
Passive Participants B EUR 150,-

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Mansfield Symphony Orchestra 6.27.11 / 11pm

Please post the following:

The Mansfield Symphony Orchestra announces its Music Director candidates who will guest conduct in the 2011-2012 season.

Sylvia & Friends
featuring Sylvia McNair
September 24, 2011: Guest Maestra Miriam Burns

Phantom of the Symphony
October 22, 2011: Guest Maestro Scott Seaton

British Invasion: Britten to Beatles
featuring Gulimina Mahamuti, piano
April 14, 2012: Guest Maestro Thomas Hong

Sentimental Stars & Stripes!
May 19, 2012: Guest Maestro Darryl One

Further information, including conductor biographies, can be found at http://www.mansfieldtickets.com.

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JV 6.30.11 / 3pm

Please post the following link:

http://www.juilliard.edu/newsroom/releases/current/2011-2012_JuilliardOrchestra-print.html

This fall, Juilliard welcome three new conducting students in the master of music degree program. Ms. Karina Canellakis, a native of NYC, studied violin for a year at Juilliard and graduated from Curtis Institute with a B.M. Mr. Gene Chang, a practicing lawyer, currently resides in Los Angeles and holds a B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and a J.D. degree from the University of Chicago. Mr. Yuga Cohler is from Lexington, MA and graduated from Harvard with a B.A. degree in 2011.

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Ceri Jones 7.5.11 / 12pm

The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (OAE) is searching for a young conductor to work with OAE in the 2011/12 season. The Melgaard Young Conductor scheme presents a fantastic opportunity for a young conductor to work with a closely knit period instrument orchestra, utilising the players, conductors of international standing and management as assets. The scheme was originally launched in 2008 and previous selected conductors have included Philipp von Steinaecker, Eduardo Portal and Kevin Griffiths.

Following an audition day on 12th October, the Young Conductor will commence their involvement with the OAE in Winter 2011. More information can be found at http://www.oae.co.uk/youngconductor

Application Deadline extended to Friday 23rd July 2011

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Tigran Arakelyan 7.19.11 / 1pm

Hi,
I have been following your site for a while and would like to help contribute if you are still interested in people contributing. I am a conductor based in Los Angeles.

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1. conductingmasterclass 7.19.11 / 6pm
  
  Absolutely! I will make you a contributor.
  
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Ilona Meskó 8.13.11 / 6am

Dear Madame / Sir!

Would you be so kind to post the following, as there have been some changes.

!!!

Due to a cancellation, there is a vacancy among active participants (1 person).
There is no limit for passive participants.

!!!

INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASS FOR ORCHESTRA CONDUCTING led by prof. Ilona Meskó August 29 – September 6 2011 Budapest

With: MÁV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

List of works:
Vivaldi: The four seasons
Grieg: Holberg suite
Beethoven: 1st symphony
Mendelssohn: Hebrides overture
Brahms: Violin concerto in D major
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet fantasy overture
Dvorak: 9th Symphony (From the new world)
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

Agenda:
Lessons with piano accompaniment (4 pianists) and orchestra. Altogether 120 minutes with pianists and 80 minutes with orchestra are available for each participant.

Prof. László Stachó, music historian and psychologist is going to give a lecture every day concerning the following topics:

reviewing composers and their works listed in the curriculum
stress management in the conductor profession
development of musical imagination
attentional styles, alternating attention, concentration

Aim of the course:
Bringing the art and technique of conducting to perfection – examining Hungarian and Russian schools, personality improvement, social and psychological studies (focusing on exquisite communication with the orchestra)

Every active participants are required to be prepared of each piece.
Competition:

The best performing participant conducts the MÁV Symphony Orchestra in the final concert in the Hungarian National Museum on 6. September 2011. with the following programme: Brahms: Violin concerto in D major, Dvorak: 9th Symphony (From the new world)
Tuition fee:

Active participant € 750, Passive participant € 150

For more information (e.g. regarding schedule) please check http://meskoilona.hu/en

Thank you and best regards,

Ákos Lustyik
assistant

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Timothy Verville 8.15.11 / 3pm

If you could please post!

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Boston Chamber Orchestra Commission Competition

Continuing our tradition of seeking out talented composers to create new works, The Boston Chamber Orchestra proudly announces its first ever Composition Competition.

Cash prizes will be awarded to the top 3 selected composers.

1st prize- $1,000
2nd prize- $500
3rd prize- $300

In addition, the 1st prize winner will receive a commission from the BCO to compose a new work for string orchestra that will be premiered in the spring of the 2011-2012.

Full competition information and application process can be found at :

http://www.bostonchamberorchestra.org/Commission_Competition.html

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Lockwood Hoehl 9.3.11 / 12am

Announcing the 3rd annual
Baltimore Chamber Orchestra Conducting Workshop with Markand Thakar

http://www.thebco.org/conductingworkshop

December 18-21, 2011

“It was the first time I have ever been moved by my own conducting.”
Dana Sadava
Assistant Conductor, Indianapolis Opera
(past participant)

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Justin Toomey 10.11.11 / 9pm

Conducting Masterclass and Workshop Series (CMWS) – Chicago
at the Hyatt Regency Chicago

Donald Schleicher – Faculty
Li-Kuo Chang – Guest Lecturer

Chicago, IL
December 15-18, 2011

This workshop provides participants with the experience of conducting a sextet (piano + string quinet) comprised of professional musicians. Participants will receive over 40 minutes of podium time conducting standard orchestral repertoire, opera recitatives and overtures. This workshop is full of opportunities off the podium as well including guest lectures from the CSO on topics such as conducting careers and auditions, the workings of a professional orchestra, and opera conducting. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will be performing Mahler’s Symphony #6 with guest conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen which will be incorporated into the workshop. Hotel accommodations can be arranged through the CMWS.

Repertoire:
Bartok – Concerto for Orchestra
Beethoven – Symphony #7
Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Strauss: Overture to Die Fledermaus
Tchaikovsky: Symphony #4
Verdi: Overture to La Forza Del Destino
Opera: Accompanied Recits and Arias TBA

Apply by Tuesday, November 1, 2011 to get the discounted rate. Application deadline is Friday, December 2, 2011.

Visit http://www.conductingmws.com for more information!

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Lockwood Hoehl 10.16.11 / 5pm

Reminder: Deadline for the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra Conducting Workshop with Markand Thakar is November 1. See the website for info: http://www.thebco.org/conductingworkshop

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Andrew Crust 10.18.11 / 4pm

Hello, I would like to share information about McGill University’s graduate conducting program for 2012-13

Thank you,
Andrew

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McGill University Graduate Conducting Program:

– 3 semester program, 45 credits (usually 2 years)
– Podium time each week (30-40m) with a classical-sized orchestra
– 1 graduate recital with the Beethoven Orchestra
– 1 graduate recital with the McGill Sinfonietta
– Personal instruction from renowned teacher and conductor Alexis Hauser
http://www.alexishauser.webs.com/
-Frequent interaction with guest conductors
-A myriad of musical opportunities within the school
– Maximum experience with only 2 students at a time in the master’s program

-Only one position will become open for the 2012-13 school year.

– The position will be awarded to the best candidate after a live audition with the Beethoven Orchestra in March

Schulich facts
180 faculty members
700+ public performances in 2009 – more than two a day on average
5 orchestras (2 full, 1 opera, 1 baroque, 1 contemporary)
4 performing arts halls
100 practice rooms
275 bursaries, scholarships and fellowships awarded annually

McGILL’S SCHULICH SCHOOL OF MUSIC is the best in Canada, and one of the best in the world.
Don’t believe us? For each of the last 15 years, the Schulich School has helped McGill rank among the top 15 universities worldwide for Arts and Humanities, placing ahead of many illustrious institutions. Other schools focus on either performance or research – Schulich excels at both, and when game-changing research meets world-class performance, the results become a powerful reminder of why we do music.
Schulich offers diploma, undergraduate, Master’s and doctoral programs in all disciplines. And we’re nestled in the heart of Montreal – a bilingual city with a celebrated symphony orchestra, dozens of annual festivals and hundreds of live music venues large and small.
If you’re serious about pursuing music as both a passion and a profession, your road passes through our doors. We lead the way in professional music training and research. And we’ve been doing it since 1904.
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For further information contact:
Jean Lesage, Chair, Department of Performance – chair.musicperformance@mcgill.ca
Alexis Hauser, Director, McGill Orhcestras – Alexis.Hauser@mcgill.ca
Alexis Carter, Ensemble Resource Administrator – Alexis.Carter@mcgill.ca
Patrick O’Niell, Admission’s Officer – Patrick.Oneill@mcgill.ca

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Leandro 10.23.11 / 5pm

NEW Colin Metters Conducting Masterclass

This course, aimed at students with some conducting experience, provides a rare opportunity to work intensively with Colin Metters, Director of the internationally renowned postgraduate conducting programme at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and one of the world’s foremost
conducting pedagogues.

There are bursaries available

Please visit

http://www.mettersconductingmasterclass.co.uk

for more information and application forms

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Emma Kraemer 10.25.11 / 12pm

The London Sinfonietta are currently recruiting for 3 conductors at the beginning of their careers to take part in the London Sinfonietta Academy 2012 Conducting Masterclasses. Apply for the chance to conduct the London Sinfonietta in core contemporary repertoire AND a newly commissioned piece.
Conductor tbc, previous years have been Pierre-Andre Valade (2011) and Elgar Howarth (2010).
For more information and to apply for this brilliant opportunity, see the London Sinfonietta website: http://www.londonsinfonietta.org.uk/project/london-sinfonietta-academy or email academy@londonsinfonietta.org.uk for more information.

We look forward to receiving your applications!
Good Luck

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Andrew Crust 10.27.11 / 8am

Hello,

Is there something I could change about the McGill conducting program posting so that you would post it? I would like this to go up soon if possible.

Thank you,
Andrew

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Janet 11.12.11 / 9pm

Hello,

Your blog looks very useful – thank you for putting the work into making it.

Our orchestra will soon be inviting applicants for our Music Director position – is there a way to email you the job description, or should we just post it as a comment here?

thanks, and best wishes,

Janet

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1. Robert 3.3.12 / 11am
  
  Hi Janet,
  
  What orchestra are you associated with? I would very much like to apply!
  
  Please email me at finprete@gmail.com
  
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Mark Heron 11.15.11 / 7am

http://www.rncm.ac.uk/conducting

RNCM Conducting Weekend: Friday 4 May to Sunday 6 May (Friday 1400 to Sunday 1800)

The conducting weekend follows on from highly successful Conductor Training Weekends in previous years, and features three days of dynamic masterclasses with internationally acclaimed conductors and RNCM Conducting Faculty members Mark Heron and Clark Rundell plus guest teacher Professor Mark Stringer from the University of Music & Performing Arts in Vienna. Orchestras and ensembles for the weekend will be formed from members of the Stockport Symphony Orchestra, Liverpool Mozart Orchestra, North Cheshire Wind Orchestra and students from the RNCM and Manchester University.   

The course is open to both active conductors and observers and will focus on key practical issues including conducting technique, interpretation, rehearsal and preparation. In addition to sessions with a variety of orchestras and ensembles there will be workshops with rehearsal pianists and discussions on topics of interest to conductors led by other RNCM Faculty members. Video playback facilities will also be available and all participants will receive a DVD of their conducting over the weekend.

Repertoire will include:

Strauss – Till Eulenspiegel

 Mahler – of a Wayfarer

 Haydn – Symphony No.104

Plus new music, smaller ensemble works, and opera or choral repertoire. The cost of the conducting weekend is £175.
Application form: http://www.rncm.ac.uk/images/pdfs/conducting_weekend_2012_leaflet.pdf

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Emily Freeman Brown 11.18.11 / 2pm

Bowling Green State University
College of Musical Arts

Doctor of Musical Arts in Contemporary Music
with a specialization in
Performance (Conducting)

The College of Musical Arts of Bowling Green State University announces an opening in the Doctor of Musical Arts in Contemporary Music performance (conducting). Contemporary music is defined as art music created after 1945, although chronological flexibility may be permitted according to individual interests. Students accepted into the program will receive an assistantship with a stipend and full-tuition waivers.

APPLICATION INFORMATION
All required materials must be received by January 4, 2012.
Go to for more information.

Following the review of all required application materials, qualified applicants will be invited to campus for an audition and interview.

For more information contact:

Dr. Robert Satterlee, Coordinator of Graduate Studies
419/372-2360
rsatter@bgnet.bgsu.edu
http://www.bgsu.colleges/music/graduate

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Ilona Meskó 11.29.11 / 4pm

Dear Madame / Sir!

I would like to share information about the 2nd International Conducting Masterclass with MÁV Symphony Orchestra.
Thank you

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Conducting masterclass with the MÁV Symphony Orchestra 2012
INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASS FOR ORCHESTRA CONDUCTING led by prof. Ilona Meskó August 24 – September 2 2012 Budapest

With: MÁV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

List of works:

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings
Shostakovich: Chamber Syphony for String Orchestra
Beethoven: 6th symphony Pastorale
Mendelssohn: Violin concerto E minor
Brahms: 3rd symphony
Stravinsky: Firebird suite
Liszt: Les Preludes

Agenda:
Lessons with piano accompaniment (4 pianists) and orchestra. Altogether 120 minutes with pianists and 80 minutes with orchestra are available for each participant.

Aim of the course:
Bringing the art and technique of conducting to perfection – examining Hungarian and Russian schools, personality improvement, social and psychological studies (focusing on exquisite communication with the orchestra)

Every active participants are required to be prepared of each piece.

COMPETITION:

The best performing participant conducts the MÁV Symphony Orchestra in the final concert in the Hungarian National Museum on 2. September 2011. with the following programme: Brahms: 3rd symphony, Mendelssohn: Violin concerto E minor, Liszt: Les Preludes

Tuition fee:

Active participant € 790, Passive participant € 150

APPLICATION:
Mr. Ákos Lustyik, assistant: masterclass@meskoilona.hu

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Thomas Verrier 12.6.11 / 8am

Announcing a new opportunity for conductors:

The Conductors Lab® in Aix-en-Provence, France [July 22-26, 2012] is designed to provide a cooperative learning environment for experienced conductors. In the “lab,” the participants conduct members of the renowned Berlin Philharmonic and receive comments and critique in real-time directly from the musicians themselves.

The Conductors Lab® has NO master conducting teacher. The suggestions offered by the musicians are contextualized in follow-up sessions through a collaborative process amongst the participants. The goals of the Conductors Lab® are to:
• To provide insight into the roles and responsibilities of the conductor from the perspective of the finest orchestral musicians
• To identify the collaborative aspects of the relationship between conductor and the orchestra
• To foster a better understanding of the cooperative nature of conducting through a process of self-actualization

Highlights of the experience:

Lab Experience: Two conducting rounds offering each participant 30 minutes of time with the ensemble; comments and critiques offered by the ensemble musicians.

Colloquium: Review of the conducting experiences (via video). Processing the musicians’ feedback through a pedagogical lense; participants share constructive comments and recommendations.

Lecture/Discussions: Sessions on perceptions of the role of the conductor, led by members of the orchestra. Contextualizing the experience.

Awakening Your Inner Artist: French cuisine and wine tasting, tour of local farmers market and an introduction to the flavors of the South of France, excursion to the seaside village of Cassis, farewell dinner overlooking the Mediterranean Sea.

Participation Fees:
Registration €1000
Housing (5 nights) €450
Activity Fee €150
TOTAL €1600

Applications for Participation are accepted until all positions are filled. Candidates submit a curriculum vitea and a 30 minute DVD of live performance.

Send Materials To:
The Conductors Lab®
Blair School of Music
2400 Blakemore Ave.
Nashville, TN 37212

The Conductors Lab®: Maite Monchal, Administrator; Thomas Verrier, Director; Fergus McWilliam, Artistic Coordinator; Mark Wait, Dean, Blair School of Music.

The Conductors Lab is a Registered Trademark

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Michael Powers 12.13.11 / 7pm

Young Musicians Foundation – Debut Orchestra

Music Director and Conductor Post

The YMF Debut Orchestra Music Director and Conductor post is one of the most prestigious training positions available to young conductors. A three-year position, this opportunity gives one conductor (selected through national auditions) the opportunity to plan, rehearse, and conduct a series of approximately six concerts per season including symphonic, chamber orchestra, family and fundraising performances.

The Music Director & Conductor reports to the YMF Executive Director and YMF Artistic Administrator and creates each season’s programming in collaboration with the Artistic Administrator and Music Advisory Board. Other tasks include serving on the yearly orchestra audition panel, write program notes, speak to the audience, direct up to three 360° Music performances around Los Angeles County and represent YMF at numerous social and artistic events.

The Music Director receives a BMI Foundation Inc./Lionel Newman Conducting Study Grant, a YMF Conducting Grant, and the YMF/John & Samantha Williams Conducting Fellowship Grant. This is one of the few programs available where the most talented young conductors in the world are paired with one of the premier training orchestras in the nation, and given the opportunity to plan, rehearse, and conduct a full orchestra season.

2012 Music Director and Conductor Search
Eligibility: Open to conductors of exceptional professional promise and ability who reside in the United States, who will not have reached their 28th* birthday by June 30, 2012, and who are not yet under professional management. Upon winning the post, Los Angeles residency will be strongly encouraged.
*extended from prior restriction of 27th birthday, for 2012 appointment only

Duties:

Build, guide, and conduct the YMF Debut Orchestra in rehearsals, concerts, and the YMF Command Performance Gala. Season includes 5-6 concerts, with 4-5 rehearsals per concert. The orchestra is often hired for additional outside events.
Select a professional conductor to serve as a mentor for lessons, rehearsals, and programming.
Assist in re-auditioning the entire orchestra every year.
Assist in judging the National Debut Concerto Competition.
Plan and direct two outreach concerts per year.
Write program notes for each concert.
Be available for community and public relations activities.
Act as a spokesperson for the Foundation and its programs.

Application: Applications will be available for online submission beginning November 1, 2011.

Please visit our website at: http://www.ymf.org under “Programs > Debut Orchestra > Music Director and Conductor Post”
to submit your application.

Required materials:

Completed online application with application fee
Resume
Proof of age (copy of driver license, passport, or birth certificate)
Proof of US residency
Two letters of recommendation, one of which from the primary conducting teacher
Labeled DVD/video or online selections (see instructions below)
Repertoire conducted list
(optional) SASE for DVD/video return
Video instructions: The applicant is to be filmed (both in rehearsal and in concert) from the sides or rear of the orchestra with a wide enough angle of view so that the conductor’s face, body, and at least some of the orchestra members are visible throughout the rehearsal or performance.

Video submissions must contain the following (labeled on the DVD/video if submitting a hard copy):

Exactly 5 minutes, unedited, of one selection from the repertoire list below in working rehearsal;
Exactly 5 minutes, unedited, of one selection from the repertoire list below in either rehearsal or concert;
Exactly 5 minutes, unedited, of a second selection from the repertoire list below in either rehearsal or concert;
One complete movement or work in concert, not longer than 15 minutes.
Repertoire must include four contrasting selections from the following, not necessarily in this order:

One movement of a concerto;
One Classical period work;
One Romantic period work;
One contemporary work containing mixed meters and/or complex beating patterns.
All repertoire selections should come from the standard canon for each period.

Deadline: Application and supporting materials must be received by Friday, January 13, 2012

Auditions: Final auditions by invitation on Saturday, March 10, 2012.

Contact: Sarah Thomas, YMF programs
Tel: 310.859.7669 Fax: 310.859.1365 Email: sarah@ymf.org

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Peter Fender 12.16.11 / 7am

New Conducting Workshops in London, England

Two new one-day conducting workshops will be happening in central London next year led by Peter Fender (www.peterfender.co.uk). Future courses of a longer duration are being planned.

The workshops are open to people of all ages and of all standards. Beginners are welcome. A mix of abilities is a great learning environment, and each person will receive help and advice appropriate to their skill and experience. Maximum of 10 participants.

Subjects covered will be technique, musical interpretation, communication, and how to manage an orchestra. Although there will be some overlap between the two days there will also be many differences – you can profitably come to either or both. We will be working with a professional pianist and solo singer.

Cost:
One day: £90 (£75 unwaged)
Both days: £170 (£140 unwaged)

Saturday 21st April 10:30-17:30
Upper Hall, St Columba’s Church, Pont Street, London SW1X 0BD.

Repertoire: All – Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.1, Menuetto and Trio
Beginners – Mozart Symphony No.40, 1st movement (up to repeat sign)
Others – Mahler Symphony No.2 mov 4 (with soloist)

Saturday 23rd June 10:30-17:30
The Choir Room, The American Church, 79a Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TD.

Repertoire: All – Elgar Enigma Variations, introduction (up to figure 2)
Beginners – Ravel Mother Goose Suite, 1st movement
Others – Bach St Matthew Passion, opening chorus

For more information or to book a place please email info@peterfender.co.uk

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Peter Fender 12.19.11 / 5am

Weekend conducting workshop (with orchestra) in London, UK, 2012 led by Peter Fender.

Saturday 8th September 11:00-21:00 & Sunday 9th September 10:00-17:00

Abacus Arts, 2a Browning Street, London, SE17 1LN, UK.

Saturday is work with piano
Sunday is work with orchestra

Repertoire:
Mozart – Symphony No.35 (Haffner)
Mahler – Adagietto from Symphony No.5
Ravel – Pavane pour une infante defunte

Maximum of 8 participants.
Podium time 90 mins minimum, plus 15 mins individual session.
Observers welcome: they can have a short session at conducting one of the pieces (should they wish).

It may be possible to find cheap accommodation for anyone needing it for the Saturday night. Please enquire.

Cost

£210 (£175 unwaged, £105 observer)
If you book on this course plus the two one-day courses already advertised (21 Apr and 23 Jun) the cost is just £360, £300 unwaged)

For more information or to book a place please email info@peterfender.co.uk

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Aria Italiana 12.22.11 / 5am

ARIA ITALIANA – Musica Arte e Creatività, an organization devoted to the creation and management of cultural and musical events based in Mercatello sul Metauro, Italy, presents a Master Class in Orchestral Conducting culminating in a final concert with Orchestra conducted by the participants.

Admission
The course is open to young orchestra conductors of any nationality who speak English or Italian.
The number of active participants is limited to nine people and ten auditors.

Instruction
The course will be taught by Maestro Lanfranco Marcelletti, recently appointed as Music Director and Conductor of the Symphonic Orchestra of Xalapa (Mexico), Music Director and Conductor of the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra in Ithaca (U.S.A.) and chief conductor of the Orquestra Criança Cidadã, prestigious musical and social project dedicated to needy Brazilian children in Recife.

Orchestra
This year’s program is being expanded to include an International Festival Orchestra. Seventeen talented and internationally experienced string musicians chosen by M° Lanfranco Marcelletti and coordinated by renowned violinist Ingrid Sweeney, will participate in all morning sessions of the Conducting Masterclass. The final concert will be performed by a full orchestra, which will have the participation of some of the finest musicians of the Orchestra Sinfonica G. Rossini completing a 30-musicians orchestral formation. The Orchestra Sinfonica G. Rossini is the orchestra of the Italian province of Pesaro and Urbino (PU) and has been acknowledged by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities.

Podium Time
The addition of the core strings ensemble of the International Festival Orchestra provides a unique and coveted opportunity of daily podium time for the participants of the Master Class for a total of approximately 21 hours of podium time. In addition, each master class student will receive approximately 50 minutes of rehearsal and concert podium time for the final concert and its rehearsals in front of an expanded International Festival Orchestra.

Venue
The classes will be held in Mercatello sul Metauro (PU) from the 6th to the 18th of August 2012 in the Palazzo Gasparini, a seventeenth century prestigious palace.

Program
There will be a total of more than 60 hours of coursework. Morning and afternoon lessons will cover conducting techniques and score analysis and preparation.

Lessons will be based on the program arranged for the final concert which is composed of the following pieces:

Cimarosa, Domenico
The Secret Marriage: Ouverture

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Così fan tutte, K. 588: Ouverture

Respighi, Ottorino
The Birds, P. 154
“Prelude (from Bernardo Pasquini)” “The Dove (from Jacques de Gallot)” “The Hen (from Jean-Phillipe Rameau)”

Mendelssohn, Felix
The Hebrides, op. 26 (Fingal’s Cave)

Beethoven, Ludwig van
Coriolan, Overture, op. 62

Vaughan Williams, Ralph
Fantasia on “Greensleeves”

Fauré, Gabriel
Pavane, op. 50

Prokofiev, Sergei
Classical Symphony, op. 25 (Symphony No. 1)
“I. Allegro con brio” “II. Larghetto” “III. Gavotte: Non troppo allegro” “IV. Finale: Molto vivace”

Final concert
At the end of the course, Saturday, August 18th, the active participants will conduct the final concert of Musica&Musica’s 2012 concert season.

Registration
An e-mail of application should be sent to Aria Italiana info@ariaitaliana.it not later than the 15th April 2012.

Confirmation
The materials sent with the application form will be evaluated by Maestro Lanfranco Marcelletti. The selected candidates will receive confirmation of their attendance not later than the 30th April 2012.

Costs and requirements
The tuition fee of the Master Class is €1800 (onethousandeighthundred/00) for the active participants and €500 (fivehundred/00) for the auditors.

Contacts
ARIA ITALIANA – musica, arte e creatività
Via Roma 12, 61040 Mercatello sul Metauro (PU) Italy
http://www.ariaitaliana.it
info@ariaitaliana.it

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Kerstin A. Dorscht 1.11.12 / 7am

Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Kurt Masur (September 11-15, 2012)!

The Baltic Youth Philharmonic offers an exceptional possibility for young and highly talented conductors: the most renowned conductor of present times Kurt Masur will lead a conducting masterclass at the Usedom Music Festival

See our website under “auditions/masterclass” for the application process: http://www.baltic-youth-philharmonic.org/?id=16
The course will take place during the last working period of the orchestra at the Usedom Music Festival/ Germany.

Young conductors have also the chance to apply as assistant to Kristjan Järvi, Founding Conductor and Music Director, to work with him and the Baltic Youth Philharmonic in August 04-10 in Copenhagen.

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Wilbur Lin 2.1.12 / 12pm

Taipei Symphony Orchestra’s Conductor Search

Taipei Symphony Orchestra, one of Taiwan’s oldest and prestigious orchestra, is searching for a conductor-in-residence who also have to serve as deputy manager and handle administrative duties. Candidates must speak fluent Mandarin Chinese.

http://www.tso.taipei.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=15231979&ctNode=6499&mp=119021 (Website in Chinese)

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ccmspoleto 2.9.12 / 3pm

I would like to offer information about a Conducting Mozart Opera masterclass we are offering at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music:

Course: CONDUCTING MOZART OPERA: Le Nozze di Figaro, Così fan tutte
Dates: July 23-August 11, 2012
Location: University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music
Faculty:
Conducting faculty: Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies, CCM
Arthur Fagen, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University
Opera faculty: David Adams, CCM – Italian Language and Style
Marie-France Lefebvre, CCM, Metropolitan Opera – Coaching
Ken Weiss, Washington National Opera – Coaching
Robin Guarino, Metropolitan Opera, CCM – Directing
Ben Smith, Director of Opera, Baldwin-Wallace University – Directing

Description: Join us for a unique course, focusing exclusively on the challenging craft of opera conducting. Up to 20 conductors and pianists will be invited to participate in this one-of-a-kind experience. Working with an internationally renowned faculty, led by Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies at CCM and Arthur Fagen, internationally renowned opera conductor, students will have daily Italian instruction, text and style sessions and conducting and coaching masterclasses. Students will also participate in staging rehearsals, work with singers and lead orchestra rehearsals, culminating in concert performances of excerpts from two of Mozart’s greatest works, performed either in the acoustically perfect Corbett Auditorium or all’aperto in the piazza of the CCM Village (weather permitting).

There will be two sessions, running concurrently:
July 23 – August 4 Le Nozze di Figaro
July 31 – August 11 Così fan tutte

Schedule:
Session I: Le Nozze di Figaro – Monday-Friday, July 23-27;
Session II: Cosi fan tutte, July 30-August 3
9:00 Orientation and review
10:00-12:00 Italian class
1:00-3:00 1st work session
3:30-5:30 2nd work session
7:00-10:00 Staging rehearsals with singers

Figaro: Mon.-Wed., July 30-August 1
Cosi: August 6-8
10:00-12:00 Italian instruction
1:00-3:00 1st session with singers
3:30-5:30 2nd session with singers
7:00-10:00 Staging rehearsals with singers

Figaro: Thursday and Friday, August 2 and 3
Cosi: Thursday and Friday, August 9 and 10
10:00-1:00, 2:00-5:00 Orchestra rehearsals (Friday w. singers)

Figaro: Saturday, August 4
Cosi: Saturday, August 11
10:00 Dress rehearsal
8:00 Performance

Application:
Please visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CONDUCTINGMOZART

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Email a cover letter and resume as PDF attachments, in addition to the items below, to sara.dukic@uc.edu

Conductors – video documentation (links via YouTube or Vimeo preferred)
Pianist/Coaches – audio documentation (link via YouSendIt preferred)

If you cannot send links to your audition materials, please submit a DVD or CD with your application fee.

Application fee ($40, check or wire transfer made payable to “University of Cincinnati”) to:

Conducting Mozart
CCM Summer Programs
Attn: Sara Danner Dukic, Manager
PO Box 210003
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003

513.556.9198

No applications will be considered without payment of the application fee.

Tuition: Conductors – $3000/two weeks
Pianist/Coaches – $2000/two weeks

Deadline: Applications must be received by Monday, April 2nd, 2012. All applicants will be notified by Monday, April 16th, of their status. Half of the tuition fee will be due by Tuesday, May 1st in order to secure placement in the course.

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iwillconduct.com 2.13.12 / 6am

St.Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra “Klassica” announces the First International Masterclass in Orchestral Conducting.
St.Petersburg, Russia
8-13 July 2012
The Masterclass will be led by: Professor Alexander Kantorov (The Chief Conductor of St.Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra “Klassica”) Peter Gribanov (The Chief Conductor of Karaganda Symphony Orchestra) Professor Eugeny Tzirlin (The Jerusalem Academy of Music – Orchestral Conducting)
It will comprise six days of classes and a final concert.
This course will provide an opportunity to look at the conducting from a different angle. It will concentrate on the psychological aspect of the conducting.
The participants will learn about “impulse conducting” and will be able to influence the orchestra by the emotional impulse.
The course is designed for young professional conductors and advanced conducting students.
A maximum of 10 participants will be invited to work with Maestros Gribanov, Tzirlin and Kantorov. The workshops will include score study sessions, conducting sessions with two pianos, and conducting sessions with the orchestra.
Each active participant will receive a significant podium time with two pianos and with the orchestra (approximately a total of 75 minutes with two pianos and 60 minutes with orchestra during the course).
All conductors will be given the opportunity to participate in the final concert.
Repertoire for the Masterclass will include
1. Mozart 41th Symphony
2. Beethoven 5th Symphony
3. Weber Freischutz Ouverture
4. Brahms 3rd Symphony
5. Rimsky-Korsakov Shecherazade
6. Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
7. Tchaikovsky 5th Symphony
8. Rachmaninov 2d Symphony
9. Shostakovich 5th Symphony
Please check Peter Gribanov`s website for further details: http://www.iwillconduct.com
We can assist you with the accommodation if you need it and/or refer you to a prominent travel agency.
How to apply.
Please send us:
1. A letter with your CV or resume attached.
2. A DVD of your concert(s) and/or links to YouTube videos
3. The application fee (only after we invoice you)
The deadline for receipt of the application and all the materials is 10 May 2012. Once we receive your documents, we will email you an invoice for 150 Euro – the non-refundable application fee. You will be notified of the acceptance and sent the final invoice by 30 May 2012. The total cost of the Masterclass is 1650 Euro (the application fee included)
The documents and enquiries should be sent to:
masterclass@iwillconduct.com

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Yoon-Jee Kim 2.16.12 / 2pm

I would like to share a link of the 2012 Radom International Masterclass run by Conductors’ Academy. I attended this masterclass last year, and it was by far the best experience of my life. Active participants are given ample podium time in front of the Radom Chamber Orchestra, which is an incredible orchestra. Orchestra sessions, rehearsals and the closing concert are taped with the best possible equipment. The directors Jonathan Brett and Maciej Żółtowski are excellent conductors, teachers and advisers who bring all of their valuable insights and knowledge about conducting technique and the profession to the table.

Here’s the link to the masterclass: http://www.conductorsacademy.org/radom_2012.html

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Fiona 2.17.12 / 2pm

International Conducting Institute at New England Music Camp, Sidney Maine June 16-23, 2012

The International Conducting Institute at New England Music Camp is an intensive seven-day program geared towards university and graduate-student conductors, and music educators. Directed by Leon Gregorian and Raphael Jiménez, participants will focus on advanced orchestral repertoire and performance practices during a series of group and private lessons, and master classes associated with the art of orchestral conducting.

-5 hours total daily podium sessions, morning and afternoon
-Two private lessons with conducting faculty
-Conduct ensemble of professional orchestra musicians and pianists of highest caliber
-Evening seminars, “Methods of Score Study” and “How to Program Good and Interesting Repertoire”
-Intimate and supportive environment for networking with peers and professional conductors
-Affordable tuition includes lodging, meals and use of New England Music Camp’s waterfront recreational equipment and facilities.

For more information and to apply online visit http://www.nemcconductinginstitute.com.

Symphonies (Movements may be chosen from the following)

Beethoven, Symphony No. 1, Op. 21
Beethoven Symphony No. 5
Brahms Symphony No.2
Dvorak Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
Haydn Symphony No.94 “Surprise”
Mozart Symphony No. 39

Overtures

Brahms Academic Festival Overture
Beethoven Overture to Egmont
Beethoven Overture to Coriolan
Beethoven Overture to Fidelio
Mozart, Overture to the Magic Flute

Other Orchestral Repertoire

Arensky, Variation on a theme by Tchaikovsky
Brahms, Haydn Variations, Op. 26a
Mahler, Adagietto from Symphony, No. 5

Tuition: (includes lodging and meals)

Full Participant: (Limited to 12-16 registrants) $1200
Auditor: (Limited to 2-4 registrants) $750
Auditor is one who will observe only. He or She may attend all conducting Seminars and lectures only.

Application Requirements:

• Application
• $75 non‐refundable application fee

Full Participants must also provide:
• Audition requirements: MP3, YouTube videos (preferred); CD/DVDs are acceptable formats
• Two letters of recommendation
• Resume

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European Conducting Academy SCS 3.3.12 / 7am

Would you be so kind to help us posting the following about the “Conducting Beethoven” masterclass on your site? Thank you in advance!

The European Conducting Academy announces the CONDUCTING BEETHOVEN master class in Vicenza (Italy) with Maestro Lior Shambadal (Chief conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker) and Maestro Romolo Gessi (Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta). 2012 April 19-22 (Section B). Optional introductory lessons (Section A) March 19-22. Programme: Beethoven – Symphonies Nr. 5 & 6. Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta.

THE COURSE will be held in Vicenza. It will be organized into two sections so that each piece will be studied first theoretically and then practically on the piano and with a string ensemble (Section A), then with the whole orchestra (Section B) so that candidates will be able to work as independently as possible, making efficient use of the time allowed for orchestra rehearsals. Each student can choose whether to take the whole course with both sections or to do just one of them. Introductory audition for active participants: the first day of each section at 11:00 a.m.

ADMISSION: conductors of all nationalities and all ages can take part in this course. All candidates are expected to have thoroughly studied at least one piece of the programme before the beginning of the course.
Admission into section A (Maestro Gessi) is after assessment of a curriculum and a short aptitude test which will be held on the first day of lessons at 11 a.m. The conductors must demonstrate that they have a suitable basic technique.
Admission into section B (Maestro Shambadal and Maestro Gessi) is for those conductors with a relevant experience and aptitude in symphonic repertoire. Their curricula will be assessed and the conductors will undergo an aptitude test. This will take place at 11 a.m. of the first day of lessons for this section. Those students who will get an excellent valuation during the section A will automatically be admitted to section B without further test or audition. Those found unsuitable will still be able to participate as listeners.

PROGRAMME:
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.5
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.6 “Pastoral”

CALENDAR:
Section A: analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals with piano and ensemble – m° Gessi
Saturday March 17th : 11:00 a.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday March 18th: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Section B: analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals with piano, ensemble, and Orchestra – m° Shambadal and m° Gessi
Thursday April 19th: 11:00 a.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Friday April 20th: 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday April 21th : 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday April 22th: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Course fees (to be paid in full at registration):
Conductors
Section A: € 200.00
Section B: € 450.00 (complete: 4 days – lessons with piano, ensemble, and orchestra)
Section B reduced: € 390.00 (only 3 days – lessons with piano and ensemble or orchestra)
Listeners – Daily fee: € 60.00
Conductors – Special offer for the whole course sections A, B: € 550.00
Listeners – Special offer for the whole course sections A, B: € 280.00

Registration fee: € 15.00

Diplomas and certificates: each participant will receive an attendance certificate.
Tuition Languages: Italian, German, English

APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 10th Section A – April 10th Section B

LIOR SHAMBADAL: Israeli conductor Lior Shambadal maintains an active career as both an artistic leader and guest artist on both orchestral and opera podiums throughout Europe, as well as in China, Japan, Korea and South America. He currently serves as the Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker, a post he has held since 1997. During his tenure there, he has led more than 150 concerts at the famed Berlin Philharmonie, and has conducted the orchestra in hundreds of performances on tour in Japan, China, Korea, Italy, Spain, Ireland, England, France and Germany. In 2009, he was also named Music Director of the Orchestre Filarmonica de Bogota. Since 2008, Shambadal has been the Principal Guest Conductor of the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra in Latvia, as well as a guest professor and Principal Guest Conductor of the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra of the Central Music Conservatory in the Sichuan province of China. In addition, he works regularly with the Festival of San Gemini in Italy, where he serves as permanent member of the artistic committee and leads master classes for conductors and, since 2007, he has appeared annually as a guest artist for the orchestra training program at The Banff Centre in Canada. He was born in 1950 in Tel Aviv, where he studied viola, trombone, composition, and conducting. His studies took him to the Mozarteum in Salzburg where he worked with Carl Melles. Moving on to Vienna Mr. Shambadal had been tutored by acclaimed conductors such as Hans Swarowsky, Carlo Maria Giulini, Igor Markevitch, Sergiu Celibidache and Franco Ferrara. Lior Shambadal expanded his studies in other areas such as electronic music (in Vienna) and composition taught by Witold Lutoslawski (in France). In 1980 he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra. From 1986 to 1993 he led the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv. As the sole founder of the ensembles Acoustic 7/11 and Musica Nova Lior Shambadal proved himself a prolific composer whose musical range includes chamber music, song writing, and symphonic orchestra pieces. From 1993 to 2000 Mr. Shambadal was musical director of the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslauten (Germany), and from 2000-2003 he served as the Chief Conductor of the RTV Symphony Orchestra in Ljubljana, Slovenia. His CD and television productions have made Mr. Shambadal internationally famous, supported by his guest appearance conducting international orchestras.

ROMOLO GESSI: born in Trieste, Italy, Maestro Gessi completed his musical studies at the Trieste Conservatory. Further conducting studies ensued at the State Conservatoire of St.Petersburg, under Musin and Kukuskin, at the Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten in Vienna under Julius Kalmar, and at the Accademia Musicale in Pescara under Donato Renzetti, obtaining Diplomas with the highest marks. He has won many awards, including the Opera Conducting Competition of Caserta, and the First Prize at the International Austro-Hungarian Conducting Competition of Vienna and Pécs. He was appointed professor of Conducting at the Conservatorio “Verdi” of Milan. Since 1997 he has been teaching conducting at the European Academy in Vicenza and opera conducting at the International Workshop OperAverona. He is also Professor of Chamber Music at the National Conservatory of Trieste an he has been Guest Professor at the Vienna Music University and at the Norwegian Music Academy. He is Music Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Pro Musica Salzburg Orchestra and of the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra. He has been Music Director of the Cantelli Symphony Orchestra in Milan from 2006 to 2008. He has conducted many orchestras, such as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the State Opera Prague, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Cracow, the Izhevsk’s Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pécs Symphony Orchestra, the Santo André Symphony Orchestra, the Gainsesville Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia’s Soloists, Milano Classica, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, the Trieste Opera House, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Bari Symphony Orchestra, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, the Lecce Symphony Orchestra, the Marchigiana Philharmonic, the Spoleto Opera House in the principal cities of Italy as well as in those of Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA.

Information . Registration . Accommodation:
• Course address: Auditorium Agorà – Via Brunialti 8 – 36100 VICENZA – ITALY
• Infoline: Tel +39 328 2449171 or +39 338 9368993
E-mail: scsculturaespettacolo@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.dirigo.altervista.org

Registration:
1. Send the completed application form by the deadline to SCS via e-mail
scsculturaespettacolo@gmail.com
2. Fees have to be paid in full on the first day of the course.
Notes:
1. Partial attendance gives no right to a reduction in fee.
2. The organizers may accept enrolments after the deadline date if places are still available.

• Accomodation:
SCS offers an accommodation selection and assistance service to participants at:
• Villa Curti :”Bed and Breakfast” località Sovizzo. Tel: +39 0444 378329 http://www.fattoriavillacurti.com
• Villa Ghislanzoni :”Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 0444 1837595 http://www.villaghislanzoni.it
• Youth Hotel: Via Giuriolo, 9 – Vicenza. Tel: +39 0444 540222 http://www.ostellovicenza.com
• Casa di Lidia: “Bed and Breakfast” Via Legione Antonini, 38 – Tel: +39 0444 563952 http://www.lacasadilidia.it
• Casa San Raffaele: Viale X Giugno – Vicenza. Tel: +39 0444 545767 http://www.albergosanraffaele.it
• Hotel Tre Torri****: Via Tavernelle, 71 – Altavilla Vicentina (VI). Tel: +39 0444 572411 http://www.hoteltretorri.it

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Maciej Żółtowski 3.30.12 / 5am

Could you help us in posting the following info about Radom masterclass in the ‘masterclass’ category?

8th Conductors’ Academy International Masterclass, Radom, Poland, July 2012

website: http://www.conductorsacademy.org

Dates & Structure

Sunday July 1 – Sunday July 8 inclusive (i.e. arriving June 30 and departing July 9)

The Radom class is small – maximum ten active participants – and normally everyone conducts twice every day. We aim to provide a significant experience of working with a professional orchestra of high level, both in rehearsal and a concert performance, and the structure allows time to introduce concepts regarding manual technique, rehearsal technique and score preparation.

Our objectives are that participants leave with strong and positive ideas how to move forwards, a DVD of an effective performance with a good professional orchestra recorded in high quality audio and video, and some really strong friendships arising from sharing a challenging and inspiring process with others.
Faculty

Directors

Jonathan Brett
Maciej Żółtowski

Orchestra

Radom Chamber Orchestra

Repertoire

Britten Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge
Glazunov Theme & Variations
Haydn The Seven Last Words
Haydn Cello Concerto in C
Mendelssohn Octet
Saint-Saens Cello Concerto No 1
Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence

Locations

All classes and rehearsals are held on stage at Radom City Hall. Radom is a city of 250,000 situated about 100km south of Warsaw, Poland. Warsaw is the nearest airport, then bus or taxi to the Central Station and train to Radom.

Accommodation & meals

Shared room with breakfast included in the cost. Single rooms are available for a supplement of £150.

Lunch is provided every day except the concert day. Dinner with the orchestra is provided one evening near the beginnning of the week and after the concert.

Language

The official language for this class is English.

If you have doubts about your ability to learn effectively using English please note this on the application form and we will try to provide language support.

Financial

Costs

including 9 nights half-board accommodation, from evening of 30 June to breakfast on 9 July

Active participant – £1,250 (c.€1,500) / Passive participant – £600 (c.€720).

single supplement – £150 / reduction for past CA participants arriving evening of 2 July – £150

Applications

More details and application form at http://www.conductorsacademy.org

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Baltic Youth Philharmonic 4.27.12 / 5am

Hello, I would like to share the following information with you. Thank you very much! Dominique

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Kurt Masur’s conducting masterclass: Last call for applying!
The Baltic Youth Philharmonic would like to inform you that the application for the Kurt Masur’s conducting masterclass (Sept. 11-15) at the Usedom Music Festival (Germany) is only possible until April, 30.
For more information see: http://www.baltic-youth-philharmonic.org/?id=58

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andrea 5.7.12 / 6am

Dear Sirs, thanlk you for your precious work. I would like to share information aobut the “Florence conducting Masterclass”, a conducting course that will be heln in Italy in September.

Site:

http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com/enhome.htm

Here is the info:

Ordinary Course

The course is opened to a maximum number of 12 (twelve) active students. The course is articulated in n°5 (five) days of lesson in which the orchestra will be available for the students for n°3 (three) hours per day, for a total amount of n°100 (one hundred) minutes of podium time.

Couse fee, active students: € 1000,00
Inscription fee: € 200,00
Programme
Timetable: morning 10.00 – 13.00; afternoon 15.00 – 18.00:

Monday 3: morning, registration and theory; afternoon, theory and assistantship to the base course
Tuesday 4: morning, theory and score analysis, assistantship to the basic course; afternoon, lesson with the orchestra
Wednesday 5: morning, theory and score analysis, assistantship to the basic coures; afternoon, lesson with the orchestra
Thursday 6: morning, theory and score analysis; afternoon, lesson with the orchestra
Friday 7: morning, theory and score analysis; afternoon, lesson with the orchestra
Saturday 8: general rehearsal and final concert

Active students must prepare al least 1 (one) piece from gourp A and 2 (two) from group B

Group A – Orchestra of 20 elements (days 4 and 5 September)

J. Haydn, sinfonia n° 52 in Do minore
J. Haydn, sinfonia n° 45 “gli addii”
W. A. Mozart, sinfonia n°29 in La maggiore
F. Schubert, sinfonia n° 5 in Sib maggiore

Gruop B – Orchestra of 32 elements (days 6, 7 and 8 September)

W.A. Mozart, ouverture da “le nozze di Figaro”
W.A. Mozart, ouverture da “Don Giovanni”
W.A. Mozart, sinfonia n° 41 “Jupiter”
W.A. Mozart, sinfonia n° 38 “Praga”
L.v. Beethoven, sinfonia n°1
L.v. Beethoven, sinfonia n°5 (I e II movimento)
L.v. Beethoven, sinfonia n°7
L.v. Beethoven, sinfonia n°8
F. Mendelssohn, Sinfonia IV “italiana”
F. Mendelssohn, ouverture “le Ebridi”
R. Wagner, Idillio di Sigfrido
M. Ravel, le tombeau de Couperin

Opportunities

The best students, chosen by the teacher, will be enrolled ad conductors for a concert in XXXIII Concert Season of Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, along with the international renowed artist that every year are invited in the season.
On the final steges of the masterclass there will be present agents from important international artists agencies.
The municipality of Florence will give n°2 (two) scholarship of the value of 1.000 Euros each that will be assigned before the end of the course.

Basic Course
The course is opened to a maximum number of 12 (twelve) active students. The course will be articulated in n°3 (three) days in which the students will work with the String Quintet of the “concertino” of Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina for n°2 (two) hourse and 30 (thirty) minutes per day, for a total amount of n°75 (seventy-five) minutes of total podium time.

Course fee, active students: € 300,00
Inscription fee: € 150,00

Programme

Timetable: morning 10.00 – 13.00; afternoon 15.00 – 18.00:

Monday 3: morning, registration and theory; afternoon, lesson with string quintet
Tuesday 4: morning, lesson with string quintet; afternoon, assistantship to the ordinary course
Wednesday 5: morning, lesson with string quintet; afternoon, assistantship to the ordinary course
Thursday 6: morning and afternoon, assistantship to the ordinary course
Friday 7: morning and afternoon, assistantship to the ordinary course
Saturday 8: morning and evening, assistantship to the ordinary course and to the final concert

Students will prepare any piece from the follwing list:

J. Haydn, the last seven words of Chirst on the Cross
W. A. Mozart, serenata K525
W. A. Mozart, divertimenti K136, K137, K138
W. A. Mozart, adagio e fuga K546
E. Elgar, serenata per archi
G. Puccini, crisantemi

Students will also work with the string quintett on the pieces object of study of the ordinary course.
Best students will have the opportunity to conduct the complete orchestra during the days of the ordinary course.

Auditors
Auditors can assist to the whole course or to single days. The partecipation fee for the auditors is unique and permits to assist to the lessons of the ordinary course as well as the these of the basic course.

Course fee, auditors: € 200,00
Daily ticket, auditors: € 50,00

Lunch and transport
Students can have lunch inside Villa Peyron from 10,00 per person. A shuttle bus will be available for the students from Fiesole central square in the morning before the beginning of the course and in the evening at the end.
The central square of Fiesole is easily reachable from the center of Florence with bus n° 7 departing from central railway station or San Marco Square.

Accomodation
Food and accomodation are to be payed by the partecipants. We have estabilished agreements with the following hotels:

Ostello Plus Florence
via Santa Caterina d’Alessandria 15/17
(via Nazionale, near Santa Maria Novella central railway station)
te. +39 055.9151461
http://www.plushostels.com/plusflorence

Hotel Medici
via De Medici, 6
http://www.hotelmediciflorence.com

Inscription

The registration will be done through mail sending the request to
Associazione Artes – via G.Verga, 19 – 59100 Prato (Po) Italy
or through e-mail to conducting.masterclass@gmail.com (object: Conducting 2012)
and must be received by August 25 2012.

The following documents must be attached: fully filled registration form (downloadable here), copy of ID card, proof of the payment of the inscription fee. The payment can be done by bank tranfer (attention: bank expenses are to be charged to the payer) to the bank acocunt BCC di Vignole IBAN IT82 Z089 2221 5030 0000 0704 948 of Associazione Artes; other payment methods are possible: feel free to ask.

The course fee will be payed the first day of the course. The courses will be activated with a minimum number of studens.
The inscription fee will not be returned in any case, except the cancellation of the courses; in that case the students will be promptly advised. The organization, though not responsible for the teachers, will grant the regular performance of the lessons.

Best Wishes

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Associació de la Filharmònica de Cambra de Catalunya 5.20.12 / 5pm

Dear sirs,
I would like to share this information in your blog. Thank you very much for posting:

LAST WEEK to apply for the 1st “EDUARD TOLDRÀ” ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING COURSE with Mº DONATO RENZETTI

GENERAL INFORMATION

The course will take place from the 1st to the 7th of July 2012 at Auditori Municipal de Terrassa (Barcelona-Spain).

Contact
WEBSITE: http://www.toldraconductingcourse.com
E-MAIL: info@toldraconductingcourse.com
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/toldraconductingcourse

Requisites
The course is open to professional conductors and advanced students no matter the nationality.

Rules to apply
Application deadline: May 25th, 2012.
Documents to be sent to apply@toldraconductingcourse.com

Active
– Filled-in application form
– A video recording no longer than 15 minutes
– A recent photography in high quality
– A copy of your IdCard or Passport
– Application fee receipt of payment (30Eur, non-refundable)

Auditors
– Filled-in application form
– Application fee receipt of payment (30Eur, non-refundable)

Once we have received all the applications, Maestro Renzetti will choose no more than 12 active students. The results will be communicated personally to each candidate during the first week of June.

Repertoire
Every single active student must prepare all the titles included in the repertoire list:
Haydn: Symphony No. 104
Mozart: Cosi fan tutte, Overture
Mozart: Symphony No. 39
Rossini: Il signor Bruschino, Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin

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Belinda Morais 5.25.12 / 7am

VII International Course of Orchestral Art

Filarmonia das Beiras Orchestra, in partnership with the University of Aveiro (PT) and AIDIMOS (EU), organizes, from 13th to 22th July 2012 the Seventh Edition of the International Course of Orchestral Art, under the pedagogical and artistic directorship of Conductor Ernst Schelle.
The main objective of this international course is to contribute to the technical and artistic soundness of all those who wish to deepen their knowledge of the Orchestral Art, whether as young conductors, students of orchestral conducting, teachers or students of music, or young musicians. The Conducting Course, as well as a Professional Orchestral Training Course, will therefore be opened to all young instrumentalists.
Repertoire
Beethoven – Symphony No. 2 in D major (1st and 2nd movements)
Schostakowitsch – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F, op. 102
Bartók – Concerto for orchestra (4th movement)
Mendelssohn – Overture from a dream of a summer night
Debussy – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Frederico de Freitas – Dizzy dancing girl
Dvorak – Symphony No. 7 in D minor (3rd movement)

General conditions of the Course

Attached to the inscription on the course should be curriculum vitae. The inscription should be filled and sent to the organization until the 15th June 2012.
The candidate selection (both to the conducting course and orchestral training course) will consider the musical skills and the candidate curriculum.
Selected candidates will be contacted by email. After the admission confirmation, the registration fee appropriate to the course must be paid, to the account that will be given for this purpose, until 29 June 2012.
Lessons will take place in the Communication and Art Department of the University of Aveiro (DeCA).
Participants will receive a certificate of participation, provided that they attend at least 80% of the lessons.
The organization reserves the right to modify these conditions in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
All participants must agree to these conditions.

Professional Orchestral Training Course

In the present edition, the orchestral training course will have instrument and team classes on the first 4 days of the course, with the teacher of the instrument.

Teacher Instrument Institution
Agnese Bravo e Daniel Matys Violin FBO (Portugal)
Judit Bank Viola FBO (Portugal)
Aliaksandr Znachonak Cello FBO (Portugal)
Hugo Correia Basse FBO (Portugal)
Ana Maria Ribeiro Flute NOP (Portugal)
Jean Michel Garetti Oboe NOP (Portugal)
Luís Carvalho Clarinet UA (Portugal)
Pedro Silva Bassoon NOP (Portugal)
José Bernardo Silva Horn NOP (Portugal)
Jorge Almeida Trumpet PSO (Portugal)
Mário Teixeira Percussion Remix Ensemble (Portugal)

Every session will happen as scheduled bello:
Date Schedule Conducting Course Orchestral Training Course
13/07/2012 14h30 Reception
15h00 Opening
15h30–18h30 Conducting Classes
14/07/2012 10h00–13h00 Conducting Classes
14h30–18h30 Conducting Classes
15/07/2012 10h00–13h00 Conducting Classes
14h30–18h30 Conducting Classes Reception and Instrument Classes
20h00–23h00 Conducting Classes
16/07/2012 10h00–13h00 Conducting Classes Instrument Classes
14h30–18h30 Conducting Classes Instrument Classes
20h00–23h00 Conducting Classes
17/07/2012 10h00–13h00 Symphonic Orchestra Rehearsal Symphonic Orchestra Rehearsal
14h30–17h30 Conducting Classes Instrument Classes
20h00–23h00 Conducting Classes
18/07/2012 10h00–13h00 Symphonic Orchestra Rehearsal Symphonic Orchestra Rehearsal
14h30–18h30 Conducting Classes Instrument Classes
20h00–23h00 Conducting Classes
19/07/2012 10h00–13h00 Symphonic Orchestra Rehearsal Symphonic Orchestra Rehearsal
14h30–18h30 Symphonic Orchestra Rehearsal Symphonic Orchestra Rehearsal
20h00-23h00 Conducting Classes
20/07/2012 10h00-13h00 Symphonic Orchestra Rehearsal Symphonic Orchestra Rehearsal
14h30-18h30 Conducting Classes
20h00-23h00 Symphonic Orchestra Final Rehearsal Symphonic Orchestra Final Rehearsal
21/07/2012 10h00-13h00 Conducting Classes
14h30-18h30 Conducting Classes
21h30 Concert Concert
22/07/2012 10h00-13h00 Final meeting

Successful candidates will be qualified musicians or students of music who intend to follow a professional musical career, and who wish to expand their experience within the context of a symphony orchestra.
Candidates will be selected in accordance with the available instrumental positions and by their previous experience.
The instruments required are:
3 flutes (piccolo), 3 oboes (1 english horn), 2 clarinets (bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, violins, violas, cellos, double basses, percussion (1), 2 harps.
After the admission confirmation, a registration fee of €50 must be paid for accommodation and food throughout the duration of the course.
The participation of the instrumentalists is subsidized so there are no other costs involved except any personal expenses.
The instrumentalists must be prepared to play the announced repertoire.

Conducting Course

The candidates must have received a high standard of training and have proven musical professional experience.
Participants will be selected taking into account their training and experience.
As this course does not include an initiation into conducting, all those who intend to enroll themselves as participant pupils must already know how to conduct at least 80% of the repertoire, and must be prepared to conduct the works that the teacher requests during practical lessons.

A total of 16 candidates will be accepted for orchestral conducting, and the course will be divided into 2 categories:
8 Actives – Conduct 5 rehearsals and one piece in at least one concert with the Orquestra Sinfónica do CIAO (Philarmonic Orchestra of Beiras and Orchestral Training Course Orchestra).
8 Students – Conduct small instrumental groups formed for the purpose.

Each candidate must present a minimum of 5 movements/pieces from the program, of which 3 are mandatory:
Symphony No. 2 in D major by Beethoven, Concerto for orchestra by Bartók and the 1st or 2nd movements from Concerto for Piano by Schostakowitsch.
The other 2 works are free of choice.

The teacher will work in the practical lessons with a maximum number of 8 participating pupils.

Listeners will be accepted, whit unlimited vacancies.

The candidates for Active Conductors will be selected during 15th and 16th July 2012. Those selected as “Active” will need to make a second payment of 225 Euros. Those candidates who are not accepted will automatically be considered for selection as “Students”.

Registration costs* are as follows:
Actives – 200 Euros at inscription + 225 Euros at selection.
Students – 200 Euros at inscription
Listeners – 75 Euros.

Prospective candidates for “Active” conducting should send documentary evidence of relevant training in the domain of conducting and of musical activity in general, and, if possible, annex documentation in DVD or CD.

The organization will provide lodging in the Hotel Imperial or in the University of Aveiro Halls of Residence for any participants on the conducting course who request it.
The price of the lodging is €35/night for individual rooms (Hotel) and €15/night for individual rooms (Hall of Residence)
Please indicate your accommodation requirement on the registration form to enable the organization to make the necessary reservations.

All participants must accept these conditions.

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Andrea 6.3.12 / 5am

Conductors from 4 continents for FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS

Amazing success for the secondo edition of the materclass held in Florence from 3 until 8 in September 2012.
Until today nine people from USA, JAPAN, EUROPE, RUSSIA registered as active students, among them professional conductors wo seek for career opportunity and an experience with “Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina”, one of the leading chamber orchestras in Italy.

There there are still 3 places available for active students in the ordinary course.

Hope to see you at the final concert the 9 of September in Villa Peyron, Fiesole (Florence).

Details

http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

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European Conducting Academy SCS 6.4.12 / 5am

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The BERLINER MEISTERKURSE announces the Conducting Master class with Maestro Lior Shambadal (Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker), Maestro Romolo Gessi (Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Veneta), and the Strings of the Berliner Symphoniker. 2012 August 23-26.

The course will be held in Berlin. It will be organized so that each piece will be studied first theoretically and then practically on the piano and with a string ensemble so that candidates will be able to work as independently as possible, making efficient use of the time allowed for the rehearsals.

Admission: conductors of all nationalities and all ages can take part in this course. All candidates are expected to have thoroughly studied at least one piece of the program before the beginning of the course. Admission is after assessment of a curriculum and an aptitude test which will be held on the first day of the course at 11:00 a.m. The conductors must demonstrate that they have a suitable basic technique. Those found unsuitable will still be able to participate as auditors.

Programme:
MOZART Eine kleine Nachtmusik KV 525
ELGAR Serenade for Strings Op.20
DVORAK Serenade for Strings Op.22

Application deadline: July 30th

Calendar: analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals with Piano, String Ensemble – m° Shambadal and m° Gessi
Thursday August 23rd: 11:00 a.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Friday August 24th: 9:30 – 7:00 p.m. Lessons and rehearsals with piano
Saturday August 25th 9:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. (Rehearsals 10:00 a.m-1:00 p.m/2:00 – 5:00 p.m)
Sunday August 26th 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Rehearsals 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.)

Course fees (to be paid in full at registration):
Conductors € 420.00 (complete: 4 days)
Conductors reduced € 360.00 (only 3 days)
Auditors – Daily fee € 60.00

Diplomas and certificates: each participant will receive an attendance certificate
Tuition Languages: German, English, Italian

Information . Registration:
• Course address: Studio Niculescu – Oranienstraße 163 – 10969 BERLIN – GERMANY
• E-mail: berliner.meisterkurse@gmail.com
• Web sites: http://www.dirigo.altervista.org , http://www.studioniculescu.com
• Artistic co-ordination: Michelangelo Galeati
• Registration:
1. Send the completed application form by the deadline to berliner.meisterkurse@gmail.com
2. Fees have to be paid in full on the first day of the course

Notes:
1. Partial attendance gives no right to a reduction in fee.
2. The organizers may accept enrolments after the deadline date if places are still available.

LIOR SHAMBADAL: Israeli conductor Lior Shambadal has an active career as both an artistic leader and guest presence on both orchestral and opera podiums throughout Europe, as well as in China, Japan, Korea and South America. Shambadal currently serves as the Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker, a post he has held since 1997. During his tenure there, he has led more than 150 concerts at the famed Berlin Philharmonie, and has conducted the orchestra in hundreds of performances on tour in Japan, China, Korea, Italy, Spain, Ireland, England, France and Germany. In 2009, he was also named Music Director of the Orchestre Filarmonica de Bogota. Since 2008, Shambadal has been the Principal Guest Conductor of the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra in Latvia, as well as a guest professor and Principal Guest Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the Central Music Conservatory in the Sichuan province of China. He works with the Festival of San Gemini in Italy, where he serves as permanent member of the artistic committee, leading master classes for conductors. Shambadal also appeares annually as a permanent guest artist at the Banff Centre in Canada. He was born in 1950 in Tel Aviv, where he studied viola, trombone, composition, and conducting. His studies took him to the Mozarteum in Salzburg where he worked with Carl Melles. Moving on to Vienna Mr. Shambadal had been tutored by acclaimed conductors such as Hans Swarowsky, Carlo Maria Giulini, Igor Markevitch, Sergiu Celibidache and Franco Ferrara. Lior Shambadal expanded his studies in other areas such as electronic music (in Vienna) and composition taught by Witold Lutoslawski (in France). In 1980 he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra. From 1986 to 1993 he led the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv. As the sole founder of the ensembles Acoustic 7/11 and Musica Nova Lior Shambadal proved himself a prolific composer whose musical range includes chamber music, song writing, and symphonic orchestra pieces. From 1993 to 2000 Mr. Shambadal was musical director of the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslauten (Germany), and from 2000-2003 he served as the Chief Conductor of the RTV Symphony Orchestra in Ljubljana, Slovenia. His CD and television productions have made Mr. Shambadal internationally famous, supported by his guest appearance conducting international orchestras.

ROMOLO GESSI: born in Trieste, Italy, Maestro Gessi completed his musical studies at the Trieste Conservatory. Further conducting studies ensued at the State Conservatoire of St.Petersburg, under Musin and Kukuskin, at the Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten in Vienna under Julius Kalmar, and at the Accademia Musicale in Pescara under Donato Renzetti, obtaining Diplomas with the highest marks. He has won many awards, including the Opera Conducting Competition of Caserta, and the First Prize at the International Austro-Hungarian Conducting Competition of Vienna and Pécs. He was appointed professor of Conducting at the Conservatorio “Verdi” of Milan. Since 1997 he has been teaching conducting at the European Academy in Vicenza and opera conducting at the International Workshop OperAverona. He is also Professor of Chamber Music at the National Conservatory of Trieste an he has been Guest Professor at the Vienna Music University, at the Norwegian Music Academy, and at the Conservatoire Royal de Mons. He is Music Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Pro Musica Salzburg Orchestra and of the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra. He has been Music Director of the Cantelli Symphony Orchestra in Milan from 2006 to 2008. He has conducted many orchestras, such as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the State Opera Prague, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Cracow, the Izhevsk’s Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pécs Symphony Orchestra, the Santo André Symphony Orchestra, the Gainsesville Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia’s Soloists, Milano Classica, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, the Trieste Opera House, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Bari Symphony Orchestra, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, the Lecce Symphony Orchestra, the Marchigiana Philharmonic, the Spoleto Opera House in the principal cities of Italy as well as in those of Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA.

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Prof. Dumitru Goia 6.5.12 / 3am

MASTERCLASS CONDUCTING ORCHESTRA – SUMMER 2012
with MTRO. DUMITRU GOIA & BACAU PHILHARMONIC

when?? 3-9 July 2012
where?? beautiful city of Bacau – Romania
professor?? Mtro. Dumitru Goia
orchestra?? Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra
repertoire?? deep, beautiful, very difficult P. Tchaicovsky full program
-Symphony nr. 4
-Violin Concerto
– 4 excerpts from opera Evgueny Oneguin
piano rehearsals?? Yes
orchestra rehearsals?? Yes
will be final concert, conducting all the students?? Yes!!
how many students? maximum 10
price? 1000 euros
accommodation? not included, we can help to make reservations and arrange
transportation? train and bus from-to Bucharest, we can help
extras? maybe, the best students can be invited to perform a concert with Bacau Philharmonic on next season

We have still 3 OPEN VACANCIES, contact quickly if interested.

Prof. Dumitru Goia
conddgoia@yahoo.co.uk

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saradannerdukic 6.26.12 / 2pm

TWO SLOTS STILL OPEN – CONDUCTING MOZART OPERA WORKSHOP AT CCM

Due to two unexpected cancellations, we have two conducting spots available for Conducting Mozart Opera, a workshop in two sessions taking place at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Join us for a unique course, focusing exclusively on the challenging craft of opera conducting. Conductors and pianists are invited to participate in this one-of-a-kind experience. Working with an internationally renowned faculty, led by Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies at CCM and Arthur Fagen, internationally renowned opera conductor, students will have daily Italian instruction, text and style sessions and conducting and coaching masterclasses. Students will also participate in staging rehearsals, work with singers and lead orchestra rehearsals, culminating in concert performances of excerpts from two of Mozart’s greatest works, performed either in the acoustically perfect Corbett Auditorium.

DATES:
Figaro: July 23 – August 4
Così: July 30 – August 11

FACULTY:
Conducting faculty:
Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies, CCM
Arthur Fagen, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University

Opera faculty:
David Adams, CCM – Italian Language and Style
Marie-France Lefebvre, CCM, Metropolitan Opera – Coaching
Ken Weiss, Washington National Opera – Coaching
Jose Maria Condemi, San Francisco Opera – Directing
Ben Smith, Director of Opera, Baldwin-Wallace University – Directing

For complete details, please visit: http://ccmsummerprograms.wordpress.com/conducting-mozart-opera/

Interested parties may email me directly at sara.dukic@uc.edu

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Andre Lousada 6.27.12 / 5am

The 5th International Jorma Panula Conducting Competition
Vaasa, Finland, from 13th to 16th November 2012

The participants have been chosen among the 125 aplicants. A video jury judged the preliminary qualifying round and chose 20 competitors and three reserve contestants. The video jury consisted of Academician Jorma Panula, conductors Atso Almila (Finland) and Jin Wang (Austria) and docent Jari Sinkkonen (Finland).

1. Maria Badstue – Denmark

2. Pierre Bleuse – France

3. Alexandre Bloch – France

4. Tapio von Boehm – Finland

5. Luís Carvalho – Portugal

6. Pierre Dumoussaud – France

7. Huba Hollókői – Hungary

8. Risto Joost – Estonia

9. André Filipe Lousada – Portugal

10. Donka Miteva – Bulgaria

11. Olivier Robe – France

12. Azis Sadikovic – Austria

13. Rustam Samedov – Germany

14. Georgina Sánchez Torres – Spain

15. Lam Tran Dinh – Germany

16. Fransisco Valero-Terribas – Spain

17. Bruno Weinmeister – Austria

18. Vinzenz Weissenburger – Germany

19. Martin Wolter – Germany

20. Johannes Zurl – Germany

Reserve Competitors

1. Aino Koskela – Finland

2. Tobias Volkmann – Germany

3. Giuseppe La Malfa – Italy

The Jorma Panula Conducting Competition is held every three years and is one of the most esteemed competitions in its field in Europe. The Academician Jorma Panula himself has acted as the competition’s Artistic Director and Chairman of the Jury right from the start. The Viljo and Maire Vuorio Foundation is in charge of organising the competition, in cooperation with the City of Vaasa.

The first Jorma Panula Conducting Competition was held in 1999. Previous winners of the competition include Olari Elts, Eva Ollikainen, Vytautas Lukocius and Yordan Kamdzhalov.

The main prizes in the competition are: 1st Prize EUR 11,000, 2nd Prize EUR 8,000 and 3rd Prize EUR 6,000. Registration for the competition takes place online at http://www.panulacompetition.fi.

This year the members of the Jury include Academician Jorma Panula (Chairman, Finland), Conductor Olari Elts (Estonia), Conductor Alun Francis (Germany), General Director Andrew Bennett (Portugal), Conductor Jin Wang (Austria) and, representing musicians, Maano Männi (Vaasa City Orchestra) and Juha Markkanen (Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä).

The competition orchestras are the Vaasa City Orchestra and Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä, both leading professional orchestras in their regions. The violin soloists are Kreeta-Julia Heikkilä in the Semi-finals and Alina Pogostkina in the Finals.
The venue for the competition is one of the most beautiful concert halls in Finland, the magnificent assembly room of the Vaasa City Hall, built in the 19th century, which has excellent acoustics. The Finals concert will be held on Friday 16th November.

MORE INFORMATION:
Laura Käpyaho
Producer
City of Vaasa
Cultural Center
P.O.Box 3, FI-65101 Vaasa, Finland
Tel. +358 (0)6 325 3755

Press photos: http://www.panulacompetition.com

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Laurie Townsend 7.12.12 / 5pm

University of British Columbia Announces New Faculty Appointments including Jonathan Girard as Director of Orchestra and Assistant Professor of Conducting and Ensembles.

Full release at http://www.music.ubc.ca/newsroom/press-releases/ubc-school-of-music-announces-new-faculty-appointments.html

Excerpts including specific information regarding Dr. Jonathan Girard:
Vancouver, BC ~ The UBC School of Music is pleased to announce appointments of three full-time Assistant Professors: pianist Mark Anderson, conductor Jonathan Girard, and musicologist Hedy Law. Jonathan Girard’s appointment fills an extended vacancy while the other two replace recently retired senior faculty members Jane Coop (piano) and Gregory Butler (musicology). Additionally, Richard Kurth has been reappointed as Director of the UBC School of Music for a second 5-year term. All appointments are effective July 01, 2012.

As Orchestra Director, Jonathan Girard will conduct the UBC Symphony Orchestra and teach conducting courses. In the 2012-13 season he will also conduct the UBC Chamber Strings. Jesse Read, former Director of the UBC School of Music and conductor of the UBC Symphony Orchestra is enthusiastic to welcome Girard to UBC. “After many years at the helm of the UBC Symphony Orchestra, it has been a distinct pleasure for me to participate in an intensive year-long search to fill this position and we’re looking forward to his dynamic, inspirational leadership as he assumes the post. Not only does Jonathan Girard bring a wealth of musical experience and creative and imaginative programming to the position, he will begin to interact with colleagues to develop a long-awaited graduate program in instrumental conducting.”

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George Smith 7.23.12 / 5pm

Edmonton Symphony Orchestra starts search for new Music Director

http://www.jobbank.gc.ca/detail-eng.aspx?OrderNum=6542574&Source=JobPosting

Job Number: 6542574

Title: Music Director

Salary: $84,000.00 Yearly

Anticipated Start Date: 2012/10/01

Location: Edmonton North, Alberta

Experience: 5 years or more

Languages: Speak English, Read English, Write English

Work Setting: Orchestra

Musical Genre: Classical or chamber, Popular

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Fast-paced environment, Work under pressure, Tight deadlines, Manual dexterity, Attention to detail, Hand-eye co-ordination, Sound discrimination, Large workload

Transportation/Travel Information: Willing to travel, Willing to travel regularly, Willing to travel cross-border, Willing to travel for extended periods, Willing to travel internationally, Travel expenses paid by employer

Essential Skills: Reading text, Writing, Oral communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Significant use of memory, Finding information, Computer use, Continuous learning

Employer: Edmonton Symphony Society

How to Apply:

Please apply for this job only in the manner specified by the employer. Failure to do so may result in your application not being properly considered for the position.

By Mail:
9720 102 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 4B2

By Fax: (780) 425-0167
By E-mail: info@winspearcentre.com
Web Site: http://www.edmontonsymphony.com

Advertised until: 2012/08/11

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saradannerdukic 7.24.12 / 11am

Conducting Beethoven Workshop at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)

Workshop: Conducting Beethoven: Symphony, Overture, Concerto

Dates: October 5-7, 2012

Location: University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)

Faculty:

Mark Gibson, director of Orchestral Studies, CCM
Gustav Meier, director of Graduate Conducting, The Peabody Institute of Music; Johns Hopkins University
Ulrich Nicolai, director, Hochschule Symphony Orchestra, Hochschule für Musik und Theater, München

Special Guest Faculty:

Leon Fleisher, internationally renowned conductor and Andrew Mellon Foundation Chair of Piano; The Peabody Institute of Music; Johns Hopkins University

Répertoire:

Symphonies nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7
Violin Concerto, Piano Concerto No. 5
Overture to Prometheus

Orchestra: CCM Philharmonia and Concert Orchestras

Description: For the first time, the annual CCM Orchestral Conducting Workshop is devoted solely to BEETHOVEN. Participants will have the rare opportunity to work with the renowned CCM Philharmonia and Concert Orchestra exclusively on the challenges of Beethoven’s symphonic oeuvre. Maestros Gustav Meier, Mark Gibson, Ulrich Nicolai and special guest faculty, Leon Fleisher, will invite up to 10 participants and 10 apprentices to CCM for this exciting weekend; all sessions will be video documented.

With our expanded faculty, there will be more orchestra sessions than ever. An auditor level will be added for the first time this year. There will be sessions devoted to score analysis as well as an opportunity for participants to work with two pianos in preparation for the orchestra sessions. There will be occasion as well for open discussion about the repertoire and about the conducting career with the workshop faculty.

2012 Workshop Schedule:
Friday, Oct. 5
9 a.m. Breakfast
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Participants work with two pianos
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Participants conduct Concert Orchestra
8 p.m. Beethoven Festival Concert with the CCM Philharmonia and Mo. Gibson

Saturday, Oct. 6
10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Participants conduct Philharmonia/Concert Orchestra
2 – 5 p.m. Apprentices conduct Concert Orchestra
7 – 10 p.m. Participants conduct Philharmonia

Sunday, Oct. 7
12 noon Brunch with Mos. Meier, Fleisher, Nicolai and Gibson
2 – 5 p.m. Participants/Apprentices conduct Philharmonia/Concert Orchestra
7 – 10 p.m. Participants conduct Philharmonia/Concert Orchestra

Application: Send cover letter, resume (include contact information), DVD and/or video link and application fee ($50, check made payable to University of Cincinnati) to:

University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music
“Conducting Beethoven”
Attn: Johnnia Stigall, Program Coordinator
PO Box 210003
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003

Tuition:

Participant: $2,000
Apprentice: $1,000
Auditor: $500

Deadline: Applications must be received by Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. All applicants will be notified by Friday, Aug. 31 of their status.

Half of the tuition will be due by Friday, Sept. 14, in order to secure placement in the workshop.

http://ccm.uc.edu/music/orchestra/conducting_workshop.html

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Andrea 7.25.12 / 2am

Due to great request the 2012 FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS extended the maximum number of active students. The orchestra time has significantly been extended too in order to guarantee to each student the possibility to work with the orchestra.

The masterclass will be held from 3 until 8 in September 2012, final concert September 9 in villa Peyron, Florence.

Until today nine people from USA, JAPAN, EUROPE, RUSSIA registered as active students, among them professional conductors wo seek for career opportunity and an experience with “Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina”, one of the leading chamber orchestras in Italy.
Details http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

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Lawrence Loh 7.30.12 / 11am

Would you mind posting this conducting opportunity for aspiring conductors? Thanks!

Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic
Apprentice Conductor Program
Position Announcement

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic seeks an Apprentice Conductor to act as a cover conductor for rehearsals and concerts, conduct occasional concerts or partial concerts and perform non-conducting duties as assigned. The position begins when it is filled during the 2012-2013 Season. Candidates must have meaningful orchestral conducting experience in an academic or professional setting, a broad knowledge of orchestral repertoire and concert programming, be fluent and articulate in English and be available and present for both NEPP rehearsals and concerts. Conducting opportunities will depend on the experience of the candidate chosen.

This position is paid an honorarium per-concert week and does not include benefits or travel expenses. It is envisioned as a way for aspiring conductors to gain valuable experience through a wide variety of duties with a professional orchestra and staff and through the mentorship of the Music Director.

About the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic

Founded in 1972, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic is a fully professional orchestra and the cornerstone cultural organization in the Northeastern Pennsylvania region. The annual operating budget is approximately 1.5 million. The majority of the free-lance musicians who play with the Philharmonic come from the New York City or Philadelphia metropolitan areas. In 2012-13, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic performs 4 classical programs, 4 pops programs, holiday, youth, family, parks concerts and numerous chamber music concerts. The Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic’s Music Director is Lawrence Loh, who was appointed in Fall of 2004. Mr. Loh is also Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

The Philharmonic is based in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania and regularly performs in both communities. The organization is comprised of a 26 member governing Board of Directors, four full-time and three part-time employees. The Philharmonic staff is led by Co-Adminstrators Patricia Arvonio and Steve Parulski.

For more information about the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and its activities, visit http://www.nepaphil.org

Application Instructions

Please send a cover letter, resume, references, biography and links to online conducting videos (no DVDs) as soon as possible, but no later than August 31, 2012 to nepaphilconductor@gmail.com Videos should be captured from the orchestra’s perspective and should include diverse styles of repertoire. Additional material may be requested. Questions can also be directed to this email address.
Final Round Live Auditions with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic may take place on September 13, 2012 from 6-8pm. Repertoire will be Brahms Academic Festival Overture and Copland Appalachian Spring (full orchestra version).

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Lawrence Loh 7.30.12 / 12pm

There is a slight revision – sorry about that – here is the corrected job announcement:

Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic
Apprentice Conductor Program
Position Announcement

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic seeks an Apprentice Conductor to act as a cover conductor for rehearsals and concerts, conduct occasional concerts or partial concerts and perform non-conducting duties as assigned. The position begins when it is filled during the 2012-2013 Season. Candidates must have meaningful orchestral conducting experience in an academic or professional setting, a broad knowledge of orchestral repertoire and concert programming, be fluent and articulate in English and be available and present for both NEPP rehearsals and concerts. Conducting opportunities will depend on the experience of the candidate chosen.

This position is paid an honorarium per-concert week plus per diem. It is envisioned as a way for aspiring conductors to gain valuable experience through a wide variety of duties with a professional orchestra and staff and through the mentorship of the Music Director.

About the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic

Founded in 1972, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic is a fully professional orchestra and the cornerstone cultural organization in the Northeastern Pennsylvania region. The annual operating budget is approximately 1.5 million. The majority of the free-lance musicians who play with the Philharmonic come from the New York City or Philadelphia metropolitan areas. In 2012-13, the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic performs 4 classical programs, 4 pops programs, holiday, youth, family, parks concerts and numerous chamber music concerts. The Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic’s Music Director is Lawrence Loh, who was appointed in Fall of 2004. Mr. Loh is also Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

The Philharmonic is based in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania and regularly performs in both communities. The organization is comprised of a 26 member governing Board of Directors, four full-time and three part-time employees. The Philharmonic staff is led by Co-Adminstrators Patricia Arvonio and Steve Parulski.

For more information about the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and its activities, visit http://www.nepaphil.org

Application Instructions

Please send a cover letter, resume, references, biography and links to online conducting videos (no DVDs) as soon as possible, but no later than August 31, 2012 to nepaphilconductor@gmail.com Videos should be captured from the orchestra’s perspective and should include diverse styles of repertoire. Additional material may be requested. Questions can also be directed to this email address.
Final Round Live Auditions with the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic may take place on September 13, 2012 from 6-8pm. Repertoire will be Brahms Academic Festival Overture and Copland Appalachian Spring (full orchestra version).

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Johnnia Stigall 8.2.12 / 10pm

*EXTENDED DEADLINE*
ANNOUNCEMENT

Workshop: Conducting Beethoven: Symphony, Overture, Concerto

Dates: October 5-7, 2012

Location: University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)

Faculty: Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies, College-Conservatory of Music; University of Cincinnati
Gustav Meier, Director of Graduate Conducting, The Peabody Institute of Music; Johns Hopkins University
Ulrich Nicolai, Director, Hochschule Symphony Orchestra, Hochschule für Musik und Theater, München
SPECIAL GUEST FACULTY :
Leon Fleisher, Internationally renowned conductor and Andrew Mellon Foundation Chair of Piano ; The Peabody Institute of Music ; Johns Hopkins University

Repertoire: Symphonies nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7
Violin Concerto, Piano Concerto No. 5
Overture to Prometheus
Orchestras: CCM Philharmonia and Concert Orchestra

Description: For the first time, the annual CCM Orchestral Conducting Workshop is devoted solely to BEETHOVEN. Participants will have the rare opportunity to work with the renowned CCM Philharmonia and Concert Orchestra exclusively on the challenges of Beethoven’s symphonic oeuvre. Maestros Gustav Meier, Mark Gibson, Ulrich Nicolai and special guest faculty, Leon Fleisher, will invite up to 10 participants and 10 apprentices to the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) for this exciting weekend; all sessions will be video documented. With our expanded faculty, there will be more orchestra sessions than ever. An auditor level will be added for the first time this year. There will be sessions devoted to score analysis as well as an opportunity for participants to work with two pianos in preparation for the orchestra sessions. There will be occasion as well for open discussion about the repertoire and about the conducting career with the workshop faculty.

Schedule:
Friday, October 5, 2012
9am Breakfast
10am-1pm Participants work with two pianos
3:30-5:30pm Participants conduct Concert Orchestra
8 pm BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL CONCERT with the CCM Philharmonia and Mo. Gibson

Saturday, October 6, 2012 10am-1pm Participants conduct Philharmonia/ Concert Orchestra
2:00-5:00pm Apprentices conduct Concert Orchestra
7pm-10pm Participants conduct Philharmonia

Sunday, October 7, 2012
12 noon Brunch with Mos. Meier, Fleisher, Nicolai and Gibson
2-5pm Participants/Apprentices
conduct Philharmonia/Concert Orchestra
7-10pm Participants conduct Philharmonia/Concert Orchestra

Application: Send cover letter, resume (include contact information), DVD and/or video link and application fee ($50, check made payable to University of Cincinnati) to:

University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music
“Conducting Beethoven”
Attn: Johnnia Stigall, Program Coordinator
PO Box 210003, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003

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saradannerdukic 8.21.12 / 11am

I just realized that there is information missing in the Beethoven workshop post. The correct post should be:

*EXTENDED DEADLINE* (SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2012)
ANNOUNCEMENT

Workshop: Conducting Beethoven: Symphony, Overture, Concerto

Dates: October 5-7, 2012

Location: University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM)

Faculty: Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies, College-Conservatory of Music; University of Cincinnati
Gustav Meier, Director of Graduate Conducting, The Peabody Institute of Music; Johns Hopkins University
Ulrich Nicolai, Director, Hochschule Symphony Orchestra, Hochschule für Musik und Theater, München
SPECIAL GUEST FACULTY :
Leon Fleisher, Internationally renowned conductor and Andrew Mellon Foundation Chair of Piano ; The Peabody Institute of Music ; Johns Hopkins University

Repertoire: Symphonies nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7
Violin Concerto, Piano Concerto No. 5
Overture to Prometheus
Orchestras: CCM Philharmonia and Concert Orchestra

Description: For the first time, the annual CCM Orchestral Conducting Workshop is devoted solely to BEETHOVEN. Participants will have the rare opportunity to work with the renowned CCM Philharmonia and Concert Orchestra exclusively on the challenges of Beethoven’s symphonic oeuvre. Maestros Gustav Meier, Mark Gibson, Ulrich Nicolai and special guest faculty, Leon Fleisher, will invite up to 10 participants and 10 apprentices to the College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) for this exciting weekend; all sessions will be video documented. With our expanded faculty, there will be more orchestra sessions than ever. An auditor level will be added for the first time this year. There will be sessions devoted to score analysis as well as an opportunity for participants to work with two pianos in preparation for the orchestra sessions. There will be occasion as well for open discussion about the repertoire and about the conducting career with the workshop faculty.

Schedule:
Friday, October 5, 2012
9am Breakfast
10am-1pm Participants work with two pianos
3:30-5:30pm Participants conduct Concert Orchestra
8 pm BEETHOVEN FESTIVAL CONCERT with the CCM Philharmonia and Mo. Gibson

Saturday, October 6, 2012 10am-1pm Participants conduct Philharmonia/ Concert Orchestra
2:00-5:00pm Apprentices conduct Concert Orchestra
7pm-10pm Participants conduct Philharmonia

Sunday, October 7, 2012
12 noon Brunch with Mos. Meier, Fleisher, Nicolai and Gibson
2-5pm Participants/Apprentices
conduct Philharmonia/Concert Orchestra
7-10pm Participants conduct Philharmonia/Concert Orchestra

Application:

APPLY HERE:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Beethoven2012

-AND-

Send cover letter, resume (include contact information), DVD and/or video link and application fee ($50, check made payable to University of Cincinnati) to:

University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music
“Conducting Beethoven”
Attn: Sara Danner Dukic
PO Box 210003, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003

**NEW DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 1, 2012**

Applicants will be notified on Friday, September 7 of their status.

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Tyrone Souder 10.2.12 / 11pm

Dear Madam,

Please kindly post the following useful information about my international conducting masterclass.

Best,
Tyrone Souder

Announcing the 2012 1st Annual Tyrone Souder International Conducting Masterclass! Held in NYC!!!* Dec. 3-4. Only $3,600!* Maestro Souder once shared a cab with Bernstein, who declared him, “The finest north-central jersey conductor of his generation… the generation born on February 11, 1948…”

Repertoire to include Mahler 8, Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, and the Verdi Requiem. All students guaranteed seven minutes a day of podium time with the Greater New Jersey Pharmaceutical Lobbyist Orchestra! Also, auditors receive a discounted copy of Mr. Souder’s latest E-book, “Embrace the Effervescent Mysteries 2: An Essential Guide to Conducting Cesar Cui’s Early Tone Poems.” Chaz Hyphen-Davison, past participant, writes, “I never felt music so deeply until working with Tyrone, thanks to his revolutionary ‘Toward the Sphincter’ method. I also learned many new adverbs to use when talking to the oboes. You won’t believe that you thought you liked classical music before!”

Learn how to study scores faster and more simply! Get dynamic hair coaching from our stylist-in-residence! Find out which batons the pros are using and why yours just might be costing you the job! Orchestras are making an unprecedented comeback! Be a part of the unique, world-class pedigree that will ensure it continues!

Send an audition DVD and $150 application fee right away! Space is limited, and only 17 of the most promising young conductors will be selected.

Mail DVD and CASHIER’S CHECK ONLY to:

Mr. Tyrone Souder c/o KFC
600 Paterson Plank Road
Union City, NJ 07087

For more details, email maestro_tyrone99@gmx.com.

(*Hoboken, NJ. *Participants responsible for their own housing.)

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  1. Markku 10.3.12 / 12pm
    
    Professor of Conducting and Orchestral Training, Sibelius Academy
    
    Sibelius Academy is an international, open, and vibrant powerhouse of music, a global leader in its focus areas.
    
    Sibelius Academy is seeking a
    Professor of Conducting and Orchestral Training
    
    The professor will be in charge of the planning and development of the conductor and orchestral training programmes. He or she will also execute practical training of conducting students. The tasks, salary, and selection criteria for the post and the competence and knowledge required of the successful candidate are defined in the description of the appointment procedure. The description is available at http://www.siba.fi > Etusivu>Sibelius Academy>Happening now>Job vacancies , and by e-mail from the Sibelius Academy registry. The address is kirjaamo@siba.fi.
    
    The post will be filled for a fixed term of five (5) years starting 1 August 2014 or another point of time separately agreed upon. The deadline for applications is at noon on 12 December 2012.
    
    Further information on the post and the application procedures can be obtained from Matti Perttula, head of department (+358 41 535 4213, matti.perttula@siba.fi) and professor Matti Hyökki (+358 40 515 1175, matti.hyokki@siba.fi)
    
    Full information: http://www.siba.fi/documents/10157/66796/professor_of_conducting_and_orchestral%20training.pdf
Dr. Jacobs 10.23.12 / 8pm

The University of Oregon has an opening for the Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting beginning Fall 2013. The M.M. in orchestral conducting program in designed to give aspiring conductors advanced instruction in baton technique, rehearsal strategies, repertoire, performance practice, and score study, while further developing their own instrumental performance. Students will have ample opportunities to conduct the full symphony orchestra as well as smaller chamber works in rehearsal, sectional, and performance. The University of Oregon is the largest and most comprehensive school of music in Oregon and one of the finest programs on the west coast with approximately 500 music majors and 80 faculty. Application deadline: December 10, 2012. For further information, contact David Jacobs at: djacobs@uoregon.edu.
http://music.uoregon.edu

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Gil 10.29.12 / 7am

Internation Masterclass for Orchestral Conductors with Maestro Kenneth Kiesler, Berlin March 2013
the First Viennese School
Musical and Technical Approaches to performing the orchestral music of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert
3rd – 8th March 2013 with Mr. Kenneth Kiesler and the Berlin Sinfonietta.

We are happy to join forces with the world renowned “mentor of condcutors”, Mr. Kenneth Kiesler, for this exciting masterclass. It is a rare opportunity to experience Mr. Kiesler‘s well-known teaching method in Europe.

Beside intensive active conducting sessions with a professional orchestra, each one of the participants will have the chance to work with Mr. Kiesler on critical points for the conductor, such as score studying, musical analysis, conducting technique and string techniques (bowings, fingering, etc…). Mr. Kiesler will also teach the art of vocal coaching with professional opera singers and rehearsing methods. All the participants will have the chance to demonstrate their achievements in the culminating open to the public final concert.

The number of participants is limited to ten. Mr. Kiesler will choose the participants, from all the applicants. There is no age limit and applicants in all levels are advised to apply. Mr. Kiesler will choose the most appropriate applicants that can form the best and richest study group for the masterclass.

All the sessions with the orchestra will be video recorded, and each participant will get his session on a DVD. If you like you are welcome to bring your own recording device.

The repertoire for this masterclass is carefully chosen. These masterpieces have a very strong connection to one other, and make a very interesting overview on a whole musical era and its development.

You are very welcome to apply here. We would love to see you in this exciting masterclass.

Repertoire:

J. Haydn
Symphony no. 104 in D major

W. A. Mozart:

Symphony no. 41 in C Major KV 551
Selected Recitativi Accompagnati from Le Nozze di Figaro:

•Act III Scene 8:19. Recitativo ed Aria: Recitativo: ‘E Susanna non vien’ Aria: ‘Dove sono i bei momenti’
•Act IV Scene 8: 26. Recitativo ed Aria: Recitativo: ‘Tutto e disposto’ Aria: ‘Aprite un po’quegli occhi’
•Act IV Scene 10: 27. Recitativo ed Aria: Recitativo: ‘Giunse alfin il momento’ Aria: ‘Deh vieni, non tardar, o gioia bella’

L. v. Beethoven

Symphony no. 2 in D major Op. 36
Concerto for Piano and orchestra in Gmajor Op. 58
Alexander Frey – Pianist

F. Schubert
Symphony no. 5 in Bb Major D. 485

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Mark Heron 11.5.12 / 7am

Details of the 2013 RNCM Conducting Weekend are now available at http://www.rncm.ac.uk/images/pdfs/conducting_weekend_2013_leaflet.pdf

The RNCM is pleased to invite applications for three days of dynamic master classes with internationally acclaimed conductors and RNCM Conducting Faculty members Mark Heron and Clark Rundell and this year’s guest teacher Johannes Schlaefli, Professor of Conducting at the University of Fine Arts in Zurich.

Now in its 8th year, this weekend course reflects the core belief that underpins all of the RNCM’s worldclass conducting programmes: conductors learn by conducting other musicians. All participants can expect to conduct a combination of rehearsal pianists, chamber ensembles and orchestras on at least four occasions over the three days. The weekend is an ideal opportunity for those considering applying for the RNCM’s MMus and Junior Fellow programmes to find about more about the integral role that conducting plays in the life of the College. We also welcome many experienced musicians and educators for whom conducting is part of a wider career in music, and those involved in amateur music-making.

The course is open to both active conductors and observers and will focus on key practical issues including conducting technique, interpretation, rehearsal and preparation. In addition to sessions with a variety of orchestras and ensembles, there will be video review sessions, and all participants will receive a video of their conducting over the weekend.

Active places are generally for participants with some conducting experience. Orchestras and ensembles for the weekend will comprise students from the RNCM and Manchester University and leading local amateur ensembles.

Repertoire includes:
Mahler Symphony No.5
Ravel Piano Concerto in G
Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Schoenberg Chamber Symphony, opus 9
Grieg Holberg Suite
Strauss Suite for Winds in Bb
plus Opera excerpts to be confirmed

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Mark Heron 12.2.12 / 3pm

Sherborne Summer School of Music (formerly Canford)
28th July to 3rd August 2013

Sherborne Summer School Wind Conducting Course, formerly Canford, has become established over the last 22 years as one of the most international courses of its kind. 2013 prices are only £505 (€620 US$800) for seven nights full board, and full tuition fees.

This internationally recognised course is for conductors at intermediate and advanced levels with an interest in wind repertoire, or a desire to immerse themselves in issues relating to conducting wind and brass instruments. Up to twenty-five students will be accepted as “active” participants. Observers are also encouraged and will be fully involved in the course, but they will only conduct at the discretion of the tutors.

An integral feature of the course is that all active participants receive podium time with an ensemble each day and a performance opportunity at the end of the week.

Participants will explore the physical language, score preparation, rehearsal technique and repertoire knowledge. All conducting sessions are videoed and students receive a DVD of their work at the end of the week as well as regular review sessions during it. The course runs concurrently with the Wind Ensemble Course and there will be close liaison between the two including the opportunity for selected participants to work with that ensemble.

There are four sessions a day. Free concerts every evening and most lunchtimes. Podium time every day. Midweek formal dinner and dance. Sherborne School, set in one of the loveliest old Dorset towns. Swimming pool and sports facilities, bar and local pubs.

2013 Repertoire
The repertoire for 2013 combines classic works in the repertoire by Holst, Mendelssohn & Mozart with “new British” classics by Adam Gorb, Kenneth Hesketh, and Stephen McNeff. Irishman Fergal Carroll (a pupil of Gorb) completes the lineup along with Boris Kozhevnikov’s Symphony No.3 – an original 20th century symphonic work by a Soviet composer, and an excellent piece for teaching.

http://www.sherbornesummerschoolofmusic.co.uk

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Tanya Sparks 12.10.12 / 6pm

The Charlotte Symphony (NC) has an opening for the position of Assistant Conductor:

The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra seeks a talented and dynamic conductor to lead education, family, and community concerts, to act as cover conductor for its Classical and KnightSounds series rehearsals and concerts, and to perform other conducting and non-conducting duties as assigned. Candidates must have meaningful orchestral conducting experience in an academic or professional setting, a broad knowledge of orchestral repertoire and concert programming, be fluent and articulate in English, and be willing to reside in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County metro region.

About the Charlotte Symphony
Founded in 1932, and currently led by Music Director, Christopher Warren-Green, the Charlotte Symphony is one of the cornerstone cultural organizations in the Charlotte region and the oldest continuously-performing orchestra in the Southeast. One of only two full-time professional orchestras in the state of North Carolina, the Charlotte Symphony is the largest employer of professional artists in the Charlotte area, with 62 full-time musicians who have come to Charlotte from across the globe.

The Charlotte Symphony is the resident orchestra for Opera Carolina and the North Carolina Dance Theatre, and partners each season with dozens of local cultural groups to present rich, inter-disciplinary programs that serve a diverse region. In addition, CSO musicians serve as teachers and performers in multiple community settings.

For more information about the Charlotte Symphony and its activities, visit http://www.charlottesymphony.org

Compensation
Annual salary in the low to mid-30’s, depending on experience
Comprehensive benefits package

Audition Process
Initial applicants will be notified by March 1, 2013 if they have been selected as a finalist. Finalists will interview and audition with the Charlotte Symphony on April 23rd, 2013. Travel and accommodations are the responsibility of the candidate.

Application Procedure
Individuals should submit a cover letter, current résumé, three letters of recommendation and contact information for three professional references. Candidates are also required to submit a current video-taped work sample in high quality North American DVD format. Video should be a close front-view perspective of either a rehearsal or performance with a full symphonic or large chamber orchestra ensemble. ALL MATERIALS MUST BE POSTMARKED BY JANUARY 28 2013.

Please submit all materials by mail to:
Assistant Conductor Search
Charlotte Symphony
Two Wells Fargo Center
301 S. Tryon St. Suite 1700
Charlotte, NC 28282

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saradannerdukic 12.11.12 / 4pm

Realizing ROSSINI

A unique course on the craft of opera
June 17 – 30 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Session I)
June 24 – July 6 La Cenerentola (Session II)

Location: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Conducting faculty:
Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies, CCM
(additional faculty TBA)

Opera faculty:
Marie-France Lefebvre, CCM, Metropolitan Opera – Coaching
(additional faculty TBA)

Italian:
Accademia Europea di Firenze (Italy)

Join us for a unique course, focusing exclusively on the challenging craft of opera. Up to 20 conductors and pianists, along with a carefully selected cast, will be invited to participate in this one-of-a-kind experience while in residence at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Working with an internationally renowned faculty, led by Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies at CCM, conductors and pianists will have daily Italian instruction, text and style sessions and conducting and coaching master classes. Students will also participate in staging rehearsals, work with singers and lead orchestra rehearsals. Advanced opera singers will have the opportunity to learn a role in its entirety, and work with renowned faculty and industry professionals, along with daily Italian classes and coachings. The course culminates in a semi-staged performance, with orchestra, of Il Barbiere di Siviglia and La Cenerentola.

the operas will be performed without recitatives
In La Cenerentola, Clorinda and Alidoro arias will be included, and Tisbe will sing an aria in accordance with the “pocket aria” tradition.
In Barbiere, Berta’s aria will be included.

Faculty and aspects of the workshop are subject to change.

COSTS
Application Fee
Before January 15, 2013
CCM: $25
non-CCM: $60
After December January 15, 2013:
CCM or non-CCM: $80
Acceptd Fee: $10

Tuition
Conductors: $3000
Pianists: $2000
Auditors: $1000
Singers, principal roles: $650
Singers, non-principal roles: $400
Singers, covers or observers: $250

Housing for the two week course
$600 – room in on-campus housing, double occupancy (shared room)

Meals are not included in the cost of the course. An optional meal plan may be obtained by contacting our office (prices vary).

TO APPLY:
visit http://ccm.uc.edu/summer/realizing_rossini.html

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Richard Rosenberg 12.18.12 / 6pm

ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR – National Music Festival. Now in its third season (1-15 June 2013, conductor(s) will arrive on 28 May), the National Music Festival is accepting applications for Assistant Conductor to the Festival Symphony Orchestras. Under the direction of the Artistic Director, Richard Rosenberg, the Assistant Conductor(s) will serve as cover conductor and will assist as assigned in all other artistic needs. TO APPLY, please email a resume including complete name, instrument and instruments owned, date of birth, school and home addresses, e-mail address, phone number(s), education, professional experience, letters or contact numbers for three references and repertoire list. Please include a link to a posted video (i.e. Youtube) of a recent rehearsal (15-minute maximum) and performance (15-minute maximum) viewed from a close, front-view perspective. Include a $55 application fee through 15 March 2013, $100 after 15 March (non-refundable and not applicable toward other fees) via the PayPal link on the festival website apprentice page: http://www.nationalmusic.us/apprentices.html.

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Peter 12.21.12 / 3am

Please would you add the following conducting course information to the site:

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London Conducting Weekends (with orchestra): 16-17 Feb 2013

Shostakovich Chamber Symphony, Haydn Symphony No.63.

Tutor: Peter Fender
Maximum of 8 participants.
Podium time 85 mins minimum (plus 15 mins individual session).

£210 (£175 unwaged / £105 observer).

On the Saturday we work with a professional pianist, and on the Sunday with full orchestra.
Observers can have a short session at conducting one of the pieces.

Each person receives help and advice appropriate to their skill and experience. Subjects covered will include technique, musical interpretation, communication, how to manage an orchestra, and conducting psychology. We work in depth on relatively small amounts of repertoire. Towards the end of the Sunday we give a short performance where every student conducts (with orchestra) a section of the music studied during the course.

It should be possible to find cheap accommodation for anyone needing it for the Saturday night. Please enquire.

The weekend will be friendly yet professional, approachable yet challenging.

Day courses are also offered: see http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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FCM 1.3.13 / 5am

FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS 2012 Pictures and videos available on-line at http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com
The conducting course led by M° Giuseppe Lanzetta with Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina in the magnificent location of Villa Peyron in Florence.

The ban for 2013 course will be published soon.

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Matthew Brown 1.11.13 / 9pm

Hello,
I direct the International Conductors’ Festival of Kiev. We saw that you listed our festival a couple of times in years past, and would be very interested to have you list it again (under “workshops” would probably be the most appropriate category. Our website is http://www.conductorsfestival.org below is text from the front page of our site, if you’d like to copy it to the listing:

The International Conductors’ Festival offers conductors the meaningful experiences that are critical to their development on and off the podium. Our program is ideal for any conductor with advanced training who is seeking substantial and real experience conducting a professional orchestra.
There is no primary teacher at ICF. We foster a collegial and growth-oriented atmosphere in which like-minded conductors learn from each other, from the orchestra, from the music and from themselves.
During the two week festival, participants rehearse every day with the ICF Chamber Orchestra for significant, uninterrupted periods of time (approx. 30 minutes per day for each person), and every conductor appears in four public concerts.
Our large and consistent audiences show that we offer a meaningful contribution to the vibrant music scene in Kiev.
The sixth annual International Conductors’ Festival will be in Kiev, June 10-22, 2013. see our website for more details: http://www.conductorsfestival.org

thank you very much. if you have any questions, we can be reached at info@conductorsfestival.org

matthew brown
co-director

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1. Matthew Brown 1.21.13 / 11pm
  
  Hello again. I posted this on Jan.11 and do not see it listed anywhere on the site. I am writing now only because I see that other ones posted after ours are already on the site. Do I need to do something else to get us listed? Also, I noticed that you have many more listings in “masterclass” rather than “workshop.” so perhaps this would be the better place to list us (or perhaps both?) We are a “masterclass without a master”- an alternative to the traditional masterclass/workshop format. We have been listed in the past- I think without us actually doing anything. But now I’m trying to get on, and am having no luck. Please help!
  
  thank you,
  Matthew Brown
  co-director, ICF
  
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Ákos Lustyik 1.15.13 / 5pm

Dear Sir!

I would like to ask you to add the following masterclass to your homepage:
Thank you!

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3rd INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASS FOR ORCHESTRA CONDUCTING led by prof. Ilona Meskó August 21 – 30 2013 Budapest
With: MÁV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

List of works:

Kodály: Dances from Galánta
Erkel: Hunyadi László overture
Beethoven: Coriolan overture
Verdi: La forza del destino overture
Dvorak: Symphony No. 8.
Liszt: Mefisto Waltz

Agenda:

Lessons with piano accompaniment (4 pianists) and orchestra. Altogether 120 minutes with pianists and 75 minutes with orchestra are available for each participant.

Aim of the course:

Bringing the art and technique of conducting to perfection – examining Hungarian and Russian schools, personality improvement, social and psychological studies (focusing on exquisite communication with the orchestra)

Every active participants are required to be prepared of each piece.

Competition:

The best performing participant conducts the MÁV Symphony Orchestra in the final concert in the Hungarian National Museum on 30. August 2013. with the following programme: Verdi: La forza del destino overture, Liszt: Mefisto Waltz, Dvorak: Symphony No. 8.

Tuition fee:

Active participant € 990, Passive participant € 150

Application and information:

Mr. Ákos Lustyik, assistant: masterclass@meskoilona.hu

http://meskoilona.hu/en/3rd-conducting-masterclass-mav-symphony-orchestra-2013-0

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Thank you,
best regards,

Ákos Lustyik
assistant

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Laszlo Blaskovics 1.19.13 / 9am

I would like to share the information about conducting practice possibility. Best regards

Conducting practice with the Danube Symphony Orchestra:

Venue: Danube Symphony Orchestra concert hall and rehearsal room, Danube Palace
Hungary, Budapest, 1051. Zrinyi Str. 5.

The dates: This opportunity is available throughout the year. Contact me and I will arrange the dates desired.

Music:
Let us know what you would like to practice.
If the orchestra has the piece in their library, it is free to use it.
If the orchestra hasn’t got the piece (or parts) in their library, then there will be a cost to hire it.
Or alternatively you could bring along the music with you and use it with the orchestra.

Prices and Conditions:
The minimum amount of time (in minutes): 80 minutes
The first 80-minutes-session rehearsal = 650 Euro
Additional minutes: the next 80-minutes-session rehearsal = 600 Euro
This price includes:
– 80 minutes conducting time
– with a 35-member-orchestra
– DVD recording of your conducting

Further information:
The practice time is counted per rehearsal. The orchestra will only sit down and play only for a full rehearsal (80 minutes). We offer this practice to other conductors as well, in this way, the rehearsal time can be shared so you can share the costs as well.
If you’d like to have a conducting Professor there for your practice, we can arrange tuition with Prof. Tamás Gál at the same time. He is the Professor of conducting at the Liszt Academy of Music.
If you are interested in this, please contact us and we will tell you the additional costs.
We can also help you find a good accommodation in Budapest, and provide you with all the information you need.

About Danube Orchestra:

The Danube Symphony Orchestra was established in 1961 in Budapest.
The orchestra’s repertoire is very broad, from Baroque music to 20th century music including contemporary compositions as well. The orchestra is located in the heart of Budapest. The Danube Symphony Orchestra is the resident ensemble at the Danube Palace. The orchestra has approximately 80 concerts in a season. They perform regularly in Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Italy as well. The orchestra’s musicians are all professional musicians, and most of them graduated from the Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest.
The Danube Orchestra has been for many years the practice orchestra for conductors at the Liszt Academy of Music. The orchestra is a member of the Association of Hungarian Symphony Orchestras. Their Artistic Director is Ferenc Szklenár.

How to apply: If you are interested in the conducting practice, please, send me an e-mail.

Contact:
Laszlo Blaskovics
Email: conductingpractice@gmail.com
Tel: 0036-70362-3921

Our website:
http://conductingpractice.wix.com/conducting
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Conducting-Practice/345191235529572

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Colin Metters 1.22.13 / 5pm

COLIN METTERS CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS
3-8 August 2013
Yehudi Menuhin School, England

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FCM 2.7.13 / 6am

The ban for 2013 FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS is on-line at http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

Teacher is M° Giuseppe Lanzetta (chief conductor of Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina and Principal Guest COnductor of Mid-America Productions Orchestra) and Orchestra in residence is Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina.

Huge amount of podium time for each student and a magnificent location in Florence aim to offer to students and professionals interested in practice repertoire a good opportunity and value for money.

RULES OF THE MASTERCLASS

Teacher: Giuseppe Lanzetta
Orchestra: Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina
Period: 02/07 Settembre 2013
Location: Villa Castiglione, Via Colle Ramole n. 20 – 50023 Impruneta (Firenze)

Programme of the Course

Auditors

Accomodation

Registration

Programme of the Course

The course is articulated in n°6 (six) days of lesson, the first day the Maestro will held an introductory lesson then the orchestra will be available for the students for n°2 (two) sessions each day (excluded the day of the final concert reserved for the students that will conduct the concert), one in the morning 10.30-13.30 , the second in the afternoon 14.30-18.30 for a total amount of circa 6 hours of orchestra per day.
The course is opened to a maximum number of 11 (eleven) effective students per session, in order to guarantee to each student enough time in front of the orchestra.

Couse fee, active students: € 1.100,00
Inscription fee: € 250,00
Total amount of fees: € 1.350,00

Programme

Monday 2
15.00 – 19.00 (3 p.m – 7 p.m. ): registration and theory lesson (conducting technique, analysis)

Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 – Programme A
10.30 – 13.30 ( 10.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m.) 14.30 – 18.30 (2.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m.)
lessons with the orchestra, each students will have one podium session of not less than 15 (fifteen) minutes per day

Thursday 5 and Friday 6 – Programme B
10.30 – 13.30 ( 10.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m.) 14.30 – 18.30 (2.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m.)
lessons with the orchestra, each students will have one podium session of not less than 15 (fifteen) minutes per day

Saturday 7
10.00 – 14.00 ( 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) general rehearsal and final concert

Active students must prepare al least 1 (one) piece from Programme A and 2 (two) from Programme B

Group A – Orchestra of 22 elements (days 3 and 4 September)

W. A. Mozart, Serenata K 525 “eine kleine Nachtmusik”
B. Britten, Simpley Symphony
N. Rota, Serenata per archi
E. Grieg, Holberg Suite
P. I. Tchaikovsky, Serenata per archi op. 48
J. Haydn, Symphony n° 44 “Trauer” in Mi minore
J. Haydn, Symphony n° 45 “Farewell”
W.A. Mozart, Symphony n°28 in Do maggiore
W. A. Mozart, Symphony n°29 in La maggiore
F. Schubert, Symphony n° 5 in Sib maggiore
G. Mahler, Adagietto from V Symphony
A. Portera, Original mater for string orchestra (ed. Sconfinarte)

Depending on the availability of soloists, the following pieces will be insered in the programme:
F. Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in D minor
W. A. Mozart, Arias and Duets from the Italian Operas
W. A. Mozart, Violin Concertos

Gruop B – Orchestra of 33 elements (days 5, 6 and 7 September)

G. Bizet, Sinfonia n°1 in Do maggiore
W.A. Mozart, Ouverture from “Magic Flute”
W.A. Mozart, Ouverture from “Don Giovanni”
W.A. Mozart, Symphony n° 41 “Jupiter”
W.A. Mozart, Symphony n° 40
L.v. Beethoven, Ouverture Coriolano
L.v. Beethoven, Symphony n°1
L.v. Beethoven, Symphony n°5 (I e II movimento)
L.v. Beethoven, Symphony n°6
L.v. Beethoven, Symphony n°7
G. Rossini, Sinfonia from “Il barbiere di Siviglia”
G. Rossini, Sinfonia da “La cenerentola”
F. Mendelssohn, Symphony IV “Italiana”
F. Mendelssohn, Ouverture “the Hebrides”
R. Wagner, Siegfried-Idyll
G. Verdi, Preludio da Traviata
M. Ravel, Le tombeau de Couperin
I. Stravinsky, Danze Concertanti
Pieces composed by the best student of composition masterclass of M° Andrea Portera

Depending on the availability of soloists, the following pieces will be insered in the programme:
F. Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Major
J. Haydn, concerto per violoncello
W. A. Mozart, Arias and Duets from the Italian Operas
G. Verdi, Pieces from the Operas

Opportunities

The best students, chosen by the teacher, will be enrolled ad conductors for a concert in XXXIV Concert Season of Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, along with the international renowed artist that every year are invited in the season.
On the final steges of the masterclass there will be present agents from important international artists agencies.

Auditors
The partecipation fee for the auditors is unique and permits to assist to the whole day lessons

Course fee, auditors: € 400,00

Accomodation
Meals and accomodation are to be payed by the partecipants.
Students (active partecipants and auditors along with their families) reserving within 15 May have special discount rates for staying in Villa Castiglione Hotel, which offers half board and full board service.
Please ask the organization or write to for detailed information.
Tranfers from and for the airport of Florence, as well as for and from the center of Florence, will be available at very low rates to the guests of Villa Castiglione.

We will as well be happy to assist students not staying in Villa Castiglione with transfers.
A shuttle bus is available during the days of the masterclass at a special fare.
Public transport is also available from the center of the town to Villa Castiglione, please ask if need any assistance.

Villa Castiglione
Via Colle Ramole n. 20 – 50023 Impruneta (Firenze)
Tel + 39 055 2373684
Fax + 39 055 2374947
e-mail info@villacastiglione.com
http://www.villacastiglione.com

Inscription

The registration will be done through mail sending the request to
Associazione Artes – via A. Franchi, 16 – 59100 Prato (Po) Italy
or through e-mail to conducting.masterclass@gmail.com (object: Conducting 2013)
and must be received by August 15 2013.

Students inscription requests will be processed in order of arrival, there is no admission examination, even if we expect a basic knowlege of conducting technique and some experience in conducting professional orchestras.

The following documents must be attached: fully filled registration form (downloadable here), copy of ID card, proof of the payment of the inscription fee. The payment can be done by bank tranfer (attention: bank expenses are to be charged to the payer) to the bank acocunt
BCC di Vignole IBAN: IT82 Z089 2221 5030 0000 0704 948 – SWIFT: ICRA IT RR PM0
of Associazione Artes; other payment methods are possible: feel free to ask.

The course fee will be payed the first day of the course. The courses will be activated with a minimum number of students.
The inscription fee will not be returned in any case, except the cancellation of the courses; in that case the students will be promptly advised. The organization, though not responsible for the teachers, will grant the regular performance of the lessons.

Thanks to this BLOG for the amazing service !

FCM

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Romolo Gessi 2.11.13 / 2pm

I would like to share some information about the next “Conducting Beethoven” Master Class in Vicenza – Italy.

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The European Conducting Academy announces the CONDUCTING BEETHOVEN master class in Vicenza (Italy) with Maestro Lior Shambadal (Chief conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker) and Maestro Romolo Gessi (Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta). 2013 April 4-7 (Section B). Optional introductory lessons (Section A) March 16-17. Programme: Beethoven – Symphonies Nr. 7 & 8. Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta.

THE COURSE will be held in Vicenza. It will be organized into two sections so that each piece will be studied first theoretically and then practically on the piano and with a string ensemble (Section A), then with the whole orchestra (Section B) so that candidates will be able to work as independently as possible, making efficient use of the time allowed for orchestra rehearsals. Each student can choose whether to take the whole course with both sections or to do just one of them. Introductory audition for active participants: the first day of each section at 10:00 a.m.

ADMISSION: conductors of all nationalities and all ages can take part in this course. All candidates are expected to have thoroughly studied at least one piece of the programme before the beginning of the course.
Admission into section A (Maestro Gessi) is after assessment of a curriculum and a short aptitude test which will be held on the first day of lessons at 10 a.m. The conductors must demonstrate that they have a suitable basic technique.
Admission into section B (Maestro Shambadal and Maestro Gessi) is for those conductors with a relevant experience and aptitude in symphonic repertoire. Their curricula will be assessed and the conductors will undergo an aptitude test. This will take place at 10 a.m. of the first day of lessons for this section. Those students who will get an excellent valuation during the section A will automatically be admitted to section B without further test or audition. Those found unsuitable will still be able to participate as listeners.

PROGRAMME:
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.7
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.8

CALENDAR:
Section A: analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals with piano and ensemble – m° Gessi
Saturday March 16th : 10:00 a.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday March 17th: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Section B: analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals with piano, ensemble, and Orchestra – m° Shambadal and m° Gessi
Thursday April 4th: 10:00 a.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Friday April 5th: 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday April 6th : 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday April 7th: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Course fees (to be paid in full at registration):
Conductors
Section A: € 200.00
Section B: € 450.00 (complete: 4 days – lessons with piano, ensemble, and orchestra)
Section B reduced: € 390.00 (only 3 days – lessons with piano and ensemble or orchestra)
Listeners – Daily fee: € 60.00
Conductors – Special offer for the whole course sections A, B: € 550.00
Listeners – Special offer for the whole course sections A, B: € 280.00

Registration fee: € 15.00

Diplomas and certificates: each participant will receive an attendance certificate.
Tuition Languages: English, German, Italian

APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 6th Section A – March 20th Section B

LIOR SHAMBADAL: Israeli conductor Lior Shambadal maintains an active career as both an artistic leader and guest artist on both orchestral and opera podiums throughout Europe, as well as in China, Japan, Korea and South America. He currently serves as the Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker, a post he has held since 1997. During his tenure there, he has led more than 150 concerts at the famed Berlin Philharmonie, and has conducted the orchestra in hundreds of performances on tour in Japan, China, Korea, Italy, Spain, Ireland, England, France and Germany. In 2009, he was also named Music Director of the Orchestre Filarmonica de Bogota. Since 2008, Shambadal has been the Principal Guest Conductor of the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra in Latvia, as well as a guest professor and Principal Guest Conductor of the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra of the Central Music Conservatory in the Sichuan province of China. In addition, he works regularly with the Festival of San Gemini in Italy, where he serves as permanent member of the artistic committee and leads master classes for conductors and, since 2007, he has appeared annually as a guest artist for the orchestra training program at The Banff Centre in Canada. He was born in 1950 in Tel Aviv, where he studied viola, trombone, composition, and conducting. His studies took him to the Mozarteum in Salzburg where he worked with Carl Melles. Moving on to Vienna Mr. Shambadal had been tutored by acclaimed conductors such as Hans Swarowsky, Carlo Maria Giulini, Igor Markevitch, Sergiu Celibidache and Franco Ferrara. Lior Shambadal expanded his studies in other areas such as electronic music (in Vienna) and composition taught by Witold Lutoslawski (in France). In 1980 he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra. From 1986 to 1993 he led the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv. As the sole founder of the ensembles Acoustic 7/11 and Musica Nova Lior Shambadal proved himself a prolific composer whose musical range includes chamber music, song writing, and symphonic orchestra pieces. From 1993 to 2000 Mr. Shambadal was musical director of the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslauten (Germany), and from 2000-2003 he served as the Chief Conductor of the RTV Symphony Orchestra in Ljubljana, Slovenia. His CD and television productions have made Mr. Shambadal internationally famous, supported by his guest appearance conducting international orchestras.

ROMOLO GESSI: born in Trieste, Italy, Maestro Gessi completed his musical studies at the Trieste Conservatory. Further conducting studies ensued at the State Conservatoire of St.Petersburg, under Musin and Kukuskin, at the Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten in Vienna under Julius Kalmar, and at the Accademia Musicale in Pescara under Donato Renzetti, obtaining Diplomas with the highest marks. He has won many awards, including the Opera Conducting Competition of Caserta, and the First Prize at the International Austro-Hungarian Conducting Competition of Vienna and Pécs. He was appointed professor of Conducting at the Conservatorio “Verdi” of Milan. Since 1997 he has been teaching conducting at the European Academy in Vicenza and opera conducting at the International Workshop OperAverona. He is also Professor of Chamber Music at the National Conservatory of Trieste and he has been Guest Professor at the Vienna Music University, at the Norwegian Music Academy, and at the Conservatoire Royal de Mons. He is Music Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Pro Musica Salzburg Orchestra and of the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra. He has been Music Director of the Cantelli Symphony Orchestra in Milan from 2006 to 2008. He has conducted many orchestras, such as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the State Opera Prague, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Cracow, the Izhevsk’s Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pécs Symphony Orchestra, the Santo André Symphony Orchestra, the Gainsesville Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia’s Soloists, Milano Classica, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, the Trieste Opera House, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Bari Symphony Orchestra, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, the Lecce Symphony Orchestra, the Marchigiana Philharmonic, the Spoleto Opera House in the principal cities of Italy as well as in those of Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA.

Information . Registration . Accommodation:
• Course address: Auditorium Agorà – Via Brunialti 8 – 36100 VICENZA – ITALY
• Infoline: Tel +39 328 2449171 or +39 338 9368993
E-mail: scsculturaespettacolo@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.dirigo.altervista.org/conducting-beethoven

Registration:
1. Send the completed application form by the deadline to SCS via e-mail
scsculturaespettacolo@gmail.com
2. Fees have to be paid in full on the first day of the course.
Notes:
1. Partial attendance gives no right to a reduction in fee.
2. The organizers may accept enrolments after the deadline date if places are still available.

• Accomodation:
SCS offers an accommodation selection and assistance service to participants at:
• Villa Curti :”Bed and Breakfast” località Sovizzo. Tel: +39 0444 378329 http://www.fattoriavillacurti.com
• Villa Ghislanzoni :”Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 0444 1837595 http://www.villaghislanzoni.it
• Youth Hotel: Via Giuriolo, 9 – Vicenza. Tel: +39 0444 540222 http://www.ostellovicenza.com
• Casa di Lidia: “Bed and Breakfast” Via Legione Antonini, 38 – Tel: +39 0444 563952 http://www.lacasadilidia.it
• Casa San Raffaele: Viale X Giugno – Vicenza. Tel: +39 0444 545767 http://www.albergosanraffaele.it
• Hotel Tre Torri****: Via Tavernelle, 71 – Altavilla Vicentina (VI). Tel: +39 0444 572411 http://www.hoteltretorri.it

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J Lakeland 2.28.13 / 2pm

I’d like to share the following information about the Choral Music Intensive at Oxford University this summer. Thanks much!

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CHORAL MUSIC INTENSIVE at Oxford University
Program Dates: July 8-16, 2013
James Jordan and James Whitbourn, Co-Directors

Westminster Choir College and St Stephen’s House, Oxford proudly offer a unique Choral Institute in the vibrant and beautiful city of Oxford, England. The Institute is designed to provide instruction to all levels of conductors within a fully residential Oxford college.

The Choral Institute at Oxford is a residential course with meals taken in the college’s dining room and accommodation provided in the former monastic buildings of the 19th-century Cowley Fathers, now occupied by St Stephen’s House and much loved of C S Lewis, a former Fellow of nearby Magdalen College.

Participants will experience first-hand an educational experience that is unique to Oxford University. That experience, one of total immersion in a residential college, will expose participants to an intense and exciting educational atmosphere. In addition to studying conducting and aspects of the choral art that will build musicianship in each participant regardless of prior experience levels, participants will become immersed in community of musicians and faculty.

Members of the acclaimed Westminster Williamson Voices will be in attendance as the choral ensemble-in-residence. Members of this ensemble reflect the values of community that are reflected in the residential nature of this program.

Partipants will:
-Conduct a fully prepared choir in daily classes; selected participants will conduct the ensemble in performance
-Study Benjamin Britten’s St. Nicolas; extensive recitals of Britten song repertoire by members of Williamson Voices
-Receive instruction at New College Oxford with Professor Higginbottom and experience the Bodleian Library of Oxford
-Study part book performance (taught by Professor Higginbottom)
-Practice and chant (taught by guest faculty member James O’Donnell)
-Study newly written conducting etudes by James Jordan as specific to expressive conducting techniques
-Focus the expressive aspects of conducting, in addition to analysis, that lead to choral artistry at the highest levels

Program Costs

Course fee: $2,649/£1,645. Additional $500 for 2 graduate credits

Fee includes: Accommodations at Oxford University, Meals, and Tuition for all workshops, rehearsals and performances

Excluded: All travel costs to Oxford and optional excursions

Register Online (https://www.yaptracker.com/applications/westminster-choir-college-of-rider-university-oxford-2013)

or Download the Registration form here: http://www.rider.edu/sites/default/files/docs/wcc/Choral%20Music%20Institute%20at%20Oxford.pdf

Faculty

In addition to James Jordan, Professor and Senior Conductor at Westminster Choir College of Rider University and James Whitbourn, Composer and Honorary Research Fellow of St Stephen’s House, Oxford the faculty includes:

Edward Higginbottom: Professor of Choral Music, University of Oxford and Director of Music, New College Choir, Oxford

James O’Donnell, Organist and Master of the Choristers, Westminster Abbey

Frank Abrahams, Associate Dean for the Arts and Professor of Music Education, Westminster Choir College

Robin Ward: Principal, St Stephen’s House, Oxford

Steve Pilkington, Associate Professor of Sacred Music, Westminster Choir College of Rider University

Facilities

As a student of the Choral Institute, you will be living and studying in England’s oldest University City, among its dreaming spires and cloistered quadrangles. You will be working with some of the world’s preeminent thinkers in choral and sacred music and will experience first hand the treasures of a university for which choral music has been its lifeblood in an unbroken tradition lasting more than 600 years. The faculty will include Oxford University’s Professor of Choral Music Dr. Edward Higginbottom and Westminster Choir College’s Senior Conductor and prolific author Dr James Jordan.

Westminster Choir College of Rider University is one of America’s most prestigious centers of study for choral music. St Stephen’s House is one of the 44 Colleges and Halls that make up the University of Oxford and has a burgeoning Arts program that complements its world-renowned studies in Theology and Education. The partnership between St Stephen’s House Oxford and Westminster Choir College brings a fusion of riches and combines tradition and innovation in a fresh and extraordinary way.

More information can be found at : http://www.rider.edu/academics/colleges-schools/wca/woce/oxford
Feel free to contact Westminster Choir College’s Office of Continuing Education with questions or concerns at (+1) 609-924-7416 or via email at woce@rider.edu

– See more at: http://www.rider.edu/academics/colleges-schools/wca/woce/oxford#sthash.2RSS39xz.dpuf

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Masterclass with Dumitru Goia - Romania 3.7.13 / 12am

MASTERCLASS CONDUCTING ORCHESTRA – SUMMER 2013
with MTRO. DUMITRU GOIA & BACAU PHILHARMONIC

date: Sat 29th June – Thu 4th July

place: city of Bacau – Romania

professor: Mtro. Dumitru Goia
orchestra: Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra

repertoire: P. I. Tchaicovsky full program
-Symphony nr. 1 in G-minor
-Piano Concerto nr. 1 in B-flat minor
-Excerpts from “The Nutcracker”: Marche, Danse des mirlitons,
Trepak, Valse de fleurs, Pas de deux

piano rehearsals: with 2 corepetitors
orchestra: 60 musicians

There will be a final concert, where all active students will conduct.

active students: maximum 10

tuition: 1000 euros

accommodation: not included, we can help to make reservations
transportation: train and bus from-to Bucharest, we can help

Mtro. Dumitru Goia
conductordumitrugoia@yahoo.co.uk
conddgoia@yahoo.co.uk

Mtro. Ramiro Arista
dirijorarista@yahoo.es
+7 921 897 3669
+40 743 886060

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Hanneke Faber 3.11.13 / 7am

National Master Orchestral Conducting in The Hague and Amsterdam (The Netherlands)

The Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Royal Conservatoire The Hague offer a joint national master programme in orchestral conducting, in cooperation with the professional Dutch orchestras. In this master programme, orchestra conductors may develop the skills and gain the experience required to conduct a professional symphony orchestra in a competent and artistically well-thought-out manner.

The master programme builds a bridge between the study and the professional practice and offers students the opportunity to build and expand their own professional networks. Additionally, the master will enrich the educational programmes of the orchestras involved.

Apply before 1 June 2013. More information and details about how to apply: http://www.koncon.nl/en/nmo.

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1. Richard Tang Yuk 3.20.13 / 4pm
  
  Choral Conducting Masterclass with Dr. Jan Harrington at The Princeton Festival
  June 24-28, 2013 Princeton, NJ
  http://www.princetonfestival.org
  
  Overview
  
  This 5-day professional choral conducting master class is open to choral conductors, auditors and singers by application. The master class will offer practical rehearsal strategies, technique instruction, choral warm-ups, and seminars on performance issues, score study and preparation, creating compelling performances, and readings of choral literature for choirs of all levels.
  
  Conductors and auditors will participate in daily conducting master classes sessions with Dr. Jan Harrington and each conductor will conduct the Festival chorus twice daily. The master class will culminate in a public performance led by the participant conductors.
  
  Enrollment is limited to 8 conductors, with no limit for auditors or singers. Auditors attend all sessions, including the master classes, but will not conduct the Festival chorus. Singers accepted into the Festival Chorus attend all rehearsals and the performance as indicated in the schedule.
  
  Fees:
  Conductors $700
  Auditors $350
  Singers $150
  
  Housing & meals available
  
  Master class goals for conductors —
  Enhance practical conducting skills during daily master classes.
  Daily instruction on a variety of topics related to choral conducting.
  Reading session from a packet of octavos selected by Dr. Harrington. Music for reading sessions is included in master class fee.
  Conduct the Festival chorus twice daily.
  Conduct the Festival chorus in performance at the end of the master class.
  Video recording of your performance.
  Have fun making great music, make new friends.
  
  Apply online at http://www.princetonfestival.org/2013/conducting-masterclass.php
  
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saradannerdukic 3.28.13 / 11am

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 20, 2013

Realizing ROSSINI
A unique course on the craft of opera

June 17 – 30 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Session I)
June 24 – July 6 La Cenerentola (Session II)

Location: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Conducting faculty:
Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies, CCM
Neil Varon, Eastman School of Music

Opera faculty:
Ken Weiss, Washington National Opera – Coaching
Jose Maria Condemi, San Francisco Opera, Cincinnati Opera – Directing
Ben Smith, Baldwin Wallace College; Seattle Opera – Directing

Italian:
Accademia Europea di Firenze (Italy)

Join us for a unique course, focusing exclusively on the challenging craft of opera. Up to 20 conductors and pianists, along with a carefully selected cast, will be invited to participate in this one-of-a-kind experience while in residence at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Working with an internationally renowned faculty, led by Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies at CCM, conductors and pianists will have daily Italian instruction, text and style sessions and conducting and coaching master classes. Students will also participate in staging rehearsals, work with singers and lead orchestra rehearsals. Advanced opera singers will have the opportunity to learn a role in its entirety, and work with renowned faculty and industry professionals, along withdaily Italian classes and coachings. The course culminates in a semi-staged performance, with orchestra, of Il Barbiere di Siviglia and La Cenerentola.

The operas will be performed without recitatives.

In La Cenerentola, Clorinda and Alidoro arias will be included, and Tisbe will sing an aria in accordance with the “pocket aria” tradition.

In Barbiere, Berta’s aria will be included.

Faculty and aspects of the workshop are subject to change.

COSTS
Application Fee: $80
Acceptd Fee: $10

Tuition
Conductors: $3000
Pianists: $2000
Auditors: $1000
Singers, principal roles: $650
Singers, non-principal roles: $400
Singers, covers or observers: $250
Housing for the two week course
$600 – room in on-campus housing, double occupancy (shared room)

Meals are not included in the cost of the course. An optional meal plan may be obtained by contacting our office (prices vary).

TO APPLY:
visit http://ccm.uc.edu/summer/realizing_rossini.html

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Emily Threinen 4.2.13 / 4pm

This is a great resource! Thank you for hosting the blog.
I’d like to share another workshop:
Wind Conducting and Teaching Workshop at Temple University
July 7 – 11, 2013

Topics on wind band literature, rehearsals, movement and sound, programming, percussion tips, and more. Three “tracks of training” offered.

Please see here for details: http://www.temple.edu/boyer/summerworkshops/WCTWorkshop.asp

Thank you!
Emily Threinen, DMA

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Andrew Crust 4.10.13 / 1pm

Maestro Alexis Hauser http://alexishauser.webs.com/ will offer a masterclass this summer for conductors.

Location: Vienna, Austria
Date: July 28-August 6
At the: International Music Academy Orpheus http://www.academyorpheus.org/eng/classes_summer_academy.html

The program has two major focuses:

1) Conducting practice with piano and soloists available at the festival
2) Seminars discussing interpretive questions about key works of the symphonic literature by composers who lived in Vienna such as Mozart, Brahms, Schubert, Beethoven, Bruckner and Mahler

Please see the website for more information.

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Lorenzo Ramos 4.14.13 / 12pm

Convocatoria: I Curso-Concurso de Dirección Orquestal. Orquesta de Córdoba. Lorenzo Ramos. Córdoba (España), 8-19 de Julio de 2013.

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saradannerdukic 4.17.13 / 1pm

Multiple slots still open – REALIZING ROSSINI workshop at CCM with Mark Gibson

Application fee: $50*
*If you are accepted and if you participate, your application fee will be applied to your workshop tuition.

A unique course on the craft of opera

June 17 – 30 Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Session I)
June 24 – July 6 La Cenerentola (Session II)

Location: University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

Conducting faculty:
Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies, CCM
Neil Varon, Eastman School of Music

Opera faculty:
Ken Weiss, Washington National Opera

Italian:
Accademia Europea di Firenze (Italy)

Join us for a unique course, focusing exclusively on the challenging craft of opera. Up to 20 conductors and pianists, along with a carefully selected cast, will be invited to participate in this one-of-a-kind experience while in residence at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Working with an internationally renowned faculty, led by Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies at CCM, conductors and pianists will have daily Italian instruction, text and style sessions and conducting and coaching master classes. Students will also participate in staging rehearsals, work with singers and lead orchestra rehearsals. Advanced opera singers will have the opportunity to learn a role in its entirety, and work with renowned faculty and industry professionals, along with daily Italian classes and coachings. The course culminates in a semi-staged performance, with orchestra, of Il Barbiere di Siviglia and La Cenerentola.

The operas will be performed without recitatives
In La Cenerentola, Clorinda and Alidoro arias will be included, and Tisbe will sing an aria in accordance with the “pocket aria” tradition.
In Barbiere, Berta’s aria will be included.
Faculty and aspects of the workshop are subject to change.

COSTS

Application Fee: $50*
Acceptd Fee: $10 (non-refundable)
*If you are accepted and if you participate, your $50 application fee will be applied to your workshop tuition.
NO applications will be considered without payment of the application fee.

Tuition
Conductors: $3000
Pianists: $2000
Auditors: $1000
Singers, principal roles: $650
Singers, non-principal roles: $400
Singers, covers or observers: $250
Housing for the two week course
$600 – room in on-campus housing, double occupancy (shared room)
Meals are not included in the cost of the course. An optional meal plan may be obtained by contacting our office (prices vary).

TO APPLY:
visit http://ccm.uc.edu/summer/realizing_rossini.html
Applications will remain open until all spots are filled.

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Ajtony Csaba 4.22.13 / 3am

Hi !
Great blog, thanks for running it !

Let me contribute with an event – it is free and a limited number of scholarships are available. Would be great if you could post it.

SALT – Conducting Masterclass with focus on contemporary ensemble technique – FREE

The 3rd SALT Festival and Symposium May 25-June 2, 2013 hosts a conducting masterclass with focus on contemporary techniques and ensemble conducting with Ajtony Csaba.
Technique classes focus on Stravinsky: The Soldiers’s Tale and Pierre Boulez – Dérive I, ensemble practice involves direction of participant composers’ compositions (with coaching) and realization of concepts involving theatrical, multidisciplinary and improvisation elements.
Participation on the SALT is free and a limited number of scholarships are available.

The SALT New Music Festival and Symposium application deadline April 30, 2013. Don’t miss your chance to attend this premiere event on Canada’s West Coast.

The SALT New Music Festival and Symposium is a one week event occurring from May 25th to June 2nd, 2013, at Open Space and at the University of Victoria School of Music in Victoria, BC, Canada. The event is created, organized and hosted by the Tsilumos Ensemble, a quartet of musicians comprising Dániel Péter Biró (Guitar), Joanna Hood (Viola), Ajtony Csaba (Piano, Harpsichord and Conductor) and Kristofer Covlin (Saxophones). Guest artists of the SALT New Music Festival and Symposium include recent winners of the Darmstadt Summer Course Kranichstein Prize Ensemble Dal Niente (Chicago, USA), the team of the world renowned Experimentalstudio (Freiburg, Germany), the Quasar Saxophone Quartet (Montreal, QC) and Tuba soloist Max Murray (Berlin, Germany/Victoria, BC). Invited composers include Dániel Péter Biró (University of Victoria), Wolf Edwards (Victoria, BC), Suzanne Farrin (New York), Detlef Heusinger (Experimentalstudio, Freiburg, Germany), Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf (Musikhochschule Leipzig, Germany), Steven Kazuo Takasugi (Harvard University) and Gianluca Ulivelli (Conservatorio Gaetano Donizetti, Bergamo, Itlay).

The 2013 SALT Festival and Symposium offers a series of concerts, lectures, colloquia and masterclasses. Students of contemporary music from Canada and around the world are invited to apply to the program. Selected students will be given the chance to take part in lessons in composition, electronic music, conducting and contemporary music interpretation as well as in reading sessions with the Tsilumos Ensemble, Ensemble Dal Niente and the Quasar Saxophone Quartet. All lectures, colloquia, reading sessions and masterclasses at the SALT Festival and Symposium are free of charge and open to the general public. A limited number of scholarships are available.

The 2013 SALT Festival and Symposium has received funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ernst von Siemens Foundation for Music and the Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne.

To apply to The 2013 SALT Festival and Symposium visit the
Application website: https://finearts.uvic.ca/forms/salt2013/

Application Brochure:

Click to access SALT-Festival-and-Symposium-Brochure-2013.pdf

Extended Application Deadline: April 30, 2013

For more information:
http://www.tsilumos.org
http://finearts.uvic.ca/music/ensembles/tsilumos/?page_id=78

For inquiries please contact the organizers at
saltfestival2013@gmail.com

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umm73 4.22.13 / 9am

Hi, I’d be grateful if you could add a posting for the following position on your blog:

Musical Director – New Bristol Sinfonia (UK)

New Bristol Sinfonia is a mostly non-professional symphony orchestra based in Bristol playing to an extremely high standard. Founded in 1997 we put on 4 concerts a year mainly in the 600 seat Victoria Rooms in Clifton, Bristol, focussing on repertoire from the 19th century onwards.

We are looking for a new Musical Director in 2014 to help us continue to achieve a recognised position of excellence and quality within the city of Bristol’s musical life. For further details see http://www.newbristolsinfonia.org.uk/NBSMusicalDirector.pdf

Application by CV, covering letter and video. The footage should be no longer than 30 minutes of excerpts, via website, You-Tube or similar on-line site. Please apply to Romana Bevington, Chairman of the orchestra committee, by email to romanabevington@btinternet.com

The closing date for application is 10 May 2013 with auditions to be held in June 2013.

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Sara Danner Dukic 4.23.13 / 12pm

Hi – I have left a couple of updates about our upcoming Rossini workshop, and neither of them have been posted. Would you be so kind as to post the updated information? We still have multiple slots open.

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Diego Martin 4.24.13 / 4am

Could you, please, post this on your blog? Thank you very much for the great job you are doing!

LAST 7 DAYS to apply for the 2nd “EDUARD TOLDRÀ” ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING COURSE with Mº DONATO RENZETTI

GENERAL INFORMATION

The course will take place from the 1st to the 7th of July 2013 at Auditori Municipal de Terrassa (Barcelona-Spain).

Contact
WEBSITE: http://www.toldraconductingcourse.com
E-MAIL: info@toldraconductingcourse.com
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/toldraconductingcourse

Requisites
The course is open to professional conductors and advanced students no matter the nationality.

Rules to apply
Application deadline: May 1st, 2013.
Documents to be sent to apply@toldraconductingcourse.com

Active
– Filled-in application form
– A video recording no longer than 15 minutes
– A recent photography in high quality
– A copy of your IdCard or Passport
– Application fee receipt of payment (30Eur between February 15th-March 21st / 50 Eur between March 22nd-May 1st, non-refundable)

Auditors
– Filled-in application form
– Application fee receipt of payment (30Eur, non-refundable)

Once we have received all the applications, Maestro Renzetti will choose no more than 12 active students. The results will be communicated personally to each candidate during the first week of May.

Repertoire NEW!!!
This year, combined with the “Conxita Badia” Singing Course held by Prof. Ana Luisa Chova, we will work both symphonic and operatic repertoire. The operatic arias list will be published on May 2013 according with the active singers from the “Conxita Badia” Singing Course.

Every single active student must prepare all symphonic works and overtures included in the following list:
Mozart: “La clemenza di Tito” Overture, “Don Giovanni” Overture
Rossini: “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” Overture, “L’italiana in Algeri” Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4, “Coriolan” Overture
Mendelssohn: “The Hebrides” Overture
Schubert: Symphony No. 5
Stravisnky: Dumbarton Oaks

Strings technique lessons
Active students will have to submit bowings for the first movement of one of the symphonies included in the repertoire list (to be decided by the concertmaster Raúl García) and send the score to the course office before the 22th of June.

Sending your video
Your video must:
– be no longer than 15 minutes
– show a front view of the conductor
– ideally demonstrate a varied selection of repertoire
We recommend you to attach links from online services like youtube, vimeo… in your application email.
Having trouble with this? Please contact us: info@toldraconductingcourse.com

Piano
We strongly believe that you know really good a piece only when you have played it. That means that everybody will play the piano for the other fellows. Not just the active students but also the auditors (don’t worry, it will be 2 pianos four hands). If you want to have a look at the piano scores before the beginning of the course, contact us and we will send you them.

Fees and grants
Application fee: 30Eur between February 15th-March 21st / 50 Eur between March 22nd-May 1st (non-refundable)
Active students: 1.400Eur
Accomodation included.
The scholarships will be given as “public choice awards” at both concerts on Saturday and Sunday

Auditors: 200Eur (application fee and Final Concert ticket included)
You are invited to attend all the orchestra sessions during the course but also to take active part in the conducting technique lessons held every morning. You can also ask for accommodation at the Residence Hall if you want
Single day tickets: 30 Eur

Account holder: Associació cultural de la Filharmònica de Cambra
Bank: La Caixa
Bank account: 2100-1076-66-0200160116
IBAN: ES6821001076660200160116
BIC-SWIFT: CAIXESBBXXX

Accomodation
Included in the fee we offer you accomodation at the Residence hall 5min walking to the course headquarters. There you will have a single room, wifi, laundry, kitchen, fitness, cleaning service… In order to take the most from the course we strongly recommend to choose this option.

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Mark Gibson 5.2.13 / 11am

Just another note about reposting details concerning the “Realizing Rossini” opera conducting workshop at CCM, June 17-July 6. It would be most helpful, as the time approaches, to have this up prominently for another week or so. Details may be found above, in an earlier comment posted by Sara Danner-Dukic, Director of CCM Summer Programs. Many thanks, Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies, CCM, Artistic Director, “Realizing Rossini”

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Ilse Delmeire 5.15.13 / 4am

Could you post this masterclass? Thanks a lot! Kind regards

Royal Flemish Philharmonic – International conductor’s masterclass
led by Edo de Waart

The master classes in orchestral conducting are organized according to a 4 x 4 x 4 principle: 4 (maximum 5) conductors, 4 days, 4 sessions a day.
Each conductor gets valuable time on the podium with Belgium’s leading professional orchestra, the Royal Flemish Philharmonic. The attendees can benefit from Chief conductor Edo de Waart’s life-long experience and collaboration with the most renowned orchestras. He coaches the participants personally during all sessions. Together with members of the orchestra, he discusses and advises on refining points of technique, interpretation and preparation. Each day the attendees have the opportunity to conduct the orchestra during one of the four sessions in very different repertoire. The sessions close with a public showcase on the last day.

General information
The maximum age of the candidates is 36.
All sessions are open for observers.
Participation in the master classes is free of charge. Attendees have to provide for their own accommodation and travel.

Dates: 8-12 October 2013
Venue:
Filharmonisch Huis
Braziliëstraat 15
2000 Antwerp
Belgium

Repertoire
Excerpts from:
Beethoven, Symphony No. 5
Brahms, Symphony No. TBC
Bruckner, Symphony No. 4
Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet
Stravinsky, Petroushka
Contemporary piece, TBC
Mozart, Arias from Le nozze di Figaro

Schedule
Tuesday 8 October 09:30-14:30: session 1-4
Wednesday 9 October 09:30-14:30: session 1-4
Thursday 10 October 09:30-14:30: session 1-4
Friday 11 October 09:30-14:30: session 1-4
Saturday 12 October: Public showcase with the all participants

Applications
Candidates should apply before 15 June 2013.
Application form on http://www.defilharmonie.be/masterclass
DVD should be sent to:
Royal Flemish Philharmonic
Ilse Delmeire
Braziliëstraat 15
2000 Antwerp
Belgium

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Romolo Gessi 5.18.13 / 2pm

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The BERLINER MEISTERKURSE announces the Conducting Master class with Maestro Lior Shambadal (Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker), Maestro Romolo Gessi (Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Veneta Orchestra) and the Berliner Symphoniker. 2013 July 10-14

The course will be held in Berlin. It will be organized so that each piece will be studied first theoretically and then practically at the piano and with orchestral ensembles (string and wind principals – chamber orchestra) so that candidates will be able to work as independently as possible, making efficient use of the time allowed for the rehearsals.

Admission: conductors of all nationalities and all ages can take part in this course. All candidates are expected to have thoroughly studied at least one piece of the programme before the beginning of the course. Admission is after assessment of a curriculum and an aptitude test which will be held on the first day of the course at 11:00 a.m. The conductors must demonstrate that they have a suitable basic technique. Those found unsuitable will still be able to participate as auditors.

Programme:
MOZART Symphony No.40 KV 550 (First version, without clarinets)
SCHUBERT Symphony No.5 D 485
RESPIGHI Antiche Danze ed Arie – Suite No.3

Application deadline: June 25th

Calendar: analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals – m° Shambadal and m° Gessi
Wednesday July 10th: 11:00 a.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday July 11th: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday July 12th: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday July 13th 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday July 14th: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Course fees (to be paid in full at registration)
Conductors € 480.00 (complete: 5 days – lessons with piano, ensemble, and chamber orchestra)
Conductors reduced € 420.00 (only 4 days)
Auditors – Daily fee: € 60.00

Diplomas and certificates: each participant will receive an attendance certificate
Tuition Languages: German, English, Italian

Information . Registration:
• Course address: Studio Niculescu – Oranienstraße 163 – 10969 BERLIN – GERMANY
• E-mail: berliner.meisterkurse@gmail.com
• Web site: http://www.dirigo.altervista.org , http://www.studioniculescu.de
• Artistic co-ordination: Michelangelo Galeati
• Registration:
1. Send the completed application form by the deadline to berliner.meisterkurse@gmail.com
2. Fees have to be paid in full on the first day of the course

Notes:
1. Partial attendance gives no right to a reduction in fee.
2. The organizers may accept enrolments after the deadline date if places are still available.

LIOR SHAMBADAL: Israeli conductor Lior Shambadal has an active career as both an artistic leader and guest presence on both orchestral and opera podiums throughout Europe, as well as in China, Japan, Korea and South America. Shambadal currently serves as the Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker, a post he has held since 1997. During his tenure there, he has led more than 150 concerts at the famed Berlin Philharmonie, and has conducted the orchestra in hundreds of performances on tour in Japan, China, Korea, Italy, Spain, Ireland, England, France and Germany. In 2009, he was also named Music Director of the Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra. Since 2008, Shambadal has been the Principal Guest Conductor of the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra in Latvia, as well as a guest professor and Principal Guest Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the Central Music Conservatory in the Sichuan province of China. He works with the Festival of San Gemini in Italy, where he serves as permanent member of the artistic committee, leading master classes for conductors. Shambadal also appears annually as a permanent guest artist at the Banff Centre in Canada. He was born in 1950 in Tel Aviv, where he studied viola, trombone, composition, and conducting. His studies took him to the Mozarteum in Salzburg where he worked with Carl Melles. Moving on to Vienna Mr. Shambadal had been tutored by acclaimed conductors such as Hans Swarowsky, Carlo Maria Giulini, Igor Markevitch, Sergiu Celibidache and Franco Ferrara. Lior Shambadal expanded his studies in other areas such as electronic music (in Vienna) and composition taught by Witold Lutoslawski (in France). In 1980 he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra. From 1986 to 1993 he led the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv. As the sole founder of the ensembles Acoustic 7/11 and Musica Nova Lior Shambadal proved himself a prolific composer whose musical range includes chamber music, song writing, and symphonic orchestra pieces. From 1993 to 2000 Mr. Shambadal was musical director of the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslauten (Germany), and from 2000-2003 he served as the Chief Conductor of the RTV Symphony Orchestra in Ljubljana, Slovenia. His CD and television productions have made Mr. Shambadal internationally famous, supported by his guest appearance conducting international orchestras.

ROMOLO GESSI: born in Trieste, Italy, Maestro Gessi completed his musical studies at the Trieste Conservatory. Further conducting studies ensued at the State Conservatoire of St. Petersburg, under Musin and Kukuskin, at the Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten in Vienna under Julius Kalmar, and at the Accademia Musicale in Pescara under Donato Renzetti, obtaining Diplomas with the highest marks. He has won many awards, including the Opera Conducting Competition of Caserta, and the First Prize at the International Austro-Hungarian Conducting Competition of Vienna and Pécs. He was appointed professor of Conducting at the Conservatorio “Verdi” of Milan. Since 1997 he has been teaching conducting at the European Academy in Vicenza and opera conducting at the International Workshop OperAverona. He is also Professor of Chamber Music at the National Conservatory of Trieste an he has been Guest Professor at the Vienna Music University, at the Norwegian Music Academy, and at the Conservatoire Royal de Mons. He is Music Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Pro Musica Salzburg Orchestra and of the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra. He has been Music Director of the Cantelli Symphony Orchestra in Milan from 2006 to 2008. He has conducted many orchestras, such as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the State Opera Prague, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Cracow, the Izhevsk’s Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pécs Symphony Orchestra, the Santo André Symphony Orchestra, the Gainsesville Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia’s Soloists, Milano Classica, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, the Trieste Opera House, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Bari Symphony Orchestra, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, the Lecce Symphony Orchestra, the Marchigiana Philharmonic, the Spoleto Opera House in the principal cities of Italy as well as in those of Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA.

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Elvira Muratore 5.20.13 / 8am

Still 4 places available for active students at 2013 FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS
The masterclass offer real career opportunities (debut in 2014 season of internationally renowned Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina) and a huge amount of podium to the students wich will study with a real stable full orchestra in the magnificent environment of the hills of Tuscany close to the historic center of the town of Florence.

Teacher: M° Giuseppe Lanzetta
Orchestra: Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina
Public final concert in Florence on September 7 2013

The repertoire comprehends:
Group A – Orchestra of 22 elements
W. A. Mozart, Serenata K 525 “eine kleine Nachtmusik”
B. Britten, Simpley Symphony
N. Rota, Serenata per archi
E. Grieg, Holberg Suite
P. I. Tchaikovsky, Serenata per archi op. 48
J. Haydn, Symphony n° 44 “Trauer” in Mi minore
J. Haydn, Symphony n° 45 “Farewell”
W.A. Mozart, Symphony n°28 in Do maggiore
W. A. Mozart, Symphony n°29 in La maggiore
F. Schubert, Symphony n° 5 in Sib maggiore
G. Mahler, Adagietto from V Symphony
A. Portera, Original mater for string orchestra (ed. Sconfinarte)

Depending on the availability of soloists, the following pieces will be insered in the programme:
F. Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in D minor
W. A. Mozart, Arias and Duets from the Italian Operas
W. A. Mozart, Violin Concertos

Gruop B – Orchestra of 33 elements
G. Bizet, Sinfonia n°1 in Do maggiore
W.A. Mozart, Ouverture from “Magic Flute”
W.A. Mozart, Ouverture from “Don Giovanni”
W.A. Mozart, Symphony n° 41 “Jupiter”
W.A. Mozart, Symphony n° 40
L.v. Beethoven, Ouverture Coriolano
L.v. Beethoven, Symphony n°1
L.v. Beethoven, Symphony n°5 (I e II movimento)
L.v. Beethoven, Symphony n°6
L.v. Beethoven, Symphony n°7
G. Rossini, Sinfonia from “Il barbiere di Siviglia”
G. Rossini, Sinfonia da “La cenerentola”
F. Mendelssohn, Symphony IV “Italiana”
F. Mendelssohn, Ouverture “the Hebrides”
R. Wagner, Siegfried-Idyll
G. Verdi, Preludio da Traviata
M. Ravel, Le tombeau de Couperin
I. Stravinsky, Danze Concertanti
Pieces composed by the best student of composition masterclass of M° Andrea Portera

Depending on the availability of soloists, the following pieces will be insered in the programme:
F. Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Major
J. Haydn, concerto per violoncello
W. A. Mozart, Arias and Duets from the Italian Operas
G. Verdi, Pieces from the Operas

Further information:

http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com/

Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina and M°Lanzetta videos:
– with soloist Alessandro Carbonare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chvU7QYiIBI
– with soloist Ilya Gruber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UBia5CTtEQ
– with soloist Giovanni Sollima: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqJzKmtYt_M

M° Lanzetta cv:
http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com/endocente/home.htm

Thank you for posting !

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Kristofer Sanz 5.31.13 / 3pm

Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras

A resident partner at

The Music Center at Strathmore

http://www.mcyo.org

Position: MCYO Symphony Conductor

MCYO is seeking an energetic and vibrant conductor with outstanding teaching qualifications to direct the Symphony, a full symphony orchestra comprised of approximately 85 talented young musicians in grades 8-10.

The main focus of the Symphony orchestra is to develop skills and ensemble playing instilled in the younger orchestra level, Young Artists. The repertoire will include

original selections as well as arrangements from the standard orchestral literature and will be expected to challenge these musicians artistically and technically. Students should exit the Symphony well-prepared to advance to higher MCYO orchestra levels.

Qualifications should include either a music performance or a music education degree. The candidate should have good conducting skills and possess professional conducting experience. A background in rehearsing, teaching, and conducting large ensembles of student musicians in an orchestral setting is preferable. Experience teaching musicians in grades 6-12 is essential.

The conductors will work closely with the conductors of the other older and younger groups throughout the audition process and will collaborate with the entire conducting team throughout the concert season under the artistic leadership of the Artistic Director, Jonathan Carney (Concertmaster, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra). Conductor rotations during some seasons take place, broadening both student and conductor development and experience.

All MCYO ensembles rehearse Wednesday evenings during the school year at the Music Center at Strathmore. Three concerts per season are presented in the magnificent, world-class concert hall at Strathmore, with one additional community outreach concert presented at another venue at some point during the year. Concerts dates for next season are:

December 8, 2013; March 9, 2014 and June 1, 2014

If interested, please submit the following by June 20, 2013:

cover letter and resume with references

DVD or link showing self conducting a student group rehearsal or a performance (please ensure frontal view of conductor).

Please reply to: Cheryl Jukes, MCYO Executive Director Cheryl@mcyo.org

Address: MCYO at The Music Center at Strathmore

5301 Tuckerman Lane

N. Bethesda, MD 20852-3385

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Ryan Rump 6.10.13 / 1pm

Waterville Valley Music Center is accepting late applications for the 2013 Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Kenneth Kiesler! July 21-28th, Waterville Valley, NH, USA. Please visit http://www.wvmusiccenter.org for more information and to apply!

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1. Ryan Rump 6.22.13 / 9pm
  
  Could this be posted in the “masterclass” category? Thanks for your help!
  
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Michele Chui 6.18.13 / 5am

Greetings from Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra!

We would like to bring to your attention of The Second International Conducting Competition. Jointly presented by HKCO and Xi’an Conservatory of Music, the Compeition will be conducted in four rounds throughout Dec 2013 to July 2014.

please go to our website http://www.hkco.org or http://www.hkco.org/FCKMaterial/file/conducting%20competition.pdf

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Mike Cheung / Victor Wong 6.28.13 / 1am

Hong Kong Children’s Symphony Orchestra presents

Hong Kong Mahler Orchestral Workshop, Summer 2013

Website: http://www.yipshk.com
Application Form: http://www.yipshk.com/file/workshop.pdf
Contact Email: hkcso@yipshk.com

Conducting Masterclass Information

Date:
8-day Workshop from 17th to 24th August, 2013

Venue:
Hong Kong Cultural Centre / Yip’s Children’s Performing Arts Centre

Target:
Age 30 and below Music students / Individuals with conducting experiences in orchestras or ensembles

Instructor:
Maestro Jimmy Chiang

Conductor and pianist living in Vienna, First Prize Winner of the 4th International Competition for Young Conductors “Lovro von Matacic” in Zagreb, began his musical education in Hong Kong at the age of four with piano, later also with composition and violoncello. He received the Fellows Diploma from Trinity College of London, Bachelor of Music Degree from Baylor University in the United States and “Magister Artium” with distinction from the University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, where he was the last student of the renowned Austrian conductor and Mozart Interpreter – Leopold Hager. In 2003 upon invitation of Seiji Ozawa, Chiang was one of the three Fellow Conductors at the Rohm Music Festival in Kyoto, Japan, where he studied closely with the master himself.

From 2004 to 2006, he was musical assistant and conductor of opera productions at the Schlosstheater Schönbrunn in Vienna. Since 2007, Chiang appeared regularly as Assistant Music Director at Theater Lübeck and the Eutin Festival in Germany. From 2009 to 2011, he was Principal Conductor of Theater Freiburg, where he directed numerous productions with international recognitions such as Le Grand Macabre (Ligeti) with renowned Spanish Stage Director Calixto Bieito and Orpheus in der Unterwelt (Offenbach), among others. In 2010 Chiang made his Debut as guest conductor at the Komische Oper Berlin with La Traviata (Verdi). Chiang’s uprising conducting career in Europe has made him front cover of the international opera magazine “Orpheus” in 2009 as well as his recent success at the Festival Internacional de las Artes de Castilla y León in Spain for contemporary music. Orchestras that he had worked with included Radio Symphony Orchestra of Vienna, La Orquesta Sinfónica de Castilla y León, Zagreb Philharmonic, Lübeck Philharmonic, Oradea Philharmonic, Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Ensemble Amadeus, which he founded in 2000 in Texas, the United States. Chiang serves also currently as Principal Guest Conductor of the Hong Kong Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra.

Alongside his international career as a conductor, Chiang remains active as concert pianist since the age of 13. In addition, he is highly demanded as a vocal coach and an international acclaimed accompanist at major singing competitions, masterclasses, and song recitals.

Repertoire:
Schubert Symphony No.5
Mahler Symphony No.5
Other excerpts will be announced. Please check http://www.yipshk.com

Application Fee (non-refundable):
Active Conductor: USD $40
Auditor: USD $20
For International Applicants: Please email contact: hkcso@yipshk.com

Course Fee (non-refundable):
Active Conductor: USD $600
– 6 active conductors will have daily masterclasses with piano, 3 selected conductors will have 30 minutes podium time with the orchestra on 23rd July
Auditor: USD $150
– can attend all rehearsals and masterclasses from 17th to 24th August, 2013

Application & Audition
Details:
1. Submit a resume, the completed application form and application fee to the HKCSO either by mail (address: Yip’s Performing Arts Centre, 1/F Wah Chi Mansion, 292 Temple Street, Jordan, Kowloon; Attn: HKCSO Summer Workshop) by 12nd July, 2013, or alternatively by email to hkcso@yipshk.com with the application fee submitted no more than 5 days after the application deadline.
2. Prepare a face-to-the-camera video of (i) yourself conducting an ensemble in rehearsal and/or performance (10 to 20 minutes); using smaller ensemble (i.e. String Quartet with piano or Two pianos) to play a reduced version of a composition is also acceptable; (ii) briefly introduce yourself in Chinese or English within one minute.
3. Upload your video to online hosts, and send the video link to hkcso@yipshk.com by 18th July, 2013; or submit an audition video DVD.
**Results will be announced on 22nd July, 2013, successful applicants should submit the course fee in 7 days

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Mark Heron 7.2.13 / 1pm

RNCM Conducting Days 2013/14
The Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, UK) invites applications for their 2 one-day conducting courses in the coming academic year (8 November and 31 January). Typically participants take these 2 days in conjunction with the Conducting Weekend (2 – 4 May), forming a six month development opportunity. Full details: http://www.rncm.ac.uk/downloads/pages/Conducting_Days_Leaflet.pdf

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Romolo Gessi 7.3.13 / 7am

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OPERAVERONA announces the International Opera Workshop for Conductors and Opera Singers. Verona (Italy) 2013 July 19th-August 3rd. Mozart – Don Giovanni & Verdi – La Traviata. Special course: Verdi’s Ouvertures and Preludes.
Conducting teachers: Julius Kalmar, Romolo Gessi, Giovanni Pacor. Opera Singing teachers: Domenico Balzani, Aris Christofellis, Alessandra Althoff-Pugliese, Stella Silva. Application deadline: 2013 July 15th

The course is aimed at conductors and singers who want to study and improve their technique and interpretation by analysing and resolving the various inherent problems. The course will be organized so that the pieces can be studied both theoretically and practically on the piano and with the orchestra, in order to obtain the complete staging of an operatic performance.
Each student can choose whether to study one or both the operas (Don Giovanni – La Traviata). The best students may be included in the final concert (2013 August 2nd) or in other operatic productions programmed for summer 2013.

Programme: the course will focus on Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Verdi’s La Traviata. The study programme for singers and conductors will progress individually on the piano, collectively with stage rehearsals and, towards the end, with the orchestra. The orchestra rehearsals will concern pieces from Don Giovanni, La Traviata, and Ouvertures & Preludes from Verdi’s Nabucco, La Traviata, Giovanna’Arco, La Forza del destino. Any other operatic or liederistic repertoire will be admitted at the rehearsals with piano for the special seminar of free singing repertoire.

Admission: singers and conductors of all nationalities and all ages can take part in these courses.
Admission is after assessment of a curriculum and a short aptitude test which will be held on the first day of lessons. The singers will audition in order to verify or identify the most suitable repertoire for their vocal style. The conductors must demonstrate that they have a suitable basic technique.
The students found unsuitable will still be able to participate as listeners.

Calendar and study programme.
Section A: Conducting and singing technique 20th -25th July
Conductors: Conducting technique and analysis of Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Verdi’s La Traviata
Singers: singing technique and free repertoire with piano; special singing courses with Alessandra Althoff- Pugliese and Stella Silva.

Section B: Opera course for Conductors and Opera Singers 23th July – 3rd August
Programme: Mozart – Don Giovanni; Verdi – La Traviata
Conductors: Conducting technique, analysis, musical rehearsals and orchestra rehearsals, opera staging
Singers: musical rehearsals and orchestra rehearsals, opera staging
Study of the programme for the final concert
2nd August, final performance with orchestra

Section C: Conducting special course on Verdi’s Ouvertures and Preludes 29th July – 3rd August
Special couse for conductors on Verdi’s Ouvertures and Pleludes from Nabucco, La Traviata, Giovanna’Arco, La Forza del destino

Course fees:
Conductors – Section A: € 360.00 – Section B: € 990.00 – Section C: € 660.00
Singers – Section A: € 360.00 – Section B: € 580.00

Conductors – Special offer for the whole course sections A, B, C: € 1,100.00
Singers – Special offer for the whole course sections A, B: € 680.00

Diplomas and certificates: each participant will receive an attendance certificate.
Tuition Languages: Italian, German, English, French, Hungarian, Rumanian, Russian, Greek

Conducting teachers: Julius Kalmar, Romolo Gessi, Giovanni Pacor
Opera Singing teachers: Domenico Balzani, Aris Christofellis, Alessandra Althoff-Pugliese, Stella Silva
Orchestra: Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta

Optional Italian language course
Non-Italian students will have the option to improve or perfect their knowledge of the Italian language with a series of lessons based on the PLIDA teaching system (Dante Alighieri Italian Language Project) with qualified teachers at the Centro Studi Idea Verona.

Information . Registration . Accommodation:
• Course address: OPERAVERONA – Stradone Provolo 16, 37123 VERONA (Italy)
• Application deadline: 15th July 2013
Notes:
1. Partial attendance gives no right to a reduction in fee.
2. The organizers may accept enrolments after the deadline date if places are still available.

Information:
Infoline: Tel +39 045 8015352 – Fax + 39 045 8037497
E-mail: info@operaverona.eu
Web site: http://www.operaverona.eu

Accommodation:
OPERAVERONA offers an accommodation selection, booking and assistance service to participants at the UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE: Single and double rooms with private bathroom and shared kitchen in the Istituto Salesiano University Residence (at the same address as OPERAVERONA)
http://www.operaverona.eu

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Elvira Muratore 7.5.13 / 2am

Dear Sirs,
I would like to share this information.

Therea are still 2 places available for active students at 2013 FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS
The masterclass offer real career opportunities (debut in 2014 season of internationally renowned Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina) and a huge amount of podium to the students wich will study with a real stable full orchestra in the magnificent environment of the hills of Tuscany close to the historic center of the town of Florence.

Teacher: M° Giuseppe Lanzetta
Orchestra: Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina
Public final concert in Florence on September 7 2013

The repertoire comprehends:
Group A – Orchestra of 22 elements
W. A. Mozart, Serenata K 525 “eine kleine Nachtmusik”
B. Britten, Simpley Symphony
N. Rota, Serenata per archi
E. Grieg, Holberg Suite
P. I. Tchaikovsky, Serenata per archi op. 48
J. Haydn, Symphony n° 44 “Trauer” in Mi minore
J. Haydn, Symphony n° 45 “Farewell”
W.A. Mozart, Symphony n°28 in Do maggiore
W. A. Mozart, Symphony n°29 in La maggiore
F. Schubert, Symphony n° 5 in Sib maggiore
G. Mahler, Adagietto from V Symphony
A. Portera, Original mater for string orchestra (ed. Sconfinarte)

Depending on the availability of soloists, the following pieces will be insered in the programme:
F. Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in D minor
W. A. Mozart, Arias and Duets from the Italian Operas
W. A. Mozart, Violin Concertos

Gruop B – Orchestra of 33 elements
G. Bizet, Sinfonia n°1 in Do maggiore
W.A. Mozart, Ouverture from “Magic Flute”
W.A. Mozart, Ouverture from “Don Giovanni”
W.A. Mozart, Symphony n° 41 “Jupiter”
W.A. Mozart, Symphony n° 40
L.v. Beethoven, Ouverture Coriolano
L.v. Beethoven, Symphony n°1
L.v. Beethoven, Symphony n°5 (I e II movimento)
L.v. Beethoven, Symphony n°6
L.v. Beethoven, Symphony n°7
G. Rossini, Sinfonia from “Il barbiere di Siviglia”
G. Rossini, Sinfonia da “La cenerentola”
F. Mendelssohn, Symphony IV “Italiana”
F. Mendelssohn, Ouverture “the Hebrides”
R. Wagner, Siegfried-Idyll
G. Verdi, Preludio da Traviata
M. Ravel, Le tombeau de Couperin
I. Stravinsky, Danze Concertanti
Pieces composed by the best student of composition masterclass of M° Andrea Portera

Depending on the availability of soloists, the following pieces will be insered in the programme:
F. Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E Minor
J. Haydn, concerto per violoncello
W. A. Mozart, Arias and Duets from the Italian Operas
G. Verdi, Pieces from the Operas

Further information:

http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com/

Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina and M°Lanzetta videos:
– with soloist Alessandro Carbonare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chvU7QYiIBI
– with soloist Ilya Gruber: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UBia5CTtEQ
– with soloist Giovanni Sollima: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqJzKmtYt_M

M° Lanzetta cv:
http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com/endocente/home.htm

Thank you for posting !

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Sara Danner Dukic 7.23.13 / 10am

VERDI INTENSIVE

Don Carlos & La Traviata
October 4 – 6 2013
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

In honor of the bicentennial of the birth of Italian master Giuseppe Verdi, our annual CCM Fall Conducting workshop is devoted to excerpts from two of his greats operas: Don Carlos (1867, in French) and La Traviata (1853).

Maestro Mark Gibson and other guest faculty invite up to 10 participants, as well as auditors, to CCM to conduct a program of arias and ensembles from the two operas with soloists from CCM Opera and the CCM Philharmonia and Concert Orchestras.

Sessions will be devoted to working with singers, conducting opera as distinct from symphonic conducting and on Verdi style. Participants will work with singers, pianos and string quartet in preparation for the orchestra sessions, and will share in open discussion with singers and faculty about opera, opera conducting and operatic careers.

The weekend includes an evening concert in which participants conduct CCM Opera singers and the CCM Philharmonia and Concert Orchestras.

COST:
Participant: $2000
Auditor: $500

APPLICATION:
You will need:

Resume
Video
$50 application fee
$10 Acceptd fee

First consideration will be given to applications received by August 26.

To apply visit: http://ccm.uc.edu/summer/verdi/application.html

To get an idea of conducting masterclasses at CCM, check out this video about our Rossini project at CCM:
http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/sports/college_sports/university_of_cincinnati/passing-the-baton-grooming-operas-next-generation-of-leaders

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Peter 8.5.13 / 7am

WEEKEND MASTERCLASS IN LONDON, UK

26-27 October 2013

An intensive and positive conducting course in London with Maestro Peter Fender and South London Sinfonietta (a professional London orchestra).

There is a maximum of 10 participants, so podium time is high.

Works to be studied: Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks; Bach Brandenburg Conc 3; Sibelius Valse Triste.

Cost: £280 (£250 unwaged).

For full information see http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses
Email your interest / questions to: peter@peterfender.co.uk

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Chris Prasad 8.6.13 / 8am

FYI:
http://music.sydney.edu.au/recent-sydney-con-phd-graduate-to-head-interlochen-orchestra/

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Alejandro Duhalde 8.27.13 / 1pm

Hello, thank you very much for carrying out this site. I am subscribed since a couple of years and I have made some of master classes published here.

Here is a link that I think is usefull.

http://www.orchestraformasterclass.com

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Donna Lafferty 9.9.13 / 12pm

Hi. I’ve been trying to get the Conductor’s Guild to list our search for a new Artistic Director Conductor for the past month, but they’re not being responsive. I was told that another place conductor’s look for job listings is on this blog, so could you please share this listing with your followers? Sorry to only give you a week – I was really waiting for Conductor’s Guild to follow up. Thanks.

Job title: Artistic Director and Conductor

Organization/orchestra name: Bloomington Symphony Orchestra

Duties and responsibilities:

The Artistic Director is responsible for the musical growth of the orchestra. He or she is expected to:

Determine the Orchestra’s repertoire. Working with the Orchestra Committee, design programs appropriate for an all-volunteer orchestra that are also attractive to audiences.

Work with the Orchestra Committee and Executive Director to identify, select, and schedule performances in venues in Bloomington and the surrounding area.

Collaborate with the Orchestra Committee to identify and hire guest soloists to perform with the Orchestra.

Lead rehearsals (both for the full Orchestra, and, as needed, for individual sections) to ensure a high quality of performance at each concert. Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays from 7:00 until 9:15 pm.

Work with the Personnel Manager to recruit and audition new players for the Orchestra and determine seating for each concert.

Coordinate his/her efforts with those of other paid staff and volunteers to ensure that all aspects of the performance proceed as planned.

Publicize the Orchestra through press interviews and public appearances. Work with the Marketing and Development Committee to promote the Orchestra and its programming to the general public.

As needed, engage in fundraising activities, including direct mailings, special fundraising events, and donor outreach alongside the members of the Marketing and Development Committee.

Actively engage with and promote a good working relationship with instrumental music teachers in Monroe and surrounding counties.

Present status reports to the Board of Directors at their monthly meetings.

Serve as Chair of the Orchestra Committee, and participate in other committee(s) that would benefit from his or her presence.

Work with the Board to determine budget items related to performances.

*Requirements:

Our ideal candidate demonstrates:

Excellent conducting and rehearsal skills
A strong work ethic
The ability to collaborate with musicians from a variety of backgrounds
Enthusiasm, energy, and a true commitment to our organization
A focus on partnership, both with the orchestra and its board

Preference given to those within an hour’s drive of Bloomington, Indiana

Compensation: $1,250 monthly stipend

*Organization/orchestra description:

Now in its 44th Season, the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra is an all-volunteer group which performs eight concerts per year. The BSO also engages in educational outreach work throughout the community.

*City: Blooomington

*State: Indiana

*Application deadline: 09/15/13
*Date to remove: 09/16/13
*Apply to name: Donna M. Lafferty, Executive Director
*Apply to email: bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com
Phone: (812)331-2320
Organization/orchestra web address: http://www.bloomingtonsymphony.com

Application procedure:

Applicants are asked to submit a resume and cover letter to Executive Director Donna Lafferty via email to bso@bloomingtonsymphony.com

Optional: Links to video examples of your conducting.

Candidates who qualify for the 2nd round in this process will be asked to submit more detailed information at a later date.

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Tamara Nuzzaci Park 9.16.13 / 1pm

Breckenridge Music Festival, Breckenridge, CO
Invites applications for Position of Conductor and Music Director

The Breckenridge Music Festival seeks a dynamic and creative artistic leader to assist an established summer festival in shaping a diverse, fresh and inspiring program of chamber orchestra and chamber music performance, building on established quality, in an intimate summer music festival setting.

Background: Entering its 34th year, Breckenridge Music Festival’s core programming is centered in a 45-member chamber orchestra of professional musicians drawn from orchestras across the nation. The Festival Orchestra is featured in concerts of varied programming. The Breckenridge setting attracts a mix of devoted orchestral patrons from major metropolitan areas and family vacationers who do not regularly visit a concert hall. With the goal of reaching both kinds of audiences with the pleasure of live performance, the Festival Orchestra season is programmed with an intentional balance of repertoire that challenges and inspires, and programming from outside of traditional concert hall fare to intrigue audiences less in touch with standard orchestral repertoire.

Musicians of the Festival Orchestra are also featured in concerts of chamber music—both in the main stage setting, and additional events in private home settings.

Outgoing conductor Gerhardt Zimmermann, retiring after twenty-two seasons as Music Director and Conductor, has built a cohesive ensemble of increasing excellence, most of whose members return for multiple seasons, citing the quality of the music making, the quality of their colleagues and respect for their conductor as the major attractions.

View past programming: (http://www.breckenridgemusicfestival.com/aboutus/past-repertoire/)

View orchestra roster: (http://www.breckenridgemusicfestival.com/explore/summer-orchestra-festival/meet-the-orchestra/)

Mission of the Breckenridge Music Festival: To provide premier musical and related arts experiences on a year-round basis in Summit County, Colorado. To produce diverse programming, including a classical orchestral summer series; a non-classical performance series; a winter performance series; and diverse musical experiences including in-home concerts of chamber music and ongoing educational programs.
The Breckenridge Music Festival strives to be a valued partner of the County’s towns and businesses, in making a high-quality and far-reaching impact on the quality of life in our community for residents and visitors alike.

Position Description: The Music Director of the Breckenridge Music Festival is the principal architect of the annual summer festival program. The music director works closely with the executive director and board of directors to ensure the quality, diversity and financial sustainability of the festival. The music director’s ability to engage and inspire all of the organization’s constituents, including audiences, donors and musicians, is the foundation of success in this position.

The ideal candidate will have a superior knowledge of the chamber orchestra repertoire, as well as a good working knowledge of chamber music repertoire. He/she will be a dynamic and sensitive artist with the ability to inspire musicians and audiences with compelling repertoire and interpretations, who can build on the momentum of the Festival’s growth with both its musicians and its public. He/she will have creative approaches to integrating music with broad appeal in a high-quality season series. Good interpersonal and communication skills are a must, as audience engagement is a distinguishing characteristic of the Festival, and a relaxed and respectful working atmosphere is a hallmark of the ensemble. He/she will have a minimum of three years music director/artistic director experience with ensembles at ICSOM- or ROPA-equivalent level.

The Music Director’s responsibilities include the following:

Design programming for summer Festival Orchestra concerts; curate and coordinate programming for chamber music concerts, both main-stage and in-home, approximately 9 months in advance of each summer season, in consultation with executive management and the Program Committee.

Annually, select orchestra members invited to return for the following summer, and work with the Orchestra Personnel Manager to audition and select musicians for vacancies.

Identify appropriate guest artists and guest conductors to perform with the Festival Orchestra, within the parameters of the annual approved budget, and coordinate with the executive director on artistic administration pertaining to these guests.

Work closely with the music librarian to verify music rental or purchase decisions in a fiscally prudent and timely manner that ensures that music is circulated to string principals well in advance of the festival season.

Provide timely and complete programming information to BMF staff to ensure that marketing, development and administrative responsibilities related to the festival season can be appropriately planned and executed.

During the five‐week festival season, rehearse and conduct the Festival Orchestra for orchestral events not specifically programmed for a guest or assistant conductor.

Maintain a presence in donor stewardship and cultivation during the festival and, as possible, throughout the year.
Collaborate with development staff and executive director helping to identify fundable projects within the framework of the festival.

Specific skills and experience must include:

Demonstrated capacity to develop creative and engaging chamber orchestral and chamber music programs;

Ability to connect with audiences and engage and excite concert goers, both novice and experienced. An appreciation for the importance of audience development, and creative ideas for connecting community members of all ages with the performance experience;

An understanding of the structure and function of the nonprofit music organization, including the roles and responsibilities of board, staff, and artistic personnel, and experience working successfully with board members and administrative management.

Compensation:
Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience.

Application Process:
Applications will be accepted until October 15, 2013. Applicants must provide the following information with their application:

A current resume accompanied by a cover letter describing your vision for a summer music festival, plus a list of three professional references. Note: Applicant names will remain confidential, and candidates will be notified before references are contacted.

Five samples of programs conducted within the last 2 years, including concerto artists;

Samples of reviews and media coverage of programs conducted within the last 2 years;

An electronically submitted video (preferred) or DVD of one live performance of a full work, and at least one rehearsal;

Proposed programming for three chamber orchestra concerts reflecting the applicant’s vision of a summer music festival which will, over a season, interest multiple targeted audiences, from experienced listeners to casual visitors.

Successful finalists will be invited to conduct the Festival Orchestra for two programs during the 2014 summer season (July 15 to August 16, 2014) as part of the decision-making process.

Additional information about the Breckenridge Music Festival can be found at http://www.BreckenridgeMusicFestival.com

Please submit application materials as described above by email to:
Admin@BreckenridgeMusicFestival.com. All applications will be acknowledged.

To submit a video electronically (preferred), please follow these steps:
1 Sign in to your YouTube account
2 Click on upload, and select your video
3 Click on edit
4 Under the Basic info tab, find Privacy Options in upper right. Click arrow to expand privacy options
5 Set the privacy options for your video to Private
6 Enter the email address: BreckenridgeMusicFest@gmail.com and click “send.”

To submit a physical DVD, mail to:
Breckenridge Music Festival
Music Director Search
PO Box 1254
Breckenridge, CO 80424

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Hanneke Faber 10.22.13 / 4am

Hi there,

Could you post this on your blog? Thanks so much!

Exclusive Dutch National Master Orchestral Conducting – apply before 31 December

Want to do a Master’s degree course and work with professional orchestras whilst studying? Then the Dutch National Master Orchestral Conducting is the right course for you.

The Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Royal Conservatoire The Hague offer this exclusive Master’s degree together.

The study programme builds a bridge between the conservatory and the professional practice and offers students an outstanding opportunity to build and expand their own professional networks. Under the supervision of principal subject teachers Jac van Steen, Ed Spanjaard and Kenneth Montgomery the students work with professional Dutch symphony orchestras. The students follow an extensive curriculum and a research programme related to the principal subject. Furthermore, they will have ample opportunity to rehearse with the orchestras involved, during which they will usually be coached by the orchestra’s chief conductor.

Auditions
Candidates must have a Bachelor in Music degree. Closing date for application: 31 December 2013.
Those selected will be invited to the piano audition on 4 February 2014, during which a maximum of two or three candidates will be selected for an audition with The North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra on 5 February 2014.

For more information: http://www.conservatoriumvanamsterdam.nl/en/nmo/ or http://www.koncon.nl/en/nmo

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Emily Donohue 10.25.13 / 10am

Hello,
Would you consider posting this to your blog? Thanks!

News from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
October 25, 2013
http://www.rpi.edu/news

Acclaimed Conductor Joins Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Faculty as Music Program Evolves

Troy, N.Y. — Nicholas DeMaison, the newly hired conductor in School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is giving students the kind of rigorous musical ensemble experience that is commensurate a Rensselaer education.

An acclaimed conductor and composer, DeMaison is conducting the 50-student Rensselaer Orchestra, the university Concert Choir, and organizing a comprehensive chamber music program. Previously, all ensembles were under the auspices of the Rensselaer Music Association. As part of the transition toward a music degree, these ensembles are now under the auspices of HASS and students will receive academic credit in Arts for their participation.

“Growing Rensselaer’s music program is one of my priorities and bringing Nicholas DeMaison on board is an important step toward that goal,” said Mary Simoni, dean of HASS at Rensselaer. “His experiences nurturing musicians and putting on performances of both classical and experimental music make him a perfect fit to help Rensselaer’s music program mature.”

DeMaison has led dozens of premieres of new operatic, instrumental, choral, and multi-media works. His music has been performed by the New York Philharmonic, Iktus Percussion, Sinopia Trio, PRISM Saxophone Quartet, and ensemble dal niente, and he is a regular conductor with New York’s Ensemble Moto Perpetuo. He recently worked as a Music Supervisor with critically acclaimed production company Giants Are Small, on the music staff with Live from Lincoln Center and PBS, and as director of Ensemble Sospeso.

“The combination of support from a major institution like Rensselaer and a start-up mentality made this a unique career opportunity,” DeMaison said. “Every conductor has the dream of being handed just enough to work with so that you can grow something.”

The question driving DeMaison’s work at Rensselaer is “how large of a platform can we provide for students who want music to be a part of their education?” Eventually he would like to see the orchestra become the flagship musical institution on campus. He is also excited by the opportunity to lead performances in the world-class, acoustically unique Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center.

The first public performances under DeMaison’s leadership will be the Nov. 17 fall choir concert at the Chapel and Cultural Center and the Nov. 23 fall orchestra concert at EMPAC. The annual holiday concert will be held Saturday, Dec. 15, at EMPAC, and will feature the orchestra, choir and festival choir—a group that is now accepting new students who can read music and have some choral experience.

For its fall performance, the orchestra will perform both traditional and contemporary pieces, a mix that DeMaison said is perfect for the Rensselaer audience. They will perform pieces by Tchaikovsky and Beethoven as well as more contemporary pieces by distinguished composer and Rensselaer Arts Professor of Practice Pauline Oliveros and James Tenney. Both contemporary pieces will have accompanying live electronic components that DeMaison is working on with graduate students in the electronic arts.

DeMaison, earned his master’s and doctoral degrees at University of California, San Diego, and his undergraduate degree at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

Contact
Emily Donohue
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, NY
(518) 276-6542
(518) 257-2167
Donohe2@rpi.edu
http://www.rpi.edu/news

Visit the Rensselaer research and discovery blog: http://approach.rpi.edu
Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/RPInews

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Sara Danner Dukic 11.22.13 / 4pm

Could you please post? Many thanks!

DISCOVERING DONIZETTI at CCM
July 28 – August 9, 2014

L’Elisir d’Amore

Join us for a unique course, focusing exclusively on the challenging craft of opera. Up to 12 conductors and pianists, along with a carefully selected cast, will be invited to participate in this one-of-a-kind experience while in residence at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Working with an internationally renowned faculty, led by Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies at CCM, conductors and pianists will have daily Italian instruction, text and style sessions and conducting and coaching master classes. Students will also participate in staging rehearsals, work with singers and lead orchestra rehearsals. Advanced opera singers will have the opportunity to learn a role in its entirety, and work with renowned faculty and industry professionals, along with daily Italian classes and coachings. The course culminates in a semi-staged performance, with orchestra, of L’Elisir d’Amore.

COSTS
TUITION for the two-week course
Conductors: $3000
Pianists: $2000
Auditors: $1000

HOUSING for the two week course
$600*
*room in on-campus housing, double occupancy (shared room)
Meals are not included in the cost of the course. An optional meal plan may be obtained by contacting our office (prices vary).

Application Fee:
Before January 15, 2014 $65
January 16 – March 15, 2014: $85
*CCM students who can provide a valid ID number will receive an application fee discount.
Applications will remain open until all spots are filled.

TO APPLY:
http://www.ccm.uc.edu/summer

TO SEE A SHORT VIDEO OVERVIEW OF OUR OPERA BOOTCAMPS:
http://ccm.uc.edu/summer/donizetti.html

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Michalis Koskinas 12.6.13 / 12pm

Could you please add our next master class to your blog?
Best regards,

Michalis Koskinas
Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra Berlin

“International Master Class for Orchestral Conductors
with Prof. Kenneth Kiesler
(Director of Orchestras and Professor of Conducting at the University of Michigan)
and The Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra
February 1st – 7th, 2014
Vilnius, Lithuania

Conditions of the Conducting Course:
The course is open to active participants and auditors at all levels from beginners to professionals!
There is NO AGE LIMIT!
The course language is ENGLISH. If you do not speak English, please inform us.
Free choice of repertoire (to be agreed with the Maestro and the orchestra management).
Participants of conducting competitions are very welcome. We will find the music for you.
If you have special repertoire needs for future projects or competitions, you are welcome to propose any classical or modern pieces.
Active participants should fill out the application form and send us a CV. Participation will be confirmed after receipt of application.
After the course each participant whether active or auditor will receive a participation certificate signed by the Maestro.

Kenneth Kiesler
Kenneth Kiesler is one of the most prominent conductors of his generation, and one of the world’s most sought-after mentors to conductors. He has been Director of Orchestras and Professor of Conducting at the University of Michigan since 1995. Winner of the 2011 American prize in conducting, Ken was the Silver Medal winner at the 1986 Stokowski Competition, and the 1988 recipient of the Helen M. Thompson Award, presented by the American Symphony Orchestra League to the outstanding American music director under the age of 35. As the award winning Music Director of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra from 1980 to 2000, he conducted concerts in Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center and was a founder of both the Illinois Chamber Orchestra and Illinois Symphony Chorus.
Kiesler has conducted the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center, the Chicago Symphony, the orchestras of Jerusalem, Haifa, Utah, Detroit, New Jersey, Florida, Indianapolis, Memphis, San Diego, Albany, Virginia, Omaha, Fresno, Long Beach, Long Island, Portland, Osaka, Puerto Rico, Daejeon and Pusan in Korea, the New Symphony Orchestra in Bulgaria, Hang Zhou in China, and at the festivals of Meadowbrook, Skaneateles, Sewanee, Breckenridge, and Aspen. His operatic conducting includes Bright Sheng’s The Silver River in Singapore, and Britten’s Peter Grimes and Rossini’s Il Turco in Italia at the Opera Theatre of St. Louis. He has conducted Appalachian Spring with Martha Graham and Cinderella with the Indianapolis Ballet.

Location of the course:

Vilnius Congress Concerts Hall
Vilnius str.6/16
Vilnius, LT-01102

Pricing:
For Auditors the course fee is 240€

For active participants:

25 minutes with the Orchestra – 500€
50 minutes with the Orchestra – 1000€,
75 minutes with the Orchestra – 1500€,
100 minutes with the Orchestra – 2000€
125 minutes with the Orchestra – 2500€
150 minutes with the Orchestra – 3000€
200 minutes with the Orchestra – 4000€
Minimum time for active participant is 25 minutes.
Booking more than 200 minutes with the orchestra is possible. Please don’t hesitate to ask!
The podium-time that you book includes the concert. The participation in the concert will be decided upon by the Maestro and the orchestra. The price includes video recording of all the rehearsals and the concert. The Participants may conduct every day depending on organization and the time you booked. In addition the participants will conduct in sessions with pianos, extra rehearsals, technical exercises, and video sessions with Maestro will be held.
Accommodation Information:

We recommend the accommodation in the Neringa Hotel (4 stars), that’s situated in the middle of the old town in Gedimino prospektas, 10 min away from the Concert Hall, where the rehearsals will take place.

Approximately 65-70€/night in a Single Room including breakfast (60-65 EUR excluding breakfast)
Approximately 75-80€/night in a Double Room including breakfast (70-75 EUR excluding breakfast)

The Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra gave its first concert on 30 January 1989. During the 22 years of its existence the orchestra has given more than 1,000 concerts, home and abroad.
The Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra has already formed its traditions. The performances are warmly met by the public and critics alike. Every season the orchestra performs new compositions which cause a great stir: the most outstanding world music, large vocal-symphonic compositions and instrumental concertos. It has played many premieres of music by Lithuanian composers. The performance of all Mahler’s and Beethoven’s symphonies has become an exceptional event in the orchestra’s musical life.
The orchestra’s intensive life is testified by an impressive number of concerts given. It has held more than 1,000 concerts in Lithuania and abroad: France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Great Britain, Taiwan and elsewhere, It has participated in such prestigious festivals as the Warsaw Autumn, Europa musicale in Munich, Germany, the Costa do Estoril Festival in Portugal, Santa Cruz and Santandero in Spain, Nyon in Switzerland, Chichester and Leads in Great Britain.

For more information about the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra visit:

http://www.lvso.lt/en/

Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin (Organizer)
The Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin (PKB) is strongly concerned with the training of the artistic offspring: in autumn 2003 the first “international master class for orchestral conducting” held by the “Maestro of Maestros” Prof. Jorma Panula (Royal College of Music, Stockholm) turned out an overwhelming success. No less then 50 conductors of international origin were taking part. The final concert in the Philharmonie Berlin inspired professionals as well as the Berlin public. In these courses, participants have the opportunity to test their professional skills in conducting and benefit from professional experience of the orchestra and the instructor.
After this successful Masterclass in 2003, the PKB organizes annual national and internal Masterclasses on a high professional level. The PKB is working with renowed german orchestras and world-renowned conductors as a teacher like Jorma Panula, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Leif Segerstam, Otto-Werner Müller, Gustav Meier, Colin Metters, Kenneth Kiesler, Janos Fürst, Eri Klas, Mark Gorenstein, Michail Jurowski, Vladimir Ponkin. Students from all over the world are taking part at the Masterclasses. It takes place at different places in Europe, for example Moskau, St. Petersburg, Vilnius, Berlin, Leipzig, Göttingen, Jena and Cottbus.
For more information:
For further questions, and sending your CV please write to:

conducting@philharmonie.com

Yours sincerely
PHILHARMONISCHES
KAMMERORCHESTER BERLIN
Artistic Director Michael Zukernik

Akazienstraße 3
D-10823 Berlin
Tel.: +49 (0)30 720 111 – 0
Fax: +49 (0)30 720 111 – 29
Mobil: +49 (0)172 320-5261
http://www.philharmonie.com

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Ilona Meskó 12.7.13 / 4am

Dear Madame/Sir!

I would like to ask you, to please publish this advertisement about a masterclass:

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4th INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASS FOR ORCHESTRA CONDUCTING led by prof. Ilona Meskó August 21 – 30 2014 Budapest

With: MÁV SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

List of works:

Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations
Wagner: Tristan und Izolde Prelude and Liebestod
Dvorak: 8th Symphony
Bartók: Concerto
Stravinsky: Rite of spring
Agenda:
Lessons with piano accompaniment (4 pianists) and orchestra. Altogether 110 minutes with pianists and 75 minutes with orchestra are available for each participant.

Aim of the course:

Bringing the art and technique of conducting to perfection – examining Hungarian and Russian schools, personality improvement, social and psychological studies (focusing on exquisite communication with the orchestra)

Every active participants are required to be prepared of each piece.

Competition:

The best performing participant conducts the MÁV Symphony Orchestra in the final concert in the Hungarian National Museum on 30. August 2014. with the following programme: Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations, Wagner: Tristan und Izolde Prelude and Liebestod, Dvorak: 8th Symphony

Tuition fee:

Passive participant € 150
Active participant until 1st March € 990, until 15th April € 1090

Application:

Mr. Ákos Lustyik, assistant: masterclass@meskoilona.hu

Application deadline: 15th April 2014.

http://meskoilona.hu/en/4th-conducting-masterclass-mav-symphony-orchestra-2014-0

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Could you please send a link to the contribution page?

Thank you and best regards,

Ákos Lustyik
assistant

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Karen Hunt 12.9.13 / 5pm

JOB DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Music Director and Symphony Conductor
Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestras of Atlanta:
MYSO nurtures, trains and develops a culturally diverse group of students, age 13-21, from over 10 Metro Atlanta counties. MYSO offers concerts, tours, chamber music and master classes that create opportunities for youth at all levels of musical experience to develop socially and artistically while participating in one of Atlanta’s foremost instrumental training and education programs.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Music Director and Symphony Conductor for the Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestras of Atlanta (or “Music Director” for shorthand) provides artistic leadership for MYSO, oversees the training and artistic development of all MYSO students in preparation of rehearsals and performances and personally conducts the Symphony Orchestra. The Music Director is charged with maintaining the standard of excellence among the artistic staff through interaction, evaluation, example, curricula and artistic leadership. The Music Director also serves as an ambassador to the greater community including professional musicians, public and private school music teachers, private music teachers and potential students.
The Music Director reports to and works with the executive director to engage qualified artistic staff to serve as conductors, coaches, sectional leaders and instructors. The Music Director is responsible for developing and executing a recruitment program, maintaining close liaison with school and private artistic instructors, and carrying out public relations activities on behalf of MYSO.
The Music Director is an artistic advisor to the MYSO board and its committees. The Music Director attends the regularly scheduled board meetings and committee meetings where artistic input and expertise is needed. The Music Director carries out all required duties in a manner consistent with the policies, procedures, goals and objectives established by the Board of Directors.
REQUIREMENTS:
Master’s degree in Conducting or comparable experience
RESPONSIBILITIES:
As Music Director:
Attend and participate in all Board of Directors meetings as well as fund raising and cultivation events as requested and available.
Meet annually with all artistic staff to evaluate and review the performance and progress of each of the MYSO orchestra’s annual and long-term artistic goals and objectives.
Annually evaluate MYSO attendance policy, overall accomplishments, strengths and weaknesses of the MYSO program.
Participate in all artistic staff meetings to confer with other artistic staff on issues pertaining to: student development, repertoire, auditions, artistic requirements and excerpts for auditions and other issues impacting the MYSO orchestras and ensembles.
Evaluate the literature selections made by the other MYSO conductors. Communicate with the conductor of the respective orchestra if the suitability of a particular piece is in question.
Assist with the recruitment of students by direct solicitation, development of recruitment materials, workshops, and by fostering positive relationships with schoolteachers and private music teachers.
Assist in efforts to bring a broader audience to MYSO concerts, present a consistent, polished message about MYSO, and help secure new funding sources.
Establish relationships with community organizations to foster recognition of MYSO, to identify performance opportunities for orchestras and ensembles, and to encourage fund raising.
Adjudicate Concerto Competition and Scholarship Auditions, and audition players for all orchestras and ensembles as needed. Write recommendations upon request of Symphony Orchestra players.
Conduct all Symphony rehearsals and performances as required. Concerts include: 3 yearly concerts, Fall, Gala and Spring. Any additional concerts, including international tours, will be scheduled and organized in consultation with the Board of Directors and the Executive Director.
In consultation with Executive Director, audition and confirm arrangements with guest artists.
Develop Symphony musician capabilities through the selection of repertoire, sectional coaching and interaction with professional musicians and other innovative programming as appropriate for the Symphony.
Select the repertoire the Symphony, in consultation with the Executive Director, to ensure a quality performance in the assigned number of rehearsals for each concert preparation period.
Work with the Executive Director to determine and meet deadlines for programming and scheduling of rehearsals and sectionals.
Work with the librarian to prepare all string parts including bowing and fingerings; prepare parts with measure numbers and phrase markings for woodwinds, brass and percussion.
Participate in annual auditions evaluating the skills and techniques of MYSO applicants. Make the final determination of applicants to be accepted and their placement within the Symphony and/or ensembles.
Facilitate communication and relationships with and between the Symphony musicians to ensure positive working environment; working with the Executive Director, resolve disciplinary issues as needed.
At all times while working on behalf of MYSO, the Music Director will behave in a professional, respectful and appropriate manner In keeping with MYSO Guidelines and Policies.

TO APPLY
Please send the following materials to: myso@mysoatlanta.com
Resume
Biography of 500 words or less in pdf format
Links to Video Samples on YouTube, Vimeo or Personal Websites.
DEADLINE: February 1, 2014
No Calls Please.
For more information visit: www.mysoatlanta.com

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Peter 12.12.13 / 11am

WEEKEND CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS IN LONDON, UK – with Peter Fender and the South London Sinfonietta

Sat 15 Feb 11:00-21:00 & Sun 16 Feb 10:00-17:00

On this intense but supportive weekend we firstly work with a professional pianist in preparation for the orchestra on the second day. The orchestra is the SouthLondon Sinfonietta – a flexible-sized professional group from London. This course is not suitable for beginners, but observers are welcome at a reduced rate. Observers can have a short session at conducting one of the pieces with the orchestra (should they wish).

Each person receives help and advice appropriate to their skill and experience. Subjects covered will include technique, musical interpretation, communication, how to manage an orchestra, and conducting psychology. We work in depth on relatively small amounts of repertoire. Towards the end of the Sunday we give a short ‘performance’ where every student conducts (with orchestra) a section of the music studied during the course.

Pianist – Richard Black
Soloist – Norma Ritchie (mezzo-soprano)

60-80 mins podium time (depending on participant numbers)
Max 8 participants
£280 / £250 (unwaged)

Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No.1
Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito: Act 1, scene 10. “Oh Dei, che smania è questa”
– accompanied recitative (Sesto)
Elgar: Serenade for strings in E minor op.20

For more information see http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses
Or email info@peterfender.co.uk

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Mark Heron 1.3.14 / 8am

Sherborne Summer School of Music, BASBWE Wind Conducting Course
Dorset, England
3rd to 10th August 2014
Mark Heron, Russell Cowieson with guest tutor Bjørn Sagstad

Taking place in the beautiful English town of Sherborne, this internationally recognised course is for conductors at intermediate and advanced levels with an interest in wind repertoire, or a desire to immerse themselves in issues relating to conducting wind and brass instruments. Up to twenty-five students will be accepted as active participants. Observers are also encouraged and will be fully involved in the course, but they will only conduct at the discretion of the tutors. An integral feature of the course is that all active participants receive podium time with an ensemble each day and a performance opportunity at the end of the week.

Participants will explore the physical language, score preparation, rehearsal technique and repertoire knowledge. All conducting sessions are videoed and students receive a DVD of their work at the end of the week as well as regular review sessions during it. The course runs concurrently with the Wind Ensemble Course and there will be close liaison between the two including the opportunity for selected participants to work with that ensemble.

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National Music Festival 1.12.14 / 11am

Rosenberg Conducting Institute:
Now in its fourth season (27 May-16 June 2014), the National Music Festival is accepting applications for Assistant Conductor to the Festival Symphony Orchestras. Under the direction of the Artistic Director, Richard Rosenberg, the Assistant Conductor(s) will serve as cover conductor and assist the conductors/guest conductors as assigned as well as conduct several concerti, orchestral works and large chamber ensemble music in performance. S/he might be asked to periodically help the librarian and with some administrative duties, thought there will be one library apprentice and five administrative apprentices as well. S/he may be drafted to play cowbells on the final concert. Repertoire to include the Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Verdi’s, “Requiem,” Strauss’, “An Alpine Symphony,” Nielsen’s, “Symphony No. 5 and Tchaikovsky’s, “Symphony No. 1.” The assistant conductor will be an apprentice to the National Music Festival, and all apprentices receive a full tuition stipend as well as housing.

To apply, please submit the application form that consists of a resumé (including complete name, primary instrument, instruments owned, date of birth, current and home addresses, e-mail address, phone number(s), education, professional experience, letters or contact numbers for three references and repertoire list). Please include a link to a posted video (i.e. Youtube) of a recent rehearsal (15-minute maximum) and performance (15-minute maximum) viewed from a close, front-view perspective. Include the application fee ($70 through February 15, 2014, and $105 afterwards; non-refundable and not applicable toward other fees) via the PayPal link at . The Assistant Conductor(s) will receive full tuition scholarship and housing will be provided.

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NYO-USA 2.1.14 / 11am

Just Announced: Assistant Conductor Audition for the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America
July 5-August 6, 2014
NYO-USA’s Assistant Conductor will have the opportunity to support the work of NYO-USA Orchestra Director James Ross and Instrumental Faculty during the orchestra’s residency at Purchase College, and to assist conductor David Robertson as necessary during his rehearsals and on tour. The Assistant Conductor is expected to be present at all full orchestral rehearsals, and prepared to lead portions of full or sectional rehearsals at the request of the Orchestra Director or Conductor. As needed, s/he may be asked to work with individual players or groups of players, and to advise/assist program staff and/or the Orchestra Librarian on artistic needs that may arise during the residency and tour.
The Assistant Conductor position to open to all US Residents aged 18–35 who have permission to undertake paid employment in the United States. A modest stipend and all expenses will be provided by Carnegie Hall.
To Apply
Conductors may apply for this position online by completing a short application form and uploading an audition video no later than March 15, 2014. The video should include up to 15 minutes of rehearsal or performance footage, including at least two unedited extracts of 3 or more minutes from contrasting symphonic works. Please upload video that is shot with the conductor facing the camera and as much of the ensemble in the frame as possible.

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1. NYO-USA 2.1.14 / 11am
  
  For a direct link to the application: https://app.decisiondesk.com/clients/carnegiehallnyo2/apply
  
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MasterWorks Festival 2.5.14 / 3pm

The MasterWorks Festival in Winona Lake, Indiana, is pleased to present our new Conducting Program, June 15-July 13, 2014.

The MasterWorks Conducting Program is a unique conducting experience designed for the musician desiring to pursue professional level skills in conducting. All aspects of a variety of professional positions will be studied, including areas such as programming, fundraising and development, public-speaking, and marketing. Private lessons, technical classes with live ensembles (not full orchestra), and sessions with top professionals in the orchestral field make up the major part of the program. Biblical principals will be incorporated into the interpersonal skills essential to being a successful conductor.

Performance opportunities will be available but limited as the focus of this program is not to build performance repertoire but to cover the musical and non-musical areas of a professional conductor. However, as a parallel to our annual Concerto Competition, one conducting student will be selected to conduct an overture with the MasterWorks Festival Orchestra on the final weekend of concerts.
The MasterWorks Conducting Program is open to experienced students and working professionals 18 to 35 years of age.

Students in the Conducting Program will participate in festival-wide spiritual activities strengthen the student’s faith and witness. Refer to the spiritual life section for more information.

Topics of Study include:
Score study – finding your own score study technique by exploring proven methods
Technique – creating and improving a clear and fluid set of efficient gestures
Rehearsal technique – study a variety of economical, efficient, and favored styles
Personnel techniques – implement the psychology of working with musicians of all levels and the art of speaking in public to different audiences
Instrumental techniques – learn the art of string bowing, wind and brass performance considerations, and percussion techniques
Programming – explore the resources and methods of programming, one concert or whole seasons, pops and classical, and youth orchestras to professional orchestras
Development and Fundraising – methods of raising money and the conductor’s responsibilities in these areas
Vocational techniques – management, networking, and positioning for a job

Program Details:
Daily sessions with live musicians – 4-hand piano and string ensemble
Daily sessions in score study and rehearsal techniques
Daily observation of orchestras in rehearsal with professional conductors
Assignments assisting working conductors at the festival
Weekly seminars (string bowing, fund-raising, programming, vocational training, etc) with major orchestra musicians, festival administrators, and visiting artists.

For more information, visit http://www.masterworksfestival.org.

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Andrea Vitello 2.10.14 / 5pm

Hi !
Florence Conducting Masterclass, the conducting course held each September in Florence (Italy), just published a video of 2013 students on youtube:

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European Conducting Academy 2.11.14 / 2am

Would you be so kind to help us posting the following news about the “Conducting Beethoven” master class on your site? Thank you in advance!
The European Conducting Academy announces the CONDUCTING BEETHOVEN master class in Vicenza (Italy) with Maestro Lior Shambadal (Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker) and Maestro Romolo Gessi (Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta). 2014 April 10-13 (Section B). Optional introductory lessons (Section A) March 15-16. Programme: Beethoven – Symphony No.9, Ouvertures Prometheus & Die Ruinen von Athen. Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta and V8ces Temp8rum Vocal Ensemble.
THE COURSE will be held in Vicenza. It will be organized into two sections so that each piece will be studied first theoretically and then practically on the piano and with a string ensemble (Section A), then with a vocal and instrumental ensemble, and with the whole orchestra (Section B) so that candidates will be able to work as independently as possible, making efficient use of the time allowed for orchestra rehearsals. Each student can choose whether to take the whole course with both sections or to do just one of them. Introductory audition for active participants: the first day of each section at 10:00 a.m.
ADMISSION: conductors of all nationalities and all ages can take part in this course. All candidates are expected to have thoroughly studied at least one piece of the programme before the beginning of the course.
Admission into section A (Maestro Gessi) is after assessment of a curriculum and a short aptitude test which will be held on the first day of lessons at 10:00 a.m. The conductors must demonstrate that they have a suitable basic technique.
Admission into section B (Maestro Shambadal and Maestro Gessi) is for those conductors with a relevant experience and aptitude in symphonic repertoire. Their curricula will be assessed and the conductors will undergo an aptitude test. This will take place at 10:00 a.m. of the first day of lessons for this section. Those students who will get an excellent valuation during the section A will automatically be admitted to section B without further test or audition. Those found unsuitable will still be able to participate as listeners.
PROGRAMME:
BEETHOVEN Symphony no.9, op.125
BEETHOVEN Prometheus – Ouverture op.43
BEETHOVEN Die Ruinen von Athen – Ouverture op.113
CALENDAR:
Section A: analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals with piano and ensemble – m° Gessi
Saturday March 15th : 10:00 a.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday March 16th: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Section B: analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals with piano, soloists, ensemble and Orchestra – m° Shambadal and m° Gessi
Thursday April 10th: 10:00 a.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday April 11th: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday April 12th : 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday April 13th: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
COURSE FEES (to be paid in full at registration):
Conductors
Section A: € 200.00
Section B: € 450.00 (complete: 4 days – lessons with piano, ensemble, and orchestra)
Section B reduced: € 390.00 (only 3 days – lessons with piano and ensemble or orchestra)
Listeners – Daily fee: € 60.00
Conductors – Special offer for the whole course sections A, B: € 550.00
Listeners – Special offer for the whole course sections A, B: € 280.00
Registration fee: € 15.00
DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES: each participant will receive an attendance certificate.
Tuition Languages: English, German, Italian
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 3rd Section A – March 16th Section B
LIOR SHAMBADAL: Israeli conductor Lior Shambadal maintains an active career as both an artistic leader and guest artist on both orchestral and opera podiums throughout Europe, as well as in China, Japan, Korea and South America. He currently serves as the Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker, a post he has held since 1997. During his tenure there, he has led more than 150 concerts at the famed Berlin Philharmonie, and has conducted the orchestra in hundreds of performances on tour in Japan, China, Korea, Italy, Spain, Ireland, England, France and Germany. In 2009, he was also named Music Director of the Orchestre Filarmonica de Bogota. Since 2008, Shambadal has been the Principal Guest Conductor of the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra in Latvia, as well as a guest professor and Principal Guest Conductor of the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra of the Central Music Conservatory in the Sichuan province of China. In addition, he works regularly with the Festival of San Gemini in Italy, where he serves as permanent member of the artistic committee and leads master classes for conductors and, since 2007, he has appeared annually as a guest artist for the orchestra training program at The Banff Centre in Canada. He was born in 1950 in Tel Aviv, where he studied viola, trombone, composition, and conducting. His studies took him to the Mozarteum in Salzburg where he worked with Carl Melles. Moving on to Vienna Mr. Shambadal had been tutored by acclaimed conductors such as Hans Swarowsky, Carlo Maria Giulini, Igor Markevitch, Sergiu Celibidache and Franco Ferrara. Lior Shambadal expanded his studies in other areas such as electronic music (in Vienna) and composition taught by Witold Lutoslawski (in France). In 1980 he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra. From 1986 to 1993 he led the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv. As the sole founder of the ensembles Acoustic 7/11 and Musica Nova Lior Shambadal proved himself a prolific composer whose musical range includes chamber music, song writing, and symphonic orchestra pieces. From 1993 to 2000 Mr. Shambadal was musical director of the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslauten (Germany), and from 2000-2003 he served as the Chief Conductor of the RTV Symphony Orchestra in Ljubljana, Slovenia. His CD and television productions have made Mr. Shambadal internationally famous, supported by his guest appearance conducting international orchestras.
ROMOLO GESSI: born in Trieste, Italy, Maestro Gessi completed his musical studies at the Trieste Conservatory. Further conducting studies ensued at the State Conservatoire of St.Petersburg, under Musin and Kukuskin, at the Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten in Vienna under Julius Kalmar, and at the Accademia Musicale in Pescara under Donato Renzetti, obtaining Diplomas with the highest marks. He has won many awards, including the Opera Conducting Competition of Caserta, and the First Prize at the International Austro-Hungarian Conducting Competition of Vienna and Pécs. He was appointed professor of Conducting at the Conservatorio “Verdi” of Milan. Since 1997 he has been teaching conducting at the European Academy in Vicenza and opera conducting at the International Workshop OperAverona. He is also Coordinator of the Conducting and Chamber Music Department at the National Conservatory of Trieste and he has been Guest Professor at the Vienna Music University and at the Norwegian Music Academy. He is Music Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Pro Musica Salzburg Orchestra and of the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra. He has been Music Director of the Cantelli Symphony Orchestra in Milan from 2006 to 2008. He has conducted many orchestras, such as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the State Opera Prague, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Cracow, the Izhevsk’s Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pécs Symphony Orchestra, the Santo André Symphony Orchestra, the Gainesville Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia’s Soloists, Milano Classica, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, the Trieste Opera House, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Bari Symphony Orchestra, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, the Lecce Symphony Orchestra, the Marchigiana Philharmonic, the Spoleto Opera House in the principal cities of Italy as well as in those of Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA.
INFORMATION . REGISTRATION . ACCOMODATION:
• Course address: Auditorium Agorà, Galleria Crispi – Via Brunialti 8 – 36100 VICENZA – ITALY
(From Vicenza’s Railway Station: Bus Nr.7 – Direction: Via Albinoni)
• Infoline: Tel +39 328 2449171 or +39 338 9368993
E-mail: scsculturaespettacolo@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.dirigo.altervista.org
Registration:
1. Send the completed application form by the deadline to SCS via e-mail
scsculturaespettacolo@gmail.com
2. Fees have to be paid in full on the first day of the course.
Notes:
1. Partial attendance gives no right to a reduction in fee.
2. The organizers may accept enrolments after the deadline date if places are still available.
• Accomodation:
SCS offers an accommodation selection and assistance service to participants at:
• Villa Curti :”Bed and Breakfast” località Sovizzo. Tel: +39 0444 378329 http://www.fattoriavillacurti.com
• Villa Ghislanzoni :”Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 0444 1837595 http://www.villaghislanzoni.it
• Youth Hotel: Via Giuriolo, 9 – Vicenza. Tel: +39 0444 540222 http://www.ostellovicenza.com
• Casa di Lidia: “Bed and Breakfast” Via Legione Antonini, 38 – Tel: +39 0444 563952 http://www.lacasadilidia.it
• Casa San Raffaele: Viale X Giugno – Vicenza. Tel: +39 0444 545767 http://www.albergosanraffaele.it
• Hotel Tre Torri****: Via Tavernelle, 71 – Altavilla Vicentina (VI). Tel: +39 0444 572411 http://www.hoteltretorri.it

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Jonathan Lakeland 3.2.14 / 2pm

Could you post this masterclass for us? Thank you!

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The Choral Music Institute at Oxford University (July 8 – 17, 2014)

James Jordan and James Whitbourn, Co-Directors
and featuring GRAMMY-nominated Westminster Williamson Voices

Registration: https://www.yaptracker.com/applications/westminster-choir-college-of-rider-university-oxford-2014
More information: http://www.rider.edu/academics/colleges-schools/wca/woce/oxford
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A unique partnership with St Stephen’s House, one of the halls of Oxford University, and Westminster Choir College, proudly offer a unique Choral Institute in the vibrant and beautiful city of Oxford, England. The Institute is designed to provide instruction to all levels of conductors within a fully residential Oxford college.

The Choral Institute at Oxford is a residential course with meals taken in the college’s dining room and accommodation provided in the former monastic buildings of the 19th-century Cowley Fathers, now occupied by St Stephen’s House and much loved by C.S. Lewis, a former Fellow of nearby Magdalen College.

Participants will experience first hand an educational experience that is unique to Oxford University. That experience, one of total immersion in a residential college, will expose participants to an intense and exciting educational atmosphere. In addition to studying conducting and aspects of the choral art that will build musicianship in each participant regardless of prior experience levels, participants will become immersed in a community of musicians and faculty.
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Program Costs and Details:

Arrivals and Departures: Arrive by 2 p.m. on July 8, 2014 with opening introduction at 4 p.m. Program ends after breakfast on July 17, 2014.

Conductor: $2849

Non-Conducting Participant (auditor): $1350

Fee includes: Accommodations at Oxford University, meals, and tuition for all workshops, rehearsals and performances

Excluded: All travel costs to Oxford and optional excursions
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Singers of the GRAMMY-nominated Westminster Williamson Voices will be in attendance as the choral ensemble-in-residence. Westminster Choir College’s mission of building community through music is reflected in the residential nature of this program.

-Conduct a fully-prepared choir in daily classes and receive constructive feedback from the course Directors and from the choir members themselves; selected participants will conduct the ensemble in performance
-Instruction with Professor Higginbottom, Oxford’s first Professor of Choral Music;
-Instruction on the extraordinary Eton Choirbook from Stephen Darlington, Director of Music at Oxford’s Cathedral and tutor in Music at Christ Church, the university’s grandest college;
-See the famous boys of Magdalen College (who sing from Magdalen tower on May morning) in rehearsal and observe them at work with their director Daniel Hyde;
-Observe preparations for a performance of Annelies (56th GRAMMY awards nominee, Best Choral Performance), the major choral setting of the Diary of Anne Frank, with composer James Whitbourn working alongside conductor James Jordan;
-Study newly-written conducting etudes by James Jordan as specific to expressive conducting techniques;
-Focus the expressive aspects of conducting, in addition to analysis, that lead to choral artistry at the highest levels
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Faculty

In addition to James Jordan, Professor and Senior Conductor at Westminster Choir College of Rider University and James Whitbourn, Composer and Honorary Research Fellow of St Stephen’s House, Oxford, the faculty includes:

Dr. Stephen Darlington, Cathedral Organist and Tutor in Music, Christ Church Oxford, and Director of Christ Church Cathedral Choir

Dr. Edward Higginbottom, Professor of Choral Music, University of Oxford, and Director of New College Choir

John Hudson, Choral Conducting Tutor

Daniel Hyde, Organist and informator choristarum, Magdalen College Oxford, and Director of Magdalen College Choir

Dr. Ayla LePine, Department of Art History, University of Nottingham

Dr. Steve Pilkington, Associate Professor of Sacred Music, Westminster Choir College of Rider University

Dr. Robin Ward, Principal, St Stephen’s House, University of Oxford

Dr. Zoe Waxman, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies; Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford

Dr. Al Holcomb, Associate Professor of Music Education, Westinster Choir College of Rider University
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Facilities

As a student of the Choral Institute, you will be living and studying in England’s oldest University city, among its dreaming spires and cloistered quadrangles. You will be working with some of the world’s preeminent thinkers in choral and sacred music and will experience firsthand the treasures of a university for which choral music has been its lifeblood in an unbroken tradition lasting more than 600 years. The faculty will include Oxford University’s Professor of Choral Music Dr. Edward Higginbottom and Westminster Choir College’s Senior Conductor and prolific author Dr. James Jordan.

Westminster Choir College of Rider University is one of America’s most prestigious centers of study for choral music. St Stephen’s House is one of the 44 Colleges and Halls that make up the University of Oxford and has a burgeoning Arts program that complements its world-renowned studies in Theology and Education. The partnership between St Stephen’s House, Oxford and Westminster Choir College brings a fusion of riches and combines tradition and innovation in a fresh and extraordinary way.

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1. Summit Symphony NJ 3.11.14 / 6pm
  
  Hello, would you help us by posting the following position announcement? Thank you in advance.
  
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  Position Announcement: Music Director and Conductor, Summit Symphony Orchestra
  
  The Summit Symphony Orchestra of Summit, New Jersey is currently accepting applications for Music Director beginning with the 2015-2016 season. Qualified candidates will be asked to select the repertoire and to conduct the orchestra for one of its concerts during the 2014-2015 season as part of the application process.
  
  Job Description
  
  The Music Director reports directly to the orchestra’s Board of Trustees and is responsible for the artistic direction of the orchestra. This includes, but is not limited to, the selection of appropriately challenging programs for concerts and successful direction of the orchestra in weekly rehearsals and concerts. The Music Director is also expected to provide significant leadership for the orchestra with regard to fundraising, promotion, and recruiting efforts. The primary goals of the orchestra include providing an opportunity for its members to develop musically and providing a source of cultural enrichment for the Summit community; the position of the Music Director is key for the orchestra to achieve those goals.
  
  Job Qualifications
  
  The ideal candidate for the position will possess the following qualities:
  • Significant conducting experience (experience with community orchestras or other educational institutions is preferred)
  • An interest in a long-term commitment to improving and maintaining the quality of the orchestra
  • Experience dealing with personnel issues in an orchestra setting (including recruiting)
  • Organizational skills including demonstrated experience with:
  o Promoting orchestral performance within the community
  o Leading fundraising initiatives for community-based groups
  o Securing soloists for orchestral performances
  • Enthusiasm for volunteer-based community arts programs
  
  The Orchestra
  
  The Summit Symphony Orchestra was formed in 1938 by the Summit Board of Recreation with the dual purpose of (1) providing an arena for qualified non-professional musicians to read and perform orchestral music and (2) presenting orchestral concerts, free of charge, to residents of Summit and the surrounding areas. Currently, the roster of musicians for the orchestra includes about 65 active members. Rehearsals are held normally at 7:30 pm on Wednesday nights in Summit (at either the high school or the middle school). The concert schedule consists of three or four concerts per season open free of charge to people of all ages, and held at either the high school or the middle school on Sunday afternoons. Programs consist of orchestral music by the great classical composers, and the orchestra is well-known for obtaining outstanding soloists to perform with it. Please refer to http://www.summitsymphonynj.org/ for more information.
  
  How to Apply
  
  Please submit CV, cover letter, references, and compensation requirements no later than April 30, 2014 either electronically to conductor.summitsymphony@yahoo.com or via US mail to:
  Summit Symphony Music Director Search
  80 Monarch Circle
  Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
  
  Supplemental application materials (e.g. performance recordings and sample programs) are welcome.
  
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Michael Powers 3.11.14 / 7pm

Thank you for posting the following announcement:
MUSIKATO INTERNATIONAL
presents
THE LOS ANGELES CONDUCTING WORKSHOP
with
KENNETH KIESLER
August 10-16, 2014
Pasadena City College, Center for the Arts
One of the most anticipated conducting workshops in Los Angeles is about to happen.
Southern California has waited for over 20 years for a conducting masterclass to emerge since the days of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute under the direction of Leonard Bernstein. It is about time that a first class conducting workshop returns to Southern California. You don’t have to wait any longer! We are pleased to announce the 2014 Los Angeles Conducting Workshop led by Kenneth Kiesler, Director of Orchestras at the University of Michigan, renowned for its orchestral conducting program. Maestro Kiesler is one of the most sought conducting tutors in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Mr. Kiesler has led conducting masterclasses in New York, Houston, Chicago, Paris, Moscow, Vilnius, Leipzig, Berlin, Mexico City, London and São Paulo, as well as at the Waterville Valley Music Center (New Hampshire) and the Conductors Retreat at Medomak (Maine), now in its 18th year.
He served as director of the Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra Conducting Program,
and the Academy for Conductors of the Chamber Orchestra of Paris. His students have won
prizes in such international competitions as the Maazel, Mata, and Malko competitions,
and hold positions at dozens of major orchestras and opera companies internationally.
Conductors of all ages are welcome to apply for an opportunity to study with Mr. Kiesler
and conduct an all-professional orchestra in a week long workshop culminating in a final concert. The masterclass will focus on aspects of conducting technique, score study and analysis and performing.
Participants will alternate working with full orchestra and string quintet daily.
• Repertoire
– Brahms – Symphony no. 3
– Schumann – Symphony no. 4
– Beethoven – Symphony no. 5
• Participants
– Fellows (12) – $2,500.
– Associates (8) – $1,500.
– Auditors – $750.
– Application Fee – $50. Non-refundable
– The 12 Fellow conductors will conduct in the final concert
• Application Procedure
– Please send bio, resumé, video link, and payment inquiry to:
musikato@musikatointernational.com
• Deadline for Application is June 15, 2014

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Alex Wen 3.29.14 / 2pm

Hello! I’d like to say how grateful we are for your work on this website. In the past, a number of our students have told us how they found our workshop: right from this blog. We have our annual summer workshop once again, and I’d like to share the program details to be posted on here. Thanks!
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Fourth Annual Conductors Workshop at Queens College
New York City
June 22 – July 5, 2014
Directed by Maestro Maurice Peress, this workshop is being offered to aspiring and working conductors alike to help build upon their experience and sharpen their orchestral skills.
Student Conductors will study with Maestros Maurice Peress, Donald Portnoy, Dorothy Savitch, and George Rothman along with three guest composers. Podium time is guaranteed every day, giving every participant the chance to work regularly with a professional-level, highly responsive orchestra. Student Conductors will conduct the Workshop Orchestra in the mornings, and receive critiques, coaching, and hands-on lessons from the faculty in the afternoons.
New works will be performed each session with the composers present, helping to give insight into what the composers expect to see as their scores come to life. All the sessions will be videotaped. David Amram and Bruce Saylor will again return this summer.
Aside from the invaluable podium time, there will be almost daily lectures dealing with the many issues that face conductors today. Among them, Maestro Portnoy will discuss working and building relationships with professional, college, and community orchestras and career development, as well as his insights into orchestral bowing choices. Maestro Peress will discuss “time” in all its aspects: time flow, rhythm, tempo, pulse, and the metronome, yea or nay. Guest composers will discuss their scores in detail. Field trips have been arranged to the Dvořák Room at the historic Czech Center to view original documents and artifacts that underscore the story of Dvořák’s time in America, and to the New York Philharmonic Archives, where marked scores by former NYPhil music directors will be placed on view.
REPERTOIRE
String Orchestra:
-Gershwin, Lullaby for Strings
-Tchaikovsky, Serenade for Strings
-Corigliano, Voyage
-Amram, Selection TBA
Chamber Orchestra:
-Mozart, Flute Concerto in G
-Copland, Appalachian Spring (chamber version)
-Beethoven, Symphony No. 6
-Saylor, Selection to be announced
Full Orchestra:
-Debussy, Nocturnes (Movements 1 and 2)
-Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra (Movements 3 and 4)
-Ellington, Suite from Black, Brown and Beige
-Composer and new work TBA
FEES
Conductors – $1600
Auditors – $1200
APPLYING
Applications accepted until May 15, 2014 or until the class of 20 conductors is complete.
Submit application, resume, letter of recommendation, and videos by mail or electronically. Please visit our website for requirements and more information.
WEBSITE
http://www.QCconductorsworkshop.com
CONTACT
Alex Wen, manager
awen@qcconductorsworkshop.com

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John Ratledge 4.1.14 / 3pm

Hello,

Please post the following information regarding a masterclass opportunity in Robbiate, Italy July 7-12, 2014. Thank you!
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The Bassi Brugnatelli International Conducting and Singing Symposium
John Ratledge, Artistic Director and Conducting Faculty

The Bassi Brugnatelli International Conducting and Singing Symposium will be held 7 July – 12 July, 2014 in Robbiate, Italy. The faculty includes: John Ratledge–Artistic Director and Founder, The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa; Rebecca Turner–Artist in Residence, Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina; Susan Fleming–Diction Specialist, The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa; Elizabeth Claxton Carrillo-Soprano, Atlanta, Georgia; Christopher O’Rear, Bartione, Gadsden, Alabama; Annalisa Monticelli–Collaborative Pianist, Bergamo, Italy; and the Robbiate Chamber Orchestra.

The Conducting Masterworks Program will study Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem (Peters Edition, movements 3, 4, 5, 6) and Mendelssohn’s Elijah (Carus Verlag or Calmus Edition, Overture and all recitatives and arias), paying particular attention to the unique problems that occur between orchestral conductors and singers. Conductors will receive daily podium time with professional soloists, a chamber orchestra, and a collaborative pianist. The following seminars will be offered for conductors: Orchestral Rehearsal Techniques in the Choral/Orchestral Setting; Score Study and Preparation for Conductors; Diction for Non-Singers; Voice; and Conductors and Singers Round Table: Building Meaningful Collaboration.

Singers will have daily lessons and coachings. Seminars will include: Role Preparation for Singers: Character Analysis and Sub-texting; and Advanced Italian, German, and English Diction For Singers. Three recitals will be given by faculty, and the week will culminate with a concert of conductors and singers on Saturday afternoon.

COST:
Conductor/Singer: €1000 (registration for the symposium which includes private lessons/coachings; seminars; lodging (based on double occupancy); breakfast and lunch daily; sightseeing; non-inclusive of transportation to or within Italy; Additional fee of €200 for a private room)

Symposium only: €650 (private lessons/seminars, lunch and no lodging)
Non-Participant/Observer only: €350 (no lodging, breakfast nor lunch)
Non-Participant/Observer only: €750 (with lodging, breakfast and lunch)

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Electronically send a curriculum vitae, repertoire list, and YouTube or equivalent recordings of three pieces in contrasting styles for conductors, and three pieces in three languages for singers (no more than 20 minutes in length total) to: john.ratledge@gmail.com

DEADLINE: 15 May 2014

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE:
Upon acceptance, a €500 non-refundable deposit must be made in order to secure a position in the symposium. The balance will be due 1 June 2014. Specific information about wiring the deposit will be emailed.

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Mari Angulo 4.3.14 / 9pm

Hello,
We would like to post a job opening for a youth orchestra conductor in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Here are the details: http://www.sfysa.org/conductor-job.html

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Amy Wilson 4.17.14 / 1pm

I’d like to post a masterclass with Adrian Gnam this summer in Atlanta, GA. Thanks.

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Amy Wilson 4.17.14 / 1pm

Here’s the info. INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTORS WORKSHOP AND COMPETITION (ICWC), ATLANTA, GEORGIA – Summer 2014
The
fifth
summer International Conductors Workshop and Competition ICWC in cooperation with Georgia Southern University and the Gwinnett Symphony Chamber Orchestra is scheduled for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 11 -13, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. The workshop is based on the techniques promoted by Ferrara, Monteux, Musin and Szell. This intensive and well respected three day program is open to conductors at all levels of experience. Faculty includes Adrian Gnam, Director; Dr. Gregory Pritchard and Robert Gutter, Associate Directors. Each participant will conduct a professional orchestra throughout the workshop and on a public performance on Sunday, July 13, 2014. Repertoire will include works by Barber, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Rossini, Strauss, Stravinsky, Verdi and Wagner. A major benefit will include the selection of up to three participants to conduct on a concert of one of three orchestras during a current or future season, depending on the orchestra and the winner’s availability. Participant fees have been reduced to $1550.00 which includes a professionally recorded video and DVD of each participant’s orchestral sessions. Application deadline is May 16, 2014. Participants will be selected on a first come-first served basis. Open until filled. Upon notification of acceptance, a $500 deposit must be made with the balance due by June 13, 2014. Auditor fees are $500.00. No refunds will be made after June 1, 2014. Submit: A completed application online; a non-refundable $50.00 application fee; a short resume and a DVD if available. Checks should be made out to ICWC LLC and mailed to ICWC, Maestro Adrian Gnam, 580 N. Rivoli Farms Dr., Macon, GA 31210. For more information please visit http://internationalconductorsworkshopandcompetition.com/.

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Andrew Crust 4.17.14 / 5pm

Hello, I’d like to share the following masterclasses:
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INTERNATIONAL MUSIC ACADEMY ORPHEUS – VIENNA

-Maestros Alexis Hauser and François Pierre Descamps will present conducting masterclasses in Vienna from 08/01/14 to 08/10/14.
-The Academy Orchestra will be available to the students for rehearsals and a final concert.
-Application DEADLINE May 25, 2014
-Please see website for application and more details:

http://www.academyorpheus.org/eng/classes_summer_academy.html

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Andrew Crust 4.18.14 / 1pm

I’m sorry there was an error in the post about the Orpheus workshop in Vienna, could you please remove mr. Descamps from the faculty?

Thanks.

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Carlos Chamorro 4.20.14 / 8am

Hello I’d like to post this Conducting Masterclass
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INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS WITH PETER GÜLKE
Dates | Thursday, 17 – Tuesday, 22 July 2014
Thursday, 17 and Friday, 18 July, four lessons with Piano
Saturday, 19 – Monday, 21 July, six rehearsals with Orchestra
Tuesday, 22 July Dress Rehearsal and Final Concert
Venue | Saal der Volkskultur
Zugallistraße 12, Petersbrunnhof
A-5020 Salzburg Austria
Program |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551
Antonin Dvorak Serenade for strings in E major Op. 22
Richard Wagner Siegfried’s Idyll
The master class in conducting led by Peter Gülke will focus on three orchestral compositions. Seven to eight highly talented young conductors will study and rehearse these works with Peter Gülke and the Musicacosì Orchestra. The master class is open to anyone who wishes to audit as well
Profile of Participants |
– This workshop is open to conductors of all levels of proficiency, from beginners to professionals
– There is no age limit
Documents to be submitted |
– Application form
– DVD recording of a performance or rehearsal (two works)
– Curriculum vitae and photo (max. 2 pages)
– Repertoire list
– Confirmation of payment of the application fee should be attached to the application.
Send Documents to:
Musicacosì – International Conducting Master Class
Mascagnigasse 33/59
A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
Application deadline|
Deadline for receipt of all materials and non-refundable application fee is 20th Mai 2014 (postmark date)
Selection of Participants |
Maestro Gülke will select 7 to 8 candidates (pre-selection) upon receipt of the registration documents. These pre-selection results will be announced by the beginning of June 2014 and the tuition (non-refundable) must be paid in full by June 20, 2014 to ensure a place in the course. There is no right of legal appeal. No correspondence will be conducted regarding the decisions.
Application fee | EUR 35 (non-refundable)
Course fee | Course fee for active participants is EUR 750 (non-refundable); course fee for auditors is EUR 100
Course language | The Master Class will be given in German, and partially in English as well. It will be possible to have a translator in Italian and Spanish.
Travel | Travel costs must be covered by each participant.
Accommodation | Accommodation costs must be covered by each participant.
Meals | All meals must be paid by each participant.
Scores | Each participant must procure his/her own scores.
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
The participation in the final concert will be decided upon by the Maestro.
After the course each participant whether active or auditor will receive a participation certificate signed by the Maestro.
Course Fee Reduction |(Only valid for active participation) Particularly talented students who are in need may be granted a reduction of the course fee. In such cases the following document is to be sent with the application form at the latest by 20th May:
-Application with details of the financial situation of the participant.
As only a limited number of scholarships are available, only complete applications will be taken into consideration in the order in which
they are received. There is no legal claim to a reduction of the course fee.
Application fee and Course fee should be paid to the following account:
Verein Musicacosi
Raiffeisenverband, Alpenstrasse 48, A-5020 Salzburg;
IBAN AT09 3500 0000 9301 5196
BIC: RVSAAT2S
Subject: “Conducting Master Class”
CONTACT:
Email: musicacosi@gmail.com
http://www.musicacosi.com

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Andrew Crust 4.20.14 / 12pm

Hello again,

I’m terribly sorry, but a side effect of the incorrect listing of Prof. Descamps on the Orpheus Vienna masterclass led to wrong dates as well – are you able to change the dates to these: 08/01/14-08/06/14?

Sorry again and thanks!

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1. Andrew Crust 4.20.14 / 1pm
  
  Further information to be added:
  
  1. The masterclass is from Aug. 1 – Aug. 6
  
  2. Program with Les Orpheistes Festival Orchestra and soloists of the Academy with final concert
  to be conducted by the active participants:
  
  Haydn: Cello Concerto in D Major
  Mozart: Violin Concerto in A Major K. 201
  Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Florence
  
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Lin Yo-Min 4.24.14 / 9am

Rodney Winther Band Conducting Symposium
http://uscmusic.kktix.cc/events/2014winther
● Date:
June 23-27, 2014
● Schedule:
09:00 – 12:00 – rehearsal with full band
12:00 – 13:30 – lunch break
13:30 – 17:00 – rehearsal with full band
● Location:
Shih Chien University International Conference Hall
(No.70, Dazhi St., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City 104, Taiwan (R.O.C.))
● Fees:
Conductors: 10,000 NT (331USD)
Observer: Full Day: 1,200 NT (40USD), Half Day: 600NT (20USD)
● 2014 Symposium Repertoire:
Toccata Marziale / Ralph Vaughan Williams
Chester Overture / William Schuman
Molly on the Shore / Percy Grainger
Lincolnshire Posy / Percy Grainger
Dance of the New World / Dana Wilson
Puszta / Jan Van der Roost
Pineapple Poll Suite / Arthur Sullivan/Mackerras
Trauersinfonie / Richard Wagner
Serenade in E flat, Opus 7 / Richard Strauss
Oboe Concerto No. 2 / Frigyes Hidas
Nymphalin (solo violin) / John Philip Sousa
Euterpe (solo flute) / Ferrar Ferran
Hill Song No. 2 / Percy Grainger
(Scores: will be provided after signing up)
● Contact: +886 2 25381111 ext. 6612 Ms. Chen, sherrina@mail.usc.edu.tw

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Felipe Cattapan 5.6.14 / 8am

Hello, I’d like to post this Conducting Masterclass.
Choir Conducting Workshop for Women (Filzbach, Switzerland)
For beginners and advanced
31st. of May and 1st. of June 2014
Contents: contemporary conducting technique, creative rehearsal technique, efficient vocal technique for choirs, team leadership for women
Languages: German, English, French (Felipe Cattapan); German, English (Prof. Katja Cattapan)
Fees: CHF 590 (active) and CHF 450 (passive) – includes hotel and catering
Teachers: Felipe Cattapan (www.cattapan.ch) and Prof. Katja Cattapan
Application: Mrs.Simona Kolozeti, Gassa 4, CH-7027 Castiel, info@kosi-musik.ch
Application deadline: 26th. of May 2014
Link for event: http://www.cattapan.ch/index.php/en/n/

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Felipe Cattapan 5.19.14 / 9am

Hello, I’d like to post these workshops. Thank you.
2 Workshops in cooperation with Werner Bärtschi from the 20th. till the 26th. of July 2014 in Arosa (Switzerland): orchestral conducting (for conductors) and contemporary music ensemble (for instrumentalists and singers).
Languages: German, English, French.
Repertoire: Works by Werner Bärtschi.
No age limit.
Teacher: Felipe Cattapan (www.cattapan.ch)
Link for event: http://musikkurswochen.ch/kurse/detail/251
Application deadline: 30th. May 2014.

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Instituto de Artes de Santana de Parnaíba 6.5.14 / 9pm

Dear sirs we would like to present the International Conducting Masterclass that Institute of Arts of Santana de Parnaiba -São Paulo, Brazil is promoting. The inscriptions will be until June 30
The masterclass will be held between July 28 and August 2 in Santana de Parnaíba – SP, Brazil
who will ministrate the masterclass will be Conductor Andrea Huguenin Botelho
More information and registration at site: http://institutodeartesdesantanadeparnaiba.wordpress.com/laboratorio/
thank you
Gabriel Dias Garcia

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Berliner Meisterkurse 6.6.14 / 4am

I would like to share this information in your blog. Thank you for posting!

The BERLINER MEISTERKURSE announces the Conducting Master class with Maestro Lior Shambadal (Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker), Maestro Romolo Gessi (Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Veneta Orchestra) and the Berliner Symphoniker. 2014 July 9-13

The course will be held in Berlin. It will be organized so that each piece will be studied first theoretically and then practically at the piano and with orchestral ensembles (string and wind principals – chamber orchestra) so that candidates will be able to work as independently as possible, making efficient use of the time allowed for the rehearsals.

Admission: conductors of all nationalities and all ages can take part in this course. All candidates are expected to have thoroughly studied at least one piece of the programme before the beginning of the course. Admission is after assessment of a curriculum and an aptitude test which will be held on the first day of the course at 11:00 a.m. The conductors must demonstrate that they have a suitable basic technique. Those found unsuitable will still be able to participate as auditors.

Programme:
HAYDN Symphony No.44 Tauersinfonie Hob I:44
MOZART Symphony No.29 KV 201; Divertimento KV 137
MENDELSSOHN Symphony for Strings No.10
WAGNER Siegfried Idyll

Application deadline: July 2nd

Calendar: analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals – m° Shambadal and m° Gessi
Wednesday July 9th: 11:00 a.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday July 10th: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday July 11th: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Saturday July 12th 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday July 13th: 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Podium time will be equally subdivided among the active conductors.

Diplomas and certificates: each participant will receive an attendance certificate
Tuition Languages: German, English, Italian

LIOR SHAMBADAL: Israeli conductor Lior Shambadal has an active career as both an artistic leader and guest presence on both orchestral and opera podiums throughout Europe, as well as in China, Japan, Korea and South America. Shambadal currently serves as the Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker, a post he has held since 1997. During his tenure there, he has led more than 150 concerts at the famed Berlin Philharmonie, and has conducted the orchestra in hundreds of performances on tour in Japan, China, Korea, Italy, Spain, Ireland, England, France and Germany. In 2009, he was also named Music Director of the Bogota Philharmonic Orchestra. Since 2008, Shambadal has been the Principal Guest Conductor of the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra in Latvia, as well as a guest professor and Principal Guest Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the Central Music Conservatory in the Sichuan province of China. He works with the Festival of San Gemini in Italy, where he serves as permanent member of the artistic committee, leading master classes for conductors. Shambadal also appears annually as a permanent guest artist at the Banff Centre in Canada. He was born in 1950 in Tel Aviv, where he studied viola, trombone, composition, and conducting. His studies took him to the Mozarteum in Salzburg where he worked with Carl Melles. Moving on to Vienna Mr. Shambadal had been tutored by acclaimed conductors such as Hans Swarowsky, Carlo Maria Giulini, Igor Markevitch, Sergiu Celibidache and Franco Ferrara. Lior Shambadal expanded his studies in other areas such as electronic music (in Vienna) and composition taught by Witold Lutoslawski (in France). In 1980 he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra. From 1986 to 1993 he led the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv. As the sole founder of the ensembles Acoustic 7/11 and Musica Nova Lior Shambadal proved himself a prolific composer whose musical range includes chamber music, song writing, and symphonic orchestra pieces. From 1993 to 2000 Mr. Shambadal was musical director of the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslauten (Germany), and from 2000-2003 he served as the Chief Conductor of the RTV Symphony Orchestra in Ljubljana, Slovenia. His CD and television productions have made Mr. Shambadal internationally famous, supported by his guest appearance conducting international orchestras.

ROMOLO GESSI: born in Trieste, Italy, Maestro Gessi completed his musical studies at the Trieste Conservatory. Further conducting studies ensued at the State Conservatoire of St. Petersburg, under Musin and Kukuskin, at the Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten in Vienna under Julius Kalmar, and at the Accademia Musicale in Pescara under Donato Renzetti, obtaining Diplomas with the highest marks. He has won many awards, including the Opera Conducting Competition of Caserta, and the First Prize at the International Austro-Hungarian Conducting Competition of Vienna and Pécs. He was appointed professor of Conducting at the Conservatorio “Verdi” of Milan. Since 1997 he has been teaching conducting at the European Academy in Vicenza and opera conducting at the International Workshop OperAverona. He is also Professor of Chamber Music at the National Conservatory of Trieste an he has been Guest Professor at the Vienna Music University, at the Norwegian Music Academy, and at the Conservatoire Royal de Mons. He is Music Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Pro Musica Salzburg Orchestra and of the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra. He has been Music Director of the Cantelli Symphony Orchestra in Milan from 2006 to 2008. He has conducted many orchestras, such as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the State Opera Prague, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Cracow, the Izhevsk’s Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pécs Symphony Orchestra, the Santo André Symphony Orchestra, the Gainsesville Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia’s Soloists, the Vilnius Municipality Orchesra, Milano Classica, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, the Trieste Opera House, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Bari Symphony Orchestra, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, the Lecce Symphony Orchestra, the Marchigiana Philharmonic, the Spoleto Opera House in the principal cities of Italy as well as in those of Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA.

Information . Registration:
• Course address: Studio Niculescu – Oranienstraße 163 – 10969 BERLIN – GERMANY
• E-mail: berliner.meisterkurse@gmail.com
• Web site: http://www.dirigo.altervista.org , http://www.studioniculescu.de
• Artistic co-ordination: Michelangelo Galeati

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Remus Munteanu 6.13.14 / 9am

Thalassa Music announces the “Black Sea” Costanta (Romania) Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Vittorio Parisi (Conducting teacher in Conservatorio G.Verdi di Milano, Italy) and the Costantza Symphony Orchestra on 2014 September 8-13. A maximum of 12 applicants will be selected and the 4 best conductors will conduct in a public concert on Septeber 13.
The Masterclass program is:
Mozart: Symphony nr 33
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia-Overture (Ricordi Edition Rev.Zedda)
Brahms: Symphony nr 3
Dvorak: Symphony nr 9 (From the New World)
All the 12 selected conductors will have 90 minutes each of conducting with the Costantza Symphony Orchestra and 60 minutes each of conducting with piano. The 4 best conductors selected for the public concert will have extra time with the Orchestra on September 13.
Vittorio Parisi is teaching conducting in Milano since 1997 and has been teacher of conducting in Melbourne for the Symphony Australia Program with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (2003) and Orvieto Masterclass Workshop Opera (2013,2014). Among his best students Giuseppe Finzi (actually Resident Conductor in San Francisco Opera House, USA) Andrea Sanguineti (Generalmusikdirektor in Goerlitz, former vice Generalmusikdirektor and 1st Kappelmeister in Wuerzburg, former Kappelmeister in Hannover, Germany) Antonino Fogliani (guest conductor in many opera houses and symphonic orchestras worldwide Teatro alla Scala included) Tito Ceccherini, Pierre Hoppe, Yusuke Kumehara, Some of his actual students have already started a brilliant conducting career winning also conducting competitions.
Further informations on
http://www.conductingmasterclass.eu
http://www.vittorioparisi.it

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Rachel Waddell 6.23.14 / 9pm

Please post/announce the following opportunity. Thank you and thanks for the blog!
The Canton Symphony Orchestra Association (Ohio) seeks an Apprentice Conductor for the Canton Youth Symphony, under the direction of Rachel Waddell. The Canton Youth Symphony (CYS) offers young musicians a professional learning environment focused on the highest artistic standards. The CYS provides students with an outlet for musical expression, growth, and exploration in a challenging and nurturing environment. Its participants rehearse weekly in preparation for three concerts annually, and students have the opportunity to work closely with Canton Symphony Orchestra musicians and guest artists. In the past two years the CYS’s performances have included Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Rimsky Korsakov’s Scheherazade. This year, there will also be a new Training Orchestra for less advanced string players. Both ensembles rehearse and perform in the Canton Symphony Orchestra’s new home, the Zimmermann Symphony Center. Rehearsals take place every Tuesday, 4:45-5:45 pm (Training Orchestra) and 6:00-8:35 pm (CYS). This is an internship position and may be eligible for college credit.
The responsibilities of the Apprentice Conductor include, but are not limited to:
• Attending all rehearsals and performances.
• Serving as a cover conductor.
• Assisting with sectionals, rehearsals, and concerts.
• Conducting on rehearsals and performances, as requested by the Music Director.
• Assisting the CYS General Manager with set-up of rehearsals, distributing music, and making copies.
The Apprentice Conductor will receive:
• Ample podium time in rehearsals.
• The possibility of conducting on CYS and Training Orchestra concerts.
• The chance to coach and conduct chamber music ensembles.
• Conducting mentoring and guidance.
• The opportunity to learn “behind the scenes” by attending CSO staff meetings and other events.
• Free tickets to all Canton Symphony Orchestra concerts.
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Rachel Waddell, Music Director of the Canton Youth Symphony, at rwaddell@cantonsymphony.org or Michelle Mullaly, CSOA Executive Director, at mmullaly@cantonsymphony.org. Letters of recommendation and other supplemental materials are encouraged. Applicants must have at least one semester of undergraduate conducting. The position begins September 2014. Application deadline: 7/31/14.
Website: http://www.cantonsymphony.org

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David Sullivan 7.7.14 / 10am

If Possible please make a posting of the following conducting job opportunity:
JOB TITLE: MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR
ORGANIZATION/ORCHESTRA NAME: LIVINGSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC.(LSO)
ORGANIZATION TYPE: 501c3 PUBLIC CHARITY Civic Orchestra
AREA OF FOCUS: Music Director/Conductor
JOB TYPE: Paid/Part-time
Duties and responsibilities: The music director is the principal conductor and artistic leader of the orchestra. S/he reports to the Board of Trustees and provides ongoing leadership and guidance to the organization. Through long-range planning with the Board, s/he establishes the artistic views, goals, and objectives of the organization. The music director is the public face of the LSO, and is charged with fostering and increasing the orchestra’s presence and involvement in the community. S/he is actively involved in fundraising activities, serves as advocate for the orchestra, and engages in programming and activities both in and outside of the normal concert season. The musical director further engages in the recruitment of musicians, audience members, and other sources of support through building and maintaining inter-relationships with donors, community, and corporate leaders, public and private schools, and colleges in the area.
REQUIREMENTS: The ideal candidate shall possess, but by no means be limited to the following qualities:
-Exemplary musicianship and conducting skills.
-Significant conducting experience.
-Detailed knowledge and understanding of a broad range of orchestral repertoire.
-Strong interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills.
-Vision, passion, and the ability to make symphonic music relevant and exciting to the audience.
-Ability to challenge and motivate the musicians to elicit their best efforts
-Masters Degree in Music, preferably Conducting, or equivalent.
ORGANIZATION/ORCHESTRA DESCRIPTION: LSO is one of the premier regional civic orchestras in the State of New Jersey. Since its origins 56 years ago when founded as a small ensemble to accompany a local production, LSO has grown exponentially in stature and caliber to attract the finest musicians from the NJ Metropolitan area. It has become a reckoning force in the metropolitan classical music world.
LOCATION: Livingston, New Jersey
CONTACT NAME: Marilyn Tepper
CONTACT EMAIL: mhtepper@optonline.net
CONTACT PHONE: (973) 886-9525
CONTACT FAX: (973) 387-4692
ORCHESTRA WEBSITE: http://www.lsonj.org
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Email Resume immediately to mhtepper@optonline.net

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Manlio Palumbo 7.7.14 / 4pm

Spaziomusica announces 3 conducting masterclasses in the Opera workshop in Orvieto, Italy, a beautiful little old town. The Conducting teachers will be Maurizio Arena (July 21-August 12) for Verdi’s Il Trovatore, Jorge Perez Gomez (August 13-August 22) for Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona, Vittorio Parisi (August 13-August 31) for Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore. The best conductors of each masterclass will conduct staged public performances of this 3 operas in Orvieto Opera House “Mancinelli” with a professional orchestra The masterclasses include technical lessons, rehearsals with selected singers, stage rehearsals, orchestra rehearsals and all the admitted conductors will have time experiencing conducting from the pit. The singers teacher is MS Gabriella Ravazzi, former well known Italian soprano actually also Stage Director. Applications are accepted until July 18 for Trovatore, July 31 for La Serva Padrona and L’Elisir d’Amore. Further informations on masterclasses and/or conducting competition “Mancinelli” on http://www.spaziomusica.org

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Florence Conducting Materclass 7.9.14 / 5am

FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS
The unique masterclass which offers students the possibility to debut in some of the most important Italian musical season, such as Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina and Toscana Classica.
Among our past students are professional conductors like M° Robert Franz (http://www.robertfranz.com), M° Joost Smeets (http://www.joostsmeets.com/home) M° Jason Ikeem Rodgers (http://www.jasonikeemrodgers.com/) , M° Pieter van der Wulp (http://heliconkamerorkest.nl/?page_id=22) and many others from the whole world.
Come join the best conducting masterclass experience ever, the only one with a real stable orchestra (Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, one of the most important chamber orchestras of Europe)
Teacher M° Giuseppe Lanzetta is one of the leading Italian conductors in activity, Musical Director of Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina and orchestra teacher in Santa Cecilia Conservatorie in Roma, his passion for teaching allowed him to be followed by lots of young conductors, many of them are now professional conductors working around the world.
The masterclass is directed to young conductors who want to increase their musical experience and work as professionals in the world of classical music. The course is as well opened to every musician who wants to begin studying conducting making practice with a real stable orchestra.
Objectives and opportunities: the course aims to facilitate the entrance of young conductors in the professional world of classical music, giving them a concrete career opportunity. The teacher M° Lanzetta will select some between the best students that will be enrolled as conductors in the 2015 seasons of Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina and Toscana Classica.
On the final stages of the masterclass there will be present agents from important international artists agencies.
Details:
http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

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Remus Munteanu 7.16.14 / 10am

BLACK SEA CONDUCTING MASTER CLASS WITH MAESTRO VITTORIO PARISI – MILAN. ( http://www.conductingmasterclass.eu )
THE DEADLINE OF OUR MASTERCLASS IS EXTENDED TO AUGUST 15

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Thomas Cunningham 7.25.14 / 3pm

Hello, Could you please list the following conducting opportunity? Thank you.

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Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra (NYC) is seeking an assistant conductor for the 2014-15 season.

The responsibilities of the Assistant Conductor include:
– attending all rehearsals and performances
– serving as cover conductor
– assisting with rehearsals and performances
– assisting in the preparation of performance parts

The Assistant Conductor will receive:
– potential to conduct during rehearsals
– potential to conduct on 2015 New Music Concert
– free tickets to all UPCO concerts/events

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Thomas Cunningham, Artistic Director of UPCO at info@upchamberorchestra.org Please include comment on your experience with Finale Music Notation Software. Letters of recommendation and other supplemental materials are welcome.

Application deadline: August 15, 2014.
Website: http://www.upchamberorchestra.org

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Esther Wakeman 7.28.14 / 5am

Please would you list our Junior Fellow in Conducting auditions? All the information, and an application pack, can be found on our website, here: http://www.rncm.ac.uk/junior-fellowship-conducting/
Many thanks!

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Stacey Watton 8.5.14 / 2pm

Maestro Jorma Panula Conducting Masterclass with the World Famous London Mozart Players
1st October – 4th October 2014

This International conducting course has 13 spaces available, and unlimited viewing only participant spaces.

The world famous London Mozart Players is one of the UK’s longest standing Chamber Orchestras containing the highest calibre musicians London has to offer. Each of its members play in all of the other London and UK orchestras not to mention internationally, so this is an ideal opportunity for new conductors to enhance their reputations not only in London but also throughout the UK and Internationally.

The course will comprise of 3 days of workshop allowing 13 students to have 25 minutes of podium time per day. On the 4th day there will be a short top and tail rehearsal for each candidate before giving a public performance showcasing what they have learnt during the course. Maestro Panula and the orchestra will agree the performance repertoire for this concert. Each evening before the concert day Maestro Panula will review the students work that day.

A vast amount of repertoire is available including works by Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Delius and Fauré and many more. A full list a repertoire can be forwarded and every effort will be made to accommodate the candidates’ choices once all the course places have been allocated.

Feed back and constructive comments will also be given from the orchestra members.

FOUR inexpensive rooms are available for accommodation with the possibility of sharing, these will be on a first come first served basis.

As a bonus, one or two exceptionally gifted conductors may be allowed to post material they record online, but only by consent of the orchestra members. No official recording will be made but candidates are welcome to bring their own video cameras / recording devices.

Fees: (to be made by bank transfer in sterling only)

Full time conducting participant
£1950 Sterling circa 2460 euros

None conducting viewing only participant
£300 Sterling circa 379 euros

Please contact Stacey Watton if you would like to participate. You will need to send a covering letter including your CV, Biography and Photo along with video footage of you conducting in performance and rehearsal. Please book early to avoid disappointment.

Contact:
Stacey Watton Bmus (Hons) LGSM
staceywattonconductor@gmail.com
http://www.staceywatton.com
mobile: 0044 7811 373 415

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Peter The Great Music Academy 8.27.14 / 12pm

International Masterclasses in Orchestral Conducting
13-18.01.2015
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Conducting masterclass (Ilya Musin Technique) with Maestro Alexander Polyanichko (Mariinsky Theater) and the State Hermitage Symphony Orchestra.
No age limit.
150 min. of podium time.
All active participants will conduct at the final public concert.
Career development opportunities for the best students.

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Peter The Great Music Academy 8.27.14 / 12pm

International Masterclasses in Orchestral Conducting

13.01.2015 – 18.01.2015

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Conducting masterclass (Ilya Musin Technique) with Maestro Alexander Polyanichko (Mariinsky Theater) and the State Hermitage Symphony Orchestra.

No age limit.
150 min. of podium time.
All active participants will conduct at the final public concert.
Career development opportunities for the best students.

Contact: ptgmusicacademy@gmail.com

Website: http://www.peterthegreatmusicacademy.com

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saradannerdukic 9.10.14 / 3pm

Wind Conducting Workshop
February 14 – 15, 2015
University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music

With Glenn Price (CCM) and Jerry Junkin (Dallas Wind Symphony)

This workshop is open to conductors of all levels.

Attendees with podium time work with the Wind Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Chamber Winds for a total of three individual sessions.

Class sessions cover topics such as baton technique, score study, and rehearsal methods with a focus on the intersection of conducting and education.

Participants will concentrate on developing the skill of leading clearly and with artistic depth, while providing educational experiences that are stimulating and fulfilling for young students, pre-professional, and professional performers alike. Attendees are invited to all events on the schedule.

All attendees receive a certificate of participation.

College Student Track
Specifically designed for undergraduate students, the College Student Track includes involvement in all aspects of the workshop, PLUS special sessions in a small group format with guest lecturers Terence Milligan, Ann Porter and Robert Bass.

Costs:
Participant with Podium Time: $425
Participant, no Podium Time: $250
College Student Track, no Podium Time: $175

For a complete schedule, registration, faculty roster and rep list, please visit: http://ccm.uc.edu/summer/wind-conducting.html

Contact:
Sara Danner Dukic
513.556.5662
Sara.dukic@uc.edu

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Hanneke Faber 9.11.14 / 6am

New audition deadline exclusive Dutch National Master Orchestral Conducting – apply before 1 October 2014

Want to do a Master’s degree course and work with professional orchestras whilst studying? Then the Dutch National Master Orchestral Conducting is the right course for you.

The Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Royal Conservatoire The Hague offer this exclusive Master’s degree together.

The study programme builds a bridge between the conservatory and the professional practice and offers students an outstanding opportunity to build and expand their own professional networks. Under the supervision of principal subject teachers Jac van Steen, Ed Spanjaard and Kenneth Montgomery the students work with professional Dutch symphony orchestras. The students follow an extensive curriculum and a research programme related to the principal subject. Furthermore, they will have ample opportunity to rehearse with the orchestras involved, during which they will usually be coached by the orchestra’s chief conductor.

Auditions
Candidates must have a Bachelor in Music degree. Closing date for application: 1 October 2014.
Those selected will be invited to the piano audition on 20 November 2014, during which a maximum of two or three candidates will be selected for an audition with Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra on 21 November 2014.

For more information: http://www.conservatoriumvanamsterdam.nl/en/nmo/ or http://www.koncon.nl/en/nmo

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Laszlo Blaskovics 10.1.14 / 2am

Conducting practice with the Danube Symphony Orchestra:

The Danube Symphony Orchestra provides several opportunities for conductors:
to Practice with Danube Symphony Orchestra,
to make a professional CD, or a video recording with Danube Symphony Orchestra,
in the beautiful Danube Palace concert hall, in the city of Budapest,Hungary.

Venue: Danube Symphony Orchestra concert hall and rehearsal room, Danube Palace
Hungary, Budapest, 1051. Zrinyi Str. 5.

The dates: This opportunity is available throughout the year. Contact me and I will arrange the dates desired.

Music:
Let us know what you would like to practice.
If the orchestra has the piece in their library, it is free to use it.
If the orchestra hasn’t got the piece (parts, partiture) in their library, then it has a cost to hire it.
Or you should bring along the music with you and give it to the orchestra.

Prices and Conditions:
The minimum amount of time (in minutes): 80 minutes
The first 80-minutes-session rehearsal = 650 Euro
Additional minutes: the next 80-minutes-session rehearsal = 600 Euro
This price includes:
– 80 minutes conducting time
– with a 35-member-orchestra
– DVD recording of your conducting

Further information:
The time of practice is counted per rehearsals. The orchestra sits down and plays only for a full rehearsal (80 minutes). We offer this practice for other conductors as well, this way, the rehearsal time can be shared so you can share the costs as well.
If you’d like to have a conductor-professor for your practice, we can arrange tuition with Prof. Tamás Gál at the same time. He is the professor of conductors at Franz Liszt Music Academy. About his price, please contact us.
We can also help you find a good accommodation in Budapest, and provide you with all the information you just need.

How to apply: If you are interested in the conducting practice, please, send us an e-mail.

Contact:
Laszlo Blaskovics
Email: conductingpractice@gmail.com
Tel: 0036-70362-3921

Our website, more information about the venue and the orchestra:
http://conductingpractice.wix.com/conducting
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Conducting-Practice/345191235529572

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Laszlo Blaskovics 10.1.14 / 3am

Youth Orchestra trip to Budapest,
One of the most beautiful capitals in Europe
6 days in the summertime 2015 from Monday to Sunday

A trip with music in Budapest with orchestra rehearsals, sight-seeings Budapest and concert or concerts. Optional: visiting famous Budapest bathes and other venues.The rehearsals and the accommodation takes place in the Patrona Hungariae Catholic School and Collegium, the concert in Danube Palace.

Venue: Patrona Hungariae – Catholic Collegium
The city is 20 minutes on foot, the trams and Metro(underground) a 5 minutes walk.

Accommodation and food:

Up to 30- 80 members of the orchestra:
6 nights in 4-10 beds dormitories, including full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner)

You can decide which rooms you prefer, they have: 4 rooms – 8 beds
+ 6-10 teachers/parents who come with the group : single rooms with piano
( They have 9 single rooms with a piano + possible other rooms to yuse it single as well)

Programme includes:

Monday: travel day, and afternoon free program

Tuesday: mornings: orchestra rehearsal, afternoon: sight-seeing trip (with guides or free programm) Wednesday: mornings: orchestra rehearsal, afternoon: sight-seeing trip (with guides or free programm)
Thursday: mornings: orchestra rehearsal, afternoon:free programm

Friday: mornings: free , afternoon rehearsal and evening Concert in a Danube Palace Concert hall in Budapest in the very city

Saturday: free
Sunday: Travel day back

Price:
40 – 60 person: 270 Eu / person
30- 40 person: 290 Eu / person

after 10 person for 1 teacher/ parent the costs are free.
If do you want more concerts the price a little bit more / person.

To include:
– accommodation for 6 nights with full board
– 3 days orchestra rehearsals
– 2 sight-seeing trip in Budapest
– Budapest transport weekly ticket
– 1 concert in Danube Palace

It does not include:
The cost of travel to Budapest and back.

Optional programmes:
Bath entrance tickets (about 8 Pound)
Budapest zoo
Museums
Boat trip in the Danube

Extra information:
It’s possible to borrow instruments for the rehearsals and for the concerts. It has extra cost.

Contact:
Laszlo Blaskovics
Email: conductingpractice@gmail.com
Tel: 0036-70362-3921

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John Ratledge 10.1.14 / 11am

Bassi Brugnatelli International Conducting and Singing Symposium
John Ratledge, Artistic Director and Conducting Faculty
June 22-July 1, 2015 Robbiate, Italy

The second annual Bassi Brugnatelli International Conducting and Singing Symposium will be held 22 June – 1 July, 2015 at Palazzo Bassi Brugnatelli in Robbiate, Italy. The faculty includes: John Ratledge–Founder and Artistic Director, The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa; Rebecca Turner–Artist in Residence, Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina; Annalisa Monticelli–Collaborative Pianist, Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, Ireland; Elizabeth Claxton Castillo-Soprano in Atlanta, Georgia; Christopher O’Rear, Bartione, The University of Alabama in Gadsden, Alabama; Dan Perkins, Guest Conductor/Lecturer/Collaborative pianist at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire; and Stafford Turner, Baritone, in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

The Conducting Masterworks Program will study Mendelssohn’s Elijah (Carus Verlag or Kalmus Edition), including the Overture and all recitatives and arias, as well as operatic arias to be announced. The symposium pays particular attention to the unique problems that occur between orchestral conductors and singers. Conductors will receive daily podium time with professional soloists, a chamber orchestra, and a collaborative pianist. The following seminars will be offered: Orchestral Rehearsal Techniques in the Choral/Orchestral Setting; Score Study and Preparation; and Conductors and Singers Round Table: Building Meaningful Collaboration.

Singers will have lessons and coachings with the voice faculty. Seminars will include: Role Preparation for Singers: Character Analysis and Sub-texting; and Conductors and Singers Round Table: Building Meaningful Collaboration.

Performances will include faculty recitals, a concert of operatic arias presented by the participants, a choral concert given by a guest professional choir, and a grand concert featuring conductors and singers.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Electronically send a curriculum vitae, repertoire list, and YouTube or equivalent recordings of three pieces in contrasting styles for conductors, and three pieces in three languages for singers (no more than 20 minutes in total length) to: bassibrugnatellisymposium@gmail.com or john.ratledge@gmail.com

DEADLINE: 1 April 2015 (early application preferred)

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE:
Upon acceptance, a €500 non-refundable deposit must be made in order to secure a position in the symposium. The balance will be due 1 May 2015. Specific information about wiring the deposit will be emailed upon acceptance.

TUITION COSTS: Tuition is paid in EUROS via PayPal or a bank-to-bank transfer
•A 10% discount will be offered if the balance is paid in full by 1 January 2015
•A 5% discount will be offered if the balance is paid in full by 1 February 2015
•Accounts must be paid in full by 1 May 2015
•(a 3.9% foreign transaction fee for PayPal; bank-to-bank transfer information will be sent upon acceptance)*

Full participant: €1750 with a bank-to-bank transfer or €1818 with PayPal
Lessons and master classes, coachings, workshops, lodging based on double occupancy (an additional €150 for a private room), breakfast and lunch daily, optional dinner plan €150, non-inclusive of transportation to or within Italy

Returning participants: €1485 (includes a 15% discount) or €1543 with PayPal
Lessons and master classes, coachings, workshops, lodging based on double occupancy (an additional €150 for a private room), breakfast and lunch daily, optional dinner plan €150, non-inclusive of transportation to or within Italy

Symposium only: €1000 with a bank-to-bank transfer or €1039 with PayPal
Lessons and master classes, coachings, workshops, no lodging or food, non-inclusive of transportation to or within Italy

Non-participant (Observer), with lodging and food: €900 with a bank-to-bank transfer and €935 with PayPal Observation of lessons, coachings, workshops, lodging based on double occupancy (an additional €150 for a private room), breakfast and lunch daily, optional dinner plan €150, non-inclusive of transportation to or within Italy

Non-participant (Observer), no lodging or food: €350 with a bank-to-bank transfer or €363 with PayPal
Observation of lessons, coachings, workshops, non-inclusive of transportation to or within Italy

Optional dinner plan: €150 with a bank-to-bank transfer, €155 with PayPal
Scholarships are available. Please see our website at http://www.bassibrugnatellisymposium.com for how to receive scholarship consideration.
REFUND POLICY:
If notification is made by 15 May 2015, 50% of the amount paid will be reimbursed, less the non-refundable deposit (€500) and application fee $50 USD). There will be no refund thereafter.

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Sara Fittizzi 10.1.14 / 4pm

NEW YORK STATE SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
SCHOOL OF ORCHESTRAL STUDIES
Job Description – Artistic Director

The New York State Summer School of the Arts, School of Orchestral Studies (SOS) is
accepting applications for the position of Artistic Director/Conductor. One of seven four-week summer
residential programs administered by the New York State Education Department, SOS offers preprofessional
orchestral training for approximately 95 high school students from across New York State.
This 46 year old program was begun by Eugene Ormandy as a partnership between the Philadelphia
Orchestra, Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), New York State Education Department, and
Skidmore College, a partnership continuing to this day in which students work in small groups with
members of the Philadelphia Orchestra, rehearse at Skidmore’s state of the art Zankel Music Center,
attend Philadelphia Orchestra concerts, and perform a final concert on the SPAC stage.

The core of the School of Orchestral Studies is the Symphonic Orchestra, traditionally
supplemented by a Wind Ensemble and String Orchestra. The students’ ensemble experience is rounded
out with participation in chamber music groups. The large ensembles traditionally perform three
concerts over the course of the program, two occurring approximately halfway through the school and
one at the end. SOS students are immersed in music, spending approximately eight hours each day in
rehearsals/sectionals and attending all Philadelphia Orchestra concerts at SPAC. More information is
available at http://www.oce.nysed.gov/nysssa/SOS.

Position Overview

The Artistic Director is responsible for achieving the mission of the New York State Summer
School of the Arts (NYSSSA) School of Orchestral Studies. The program takes place in Saratoga
Springs, NY. The Artistic Director will develop and implement the school’s program, hire Associate
Conductors (String and Wind Ensemble) in consultation with the NYSSSA Administrative Office,
conduct a daily Symphonic Orchestra rehearsal of 95 high school aged musicians of All-State caliber,
and oversee our public performances. Additional faculty for the program is comprised of members of
the Philadelphia Orchestra retained in consultation with the NYSSSA Philadelphia Orchestra Liaison.
The Artistic Director will support the collaborative relationship with the Philadelphia Orchestra, SPAC
and Skidmore College.

Minor responsibilities are required throughout the year, with major responsibilities in the
summer (July and August) during the operation of the program.

Pre-Program Responsibilities

-Assist the NYSSSA Albany office with the organization of the general aspects of the School of
Orchestral Studies program, in conjunction with the NYSSSA Philadelphia Orchestra Liaison and the
Assistant Director for Administration, prior to arriving on campus.
-Hire faculty and/or visiting/lecturing artists as determined by curriculum offerings and budget
allocations. This includes securing a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra to participate as a soloist
with the NYSSSA Orchestra.
-Meet with instructional staff, NYSSSA Albany Office Representative and Assistant Director for
Administration to review basic procedures and program expectations as a part of a general orientation
prior to the school’s opening.
-Select repertoire, traditionally inspired by that of the Philadelphia Orchestra during their
summer residency at SPAC.
-Consult with faculty regarding repertoire, instructional materials and classes.

Program Responsibilities

-Meet, as necessary, with the faculty and Assistant Director for Administration regarding
program administration.
-Audition students and oversee placement.
-Conduct a daily symphonic orchestra rehearsal (Monday through Saturday).
-Review teaching schedule with instructors in cooperation with the Assistant Director for
Administration to maximize the use of all students’ time and skills.
-Submit, in writing, concert programs and notes (as appropriate) by the end of the week prior to
a public concert.
-Other duties as required.

Post Program Responsibilities

-Provide an assessment of the program to the NYSSSA Albany office.
-Assist the NYSSSA Albany Office in recruiting students for the Orchestral Studies program via
your professional and educational contacts within the State of New York.

Qualifications

NYSSSA is seeking candidates with vision, passion and commitment to working with talented
teen artists. Prior experience conducting an orchestral ensemble in a professional setting preferred.
Experience conducting youth orchestras or other student ensembles at the collegiate level is desirable.
The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and personal communication skills, particularly
with young people, excellent rehearsal technique, knowledge of literature suitable for youth orchestras
and a demonstrated history of artistic achievement and creative vision.

NYSSSA seeks a strong leader, off as well as on the podium, with vision and ideas to carry
NYSSSA SOS into the future.

Compensation

The Artistic Director is provided with faculty housing at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY during the 4 week residency,
and a stipend of $7,500-$8,000 commensurate with experience.

Application Process

Qualified applicants must submit a cover letter, resume, list of at least three references or three
letters of recommendation (to be sent sealed and under separate cover by the recommending person). A
short video sample of the candidate’s conducting is strongly encouraged.

Please send materials by November 3rd to:
NYSSSA
Attn: Sara Fittizzi, Executive Director
Cultural Education Center Room 10D79
Albany, NY 12230

Or via email to: nysssa@mail.nysed.gov
(Please call (518) 474-8773 to confirm receipt of emailed

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ATLANTIC COAST ORCHESTRA - International Conducting Academy 10.4.14 / 3pm

ATLANTIC COAST ORCHESTRA International Conducting Academy

The ATLANTIC COAST ORCHESTRA (ACO) is a project of international scope which activity is developed in three main areas: the Symphony Orchestra, the International Music Festival in 2015 and the International Conducting Academy. The philosophy of this new Academy is to provide a fresh approach to studies in Music Conducting. The Academy is settled at the beautiful Portuguese coast city of Esposende (Braga, Portugal), a privileged window into the Atlantic, and with excellent (and relative cheap!) accesses through the nearest airport of Francisco Sá Carneiro in Porto (30m from Esposende). The ACO International Conducting Academy created the right conditions so that their students can initiate, expand, optimize or develop studies in Music Conducting. It has an excellent international faculty and guest teachers formed to design a pedagogical plan and to structure a practical, pedagogical and directly related to the issues, problems and virtues of the craft of the modern conductor.

FACULTY
Luis Clemente / PhD in Orchestral Conducting, Director of studies and principal conducting teacher (PT)
Jose Fayos Jordan / Main professor in Orchestration & Analysis (Valencia, SP)
Roberto Fiore / Composition & Analysis Masterclass Guest teacher (Milan, IT)
Jaime Branco / Eartraining & Music Theory Masterclasses Guest teacher (PT)

GUEST CONDUCTING TEACHER
Colin Metters / Guest teacher in Conducting Masterclasses (Royal Academy Music, UK)
Jean S Bereau / Guest teacher in Conducting Masterclass (Lyon Cons, FR) – to be confirmed

The courses of the ACO International Conducting Academy are structured to provide an effective workout, accompanied and progressive studies in CONDUCTING THEORY & TECHNIQUE, CONDUCTING PRACTICE with PIANO & ORCHESTRA, REHEARSAL TECHNIQUE, PHENOMENOLOGY OF CONDUCTING, ORCHESTRATION & ANALYSIS, MASTERCLASSES, MUSIC THEORY & EARTTRAINING. The courses are structured in a way that you can manage with your professional life, adjusted to the training needs, whether theoretical or practical, of those who already works (or are search for job) as Music Conductor, Assistant Conductor in Orchestra, wind Orchestras and Ensembles of all kind.

The curriculum, organized in a structured and progressive learning program, is divided into three main cycles of studies: MEDIUM (Level I and II), SUPERIOR COURSE (Level III & IV) and PERFORMATIVE SPECIALIZATION (Level V). The completion of each cycle gives the corresponding Diploma of studies. Furthermore, each ACO Diploma is articulated with the process, if you wish, of obtaining the Diploma in Musical Direction of the Royal School of Music from London. The scope of the programs is organized as follows:

– Expanded Weekends: November, December, February, March, April
– Conducting Course A: May – Atlantic Coast Chamber Orchestra, Colin Metters (Royal Academy of Music)
– Conducting Course B: July – Symphonic Wind Band, EnOS Festival of Portel
– Conducting Masterclass: August – Jean Sebastien Bereau (to be confirmed)

Registration is open until 31st October (1st phase) 2014. 2nd phase is open between 1-15 November for remain places. The number of vacancies is limited to a maximum of 8 students per Level.

The application is done by filling out form available at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oaRjfUeB-2Gy2dxHXwF81ckYoDG80oPKSR1OeMtxVms/viewform.

The student can apply for any of the three cycles. After acceptance in one of the cycle of studies students will need to perform a small test practice (on the first encounter) so that it can be placed directly in the level that more fits him pedagogically.

LOOK FOR US under MUSICALCHAIRS – You may request additional information via email atlanticoastorchestra@gmail.com.

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Sarah Thomas, Programs Manager 10.9.14 / 1pm

3-YEAR POSITION WITH YOUNG MUSICIANS FOUNDATION (Los Angeles)
JOB DESCRIPTION: Music Director & Conductor of the YMF Debut Orchestra

REPORTS TO:
Executive Director, Music Advisory Board

OVERSEES:
Orchestra Manager, Orchestra Librarian, orchestra personnel

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to conductors of exceptional professional promise and ability who reside in the United States; who will not have reached their 27th birthday by June 30, 2015; and who are not yet under professional management. Upon winning the post, Los Angeles residency will be strongly encouraged.

FELLOWSHIP STIPEND:
$30,000 annually, renewable by contract for up to three years.

DUTIES:
1. Build, guide, and conduct the YMF Debut Orchestra in rehearsals, concerts, and annual benefit gala. Season includes 5-6 concerts, with 4-5 rehearsals per concert. The orchestra is often hired for additional outside events.
2. Assist in the recruitment and selection of a cover conductor for the orchestra.
3. Assist in re-auditioning the entire orchestra every year (late summer).
4. Assist in judging the annual Debut Concerto Competition (spring).
5. Plan and direct two outreach concerts per year.
6. Provide program notes for each concert.
7. Be available for community and public relations activities.
8. Act as a spokesperson for the foundation and its programs.

APPLICATION:
Online at http://www.jotform.us/YoungMusiciansFoundation/conductor.

DEADLINE:
The online application and all supporting materials must be received (not a postmark date) no later than Sunday, November 30, 2014.

AUDITIONS:
Final auditions will be held by invitation only on Sunday, March 1, 2015 in Los Angeles.

CONTACT:
Conductor Search
Young Musicians Foundation
244 S. San Pedro St., 5th Floor, Ste. 506
Los Angeles, CA 90012
213.617.7707
http://www.ymf.org
conductorsearch@ymf.org

ABOUT YMF:
Founded in 1955, Young Musicians Foundation (YMF) exists to unify communities through exceptional classical music experiences for youth. We believe that young musicians at every stage of their development deserve high caliber music instruction in a supportive environment.

Now in its 60th season, the Debut Orchestra is acclaimed as one of the premiere youth orchestras in the country. Its rich history includes more than 45 premieres of works by such world-renowned composers as Igor Stravinsky, Ingolf Dahl, and Michael Torke. The orchestra provides important pre-professional training to the most talented young musicians ages 15-25 from the greater Los Angeles area.

Past conductors of the Debut Orchestra include: Roger Kalia, Case Scaglione, Sean Newhouse, David Blum, Andre Previn, Robert La Marchina, Henry Lewis, Manuel Compinsky, Lawrence Foster, Kenneth Klein, Michael Tilson Thomas, Robert Henderson, Phil Lehrman, Michael Nowak, Joel Ethan Fried, Calvin Simmons, Rhonda Kess, Myung Whun Chung, Toshiyuki Shimada, Emil de Cou, Neal Stulberg, Lucas Richman, Jung-Ho Pak, Daniel Hege, Lara Webber, Bundit Ungrangsee, and Wilson Hermanto.

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Remus Munteanu 10.19.14 / 9am

Voice of thalassa organizes a competition for Opera conductors in Constanta, Romania, 24-31 May , 2015. Prize money and engagements in Costanta Opera House for 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize. No age limits. All the 30 conductors admitted will have the opportunity to rehears with singers and piano and then with the orchestra and singers, conducting from the pit. The competition will have a First Round, a Semifinal and a Final. At the end of the competition and before the final gala concert, the total time on the podium for the 6 finalists will be 130 minutes each. For further information have a look at http://www.blackseaoperaconducting.com

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Melissa Tsaggaris Corso, NSSB Board Chair 10.27.14 / 4pm

Opening For Music Director/Conductor of the North Suburban Symphonic Band – Pittsburgh, PA

The North Suburban Symphonic Band (NSSB), which has been performing concerts in the North Hills of Pittsburgh for over 20 years, is seeking applicants to fill the position of Conductor / Music Director beginning with the 2016-17 season. Although this is over two years away, the NSSB plans to have the finalists identified by March, 2015, each of whom would then plan, rehearse and conduct a concert in the 2015-16 season as part of the selection process. The candidates will receive a stipend for this concert regardless of whether he or she is selected as the NSSB’s music director.

Since its inception, the NSSB has developed and maintained a well-deserved reputation for attracting skilled musicians to the band. The band consists of approximately 80 volunteer musicians, some of whom are music educators and other music professionals. The band and has been led by highly competent and dedicated conductors including Warren Mercer, the founder of the band, and the long-time director of the North Hills High School Band.

Its current director, Carl T. Iezzi, has led the band for the past 12 years. Mr. Iezzi taught for 30 years in the Pittsburgh Public Schools, has been on the faculties of several prestigious universities in the area, including Duquesne University and Carnegie Mellon University, and has played with the Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Ballet, Civic Light Opera and other groups.

Our assistant conductor, Sean M. Desguin, is the Elementary Band Director in the Hampton Township School District, where he also directs the High School Percussion Ensemble and is Assistant Director with the Marching Band and Middle School Bands. Mr. Desguin also maintains an active teaching schedule in low brass through his private studio.

Additional background information for Mr. Iezzi and Mr. Desguin is on our website at http://www.nssband.org/our-conductors.html

The primary responsibilities of the NSSB Music Director are: •Planning season programs in consultation with the band’s assistant conductor,

• Rehearsing the band weekly on Monday evenings, 7:30-9:30 p.m., from September through early May,

• Conducting the symphonic band’s 4 concerts (Sunday afternoons in October, December, March and early May),

• Recruiting musicians as necessary to join the band or fill in to cover the needs for a particular program, and

• Attending meetings of the Board of Directors of NSSB, generally held 5 times each year.

Currently, the Music Director also rehearses the NSSB Big Band and conducts the Big Band concert, held late in July (with a potential repeat performance). Whether this continues to be the responsibility of the new Music Director is open to discussion, based on the selected candidate’s preferences.

The NSSB has been quite fortunate to have developed a long- term relationship with the Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Temple located on Cemetery Lane just off the Perrysville Avenue exit of I279N. Symphonic band concerts and rehearsals are held at this well-equipped facility. The Big Band concert and rehearsals are held at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Highland in McCandless Township (near UPMC Passavant Hospital).

The NSSB is also proud of its family of smaller ensembles, including a Woodwind Ensemble, a Brass Ensemble, and a Dixieland band. The rehearsals and performances of these groups are managed by individuals from the band, and are not the specific responsibility of the Music Director. However, the Music Director maintains oversight of all the groups under the NSSB name. Additional information on these ensembles can be found at http://www.nssband.org/ensembles.html

You can learn much more about the NSSB, including lists of compositions performed in recent seasons and audio selections from live performances, by visiting the NSSB’s web site at http://www.nssband.org.

If you are interested in applying for this position, you should send a resume with pertinent education, work history and professional experience, along with a cover letter which focuses on why you want to be the next music director of the NSSB. Please e-mail this information to info@nssband.org with “Music Director Application” in the subject line. Alternatively, your application can be mailed to NSSB, P.O. Box 550, Ingomar, PA 15127-0550.

Selection Timeline

1. All applications must be received or postmarked by October 31, 2014.

2. Candidate interviews will begin in January 2015.

3. Selection of finalists will be announced on March 1, 2015.

4. Each finalist will plan, rehearse and conduct a concert in the 2015-2016 season.

Please direct any questions regarding the application to info@nssband.org.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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giovanna aiello 11.7.14 / 5am

COURSE IN TECHNIQUES OF ORCHESTRA CONDUCTING ACCORDING TO ILYA MUSIN SYSTEM
CERISDI, with the patronage of the University of Palermo, Teatro Massimo Foundation and Russian Federation General Consulate in Palermo, organizes for the first time in Palermo a “COURSE IN TECHNIQUES OF ORCHESTRA CONDUCTING ACCORDING TO ILYA MUSIN SYSTEM”.
The course will be held at CERISDI by Prof. ENNIO NICOTRA and it is aimed to all those young orchestra conductors and musicians who wish to develop and improve their technique.
The course teaches practical and theoretical competencies that are not given by the traditional courses. The study program is in fact based on the “Musin system”: Maestro Nicotra was student and assistant of Ilya Musin – legendary Russian teacher (1904-1999) – who developed a unique didactical method, that many consider the equivalent of the Stanislavskij method for acting technique studies.
Classes focus on the analysis and the improvement of the conducting techniques, through an exercise with a piano duo; the semantics of the gesture, the communicational aspects and the interaction with the ensemble will be analyzed.
The course is carried out in 7 lessons: the first 6 are organized in 18 individual lessons, each one lasting 35/40 minutes (3 days a month), the last lesson will be organized with the TEATRO MASSIMO Orchestra and it will end with a final concert open to the public. During this last lesson the best students will be chosen to take part of the final concert.
The names of the best students will be given to the Foundation artistic management in order to be taken into consideration for possible future productions.
Auditors are admitted.
THE ROTARY CLUB PALERMO WILL OFFER A SPECIAL PRIZE FOR THE BEST STUDENT.
THE ENROLLING FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT: http://www.cerisdi.org
SUBSCRIPTION DEADLINE: 22 DECEMBER 2014

TIMETABLE
Fri. 23 – Sat. 24 – Sun. 25 January 2015 Fri. 20 – Sat. 21 – Sun. 22 February 2015
Fri. 27 – Sat. 28 – Sun. 29 March 2015 Fri. 17 – Sat. 18 – Sun. 19 April 2015
Fri. 15 – Sat. 16 – Sun. 17 May 2015 Fri. 19 – Sat. 20 – Sun. 21 June 2015
July: dates to agree with the orchestra
SUBSCRIPTION FEES
PARTICIPANT FEE € 2.500,00 VAT included
CONSERVATORY STUDENTS FEE € 2.200,00 VAT included
AUDITORS FEES: CONSERVATORY STUDENTS AUDITOR FEES:
Complete course € 300,00 Complete course € 200,00
Week-end € 50,00 Week-end € 30,00
Daily ticket € 20,00 Daily ticket € 10,00
There will be special discounts for hotels and taxis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
E-mail: formazione@cerisdi.org – giovanna.difranco@cerisdi.org
Tel. +39-091-6379921/09/11
Cell. +39-366-7146068

COURSE LOCATION: CERISDI – Castello Utveggio – Via P. Ennio Pintacuda, 1 – 90142 PALERMO – ITALY

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ATLANTIC COAST ORCHESTRA International Conducting Academy 11.7.14 / 6am

The ATLANTIC COAST ORCHESTRA
International Conducting Academy opened today the 2nd phase of the applications.

We still have some spots available (that were not claimed on the 1st phase) and you can apply till November 15.
This is a fantastic international project, with acclaimed teachers from Portugal, England, Italy and Spain.
It’s your opportunity to build and take your career to another step level.

Applications:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oaRjfUeB-2Gy2dxHXwF81ckYoDG80oPKSR1OeMtxVms/viewform

All information & newsletter at: http://www.atlanticoastorchestra.com

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Chloe May 11.10.14 / 1pm

I’d like to post about two opportunities for conducting positions with the National Youth Orchestra of the USA.

NYO-USA seeks a Conducting Apprentice, age 16-19. The conducting apprentice will have a unique opportunity to receive mentoring in orchestral conducting from NYO-USA’s music staff, including Orchestra Director James Ross, and the 2015 Assistant Conductor. S/he will attend all orchestra rehearsals during the Residency and tour with Charles Dutoit, as well as observe sectional rehearsals and faculty coaching. Some aspects of the apprenticeship may be tailored to the musical background of the student chosen, but it is expected that score study sessions and very limited podium time will be offered. The conducting apprentice is also expected to have a role in understanding and supporting orchestra operations for NYO-USA and may be asked to assist the Music Library staff or the management team with relevant administrative functions.

NYO-USA also seeks an assistant conductor to support the program’s orchestra director, James Ross; the instrumental faculty during the orchestra’s training residency; and 2015 conductor Charles Dutoit, both during the residency and on a concert tour of China. The assistant conductor will also have a significant role in mentoring NYO-USA’s conducting apprentice. Candidates ages 20–35 who are US citizens or permanent residents are encouraged to apply.

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Felipe Cattapan 11.12.14 / 9am

Course about “The Language of Conducting” (in German) – how to understand orchestral and choral conductors.
Dates: 6.1., 13.1., 20.1., 27.1., 3.2. and 10.2.2015 – hourtime: 19:30 till 21:00; Volkshochschule Zürich. For musicians and non-musicians (no previous musical knowledge necessary). Price: 150 CHF. Link for event: http://www.vhszh.ch/kursangebot?welante%5Bkeyword%5D=die%20sprache%20des%20dirigierens&welante%5Blimit%5D=10&welante%5Bpage%5D=1&course=14W-0365-03

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ccmsummer 11.21.14 / 3pm

Conducting Stravinsky Workshop at CCM
April 24-26, 2015

Application deadline February 28, 2015.

Now in its eighth year, the CCM Orchestral Conducting Workshop offers an exciting and unique opportunity to explore two of the three pivotal ballets by Russian master IGOR STRAVINSKY. Participants will have the opportunity to work with CCM’s top-flight orchestras, the Philharmonia and Concert Orchestra, on these iconic monuments of the 20th century. Maestros Mark Gibson and Neil Varon will explore the rhythmic, sonic and metric complexities of these masterpieces with participants, apprentices and auditors from around the world.

Schedule:
Participants are guaranteed 80 minutes of time with ensembles; they may choose either one or both of the ballets to focus on. Apprentices will have 24 minutes with ensembles. A Friday morning session will provide an opportunity for participants to work with two pianos in preparation for the sessions. There will also be opportunities for breakfasts and open discussion about the repertoire and about conducting issues with Mos. Gibson and Varon.

Costs:
Participant: $2000
Apprentice: $1000
Auditor: $500

Repertoire:
La Sacre du Printemps (1913)
Firebird Suite (1919)

Ensembles:
CCM Philharmonia
CCM Concert Orchestra

Faculty:
Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestra Studies, College-Conservatory of Music
Neil Varon, Director of Orchestral Studies, Eastman School of Music

For application requirements and other information, please visit: ccm.uc.edu/summer

Contact:
Sara Danner Dukic
513.556.5662
Sara.dukic@uc.edu

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ccmsummer 11.30.14 / 12pm

Creating Carmen, An Opera Conducting Bootcamp at CCM
July 27 – August 8, 2015

This workshop is accepting applications through March 15, 2015.

Join us for a unique course, focusing exclusively on the challenging craft of opera. Up to 12 conductors and pianists, along with a carefully selected cast, will be invited to participate in this one-of-a-kind experience while in residence at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Working with an internationally renowned faculty led by Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies at CCM, conductors and pianists will have daily French instruction, text and style sessions and conducting and coaching master classes. Students will also participate in staging rehearsals, work with singers and lead orchestra rehearsals. Advanced opera singers will have the opportunity to learn a role in its entirety, and work with renowned faculty and industry professionals, along with daily coachings and French diction work. The course culminates in a semi-staged performance, with orchestra, of Carmen.

Costs:
Conductors: $3000
Pianists: $2000
Auditors: $1000
Singers, principal roles: $650
Singers, non-principal roles: $400
Singers, covers or observers: $250

Repertoire:
Carmen

Faculty:
Mark Gibson
Director of Orchestral Studies, College-Conservatory of Music

For application requirements or other information, please visit: ccm.uc.edu/summer

Contact:
Sara Danner Dukic
513.556.5662
Sara.dukic@uc.edu

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Mark Heron 12.1.14 / 10am

Sherborne Summer School of Music, Wind Conducting Course
2nd – 8th August 2015, Sherborne, Dorset, United Kingdom
Application details are now available via http://www.sherbornemusicsummerschool.co.uk/windconducting.html

Sherborne Summer School Wind Conducting Course (formerly Canford) has become established over the last 24 years as one of the leading international courses for wind music. Course fees for 2015 are £519 (€650 US$815) for seven nights accommodation, excellent food, all tuition fees, and admission to all concert. This represents remarkable value for such in intensive course with guaranteed daily podium time.

This internationally recognised course is for conductors at all levels with an interest in wind repertoire, or a desire to immerse themselves in issues relating to conducting wind and brass instruments. Around twenty-five students will be accepted as active participants. Observers are also encouraged and will be fully involved in the course, but they will only conduct at the discretion of the tutors.

An integral feature of the course is that all active participants receive podium time with an ensemble each day and a performance opportunity at the end of the week.

Participants will explore the physical language of conducting, score preparation, rehearsal technique and repertoire knowledge. All conducting sessions are filmed and students receive a DVD of their work at the end of the week as well as regular review sessions during it. The course runs concurrently with the Wind Ensemble Course and there will be close liaison between the two including the opportunity for selected participants to work with that ensemble.

All participants should bring with them any instruments they play in order to accommodate ensemble work within the class. (If for any reason you are unable to bring your instrument(s), please let the summer school office know when you enrol). Students should, as a minimum, prepare thoroughly the works marked with an asterisk before commencement of the course. You may then wish to select further pieces from the remaining repertoire – it is usually more beneficial to know some of the music well, than all of it not so well. More experienced students may also wish to prepare works from the Wind Ensemble repertoire list.

There are four sessions a day. Free concerts every evening and most lunchtimes. Podium time every day. Midweek formal dinner and dance. Sherborne School is set in one of the loveliest old Dorset towns and has a swimming pool and sports facilities, bar and local pubs.

Faculty
Mark Heron (Royal Northern College of Music) Bjørn Sagstad (Norway) and Cynthia Johnston Turner (University of Georgia)

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Peter Fender 12.21.14 / 5am

STRING ORCHESTRA MASTERCLASS
LONDON, UK: 9-10 MAY 2015

An intensive and positive weekend conducting course working on a carefully chosen range of string orchestra music, with the professional orchestra South London Sinfonietta.

• Being comfortable with the string section is vital – they are the ones closest to the conductor, and pretty much surround him/her!
• This is a great opportunity for non-string playing conductors to gain valuable experience and knowledge – have your questions ready!
• Come and hone your technique in the company of a professional London orchestra!

A maximum of 6 participants ensures you get plenty of podium time (at least 90 minutes). Each person receives help and advice appropriate to their skill and experience. Students can opt to work on all or just a part of the repertoire list. We work in depth on relatively small amounts of repertoire. On the Saturday we work with a professional pianist in preparation for the orchestra on the Sunday.

This course is not suitable for beginners, but observers are welcome (observers can opt to have a short session at conducting one of the pieces with the orchestra).

Languages: English and Italian. It may also be possible to accommodate German and French speakers – please enquire.

Cost: £340 (£280 unwaged, £170 observer)

APPLICATIONS

Email info@peterfender.co.uk with details of your conducting experience and also state why you would like to do the course. If you can provide a link to a video example of your conducting that would be useful, but is not essential.

Further information about this and other courses is at http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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Laszlo Blaskovics 12.21.14 / 8am

DANUBE INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS AND COMPETITION 2015
with the Danube Symphony Orchestra
and Prof. András Deák – Principal Conductor of Danube Symphony Orchestra

Venue: Danube Palace, Hungary, Budapest, 1051. Zrinyi Str. 5.
The dates: 21th August 2015 – 30th August 2015

Music programme of the course:
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Strauss: The Gipsy Baron – Ouverture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major
Bartok: Hungarian Pictures
Tshaikovksy: Symphony No 4

Tuition Fees:
Active participants €1200 Passive participants €200 Registration fee €100 ( part of the whole amount)
Registration deadline 31. 05.2015. , Whole payment deadline 01. 07. 2015.
The participant must transfer the amount to Mr Laszlo Blaskovics’s account: details are in our website.

About the course: During the course time the active participants work in the music programme of the course with the tuition of Professor Andras Deak. The first part of the course is with two pianos, and in the second part of the course every active participant gets 80 minutes conducting time with the Danube Symphony Orchestra. Participation in the course is confirmed with a certificate. Tuition languages are English and Hungarian.

Competition: The Orchestra and the Professor decide and give prizes to the participants at the end of the orchestra rehearsals.
Final concert: On the 30th August will be the final concert with selected programme from the course repertoir. In the concert will conduct the the first 5-6 best participants of the course.

More conducting practice time: We can also offer the possibility of more practice time with the orchestra. 80 minutes/ 600 Eu / 35 member of orchestra. More details are in our website.

Accomodation:
We can also help you find a good accommodation in Budapest, and provide you with all the information you need.
We offer especialy a 3 stars Benczur hotel in the city in the villa distrist of Budapest. We get there special price if you book through us, for more details please contact us.

For more information visit our website:

http://www.danubeconductingmasterclass.com

How to apply: If you are interested in please, send us an e-mail:
Laszlo Blaskovics International representativ of Danube Symphony Orchestra
Blaskovics Artist and Event Management
http://www.blaskovics.co.uk
email: conductingpractice@gmail.com
tel: 0036703623921

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Michalis Economou 1.20.15 / 12pm

Michalis Economou International Conducting Masterclass 2015 Budapest
with the Danube Symphony Orchestra

Venue: Danube Palace (1051 Zrinyi Str.5, Budapest/Hungary)

Dates: July 1st – July 8th, 2015

Professor: Michalis Economou (Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra / Former Music Director; Placido Domingo’s Operalia winners annual gala by GuliAnd / Principal Conductor; Orchestra of Colours / Music Director; Athens Symphony Orchestra / Principal Conductor; National Technical University of Athens / Chairman of Music Department)

Repertoire of the course:
GROUP A:
G.Verdi: La Forza del Destino Overture
J.Strauss: Die Fledermaus Overture
GROUP B:
W.A.Mozart: Symphony no.41
L.V.Beethoven: Symphony no.5
GROUP C:
E.Elgar: Enigma Variations
J.Brahms: Symphony no.2
(Each active candidate should prepare at least one full work from each group)

Tuition Fees:
Active participants: €800
Passive participants: €100
Registration fee: €100
Registration deadline: 31.05.2015
Full payment deadline: 01.07.2015
Payment information will be sent via email to all selected participants

About the course: During the course each active participant will receive 80 minutes of conducting time with the Danube Symphony Orchestra. Additionally, all active participants will have the opportunity to work closely with Maestro Economou in extra sessions with two pianos (on the same or different repertoire). Participation will be confirmed by an official certificate upon completion.

Accommodation: We can help you find accommodation in Budapest and provide you with all the information you might need.

Applications: Each candidate should email his full resume and an optional conducting link to: michaliseconomoumasterclass@gmail.com
(Att: Mr Laszlo Blaskovics, tel: 0036703623921, website: http://www.blaskovics.co.uk)

In the event that the masterclass is cancelled by the organizer due to unforeseen circumstances, the course and registration fees will be fully refunded. However we are not responsible for any incidental expenses such as non-refundable travel fares and accommodation fees.

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ccmsummer 1.21.15 / 8pm

Conducting Stravinsky Workshop at CCM
April 24-26, 2015

Application deadline February 28, 2015.

Now in its eighth year, the CCM Orchestral Conducting Workshop offers an exciting and unique opportunity to explore two of the three pivotal ballets by Russian master IGOR STRAVINSKY. Participants will have the opportunity to work with CCM’s top-flight orchestras, the Philharmonia and Concert Orchestra, on these iconic monuments of the 20th century. Maestros Mark Gibson and Neil Varon will explore the rhythmic, sonic and metric complexities of these masterpieces with participants, apprentices and auditors from around the world.

Schedule:
Participants are guaranteed 80 minutes of time with ensembles; they may choose either one or both of the ballets to focus on. Apprentices will have 24 minutes with ensembles. A Friday morning session will provide an opportunity for participants to work with two pianos in preparation for the sessions. There will also be opportunities for breakfasts and open discussion about the repertoire and about conducting issues with Mos. Gibson and Varon.

Costs:
Participant: $2000
Apprentice: $1000
Auditor: $500

Repertoire:
La Sacre du Printemps (1913)
Firebird Suite (1919)

Ensembles:
CCM Philharmonia
CCM Concert Orchestra

Faculty:
Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestra Studies, College-Conservatory of Music
Neil Varon, Director of Orchestral Studies, Eastman School of Music

For application requirements and other information, please visit: ccm.uc.edu/summer

Contact:
Sara Danner Dukic
513.556.5662
Sara.dukic@uc.edu

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ccmsummer 1.22.15 / 5pm

Creating Carmen, An Opera Conducting Bootcamp at CCM
July 27 – August 8, 2015

This workshop is accepting applications through March 15, 2015.

Join us for a unique course, focusing exclusively on the challenging craft of opera. Up to 12 conductors and pianists, along with a carefully selected cast, will be invited to participate in this one-of-a-kind experience while in residence at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Working with an internationally renowned faculty led by Mark Gibson, Director of Orchestral Studies at CCM, conductors and pianists will have daily French instruction, text and style sessions and conducting and coaching master classes. Students will also participate in staging rehearsals, work with singers and lead orchestra rehearsals. Advanced opera singers will have the opportunity to learn a role in its entirety, and work with renowned faculty and industry professionals, along with daily coachings and French diction work. The course culminates in a semi-staged performance, with orchestra, of Carmen.

Costs:
Conductors: $3000
Pianists: $2000
Auditors: $1000
Singers, principal roles: $650
Singers, non-principal roles: $400
Singers, covers or observers: $250

Repertoire:
Carmen

Faculty:
Mark Gibson
Director of Orchestral Studies, College-Conservatory of Music

For application requirements or other information, please visit: ccm.uc.edu/summer

Contact:
Sara Danner Dukic
513.556.5662
Sara.dukic@uc.edu

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Mark Heron 1.24.15 / 3pm

RNCM Conducting Weekend, May 6-8 2015.

The RNCM is pleased to invite applications for three days of dynamic master classes with internationally acclaimed conductors and RNCM Conducting Faculty members Mark Heron and Clark Rundell and featuring an exciting new partnership with Manchester Camerata.
Now in its 10th year, this weekend course reflects the core belief that underpins all of the College’s world-class conducting programmes: conductors learn by conducting other musicians. All participants can expect to conduct a combination of rehearsal pianists, chamber ensembles and orchestras on at least five occasions over the three days.

Orchestras and ensembles for the first two days will be students from the RNCM and the University of Manchester. On the final day, 50% of the orchestra will be members of Manchester Camerata, one of the UK’s leading professional chamber orchestras, sitting side-byside with selected RNCM students. The Camerata principal players will take an active role in those sessions, providing feedback to participants alongside the course faculty.

The course is open to both active conductors and observers

Repertoire:
Brahms – Symphony No 2
Beethoven – Symphony No 4
Stravinsky – Soldier’s Tale

Application details:

Click to access RNCM-Conducting-Weekend-15-pack.pdf

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Bede Williams 1.26.15 / 2pm

The University of St Andrews welcomes conductors working in music education or community music to two conducting days in 2014/15. The workshops are open to all and participants are encouraged to attend both days. Sessions will be entirely hands-on with each conductor receiving a minimum of 30 minutes podium time each day with a small ensemble. As well as receiving feedback whilst on the podium, participants will also benefit from video review sessions in which they will receive (and observe) teaching on physical gesture and rehearsal technique.

Visit http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/music/conducting for more information

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Christophe Rody 1.27.15 / 6pm

ICF Kiev is seeking applications for this summer’s festival, to be held in Kiev, Ukraine June 1-13. The International Conductors’ Festival offers conductors the meaningful experiences that are critical to their development on and off the podium. Our program is ideal for any conductor with advanced training who is seeking substantial and real experience conducting a professional orchestra, and who is open to learning and growing as a musician in a non-traditional blend of festival and workshop atmospheres.

During the two week festival, up to 8 chosen participants lead real rehearsals for significant, uninterrupted periods of time, and every conductor appears in four shared concerts. There is no primary teacher at ICF. We foster a collegial and growth-oriented atmosphere in which like-minded conductors learn from each other, from the orchestra, from the music and from themselves.

Applications will be considered until the 8 positions are successfully filled with qualified candidates. We encourage you to apply immediately to increase your chance of acceptance.

Visit http://www.conductorsfestival.org for more information and to apply.

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ICF Kiev 1.27.15 / 6pm

please use this one, with the organization’s name rather than mine, since I see that the name functions as a link to the website.
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ICF Kiev is seeking applications for this summer’s festival, to be held in Kiev, Ukraine June 1-13. The International Conductors’ Festival offers conductors the meaningful experiences that are critical to their development on and off the podium. Our program is ideal for any conductor with advanced training who is seeking substantial and real experience conducting a professional orchestra, and who is open to learning and growing as a musician in a non-traditional blend of festival and workshop atmospheres.

During the two week festival, up to 8 chosen participants lead real rehearsals for significant, uninterrupted periods of time, and every conductor appears in four shared concerts. There is no primary teacher at ICF. We foster a collegial and growth-oriented atmosphere in which like-minded conductors learn from each other, from the orchestra, from the music and from themselves.

Applications will be considered until the 8 positions are successfully filled with qualified candidates. We encourage you to apply immediately to increase your chance of acceptance.

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Richard Rosenberg 2.2.15 / 11am

PLEASE POST:

ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR – National Music Festival

Now in its fourth season (27 May-14 June 2015), the National Music Festival is accepting applications for Assistant Conductor to the Festival Symphony Orchestras. Under the direction of the Artistic Director, Richard Rosenberg, the Assistant Conductor(s) will serve as cover conductor and assist the conductors/guest conductors as assigned as well as conduct several concerti, orchestral works and large chamber ensemble music in performance. S/he might be asked to periodically help the librarians and with some administrative duties, thought there will be one library apprentice and five administrative apprentices as well. S/he may be drafted to play cymbals on the final concert. Repertoire to include the Brahms “Requiem,” Mahler, “Symphony NO. 3” Schumann, “Symphony No. 4″ and Bartók ”Dance Suite.” The assistant conductor will be an apprentice to the National Music Festival, and all apprentices receive a full tuition stipend as well as housing.

To apply, please submit the application form via () that consists of a resumé (including complete name, primary instrument, instruments owned, date of birth, current and home addresses, e-mail address, phone number(s), education, professional experience, letters or contact numbers for three references and repertoire list). Please include a link to a posted video (i.e. Youtube) of a recent rehearsal (15-minute maximum) and performance (15-minute maximum) viewed from a close, front-view perspective. Include the application fee ($70 through March 1, 2015, and $105 afterwards; non-refundable and not applicable toward other fees).

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Jenny Lüning 2.3.15 / 4am

Dear Conductingmasterclasses,
We are hosting a master class wit Kurt Masur and Johannes Gustavsson this summer and I think it may be of interest for your readers. http://www.aurorachambermusic.com/application-process/aurora-conducting-2015/
Best regards
Jenny Lüning

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Sylvie Beaudette 2.4.15 / 8am

To the Conducting Masterclasses readers,
I’d like to share information about our Summer Conducting Institute at the Eastman School of Music, in collaboration with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Best, Dr. Sylvie Beaudette

Summer Conducting Institute

July 11-16 / Saturday–Thursday

Neil Varon, director

The Summer Conducting Institute (SCI) capitalizes on the relationship between the Eastman School of Music and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, providing talented apprentice conductors with advanced conducting skill the opportunity to conduct and rehearse a highly skilled professional orchestra. The main focus of the course concentrates on the relationship between the conductor and the orchestra, and the achievement of artistic intentions. Repertory for each conductor’s appearance with the RPO will be chosen in consultation with Neil Varon, SCI Music Director. Each conductor will have the opportunity to conduct the RPO and will receive a DVD recording of both the rehearsal and the run through.

Limited to 10 conductors.

Professional Development Hours: 48

Tuition:
$2,850 / 2 credits

Application: Conductors will be selected based on a video recorded audition. Recordings (DVD preferred) must be submitted with a completed registration form by March 15, 2015. No application fee.

“Prof. Varon was most helpful and taught us each to our specific needs.” – 2014 participants

http://summer.esm.rochester.edu/course/summer-conducting-institute/
summer@esm.rochester.edu
(800) 246-4706

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Jeffrey Boeckman 2.6.15 / 12am

Assistant Professor of Music (Orchestra Conductor), position number 84406, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, College of Arts and Humanities, Department of Music, full-time, 9 month, tenure track position, to begin August 1, 2015, pending position clearance and availability of funds.

Duties: provide administrative oversight of the orchestra program and string program; conduct the UHM Orchestra; teach additional classes which may include, but are not limited to, conducting, instrumental techniques, chamber ensembles, and applied study (upper strings preferred); recruit students for both the orchestra program and the music major; maintain a public profile as a conductor and teacher. Other duties as assigned by Chair.

Minimum qualifications: master’s degree in music; three years of college teaching experience (including orchestra conducting), or commensurate experience.

Desirable qualifications: doctorate in music; evidence of success in conducting ensembles at the collegiate and/or high school level; success in recruitment and development of a collegiate or high school instrumental program; demonstrated commitment to developing collegial relationships with public and private school orchestra programs; demonstrated experience at a professional level in instrumental performance and applied teaching (upper strings preferred).

Pay range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.

To apply: Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae with names and contact information for five references, academic transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial application, official transcripts are required by date of hire) and three letters from professional references. Also, please submit a 15-20 minute video of the applicant conducting contrasting selections in both rehearsal and performance settings, as either a DVD or electronic submission (via YouTube, Vimeo, or other video sharing platform, or by file sharing platform, e.g. Google Drive). Review of materials will begin on March 9, 2015, continuing until the position is filled.

Application address: Electronic applications are preferred. Materials submitted electronically must be sent to Jeffrey Boeckman at jboeckma@hawaii.edu via UH FileDrop Service at https://www.hawaii.edu/filedrop/ with the Expiration Timer for the file upload set to 7 days. Application materials will not be returned. Hard copy applications, letters from professional references, and DVD conducting videos should be mailed to: Orchestra Search Committee Chair, Music Department, University of Hawaii, 2411 Dole Street, Honolulu, Hawai’i 96822. For further inquiry: Dr. Jeffrey Boeckman, Orchestra Search Committee, Chair, (808) 956-2169 or jboeckma@hawaii.edu.

For complete job listing, please go to http://workatuh.hawaii.edu/.

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Peter Fender 2.7.15 / 3am

MAHLER SYMPHONY CONDUCTING COURSE: SYMPHONY NO.4
London 7-11 September 2015

An intensive and positive 5 day conducting course working on Mahler’s incomparable 4th symphony.
With the professional orchestra South London Sinfonietta and the soprano soloist Honey Rouhani.

• Maximum of 11 participants
• c.120 mins of podium time
• Free HD video

CONDUCTING MAHLER
Jonathan Nott said in an interview that conducting Mahler is like “holding the soul of the world in your hands”. There is indeed nothing quite like Mahler (universally loved today by orchestras and audiences alike) and conducting his music is an immense privilege.
Mahler’s 4th symphony is possibly his most surprising and certainly one of his most beautiful. On the surface it appears untroubled, carefree and childlike, yet Mahler casts shadows on the bright colours and filigree textures, and the conductor needs to appreciate both sides of this incomparable work to give it its full depth.

COURSE DETAILS
The course will cover all areas which a conductor needs to work on (source material, score analysis, rehearsal preparation and technique, conducting technique, orchestra management, psychological aspects of leadership).

Days 1 & 2: With pianist
Day 3: With string quartet
Days 4 & 5: With full orchestra

This course is not suitable for beginners, but observers are welcome at a reduced rate.
Languages: English and Italian. It may also be possible to accommodate German and French speakers – please enquire.
Cost: £1050 (unwaged £875, observer £450 whole course or £100 per day).
50% deposit required to secure a place.

An HD video will be made of all students and files provided at no extra cost.

HOW TO APPLY
Complete the application form at:
http://www.peterfender.co.uk/webform/course-application

FURTHER COURSES
Information about this and other courses:
http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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Sylvie Beaudette 2.9.15 / 8am

SUMMER CONDUCTING INSTITUTE
EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Neil Varon, director

July 11-16, 2015

The Summer Conducting Institute (SCI) capitalizes on the relationship between the Eastman School of Music and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, providing talented apprentice conductors with advanced conducting skill the opportunity to conduct and rehearse a highly skilled professional orchestra. The main focus of the course concentrates on the relationship between the conductor and the orchestra, and the achievement of artistic intentions. Repertory for each conductor’s appearance with the RPO will be chosen in consultation with Neil Varon, SCI Music Director. Each conductor will have the opportunity to conduct the RPO and will receive a DVD recording of both the rehearsal and the run through.

Limited to 10 conductors.

Professional Development Hours: 48

Tuition:
$2,850 / 2 credits

Application: Conductors will be selected based on a video recorded audition. Recordings (DVD preferred) must be submitted with a completed registration form by March 15, 2015. No application fee.

“Prof. Varon was most helpful and taught us each to our specific needs.” – 2014 participants

http://summer.esm.rochester.edu/course/summer-conducting-institute/
summer@esm.rochester.edu
(800) 246-4706

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Felipe Cattapan 2.9.15 / 12pm

Choir Conducting Workshop (6th. and 7th. of June 2015 in Filzbach, Switzerland)

Languages: German, English, French

Contents: contemporary conducting technique, creative rehearsal technique, efficient vocal technique for choirs, team leadership

Information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

Teacher: Felipe Cattapan (www.cattapan.ch)

Application deadline: 26th. of May 2015

Application: Mrs. Simona Kolozeti
Tel: + 41 81 936 44 50
Email: info@kosi-musik.ch

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John Ratledge 2.17.15 / 1pm

Bassi Brugnatelli International Conducting and Singing Symposium
John Ratledge, Artistic Director and Conducting Faculty
June 22-July 1, 2015 Robbiate, Italy

The second annual Bassi Brugnatelli International Conducting and Singing Symposium will be held 22 June – 1 July, 2015 at Palazzo Bassi Brugnatelli in Robbiate, Italy. The faculty includes: John Ratledge–Founder and Artistic Director, The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa; Rebecca Turner–Artist in Residence, Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina; Annalisa Monticelli–Collaborative Pianist, Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, Ireland; Elizabeth Claxton Castillo-Soprano in Atlanta, Georgia; Christopher O’Rear, Bartione, The University of Alabama in Gadsden, Alabama; Dan Perkins, Guest Conductor/Lecturer/Collaborative pianist at Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire; and Stafford Turner, Baritone, in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

The Conducting Masterworks Program will study Mendelssohn’s Elijah (Carus Verlag or Kalmus Edition), including the Overture and all recitatives and arias, as well as operatic arias to be announced. The symposium pays particular attention to the unique problems that occur between orchestral conductors and singers. Conductors will receive daily podium time with professional soloists, a chamber orchestra, and a collaborative pianist. The following seminars will be offered: Orchestral Rehearsal Techniques in the Choral/Orchestral Setting; Score Study and Preparation; and Conductors and Singers Round Table: Building Meaningful Collaboration.

Singers will have lessons and coachings with the voice faculty. Seminars will include: Role Preparation for Singers: Character Analysis and Sub-texting; and Conductors and Singers Round Table: Building Meaningful Collaboration.

Performances will include faculty recitals, a concert of operatic arias presented by the participants, a choral concert given by a guest professional choir, and a grand concert featuring conductors and singers.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Electronically send a curriculum vitae, repertoire list, and YouTube or equivalent recordings of three pieces in contrasting styles for conductors, and three pieces in three languages for singers (no more than 20 minutes in total length) to: bassibrugnatellisymposium@gmail.com or john.ratledge@gmail.com

DEADLINE: 1 April 2015 (early application preferred)

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE:
Upon acceptance, a €500 non-refundable deposit must be made in order to secure a position in the symposium. The balance will be due 1 May 2015. Specific information about wiring the deposit will be emailed upon acceptance.

TUITION COSTS: Tuition is paid in EUROS via PayPal or a bank-to-bank transfer
•A 10% discount will be offered if the balance is paid in full by 1 January 2015
•A 5% discount will be offered if the balance is paid in full by 1 February 2015
•Accounts must be paid in full by 1 May 2015
•(a 3.9% foreign transaction fee for PayPal; bank-to-bank transfer information will be sent upon acceptance)*

Full participant: €1750 with a bank-to-bank transfer or €1818 with PayPal
Lessons and master classes, coachings, workshops, lodging based on double occupancy (an additional €150 for a private room), breakfast and lunch daily, optional dinner plan €150, non-inclusive of transportation to or within Italy

Returning participants: €1485 (includes a 15% discount) or €1543 with PayPal
Lessons and master classes, coachings, workshops, lodging based on double occupancy (an additional €150 for a private room), breakfast and lunch daily, optional dinner plan €150, non-inclusive of transportation to or within Italy

Symposium only: €1000 with a bank-to-bank transfer or €1039 with PayPal
Lessons and master classes, coachings, workshops, no lodging or food, non-inclusive of transportation to or within Italy

Non-participant (Observer), with lodging and food: €900 with a bank-to-bank transfer and €935 with PayPal Observation of lessons, coachings, workshops, lodging based on double occupancy (an additional €150 for a private room), breakfast and lunch daily, optional dinner plan €150, non-inclusive of transportation to or within Italy

Non-participant (Observer), no lodging or food: €350 with a bank-to-bank transfer or €363 with PayPal
Observation of lessons, coachings, workshops, non-inclusive of transportation to or within Italy

Optional dinner plan: €150 with a bank-to-bank transfer, €155 with PayPal
Scholarships are available. Please see our website at http://www.bassibrugnatellisymposium.com for how to receive scholarship consideration.
REFUND POLICY:
If notification is made by 15 May 2015, 50% of the amount paid will be reimbursed, less the non-refundable deposit (€500) and application fee $50 USD). There will be no refund thereafter.

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Bede Williams 3.4.15 / 9am

St Andrews Renaissance Singers are seeking a new Musical Director

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Brian Thompson 3.4.15 / 12pm

The String Orchestra of Brooklyn (SOB) is excited to announce our second weekend conducting workshop — April 30–May 3, 2015 — led by Tito Muñoz (Music Director of The Phoenix Symphony) and Eli Spindel (Artistic Director of the SOB).

PROGRAM DETAILS
The SOB Conducting Workshop offers participants conducting training in a non-competitive, supportive atmosphere with highly professional teaching and an accomplished and critically acclaimed community orchestra. The workshop will be limited to 15 participants to ensure that each participant receives at least 45 minutes of podium time with the orchestra. The focus of the workshop will be on baton technique, leadership psychology, and orchestral pedagogy. A conversation with Maestros Muñoz and Spindel will focus on running an ensemble, and an orchestra rehearsal on April 30 led by Tito Muñoz will be open for participants to observe.

SCHEDULE

April 30
7:15–9:45 pm: Orchestra rehearsal led by Tito Muñoz (St. Ann’s Church, Brooklyn Heights).

May 2
10:00–1:00 pm: Session 1 (Remaining sessions at Pearl Studios, Midtown)
2:00–5:00 pm: Session 2
5:15–6:15 pm: Discussion with Maestros Muñoz and Spindel on running an ensemble

May 3
10:00 am–1:00 pm: Session 3
2:00–5:00 pm: Session 4

REPERTOIRE
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, “Eroica” (Bärenreiter edition)

VIDEOS
Each session will be videotaped and made available to participants. Participants may use their own video equipment if they prefer.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Please submit a resume and cover letter (email preferred) to the program administrator (conductingworkshop@thesob.org) explaining your musical background, interest in the program, and personal goals in conducting. Applicants must also include a sample conducting video. Videos may be uploaded and shared via an online service such as YouTube or Dropbox, or DVDs and application materials may be mailed to:

The String Orchestra of Brooklyn
79 St. James Place, #2
Brooklyn, NY 11238

APPLICATION DATES
Applications due: March 16
Decisions announced: March 23
Tuition due: April 6

TUITION
$650 (non-refundable)
Participants are responsible for their own housing and meals.

PLAYER-CONDUCTORS
There will be a small number of spaces available for highly capable string players to participate in the workshop as both conductors and orchestra members at reduced tuition. If you’re interested in this option, please include performance history in your resume and a recording or video that demonstrates your playing ability with your application.

AUDITORS
A limited number of auditor spots will be available. Tuition for auditors will be $50 per session.

CONTACT
Please contact the Brian L. Thompson, Program Administrator (conductingworkshop@thesob.org) with any questions or concerns.

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Sylvie Beaudette 3.4.15 / 3pm

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2015 !!!

Summer Conducting Institute July 11-16 / Saturday–Thursday Neil Varon, director

July 11-16 / Saturday–Thursday

Neil Varon, director

The Summer Conducting Institute (SCI) capitalizes on the relationship between the Eastman School of Music and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, providing talented apprentice conductors with advanced conducting skill the opportunity to conduct and rehearse a highly skilled professional orchestra. The main focus of the course concentrates on the relationship between the conductor and the orchestra, and the achievement of artistic intentions. Repertory for each conductor’s appearance with the RPO will be chosen in consultation with Neil Varon, SCI Music Director. Each conductor will have the opportunity to conduct the RPO and will receive a DVD recording of both the rehearsal and the run through.

Limited to 10 conductors.

Professional Development Hours: 48

Tuition:
$2,850 / 2 credits

Application: Conductors will be selected based on a video recorded audition. Recordings (DVD preferred) must be submitted with a completed registration form by March 15, 2015. No application fee.

“Prof. Varon was most helpful and taught us each to our specific needs.” – 2014 participants

http://summer.esm.rochester.edu/course/summer-conducting-institute/
summer@esm.rochester.edu
(800) 246-4706

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ICMasterclass 3.4.15 / 5pm

INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS with Maestro ALIM SHAKH (Russia, St. Petersburg)
& MORAVIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (Czech Republic), June 26th – July 2nd, 2015,

This masterclass is focused on the conducting techniques of students and graduates of music academies. No age limit!

THE ORCHESTRA: 55 musicians.

REPERTOIRE: S. Prokofiev, P.Tchaikovsky, L. Beethoven, C. M. von Weber, W.A. Mozart.

INFORMATION: http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/

http://www.facebook.com/conductingmasterclasses.eu

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Manlio Palumbo 3.7.15 / 6am

OPERA WORKSHOP ORVIETO ITALY ORGANIZED BY SPAZIOMUSICA FOR CONDUCTORS, SINGERS, DIRECTORS, PIANO COACHES
JULY AUGUST 2015 WITH PUBLIC ON STAGE PERFORMANCES TEATRO MANCINELLI WiTH PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA
Mozart: Don Giovanni July 20-August 9 Singing Techer: Gabriella Ravazzi Conducting Teacher: Vittorio Parisi Stage Direction: Gabriella Ravazzi Coaching Teacher: Giovanni Andreoli
Puccini: Madama Butterfly August 10-August 31 Singing Teacher: Gabriella Ravazzi Conducting Teacher: Maurizio Arena Stage Direction: Gabriella Ravazzi Coaching Teacher: Giulio Laguzzi
The workshops will be focused on the preparation of this 2 operas with a minimum of 2 public performances each. The best conductors and singers will have the opportunity to conduct and sing in a live performance in the Mancinelli Opera House of the beautiful Orvieto.
You can find samples of last year workshop on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkFqzSdUxjE
You can find further details on Spaziomusica website with history of the Association, Masterclasses, Teachers biography and further informations.
http://www.spaziomusica.org

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IH 3.12.15 / 8pm

Hello, I have a conducting audition job with a professional orchestra I would like to have posted on conductingmasterclass.wordpress.com . Who can I email with the job announcement? Thank you.

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Romolo Gessi 3.27.15 / 12pm

I would like to share this information in your blog. Thank you for posting!

The EUROPEAN CONDUCTING ACADEMY announces the Conducting MOZART & BRAHMS Master class with Maestro Lior Shambadal (Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker), Maestro Romolo Gessi (Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Veneta Orchestra) and the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra. 2015 April 16-19.

The course will be held in Vicenza (Italy). It will be organized so that each piece will be studied first theoretically and then practically on the piano, then with a string ensemble ensemble, and with the whole orchestra, so that candidates will be able to work as independently as possible, making efficient use of the time allowed for orchestra rehearsals.

Programme:
MOZART The Marriage of Figaro – Ouverture KV 492
MOZART Symphony No.35 KV 385 Haffner
BRAHMS Symphony N.1 op.68

Calendar:
Analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals with piano, ensemble and Orchestra – m° Shambadal and m° Gessi
Thursday April 16th: 10:00 a.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday April 17th: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday April 18th : 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday April 19th: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Course fees (to be paid in full at registration):
Conductors
Section A: € 200.00
Section B: € 450.00 (complete: 4 days – lessons with piano, ensemble, and orchestra)
Section B reduced: € 390.00 (only 3 days – lessons with piano and ensemble or orchestra)
Listeners – Daily fee: € 60.00

Registration fee: € 15.00

Diplomas and certificates: each participant will receive an attendance certificate.
Tuition Languages: English, German, Italian

Application deadline: April 2nd 2015

LIOR SHAMBADAL: Israeli conductor Lior Shambadal maintains an active career as both an artistic leader and guest artist on both orchestral and opera podiums throughout Europe, as well as in China, Japan, Korea and South America. He currently serves as the Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker, a post he has held since 1997. During his tenure there, he has led more than 150 concerts at the famed Berlin Philharmonie, and has conducted the orchestra in hundreds of performances on tour in Japan, China, Korea, Italy, Spain, Ireland, England, France and Germany. In 2009, he was also named Music Director of the Orchestre Filarmonica de Bogota. Since 2008, Shambadal has been the Principal Guest Conductor of the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra in Latvia, as well as a guest professor and Principal Guest Conductor of the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra of the Central Music Conservatory in the Sichuan province of China. In addition, he works regularly with the Festival of San Gemini in Italy, where he serves as permanent member of the artistic committee and leads master classes for conductors and, since 2007, he has appeared annually as a guest artist for the orchestra training program at The Banff Centre in Canada. He was born in 1950 in Tel Aviv, where he studied viola, trombone, composition, and conducting. His studies took him to the Mozarteum in Salzburg where he worked with Carl Melles. Moving on to Vienna Mr. Shambadal had been tutored by acclaimed conductors such as Hans Swarowsky, Carlo Maria Giulini, Igor Markevitch, Sergiu Celibidache and Franco Ferrara. Lior Shambadal expanded his studies in other areas such as electronic music (in Vienna) and composition taught by Witold Lutoslawski (in France). In 1980 he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra. From 1986 to 1993 he led the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv. As the sole founder of the ensembles Acoustic 7/11 and Musica Nova Lior Shambadal proved himself a prolific composer whose musical range includes chamber music, song writing, and symphonic orchestra pieces. From 1993 to 2000 Mr. Shambadal was musical director of the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslauten (Germany), and from 2000-2003 he served as the Chief Conductor of the RTV Symphony Orchestra in Ljubljana, Slovenia. His CD and television productions have made Mr. Shambadal internationally famous, supported by his guest appearance conducting international orchestras.

ROMOLO GESSI: born in Trieste, Italy, Maestro Gessi completed his musical studies at the Trieste Conservatory. Further conducting studies ensued at the State Conservatoire of St.Petersburg, under Musin and Kukuskin, at the Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten in Vienna under Julius Kalmar, and at the Accademia Musicale in Pescara under Donato Renzetti, obtaining Diplomas with the highest marks. He has won many awards, including the Opera Conducting Competition of Caserta, and the First Prize at the International Austro-Hungarian Conducting Competition of Vienna and Pécs. He was appointed professor of Conducting at the Conservatorio “Verdi” of Milan. Since 1997 he has been teaching conducting at the European Academy in Vicenza and opera conducting at the International Workshop OperAverona. He is also Coordinator of the Conducting and Chamber Music Department at the National Conservatory of Trieste and he has been Guest Professor at the Vienna Music University and at the Norwegian Music Academy. He is Music Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Pro Musica Salzburg Orchestra and of the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra. He has been Music Director of the Cantelli Symphony Orchestra in Milan from 2006 to 2008. He has conducted many orchestras, such as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the State Opera Prague, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Cracow, the Izhevsk’s Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pécs Symphony Orchestra, the Santo André Symphony Orchestra, the Gainesville Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia’s Soloists, Milano Classica, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, the Trieste Opera House, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Bari Symphony Orchestra, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, the Lecce Symphony Orchestra, the Marchigiana Philharmonic, the Spoleto Opera House in the principal cities of Italy as well as in those of Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA.

Information . Registration . Accommodation:
• Course address: Auditorium Agorà, Galleria Crispi – Via Brunialti 8 – 36100 VICENZA – ITALY
(From Vicenza’s Railway Station: Bus Nr.7 – Direction: Via Albinoni)
• Infoline: Tel +39 328 2449171 or +39 338 9368993
E-mail: infodirigo@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.dirigo.altervista.org

Registration:
1. Send the completed application form by the deadline to SCS via e-mail
infodirigo@gmail.com
2. Fees have to be paid in full on the first day of the course.
Notes:
1. Partial attendance gives no right to a reduction in fee.
2. The organizers may accept enrolments after the deadline date if places are still available.

• Accomodation:
ECA offers an accommodation selection and assistance service to participants

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Jeremy Knops 3.31.15 / 10am

Master Class – Orchestra Conducting
The Master Class is addressed to all musicians who have a degree in orchestra conducting as well as professional training and who wish to expand their opera repertoire by perfecting their technique. The Master Class is open to all directors, of all nationalities, and has no age limit.

– 12 working students will be admitted.
– Unlimited access for listen-in students.
– The languages spoken will be French, Italian and English.
– The duration is seven days, with one day of musical rehearsal at the piano, four days of lessons with the orchestra and the Choir of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie and the soloists, a Dress Rehearsal and a closing Concert.

Maestro Arrivabeni will go into depth on the role of the conductor in lyrical repertoire; rehearsal management; orchestra availability; rapport with soloists, producer and members of the orchestra.

He will approach in detail score analysis, score execution, concentration techniques, concert rehearsals, time saving, orchestra psychology, musical rehearsals and stage orchestras, rhythm exercises, and gestural communication.

Repertoire
Verdi – Aida (Introduction, Celeste Aida, Duet Quale insolita gioia, Terzet Dessa, Chœur Alta cagion v’aduna, Roi)
Verdi – Nabucco (Ouverture, coro Gli arredi festivi)
Puccini – Tosca (I Act up to and including Recondita armonia)
Bizet – Les Pêcheurs de Perles (Introduction and I chorus)
Rossini – La Cenerentola (Ouverture and Air Alidoro Là del Ciel nell’arcano profondo)
Bizet – Carmen (Ouverture and chorus) Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana (Introduction and chorus)
Puccini – La Bohème (Che gelida manina; Si’, mi chiamano Mimi’; duet O soave fanciulla; Valzer Musetta Quando m’en vo)

All candidates must have studied the programme before the start of the Master Class and must also be in possession of all the scores.

Master Class timetable
24 August 2015 – Arrival and settling into hotel
Musical rehearsal at the piano (2 p.m.-5 p.m. / 7 p.m.-10 p.m.)
25 – 29 August – Reading and Stage Orchestra with the soloists and choirs (2 p.m.-5 p.m. / 7 p.m.-10 p.m.)
30 August – Gala Concert 4 p.m.

Selection, registration and fees for working student candidates
Candidates are asked to send their request to take part by e-mail (care of the Artistic Directorship assistant, Ms Veruska Reho – reho@orw.be) by 30 April 2015. The request must be accompanied by a curriculum vitae and a photograph, a conducting video on YouTube or via a private link, and proof of payment of €100 as administrative fees, transferred to the bank account of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie (Rue des Dominicains 1 – 4000 Liège; IBAN: BE05 2400 0663 2275 – BIC: GEBABEBB).

Definite acceptance onto the course as actual participants will be notified following a selection and evaluation of the video material by Maestro Paolo Arrivabeni and the General and Artistic Directorship of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie.

The selected participants will be announced on 15 May 2015 and registration will be effective following payment of the registration fee of €2,500 (transferred to the bank account of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie – Rue des Dominicains 1 – 4000, Liège; IBAN: BE05 2400 0663 2275 – BIC: GEBABEBB) by 5 June 2015.

Registration of listen-in student candidates
Those who wish to take part as listen-in students must send their candidature via e-mail (care of the Artistic Directorship assistant, Ms Veruska Reho – reho@orw.be) by June 2015, accompanied by a curriculum vitae, a video and proof of payment of €600 as an admission fee (transferred to the bank account of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie – Rue des Dominicains 1 – 4000 Liège; IBAN: BE05 2400 0663 2275 – BIC: GEBABEBB).

Board and lodging
The Opéra Royal de Wallonie will take on the cost of the overnight stays with breakfast at the hotel for all working students. One meal per day will be organised in the Opera Foyer.

All participants will be entitled to one meal per day organised in the Opera Foyer.

Paolo Arrivabeni
Paolo Arrivabeni has been Musical Director at the Opéra Royal de Wallonie since August 2008. Esteemed by audiences and critics alike, the Maestro also pursues an illustrious international career: Staatsoper and Deutsche Oper in Berlin, Semperoper in Dresden, Opernhaus in Leipzig, in Zurich, Staatsoper in Vienna, in Munich, Maestranza in Seville, Théâtre Municipal in Marseilles, Opéra in Lausanne, Grand Théâtre in Geneva, Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse, Opéra National in Paris, Opéra in Monte-Carlo, Teatro Comunale in Bologna, San Carlo in Naples, Fenice in Venice, Teatro Massimo in Palermo, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Metropolitan Opera in New York, Festival in Savonlinna (Finland), Festival in Macerata (Italy), Festival in Santa Fe (New Mexico). His extremely broad repertoire favours works by 19th century Italian composers but it does not overlook Wagner, Strauss and the symphonic repertoire. Most recently he has conducted, among others: La Favorite at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, La Traviata in Dresden, Lucrezia Borgia in Munich, Macbeth in Berlin, Dresden and Copenhagen. His projects have included: Il Turco in Italy and Lucrezia Borgia in Munich, La Bohème in Tokyo, La Straniera in Vienna, Don Giovanni in Monte-Carlo, La Rondine in Toulouse.

The Orchestra and Choirs of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie
The Orchestra and Choirs are of an extremely high standard and cut a brilliant figure in numerous repertoires. This mastery is appreciated by audiences and specialist press alike and by professionals from the opera world. Moreover, the Opéra Royal de Wallonie is regularly invited to perform abroad. Directorship of the Choirs has been entrusted for the past eight years to maestro Marcel Seminara. Musical directorship of the orchestra is entrusted to Maestro Paolo Arrivabeni.

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Huba Hollókői 4.6.15 / 6am

I would like to share a new masterclass with you:
First International Masterclass for Conductors in Budapest by Jorma Panula will be held between 31. August – 5. September 2015 with the participation of the MÁV Symphony Orchestra.
A maximum of 8 active participants will be selected by Maestro Panula. Each conductor will get about 25 minutes in front of the orchestra daily. The sessions will be recorded and the videos will be discussed in the afternoon. Each conductor will get the possibility to conduct on the final concert on the 5th of September.
Repertoire:
Brahms: Symphony Nr 2
Liszt: Les Preludes
Sibelius: Finlandia
Mozart: Figaro Overture
Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture
Sibelius: Valse Triste
Schedule:
31/08 10:00-14:00 Rehearsal with MÁV Symphony Orchestra
15:00-18:00 Video session
01/09 10:00-14:00 Rehearsal with MÁV Symphony Orchestra
15:00-18:00 Video session
02/09 10:00-14:00 Rehearsal with MÁV Symphony Orchestra
15:00-18:00 Video session
03/09 10:00-14:00 Rehearsal with MÁV Symphony Orchestra
15:00-18:00 Video session
04/09 10:00-14:00 Rehearsal with MÁV Symphony Orchestra
15:00-18:00 Video session
05/09 General Rehearsal and Concert at the National Museum

For more information, plase visit the website: http://www.masterclassbudapest.com/

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Sylvie Beaudette 4.9.15 / 8am

EXTENDED APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 4, 2015 !!!

Summer Conducting Institute, Eastman School of Music

July 11-16 / Saturday–Thursday

Neil Varon, director
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

The Summer Conducting Institute (SCI) capitalizes on the relationship between the Eastman School of Music and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, providing talented apprentice conductors with advanced conducting skill the opportunity to conduct and rehearse a highly skilled professional orchestra. The main focus of the course concentrates on the relationship between the conductor and the orchestra, and the achievement of artistic intentions. Repertory for each conductor’s appearance with the RPO will be chosen in consultation with Neil Varon, SCI Music Director. Each conductor will have the opportunity to conduct the RPO and will receive a DVD recording of both the rehearsal and the run through.

Limited to 10 conductors.

Professional Development Hours: 48

Tuition:
$2,850 / 2 credits

Application: Conductors will be selected based on a video recorded audition. Recordings (DVD preferred) must be submitted with a completed registration form by May 4, 2015. No application fee.

“Prof. Varon was most helpful and taught us each to our specific needs.” – 2014 participants

http://summer.esm.rochester.edu/course/summer-conducting-institute/
summer@esm.rochester.edu
(800) 246-4706

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ICF 2015 4.9.15 / 11am

Announcing the final call for applications for ICF 2015!! The International Conductors’ Festival of Kiev is an exciting opportunity for emerging, aspiring, or established conductors alike to gain real rehearsal and concert experience with a professional orchestra in a vibrant, two-week summer festival atmosphere. A small number of conductors share immense podium time in rehearsals every day, and each conductor enjoys FOUR concert appearances. No other workshop offers such an enormous amount of podium time, and even better, nobody interrupts you while you are working with the orchestra!!

There is no primary teacher at ICF. Conductors learn from each other, from the very friendly members of the orchestra, from the music, and perhaps most importantly, from themselves. While fostering the comfortable environment of a workshop, ICF is a real festival, and conductors are responsible for real rehearsals (the orchestra is not pre-rehearsed). ICF is an experience like no other in the world.

Please visit http://www.conductorsfestival.org for more information and to apply. ICF 2015 will be held June 1-13 in Kiev. Applications needs to be submitted soon to be considered.

The tuition for ICF is only 2,000 USD, which includes DVDs of conducting. We rent apartments (two bedrooms and kitchen) in downtown Kiev, which are available for very reasonable rates (much less than hotels), or participants are also welcome to seek their own accommodations.

As some of you know, ICF was cancelled last year due to the rather tense situation in Ukraine. But this year the situation is VERY different. The remaining problems are far away in the east of the country, and our beloved city of Kiev is perfectly safe and back to normal. We would not be going back if we were not 100% confident of that!

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Remus Munteanu 4.14.15 / 5am

COSTANTA (ROMANIA) CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS WITH VITTORIO PARISI (ITALY) , 2ND EDITION, CONSTANTA OPERA HOUSE WITH THE COSTANTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, SEPTEMBER 7-12, 2015
Repertoire includes Mozart Symphony nr 39 (Bärenreiter Edition) Verdi Nabucco Overture (Ricordi Edition) Beethoven Egmont Overture, Brahms Symphony nr 4.
90 minutes of orchestra conducting guaranteed for all students admitted
Deadline for admission July 1st, 2015
Vittorio Parisi (visit http://www.vittorioparisi.it) teaches conducting in Milano Conservatorio “Giuseppe Verdi” since 1997. and has been teacher in symphonic masterclasses and opera workshops in Melbourne (Australia) and Orvieto (Italy) A list of his former students includes Giuseppe Finzi (Resident Conductor San Francisco Opera House, USA) Andrea Sanguineti (Generalmusikdirektor Görlitz Theather, Chefdirigent Neue Lausitzer Philharmonie, former Kapellmester in Hannover, former Vice GMD in Würzberg) Antonino Fogliani, Tito Ceccherini, Stephanie Pradoroux, Daniel Lam (Artistic Director in Xii’an Symphony Orchestrar) Ruben Jais (Artistic Director in Verdi Symphony Orchestra, Milan) , Georgios Balatsinos and many others that are developing brilliant conducting careers.
For further information on the masterclass visit http://www.conductingmasterclass.eu

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evelyneanne 4.14.15 / 8am

For years now I got your news about masterclasses for conducting! Thank you!!!

I would like to share this information in your blog:

International Conducting Master Class 2015
APRIL 14, 2015 / EDIT
Konrad von Abel (director) & Filarmonica de Stat Târgu-Mureş, Târgu-Mureş (Romania)

Sunday, August 30 to Tuesday, September 8, 2015

The course is based on Sergiu Celibidache’s “Phenomenology of Music”. Konrad von Abel was the artistic assistant to Sergiu Celibidache at the Munich Philharmonic for more than 10 years.
The course is for students and conductors who are seeking a gateway to the intrinsic laws of music.

The class will be mainly held in English.

STAGE I (August 30 – September 2)
Participation in the rehearsals of Konrad von Abel with orchestra in the morning, followed by lessons in the afternoon and evening.
Working on aspects of “Musical Phenomenology” & conducting a quintet covering the course repertoire.

CONCERT of Konrad von Abel on September 3
F. Mendelssohn – Overture Fingal’s Cave (Hebrides)
R.Wagner – Siegfried Idyll
C. Debussy – Danse (orch. Ravel)
M. Ravel – Pavane pour une infunte défunte
Z. Kodály – Galanta Dances

STAGE II ( September 4/5/6/7/8 )
Work with the Philharmonic Orchestra Târgu-Mureş. Brieﬁng after the classes.
Individual time periods for every student concerning to his capacities

REPERTOIRE of the class
J. Haydn Symphony no. 87 in A major
F. Schubert Symphony no. 5 in B ﬂat major
W.A. Mozart Symphony no 41 in C major “Jupiter”
L. v. Beethoven Symphony no. 2 in D major
R. Schumann Symphony no. 2 in C major
J. Brahms Symphony no. 3 in F minor
C. Debussy Petite Suite (orch. Büsser)
M. Ravel Le tombeau de Couperin

PARTICIPATION FEE
Active Participants:
Maximal fee for active participants / optimum time in front of the orchestra: 1100 € / students 850 €
(550 € / students 420 € for participants from Romania)

Audition member:
250 € / students 170€
(120 € / students 80 € for participants from Romania)

ACCOMODATION in Târgu-Mureş
Accommodation in a local hotel/double room is about 15 Euro per night and person.
We assist in ﬁnding hotels in Târgu-Mureş. Food is going very cheap.

JOURNEY from abroad
To Cluj-Napoca via aircraft and onwards with train to Târgu-Mureş (3h) or by bus (2h30). There are also direct ﬂights from different European airports to Târgu-Mureş operated by Wizzair.

MORE INFORMATION and INSCRIPTION
Musikproduktion Jürgen Höﬂich –
Enhuberstrasse 6-8
ph +49 (0)89 52 20 81 –
fax +49 (0)89 52 54 11
hoeﬂich@musikmph.de
http://www.musikmph.de

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SYLVIE BEAUDETTE 4.16.15 / 7am

EXTENDED DEADLINE: MAY 4, 2015 !!!

Summer Conducting Institute July 11-16, 2015
Eastman School of Music

Neil Varon, director
Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

The Summer Conducting Institute (SCI) capitalizes on the relationship between the Eastman School of Music and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, providing talented apprentice conductors with advanced conducting skill the opportunity to conduct and rehearse a highly skilled professional orchestra. The main focus of the course concentrates on the relationship between the conductor and the orchestra, and the achievement of artistic intentions. Repertory for each conductor’s appearance with the RPO will be chosen in consultation with Neil Varon, SCI Music Director. Each conductor will have the opportunity to conduct the RPO and will receive a DVD recording of both the rehearsal and the run through.

Limited to 10 conductors.

Professional Development Hours: 48

Tuition:
$2,850 / 2 credits

Application: Conductors will be selected based on a video recorded audition. Recordings (DVD preferred) must be submitted with a completed registration form by May 4, 2015. No application fee.

“Prof. Varon was most helpful and taught us each to our specific needs.” – 2014 participants

http://summer.esm.rochester.edu/course/summer-conducting-institute/
summer@esm.rochester.edu
(800) 246-4706

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Elvira Muratore 4.24.15 / 11am

FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS 2015

is closing registrations, still 2 places available for active students.

The course aims to develop in the students the necessary skills to work as professional at the highest level as orchestra conductors, and to facilitate their entrance in the world of the classical music business thanks to the experience of teachers active in the major theaters of the whole world (Metropolitan Opera House in New York, La Scala Theatre in Milan, Opera de Paris etc.). .

In the final stages of the course there will be present representative of the following international artists agenciese: Studio Musica Hungary and Contempoars.

http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

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Andrea Vitello 5.6.15 / 3pm

Hi, maybe this announcement could be interesting for the readers of this awesome blog:

Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV with the patronage of Her excellency the Italian Ambassador in Hungary announces the first edition of “ANTÁL DORATI CONDUCTING COMPETITION” The competition aims to offer a real career opportunity to emerging orchestra conductors and is open to musicians of any nationality without age limits. Prizes: concerts in prestigious Musical Seasons in Europe; money prizes; contracts with important international artists agencies. Tamás Vásáry President of the jury.

The competition will be held in Budapest (Hungary) from 23 until 28 November 2015.

Full announcement on website: English, Magyar, 中国, 한국의, 日本人, Français, Espanol, Italiano, Deutsch.

Details: http://www.antaldoraticompetition.com

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Anna Howell 5.10.15 / 9pm

Hello, I am interested in advertising our conductor development program on this page. Applciations are about to open. Do I just enter in all the details here?

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ICF 2015 5.11.15 / 11pm

A couple of one week slots have just become available at ICF 2015 (normally a two week affair). Half the festival = half price on tuition! Rehearse for long periods each day with the festival orchestra and make multiple concert appearances at the end of the week, meet new friends and colleagues, enjoy a week in a beautiful (and safe!) world capital you may have never seen, (and taste vodka better than you can even imagine) all for $1,000 tuition.

One week spots are available for both weeks, June 1-7, and June 8-13 (or take them both and be with us the whole time!)

Visit http://www.conductorsfestival.org, or write to info@conductorsfestival.org for more information.

APPLY ASAP!!

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Alex Wen 5.12.15 / 3am

Fifth Annual Conductors Workshop at Queens College
New York City
June 22 – July 3, 2014

http://www.QCconductorsworkshop.com

PROGRAM DETAILS
Directed by Maestro Maurice Peress, this workshop is being offered to aspiring and working conductors alike to help build upon their experience and sharpen their orchestral skills.
Student Conductors will study with Maestros Maurice Peress, Donald Portnoy, Dorothy Savitch, and George Rothman along with three guest composers. Podium time is guaranteed every day, giving every participant the chance to work regularly with a professional-level, highly responsive orchestra. Student Conductors will conduct the Workshop Orchestra in the mornings, and receive critiques, coaching, and hands-on lessons from the faculty in the afternoons.

New works will be performed each session with the composers present, helping to give insight into what the composers expect to see as their scores come to life. All the sessions will be videotaped. David Amram and Bruce Saylor will again return this summer, along with composer-conductor Victoria Bond.

Aside from the invaluable podium time, there will be almost daily lectures dealing with the many issues that face conductors today. Among them, Maestro Portnoy will discuss working and building relationships with professional, college, and community orchestras and career development, as well as his insights into orchestral bowing choices. Maestro Peress will discuss “time” in all its aspects: time flow, rhythm, tempo, pulse, and the metronome, yea or nay. Guest composers will discuss their scores in detail. Field trips have been arranged to the Dvořák Room at the historic Czech Center to view original documents and artifacts that underscore the story of Dvořák’s time in America, and to the New York Philharmonic Archives, where marked scores by former NYPhil music directors will be placed on view.

REPERTOIRE

String Orchestra
GOULD – Spirituals
MOZART – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
ELGAR – Serenade
BOND – Dreams of Flying

Chamber Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY – Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
MOZART – Symphony No. 35 “Haffner”
BERNSTEIN – Overture to Candide
SAYLOR – Double Concerto for Clarinet and Bass Clarinet

Full Orchestra
BRAHMS – Symphony No. 3
STRAVINSKY – Petrouchka
BEETHOVEN – Leonore Overture No. 3
AMRAM – Symphonic Variations On Woody Guthrie

SCHEDULE
9:00-12:00: Conducting session
1:30 – 3:00: Review and lessons
3:00 – 4:00: Discussion topics, seminars

FEES
Conductors – $1650
Auditors – $1000

APPLYING
Online applications accepted until May 25, 2015 or until the class of 20 conductors is complete.
Submit application, resume, letter of recommendation, and videos by mail or electronically. Please visit our website for requirements and more information.

WEBSITE
http://www.QCconductorsworkshop.com

CONTACT
Alex Wen, manager
awen@qcconductorsworkshop.com

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Alex Wen 5.16.15 / 7am

Our apologies, our posting had the workshop with 2014 dates. Here is the revised one:

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Fifth Annual Conductors Workshop at Queens College New York City June 22 – July 3, 2015

Fifth Annual Conductors Workshop at Queens College
New York City
June 22 – July 3, 2015

http://www.QCconductorsworkshop.com

PROGRAM DETAILS
Directed by Maestro Maurice Peress, this workshop is being offered to aspiring and working conductors alike to help build upon their experience and sharpen their orchestral skills.
Student Conductors will study with Maestros Maurice Peress, Donald Portnoy, Dorothy Savitch, and George Rothman along with three guest composers. Podium time is guaranteed every day, giving every participant the chance to work regularly with a professional-level, highly responsive orchestra. Student Conductors will conduct the Workshop Orchestra in the mornings, and receive critiques, coaching, and hands-on lessons from the faculty in the afternoons.

New works will be performed each session with the composers present, helping to give insight into what the composers expect to see as their scores come to life. All the sessions will be videotaped. David Amram and Bruce Saylor will again return this summer, along with composer-conductor Victoria Bond.

Aside from the invaluable podium time, there will be almost daily lectures dealing with the many issues that face conductors today. Among them, Maestro Portnoy will discuss working and building relationships with professional, college, and community orchestras and career development, as well as his insights into orchestral bowing choices. Maestro Peress will discuss “time” in all its aspects: time flow, rhythm, tempo, pulse, and the metronome, yea or nay. Guest composers will discuss their scores in detail. Field trips have been arranged to the Dvořák Room at the historic Czech Center to view original documents and artifacts that underscore the story of Dvořák’s time in America, and to the New York Philharmonic Archives, where marked scores by former NYPhil music directors will be placed on view.

REPERTOIRE

String Orchestra
GOULD – Spirituals
MOZART – Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
ELGAR – Serenade
BOND – Dreams of Flying

Chamber Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY – Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
MOZART – Symphony No. 35 “Haffner”
BERNSTEIN – Overture to Candide
SAYLOR – Double Concerto for Clarinet and Bass Clarinet

Full Orchestra
BRAHMS – Symphony No. 3
STRAVINSKY – Petrouchka
BEETHOVEN – Leonore Overture No. 3
AMRAM – Symphonic Variations On Woody Guthrie

SCHEDULE
9:00-12:00: Conducting session
1:30 – 3:00: Review and lessons
3:00 – 4:00: Discussion topics, seminars

FEES
Conductors – $1650
Auditors – $1000

APPLYING
Online applications accepted until May 25, 2015 or until the class of 20 conductors is complete.
Submit application, resume, letter of recommendation, and videos by mail or electronically. Please visit our website for requirements and more information.

WEBSITE
http://www.QCconductorsworkshop.com

CONTACT
Alex Wen, manager
awen@qcconductorsworkshop.com

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Remus Munteanu 5.25.15 / 8am

BLACK SEA CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS MAESTRO VITTORIO PARISI CONSTANTA ROMANIA
September 7-12 , 2015, Constanra Opera House with the Constanta Symphony Orchestra.
90 minutes on the podium for each conductor, 60 and more with piano. No age limit. Mozart: Symphony nr 39 K 543 Baerenreiter Edition)
Beethoven: Egmont Overture Verdi: Sinfonia dall’opera Nabucco Brahms: Symphony nr 4
Concert conducted by the 4 best students with extra podium time.
Vittorio Parisi is since 1997 the conducting teacher of the famous Conservatorio of Milano, Italy. Many of his students are now conducting worldwide. See Vittorio Parisi cv at http://www.vittorioparisi.it

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Marta Ceron 6.5.15 / 6am

DIVERTIMENTO ENSEMBLE, Orchestra Conducting Course

September 5th – 14th 2015
Teatro Comunale di Moncalvo (AT), Italy
Subscription deadline, June 30th 2015

Guest composers and tutors: Salvatore Sciarrino and Stefano Bulfon
Ensemble in residence: Divertimento Ensemble
Teacher: Sandro Gorli

Programme of the Course
György Ligeti – Piano concerto (soloist, Maria Grazia Bellocchio)
Salvatore Sciarrino – Archeologia del telefono
Mauricio Kagel – 10 Märsche um den Siegen zu verfehlen
Stefano Bulfon – Nachleben

Concerts
12.09, Moncalvo, Teatro Comunale
13.09, Grazzano Badoglio, Tenuta Santa Caterina
14.09, Asti
17.09, Milano, Teatro Litta

1. Musicians of every age and nationality can take part in the course, either as students or as spectators.
2. The application must be sent by June 30th, 2015 to the following e-mail address:
info@divertimentoensemble.it
3. The application must include a CV and a receipt from the bank (listed below) for the enrollment fee, Euro 30. This fee will only be reimbursed if the course is cancelled.
Bank details: Banca Prossima,
account in the name of Divertimento Ensemble,
IBAN IT70P0335901600100000101448
BIC: BCITITMX
Banca Prossima – 20121, P.zza P. Ferrari 10 Milano
4. Acceptance to the course will be decided based on the applicant’s CV and any video recordings that may have been attached. Results will be announced to all applicants by email by July 10th 2015. A maximum of 10 students will be admitted.
5. Participation fees:
students: Euro 900 to be paid in a single installment by September 5th, 2015;
spectators: Euro 300 to be paid in a single installment by September 5th, 2015.
6. Scholarships: Divertimento Ensemble offers 2 need- and merit-based scholarships that will cover the total subscription fee. Application for the scholarship must be submitted together with the application for admission to the course and a copy of the latest income statement.
7. Scores: the score by Salvatore Sciarrino, Stefano Bulfon and Mauricio Kagel will be sent free of charge to the selected conductors.
8. The course will culminate with four concerts, all performed within Rondò concert series and conducted by the students of the course.
9. Upon request by the participants, a certificate of participation will be issued at the end of the course.

Information: info@divertimentoensemble.it, tel +39 338 222 5014

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Felipe Cattapan 6.9.15 / 9am

Choir Conducting Workshop (26th. July till the 1st. of August 2015 in Arosa, Switzerland)

Languages: German, English, French

Contents: contemporary conducting technique, creative rehearsal technique, efficient vocal technique for choirs, team leadership

Information: http://musikkurswochen.ch/kurse/detail/221

Teacher: Felipe Cattapan (www.cattapan.ch)

Application: info@arosakultur.ch
Tel. +41 81 353 87 47

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Thomas Cunningham 6.17.15 / 7pm

Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra (NYC) is seeking an assistant conductor for the 2015-16 season

The responsibilities of the Assistant Conductor will include:
– attending all rehearsals and performances
– serving as cover conductor
– assisting with rehearsals and performances
– assisting in the preparation of performance parts

The Assistant Conductor will receive:
– potential to conduct during rehearsals
– potential to conduct during TBA 2016 concert (likely April 2016)
– free tickets to all UPCO concerts/events

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Thomas Cunningham, Artistic Director of Urban Playground at: info@upchamberorchestra.org

Please comment on your experience with Finale Music Notation Software. Letters of recommendation and other supplemental materials are welcome, but not required.

Application deadline: July 21, 2015

Website: http://www.upchamberorchestra.org

About Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra
Founded in 2014, Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra’s purpose is to collaborate anywhere, anytime, with anyone. An orchestra for the 21st century, Urban Playground is malleable in size, genre and venue, aiming to create engaging programming and push traditional boundaries through collaboration, performances of lesser known works and revitalized takes on classic works.

A collection of musicians from the greater New York City area, we work with artists, organizations and communities to create engaging programming and events.

Musicians from Urban Playground currently play with the New York Philharmonic, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, New World Symphony, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra, among other leading groups.

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Michael Wheatley 6.19.15 / 12pm

FYI – new seminar/workshop announced today w/ an excellent teacher, Christopher Zimmerman. Opportunities to study with this man are rare, these days, and for the podium time and footage with a very good regional professional orchestra, this is a real bargain.

If you like, you may post my recommendation as well.

http://fmsymphony.org/fmso-conducting-seminar/

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Mark Heron 6.23.15 / 9am

RNCM Conducting Masterclasses 2015/16
Website: http://www.rncm.ac.uk/uploads/Conducting-Days-Pack-15-16.pdf

The RNCM is pleased to invite applications for its 2015-16 programme of external conducting master classes. There will be a one day course on 20 November 2015, a two day course from 8 – 9 February 2016, and a three day course from 6 – 8 May 2016.

These courses reflect the core belief that underpins all of the College’s world-class conducting programmes: conductors learn best by conducting other musicians. All participants will conduct at least twice on each day, working with professional pianists, RNCM student ensembles, and for the May course a partnership with Manchester Camerata – the city’s professional chamber orchestra. Typical participants will be current, recent, or prospective students of a full-time conducting course, and many travel from Europe or further afield to attend. We also welcome applications from professional musicians for whom conducting is part of a performing or teaching career, and those involved in amateur music-making.

Applications are currently open for the November and February courses. You can apply for either or both of these events using this application pack. Application for the May weekend will be a separate process, details will be announced in Autumn 2015.

The RNCM is currently at the forefront of conducting training internationally. Current students and recent graduates of our Junior Fellowship and Masters programmes currently hold, or have recently completed, assistant conductor positions with the Berliner Philharmoniker, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, English National Opera, Hallé, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and the Minnesota Orchestra.

Repertoire will include:
20 November: Gustav Mahler Symphony No 9 (chamber version by Klaus Simon)

8-9 February: Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 & Serenade for Strings. Stravinsky Octet plus concerto to be confirmed

6-8 May: Mozart Symphony No 38 ’Prague’, Edward Elgar Symphony No 1, Brahms Tragic Overture, Grieg Piano concerto

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OPERAVERONA 6.27.15 / 4am

OPERAVERONA announces the International Opera Workshop for Conductors and Opera Singers. Verona (Italy) 2015 July 28th-August 9th. Mozart – Le Nozze di Figaro; Rossini – Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Conducting teachers: Julius Kalmar, Romolo Gessi, Giovanni Pacor. Opera Singing teachers: Domenico Balzani, Aris Christofellis. Final events for selected participants. Application deadline: 2015 July 22nd

The course, organized in co-operation with the EUROPEAN CONDUCTING ACADEMY, is aimed at conductors and singers who want to study and improve their technique and interpretation by analysing and resolving the various inherent problems. The course will be organized so that the pieces can be studied both theoretically and practically on the piano and with the orchestra, in order to obtain the staging of an operatic performance.
Each student can choose whether to study one or both the operas (Le Nozze di Figaro – Il Barbiere di Siviglia). The best students will be included in the final concert.

Programme: the course will focus on Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro and Rossini’s Il barbiere di Siviglia. The study programme for singers and conductors will progress individually on the piano, collectively with orchestral & stage rehearsals and, towards the end, with a final staging of the studied Operas.

Admission: singers and conductors of all nationalities and all ages can take part in these courses.

Course fees:
Conductors – € 900.00
Singers – € 700.00

Optional Italian Language Course: non-italian students will have the opportunity to study or improve their knowledge of the Italian language with lessons based on the PILDA teaching system (Progetto Lingua Italiana Dante Alighieri) with professional teachers at the Centro Studi Idea Verona.

Arena di Verona: the organization, in co-operation with the Fondazione Arena di Verona, will assist the participants’ entry into rehearsals and performances of the operatic season in the Arena.

Diplomas and certificates: each participant will receive an attendance certificate.
Tuition Languages: English, Italian, German, French, Hungarian, Rumanian, Russian, Greek

Conducting teachers: Julius Kalmar, Romolo Gessi, Giovanni Pacor
Opera Singing teachers: Domenico Balzani, Aris Christofellis

Information . Registration . Accommodation:
• Course address: OPERAVERONA – Stradone Provolo 16, 37123 VERONA (Italy)
• Application deadline: 22nd July 2015
Notes:
1. Partial attendance gives no right to a reduction in fee.
2. The organizers may accept enrolments after the deadline date if places would still be available.

Information:
Infoline: Tel +39 045 8015352
E-mail: info@operaverona.it
Web site: http://www.operaverona.it

Accommodation:
OPERAVERONA offers an accommodation selection, booking and assistance service to participants at the UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE: Single and double rooms with private bathroom and shared kitchen in the Istituto Salesiano University Residence (at the same address as OPERAVERONA).
http://www.operaverona.it

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Raffaele Napoli 6.30.15 / 3pm

SERGIU CELIBIDACHE – Conducting Masterclass
Course is taught by Maestro Raffaele Napoli, Celibidache pupil for 10 years (1981-1990) The secretum, the distillate of the last 40 years I put it at the disposal of those who is really interested in conducting. Come on, make up your mind, the Socratic method is, I know that you already have everything inside, and I help you come out as much as possible : humanly, elegantly and with great respect for what he is alive and lives in you Informations please read the PDF or visit website http://www.celibidache.it For direct information call 0039/329 / 54.26.952 Italian-english-deutsch-français-español

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Mark Heron 7.1.15 / 11am

RNCM Conducting Masterclasses 2015/16
Website: http://www.rncm.ac.uk/uploads/Conducting-Days-Pack-15-16.pdf

The RNCM is pleased to invite applications for its 2015-16 programme of external conducting master classes. There will be a one day course on 20 November 2015, a two day course from 8 – 9 February 2016, and a three day course from 6 – 8 May 2016.

These courses reflect the core belief that underpins all of the College’s world-class conducting programmes: conductors learn best by conducting other musicians. All participants will conduct at least twice on each day, working with professional pianists, RNCM student ensembles, and for the May course a partnership with Manchester Camerata – the city’s professional chamber orchestra. Typical participants will be current, recent, or prospective students of a full-time conducting course, and many travel from Europe or further afield to attend. We also welcome applications from professional musicians for whom conducting is part of a performing or teaching career, and those involved in amateur music-making.

Applications are currently open for the November and February courses. You can apply for either or both of these events using this application pack. Application for the May weekend will be a separate process, details will be announced in Autumn 2015.

The RNCM is currently at the forefront of conducting training internationally. Current students and recent graduates of our Junior Fellowship and Masters programmes currently hold, or have recently completed, assistant conductor positions with the Berliner Philharmoniker, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, English National Opera, Hallé, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and the Minnesota Orchestra.

Repertoire will include:
20 November: Gustav Mahler Symphony No 9 (chamber version by Klaus Simon)

8-9 February: Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 & Serenade for Strings. Stravinsky Octet plus concerto to be confirmed

6-8 May: Mozart Symphony No 38 ’Prague’, Edward Elgar Symphony No 1, Brahms Tragic Overture, Grieg Piano concerto

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Felipe Cattapan 8.10.15 / 7am

Choir Conducting for Women

Choir conducting/choral workshop for women (17th. till the 18th. October 2015 in Filzbach, Switzerland)

Active participation: only women; passive participation: women and men

For beginners and advanced

Contents: contemporary conducting technique, creative rehearsal technique, efficient vocal technique for choirs, team leadership for women

Languages: German, English, French (Felipe Cattapan); German, English (Prof. Katja Cattapan)

Fees: CHF 550 (active, only women) and CHF 290 (passive, men and women) – includes hotel and catering

Teachers: Felipe Cattapan (www.cattapan.ch) and Prof. Katja Cattapan

Application: Mrs.Simona Kolozeti, Gassa 4, CH-7027 Castiel, info@kosi-musik.ch

More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

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ICMasterclass 8.13.15 / 8pm

5-DAY CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS
November 16th – 20th, 2015, Marienbad (Czech Republic)
Maestro Charles Olivieri-Munroe (Canada/Czech Republic)
and the West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra.

This masterclass is focused on the conducting techniques of students and graduates of music academies. No age limit!

The masterclass includes pieces from the main repertoire of orchestral conducting, based on European Classical and Romantic music. The course includes orchestral rehearsals, lessons of score analysis and individual conducting lessons with Maestro Charles Olivieri-Munroe and one or two pianists, a Dress rehearsal and a Final concert. The Final concert will be recorded.

Program:
W.A. Mozart – Don Giovanni, (Ouverture),
W.A. Mozart Symphony No 38 ’Prague’ in D major,
L . Beethoven – Symphony No 1, in C major, Op 21,
L . Beethoven – Symphony No 5, in C minor, Op. 67,
F. Schubert – “Unfinished Symphony” No 8, B minor,
A. Dvořák – Symphony No 9, in E minor,
B. Smetana – “Skočna” from The Bartered Bride

100 minutes conducting the West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra,
75 minutes individual lessons with Maestro Olivieri-Munroe and one or two pianists.

16th – 12.00 – opening of the masterclass, individual lessons with one or two pianists
evening – orchestra rehearsal
17th – morning – orchestra rehearsal
afternoon – individual lessons with one or two pianists
18th – morning – orchestra rehearsal
afternoon – analyze lessons
19th – morning – orchestra rehearsal
afternoon – individual lessons with one or two pianists
20th – morning – Dress rehearsal
19.30 – Final public concert

All participants will receive a definitive schedule after deadline November 5th, 2015.

More information:
http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/conducting_courses_olivieri-munroe_november_2015.php
http://www.facebook.com/conductingmasterclasses.eu

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violaman 8.13.15 / 9pm

http://www.thesob.org/uncategorized/sob-conducting-workshop-fall-2015/

The String Orchestra of Brooklyn (SOB) is excited to announce our next weekend conducting workshop — October 9–11, 2015 — led by Tito Muñoz (Music Director of The Phoenix Symphony) and Eli Spindel (Artistic Director of the SOB).

PROGRAM DETAILS
The SOB Conducting Workshop offers participants conducting training in a non-competitive, supportive atmosphere with highly professional teaching and an accomplished and critically acclaimed community orchestra. The workshop will be limited to 15 participants to ensure that each participant receives at least 45 minutes of podium time with the orchestra. The focus of the workshop will be on baton technique, leadership psychology, and orchestral pedagogy. A Q&A with Maestros Muñoz and Spindel will follow the conducting sessions on October 10.

SCHEDULE

Friday, October 9
7:15–9:45 Rehearsal of workshop repertoire led by Maestro Muñoz
Location TBA

Saturday, October 10
10:00–1:00pm: Session 1
2:00–5:00pm: Session 2
5:15–6:15pm: Discussion with Maestros Muñoz and Spindel

Sunday, October 11
2:00–5:00pm: Session 3
6:00–9:00pm: Session 4

REPERTOIRE
SHOSTAKOVICH Sinfonia for Strings (arr. String Quartet No. 8, Kalmus ed)
BARBER Adagio for Strings
BACH Piano Concerto in f minor, BWV 1056

VIDEOS
Each session will be videotaped and made available to participants. Participants may use their own video equipment if they prefer.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Please submit a resume and cover letter (email preferred) to the program administrator (conductingworkshop@thesob.org) explaining your musical background, interest in the program, and personal goals in conducting. Applicants must also include a sample conducting video. Videos may be uploaded and shared via an online service such as YouTube or Dropbox, or DVDs and application materials may be mailed to:

The String Orchestra of Brooklyn
79 St. James Place, #2
Brooklyn, NY 11238

APPLICATION DATES
Applications due: September 9
Decisions announced: September 16
Tuition due: October 1

TUITION
$450 (non-refundable)
Participants are responsible for their own housing and meals.

PLAYER-CONDUCTORS
There will be a small number of spaces available for highly capable string players to participate in the workshop as both conductors and orchestra members at reduced tuition. If you’re interested in this option, please include performance history in your resume and a recording or video that demonstrates your playing ability with your application.

AUDITORS
A limited number of auditor spots will be available. Tuition for auditors will be $50 per session.

CONTACT
Please contact the program administrator (conductingworkshop@thesob.org) with any questions or concerns.

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Peter Fender 9.16.15 / 5am

CONDUCTING SOLOISTS: 24-25 OCTOBER 2015, LONDON UK

Max 6 participants
Min 80 mins podium time
Free HD video
£350 (£290 not working / £150 observer)

A weekend course in London working with teacher Peter Fender and a professional orchestra and soloists on Mozart violin concerto no.5 and Haydn C maj cello concerto.

A significant proportion of a conductor’s job is working with soloists. Rarely is this dealt with in detail. Remedy this with this intensive and supportative course.

For further information and the application form: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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Elvira Muratore 9.16.15 / 2pm

Young conductors may have a look on this resume of 2015 Florence Conducting Masterclass, held ifrom August 31 until September 6 in Florence by M° Massimiliano Caldi (with a seminar of M° Donato Renzetti) with Artes National Orchestra (Musical Director M° Andrea Vitello)

Thanks for all your support !
FCM

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Hanneke Faber 9.30.15 / 8am

Hi,

Would you be so kind to post the following announcement? Thank you!

Best wishes,
Hanneke Faber
Royal Conservatoire The Hague (The Netherlands)

Apply before 1 November for the National Master Orchestral Conducting

The Conservatorium van Amsterdam and the Royal Conservatoire The Hague in the Netherlands offer a joint national master’s programme in orchestral conducting, in cooperation with the professional Dutch orchestras. In this master’s programme, orchestra conductors develop the skills and gain the experience required to conduct a professional symphony orchestra in a competent and artistically well-thought-out manner.

The master programme builds a bridge between the study and the professional practice and offers students the opportunity to build and expand their own professional networks. Additionally, the master will enrich the educational programmes of the orchestras involved.

More information and application:
http://www.koncon.nl/en/nmo
http://www.conservatoriumvanamsterdam/nmo

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Jason Caslor 10.3.15 / 11am

Hello,

Could you post the following ad?

Thank you!

Jason Caslor

Director of Orchestras – School of Music
Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University

The School of Music in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State
University seeks a dynamic leader of outstanding reputation to serve as Director of
Orchestras. This is a full-time appointment, appointment type and rank based on
experience, beginning fall, 2016. For details, please visit:

Click to access music_dir_orch.pdf

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Agnieszka Rakhmatullaev 10.8.15 / 12pm

MUSIC DIRECTOR POSITION
SOUTH BEND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
South Bend, IN

South Bend Symphony Orchestra, a fully-professional orchestra based in South Bend, Indiana, is searching for a new Music Director who will create great musical experiences, enhance artistic excellence, inspire and engage audiences, bring innovative programming to and become involved in our community.

Beginning in the 2017-18 Season, the new Music Director will serve as the artistic leader and community ambassador for greater Northern Indiana-Southern Michigan’s premiere professional orchestra.

Background:
The South Bend Symphony Orchestra (SBSO) was founded in 1932 when a local string ensemble conceived the idea for the South Bend Civic Orchestra and appointed its instructor as the music conductor. Today, the SBSO, led by Music Director Tsung Yeh, is Northern Indiana –
Southern Michigan’s premiere professional orchestra presenting a minimum of 17 concerts each year to engage the community in the exploration of orchestral music in all of its forms. Its highly qualified musician pool is drawn from a large multi-state area.

The SBSO is a union orchestra operating on a collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of Musicians. The orchestra employs a minimum of 75 per service contract musicians and holds membership in the Regional Orchestra Players Association (ROPA). A typical performance season includes a series of four Masterworks Concerts, performed at the Morris Performing Arts Center in downtown South Bend; a series of three Pops Concerts, performed at the Morris Performing Arts Center; a Martin Luther King Day Concert; a series of three Chamber Orchestra Concerts, performed at the DeBartolo Center for the Arts on the University of Notre Dame campus; two Holiday Pops Concerts performed at the Morris Performing Arts Center; four education concerts; a free summer concert at the Chris Wilson Pavilion in Potawatomi Park; and, a number of in-school, retirement and community center ensemble concerts, performed by three different ensembles drawn from the larger orchestra. The orchestra also offers the Dake Chamber Music Academy – a day camp for high school musicians
studying with SBSO faculty, held on the St. Mary’s College campus.

The SBSO is governed by a 37-member Board of Directors, two of whom are orchestra members and six of whom are Directors Emeriti. The orchestra operates on an annual budget of approximately $1.5 million and has an endowment of approximately $10 million. The current
Music Director, Tsung Yeh, resides in South Bend and has led the orchestra for 27 seasons. The SBSO has a full time staff of five and a part time staff of four. The orchestra serves six counties in northern Indiana and two counties in southern Michigan with a combined population of more than 860,000. The SBSO maintains strong partnerships with the University of Notre Dame and Indiana University South Bend.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The role of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director is:

 Artistic: In consultation with the Executive Director, Board, and staff, the Music Director drives the orchestra’s artistic decisions and activities, including programming, guest artist selection, and special projects. The Music Director also serves as principal conductor each season, conducting rehearsals, masterworks, pops, holiday, chamber, education concerts and advising three ensemble groups.

 Administrative: The Music Director works closely with the Executive Director to lead the South Bend Symphony Orchestra, both reporting directly to the Board of Directors. The Music Director makes artistic decisions within a set financial framework, and provides regular support to marketing and fundraising initiatives. Although residence in South Bend is not required, the Music Director is expected to spend significant time in South Bend in addition to rehearsal and performance time for community and Board-related matters.

 Community: The Music Director participates actively, frequently, and directly in community engagement and outreach initiatives, embracing the cultivation and stewardship of patrons, media, funders, and community members. The Music Director is committed to raising the profile of the orchestra, expanding its audience, and ensuring its ongoing sustainability.

 Community Relationships: The Music Director will play a key role in enhancing community pride in, and connection with, the SBSO. S/he will work closely with staff and volunteers to steward and build a committed core audience, representative of the community as a whole. S/he will be a powerful and effective ambassador for the SBSO capable of telling its story and generating support. S/he will be willing and able to participate actively in the orchestra’s communications, marketing, and fundraising activities, and will possess strong interpersonal skills including public speaking, the use of conventional and social media, and face-to-face contact with individuals and groups.

HOW TO APPLY
Please submit your resume and a cover letter expressing your interest directly onto the following
Dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/request/sAeUf9qBQVpSLBAucR4D

Please upload your cover letter and resume as one single PDF file. The document name must follow the following format: Candidate Last name, Candidate First Name – Cover Letter and Resume

Do not send videos at this time. Videos will be requested at a later date. All cover letters and resumes must be received by November 7, 2015. No late submissions will be considered.

For a full job description visit: http://www.southbendsymphony.org/employment

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ICMasterclass 10.9.15 / 6am

IL TROVATORE & OPERA-GALA. Opera Conducting Masterclass 22 – 30 January 2016 with Maestro Guerassim Voronkov (Russia/Spain) and the North Bohemian Opera and Ballet Theatre (Czech Republic)

Each participant will get 420′ minutes podium time:
The podium time for one conductor includes:
1) Individual lessons for conductors with Maestro and the pianist – 60′
2) Individual lessons with Maestro, soloists and the pianist – 60′
3) Various scene rehearsals with soloists, the pianist, Choir, Ballet and conductors – 120′
4) The antepiano rehearsal – with soloists and Choir – 20′
5) Podium time with the full symphony orchestra – 160′
6) Participation in two performances.

The number of Active participants is limited to 8.

Application deadline: 7th December, 2015.

More information on the website:
http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/conducting_courses_Guerassim_Voronkov_January_2016.php

Email: conductingmasterclasses.eu@gmail.com

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European Conducting Academy 10.10.15 / 7am

Would you be so kind to help us posting the following information about our Annual Conducting Masterclass on your site? Thank you in advance

The European Conducting Academy announces the Courses in Orchestral Conducting (Basic & Advanced Course). One weekend each month, fron November to June. Vicenza, Italy. Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta. Maestro Romolo Gessi, principal teacher, and Maestro Lior Shambadal, guest professor. Application deadline: 2015 November 14th.

BASIC COURSE IN ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING (1 or 3 years)
The course is suitable both for instrumentalists, singers, composers, and choral conductors, who already possess the rudimental skills of orchestral conducting, and also for those who intend to undertake such study for the first time. It is open to musicians of all nationalities, without any age limit. Entrance requirements: a record of significant experience in the fields of chamber, choral or orchestral music is preferable. Admission to the course involves CV assessment and a short personal interview. Students must possess the scores as indicated in the study plan.

Organisation: the course will be structured so that the pieces in the plan will be studied in a theoretical and practical manner, including making use of audiovisual recordings. There will be study sessions with piano and rehearsals with orchestra. At the end of the academic year there will be an exam in order to continue to the next year of the course. Each student will be able to choose whether to opt for annual attendance or whether to follow the teaching route, completing the course in three years.

Diplomas and certificates: at the end of the three year course all participants who have followed the complete course (A) and passed the final exams will be issued with a diploma. Certificates of attendance will be issued to the students who have followed the one year course (B or C).

REPERTOIRE LIST FOR THE FIRST YEAR COURSE
Vivaldi – Concerto F IV n.11 (Ricordi)
Haendel – Concerto grosso op.6 n.1 HWV 319 (Bärenreiter)
Haydn – Seven Last Words from the Cross, op.51 – Version for strings (Eulenburg)
Mozart – Divertimenti KV 136, 137, 138 (Bärenreiter)
Weber – Oberon Ouverture (Breitkopf & Härtel, Dover or other edition)
Mendelssohn – Symohony No.4 Op.90 „Italian“(Breitkopf & Härtel, Dover or other edition)
Britten – Simple Symphony (Oxford University Press)
Van der Roost – Rikudim for string orchestra (De Haske – dehaskeI@aol.com)

The students on the first year course will also be able to attend, in that same academic year, lessons planned for the courses of subsequent years. The programmes of study for the second and third year courses will be communicated directly to the students

ADVANCED MASTERCLASS IN ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING (1 or 2 years)
The advanced course is suitable for musicians who have already completed a course of study in orchestral conducting and want to enlarge their repertoire and perfect their technique. It is open to musicians of all nationalities, without any age limit.

Entrance requirements: a record of significant experience in the field of conducting is preferable. Admission to the course involves CV assessment, a short interview and a technical test – to take place on the first day of lessons, in which the candidate must demonstrate knowledge of how to conduct at least one of the works on the repertoire list. Videos (10/15 min YouTube links) of the candidate conducting in rehearsal or performance are also acceptable as technical test. Those who have already completed the three year diploma in orchestral conducting at the European Conducting Academy, at a conservatoire or on equivalent courses, will be admitted as a matter of course.

Organisation: the course will be structured so that the pieces in the programme will be studied in a theoretical and practical manner, including making use of audiovisual recordings. There will be study sessions with piano and rehearsals with orchestra. The lessons will be in an academic form, for all the students enrolled on the conducting courses, according to a plan of study established for each level of study. The specific programme for each lesson will be communicated with adequate advance notice.

Certificates: at the end of the two year course each participant who has received a positive assessment will be issued with a diploma. Certificates of attendance will be issued to the students who have followed the one year course.

REPERTOIRE LIST FOR THE ADVANCED COURSE
Mozart – Die Zauberflöte Ouverture KV 620
Mozart – String Quintet (Serenade) KV 406 (Bärenreiter)
Weber – Oberon Ouverture (Breitkopf & Härtel or Dover)
Mendelssohn – Symohony No.4 Op.90 „Italian“(Breitkopf & Härtel, Dover or other edition)
Brahms – Symphony No.2 op.73 (Breitkopf & Härtel or Dover)
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings Op.48 (Eulenburg)
Elgar – Salout d’Amour – Version for Strings, arr. Birtel (Schott ED 9404)
Within the scope of the course works for soloist and orchestra will also be studied. Furthermore each student will be able to personalise their own study plan, agreeing with the teacher the possible inclusion of a free choice work.

Course educational structure

Both courses (Basic / Advanced) will follow, each within its own framework, the following plans of study, seminars, and calendar.

Study Plan
• Fundamental historical information about orchestral conducting: origins, evolution of the principal national schools and specific treatises.
• Score study: analysis, performance practice, concentration and memorisation techniques.
• Gestures: rhythmic exercises, gestural proportions, subdividing, dynamics, visual and gestural communication.
• Orchestra: historical composition and layout, sections, instrumental techniques.
• Rehearsals: planning, usage of time, orchestral psychology, rapport with soloists, musical rehearsals
• Repertoire: chamber, symphonic, choral, operatic.
• Role of the conductor: organising rehearsals, generating programmes, liaison with musical management, artistic direction and mass media.

Seminars: within the framework of the courses there will be the following seminars:
• In-depth study of the analysis and technique of conducting with Maestro Lior Shambadal, chief conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker – All the students on ECA conducting courses will be admitted as observers. Inclusion as actual participants in this seminar requires an audition and extra attendance.
• In-depth study of management, agencies, and theatres.
• In-depth study of specific issues concerning orchestral conducting carried out in conjunction with conductors or well-known performers, on days included in the teaching calendar.

Course fees: three possible solutions
A) Complete course € 1.320,00 (from November to June)
B) Reduced course € 1.130,00 (from January to June)
C) Short course € 950,00 (from February to June)

CALENDAR: ACADEMIC YEAR

Sat 28 Nov 11 a.m.-7 p.m Admission exams and introductory lessons
Sun 29 Nov 9.30 a.m – 5 p.m Lessons

Sat 30 Jan 2 p.m – 7 p.m. All courses
Sun 31 Jan 9.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. All courses

Sat 20 Feb 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. All courses
Sun 21 Feb 9.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. All courses

Sat 12 Mar 2 p.m. – 7 p.m All courses
Sun 13 Mar 9.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. All courses

Sat 14 May 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. All courses
Sun 15 May 9.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. All courses

Sat 11 Jun 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. All courses
Sun 12 Jun 9.30 a.m – 5 p.m All courses

SEMINAR 14 – 17 April
“The German Sound – Conducting Weber, Mendelssohn & Brahms” – In-depth study of conducting technique with Maestro Lior Shambadal
Thu 14 Apr 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. All courses
Fri 15 Apr 9.30 a.m. – 7 p.m. All courses
Sat 16 Apr 9.30 a.m. – 7 p.m. All courses
Sun 17 Apr 9.30 a.m. – 5 p.m. All courses

The calendar may be subject to change, in the case of circumstances beyond our control.

Languages: English, Italian, German
Orchestra: Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta; Orchestra da camera Opera Venezia; Aurora Ensemble

Application deadline: 14 November

Logistical and organisational information and the enrolment method for the Masterclass:

• The courses will generally be situated at the Filippini Auditorium, Contrà San Marcello 5 – 36100 Vicenza.
• For all other information call the following telephone numbers: +39 328 2449171 / +39 338 9368993 or write to the following email address: infodirigo@gmail.com
• For the purpose of issuing the three year diploma attendance on the complete course is required. For attendance on the other types of courses a certificate will be issued.
• To participate in the courses you must:
1. Fill in the application form in its totality and send it (before the application deadline) to the following email address: infodirigo@gmail.com
2. Pay the membership fee and the first instalment of the course fees on the first day of lessons and the subsequent instalments before their respective deadlines.

Notes:

1. Reduced attendance does not give the right to any reduction in the fees.
2. The organisers reserve the right to postpone, in case of necessity, one or more lessons, giving timely notice to the students.
3. After the application deadline the organisers can still accept requests for enrolment, in case the logistical situation permits it.

For information:

Phone: +39 328 2449171 / +39 338 936 8993
Email: infodirigo@gmail.com
Website: http://www.worldconducting.altervista.org

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Sara Danner Dukic 10.15.15 / 1pm

Weekend Wind Conducting Workshop at CCM with Glenn Price and Craig Kirchhoff
February 4-6, 2016

This workshop is open to conductors of all levels.

Attendees with podium time work with the Wind Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Chamber Winds for a total of three individual sessions. Podium time is limited to 16 participants.

Class sessions cover topics such as baton technique, score study, and rehearsal methods with a focus on the intersection of conducting and education.

Participants will concentrate on developing the skill of leading clearly and with artistic depth, while providing educational experiences that are stimulating and fulfilling for young students, pre-professional, and professional performers alike. Attendees are invited to all events on the schedule.
Register early – spots will go fast!

Costs

Participant with Podium Time
$425

Participant, no podium time
$250

Undergraduate Observer
$175

Early bird discount of $50 when you register before January 5, 2016.

Click here for rep: http://ccm.uc.edu/summer/wind-conducting/repertoire.html

Click here for schedule: http://ccm.uc.edu/summer/wind-conducting/schedule.html

Click here to register: http://ccm.uc.edu/summer/wind-conducting.html

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Co-Chairs, Music Search Committee 10.22.15 / 1pm

I was hoping to post a job listing for this church in NYC, but can’t find a place to submit it other than in this comment. Please contact us at jobs@judson.org if there is a better way to submit this. Thank you.

Job Description – Music Director

Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
212-477-0351; http://www.judson.org

Judson Memorial Church, established in 1892, is a self-governing, open and affirming congregation in New York City with approximately 300 congregants. Located in the heart of Greenwich Village on Washington Square South, Judson is aligned with the American Baptist Churches and the United Church of Christ and the Alliance of Baptists and draws parishioners of varied beliefs and from diverse religious backgrounds. With a proud history of promoting human rights, social justice, and the performing arts, Judson has tripled in size and program over the last eight years.

Judson revels in the widest possible range of musical styles and genres in its worship. For example, a single Sunday service can include a traditional hymn, a choral/solo arrangement of a current pop song, a Broadway standard or folk song sung by the congregation, a spiritual or gospel song sung by the choir, and a piano solo by Philip Glass or Dave Brubeck, all chosen to complement the scriptural/sermon theme of the day.

Judson now seeks a highly skilled and experienced Director of Music to support its continued growth and mission.

POSITION: Half-time Music Director

Responsibilities:
In consultation with the clergy, select hymns, responses, special music for all services
Accompany congregation singing on piano (Judson has no organ) and provide additional performed special music at all worship services.
Rehearse and conduct the volunteer choir and special music performers (soloists/groups)
Provide sacred and secular music for the annual weekend retreat, other church events, including weddings, funerals, special services/events, as scheduled
Oversee maintenance of church’s pianos
Plus: Opportunities to suggest/lead additional musical enhancements to the church’s programs and to participate in the church’s various arts programs, as mutually agreeable.

Accountability to: Senior Minister Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper

Qualifications:
Required Skills and Experience:
Highly skilled piano accompaniment for congregation singing & solo/group performers
Highly skilled solo piano performance
Strong proficiency in rehearsing and conducting volunteer choir & other performers
Commitment and ability to work collaboratively with the clergy to select appropriate
music to help create a meaningful worship experience for a diverse congregation
Broad repertoire knowledge of, and ability to select, perform, and accompany
both religious and secular music of all periods and genres, including
classical/hymns/folk/spirituals/gospel/world music/jazz/show tunes/pop
Ability to introduce, teach and explain music new to the choir and congregation
Flexibility, ability to deal with last-minute requests; teamwork skills

Desirable:
Academic degree(s) in piano performance, choral conducting, &/or composition
Skills in arranging sung & instrumental music for performers’ skill level/voice range
Ability to improvise background music as needed, shift keys to fit voices, etc.
Ability to excite and motivate performers and congregation in music performance/participation
Knowledge of Christian and other religious traditions/practices;
(with or without specific academic/seminary background in these areas)
Knowledge of music history in many genres & ability to explain it for the occasion
Skill in composition of new music for congregation and/or performance
Knowledge of NYC area performers to call on for special music as needed

Work Schedule:
This is a half-time, salaried staff position, including
Sundays approximately 9 am -12:30 pm;
weekly weekday staff meeting and other meetings with clergy to plan services;
periodic weeknight services (Advent, Lent, sometimes others),
annual fall weekend retreat; other events (weddings, funerals etc.) as scheduled

Salary and benefits:
Salary – appropriate to this part-time position
Health insurance provided
Paid time off as provided in the Judson Personnel Guidelines

Expenses covered (within budget established annually by Finance committee):
Purchase and copying of music
Hiring occasional outsider performers/service accompaniment
Professional conferences/education opportunities, as approved by Senior Minister

Evaluation and Review:
Annual evaluation by Senior Minister
Annual salary review by Personnel/Finance Committees, any changes approved by Board

Application process:
Submissions should include:
CV/resume/dossier with a one-page cover letter explaining why you might be the person we seek.
List of references (three or more desired) with full title, contact information and explanation of their professional relationship to you.
Links to your website and if possible, to on-line videos etc. of your work.
Your salary requirements.
Selected candidates will be invited to send additional materials that illustrate their abilities and to interview with the Senior Minister and Search Committee.

Send applications to jobs@judson.org (preferred) or to:
Co-Chairs, Music Search Committee
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012

Judson is an equal opportunity employer. It has not been Judson’s practice to hire Judson members for employed staff positions.

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ICMasterclass 11.5.15 / 2pm

International Opera Singing & Conducting Masterclass
January 22, 2016 – January 30, 2016
Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic.

The North Bohemian Opera and Ballet Theatre & ICM Concert Agency s.r.o. are happy to invite singers and conductors to take part in the International Opera Singing and Conducting Masterclass.

The masterclass is lead by Maestro Guerassim Voronkov (Russia) and organized in collaboration with a leading soloist of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg Marina Shaguch (soprano, Russia) and the best operatic coach from the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona Maestro Mark Hastings (USA)

http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/opera_singers_master_class_courses.php

http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/conducting_courses_Guerassim_Voronkov_January_2016.php

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Felipe Cattapan 11.13.15 / 9am

Dear ladies and gentlemen,

I am leading two workshops:

A) Orchestral Conducting Workshop
Dates: 9th. and 10th. of January 2016 in Winterthur, Switzerland
For beginners and advanced
Contents: contemporary conducting technique, creative rehearsal technique, efficient vocal technique, team leadership, video analysis of famous conductors
Languages: German, English, French
Fees: CHF 375 (active) and CHF 225 (passive)
More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

B) Lectures about “The Language of Conducting”
Dates: mondays (from the 11th. of January till the 15th. of February 2016), 7:30 P.M. till 9:00 P.M.
Fees: 180 CHF
Application and address: Volkshochschule Zürich
Information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

If you need more information, please contact me.
If you know someone else who could be interested, may I kindly ask you to forward this message – thank you in advance.

Best regards,

Felipe Cattapan
Conductor
Reithystrasse 49
CH-8810 Horgen
Tel. + 41 43 3880010
felipe.cattapan@gmail.com
http://www.cattapan.ch

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Chloe May 11.13.15 / 5pm

Carnegie Hall is offering two opportunities for young conductors for the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America

Apprentice Conductors

Two apprentice conductors will have a unique opportunity to receive mentoring in orchestral conducting from NYO-USA’s music staff, including Orchestra Director James Ross, and the 2016 Assistant Conductor. They will attend all orchestra rehearsals during the Residency as well as observe sectional rehearsals and faculty coaching. Some aspects of the apprenticeship may be tailored to the musical background of the student chosen, but it is expected that score study sessions and very limited podium time will be offered. The conducting apprentices are also expected to have a role in understanding and supporting orchestra operations for NYO-USA and may be asked to assist the Music Library staff or the management team with relevant administrative functions.

Candidates are not expected to have orchestral conducting experience but should be able to demonstrate substantial instrumental experience and strong musicianship, as well as leadership potential. After reviewing audition submissions, James Ross and NYO-USA staff may conduct interviews via Skype prior to making a final selection.

http://www.carnegiehall.org/NYOUSA_Additional_Opportunities/

Assistant Conductor

The assistant conductor post for NYO-USA combines musical preparation duties and artistic support of orchestra activities; opportunities to work alongside a world-class faculty and guest artists, and a role in teaching/mentoring two apprentice conductors. NYO-USA’s assistant conductor will have the opportunity to support the work of James Ross, NYO-USA’s orchestra director, and the instrumental faculty during the orchestra’s residency at Purchase College, SUNY, and to assist conductors Christoph Eschenbach and Valery Gergiev as necessary during rehearsals and on tour. The assistant conductor is expected to be present at all full orchestral rehearsals; to conduct selected sectional rehearsals to facilitate the work of instrumental coaches; and to lead portions of full orchestra rehearsals if requested by the orchestra director or conductor. As needed, he or she may be asked to work with individual players or groups of players and to advise/assist program staff and/or the orchestra librarian on artistic needs that may arise during the residency and tour. In past years, the assistant conductor has led community engagement performances with NYO-USA. The apprentice conductor positions, are for 16–19 year-old musicians selected via competitive audition. They are likely to shadow the assistant conductor for significant portions of program.

The assistant conductor position is open to US citizens or permanent residents (Green Card holders) from all backgrounds, ages 20–35. A modest stipend and all expenses will be provided by Carnegie Hall.

http://www.carnegiehall.org/NYOUSA_Assistant_Conductor/

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Laszlo Blaskovics 11.22.15 / 3am

12th Danube International Conducting Masterclass and Competition 2016
with the Danube Symphony Orchestra
and Prof. András Deák – Principal Conductor of Danube Symphony Orchestra

website: http://www.danubeconductingmasterclass.com

Venue:
Danube Symphony Orchestra’s concert hall and rehearsal room, Danube Palace
Hungary, Budapest, H-1051. Zrinyi Street 5.
Dates:
21st -31st August 2016
Music programme of the course:
Mozart: Symphony in D major, No. 35, Haffner
Strauss: Die Fledermaus – Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
Bartok: Rumanian Folk Dances
Schubert: Symphony No 5
Tuition fees:
Active participants €1200
Active participants – students (valid enrollment proof required) €1100
Passive participants €200
Registration fee €100 ( part of the whole amount)
Registration deadline: 31st July 2016
The participant is responsible for paying the extra costs of the bank transfer.
Payment:
Payment information will be sent via email to applicants.
About the course:
During the course the active participants are working on the music programme with Professor Andras Deak – at the half time with two pianists, at the other half of the course every active participants will get 80 minutes conducting time with the Danube Symphony Orchestra.
Tuition languages: English
Participation in the course is confirmed with a certificate.
Competition:
At the end of the orchestra rehearsals the Professor and the Orchestra will decide which participants will be awarded with prizes.
Final concert: On the 31st August there will be a concert in the Danube Palace Concert Hall with a selected programme from the course repertoire. In the concert the first 4-5 best participants chosen by the Professor an the Orchestra will conduct.
More conducting practice time:
We offer more practice time possibility with the orchestra. 80 minutes/ 600 Eu / 35 member of orchestra. We can give you the possible dates and times after your inquires.
Click here for details:
Accommodation:
We can also help you find a good accommodation in Budapest, and provide you with all the information you need.
How to apply:
Please send us an email if you are interested.
Laszlo Blaskovics
email: conductingpractice@gmail.com
tel: 0036703623921

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Marika 11.26.15 / 4pm

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Sara Danner Dukic 12.10.15 / 12pm

Rachmaninoff & Sibelius at CCM April 22 – 24, 2016

We’re celebrating our 9th year of weekend workshops with two thrilling and important second symphonies from “The Great Decade,” Sibelius 2nd (1902) and Rachmaninoff 2nd (1907).

Your takeaway from the weekend:

-work with the renowned CCM Philharmonia and Concert Orchestras on these two masterworks under the instruction of Mark Gibson (CCM) and Neil Varon (Eastman)
-video documentation of all conducting sessions, with a link provided at the close of the workshop for download
-work with piano & string quartet in preparation for getting in front of the orchestras
-open discussions and score study over food & drink
-choose which symphony you want to work on

A limited number of participants and apprentices will be invited to take part in the masterclass, held at the beautiful CCM Village, University of Cincinnati. Auditors are welcome!

Tuition:
Full Participant: $2000
Apprentice: $1000
Auditor: $500

For more information: ccm.uc.edu/summer (click on Rach & Sibelius)
Schedule
Faculty
Application
Tuition

Contact: CCM Summer Programs/Sara Danner Dukic | ccmsummer@uc.edu | 513-56-5662

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Mi Ryung Song 12.10.15 / 4pm

The League of American Orchestras is currently accepting applications for two conducting opportunities in 2016:

– The Bruno Walter National Conductor Preview with Giancarlo Guerrero and the Nashville Symphony, May 10-11

– Conducting Masterclass with Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony, June 11

Application deadline is December 22, 2015

For guidelines and more info, visit http://americanorchestras.org/conducting-artistic-programs/conducting/bruno-walter-national-conductor-preview.html

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Karin 12.11.15 / 2pm

Women Conductors Workshops/Royal Opera, Royal Ballet Conducting Weekends

The Women Conductors Course at Morley College, in partnership with the Royal Opera House, will present two separate weekend workshops for female conductors.

Conducting for Opera (30-31 January, 2016; application deadline 8 January, 2016): Lead Teacher: Julia Jones, Chief Conductor at Theater Basel, Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon, and Orquestra Sinfónica Portuguesa; Guest Conductor Staatsoper Berlin, the Wiener Staatsoper, the Hamburg Staatsoper, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, among others.

Conducting for Ballet (20-21 February, 2016; application deadline 29 January, 2016): Lead Teacher: Andrea Quinn, past Music Director of the Royal Ballet and the New York City Ballet; Guest Conductor Dutch National Ballet, Swedish Royal Ballet, English National Ballet and New Zealand Ballet, among others.

These courses will explore the techniques and skills involved in conducting opera and ballet, while working with leading conductors, professional musicians, dancers, and choreographers. Singers will be from the Jette Parker Young Artist Programme in residence at the Royal Opera House, and Dancers and Choreographers will be from the Royal Ballet. Both courses will be accompanied with piano played by professional repetiteurs or ballet pianists.

Fees:
Participant (maximum 12 Participants per course):
Uk student/UK resident: £150/course
Non-UK student/non-UK resident: £300/course

Observer:
£20/course

Both courses will take place at the Royal Opera House, Bow St, London WC2E 9DD

Repertoire for the Opera Course:

Arias:
Bizet: Habanera, from Carmen, Act I
Bizet: ‘Je dis que rien ne m’épouvante’, from Carmen, Act III
Verdi: ‘De miei bollenti spiriti’, from La traviata, Act II
Mozart: ‘Hai gia vinta la causa’, from Le nozze di Figaro, Act III

Duets:
Puccini: Scene, from La bohème, Act I
Mozart: Duet, from Così fan tutte, Act I
Verdi: Quartet, from Rigoletto, Act III

Repertoire for the Ballet Course:

Stravinsky: Agon (Complete)
Prokofiev: Romeo & Juliet (Balcony Pas de deux)
Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker (Grand Pas de deux)

To register an application, please follow the instructions on the following Google form:

http://goo.gl/forms/jZPesKvTPA

For questions, please email:

womenconductors@morleycollege.ac.uk

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Sylvie Beaudette 12.19.15 / 4pm

NEW 5-DAY FORMAT!!!

Orchestral Conducting Fundamentals
July 18-22, 2016
Neil Varon, director

This course is based on the technical, musical and psychological fundamentals that lead to a deeper level of communication between conductor and orchestra. The course is designed to approach general conducting skills/issues that are applicable to all musicians who wish to develop conducting skills. New conducting students will acquire and develop a strong set of basic fundamentals and musical values, upon which they can then build.
Topics to be covered will include:
-Clarity of beat and gesture
-How do we convey music with our hands and the baton?—linking the musical mind and baton
-Freedom of movement—the language of movement types and artistic intent
-Changing of tempo—how do we learn to control the tempo in speeding up and slowing down?
-Building musical leadership from the podium—how does one study, and how does one then apply that study to actual orchestral music making?

“I learned more in 3 days, than in an entire semester at another school.” – 2015 participant

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Tanya Sparks 12.21.15 / 2pm

CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
POSITION DESCRIPTION

TITLE: Assistant Conductor

REPORTS TO: Music Director

DEPARTMENT: Conducting Staff

STATUS: Full-time, Exempt

DATE: September 2016

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
The Assistant Conductor is responsible for rehearsing and conducting educational, outreach and community concerts, rehearsing and conducting other performances as assigned, serving as cover conductor for rehearsals and concerts as determined by the Music Director, and other duties as assigned.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Working in conjunction with the Music Director, Executive Director, Director of Artistic Planning and other key staff, the Assistant Conductor will plan and conduct educational concerts, community concerts and other special concerts as assigned to include but not be limited to Lollipops Family concerts, private concerts, CSO On Campus concerts, and runouts.

2. Serve as cover conductor for rehearsals and concerts and other programs as assigned. This includes personal preparation of all scores and providing written and verbal feedback on artistic matters relating to repertory (balance, intonation, dynamics, ensemble issues, etc.). May be asked to conduct off stage ensembles or serve as score reader for supertitles or other production needs.

3. If so directed, to assist the technical staff in the post-production editing of Charlotte Symphony Orchestra performance recordings for archival or broadcast use.

4. Participate as directed in planning meetings, media events, fund-raising activities, speaking engagements, educational and outreach opportunities, development meetings and activities, administrative meetings and other activities as determined and identified by management.

5. Perform other duties and functions as assigned by the Music Director.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

1. Meaningful orchestral conducting experience and broad knowledge of orchestral repertoire and concert programming.

2. Master’s degree (or equivalent) in orchestral/instrumental conducting strongly preferred.

3. Fluent in English and able to communicate effectively to musicians, staff and a wide range of audience members. A deep appreciation for, understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of professional musicians.

4. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. The responsibility and cost of obtaining such authorization is solely that of the candidate

APPLICATION PROCEDURE (Only electronic applications will be accepted)

1. Individuals should submit a cover letter, current résumé, three letters of recommendation and contact information for three professional references. Candidates are also required to submit a current video work sample. Video should be a close front-view perspective of either a rehearsal or performance with a full symphonic or large chamber orchestra ensemble. ALL MATERIALS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH A SERVICE SUCH AS DROPBOX OR HIGHTAIL. Please do not email attachments.

2. All applications must be received by January 22, 2016. Applications should be sent to tanyad@charlottesymphony.org.

3. Candidates must be available to audition in person on April 26, 2016.

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Ross Monroe Winter 12.25.15 / 3pm

Hello,
I’d like to offer information on a week-long masterclass in July, 2016:

Wintergreen Summer Music Academy’s
Conductors’ Summit

A unique opportunity to combine training, performance, conversation, and observation.

Open to the serious conducting student.

Conductor Victor Yampolsky leads the week as Master Teacher, assisted by conductor and Wintergreen Performing Arts’ Artistic Director, Erin Freeman. Providing more than 120 minutes of podium time per student, plus opportunities for two public performances, this program commands a unique position among summer conducting programs. In addition, students will attend daily workshops and seminars on topics including score study, baton technique, bowing and woodwind sessions, public speaking coaching, community outreach and education script writing and delivery, and video review. Finally, Conductors’ Summit students will observe Maestro Yampolsky in rehearsals and performances with the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra.

Conducting sessions include:

1 session with a string quintet. (20 minutes per student)
2 masterclasses with the full String Chamber Music Academy rehearsing as an orchestra. (20 minutes per student per masterclass)
1 performance with the full String Chamber Music Academy performing as an orchestra.(approx 15 minutes per student)
3 masterclasses with a fully professional chamber ensemble (Mahler Symphony No. 4, arr. Klaus Simon) (20 minutes per student per masterclass)
1 public performance of a fully professional chamber ensemble (Mahler Symphony No. 4, arr Simon) divided among conducting students. (approx 10 minutes per student)
All sessions will be videotaped and will be available for audition submission and personal study.

Enrollment will be capped at 6 participants, creating opportunities for conversation, camaraderie, and collegiality.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Private and group lessons in baton technique and score study
6 masterclasses and 2 public conducting performances
Podium time in front of student and professional musicians
Videos for all sessions and video review; copies of videos will be available for applications and self-study
Sessions on bowing technique, woodwind tuning, career development, educational and community programming, public speaking, and more
CONTACT

With questions or for more information: academy@wintergreenperformingarts.org

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Ashley 1.1.16 / 10am

Hello,
Sorry there appears to have been an error in the date in my previous post. If you wouldn’t mind sharing this on your site I would be very grateful.

MUSIC DIRECTOR SEARCH

We are currently searching for a new Music Director to start in September 2016 please see below for details.

The Southampton University Symphony Orchestra (SUSO) is widely recognised as one of the leading university orchestras in the UK. After 21 years, Robin Browning, is stepping down, we are seeking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational individual to lead the orchestra to even greater heights. SUSO performs four to seven concerts per year, as well as a foreign tour in the summer. Recent years have included Mahler’s 6th Symphony, Shostakovich’s 10th Symphony. The orchestra has an excellent outreach program with strong links to Southampton Music Hub and ‘Baby Proms’.

SUSO rehearses on a Wednesday evening between 7pm – 10pm in the Turner Sims Concert Hall, Southampton, with an occasional weekend day rehearsal leading up to the concert.

Auditions will take place on Wednesday the 16th of March 6.30pm – 10pm in Southampton with a short interview between 5pm and 6.30pm.

Audition repertoire will be selected from the following:

Romeo and Juliet Overture – Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 2 – Rachmaninov
Scheherazade – Rimsky-Korsakov
To apply please email the following to susomusicdirectorsearch@gmail.com by Saturday the 30th of January at 1pm (GMT):

Your CV
link(s) to video of you conducting
3 programs
1 to be based around a large scale work such as a Shostakovich Symphony
1 for a themed/family event e.g. film music
1 program to involve a concerto with suggested soloist.
Feel free to send references.

An audition info sheet will be sent to successful candidates no later than 24th of February.

All decisions made by the Music Director Search committee will be final.

For more information please see http://suso.susu.org/index.php/music-director-search/

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International Conductors' Festival 1.5.16 / 1pm

The International Conductors’ Festival (ICF) offers emerging conductors the meaningful experiences that are critical to their development on and off the podium. Our programs are ideal for any conductor with advanced training who is seeking substantial and real experience conducting a professional orchestra in both rehearsals and concerts.

The 8th annual ICF-Kiev will be held this summer, May 30 – June 11, 2016 in Kiev, at the magnificent Ukrainian National House of Organ and Chamber Music. Repertoire highlights will include Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, Schubert’s B-minor Symphony (Unfinished) and Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, with highly acclaimed soloist Andriy Kutasevych. Additionally, a new festival modeled after ICF Kiev, but with its own unique offerings, will be inaugurated this summer in Danville, Kentucky on the beautiful campus of Center College, July 18-30. Both ICF-Kiev and ICF-Danville will invite 7-8 conductors each, and are currently accepting applications.

Visit http://www.ConductorsFestival.org for more information and to apply. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by February 15, and applications will continue to be accepted after that date until all spots are filled by qualified candidates.

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Peter Fender 1.8.16 / 1pm

A WEEKEND WITH BACH: 27 Feb 2016 – 28 Feb 2016, London UK.

Unique opportunity to work on music by Bach with baroque music specialists: tutor Peter Fender and the professional chamber orchestra South London Baroque (playing on period instruments). An intense and supportive weekend working on Bach’s Orchestral Suite no.1 in C and Cantata 54.

Participants: Maximum of 6.
Agel limit: None
Podium time: Minimum of 80 mins
Video: Free HD video supplied.
Cost: £400 / £350 unwaged.
Languages: English / Italian (French and German may also be possible, please enquire).

Go to http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses for more information and the application form.

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Benjamin Loeb 1.10.16 / 4pm

ICWF 2016: Mahler, Mozart, and Brahms hosted by the New Symphony Orchestra of Sofia
International Conducting Workshop and Festival 2016: Mahler, Mozart, and Brahms (ICWF) with Larry Rachleff and Donald Schleicher, Sofia, Bulgaria July 29 – August 8, 2016

From July 29-August 8, 2016 the International Conducting Workshop and Festival is again proud to present a workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria in partnership with the New Symphony Orchestra. ICWF 2016: Mahler, Mozart, and Brahms will be led by two of the most internationally esteemed conducting teachers: Larry Rachleff (Rice University and Rhode Island Philharmonic) and Donald Schleicher (University of Illinois). They will be assisted by Benjamin Loeb (ICWF Artistic Director).

As in the past, we will offer conducting training and critique in a non-competitive, professional and supportive atmosphere. It is a great opportunity to immerse oneself deeply in important standard and challenging orchestral repertoire which will include Mahler Symphony #4 and the Adagietto from Symphony #5, Brahms Symphonies #1 and 3, and Mozart Symphonies #38, 39, and 41. (Repertoire is subject to change).

Without increasing the tuition, the workshop this year will include even more sessions than ever: 12 Orchestra sessions (both 3- and 4-hour), 9 3-hour Sextet sessions, discussions, study and special subject sessions led by Susan Dunn. Each full participant will have 60 minutes of podium time with the full orchestra and at least 30 minutes with the sextet.

This year, in addition to the regular Chamber Concert, we will present a full Orchestra Concert conducted by the ICWF faculty and featuring special guest artists. Repertoire on the program will include Mozart Symphony #38 (Donald Schleicher, conductor) and Parto, parto (Susan Dunn, soprano, and Larry Rachleff conductor), and Mahler Des Knaben Wunderhorn (Eleni Matos, mezzo soprano, Robert Gardner, baritone, Benjamin Loeb, conductor).

In the Orchestra sessions, conducting slots are 10 minutes long. In the Sextet sessions, participants will conduct a string quintet plus piano, which covers woodwinds and brass parts. Parts of some quintet sessions may be devoted to difficult excerpts that are pre-selected from the workshop repertoire that all participants will be expected to prepare. In the remainder of the sextet sessions, passages are to be selected by the participant. Each conductor will have individual choice of repertoire during orchestra sessions. In all sessions, podium time slots will be flexibly and transparently pre-assigned.

Levels of Participation
For this workshop we are offering only one level of participation which will include 60 minutes with the full orchestra. Sextet sessions will be equally divided among all conductors. All orchestra and sextet sessions will take place in the palatial Boyana Residence (subject to change).

Auditing is also available, but does not include any active podium time. The auditor level is designed for those either who have little experience and training, but show promise, or those with ample opportunity to conduct throughout the year, but want to use this workshop as a chance to observe master teaching.

All tuition fees include hotel and two meals each day. Fees must be paid according to schedule in $US.

All sessions will be Digitally Recorded and ample opportunity will be provided to view session recordings. At the end of each conducting session or day, each conductor will receive a digital file of that session. Participants must provide his or her own storage media (USB 3.0 hard drive is most recommended).

Concerts

Concurrent with the workshop, the International Conducting Workshop Festival will present one Chamber Music and one Orchestra Concert featuring faculty, guest artists, and NSO members. Participants will not perform on these concerts. The repertoire on these concerts will be devoted to music of the three composers and their contemporaries. All rehearsals and concerts are open to the participants.

Video Recording Sessions
After the workshop proper is complete on August 9 conductors will have the opportunity to sign up for 30-minute sessions solely to video workshop repertoire. The faculty will not be present and conductors will have free choice of repertoire. This is an excellent opportunity to compile a portfolio of video clips for applications. Each 30-minute session is $900 and includes hotel and two meals for the extra day.

The New Symphony Orchestra
The New Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1991 as an alternative to the existing musical institutions financially supported and controlled by the state. During the years since it was founded the New Symphony Orchestra has produced a cultural model of its own and has created a Society of Friends, dedicated to the welfare of this cultural institution, which is unique in Bulgaria. Julia Hristova’s Concert House, opened in 1990, served as a basis on which the Orchestra was founded. This House had its own unique system of organizing and financing the orchestra and working with its young musicians. According to the words of its founder, Julia Hristova, “We worked not to survive but to create.”

The Musicians
From the very beginning the idea of the New Symphony Orchestra was to be both a school and an institution taking care of young, talented musicians who had no experience on the stages of concert halls, but who had the strong desire to work and perfect them-selves. Over eight hundred musicians of an average age between 18 and 27 have played for the Orchestra. Musician from the School of the New Symphony Orchestra are now members of the biggest Bulgarian orchestral institutions and opera houses, and of orchestras in the USA, Latin America, South Africa, Western and Central Europe. The leading principles in the work with the young musicians, most of whom are still students, is respect for one’s personal opinions, equal opportunities and flexibility in the system of work. According to Julia Hristova “The most important goal in our work is not the concert, but one’s love in the process of ‘making’ music”.
Read more about this important and fascinating orchestra unique to Eastern Europe.

Accommodations
All participants will stay in single, air-conditioned rooms at the magnificant and palacial Boyana Residence, the same location where all of the sessions will be held (subject to change).
Breakfast and one additional meal (usually lunch) is included in the tuition fee. All rooms have free wireless Internet access. It is possible to arrange for spouses to stay at the hotel for a small additional cost. Spouses will also receive two meals each day and have access to all public ICWF events.

DEADLINES
Applications are being accepted now and will be reviewed first on January 15. First notifications will be emailed on January 30. After February 15, applications will be reviewed and processed on a space-available basis.$500 non-refundable tuition deposit due within two weeks of acceptance. Generally, applications are processed within two weeks of receipt.
• Late payment of tuition deposit or tuition payment may result in loss of spot.
• If a conductor must cancel his or her spot, the tuition deposit and/or tuition will be refunded only if a suitable replacement is found to fill the spot.
To apply, go to http://www.conductingworkshop.org/language/english/forms/2016-icwf-application

FEES
Application fee: $50
Participant Tuition (60 minutes with full orchestra, approximately 45 minutes with sextet): $3950
Auditor Tuition: $2500

Extra 30-minute video recording session: $900
Early tuition payment discount (if paid by February 15): $150
All tuition fees paid by credit card will have a 3.5% service fee added.
Online payments preferred, but US checks and bank transfer will be accepted. The application is not complete and will not be processed until the payment is received.
Application fees are non-refundable.

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Jaemi Loeb 1.11.16 / 11pm

First Annual ICF-Danville, July 18-30, 2016

The International Conductors’ Festival offers meaningful development experiences to emerging conductors both on and off the podium. Each of our two festivals offers significant, uninterrupted podium time with a professional orchestra. These festivals are ideal for conductors with advanced training who are seeking performance and professional development opportunities.

The first annual International Conductors’ Festival – Danville will be held July 18-30 on the campus of Centre College in Danville, KY. Up to 8 participating conductors will work with the Piccadilly Symphony Orchestra from Manchester, England on repertoire including Mozart, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Elgar, Tchaikovsky, and more. The festival includes four public performances by all participants and the opportunity to be involved in community engagement and educational events. For details, visit http://www.centre.edu/icfdanville.

The original ICF, whose 8th annual workshop will be held May 30 – June 11 in Kiev, Ukraine will take place at the Ukrainian National House of Organ and Chamber Music. Repertoire includes Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, Schubert’s B-minor Symphony (Unfinished), and Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto no. 2 with acclaimed soloist, Andriy Kutasevych. For more details, visit http://www.conductorsfestvial.org.

Applications for both festivals are currently open. Priority consideration begins Feb. 15.

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Luke 1.13.16 / 7am

Would appreciate it if you could post this. Thanks Chris!

Masterclass with Atso Almila, Professor of Conducting at the Sibelius Academy, September 9-16, 2016.
http://www.zlinmasterclass.com

The 2016 Zlin Conducting Masterclass aims to provide an ideal learning environment for aspiring professional orchestral conductors. Over eight days, twelve participants will be given expert tuition by Atso Almila, Professor of Conducting at the Sibelius Academy, and Luke Dollman, Lecturer in Conducting at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. The orchestra for the masterclass, the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, is one of the Czech Republic’s finest orchestras, and the masterclass will be held in their state-of-the-art concert hall in Zlin, Czech Republic. Conductors will work with a nine piece ensemble, chamber orchestra, and full orchestra over the course of the program, participate in daily video analysis sessions, and receive one to one tuition. The cost for the course, including accomodation is 2100 Euros for the 12 selected conductors, and 500 Euros for auditors. Further info at: info@zlinmasterclass.com

Date: September 9-16, 2016
Location: Zlin, Czech Republic
Orchestra: Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic
Teachers: Atso Almila and Luke Dollman
Number of active students: 12
Total podium time: 145 minutes per active student
Cost for active students: 2,100 euros (including accomodation)
Cost for auditors: 500 euros (including accomodation)

Repertoire:
Stravinsky Concerto in Es ‘Dumbarton Oaks’
Haydn Symphony No.88
Mozart Symphony No.40
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5
Sibelius Symphony No.2

http://www.zlinmasterclass.com

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Mark Heron 1.13.16 / 6pm

RNCM Conducting Masterclass – 6th-8th May 2016. Study with RNCM Conducting Faculty Clark Rundell & Mark Heron, working with orchestras & ensembles from the RNCM and Manchester’s professional chamber orchestra, Manchester Camerata. The RNCM is one of the world’s leading conducting programmes and in the last 3 years graduates have held assistant & associate conductor positions with London Symphony, Halle, CBSO, New York Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, English National Opera and many others as well as being signed by agencies such as Askonas Holst, IMG, Hazard Chase, Intermusica etc. Application details for the masterclass: http://www.rncm.ac.uk/uploads/RNCM-Conducting-Weekend-May-16-pack-compressed.pdf Information about the school and the programmes: http://www.facebook.com/rncmconducting

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The Ilya Musin Society 1.19.16 / 7am

Bruxelles – Belgium 28th – June 2nd 2016
Orchestral conducting technique masterclass with Ennio Nicotra.
International workshop with prof. Ennio Nicotra, pupil and assistant to Ilya Musin, author of the bestseller multilingual book/DVD “Introduction to the orchestral conducting technique”. 5 days of full immersion, with the support of a piano duo will be deeply analyzed the basic principles of orchestral conducting technique. Especially recommended to those students and conductors who wish improve their craft and to whom wants to learn the rudiment of this art. See further detailes about fee, repertoire, application on http://www.musinsociety.com

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Felipe Cattapan 1.21.16 / 11am

Two Choir Conducting/Choral Workshops (Winterthur, Switzerland)

For beginners and advanced

Workshop 1: 12th. and 13th. of March 2016 (10:00 A.M.- 5:45 P.M.)

Workshop 2: 16th. and 17th. of April 2016 (10:00 A.M.- 5:45 P.M.)

Languages: German, English, French

Individual and group lessons

Contents: contemporary conducting technique, creative rehearsal technique, efficient vocal technique for choirs, team leadership, video analysis of famous conductors

No age limit

Fees (each workshop): CHF 375 (active) and CHF 225 (passive)

Teacher: Felipe Cattapan (www.cattapan.ch)

Application: Klubschule Winterthur, Rudolfstrasse 11, 8401 Winterthur, Switzerland, Tel. + 41 52 260 26 26, info.wi@gmos.ch, http://www.klubschule.ch

More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

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Mun-Tzung Wong 1.21.16 / 1pm

NYCI April 2016
Conducting Workshop with Maestro Donald Schleicher
April 1st – April 4th, 2016

New York Conducting Institute (NYCI) is pleased to present a conducting workshop with Maestro Donald Schleicher on April 1-4, 2016. Participants will receive three 18-minute podium sessions (54 minutes of podium time over the course of the four days) with a professional string quintet and piano, taught by Maestro Donald Schleicher. He will also lead five hours of intensive score analysis and study, in which participants and auditors will have the extraordinary opportunity to go learn from his deep experience and insights. Participants are highly encouraged to be well prepared and ask questions. All podium sessions will be digitally recorded.

REPERTOIRE
Beethoven – Overture to Egmont
Mozart – Overture to Die Zauberflöte
Debussy – Prélude à «L’après-midi d’un faune»
Brahms – Symphony No. 2 (movements 1-3 only)
Mahler – Adagietto (from Symphony No.5)

SCHEDULE
Friday, April 1st 2016
8:45am-9:00am Registration
9:00am-10:00am Welcome and Score Analysis No.1
10:30am-1:30pm Podium Session No. 1

Saturday, April 2nd, 2016
10:00am-1:00pm Podium Session No. 2
2:30pm-5:00pm Observations/Notes from Prof. Schleicher & Score Analysis No. 2
6:30-9:30pm Podium Session No.3

Sunday, April 3rd, 2016
10:00am-1:00pm Podium Session No. 4
2:30pm-5:00pm Observations/Notes from Prof. Schleicher & Score Analysis No. 3
6:30pm-9:30pm Podium Session No. 5

Monday, April 4th, 2016
10:00am-1:00pm Podium Session No. 6
1:30pm-3:00pm Conductor Lunch

FEES
All fees stated below are in US currency.
This NYCI Conducting Workshop is fiscally sponsored by Multicultural Sonic Evolution (MuSE) and all the payments will go through MuSE.

Application fee: $35 (non-refundable, must pay online in order to complete your application)
Participant Tuition: $930
Auditor Tuition: $450
All fees paid by PayPal will incur a 3.5% service fee.

Online payments preferred, but US checks, certified checks or money orders will also be accepted. Cash will not be accepted. The application is not complete and will not be processed until the application fee is received. Late payment of tuition deposit or tuition payments may result in loss of spot. If a Full Participant must cancel, tuition (minus non-refundable fees) will be refunded only if a suitable replacement is found to fill the spot. If class is full, applications will be considered for Auditor status only. However, if a Full Participant drops out, Auditors may be asked if they would like to be considered for Full Participant status.

All checks should be payable to Multicultural Sonic Evolution and sent to the following address:

P.O. Box 3524
Astoria, NY11103
Memo: NYCI April 2016

DEADLINES
Applications are being accepted now and will be reviewed starting on January 30th, 2016. First notifications will be emailed by within 5 business days. Applications received after January 30th will be reviewed and processed on a space-available basis.

February 10th, 2016 (or one week after your acceptance, whichever is later)
$200 non-refundable deposit for auditors and full participants.

March 1st, 2016
For full participants: Additional $250 due ($450 total)
For Auditors and Full Participants, an early tuition payment discount of $35 is offered if entire tuition is paid in full by this date, i.e. Auditors only $415 and Full Participants only $895

March 15th, 2016
For Full Participants: Final payment of $480 due ($930 total)
For Auditors: Additional $250 due ($450 total)

TO APPLY, please go to http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/applications.html

For more info, please visit http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org

Questions? Write to us at info@newyorkconductinginstitute.org

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The Ilya Musin Society 1.24.16 / 12pm

Orchestral conducting technique Workshop with Ennio Nicotra.
Perugia (Italy) 25-29 march 2016
Intensive Easter International workshop with prof. Ennio Nicotra, pupil and assistant to Ilya Musin, author of the multilingual bestseller book/DVD “Introduction to the orchestral conducting technique”. 5 days full immersion, with the support of a piano duo will be deeply analyzed the basic principles of orchestral conducting technique. Especially recommended to those students who wish improve their craft and to whom wants to learn the rudiment of this art. In the historical center of one of the most beautiful Italian town.

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Sylvie Beaudette 1.26.16 / 8am

5-DAY PROGRAM FOR NEW CONDUCTING STUDENTS

Orchestral Conducting Fundamentals
July 18-22, 2016
Neil Varon, director

This course is based on the technical, musical and psychological fundamentals that lead to a deeper level of communication between conductor and orchestra. The course is designed to approach general conducting skills/issues that are applicable to all musicians who wish to develop conducting skills. New conducting students will acquire and develop a strong set of basic fundamentals and musical values, upon which they can then build. Topics to be covered will include:
-Clarity of beat and gesture
-How do we convey music with our hands and the baton?—linking the musical mind and baton
-Freedom of movement—the language of movement types and artistic intent
-Changing of tempo—how do we learn to control the tempo in speeding up and slowing down?
-Building musical leadership from the podium—how does one study, and how does one then apply that study to actual orchestral music making?

“I learned more in a few days than in an entire semester at another school.” – 2015 participant

For details, visit: summer.esm.rochester.edu

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Amelia Vincenzi 2.11.16 / 4pm

FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS 2016
VI edition August 29 – September 4
http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

One of the leading European Masterclass for orchestra conductors is now

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW

Principal teacher: M° Massimiliano Caldi

Special seminar : “The beginning of the career of an Orchestra Conductor”: Prof. Francesco Ernani with the participation of the international artists agents Davide Cicchetti (Studiomusica) and Dario Mannino (MaMusic).

The course is articulated in n°7 (seven) days of lesson. The lessons with the orchestra will be recorded and at the end of the day the students will discuss with the M° about their performance with the help of the recording.
The recording will be given to the students in digital format at the end of the course.

Each student will have at least 1 hour of podium session excluded the general rehearsal and the final concert.
The final concert will be part of “Capriccio Italiano Festival”.

The seminar aims to offer to the participants some information on how to begin the career as an orchestra conductor, through a talk with one of the greatest experts in the field, Prof. Francesco Ernani (former General Secretary Teatro alla Scala di Milano and General Director of theatres such as Arena di Verona, Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Opera di Roma, Teatro Comunale di Bologna and Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana) and two international artists agents (Davide Cicchetti of Studiomusica and Dario Mannino of MaMusic) that will give hints on how to set up a strategy in order to begin or develop one’s career and will also answer to the questions of the participants to the masterclass.

Pieces in programme:

I. Stravinsky, Concerto in D for strings
B. Britten: Simple Symphony;
E. Grieg: Holberg Suite;
O.Respighi, Antiche arie e danze per liuto Suite III;
P.I. Tchaikovsky, Serenade op. 48;
A. Portera, Tevilah for violin and strings (ed.Sconfinarte).

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F. J. Haydn, Symphonies n° 99, 101, 103;
W.A. Mozart: Symphony n° 39;
W.A. Mozart, Symphony n°41 “Jupiter”;
W.A. Mozart, Ouverture Don Giovanni;
W.A. Mozart, Ouverture Così fan tutte;
L. van Beethoven, Symphony n° 1;
L. van Beethoven, Symphony n° 2;
L. van Beethoven, Symphony n° 5 ;
L. van Beethoven, Symphony n° 8 ;
L. van Beethoven, Prometheus Ouverture op.43;
L. van Beethoven, Coriolan Ouverture;
L. van Beethoven, Egmont Ouverture;
G. Rossini, Symphony from“L’italiana in Algeri”
G. Rossini, Sinfonia da “Il barbiere di Siviglia”;
G. Rossini, Symphony from “La cenerentola”;
F. Mendelssohn: Symphony IV “Italian” (I movement);
F. Mendelssoh, Ouverture “The Hebrides”;
R. Wagner, Siegrfrieds Idyll;
G. Verdi, Traviata: Prelude III Act;
S. Prokofiev, Symphony n° 1 “Classical”;
E. Muratore, Nomen (ed. Sconfinarte);
M. Ravel, Tombeau de Couperin;
I. Stravinsky, Dumbarton Oaks;
B. Bartók, Rumanian Folk Dances.

REAL LEARNING – REAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

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The Ilya Musin Society 2.18.16 / 3am

Cefalù (Palermo, Sicily) 23-28 May 2016. The Istituto Tisia in collaboration with the Ilya Musin Society.
In an amazing location on the Tirrean sea organizes an Intensive International workshop with prof. Ennio Nicotra, pupil and assistant to Ilya Musin, author of the multilingual bestseller book/DVD “Introduction to the orchestral conducting technique” Edizioni Curci Milano. 40 min daily individual lesson. Individual repertoire must be agreed with the teacher. With the support of a piano duo will be deeply analyzed the basic principles of orchestral conducting technique and the individual problems in order to improve the technique of each student. Especially recommended to those students who wish improve their craft and to whom wants to learn the rudiment of this art. Few meters from one of the most beautiful beach of the mediterranean sea. Accomodation for lower price for the partecipants

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1. ICMasterclasses 2.18.16 / 4am
  
  SUMMER CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS IN CZECH REPUBLIC.
  
  7-11 JUNE 2016, Maestro Alim Shakh (Russia, St. Petersburg) and The Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Republic). Masterclass will take place in Olomouc – beautiful town from the UNESCO list.
  This is 5-day orchestral conducting masterclass for students and professional conductors.
  Maestro Alim Shakh was taught by famous Russian conductors and teachers – Fyodor Kozlov (1927–2003) and Ilya Musin (1904–1999), he maintains and spreads traditions of St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory.
  100 minutes of podium time with the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra,
  60 minutes of podium time in sessions with piano.
  The concert will be held June 11, 2016 in the Reduta hall, Olomouc
  The concert program will be divided between participants.
  
  The program:
  L. Beethoven, 7th symphony,
  F. Liszt, Les préludes,
  S. Rachmaninov, Symphonic dances,
  N. Rimsky-Korsakov, Shaherezada.
  
  Application fee – € 35
  Active participant fee – € 1600
  Semi-active participant fee – € 500
  Auditors – 35 euro/ day
  
  Application deadline: April 1, 2016.
  No age limit.
  
  More information on the website:
  http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/orchestral_conducting_masterclasses_courses.php
  Email: conductingmasterclasses.eu@gmail.com
  
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Bede Williams 2.19.16 / 4am

St Andrews Advanced Conducting Course

Director Sian Edwards

Friday 27 May – Sunday 29 May

The University of St Andrews welcomes emerging conductors of all ages and nationalities to study with visiting Professor of conducting Sian Edwards. The class will be made up of eight participants; each participant will receive 90 minutes of podium time over the course of the weekend. The weekend will conclude with a public concert in which all participants will conduct; the ensemble will be made up of ten professional musicians and other local instrumentalists. Repertoire includes Copland, Sibelius, Wagner, Haydn and Delius. Fee £280

See http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/music/conducting/ for more details.

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Sara Danner Dukic 2.24.16 / 5pm

Rachmaninoff and Sibelius Workshop at CCM – a few spots still open!

April 22 – 24, 2016
We’re celebrating our 9th year of weekend workshops with two thrilling and important second symphonies from “The Great Decade,” Sibelius 2nd (1902) and Rachmaninoff 2nd (1907).

Your takeaway from the weekend:

-work with the renowned CCM Philharmonia and Concert Orchestras on these two masterworks under the instruction of Mark Gibson (CCM) and Neil Varon (Eastman)
-video documentation of all conducting sessions, with a link provided at the close of the workshop for download
-work with piano & string quartet in preparation for getting in front of the orchestras
-open discussions and score study over food & drink
-choose which symphony you want to work on

A limited number of participants and apprentices will be invited to take part in the masterclass, held at the beautiful CCM Village, University of Cincinnati. Auditors are welcome!

To participate in this program, you must be accepted through our application process at ccm.uc.edu/summer. The deadline to apply is extended to February 29, 2016.

Schedule

Friday, April 22, 2016

9:00 am: Breakfast and score discussion

11:15 am – 1:15 pm: Participants work with string quartet and piano

1:25 pm – 4:00 pm: Participants conduct Philharmonia

4:10 pm – 6:00 pm: Participants conduct Concert Orchestra

8:00 pm: Participants and apprentices are invited to attend the CCM Mainstage production of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake.

Saturday, April 23, 2014

10:00 am – 1:00 pm: Participants/Apprentices conduct Philharmonia

2:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Participants/Apprentices conduct Concert Orchestra

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Participants conduct Philharmonia

Sunday, October 30, 2011

10:00 am: Breakfast/discussion with Mark Gibson & Neil Varon
Repertoire

Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27 (Philharmonia)

Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 (Concert Orchestra)
Ensembles

CCM Philharmonia

CCM Concert Orchestra

Tuition

Participant: $2000
Apprentice: $1000
Auditor: $500

Upon acceptance, half of the tuition will be due as a non-refundable deposit to hold your spot. The remainder will be due prior to your arrival for the workshop.
Definitions

Participant: Attendance to all group sessions; 80 minutes with ensembles; may choose one or both of the ballets to focus on.

Apprentice: Attendance to all group sessions; 24 minutes with ensembles.

Auditor: Attendance to all group sessions.

For more info, contact CCM Summer Programs:
ccmsummer@uc.edu | 513.556.5662

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European Conducting Academy 2.28.16 / 4am

I would like to share this information in your blog. Thank you for posting!

The EUROPEAN CONDUCTING ACADEMY announces “The German Sound: Weber, Mendelssohn, Brahms” a Conducting Master class with Maestro Lior Shambadal (Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker), Maestro Romolo Gessi (Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Veneta Orchestra) and the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra. 2016 April 14-17. Optional introductory lessons: 2016 March 12-13

The course will be held in Vicenza, at the Villa Ghislanzoni, one of the most charming Venetian Villas. It will be organized so that candidates will be able to work as independently as possible, making efficient use of the time allowed for orchestra rehearsals.

Admission: conductors of all nationalities and all ages can take part in this course. All candidates are expected to have thoroughly studied at least one piece of the programme before the beginning of the course. A record of significant experience in the field of conducting is preferable. Admission to the course involves CV assessment, a short interview and a technical test – to take place on the first day of lessons, in which the candidate must demonstrate knowledge of how to conduct at least one of the works on the repertoire list. Videos (10/15 min YouTube links) of the candidate conducting in rehearsal or performance are also acceptable as technical test. Those who have already completed the three year diploma in orchestral conducting at the European Conducting Academy, at a conservatoire or on equivalent courses, will be admitted as a matter of course.

Programme:
WEBER Ouverture Oberon
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.4 op.90 Italian
BRAHMS Symphony N.2 op.73

Calendar:
Analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals with piano, ensemble and Orchestra – m° Shambadal and m° Gessi
Thursday April 14th: 10:00 a.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday April 15th: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday April 16th : 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday April 17th: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Course fees (to be paid in full at registration):
Conductors € 450.00 (complete: 4 days – lessons with piano, ensemble, and orchestra)
Conductors € 390.00 (only 3 days – lessons with piano and ensemble or orchestra)
Listeners – Daily fee: € 60.00

Registration fee: € 10.00

Diplomas and certificates: each participant will receive an attendance certificate.
Tuition Languages: English, German, Italian

Application deadline: April 2nd

LIOR SHAMBADAL: Israeli conductor Lior Shambadal maintains an active career as both an artistic leader and guest artist on both orchestral and opera podiums throughout Europe, as well as in China, Japan, Korea and South America. He currently serves as the Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker, a post he has held since 1997. During his tenure there, he has led more than 150 concerts at the famed Berlin Philharmonie, and has conducted the orchestra in hundreds of performances on tour in Japan, China, Korea, Italy, Spain, Ireland, England, France and Germany. In 2009, he was also named Music Director of the Orchestre Filarmonica de Bogota. Since 2008, Shambadal has been the Principal Guest Conductor of the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra in Latvia, as well as a guest professor and Principal Guest Conductor of the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra of the Central Music Conservatory in the Sichuan province of China. In addition, he works regularly with the Festival of San Gemini in Italy, where he serves as permanent member of the artistic committee and leads master classes for conductors and, since 2007, he has appeared annually as a guest artist for the orchestra training program at The Banff Centre in Canada. He was born in 1950 in Tel Aviv, where he studied viola, trombone, composition, and conducting. His studies took him to the Mozarteum in Salzburg where he worked with Carl Melles. Moving on to Vienna Mr. Shambadal had been tutored by acclaimed conductors such as Hans Swarowsky, Carlo Maria Giulini, Igor Markevitch, Sergiu Celibidache and Franco Ferrara. Lior Shambadal expanded his studies in other areas such as electronic music (in Vienna) and composition taught by Witold Lutoslawski (in France). In 1980 he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra. From 1986 to 1993 he led the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv. As the sole founder of the ensembles Acoustic 7/11 and Musica Nova Lior Shambadal proved himself a prolific composer whose musical range includes chamber music, song writing, and symphonic orchestra pieces. From 1993 to 2000 Mr. Shambadal was musical director of the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslauten (Germany), and from 2000-2003 he served as the Chief Conductor of the RTV Symphony Orchestra in Ljubljana, Slovenia. His CD and television productions have made Mr. Shambadal internationally famous, supported by his guest appearance conducting international orchestras.

ROMOLO GESSI: born in Trieste, Italy, Maestro Gessi completed his musical studies at the Trieste Conservatory. Further conducting studies ensued at the State Conservatoire of St.Petersburg, under Musin and Kukuskin, at the Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten in Vienna under Julius Kalmar, and at the Accademia Musicale in Pescara under Donato Renzetti, obtaining Diplomas with the highest marks. He has won many awards, including the Opera Conducting Competition of Caserta, and the First Prize at the International Austro-Hungarian Conducting Competition of Vienna and Pécs. He was appointed professor of Conducting at the Conservatorio “Verdi” of Milan. Since 1997 he has been teaching conducting at the European Academy in Vicenza and opera conducting at the International Workshop OperAverona. He is also Coordinator of the Conducting and Chamber Music Department at the National Conservatory of Trieste and he has been Guest Professor at the Vienna Music University and at the Norwegian Music Academy. He is Music Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Pro Musica Salzburg Orchestra and of the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra. He has been Music Director of the Cantelli Symphony Orchestra in Milan from 2006 to 2008. He has conducted many orchestras, such as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the State Opera Prague, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Cracow, the Izhevsk’s Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pécs Symphony Orchestra, the Santo André Symphony Orchestra, the Gainesville Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia’s Soloists, Milano Classica, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, the Trieste Opera House, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Bari Symphony Orchestra, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, the Lecce Symphony Orchestra, the Marchigiana Philharmonic, the Spoleto Opera House in the principal cities of Italy as well as in those of Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, USA.

Information . Registration . Accommodation:
• Course address: Villa Ghislanzoni – Via S. Cristoforo 73, 36100 VICENZA – ITALY
(From Vicenza’s Railway Station: Bus Nr.1 – Direction: Bertesina)
• Infoline: Tel +39 328 2449171 or +39 338 9368993
E-mail: infodirigo@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.worldconducting.altervista.org

Registration:
1. Send the completed application form by the deadline to ECA via e-mail
infodirigo@gmail.com
2. Fees have to be paid in full on the first day of the course.
Notes:
1. Partial attendance gives no right to a reduction in fee.
2. The organizers may accept enrolments after the deadline date if places are still available.

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Claudia Button 3.1.16 / 6am

FELIX MENDELSSOHN INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION
Dedicated to M° Cosmas Galileas

http://www.mendelssohncompetition.com

Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra with the patronage of Mendelssohn Stiftung Leipzig, in cooperation with Megaron Concert Hall in Thessaloniki and Studiomusica International Artists Management, announces the first edition of
“FELIX MENDELSSOHN INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION”
The competition is open to musicians of any nationality without age limits.
The competition will be held in Thessaloniki (Greece) from 5 until 11 November 2016.
Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra will be the orchestra for the competition.

RULES
1. Eligibility
The competition is open to all the conductors, without nationality or age limitations.

2. Structure of the competition
The competition is structured as follows:

Eliminatory phase: 4 hands Piano, November 5 and 6
First Round: String Orchestra, November 7 and 8
Second Round: Chamber Orchestra, November 9
Semifinal: Chamber Orchestra with solo piano, November 10
Final: Symphony Orchestra with solo piano, November 11

The number of participants at the eliminatory phase is not limited, nonetheless the organisation reserves the right to close the registrations in advance in case of a too high number of requests.
The First Round will be open to 40 competitors.
The Second Round will be open to 20 competitors.
The Semifinal will be open to 10 competitors.
The Final will be open to 3 competitors and will be held in Megaron Concert Hall, Odos 25 Martiou & Paralia, Thessaloniki 546 46

3. Repertoire.

Eliminatory: 4 hands piano
(Music center of Municipality of Thessaloniki – Kountouriotou 17, Thessaloniki)
I. Stravinsky, Danse Sacrale from Le Sacre du Printemps
P. I. Tchaikovsky, Serenade for Strings op. 48

First Round: String orchestra open to up to 40 competitiors
(Music center of Municipality of Thessaloniki – Kountouriotou 17, Thessaloniki)
P. I. Tchaikovsky, Serenade for Strings op. 48
F. Mendelssonh, Symphony for Strings X in B minor

Second Round: Chamber Orchestra open to up to 20 competitors
(Music center of Municipality of Thessaloniki – Kountouriotou 17, Thessaloniki)
R. Wagner, Siegrfried Idyll

Semifinal: Chamber Orchestra with piano open to 10 competitors
(the soloist will be Mr. Roberto Prosseda, Decca Artist)
(Music center of Municipality of Thessaloniki – Kountouriotou 17, Thessaloniki)
F. Mendelssohn, The Hebrides Ouverture
F. Mendelssohn, Piano Concerto n° 1 in g minor op. 25
Each competitor will have ca 30 minutes to rehearse

Final: Symphony Orchestra with piano (the soloist will be Mr. Roberto Prosseda, Decca Artist)
(Megaron “Emilios Riadis” concert hall)

Group A
F. Mendelssohn, Symphony n° III “Scottish” Movement I
F. Mendelssohn, Piano Concerto n° 1 in g minor op. 25 Movement I

Group B
F. Mendelssohn, Symphony n° 5 “Reform” Movement I
F. Mendelssohn, Piano Concerto n° 1 in g minor op. 25 Movement I

Group C
F. Mendelssohn, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture
F. Mendelssohn, Piano Concerto n° 1 in g minor op. 25 Movement III

The Final is open to n° 3 competitors, a group will be assigned to each and each will have 55 minutes rehearsal during which rehearse the pieces of the assigned group.
After the rehearsal there will be a public concert that is part of the competition, in this concert each competitor will conduct the assigned pieces.
Concert suit/dress is required.
The winner will be announced after the final concert, to the presence of the public.
The pieces will be drawn the evening before the day of the specific phase. The competitors are required to know all the pieces of the repertoire.

4. Participation fee
The participaton fee is € 320,00 that can be paid by bank transfer to the account
BCC di Vignole IBAN: IT11 X089 2221 5030 0000 0818 505 SWIFT BIC : ICRAITRRPM0
of Associazione Januartes (attention: bank expenses are to be charged to the payer)
or Paypal through paypal site (also by credit card).
The registration fee will not be returned in any case, except the cancellation of the competition; in that case the competitors will be promptly advised.
For the competitors having Greek passport the participation fee is €180,00

5. Prizes

First classified: € 2.000,00
1 concert in 2017/2018 season of Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra (Greece)
Conduction of 1 Opera during 2017/2018 season of Magdeburg Theatre in Magdeburg (Germany)
1 concert in 2017/2018 season of “I Solisti Aquilani” in l’Aquila (Italy)
Jewish Art Days Budapest Prize, 1 concert with Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV (Hungary)
1 year representation by MaMusic International Artists Agency
Official diploma

Second classified: € 1000,00
1 concert in 2017/2018 season of Magdeburgische Philharmonie (Germany)
1 concert in 2017/2018 season of Bacau Philarmonic Orchestra (Romania)
Official diploma

Third classified: € 500,00
Official diploma

Special prizes:
Mendelssohn Stiftung Prize
Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra Prize (voted by the orchestra): 1 concert in 2017/2018 season

To all the Semifinalists will be given an official certificate of Semifinalists.
Those who will successfully pass the eliminatory phase will receive a participation certificate.
The last stages of the competition will be open to the public and there will be a representative of International Artists Agencies present.

6. Jury
The International jury will be composed of the following members:

Eliminatory Phase:
M° Panagiotis Diamantis, M° Haris Iliadis, other four representative of the Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra.

From the First Round
M° Gunter Neuhold (Austria), President of the jury
M° Haris Iliadis (Greece), Music Director of Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra
M° Ovidiu Balan (Romania), Music Director of Bacau Symphony Orchestra
M° Michael Balke (Germany), GMD of Magdeburg Theatre
M° Maurizio Cocciolito (Italy), Artistic Director of “I solisti Aquilani”
M° Dario Mannino (Italy), Manager of MaMusic International Artists Agency
M° Roberto Prosseda (Italy), Concert pianist, Decca Artist (vote for the conduction of the piano concerto)

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Caroline Mallonee 3.2.16 / 11am

The Walden School Creative Musicians Retreat will be held June 18-26, 2016 on the campus of The Dublin School in Dublin, New Hampshire. The Walden School seeks composers, improvisers, electronic musicians, performers of new music, choral musicians and music teachers to participate in a week of concerts, composers forums, presentations, and workshops.

Mivos Quartet will be the 2016 ensemble-in-residence and will be available to teach lessons, offer coachings, and workshop and perform pieces by composers at the Festival. Michael Daugherty, our 2016 Composer-in-Residence, will offer private lessons, lead master classes and will moderate the three composers forums.

There is a pedagogy track and a choral track as well as our performance and composition tracks.
For more information and to download an application, please visit our website, http://www.waldenschool.org/creative-musicians-retreat.

To be considered in the next round, applications must be postmarked by Monday, March 28, 2016.

Any questions should be directed to
retreat@waldenschool.org

The Walden School
31A 29th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 648-4710

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Felipe Cattapan 3.10.16 / 9am

Choral Conducting/Choral Workshop for Women

Choral conducting/choral workshop for women (28th. and 29th. of May 2016 in Wetzikon, Switzerland)
Active participation: only women; passive participation: women and men
For beginners and advanced
Contents: contemporary conducting technique, creative rehearsal technique, efficient vocal technique for choirs, team leadership for women
Languages: German, English, French (Felipe Cattapan); German, English (Prof. Katja Cattapan)
Teachers: Felipe Cattapan (www.cattapan.ch) and Prof. Katja Cattapan
Application: Mrs. Simona Kolozeti, Gassa 4, CH-7027 Castiel, info@kosi-musik.ch
More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

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Markéta Dietzová 3.10.16 / 10am

INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING
MASTERCLASS & COMPETITION

EUROPEAN MUSIC ACADEMY IN TEPLICE 2016

Don Giovanni-Le nozze di Figaro-Cosi fan tutte with Maestro Wolfgang Scheidt – Beethoven Award Prague 2016

between July 30 – August 13 (arrival July 29, departure August 14)
max. 12 candidates
total 50 min. individual lessons with piano (for each candidate)
total 175 min. with orchestra and soloists + two dress rehearsals and two concerts
final concerts in Teplice Theatre, Jablonec nad Nisou Theatre and Municipal House in Prague
All admitted participants will be performing at the Final Opera Gala in Prague, but also in one of the previous concerts in either Teplice or Jablonce nad Nisou, if possible with different programmes
At the end of the Final Opera Gala in Prague the winners of the Beethoven Award 2016 will be announced and honoured
A professional DVD recording of the finale concert in Prague will be provided for each participant
Beethoven award – including a concert commitment with the North Czech Philharmonic in the season 2016/2017 and possibly also other conducting opportunities.
tutoring language: English, German, French and Italian
profile of participants: advanced students of conducting and young professional conductors
tuition fee: active 1990 € / passive 690 € (single-room accommodation with breakfast included)
deadline for the application: 31.3.2016

When applying for the workshop, candidates are requested to send the application form including a video recording (minimum length 15 minutes) of themselves conducting concert or opera – both rehearsal or performance – either by E-mail: info@musicacademy.cz or Mail to the postal address:

EUROPEAN MUSIC ACADEMY in Teplice
Dvořákova 12
400 01 Ústí nad Labem
Czech Republic

More information:
http://www.musicacademy.cz/#

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Eric Silberger 3.15.16 / 8pm

New York Conductors Symphony-April 2nd, 2016
http://www.ncsorchestra.com

In the heart of New York City one block from Lincoln Center, make the conducting footage of your dreams. The orchestra is made up of top players drawn from the Juilliard School of Music and the Orchestral Performance Program at the Manhattan School of Music.

Our professional standard recording utilizes 6 different microphones and 2 different cameras. Sessions are 40 minutes long, and you have complete freedom to conduct symphonic as well as operatic repertoire with fully casted singers. Limited availability still remains for April 2nd, 2016.

To reserve a session and for more information, write us at: info@ncsorchestra.com

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THOMAS CUNNINGHAM 3.25.16 / 5pm

Hello,

Please repost the following. Thank you so much!
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Voices of Ascension Chorus and Orchestra invites applications for its 2016 Conductor Academy in New York, NY.

June 6-10, 2016: The summer academy is an intensive conducting workshop with podium time, talks, masterclasses and private lessons. It is intended for serious students as well as veteran professionals. The talks and masterclasses will take place in the middle of the week (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) with optional private lessons on Monday and Friday. Repertory will be standard classical choral works, as chosen by participants from an extensive list.

Application Deadline: Rolling application process until spaces filled

Conducting Fellows (12 Positions Available)
Conduct the Voices of Ascension Chorus & Chamber Orchestra
3 times on the podium with at least 20 minutes each time
3 assignments: one with chorus, one with orchestra, one with both
All sessions recorded
Opening Orientation Session
Closing Conductors’ Round Table Discussion
One 40 minute private lesson with Dennis Keene on any piece or topic you desire (Longer if time permits. It can be broken up into 2 shorter times if desired.)

Auditors (spaces filled on a first come, first served basis)
Observe all sessions and master classes
Opening Orientation session
Closing Conductors’ Round Table Discussion

Fees
Conducting Fellows: $650
Half Payable upon acceptance, other half due May 8th
Auditors: $100 payable upon application

Past Participant Testimonials:
“a transformative experience”
“life-changing”
“one of the most memorable and satisfying experiences in my life”

For more information, visit: http://www.voicesofascension.org/academy/
Or email: staff@voicesofascension.org

To apply, visit: http://www.voicesofascension.org/application/

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Jessica Wisser, ASO Executive Director 4.7.16 / 1pm

Hello. I was hoping to pass along the following information about our upcoming Music Director and Conductor search. Please let me know at mdsearch@alexsym.org if there is a specific person with whom I should be in touch. Best, Jessica Wisser, ASO Executive Director

ALEXANDRIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Music Director and Conductor – Position Description

The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra announces that applications and nominations are currently being accepted for the position of Music Director. The person selected will assume responsibilities for the position beginning with the 2018-2019 Season, the organization’s 75th Anniversary Season.

THE POSITION

The Music Director reports directly to the ASO Board of Trustees and is responsible for the fulfillment of the orchestra’s artistic programs, potential image, and impact in the community. S/he is responsible for the repertoire, programming and artistic production, and has ultimate authority for the selection, development, and (if necessary) replacement of musicians. As the orchestra’s artistic leader, s/he must sustain and build the orchestra’s performance quality and successful integration into the community. The Music Director, as a community arts leader and advocate, will actively contribute to the orchestra’s regional outreach, educational and fundraising activities. In addition, the Music Director is expected to work closely and effectively with the ASO Executive Director, Board of Trustees, staff and related ASO organizations in carrying out these responsibilities.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

The ideal candidate will possess:
• Exceptional musicianship and conducting skills; significant conducting experience, including extensive work with professional musicians; knowledge of a broad range of repertoire, symphonic as well as the full canon of music
• Vision, passion, and ability to develop music strategies for the ASO and produce the highest quality of music
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, administrative and communications skills
• Ability to cultivate existing and new audiences and patrons, providing the region with cultural and performing arts experience second to none
• Experience with outreach, audience development and fundraising

Previous or current music directorship or comparable experience preferred.

APPLICATIONS

Application must include: (1) personal letter of interest from the candidate, (2) resume, (3) sample programs conducted by the candidate, (4) names and phone numbers of at least three professional references, and (5) conducting video samples. Submission of conducting samples via video sharing websites (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) is strongly preferred. If video sharing is not possible, DVD recordings may be submitted (notice must be given in a candidate’s application if using this method). In addition, each candidate is asked to submit a separate cogent and concise written statement with professional/personal examples that demonstrate the candidate’s proven capabilities and/or potential in the areas of community engagement, artistic leadership, fundraising, and engagement and development of subscribers and patrons.

The ASO Music Director Search Committee will make recommendations on finalists to the Board of Trustees in the early 2017. Finalists approved by the Board will be asked to guest conduct and meet our community during the 2017-2018 Season (September 2017 to May 2018). A new Music Director will be named after the 2017-18 Season and will conduct the opening concert of our 75th Anniversary Season in 2018-2019.

The Alexandria Symphony Orchestra is an equal opportunity employer.

Please submit your application package by Monday, August 1, 2016. No phone inquiries, please.

For e-mail submissions, our address is mdsearch@alexsym.org. E-mail submissions are strongly preferred.
• For documents, submit pdf attachments only.
• For conducting video samples, links to uploaded video on YouTube, Vimeo or other video sharing sites are strongly preferred. If this cannot be completed, please include notice in the application that you will be submitting a DVD of video samples.

For mail submissions, our address is:
Alexandria Symphony Orchestra
Attn: Music Director Search
2121 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 608
Alexandria, Virginia 22314

To learn more about the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, visit our website at http://www.alexsym.org.

For a full Music Director Profile and extensive application information, please visit http://www.alexsym.org/about/mdsearch.

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Daniel Thomas 4.13.16 / 1pm

Good morning – we’d like to post information about our opening for Assistant Conductor – the information is below – let me know at daniel@peninsulasymphony.org if you have any questions/need more information. Many thanks!

PENINSULA SYMPHONY
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR JOB DESCRIPTION

ORGANIZATION
Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Peninsula Symphony Orchestra is a large community orchestra, in its 67th season, with a budget of approximately $550,000. It performs four pairs of subscription concerts, plus several special concerts, including annual collaborations with the Stanford University Symphonic Chorus, family concerts, and summer outdoor pops concerts, as well as extensive educational outreach programs. Symphony programs feature internationally renowned soloists; subscription concerts are performed at Flint Center in Cupertino, San Mateo Performing Arts Center, Fox Theater in Redwood City and Heritage Theater in Campbell; other concert pairs take place at Stanford University’s Memorial Church and Bing Concert Hall and other area locations. Mitchell Sardou Klein is the Music Director. For more information please visit http://www.peninsulasymphony.org.

POSITION
This position is intended to serve as a two to four-year apprenticeship for a young conductor.

DUTIES
Cover (understudy) most rehearsals and all concerts, being fully prepared to conduct in the event of emergencies; lead sectional rehearsals; assist in coordination of personnel management; conduct performances as assigned by Music Director, including planning and conducting the annual Family Concert; assist Music Director and Artistic Committee in preparation of season programs, rehearsal schedule, and other administrative and musical responsibilities; represent the Symphony to the public.

QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive background and training in orchestral conducting; experience working with symphony orchestras; excellent musicianship; ability to work well with staff, orchestra, and board; excellent communications skills.

COMPENSATION
Approximately $7,500/year (approximately 50 services), depending on scope of responsibility agreed to.

Interviews will take place in early June, 2016 in Los Altos, CA.

Auditions are planned for July 12, 2016 at Crocker Middle School Band Room, 2600 Ralston Avenue, Hillsborough CA.

REPERTOIRE FOR ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR AUDITIONS
• Stravinsky, The Firebird Suite (1919): Danse infernale du roi Kastcheï
• Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 (Bärenreiter – Del Mar edition):
Second movement – Molto vivace
Third movement – Adagio molto e cantabile

APPLICATIONS
Application deadline: May 15, 2016. Send résumé, letters of recommendation and other materials (videos and CDs are not requested at this time) to:
Assistant Conductor Search Committee
Peninsula Symphony Orchestra
146 Main Street #102
Los Altos, CA 94022
Applications may be sent via e-mail to PSOAsstCondSearch@gmail.com.

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Claudia 4.14.16 / 10am

Felix Mendelssohn International Conducting Competition 2016 is now accepting applications

FELIX MENDELSSOHN INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION
Dedicated to M° Cosmas Galileas

Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra with the patronage of Mendelssohn Stiftung Leipzig, in cooperation with Megaron Concert Hall in Thessaloniki and Studiomusica International Artists Management, announces the first edition of
“FELIX MENDELSSOHN INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION”
The competition is open to musicians of any nationality without age limits.
The competition will be held in Thessaloniki (Greece) from 5 until 11 November 2016.
Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra will be the orchestra for the competition.

http://www.mendelssohncompetition.com

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Audrey J. Edelstein 4.16.16 / 11pm

The Queens College Sixth Annual Conductor’s Workshop is now accepting applicants.

Directed by Maestro Maurice Peress, this workshop is being offered to aspiring and working conductors alike to help build upon their experience and sharpen their orchestral skills.Student Conductors will study with Maestros Maurice Peress, Donald Portnoy, Dorothy Savitch, and George Rothman along with three guest composers. Podium time is guaranteed every day, giving every participant the chance to work regularly with a professional-level, highly responsive orchestra. Student Conductors will conduct the Workshop Orchestra in the mornings, and receive critiques, coaching, and hands-on lessons from the faculty in the afternoons as well as a session on career buildling.

The QC Conductor’s Workshop takes place at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College in Flushing, NY

The workshop runs from June 19-July 1 2016
Application Deadline May 1
Please submit 15 minutes of video featuring contrasting styles.

Tuition $1650
http://www.qcconductorsworkshop.com
admin@qcconductorsworkshop.com

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P. Popham 4.21.16 / 5pm

THE LOS ANGELES CONDUCTING WORKSHOP 2016

July 25-30, 2016

Brahms’s Symphony No. 3 • Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 • Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5

The Los Angeles Conducting Institute, in collaboration with the Department of Music at Glendale Community College, is pleased to announce the 2016 Conducting Workshop. Maestro Neil Thomson, one of the most widely-respected and versatile British conductors will lead the highly anticipated workshop.

Maestro Thomson was Head of Conducting Program at the Royal College of Music (RCM) in London. He is the youngest-ever incumbent of this post in 1992 – 2006. He was made an Honorary Member of the RCM in 1994 for his excellent services to the institution and for his an enviable reputation as an orchestral conducting teacher and conductor.

Maestro Thomson is one of the best conducting mentors throughout Europe. He has served as Guest Professor at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, the Krakow Academy of Music, the Conservatoire “Arrigo Boito” in Parma and the Lithuanian Academy of Music. In 2002, he was invited by Lorin Maazel to be on the jury for the European rounds of the Maazel Conducting Competition in 2007. He was on the jury alongside with Gunther Schuller at the Eduardo Mata International Conducting Competition in Mexico City.

Neil Thomson currently serves as Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of the Orquestra Filarmonica de Goias in Brazil since March 2014. He has conducted orchestras all over the world including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia, London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra in Denmark and the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra. In May 2005, he was invited to conduct the 50th Anniversary Memorial Concert for George Enescu with the Romanian National Orchestra.

He has made successful débuts with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra, Israel Symphony Orchestra, the Orquestra Sinfonica do Porto, the WDR Rundfunkorchester, Koln, the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, the Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra, the Northern Sinfonia, the Ulster Orchestra, the Orchestra of Opera North, the Britten Sinfonia, the Lahti Symphony orchestra and the Nordic Youth Orchestra.

He has performed with many distinguished soloists including Sir James Galway, Dame Moura Lympany, Sir Thomas Allen, Dame Felicity Lott, Philip Langridge, Sarah Chang, Antonio Meneses Steven Isserlis, Julian Lloyd Webber, David Geringas, Natalie Clein, Ittai Shapira, Gyorgy Pauk, Brett Dean, Jean-Philippe Collard, Stephen Hough, Peter Jablonski, and Sir Richard Rodney Bennett. Recent collaborations include a Schumann Cello Concerto with Steven Isserlis, an opera gala with Danielle de Niese, a tour in Brazil with Antonio Meneses, Liszt Second Piano Concerto and Brahms Second Piano Concerto with Stephen Hough, the premiere of Joseph Phibb’s new Percussion Concerto with Dame Evelyn Glennie and a rare performance of the complete Incidental Music from ‘Hassan’ by Delius at the Cheltenham Festival. Recordings include a disc of American contemporary music with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Tchaikovsky Second Piano Concerto with Alexander Gavrylyuk and the Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra and a disc of orchestral music by Cesar Guerra-Peixe with the Orquestra Filarmonica de Goias.
Born in 1966, Neil Thomson studied with Norman Del Mar at the Royal College of Music in London and later at Tanglewood with Leonard Bernstein and Kurt Sanderling.

Conductors of all ages are welcome to apply for this opportunity to study with Maestro Thomson, and conduct an all-professional orchestra in a weeklong workshop culminating in a final concert.

Fellows and Associates will work with full orchestra and string quintet.
• Repertoire
– Brahms – Symphony No. 3 – Beethoven – Symphony No. 4 – Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5
• Participants
– Fellows (12) – $2,500. – Associates (8) – $1,500. – Auditors – $750. – Application Fee – $50. Non-refundable – The 12 Fellow conductors will
conduct in the final concert.
• Application Procedure
– Please send bio, résumé, video link, and payment inquiry to: musikato@musikatointernational.com • Deadline for Application is June 30, 2016

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Peter Fender 4.25.16 / 3am

Mahler Weekend: Adagietto from Symphony No.5

An intensive and supportive course taught by Peter Fender in London on Mahler’s sublime Adagietto from his Symphony No.5.

Day 1: Detailed work on interpretation and technique.
Day 2: Working with professional orchestra.

Podium time 80 mins minimum (plus optional 15 mins individual session).
Each person receives help and advice appropriate to their skill and experience (although please note that this course is not suitable for beginners.

HD video supplied at no extra cost.

£400 (£350 unwaged, £150 observer).

See http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses for full details and an application form.

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Peter Fender 4.25.16 / 3am

Mahler Weekend: Adagietto from Symphony No.5

4-5 June 2016, London UK.

An intensive and supportive course taught by Peter Fender in London on Mahler’s sublime Adagietto from his Symphony No.5.

Day 1: Detailed work on interpretation and technique.
Day 2: Working with professional orchestra.

Podium time 80 mins minimum (plus optional 15 mins individual session).
Each person receives help and advice appropriate to their skill and experience (although please note that this course is not suitable for beginners.

HD video supplied at no extra cost.

£400 (£350 unwaged, £150 observer).

See http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses for full details and an application form.

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THOMAS CUNNINGHAM 4.25.16 / 9pm

Voices of Ascension Chorus and Orchestra invites applications for its 2016 Conductor Academy in New York, NY.

June 6-10, 2016: The summer academy is an intensive conducting workshop with podium time, talks, masterclasses and private lessons. It is intended for serious students as well as veteran professionals. The talks and masterclasses will take place in the middle of the week (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday) with optional private lessons on Monday and Friday. Repertory will be standard classical choral works, as chosen by participants from an extensive list.

Application Deadline: Rolling application process until spaces filled. Final Deadline, May 15

Conducting Fellows (12 Positions Available)
Conduct the Voices of Ascension Chorus & Chamber Orchestra
3 times on the podium with at least 20 minutes each time
3 assignments: one with chorus, one with orchestra, one with both
All sessions recorded
Opening Orientation Session
Closing Conductors’ Round Table Discussion
One 40 minute private lesson with Dennis Keene on any piece or topic you desire (Longer if time permits. It can be broken up into 2 shorter times if desired.)

Auditors (spaces filled on a first come, first served basis)
Observe all sessions and master classes
Opening Orientation session
Closing Conductors’ Round Table Discussion

Fees
Conducting Fellows: $650
Half Payable upon acceptance, other half due May 8th
Auditors: $100 payable upon application

Past Participant Testimonials:
“a transformative experience”
“life-changing”
“one of the most memorable and satisfying experiences in my life”

For more information, visit: http://www.voicesofascension.org/academy/
Or email: staff@voicesofascension.org

To apply, visit: http://www.voicesofascension.org/application/

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Jaemi Loeb 4.28.16 / 7pm

International Conductors’ Festival – Danville, July 18-30, 2016.

ICF-Danville has two remaining openings for full participants.

The International Conductors’ Festival – Danville (July 18-30) is a new expansion of the International Conductors’ Festival – Kiev, which has been going strong for 9 years. The workshop is teacher-less, offering experienced conductors the opportunity to rehearse a professional orchestra uninterrupted in the morning with an additional string quintet plus piano lab session in the afternoon where participants give each other feedback, hear opinions from players, etc. There are two public concerts at the end of each of the two weeks of the festival and all participants conduct on all concerts.

In Danville, the resident orchestra is the Piccadilly Symphony Orchestra, which will be coming to KY from Manchester, England. The workshop is also at the heart of a community music festival that includes educational and outreach events, which participants have the opportunity help lead. The festival provides HD video of all rehearsals and concerts, there will be a professional photographer in residence throughout the festival, and local and regional press coverage is already gearing up.

Tuition is $3,500, which includes housing on the campus of Centre College, airport pickup and drop-off, local transportation, and many meals. Due to recent sponsorship, we are able to offer students, recent grads, and conductors earning less than $50,000 per year tuition scholarships valued at $1,500.

For more details on the only workshop to perform in a bourbon distillery, visit http://www.centre.edu/icfdanville.

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The Ilya Musin Society 5.14.16 / 6am

BRUXELLES 28 JUNE- 2 JULY INTENSIVE SUMMER MASTERCLASS WITH ENNIO NICOTRA An intensive week with one of the most renowned nowday teachers particularly recommended for beginners and conductors who whish improve their craft for more detailes and informations visit

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Amelia Vincenzi 5.17.16 / 8am

FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS 2016 is now accepting ONLY AUDITORS.

Further information: http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

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Felipe Cattapan 6.14.16 / 9am

Orchestral Conducting Workshop

Dates: 1st. and 2nd. of October 2016 in Winterthur, Switzerland
For beginners and advanced
Contents: contemporary conducting technique, creative rehearsal technique, efficient vocal technique, team leadership, video analysis of famous conductors
Languages: German, English, French
Teacher: Felipe Cattapan (www.cattapan.ch)
Fees: CHF 375 (active) and CHF 225 (passive)
More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

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New York Conducting Institute 6.18.16 / 12am

Conducting Workshop with Maestro Paul Nadler
October 21st – 24th, 2016
New York City

We are proud to present a 4-day conducting workshop with Maestro Paul Nadler from The Metropolitan Opera. 16 participants will be selected, and each will receive three 18-minute podium sessions (54 minutes total) with professional singers, string quintet and piano. Participants are highly encouraged to be well prepared and ask questions. All podium sessions will be digitally recorded.

About Maestro Paul Nadler
Maestro Paul Nadler has distinguished himself as an exciting and highly respected symphonic and operatic conductor. Since his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1989, he has led the company in more than 60 performances.

Repertoire: BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture; DEBUSSY Prélude à «L’après-midi d’un faune»; excerpts from MOZART Die Zauberflöte & Don Giovanni; DONIZETTI Lucia Di Lammermoor. Workshop also includes sessions dedicated to rehearsal technique, critique on The Art of Conducting, and piano sessions with singers. We also accept auditors.

Applications are being accepted now and will be reviewed starting on July 22nd, 2016. Applications received after July 22nd will be reviewed and processed on a space-available basis. If the class is full, applications will be considered for Auditor status only.

To APPLY, please go to http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/applications.html

For more info, visit http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/october-2016.html

Questions? Write to us at info@newyorkconductinginstitute.org

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1. Raffaele Napoli 6.27.16 / 4pm
  
  “La tecnica e la poetica di Sergiu Celibidache”; masterclass di direzione d’orchestra con il m° Raffaele Napoli: Varna (BG) 22-25 agosto 2016.
  Per informazioni info@celibidache.it http://www.celibidache.it
  
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Fabio Poggi 6.25.16 / 8am

Masterclass di direzione d’orchestra “La tecnica e la poetica di Sergiu Celibidache”, M° Raffaele Napoli: Varna (Bulgaria) 22-25 agosto 2016.

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Foster Beyers 6.29.16 / 12pm

Could you please post the following information about this Conducting Seminar. Thank you.

FMSO 2nd ANNUAL CONDUCTING SEMINAR
with Christopher Zimmerman and Foster Beyers
Friday, September 23 through Monday, September 26, 2016 in Fargo, ND

A collaboration between Fargo-Moorhead Symphony and Concordia College in Moorhead

Limited to seven participants, conductors will be ensured 80 minutes of podium time over three days (40 minutes with full orchestra/string ensemble and 40 minutes with string quartet and piano).

Works to be conducted will be Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2, Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme (with 2007 Tchaikovsky Gold Medal winner cellist Sergey Antonov) with the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra, and Shostakovich Chamber Symphony, Op. 110a and Mozart “Adagio” from Adagio and Fugue K. 546 (with the Concordia College “Sonitus” string ensemble).

The workshop will include seminars on score study, conductor/soloist collaboration, orchestral bowing, duties of the concertmaster, bodymapping for conductors and more. Organizational topics will also be offered, including building a college orchestra, programming and community engagement.

Maestro Christopher Zimmerman, now in his fourth season as Music Director of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony, is also director of the Fairfax (VA) Symphony and the American Youth Philharmonic, based in Washington DC. Winner of the American Conducting Prize in 2011, Zimmerman has conducted orchestras to critical acclaim throughout the US and abroad.

His career has also embraced teaching and working with student orchestras and conductors. In 1993 he joined the conducting faculty at the College-Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati where he was Music Director of their concert orchestra, and in 1999 he was appointed as Fuller Professor of Orchestral Studies at the Hartt School as well as Music Director of the Hartt Symphony. A much sought after clinician and pedagogue, Mr. Zimmerman continues to teach at workshops and festivals around the world.

Maestro Foster Beyers is Director of Orchestral Activities at James Madison University at Harrisonberg VA. He formerly served as Director of Orchestras at Concordia College from 2011-2016, and as Assistant Conductor of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony. Prior to coming to Concordia, Foster Beyers served as interim director of orchestra at the College of St. Benedict/St. John University for the 2010/2011 academic year.

From 2008-2011 he was a James Sample Fellow in conducting at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities where he led the Campus Orchestra and String Orchestra and studied with Mark Russell Smith. Mr. Beyers came to Minnesota from Chicago where he served as Music Director of the Ravenswood Community Orchestra, Assistant Director of Choirs at Kenilworth Union Church. Mr. Beyers other principal conductor teachers include Victor Yampolsky and Nobuyoshi Yasuda. He has participated in masterclasses with Osmo Vanksa, Kenneth Kiesler, Larry Rachleff.

The Conducting Seminar is limited to 7 Conductor Participants, in order to ensure each participant receives a total of 100 minutes of podium time. In addition to the podium time and seven seminar options on various topics, participants are also videotaped and have two separate one-on-one video critique sessions with Maestro Zimmerman and Maestro Beyers.

“Of greatest value to me was the significant podium time, excellent conducting video critiques, and just the right balance of interaction with the instructors. I have attended four conducting seminars — this was unquestionably among the best of which I’m aware.” — 2015 Conducting Seminar participant

“The few seminars I’ve been to only touch upon the idea of bowing. This Bowing seminar session was great for everyone to learn about the differences and difficulties of different bowing. The seminar on Building a College Orchestra Program was also especially interesting and valuable. At every workshop there is some sort of session on building a professional career, but never something about building a career at the College level. I found it very insightful. Overall, I would rate this seminar much higher than the rest I have attended.” — 2015 Conducting Seminar participant

“All the seminar sessions, conducting experiences and critiques were excellent. I particularly enjoyed all the personal hospitality – the in-home dinners by the Board members and volunteer drivers were really nice and much appreciated. Everyone went the extra mile – we certainly got our money’s worth!” — 2015 Conducting Seminar participant

$1,300 – Conductor Participant – Registration deadline is Monday, August 12, 2016. Participants will be notified by August 15, 2016.

$150 – Auditor – Registration deadline is Monday, September 12, 2016.

COMPLETE DESCRIPTION AND SEMINAR SCHEDULE http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/890649/27119703/1467143265657/FMSO+2016+Conducting+Seminar+Announcement.pdf?token=CDD9p2n0CaCEYPj80Xf2tM39eTI%3D

CONDUCTOR APPLICATION FORM AND INSTRUCTIONS
http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/890649/27119707/1466626870747/FMSO_2016ConductingApplication.pdf?token=OMleNJbhO%2Bj7tieJKeotDRCvwPg%3D

AUDITOR APPLICATION FORM http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/890649/27119708/1466627759727/FMSO_2016AuditorApplication.lnk.pdf?token=OMleNJbhO%2Bj7tieJKeotDRCvwPg%3D

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Anna 6.29.16 / 2pm

Hello,
We would like to share with you some details regarding an upcoming master class for conductors of all age/levels with Maestro Vladimir Altschuler in Saint-Petersburg from 22-28 August 2016. Please refer to our website. Thank you.

http://conducting-masterclass-spb.com

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Anna 7.3.16 / 4pm

Below are some further details for my previous post regarding the International Masterclass for Conductors with Maestro Altschuler in St Petersburg, RUSSIA.

Website:
http://conducting-masterclass-spb.com/vladimir-altshuler

Master Class 22 – 28 August 2016

The conducting school of Saint Petersburg is celebrated around the world. Between the walls of the Saint Petersburg Conservatory served such legendary masters as Musin, Rabinovich, Dmitriev, Jansons, Simonov and several others. Among them is Vladimir Altshuler – one of the leading conductors of this rich musical tradition.

The Master Class repertoire includes those of great Russian composers such as Shostakovich and Prokofiev, in celebration of their 110th and 125th anniversaries respectively.

This is your chance to discover historic art first-hand while expanding your horizons.

VLADIMIR ALTSCHULER
The conductor of the Academic Symphony Orchestra of the St.Petersburg Philharmonia, Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation Vladimir Altschuler joined the orchestra in 1969 as viola player, one year before graduating from the Leningrad Conservatory (class of Yuri Kramarov, viola). In 1972 he created the Philharmonic String Orchestra and in 1982 became the leader of a viola section. At the same time, he began to study conducting and entered the department of opera and symphony conducting at the Leningrad Conservatory under professor Alexander Dmitriev, the chief conductor of the Academic Symphony Orchestra. In 1984 Vladimir Altschuler made his conducting debut.The same year he became an assistant conductor of the Academic Symphony orchestra.

Since 1994 Altschuler holds the post of conductor of the Academic Symphony Orchestra. With this orchestra he has performed all the symphonies by Bruckner, Händel’s oratorio “Saul”, “Orpheus” by Monteverdi (an authentic version) for the first time in Russia. A subject of the conductor’s special interest is the music of the XX century. Thanks to Maestro Altschuler, St.Petersburg heard for the first time the «Child of our Time» by Tippet and «Bernauerin», the musical drama by Orff. He conducted the premières of the music by G. Ustvolskaya, Y. Falik, V. Basner and other St.Petersburg, Russian and foreign composers. The conductor actively tours in Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Finland, Norway, Turkey, Croatia, Macedonia, the Baltic countries and the Republic of Korea.

Besides conducting, Altschuler is involved in academic research – his PhD art history dissertation is dedicated to the history, theory and practice of conducting.

Altschuler is the Professor of the State St. Petersburg Conservatory and the Professor of the St.Petersburg University of Culture and Art. His collaboration with the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra is considered as the most important activity of the conductor’s professional career. In the 2014/15 Season the conductor performed such masterpieces as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Schubert’s Symphony No. 7, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, Orff’s Carmina Burana, he will conduct the concert “Tchaikovsky & Dvořák” and the New Year Eve concert. His traditionally versatile programme includes works by Brahms, Sibelius, Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev, Basner, Pleshak and Izosimov.

Master-class management provides four categories of learning: MAESTRO / PRESTIGE / SPECIALIST / Listener

A more detailed schedule is announced after the selection of the course category.

Repertoire :

Please select THREE works from the following repertoire:
Rimsky-Korsakov Shaherazada
Tchaikovsky Overture Romeo and Juliet, String Serenade, Third Suite, Symphonies №s 4,5,6
Rachmaninoff Symphonies №s 2,3
Prokofiev Symphonies №1,7
Shostakovich Quartet № 8, Symphonies №s 1,5,9
Stravinsky Basel concert
During the Master Class, you will work on your selected three works at the discretion of the Maestro. To get the maximum benefit from the course, we recommend that you also prepare and study the other works from the repertoire list of the master class.

Participation Fees

€ 1900 / maestro (10% of the tutition fee contributes towards the Award Fund)

€ 1450 / prestige (10% of the tutition fee contributes towards the Award Fund)

€ 1000 / specialist (10% of the tutition fee contributes towards the Award Fund)

€ 50 / listener. (10% of the tutition fee contributes towards the Award Fund)

Application

To participate, please use the form. Your request will be processed within a few days. Participants are taken sequentially. We encourage you to send your application in as early as possible as the number of participants is limited. Closing date for applications 10 August 2016

COURSE PAYMENT

After the applicant receives a confirmation of acceptance into the course, the applicant must make a deposit of 200€ by 10th August 2016 in order to secure placement in the Master Class. Deposits must be made by bank transfer (details below). Payment for the remaining course fee to be paid upon arrival in Saint Petersburg for the Master Class. Applicant may also pay the full course fee by 10th August if preferred.

CANCELLATION

If you wish to cancel your participation in the course after you have already made a payment for the deposit, we can give you a full refund of the deposit if you notify us by 10th August 2016. If you make a cancellation after this date, you can only receive a refund if you are able to provide a replacement participant for the course. Otherwise you will forfeit your deposit.

BANK TRANSFER DETAILS

Payment Description: Reservation for Master Class
Name of Bank: SBERBANK (SEVERO-ZAPADNY HEAD OFFICE)
ST. PETERSBURG RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Name of Recipient: DANILOVA IRINA ANATOLEVNA
Account Number: 4081 7978 1550 0301 9361
Swift-code: ABRRU2P
Payment Amount: 200 €

LOCATION AND TRANSPORT

The Concert Hall and the hotel is located 20 km from Pulkovo Airport. We may organize for you transfers from the Pulkovo airport. Transfer from the airport to your place of accomodation in the City Centre will cost 10 Euros (maximum of 3 people per transfer). Please let us know your expected date and time of arrival with your flight number, at least 4 days before the day of commencement of the master class.

RUSSIAN VISA FOR INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS

Most International Applicants are required to obtain a valid Russian visa in order to enter the territory of the Russian Federation. Please check with the Russian Consulate General in your country if this is the case. If you require a Russian visa, we can send you an Official Invitation which you must use for the Visa Application

Accomodation

The participant is responsible for organising their own accomodation for the duration of the Master Class. However, upon request, we may help you find an accomodation which suits you. Please inform us with details of your preferences (price range, access to transport, etc.). All expenses for accomodation must be covered by the participant.

Video

If you wish to receive a professional video recording of yourself participating in the Master Class, please indicate on the application form. Participants may bring and use their own recording devices.

Language

The course will be taught primarily in English and Russian. In case you do not speak either of these languages, please let us know in the application – we may be able to assist you.

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Mark Heron 7.13.16 / 7am

RNCM Conducting Masterclasses 2016/17
The RNCM is pleased to invite applications for its 2016-17 programme of external conducting master classes.
There will be a one day course on 25 November 2016, a two day course from 20 – 21 February 2017, and a three day course from 12 – 14 May 2017.

These courses reflect the core belief that underpins all of the College’s world-class conducting programmes: conductors learn best by conducting other musicians. All participants will conduct at least twice on each day, working with professional pianists, RNCM student ensembles, and for the May course a partnership with Manchester Camerata – the city’s professional chamber orchestra.

Typical participants will be current, recent, or prospective students of a full-time conducting course, and many travel from Europe or further afield to attend. Applications are currently open for the November and February courses. You can apply for either or both of these events using this application pack.

Click to access RNCM-Conducting-Masterclasses-16-17.pdf

Application for the May weekend will be a separate process, details will be announced in Autumn 2016.

The RNCM is currently at the forefront of conducting training internationally. Current students and recent graduates of our Junior Fellowship and Masters programmes currently hold, or have recently completed, assistant conductor positions with the Berliner Philharmoniker, City
of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, English National Opera, Hallé, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and the Minnesota Orchestra.

We also run a course for conductors working in music education, information about that is available here:

Click to access Conducting-for-Music-Educators-pack-16-17.pdf

http://www.facebook.com/rncmconducting
http://www.rncm.ac.uk/conducting

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1. Mark Heron 7.27.16 / 2pm
  
  Hello, please could you post the above details to the blog. thanks
  
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Thomas Cunningham 8.9.16 / 1pm

Hello, could you please post the following? Thank you.

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Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra (NYC) is seeking an assistant conductor for the 2016-17 season.

The responsibilities of the Assistant Conductor will include:
– attending all rehearsals and performances
– serving as cover conductor
– assisting with rehearsals and performances
– assisting in the preparation of performance parts

The Assistant Conductor will receive:
– potential to conduct during rehearsals
– free tickets to all UPNYC concerts/events
– Housing during performance weeks, if necessary

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume and link to recent conducting video to Thomas Cunningham, Artistic Director of Urban Playground at: info@upchamberorchestra.org

Please comment on your experience with Finale Music Notation Software. Letters of recommendation and other supplemental materials are welcome, but not required. New York City area residence preferred.

Application deadline: September 1, 2016

Website: http://www.upnyc.org

About Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra
Founded in 2014, Urban Playground Chamber Orchestra’s purpose is to collaborate anywhere, anytime, with anyone. An orchestra for the 21st century, Urban Playground is malleable in size, genre and venue, aiming to create engaging programming and push traditional boundaries through collaboration, performances of lesser known works and revitalized takes on classic works. We prioritize the music of African American and female composers to further enliven the classical canon.

Musicians from Urban Playground currently play with the New York Philharmonic, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, New World Symphony, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra, among other leading groups.

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Michael Wheatley 8.26.16 / 8pm

FYI — Upcoming masterclass at Eastman in November: http://www.esm.rochester.edu/news/2016/08/eastman-school-of-music-to-host-conducting-masterclass/

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newyorkconductinginstitute 9.6.16 / 1am

New York Conducting Institute presents Conducting Workshop with Maestro Paul Nadler
October 21st – 24th, 2016
New York City

New York Conducting Institute (NYCI) is proud to present a four-day conducting workshop with Maestro Paul Nadler, October 21st-24th, 2016. Auditors are welcome to apply.

We have received many applications and our class has reached its full capacity at the moment. We are currently considering auditor applications only.

As an auditor, you may observe all podium sessions and participate fully in all score studying sessions. You may also have some one-on-one contact with the workshop faculty as the schedule permits. Auditors enjoy the same privileges as the full-participants, except for conducting at the podium sessions. Auditing is an excellent way to study the scores and learn from the faculty and from your colleagues, without the pressure of actually conducting.

You may still apply for full-participant status. Once accepted, you will be placed in the current wait list. Should there be any openings, we will inform you accordingly.

About MAESTRO PAUL NADLER
Maestro Paul Nadler has distinguished himself as an exciting and highly respected symphonic and operatic conductor. Since his Metropolitan Opera debut in 1989, he has led the company in more than 60 performances.

To read more about Maestro Paul Nadler, please visit http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/applications.html

REPERTOIRE
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture, Op.62

MOZART Die Zauberflöte
Act 1: Finale (No.8), “Sprecher Scene”
Starting from Tamino’s recitative: “Die Weisheitslehre dieser Knaben…”
Ending with “…hier entsprang.”

MOZART Don Giovanni
Act 1: No.2 Recitative and Duet.
Donna Anna and Don Ottavio
Recitative: “Ma qual mai s’offre”
Duet: “Fuggi, crudele, fuggi”

DONIZETTI Lucia Di Lammermoor
Act 1, No.3 (Scene 2)
Recitative: “Ancor non giunse” (starting from Lucia’s entrance)
Cavatina: “Regnava nel silenzio”

DEBUSSY Prélude à «L’après-midi d’un faune»

Conductors are not required to prepare and/or conduct all pieces. However, each participant is highly encouraged to choose at least one of the Mozart recitatives.

DATES AND DEADLINES

September 21st, 2016
For Auditors and Full-participants: Tuition Balance due

SCHEDULE
Locations
All sessions are held in midtown in Manhattan, New York City.
The majority of the sessions will take place at:
The National Opera Center (Opera America)
330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001

A few sessions will be at:
Studios 353
353 W 48th Street, New York, NY 10036

Specific details will be sent to individual participants and auditors upon acceptance.

Schedule
Friday, October 21, 2016
10:00am-1:00pm Welcome and Score Review
2:00pm-5:00pm Podium Session No. 1
6:30pm-9:30pm Podium Session No. 2

Saturday, October 22, 2016
10:00am-12:30pm Piano session with Singers*
2:00pm-4:30pm Piano Session with Singers*
6:30pm-9:30pm Podium Session No.3

Sunday, October 23, 2016
10:15am-1:15pm Podium Session No. 4
2:15pm-4:45pm Rehearsal Technique Session†
6:30pm-9:30pm Podium Session No. 5

Monday, October 24, 2016
10:30am-1:30pm Podium Session No. 6
1:30pm-3:00pm Conductor Lunch
3:00pm-5:00pm The Art of Conducting (Video discussion)‡

*The purpose of the piano sessions is to get attuned to the singers’ voices, their pacing and interpretations, and to get a little practice before leading the instrumental ensemble later on. These sessions will be taught by Maestro David Štech, artistic director of New York Conducting Institute, and will focus on getting each participant comfortable in accompanying the singers in the recitatives. If time allows, auditors may be invited to participate. Prior to this session, each conductor must know the translation and pronunciation of the singers’ texts. Also important is to know the plot of the opera and the function of the scene in context. Participants are highly encouraged to watch a video of the opera or of the scene to get a sense of the dramatic intent.

†Rehearsal technique is of near equal importance to gesture, but is rarely taught. Maestro Nadler will rehearse the ensemble and demonstrate rehearsal technique. Students will actively observe and take notes. He may choose to explain his methods during the session or after. A question-and-answer session will follow, along with any further explanation the Maestro deems important.

‡Maestro Nadler will also lead the class in a critical analysis of The Art of Conducting. Topics to be discussed will include:
– Style and Clarity: Analysis of gesture and presence.
– Demeanor and Personality: effect on the orchestra players.
– Continuing the traditions: which traditions and why?
– Rehearsal styles from the past and their implications for our era.
– What is useful to emulate in this video for today’s conductor?
– Orchestras of the past vs. today.

FEES
All fees stated below are in US currency.

Application fee: $35 (non-refundable, must pay online in order to complete your application)

Auditor Tuition: $250 for the entire course; $75 for a day-pass
All fees paid by PayPal will incur a 3.5% service fee.

Online payments are preferred, but US checks, certified checks or money orders will also be accepted. Cash will not be accepted. The application is not complete and will not be processed until the application fee is received. Late payment of tuition deposit or tuition payments may result in loss of spot. All checks should be payable to the New York Conducting Institute and sent to the following address:

NYCI
Memo: October 2016
2360 Amsterdam Ave, Ste 6C
New York, NY 10033

TO APPLY, visit http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/applications.html

For more information, go to http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/october-2016.html

QUESTIONS? Email us at info@newyorkconductinginstitute.org

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Esther Wakeman 9.8.16 / 7am

The RNCM is inviting applications for our prestigious Junior Fellowship in Conducting. This 2-year programme is intended for conductors, on the cusp of entering the profession, to gain widespread experience conducting the RNCM’s orchestras, opera and other ensembles. Junior Fellows will also receive tuition from the RNCM conducting faculty and Sir Mark Elder (Music Director of the Hallé orchestra), as well as from visiting conductors. For further information and details of how to apply, please see the website.

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ICMasterclass 9.24.16 / 7am

INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS with ALIM SHAKH (St. Petersburg, Russia) and WEST BOHEMIAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Czech Republic).

The masterclass will take place 5th -10th November 2016 in Marienbad – famous recreation spa area in Czech Republic.

Maestro Alim Shakh (Aлим Шахмаметьев) – Principal conductor of St. Pethersburg State Conservatory Opera and Ballet Theatre, Principal conductor of the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra.
( http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/alim_shakh.php, https://www.mariinsky.ru/en/company/conductors/alim_shakh )

Each active participant will be entitled for:

– 100 minutes of podium time with the West Bohemian Symphony Orchestra
– 60 minutes of podium time in sessions with piano accompaniment;
– participation in all meetings, classes and rehearsals;
– Each active participant will conduct at the dress rehearsal and the final concert

Each semi-active participant will be entitled for:

– 90 minutes of podium time in sessions with piano accompaniment;
– participation in all meetings, classes, rehearsals and the right to attend the final concert, without conducting the orchestra.

You can select for studying 2-3 pieces from the next repertoire:

W.A. Mozart. Overture to Abduction from the Seraglio, K384,
W.A. Mozart. Symphony № 40 in G minor, K. 550,
L. Beethoven. Symphony № 2, in D major, Op. 36,
S. Rachmaninoff. Piano Concerto № 2 in C minor, Op. 18,
V. Kalinnikov. Symphony № 1, in G minor

Participants are required to select and prepare 2-3 music works from this repertoire.

The working language oft the master class is English.

Rehearsals with the orchestra and the final concert will be video recorded.
The recording is included in the master class fee.

More information on the website: http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/

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newyorkconductinginstitute 9.24.16 / 1pm

New York Conducting Institute presents
ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS FOR CONDUCTORS – Opera and Orchestral Conducting Workshop
with Maestro David Štech
December 19th-22nd, 2016
New York City

http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/december-2016.html

This unique workshop focuses on conducting the most difficult passages of the standard repertoire. Upon mastering these excerpts, they will no longer be a distraction in the context of a performance, rehearsal or audition. This intensive workshop is especially tailored to conductors with potential auditions or with a regular group to work with. This class is limited to 10 participants.

Accepted participants will have the opportunity to sign up for additional professional audio-video recording sessions. Read below for details.

All workshop sessions will be lead by the artistic director of New York Conducting Institute, Maestro David Štech. The ensemble comprises highly experienced, fully professional orchestral and chamber players from the New York City area.

Repertoire not listed may be added, as needed, upon participants’ request and our approval, after acceptance. Concerto repertoire and other selections may appear on future installments of this workshop.

TO APPLY, please visit:
http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/application-for-nyci-december-2016-conducting-workshop.html

REPERTOIRE

Excerpts from the following:

Beethoven Symphony Nos. 1, 2 & 6
Brahms Symphony No. 3
Copland Appalachian Spring (13 Instruments)*
Dvořák Symphony Nos. 8 & 9
Mozart Symphony No. 39
Mozart Così fan Tutte
Puccini La Bohème
Stravinsky L’histoire du Soldat (Suite)*
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6

*Complete Instrumentation for these works will be available.
All other works will be with string quintet with piano, Singers will also be present for operatic excerpts.

All symphonic repertoire will be possible for all sessions. A study guide and specific list of excerpts will be distributed upon acceptance.

SCHEDULE

Locations
All sessions are held in midtown in Manhattan, New York City.
The majority of the sessions will take place at:
The National Opera Center (Opera America)
330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001

A few sessions will be at:
Studios 353
353 W 48th Street, New York, NY 10036

Specific details will be sent to individual participants and auditors upon acceptance.

Monday, December 19th, 2016
10:15am-12:30pm Welcome and Score Review
2:15-4:45pm Piano Session #1
6:30-9:30pm Podium Session #1

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016
10:30am-1:30pm Podium Session #2
2:30-5:00pm Piano Session #2
6:30-9:30pm Podium Session #3

Wednesday, December 21st, 2016
10:30am-1:30pm Podium Session #4
2:30-4:45pm Score Review
6:30-9:30pm Podium Session #5

Thursday, December 22nd, 2016
10:30am-1:30pm Podium Session #6
2:00-4:00pm Conductor Lunch

Participants will receive a total of 124 minutes of podium time over the course of the four days. All podium sessions will be digitally recorded. For session breakdown, please visit http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/december-2016-workshop-session-breakdown.html

VIDEO RECORDING SESSION

Thursday, December 22nd, 2016
6:30-9:30pm
Opera America (National Opera Center)
330 7th Avenue, 7th floor, New York, NY 10001

After the workshop is complete, full participants will have the opportunity to make a professional audio-video recording, at the rate of $300 for each 20-minute session. These sessions will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, as there are only 8 slots available. Faculty will not be teaching so this will be an excellent chance to compile a portfolio of rehearsal and conducting clips for applications.

Complete instrumentation for the Copland and L’Histoire will be available. The pianist will also be present to play winds and brass parts for other workshop repertoire.

DATES AND DEADLINES

October 24th, 2016
Applications are being accepted now and will be reviewed starting on October 24th, 2016. Applications received after October 24th will be reviewed and processed on a space-available basis. If the class is full, applications will be considered for Auditor status only.

If accepted as an Auditor, s/he may be added to the waiting list for Full Participant status, with the discretion of Maestro David Štech and NYCI. If a Full-Participant must later cancel, tuition will be refunded (minus non-refundable fees) only if a suitable replacement is found.

October 28th, 2016
Admission decisions sent by email.
Decisions for applications received after October 24th, 2016, will be sent within 5 business days.

$400 non-refundable deposit due within 10 days upon acceptance for full participants

November 7th, 2016
For Auditors and Full-Participants, an early tuition payment discount of $35 is offered if entire tuition is paid in full by this date

December 1st, 2016
For Auditors and Full-participants: Tuition Balance due

FEES

All fees stated below are in US currency.

Application fee: $35 (non-refundable, must pay online in order to complete your application)
Full-Participant Tuition: $1,250 (see Dates and Deadlines for early-bird discount)
Auditor Tuition: $300 for the entire course; $100 for a day-pass (N.B. early-bird discount does not apply to day-pass auditors)

All fees paid by PayPal will incur a 3.5% service fee.

Online payments are preferred, but US checks, certified checks or money orders will also be accepted. Cash will not be accepted. The application is not complete and will not be processed until the application fee is received. Late payment of tuition deposit or tuition payments may result in loss of spot. All checks should be payable to the New York Conducting Institute and sent to the following address:

New York Conducting Institute
2360 Amsterdam Ave, Ste 6C
New York, NY 10033

Memo: Dec 2016 Workshop

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Michael Wheatley 9.26.16 / 10am

Could you please post about the following upcoming masterclass opportunity at Eastman?

Here is a link to the info page:
http://www.esm.rochester.edu/news/2016/08/eastman-school-of-music-to-host-conducting-masterclass/

And here, a link to the application:

Click to access Conducting-Masterclass-1819-November-2016-81116-1.pdf

Thanks so much for your time,
Michael W.

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The Chelsea Symphony 10.10.16 / 3pm

THE CHELSEA SYMPHONY CONDUCTOR SEARCH

The Chelsea Symphony (New York, NY) announces a search for a staff conductor and instrumentalist to join the orchestra’s roster. The initial appointment will be for a two-year term (September 2017 through June 2019), with the possibility of renewal for a continuing term. Responsibilities include: conducting on two concert series each season (one half program comprised of a new composition and concerti, and another half program of the conductor’s choice); developing educational programming in consultation with the Artistic Directors; and performing as an orchestral instrumentalist on a minimum of four concert series each year. The successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional musicianship as a conductor and instrumentalist; a commitment to TCS’s collaborative ethos; and the potential to develop new audiences and partnerships. This is an unpaid position, although TCS does occasionally perform paid engagements in addition to our regular concert series.

Interested individuals should submit a letter of interest, a current résumé, and web links for conducting videos (rehearsal footage preferred) to conductorsearch@chelseasymphony.org. Application deadline: November 1, 2016. Finalists for the position will be invited to guest conduct and play in the orchestra on the January 27-28, 2017, concert series.

ABOUT THE CHELSEA SYMPHONY
Hailed as “a daring orchestral experiment” by Chelsea Now, The Chelsea Symphony presents music of the highest caliber while upending the traditional hierarchy of the classical orchestra: our musicians rotate as featured soloists, conductors, and composers. Through this collaborative model, we provide professional development opportunities for our members while performing inspiring concerts of music both old and new. The Chelsea Symphony’s musicians come from varied backgrounds, and many have studied at top programs such as the Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, Curtis Institute of Music, Mannes College of Music, the University of Michigan, Indiana University, and the Hartt School. TCS conductors have gone on to win positions with the National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre nationale de France, Virginia Symphony, Naples Philharmonic (FL), and the Orquestra Sinfônica do Theatro da Paz (Brazil), among others.

Since its inception in 2005, The Chelsea Symphony has collaborated with many noteworthy artists, including Gerard Schwarz, Mark O’Connor, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Clay Aiken, and Stephen Schwartz. The orchestra’s Tenth Anniversary Season in 2015-16 featured debuts at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music and Merkin Concert Hall, and regional premieres by Caroline Shaw and Toru Takemitsu. Musicians from The Chelsea Symphony can be seen in the Golden Globe-winning Amazon Original Series Mozart in the Jungle. For more information, visit http://www.chelseasymphony.org.

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Andrew Constantine 10.12.16 / 2pm

Hello,

I am with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and I am submitting the information below for our international conducting workshop to be held February 10-16, 2017 in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Here is the link to the application page:
https://fwphil.wufoo.com/forms/z8vqap17lfk22/

General Information
Dear Friends:
I am delighted to announce the third annual Fort Wayne Philharmonic International Conductor Workshop, in conjunction with the Ilya Musin Society, to be held February 10-16, 2017.

The first two workshops brought aspiring young conductors from several different countries and continents to Fort Wayne, Indiana to hone their skills in an intensive, fast paced, and supportive environment under the tutelage of renowned master conducting teacher, Ennio Nicotra. This year’s participants will have the same opportunity to work with Nicotra, who will teach the principles and techniques of the most celebrated conducting teacher of the twentieth century, Ilya Musin.

The schedule will include a combination of extensive orchestral rehearsal sessions and a public concert with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, two pianos, and individual lessons. The public concert will be held on February 16, 2017 at 7:30 P.M.

On a personal note, I would like to add that keeping the legacy of this great teacher alive is an enormous challenge to us mere mortals. Musin was a wonderful and hugely humble man, dedicated to the growth of his devoted students. The studies and the friendship I enjoyed with him will remain with me as some of the most important aspects of my life. I feel it is of enormous credit to Ennio Nicotra that he manages to recreate this bond with his students and work with the most probing of expertise, whilst still keeping the humanity and humour we all enjoyed in the classes of Ilya Musin.

Participation is open to experienced conductors aspiring to develop their professional credentials and technique. Less experienced but promising conductors developing their baton skills are also encouraged to apply. All sessions will be open to every attendee but time with the orchestra will be allocated to the more experienced group. Space for the workshop is limited.

Thanks to Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne and 80/20 Foundation for their support and contributions toward making this Workshop a reality and success.

Andrew Constantine, Music Director

Faculty
ANDREW CONSTANTINE
Described by the legendary Ilya Musin as “a brilliant representative of the conducting art”, and by Yuri Temirkanov as, “the real thing. A serious conductor,” Andrew Constantine is Music Director of both the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and the Reading Symphony Orchestra. In 2004, he moved to the United States to become Associate Conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and has worked regularly with almost all the London orchestras and many other major orchestras throughout the world. In 1991, Constantine was the first winner of the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition and recipient of a prestigious NESTA Fellowship. He holds an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from the University of Leicester for his “services to music.”

ENNIO NICOTRA
Ennio Nicotra is recognized as a leading teacher of conducting through his classes around the world at many of the leading music institutions. A distinguished conductor and pianist in his own right, Professor Nicotra was a pupil and assistant to the great Ilya Musin in St. Petersburg and the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena. He is the authorof the critically acclaimed book/DVD “Introduction to Orchestral Conducting Technique” (Edizioni Curci, 2007) and since 2011 is professor of conducting at Milano-Bicocca University.

Host & Location
Now entering its 73rd season, The Fort Wayne Philharmonic’s mission is to inspire and foster a lifelong love of symphonic music through performance and education. Music director Andrew Constantine leads the Fort Wayne Philharmonic. All programming is made possible by the support of community individuals, businesses, corporations and foundations. The Phil is a member of the League of American Orchestras and a funded member of Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, the Indiana Arts Commission and National Endowment for the Arts. For additional information, log on to the website: http://www.fwphil.org.

Most workshop sessions will be held at Rhinehart Music Center at Indiana University, Purdue University Fort Wayne. The official address of the hall is 2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805. Some sessions and activities may be held at other locations with Fort Wayne city limits. Participants will be responsible for their own transportation during the workshop.

Hotel Suggestions:
Holiday Inn Ft. Wayne-IPFW & Coliseum
Address: 4111 Paul Shaffer Dr, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Phone: 260-482-3800

Hyatt Place Fort Wayne
Address: 111 W Washington Center Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Phone: 260-471-8522

Hilton Fort Wayne at the Grand Wayne Convention Center
Address: 1020 S Calhoun St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Phone: 260-420-1100

Courtyard Fort Wayne Downtown at Grand Wayne Convention Center
Address: 1150 Harrison St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802
Phone: 260-490-3629

Repertoire
Repertoire will include: Brahms Symphonies 2 and 4, Haydn Symphony 104, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 and “Romeo and Juliet,” Mendelssohn “Hebrides” Overture, Schubert “Unfinished” Symphony, Beethoven Symphonies 1, 2, 5, and “Coriolan” Overture, Mozart Symphonies 39 and 40, Rimsky-Korsakov “Scheherazade” moves. 1, 2 and 3.

Participants should choose four movements from the above list to focus on.

Application
Fill out application form at fwphil.org.
Please email resume and letter of recommendation to: workshops@fwphil.org

Fees & Tuition
Application Fee – $25 at time of application

Student Conductor Fee – $800 payable upon acceptance
Observer Conductor Fee – $300 payable upon acceptance

Fees payable here or by mailing a check/money order (“The Fort Wayne Philharmonic”) to:

Fort Wayne Philharmonic
4901 Fuller Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46835

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European Conducting Academy 10.16.16 / 3pm

THE EUROPEAN CONDUCTING ACADEMY ANNOUNCES THE ANNUAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS (ONE WEEKEND PER MONTH). VICENZA (ITALY) NOVEMBER 2016 – JUNE 2017 WITH THE FILARMONIA VENETA ORCHESTRA, THE AURORA ENSEMBLE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA. CONDUCTING PROFESSORS: ROMOLO GESSI, LIOR SGHAMBADAL, WILFRIED TACHEZI

The European Conducting Academy announces the Annual Conducting Masterclass in Vicenza (November 2016 – June 2017), with the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra, and the Aurora Ensemble Chamber Orchestra.

Basic Course in Orchestral Conducting (1 or 3 years)

The course is suitable both for instrumentalists, singers, composers, and choral conductors, who already possess the rudimental skills of orchestral conducting, and also for those who intend to undertake such study for the first time. It is open to musicians of all nationalities, without any age limit.

Entrance requirements: a record of significant experience in the fields of chamber, choral or orchestral music is preferable. Admission to the course involves CV assessment and a short personal interview. Students must possess the scores as indicated in the study plan.

Organisation: the course will be structured so that the pieces in the plan will be studied in a theoretical and practical manner, including making use of audiovisual recordings. There will be study sessions with piano and rehearsals with orchestra. At the end of the academic year there will be an exam in order to continue to the next year of the course. Each student will be able to choose whether to opt for annual attendance or whether to follow the teaching route, completing the course in three years.

Diplomas and certificates: at the end of the three year course all participants who have followed the complete course (A) and passed the final exams will be issued with a diploma. Certificates of attendance will be issued to the students who have followed the one year course (B or C).

REPERTOIRE LIST FOR THE FIRST YEAR COURSE
Vivaldi – Concerto F IV n.11 (Ricordi)
Haendel – Concerto grosso op.6 n.1 HWV 319 (Bärenreiter)
Haydn – Seven Last Words from the Cross, op.51 – Version for strings (Eulenburg)
Mozart – Divertimenti KV 136, 137, 138 (Bärenreiter)
Weber – Der Freischütz Ouverture (Breitkopf & Härtel, Dover or other edition)
Mendelssohn – Symphony No.3 Op.56 „Scottish“(Breitkopf & Härtel, Dover or other edition)
Britten – Simple Symphony (Oxford University Press)
Van der Roost – Rikudim for string orchestra (De Haske – dehaskeI@aol.com)

The students on the first year course will also be able to attend, in that same academic year, lessons planned for the courses of subsequent years. The programmes of study for the second and third year courses will be communicated directly to the students

Advanced Masterclass in Orchestral Conducting (1 or 2 years)

The advanced course is suitable for musicians who have already completed a course of study in orchestral conducting and want to enlarge their repertoire and perfect their technique. It is open to musicians of all nationalities, without any age limit.

Entrance requirements: a record of significant experience in the field of conducting is preferable. Admission to the course involves CV assessment, a short interview and a technical test – to take place on the first day of lessons, in which the candidate must demonstrate knowledge of how to conduct at least one of the works on the repertoire list. Videos (10/15 min YouTube links) of the candidate conducting in rehearsal or performance are also acceptable as technical test. Those who have already completed the three year diploma in orchestral conducting at the European Conducting Academy, at a conservatoire or on equivalent courses, will be admitted as a matter of course.

Organisation: the course will be structured so that the pieces in the programme will be studied in a theoretical and practical manner, including making use of audiovisual recordings. There will be study sessions with piano and rehearsals with orchestra. The lessons will be in an academic form, for all the students enrolled on the conducting courses, according to a plan of study established for each level of study. The specific programme for each lesson will be communicated with adequate advance notice.

Certificates: at the end of the two year course each participant who has received a positive assessment will be issued with a diploma. Certificates of attendance will be issued to the students who have followed the one year course.

REPERTOIRE LIST FOR THE ADVANCED COURSE
Mozart – Eine kleine Nachtmusik KV 525(Bärenreiter)
Mozart – String Quintet (Serenade) KV 516 (Bärenreiter)
Weber – Der Freischütz Ouverture (Breitkopf & Härtel or Dover)
Mendelssohn – Symphony No.3 Op.56 „Scottish“(Breitkopf & Härtel, Dover or other edition)
Strauss – Die Fledermaus Ouverture (Doblinger)
Brahms – Symphony No.3 op.90 (Breitkopf & Härtel or Dover)
Tchaikovsky – Serenade for Strings Op.48 (Eulenburg)
Stravinsky – Concerto in E flat “Dumbarton Oaks” (Eulemburg, Schott, Boosey & Hawkes)
Within the scope of the course works for soloist and orchestra will also be studied. Furthermore each student will be able to personalise their own study plan, agreeing with the teacher the possible inclusion of a free choice work.

Course educational structure

Both courses (Basic / Advanced) will follow, each within its own framework, the following plans of study, seminars, and calendar.

Study Plan
• Fundamental historical information about orchestral conducting: origins, evolution of the principal national schools and specific treatises.
• Score study: analysis, performance practice, concentration and memorisation techniques.
• Gestures: rhythmic exercises, gestural proportions, subdividing, dynamics, visual and gestural communication.
• Orchestra: historical composition and layout, sections, instrumental techniques.
• Rehearsals: planning, usage of time, orchestral psychology, rapport with soloists, musical rehearsals
• Repertoire: chamber, symphonic, choral, operatic.
• Role of the conductor: organising rehearsals, generating programmes, liaison with musical management, artistic direction and mass media.

Seminars: within the framework of the courses there will be the following seminars:
• In-depth study of the analysis and technique of conducting with Maestro Lior Shambadal, Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker, and with Maestro Wilfried Tachezi, Professor Emeritus at the Mozarteum Music University of Salzburg – All the students on ECA conducting courses will be admitted as observers. Inclusion as actual participants in this seminar requires an audition and extra attendance.
• In-depth study of management, agencies, and theatres.
• In-depth study of specific issues concerning orchestral conducting carried out in conjunction with conductors or well-known performers, on days included in the teaching calendar.

CALENDAR: ACADEMIC YEAR

Sat 26 Nov 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m
Sun 27 Nov 9.30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.

Sat 28 Jan 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 .p.m.
Sun 29 Jan 9.30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sat 18 Feb 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sun 19 Feb 9.30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sat 22 Apr 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sun 23 Apr 9.30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sat 10 Jun 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sun 11 Jun 9.30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

SEMINAR 11 – 12 March “Conducting Mozart”
In-depth study of conducting technique with Maestro Wilfried Tachezi
Sat 11 Mar 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sun 12 Mar 9.30 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.

SEMINAR 4 – 7 May “The German Sound”
Conducting Weber, Mendelssohn & Brahms” – In-depth study of conducting technique with Maestro Lior Shambadal
Thu 4 May 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Fri 5 May 9.30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m
Sat 6 Apr 9.30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sun 7 Apr 9.30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The calendar may be subject to change, in the case of circumstances beyond our control.

Languages: English, Italian, German
Orchestra: Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta; Aurora Ensemble

Application deadline: 14 November

Logistical and organisational information and the enrolment method for the Masterclass:

• The courses will generally be situated at the Villa Ghislanzoni, via San Cristoforo 73 – 36100 Vicenza
• For all other information call the following telephone numbers: +39 328 2449171 / +39 338 9368993 or write to the following email address: infodirigo@gmail.com
• For the purpose of issuing the three year diploma attendance on the complete course is required. For attendance on the other types of courses a certificate will be issued.
• To participate in the courses you must:
1. Fill in the application form in its totality and send it (before the application deadline) to the following email address: infodirigo@gmail.com
2. Pay the membership fee and the first instalment of the course fees on the first day of lessons and the subsequent instalments before their respective deadlines.

Tuition fees:
Complete Course (from November to June) € 1.380,-
Reduced Coures (from January to June) € 1.220,-
Short Couse (from Frebruary to June) € 1.030,-

Registration fee: € 10,-

Notes:

1. Reduced attendance does not give the right to any reduction in the fees.
2. The organisers reserve the right to postpone, in case of necessity, one or more lessons, giving timely notice to the students.
3. After the application deadline the organisers can still accept requests for enrolment, in case the logistical situation permits it.

For information:

Phone: +39 328 2449171 / +39 338 936 8993
Email: infodirigo@gmail.com
Website: http://www.worldconducting.altervista.org

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Rebecca Sharp 10.18.16 / 5am

I would be very grateful if you could share details of the below event:

The Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition 2016: Grand Final
Thursday 17 November 2016 7pm
Barbican Hall, London

The Donatella Flick LSO Conducting Competition, created by Donatella Flick in 1990, aims to help a young conductor establish an international conducting career, bridging the gap between conservatoire training and professional life.

The winner of the competition is offered, in addition to an award of £15,000, the opportunity to become Assistant Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra for up to one year. The competition is open to conductors under the age of 35 who are citizens of the 28 countries having full membership of the European Union.

The three finalists have been chosen from a shortlist of 20 candidates over the previous two days. In the culmination of a series of heats and rehearsals, each finalist will conduct the London Symphony Orchestra in performances of repertoire that will put their conducting skills and musicianship to the test – Elgar’s Enigma Variations, Verdi’s The Force of Destiny Overture, and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances. A panel of esteemed judges will be watching from the audience, drawing on their expertise to decide on the winner.

Jury:
Lennox Mackenzie LSO Chairman, Chairman of the Jury
Yuri Temirkanov conductor
Gennady Rozhdestvensky conductor
Dame Felicity Lott soprano
Carlo Rizzi conductor
Antonio Pappano conductor
Rachel Gough LSO Principal Bassoon

Programme:
VERDI Overture: The Force of Destiny
ELGAR Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’)
RACHMANINOV Symphonic Dances

London Symphony Orchestra

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit the London Symphony Orchestra website:
http://lso.co.uk/whats-on/icalrepeat.detail/2016/11/17/551/-/donatella-flick-lso-conducting-competition-final.html

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newyorkconductinginstitute 10.22.16 / 8am

New York Conducting Institute presents ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS FOR CONDUCTORS – Opera and Orchestral Conducting Workshop with Maestro David Štech December 19th-22nd, 2016 New York City

http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/december-2016.html

This unique workshop focuses on conducting the most difficult passages of the standard repertoire. Upon mastering these excerpts, they will no longer be a distraction in the context of a performance, rehearsal or audition. This intensive workshop is especially tailored to conductors with potential auditions or with a regular group to work with. This class is limited to 10 participants. Applications are being accepted now and will be reviewed starting on October 24th, 2016. Applications received after October 24th will be reviewed and processed on a space-available basis.

Accepted participants will have the opportunity to sign up for additional professional audio-video recording sessions. Read below for details.

All workshop sessions will be led by the artistic director of New York Conducting Institute, Maestro David Štech. The ensemble comprises highly experienced, fully professional orchestral and chamber players from the New York City area.

Repertoire not listed may be added, as needed, upon participants’ request and our approval, after acceptance. Concerto repertoire and other selections may appear on future installments of this workshop.

TO APPLY, please visit:
http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/application-for-nyci-december-2016-conducting-workshop.html

REPERTOIRE

Excerpts from the following:

Beethoven Symphony Nos. 1, 2 & 6
Brahms Symphony No. 3
Copland Appalachian Spring (13 Instruments)*
Dvořák Symphony Nos. 8 & 9
Mozart Symphony No. 39
Mozart Così fan Tutte
Puccini La Bohème
Stravinsky L’histoire du Soldat (Suite)*
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6

*COMPLETE INSTRUMENTATION for these works will be available.
All other works will be with string quintet with piano. Singers will also be present for operatic excerpts.

All symphonic repertoire will be possible for all sessions. A study guide and specific list of excerpts will be distributed upon acceptance.

SCHEDULE

Locations
All sessions are held in midtown in Manhattan, New York City.
The majority of the sessions will take place at:
The National Opera Center (Opera America)
330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001

A few sessions will be at:
Studios 353
353 W 48th Street, New York, NY 10036

Specific details will be sent to individual participants and auditors upon acceptance.

Monday, December 19th, 2016
10:15am-12:30pm Welcome and Score Review
2:15-4:45pm Piano Session #1
6:30-9:30pm Podium Session #1

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016
10:30am-1:30pm Podium Session #2
2:30-5:00pm Piano Session #2
6:30-9:30pm Podium Session #3

Wednesday, December 21st, 2016
10:30am-1:30pm Podium Session #4
2:30-4:45pm Score Review
6:30-9:30pm Podium Session #5

Thursday, December 22nd, 2016
10:30am-1:30pm Podium Session #6
2:00-4:00pm Conductor Lunch

Participants will receive a total of 124 minutes of podium time over the course of the four days. All podium sessions will be digitally recorded. For session breakdown, please visithttp://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/december-2016-workshop-session-breakdown.html

VIDEO RECORDING SESSION

Thursday, December 22nd, 2016
6:30-9:30pm
Opera America (National Opera Center)
330 7th Avenue, 7th floor, New York, NY 10001

After the workshop is complete, full participants will have the opportunity to make a professional audio-video recording, at the rate of $300 for each 20-minute session. These sessions will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis, as there are only 8 slots available. Faculty will not be teaching so this will be an excellent chance to compile a portfolio of rehearsal and conducting clips for applications.

Complete instrumentation for the Copland and L’Histoire will be available. The pianist will also be present to play winds and brass parts for other workshop repertoire.

DATES AND DEADLINES

October 24th, 2016
Applications are being accepted now and will be reviewed starting on October 24th, 2016. Applications received after October 24th will be reviewed and processed on a space-available basis. If the class is full, applications will be considered for Auditor status only.

If accepted as an Auditor, s/he may be added to the waiting list for Full Participant status, with the discretion of Maestro David Štech and NYCI. If a Full-Participant must later cancel, tuition will be refunded (minus non-refundable fees) only if a suitable replacement is found.

October 28th, 2016
Admission decisions sent by email.
Decisions for applications received after October 24th, 2016, will be sent within 5 business days.

$400 non-refundable deposit due within 10 days upon acceptance for full participants

November 7th, 2016
For Auditors and Full-Participants, an early tuition payment discount of $35 is offered if entire tuition is paid in full by this date

December 1st, 2016
For Auditors and Full-participants: Tuition Balance due

FEES

All fees stated below are in US currency.

Application fee: $35 (non-refundable, must pay online in order to complete your application)
Full-Participant Tuition: $1,250 (see Dates and Deadlines for early-bird discount)
Auditor Tuition: $300 for the entire course; $100 for a day-pass (N.B. early-bird discount does not apply to day-pass auditors)

All fees paid by PayPal will incur a 3.5% service fee.

Online payments are preferred, but US checks, certified checks or money orders will also be accepted. Cash will not be accepted. The application is not complete and will not be processed until the application fee is received. Late payment of tuition deposit or tuition payments may result in loss of spot. All checks should be payable to the New York Conducting Institute and sent to the following address:

New York Conducting Institute
2360 Amsterdam Ave, Ste 6C
New York, NY 10033

Memo: Dec 2016 Workshop

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Sharon Tchonev 11.10.16 / 3pm

Mozart Requiem Conducting Workshop in Bulgaria, May 27-June 7, 2017

Bulgaria

We are pleased to announce the 18th Annual Varna International Conducting Workshop, which will take place in Bulgaria, in collaboration with the Stara Zagora Opera House, from May 27-June 7, 2017. The Academy offers ample podium time with professional choir and orchestra, expert training and exceptional performance opportunities.

Choral-Orchestral Conducting Workshop
May 27-June 7, 2017
Requiem, W.A. Mozart

Opera Conducting Workshop
May 27-June 27, 2017
Don Giovanni, W.A. Mozart
The Tender Land, A. Copland
French Opera Gala

Faculty:
Maestro Dian Tchobanov
Music Director
Plovdiv Opera House, Bulgaria

Dr. Christopher Thomas
Director of Choral Activities
Rowan University, NJ

For additional information and to contact us:
http://www.varnainternational.com/18th-varna-international-music-academy-conducting-tracks

http://www.varnainternational.com/2017-varna-international-opera-academy

office@varnainternational.com
803.545.4166
http://www.varnainternational.com

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newyorkconductinginstitute 11.13.16 / 1am

ORCHESTRAL EXCERPTS FOR CONDUCTORS – Opera and Orchestral Conducting Workshop with Maestro David Štech December 19th-22nd, 2016 New York City

Proudly presented by New York Conducting Institute
http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/december-2016.html

We are now down to a few spots – don’t miss this rare and unique opportunity!

Our December workshop features a few things:

– Optional PROFESSIONAL RECORDING SESSION: you can reserve a spot to tape yourself conducting and rehearsing with the professional ensemble for audition and job application uses

– COMPLETE instrumentation made available for Copland’s Appalachian Spring (13 instruments) and L’histoire du Soldat (Suite)

– Repertoire not listed may be added, as needed, upon participants’ request and our approval, after acceptance.

– A generous amount of podium time: each participant will receive 124 MINUTES of podium time over the course of the four days

– The excerpts that we will cover in this workshop are carefully chosen to serve specific purposes in cultivating the conducting technique.

REPERTOIRE
Excerpts from the following:

Beethoven Symphony Nos. 1, 2 & 6
Brahms Symphony No. 3
Copland Appalachian Spring (13 Instruments)*
Dvořák Symphony Nos. 8 & 9
Mozart Symphony No. 39
Mozart Così fan Tutte
Puccini La Bohème
Stravinsky L’histoire du Soldat (Suite)*
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6

*Complete Instrumentation for these works will be available.
All other works will be with string quintet with piano, Singers will also be present for operatic excerpts.

All workshop repertoire will be possible for all sessions. A study guide and specific list of excerpts will be distributed upon acceptance.

APPLY NOW at http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/application-for-nyci-december-2016-conducting-workshop.html

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Aldo Oberti 11.15.16 / 9am

1st Felix Mendelssohn Conducting Competition
dedicated to M° Cosmas Galileas

M° Panagiotis Diamantis, General Director

City of Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra

Studiomusica Hungary
Artistic Consultant

PRESS RELEASE

We are proud to share with the international press the results of the First Mendelssohn Conducting Competition which was held in Thessaloniki from the 5th until the 11th November 2016.

The jury, lead by M° Günter Neuhold (Austria) included the following components:
M° Haris Iliadis (Greece, Music Director of Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra), M° Ovidiu Balan (Romania, Music Director of Bacau Symphony Orchestra), M° Michael Balke (Germany, Principal Conductor of Magdeburg Theatre), M° Maurizio Cocciolito (Italy, Artistic Director of “I solisti Aquilani”), M° Dario Mannino (Italy, Manager of MaMusic International Artists Agency), M° Roberto Prosseda (Italy, Concert pianist, Decca Artist) and the representatives of Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra Omiros Yavroumis and Panagiota Xenariou assigned the following prizes:

The First Prize consisting in a cash prize, one concert in season 2016/2017 of Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra in Megaron Concert Hall, to conduct one performance of a repertoire opera during the 2017/2018 season in Magdeburg Theatre in Magdeburg, one concert in 2017/2018 season of “I Solisti Aquilani” in l’Aquila, one concert during Jewish Art Days Budapest with Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV and one year representation by MaMusic International Artists Agency

has been assigned by unanimous decision to the Russian conductor Anton Shaburov

The Second Prize, consisting in a cash
prize, one concert with Magdeburgische Philharmonie and
one concert in 2017/2018 season of Bacau Philarmonic Orchestra

has been assigned by unanimous decision to the Japanese conductor Seitaro Ishikawa

The Third Prize, consisting in a cash prize, has been assigned to the Polish female conductor Marta Gardolinska.

Ms. Gardolinska also obtained the Orchestra Prize, consisiting in a concert in 2016/2017 season of the City of Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra.

The event was a huge success, with many conductors that enrolled (for the eliminatory phase) from the European Union, Northern Europe, the Russian Federation, the Midlle East, USA, Asia, Australia.
Amongst them, 40 passed to the First Round, 20 to the Second Round, 10 to the Semifinal and 3 to the final. The final consisted in a dress rehearsal and a public concert in the Megaron Concert Hall, with the solist Roberto Prosseda who played Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto n° 1 in G minor and the following Symphonic pieces: the first movement of Symphony n° 3 “Scottish”, the first movement from Symphony n° 5 “Reform”, the Ouverture Midsummer Night’s Dream.

The level of the participants was very high and the jury’s task was extremely demanding. Among the participants there were many professional conductors and award winners of other important international competitions, and we are delighted to announce that the three finalists of the competition express a very high level of musicianship.

The winner, M° Anton Shaburov, a part from the considerable number of concerts that he will perform as part of his prize, will also be a part of Mamusic International Artists Agency for one year, sharing the rooster with conductors such as Wayne Marshall, Christoph Rousset, Massimiliano Caldi etc. thus having the real opportunity to boost his career.

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Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin 11.24.16 / 6am

Concert Media AG and Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin invite you to participate in our next International Masterclass for Orchestral Conducting with Maestro Colin Metters and the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra in Vilnius on January 16th-21st, 2017.
The course is open to active participants and auditors at all levels from beginners to professionals!
There is NO AGE LIMIT!
The course language is ENGLISH. If you do not speak English, please inform us.
Free choice of repertoire (to be agreed with the Maestro and the orchestra management).
Participants of conducting competitions are very welcome. We will find the music for you.
If you have special repertoire needs for future projects or competitions, you are welcome to propose any classical or modern pieces.
Active participants should fill out the application form and send us a CV. Participation will be confirmed after receipt of application.
After the course each participant whether active or auditor will receive a participation certificate signed by the Maestro.
Location of the course:

Vilnius Congress Concerts Hall
Vilnius str.6/16
Vilnius, LT-01102

Should you have any further questions, please contact us at:
conducting@philharmonie.com

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Amelia Vincenzi 11.28.16 / 6am

Another great achievement for a Florence Conducting Masterclass student !

New York Youth Symphony Announces Appointment of Michael Repper as Music Director Starting 2017/18 Season

New York, NY – The New York Youth Symphony (NYYS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Repper as Music Director of the Orchestra beginning in the 2017/18 season. The position is currently held by Joshua Gersen, who is stepping down at the end of 2016/17 season. Mr. Repper is joining an illustrious roster of NYYS Music Directors, including Leonard Slatkin, David Alan Miller, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Mischa Santora, and Paul Haas, among others.

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newyorkconductinginstitute 12.10.16 / 10am

March 2017 International Women’s Conducting Workshop with Maestra Diane Wittry | New York Conducting Institute

http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/womensconductingworkshopmarch2017.html

The first international women’s conducting workshop in New York City
New York Conducting Institute (NYCI) is proud to present the women’s conducting workshop with Maestra Diane Wittry, March 17-20th, 2017. Twelve conductors will be selected for the workshop, and up to ten auditors will be invited to observe the workshop. Participants will receive seven 13-minute podium sessions (91 minutes of podium time over the course of the four days, (some sessions with string quintet & piano, and some sessions with orchestra) taught by Maestra Diane Wittry. All podium sessions will be digitally recorded. Tuition Scholarship is available. Applications are being accepted now and will be reviewed starting on January 14th, 2017. Applications received after January 14th will be reviewed and processed on a space-available basis. If the class is full, applications will be considered for Auditor status only.

During this intensive workshop, Maestra Wittry will also be leading the following sessions:

A session with intensive score analysis and study, in which participants and auditors will have the extraordinary opportunity to go learn from her experience and insights. Participants are highly encouraged to be well prepared and ask questions.

‘Baton Basics’ – a seminar that focuses on improving and expanding each conductor’s technique through a variety of exercises and concepts from the book Baton Basics.

‘Beyond the Baton’, two sessions – these sessions focus on discussions of artistic leadership and concepts (such as strategic programming and career development) from the book Beyond the Baton by Diane Wittry. These sessions will encourage conductors to gain a greater understanding of the music business—both at the internal operating level (e.g. marketing, fundraising, finance), and the overall field (e.g. hiring processes, artist management, guest conducting opportunities, networking). Stage deportment for female conductors will also be addressed in these sessions.

Panel Discussion: several established and renowned female conductors (exciting news to be announced) will be invited to join our Panel Discussion. This will cover important topics including succeeding in a male-dominated field; accepting and declining specific engagements, among other topics.

Here are some additional features for our unique women’s conducting workshop this year:

All participants will be considered for Conducting Fellow positions with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, PA for the 2017-2018 season.

Optional Professional Headshot Sessions for conductors: we will be able to set up professional headshot appointment for all participants and auditors on Thursday, March 16th, the evening before the first day of the workshop, at a special rate. More details to come.

Professional Podium Shots will be taken during the last two podium sessions.

Repertoire
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64

STRAVINSKY
Firebird Suite (1919 version)

FOR SCHEDULE, FEES, DATES AND DEADLINES, visit http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/womensconductingworkshopmarch2017.html

TO APPLY, visit http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/application_march2017_womensconducting.html

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Markéta Dietzová 12.10.16 / 1pm

EUROPEAN MUSIC ACADEMY PRAGUE – TEPLICE
From July 29th till August 11th 2017, participants will work individually with top lecturers and a professional symphonic orchestra in the heart of Europe!

Our programme is focused on the interpretation of Mozart´s Le nozze di Figaro and Smetana´s The Bartered Bride.

The first stage of the masterclass will take place at the Music Academy of the Performing Arts in Prague. This will be followed by the second stage with the North Czech Philharmonic, in the beautiful spa city Teplice (in the vicinity of Dresden).

Our lecturers are internationally renowned artists with professional experience from prominent opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, National Theatre Prague and Sydney Opera House.

The Beethoven Award Prague will be granted to the best participants on the base of final concerts in Theaters in Teplice and Jablonec nad Nisou upon the decision of a distinguished jury. The award is connected with the contract for the concert with the North Czech Philharmonic Teplice in the season 2017/18 and other possible performances.

All our participants will also perform at the Final Opera Gala, in the prestigious Smetana Hall in the Municipal House of Prague. They will be also receive professional DVD recordings of all three final concerts.

Website: musicacademy.cz
Email: info@musicacademy.cz

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Markéta Dietzová 12.13.16 / 6am

EUROPEAN MUSIC ACADEMY PRAGUE – TEPLICE, Czech Republic
From July 29th till August 11th 2017, participants will work individually with top lecturers and a professional symphonic orchestra in the heart of Europe!

Our programme is focused on the interpretation of Mozart´s Le nozze di Figaro and Smetana´s The Bartered Bride.

The first stage of the masterclass will take place at the Music Academy of the Performing Arts in Prague. This will be followed by the second stage with the North Czech Philharmonic, in the beautiful spa city Teplice (in the vicinity of Dresden).

Our lecturers are internationally renowned artists with professional experience from prominent opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, National Theatre Prague and Sydney Opera House.

The Beethoven Award Prague will be granted to the best participants on the base of final concerts in Theaters in Teplice and Jablonec nad Nisou upon the decision of a distinguished jury. The award is connected with the contract for the concert with the North Czech Philharmonic Teplice in the season 2017/18 and other possible performances.

All our participants will also perform at the Final Opera Gala, in the prestigious Smetana Hall in the Municipal House of Prague. They will be also receive professional DVD recordings of all three final concerts.

Website: musicacademy.cz
Email: info@musicacademy.cz

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Benjamin Loeb 12.20.16 / 12am

International Conducting Workshop and Festival 2017: Beethoven, Brahms, and Debussy – Sofia, Bulgaria
July 25-August 4, 2017
Faculty: Larry Rachleff and Donald Schleicher, assisted by Benjamin Loeb, with special Stage Presence classes taught by Susan Dunn
Host orchestra: The New Symphony Orchestra (Sofia, Bulgaria)

All conductors will have six 10-minute sessions with full orchestra and approximately 5-7 sessions with sextet. Same as last year, there will be 12 orchestra sessions and 9 sextet sessions. ICWF will also present one full orchestra and one chamber music concert led by ICWF faculty and featuring guest artists. There will be no public concert for participants.

All sessions in both workshops will be digitally video recorded in high definition and conductors will have full use of their video. Hotel, two meals each day, and airport transfers are included in the tuition price.

Repertoire: Beethoven Symphonies #2, 4, and 5; Brahms Symphonies #2 and 4; Debussy La Mer and Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
First application deadline: January 15, 2017. After that, all applications will be considered on a rolling, space-available basis.
Application fee: $50
Tuition: $3950
Website: http://www.conductingworkshop.org
Info@conductingworkshop.org

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Benjamin Loeb 12.20.16 / 12am

International Conducting Workshop and Festival 2017: Lviv Academy (Lviv, Ukraine)
August 13-20, 2017
Faculty: Carl Topilow and Theodore Kuchar, assisted by Benjamin Loeb
Host orchestra: Lviv Philharmonic (Lviv, Ukraine)

In response to feedback from past participants, we are bringing back the Academy format with ICWF 2017: Lviv Academy. In this workshop, all conductors will perform in a public performance with the Lviv Philharmonic. As with all workshops, there will be some sessions of free choice of repertoire, but halfway through, all participants will be assigned a movement for performance on one of two public performances. Also, all conductors will have the opportunity to record video of selections they are not chosen to conduct in performance. Conductors will have just over 120 minutes with the full orchestra. This workshop is limited to 18 participants.

As always, all sessions in both workshops will be digitally video recorded in high definition and conductors will have full use of their video. Hotel, two meals each day, and airport transfers are included in the tuition price.

Repertoire: Mozart Overture to Magic Flute and Symphony #39; Beethoven Symphonies #1; Dvorak Carnival Overture and Symphonies #8 and 9
First application deadline: January 15, 2017. After that, all applications will be considered on a rolling, space-available basis.
Application fee: $50
Tuition: $3950
Website: http://www.conductingworkshop.org
Info@conductingworkshop.org

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Luke 12.21.16 / 8am

Masterclass with Atso Almila, Professor of Conducting at the Sibelius Academy, June 21 – 28, 2017.
http://www.zlinmasterclass.com

The 2017 Zlin Conducting Masterclass aims to provide an ideal learning environment for aspiring professional orchestral conductors. Over eight days, fourteen participants will be given expert tuition by Atso Almila, Professor of Conducting at the Sibelius Academy, and Luke Dollman, Lecturer in Conducting at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. The orchestra for the masterclass, the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, is one of the Czech Republic’s finest orchestras, and the masterclass will be held in their state-of-the-art concert hall in Zlin, Czech Republic. Conductors will work with a ten piece ensemble, chamber orchestra, and full orchestra over the course of the program, participate in regular video analysis sessions, and receive one to one tuition. The cost for the course, including accomodation is 2100 Euros for the 14 selected conductors, and 500 Euros for auditors. Further info at:info@zlinmasterclass.com

Date: September June 21 – 28, 2017
Location: Zlin, Czech Republic
Orchestra: Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic
Teachers: Atso Almila and Luke Dollman
Number of active students: 14
Total podium time: 140 minutes per active student
Cost for active students: 2,100 euros (including accomodation)
Cost for auditors: 500 euros (including accomodation)

Repertoire:
Haydn Symphony No.104
Beethoven Symphony No.8
Mozart Don Giovanni Overture
Sibelius Valse Triste
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6
Sibelius Symphony No.5

Further information at: http://www.zlinmasterclass.com

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newyorkconductinginstitute 12.23.16 / 3pm

March 2017 International Women’s Conducting Workshop with Maestra Diane Wittry | New York Conducting Institute

The first international women’s conducting workshop in New York City
New York Conducting Institute (NYCI) is proud to present the women’s conducting workshop with Maestra Diane Wittry, March 17-20th, 2017. Twelve conductors will be selected for the workshop, and up to ten auditors will be invited to observe the workshop. Participants will receive seven 13-minute podium sessions (91 minutes of podium time over the course of the four days, some sessions with string quintet & piano, and some sessions with orchestra) taught by Maestra Diane Wittry. All podium sessions will be digitally recorded. Tuition Scholarship is available. All full-participant applicants are welcome to apply for scholarship. Applications are being accepted now and will be reviewed starting on January 14th, 2017. Applications received after January 14th will be reviewed and processed on a space-available basis. If the class is full, applications will be considered for Auditor status only.

Repertoire
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64

STRAVINSKY
Firebird Suite (1919 version)

During this intensive workshop, Maestra Wittry will also be leading the following sessions:

A session with intensive score analysis and study, in which participants and auditors will have the extraordinary opportunity to go learn from her experience and insights. Participants are highly encouraged to be well prepared and ask questions.

‘Baton Basics’ – a seminar that focuses on improving and expanding each conductor’s technique through a variety of exercises and concepts from the book Baton Basics.

‘Beyond the Baton’, two sessions – these sessions focus on discussions of artistic leadership and concepts (such as strategic programming and career development) from the book Beyond the Baton by Diane Wittry. These sessions will encourage conductors to gain a greater understanding of the music business—both at the internal operating level (e.g. marketing, fundraising, finance), and the overall field (e.g. hiring processes, artist management, guest conducting opportunities, networking). Stage deportment for female conductors will also be addressed in these sessions.

Panel Discussion: several established and renowned female conductors (exciting news to be announced) will be invited to join our Panel Discussion. This will cover important topics including succeeding in a male-dominated field; accepting and declining specific engagements, among other topics.

Here are some additional features for our unique women’s conducting workshop this year:

All participants will be considered for Conducting Fellow positions with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, PA for the 2017-2018 season.

Optional Professional Headshot Sessions for conductors: we will be able to set up professional headshot appointment for all participants and auditors on Thursday, March 16th, the evening before the first day of the workshop, at a special rate. More details to come.

Professional Podium Shots will be taken during the last two podium sessions.

FOR SCHEDULE, FEES, DATES AND DEADLINES, visit http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/womensconductingworkshopmarch2017.html

TO APPLY, visit http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/application_march2017_womensconducting.html
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New York Conducting Institute 1.3.17 / 12am

March 2017 International Women’s Conducting Workshop with Maestro Diane Wittry | New York Conducting Institute

The first international women’s conducting workshop in New York City
New York Conducting Institute (NYCI) is proud to present the women’s conducting workshop with Maestro Diane Wittry, March 17-20th, 2017. Twelve conductors will be selected for the workshop, and up to ten auditors will be invited to observe the workshop. Participants will receive seven 13-minute podium sessions (91 minutes of podium time over the course of the four days, some sessions with string quintet & piano, and some sessions with orchestra) taught by Maestra Diane Wittry. All podium sessions will be digitally recorded. Tuition Scholarship is available. All full-participant applicants are welcome to apply for scholarship. Applications are being accepted now and will be reviewed starting on January 14th, 2017. Applications received after January 14th will be reviewed and processed on a space-available basis. If the class is full, applications will be considered for Auditor status only.

REPERTOIRE

TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op.64
STRAVINSKY
Firebird Suite (1919 version)

During this intensive workshop, Maestro Wittry will also be leading the following sessions:

A session with intensive score analysis and study, in which participants and auditors will have the extraordinary opportunity to go learn from her experience and insights. Participants are highly encouraged to be well prepared and ask questions.

‘Baton Basics’ – a seminar that focuses on improving and expanding each conductor’s technique through a variety of exercises and concepts from the book Baton Basics.

‘Beyond the Baton’, two sessions – these sessions focus on discussions of artistic leadership and concepts (such as strategic programming and career development) from the Pulitzer-Prize nominated book Beyond the Baton by Diane Wittry. These sessions will encourage conductors to gain a greater understanding of the music business—both at the internal operating level (e.g. marketing, fundraising, finance), and the overall field (e.g. hiring processes, artist management, guest conducting opportunities, networking). Stage deportment for female conductors will also be addressed in these sessions.

Panel Discussion: several established and renowned female conductors (exciting news to be announced) will be invited to join our Panel Discussion. This will cover important topics including succeeding in a male-dominated field; accepting and declining specific engagements, among other topics.

Here are some additional features for our unique women’s conducting workshop this year:

All participants will be considered for Conducting Fellow positions with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, PA for the 2017-2018 season.

Optional Professional Headshot Sessions for conductors: we will be able to set up professional headshot appointment for all participants and auditors on Thursday, March 16th, the evening before the first day of the workshop, at a special rate. More details to come.

Professional Podium Shots will be taken during the last two podium sessions.

FOR SCHEDULE, FEES, DATES AND DEADLINES, visit http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/womensconductingworkshopmarch2017.html

TO APPLY, visit http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/application_march2017_womensconducting.html

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The Ilya Musin Society 1.5.17 / 5am

Orchestral conducting technique masterclass with Prof. Ennio Nicotra 17-21 July 2017 Palermo (Sicily).

Intensive summer workshop in Palermo (Sicily) with one of the best teacher nowdays, pupil and assistant to Ilya Musin . Author of one of the most popular handbook “Introduction to the orchestral conducting technique” Edizioni Curci Milano already 5 reprintings and translated in several languages.

An annual event in Istituto dei ciechi, one of the most charming villas of Palermo which see the presence of students from all continents. http://www.istciechipalermo.it/

5 days of full immersion, with the support of a piano duo will be deeply analyzed the basic principles of orchestral conducting technique. Individual daily lesson 35-40 min each.
Especially recommended to those students and conductors who wish improve their craft and to whom wants to learn the rudiment of this art. Repertoire available on our website
Fee 690 euros, Certificate of participation will be released.
Deadline June 1st 2017.
For further informations about participation, registration, accomodations please contact us
http://www.musinsociety.com

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Andrew Machamer 1.12.17 / 11am

Hello! I am the executive director of the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra in Oberlin Ohio. We are currently having a search for a part-time conducting position for our Philharmonia Orchestra (High School Symphonic Orchestra). I would love the opportunity to post information regarding this search on your blog. Please send me an e-mail at noyo@noyo.org OR visit our website at http://www.noyo.org. Thank you!

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ICMasterclass 1.13.17 / 2pm

INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS with Maestro MARTIN SIEGHART (Austria)
3-8 APRIL 2017. Czech Republic

http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/europa.php

6-day orchestral conducting masterclass with Maestro Martin Sieghart and the Symphony Orchestra of the North Bohemian Opera and Ballet Theatre.
The masterclass will take place from 3rd to 8th April 2017 in Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic.

J. Haydn Symphony Nr. 101, D major “Die Uhr”,
W.A. Mozart Symphony KV 550 g minor, version with clarinets,
L. Beethoven Symphony Nr. 3, E-flat major “Eroica”,
L. Beethoven – Overture Coriolan, Op.62,
L. Beethoven – Overture Egmont, Op.84,
J. Brahms – Tragic Overture, Op.81,
B. Smetana – The Moldau

Each active participant will be entitled to:

– 100 minutes of podium time with Symphony Orchestra of the North Bohemian Opera and Ballet Theatre
– 60 minutes of podium time in sessions with piano accompaniment;
– participation in all meetings, classes, rehearsals;
– Each active participant will conduct at the dress rehearsal and the final concert

Each semi-active participant will be entitled to:

– 90 minutes of podium time in sessions with piano accompaniment;
– participation in all meetings, classes, rehearsals and the right to attend the final concert, without conducting the orchestra.

There is no age limit for participation.

All orchestra rehearsals and the final public concert will be recorded and copied to USB stick.

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CCM Summer Programs 1.19.17 / 1pm

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI- CCM SUMMER OPERA BOOTCAMP with Maestro MARK GIBSON
10-30 JULY 2017, CINCINNATI OHIO

CCM Opera Bootcamp is an intense and dynamic program designed to develop career skills for conductors and singers alike. If you are an aspiring, industrious, and fearless conductor, singer, pianist, coach or stage director, we want YOU! In just three weeks, we will mount two opera productions (Gianni Schicchi and Les mamelles de Tirésias) and one program of staged Mozart scenes and arias, all with orchestra, all in original language (both French and Italian language instruction will be offered to support the assigned repertoire).

You will grow, you will learn, you will work, you will have fun, and you WILL improve!

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Peter Fender 1.20.17 / 10am

THE BEETHOVEN WEEKEND: Symphony No.1.

London, UK
17-18 June 2017

This new course will delve in depth into each of Beethoven’s symphonies in turn.
The course ethos is one of hard work within a supportive and positive atmosphere.
With professional chamber orchestra South London Sinfonietta and Maestro Peter Fender.
Maximum of 8 participants
Podium time: 60 mins minimum
All your work is recorded on HD video, which is available, at no extra cost, after the course.
£550 (£500 unwaged/£100 observer)

Visit http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses for more info and an application form.

Other one-day and weekend courses are available.

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Laszlo Blaskovics 1.24.17 / 1am

XIII. DANUBE INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS AND COMPETITION 2017
20th -31st August 2017, Budapest
with the Danube Symphony Orchestra (one of the professional Hungarian state orchestras)
and Andras Deak – principal conductor of DSO
Venue: Danube Symphony Orchestra’s concert hall and rehearsal room
Danube Palace: Hungary, Budapest, H-1051. Zrinyi Street 5.
Music programme of the course:
Mozart: Symphony in C major, No. 36, Linz , Strauss: Der Zigeunerbaron – Overture
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 , Bartok: Hungarian Pictures, Brahms: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
Fees: Active participants – 1200 €; Active participants – students €1100
Registration fee €100 (part of the whole amount) Registration deadline: 31st July 2017
About the course: During the course the active participants are working on the music programme with Professor Andras Deak – at the half time with two pianists, at the other half of the course every active participants will get 80 minutes conducting time with the Danube Symphony Orchestra.
Competition and final concert: At the end of the orchestra rehearsals the Professor and the Orchestra will decide which participants will be awarded and play on the final concert (4-5 best participants). On the 31st August there will be a concert in the Danube Palace Concert Hall with a selected programme from the course repertoire.
1st.2nd.3rd. Prize: Conducting in the Final concert.
Special Prize: – Given by DSO. Conducting in a concert on the 2018-2019 season with Danube Symphony Orchestra in Danube Palace. ( The DSO pay the travel cost (within Europe or 300€) hotel costs and 300 € Fee of the perform.)
More conducting practice time: We offer more practice time possibility with the orchestra. 80 minutes/ 600 Euro / 35 member of orchestra. We can give you the possible dates and times after your inquires.
Application: Please, send us an email if you are interested.
Contact:
Laszlo Blaskovics – executive manager of conducting masterclass
Email: conductingpractice@gmail.com Tel: 0036703623921
All the further information can be found on our website:
http://www.danubeconductingmasterclass.com
We organize as well: CONCERTO MASTERCLASS AND COMPETITION 2017
and Conducting Practice
For more information, please visit our website: http://www.blaskovics.co.uk

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Laszlo Blaskovics 1.24.17 / 1am

CONDUCTING PRACTICE
with the Danube Symphony Orchestra:
Venue: Danube Symphony Orchestra concert hall and rehearsal room, Danube Palace
Hungary, Budapest, 1051. Zrinyi Str. 5.
The dates: This opportunity is available throughout the year. Contact me and I will arrange the dates desired.
Music:
Let us know what you would like to practice.
If the orchestra has the piece in their library, it is free to use it.
If the orchestra hasn’t got the piece (parts, partiture) in their library, then it has a cost to hire it.
Or you should bring along the music with you and give it to the orchestra.
Prices and Conditions:
The minimum amount of time (in minutes): 80 minutes
The first 80-minutes-session rehearsal = 650 Euro
Additional minutes: the next 80-minutes-session rehearsal = 600 Euro
This price includes:
– 80 minutes conducting time
– with a 35-member-orchestra
– video recording of your conducting
Further information:
The time of practice is counted per rehearsals. The orchestra sits down and plays only for a full rehearsal (80 minutes). We offer this practice for other conductors as well, this way, the rehearsal time can be shared so you can share the costs as well.
If you’d like to have a conductor-professor for your practice, we can arrange tuition with Prof. Tamás Gál at the same time. He is the professor of conductors at Franz Liszt Music Academy, or with Professor Andras Deak, the principal conductor of DSO. About his price, please contact us.
We can also help you find a good accommodation in Budapest, and provide you with all the information you just need.
How to apply: If you are interested in the conducting practice, please, send us an e-mail.
Contact:
Laszlo Blaskovics
Email: conductingpractice@gmail.com
Tel: 0036-70362-3921
Our website, more information about the venue and the orchestra:
http://www.blaskovics.co.uk
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Conducting-Practice/345191235529572

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Raelene Wagoner 1.24.17 / 9pm

Please post the following: Loudoun Symphony Orchestra seeks a Conductor. See http://www.loudounsymphony.org for details about the position.

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Opera de Baugé 2.7.17 / 8am

Opera de Baugé Conducting Course/Competition

Baugé-en-Anjou, France 26th July – 2nd August 2017

In summer 2017, Opera de Baugé and conductor Konstantinos Diminakis will hold a conducting course at Les Capucins in Baugé-en-Anjou, France. The course is designed for advanced students of conducting and for young conductors who have concluded their professional training, wishing to extend their knowledge and experience in conducting and the interpretation of works of the symphonic and operatic repertoire under the guidance of maestro Diminakis. Moreover, selected participants will have the chance to lead actual stage piano rehearsals with singers, for this year’s productions of Opera de Baugé.

Professional piano répétiteurs will play for the class and the Opera de Baugé Orchestra will follow. The conducting course will be concluded with a public concert, conducted by the students and a jury panel will award honor prizes to the best contestants.

Repertoire:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart La Clemenza di Tito – Overture

Gioachino Rossini La Cenerentola – Sinfonia

Joseph Haydn Symphony n.104

Richard Wagner Siegfried Idyll

Julius Massenet Thais – Meditation

Leo Delibes Lakme – Flower duet

Orchestra : Opera de Baugé Orchestra

Language : English

Course duration : Friday, 26th July to Wednesday, 2nd August 2017

Public final concert : Tuesday, 1st August 2017, 7 pm

Fees :

Active participants (limited to max.10) : EUR 890.–, including full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and lodging at Baugé-en-Anjou. It is possible for students to arrive earlier than 26th July and attend the dress rehearsals and premieres of Opera de Baugé performances. The price remains the same.

Application :

· CV, including details of music education and conducting experience

· Video link(s) (if possible) of the applicant conducting

To be sent to : info@diminakis.com

Application deadline : 15th June 2017.

Registration fee : Applicants who are admitted as active participants must pay a non-refundable registration fee of EUR 200,- after their acceptance. It will be deducted from the course fee.

http://www.operadebauge.fr/conducting-course/

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Marco Casetta 2.7.17 / 11am

ITALIAN OPERA WORKSHOP

Period: May 23-28
Location: Tropea
Teacher: M° Vittorio Parisi

Programme:

G.Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
W.A.Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro

THE BEST STUDENTS WILL BE ENROLLED FOR A PRODUCTION OF IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA IN ITALY OR HUNGARY In JULY 2017 AND A GALA CONCERT IN 2018/2019 SEASON OF BACAU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (ROMANIA)

A unique opportunity for conductors willing to DEEPEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE of operatic repertorie and DEBUT as opera conductors. With the teacher Vittorio Parisi, conducting chairholder at Giuseppe Verdi conservatoire in Milan. In cooperation with Italian, Hungarian and Romania theatres and artists agencies, the organisation offers to best students hiring opportunities to conduct Barbiere di Siviglia and Opera Gala concerts during 2017/2018. Accomodation included.

http://www.italianoperaworkshop.com

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Matthew Brown and Christophe Rody 2.14.17 / 12pm

The International Conductors’ Festival of Kiev (ICF) is a unique workshop/festival hybrid that is ideal for any conductor with advanced training who is seeking substantial and real experience conducting a professional orchestra (and this year chorus as well) in both rehearsals and concerts.

There is no primary teacher at ICF. Directors Matthew Brown (USA) and Christophe Rody (Switzerland) mentor participants and guide the experience, fostering a collegial and growth-oriented atmosphere in which like-minded conductors learn from each other, from the orchestra, from the music and from themselves.

The 9th annual ICF will be held this summer, June 12-24 in Kiev, at the magnificent Ukrainian National House of Organ and Chamber Music. Repertoire highlights will include Dvorak’s Symphony no. 7, Faure’s Requiem (with professional choir) and Mozart’s Piano Concerto no. 22 with acclaimed soloist Andriy Kutasevych. The full repertoire list is available on our website.

Visit http://www.ConductorsFestival.org for more information and to apply. Priority consideration will be given to applications received by March 15, and applications will continue to be accepted after that date until all the spots are successfully filled by qualified candidates.

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Malko Competition 2.17.17 / 12pm

MALKO COMPETITION ANNOUNCES JURY, PRIZES AND REPETOIRE FOR 2018

Maestro Fabio Luisi will be heading the jury of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s international Malko Competition for young conductors

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra, part of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation, has just announced the complete competition details for the next Malko Competition for young conductors on the new website http://www.malkocompetition.dk. The competition will take place on 20th-27th April 2018 in DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen, opening the application on August 26th 2017.

Personal mentorship and orchestral contracts
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra’s principal conductor Fabio Luisi, also known as principal conductor of The Met and the General Music Director of Zurich opera, will be heading the 2018 competition jury and will also be offering his personal mentorship to the winner of the competition. Among other draws for young conductors in the 2018 competition is a contract of 18 concerts with leading European orchestras including the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.

Media coverage and PR package
As part of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), the Danish National Symphony Orchestra will ensure extensive media coverage of the Malko competition week through international livestreaming of the competition week as well as editorial coverage on DR’s broadcasting platforms and a strong social media presence. Furthermore, the winner of the competition will receive an attractive PR kit consisting of professional video recordings, press photos and other material to support the winner’s future conducting career.

Engaged and dedicated orchestra
In addition to offering a whole bouquet of attractive prizes, the Malko Competition is unique in its organization: The competition is hosted by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra itself – and as a result, it is known to support the competitors with extraordinarily dedicated orchestral playing.

René Mathiesen, chairman and timpanist of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, says:
” We are looking immensely forward to welcoming the next team of Malko competitors in 2018. Our competition is known for the special dedication and attentiveness of the orchestra through all rounds of the competition, and we are proud to have an artistically strong Jury consisting mainly of conductors and orchestral musicians.”

The Malko competition will take place in the Jean Nouvel-designed hall of DR Koncerthuset which has been named one of the world’s 10 best concert halls by Gramophone magazine

http://www.malkocompetition.dk.

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2017 Cabrillo Festival Conductors Workshop 2.22.17 / 6pm

The Cabrillo Conductors / Composers Workshop brings together leading faculty, the award-winning Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, and early career conductors and composers for a professional training program that focuses on the creation and performance of new music.

Each summer for the last seventeen years, twenty conductors and three young composers have been selected to participate in this internationally recognized professional development program. Held in downtown Santa Cruz, California, in the context of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music’s annual rehearsal and performance season, the Workshop gives participating conductors and composers five full days of intensive training with some of the world’s most respected contemporary music professionals. In 2017, Conducting Faculty members will include Cabrillo Festival Music Director Cristian Măcelaru, Thomas Sleeper (Director of Orchestral Activities & Professor of Instrumental Conducting, University of Miami Frost School of Music), and special participation by Maestro Leonard Slatkin (Music Director, Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre National de Lyon). The Composition Faculty member will be Michael Gandolfi (New England Conservatory of Music; Tanglewood Music Center).

This unique workshop experience was designed by founding faculty members, Cabrillo Festival Music Director Laureate Marin Alsop and the late Maestro Gustav Meier. Activities include a schedule of seminars and critiqued conducting sessions, first with string quintet and piano, then with chamber orchestra, and finally podium time with the full Cabrillo Festival Orchestra. Under the guidance of a composition faculty member, participating composers work with the Festival’s resident composers and with the conductors on subjects including modern score analysis and practical guides for the rehearsal, interpretation and performance of contemporary works. The program is highlighted by an inspirational concert titled In the Works, when the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra is led by six conductors performing short symphonic works by each of the three selected composers.

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2017 CONDUCTORS WORKSHOP – NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS – DEADLINE APRIL 1!

If you are a CONDUCTOR, you are invited to submit an application to be considered for the 2017 Conductors Workshop to be held in Santa Cruz, California, Saturday, July 29 through Wednesday, August 2. All application materials must be submitted online, as specified below. After reviewing the Workshop information and application requirements, please direct any further questions to Erik Finley, Conductors Workshop Director, at conductors@cabrillomusic.org

DATES AND LOCATION:
The Conductors Workshop begins the morning of Saturday, July 29 and runs through the early evening of Wednesday, August 2, 2017. All Workshop activities take place at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium in Santa Cruz, California.

FACULTY:
Cristian Măcelaru (Music Director, Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music; Conductor-in-Residence, Philadelphia Orchestra)
Thomas Sleeper (Director of Orchestral Activities & Professor of Instrumental Conducting, University of Miami Frost School of Music)
Leonard Slatkin for special sessions on August 1 and 2 (Music Director, Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre National de Lyon)
Michael Gandolfi Composers Workshop faculty (New England Conservatory; Tanglewood Music Center)

REPERTOIRE:
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4
STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite
Three contemporary works by selected Composers Workshop fellows (studied/conducted by FELLOWS only)

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Five 2.5-hour sessions with the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra and faculty are dedicated to standard repertoire training and guidance. An additional two 2.5-hour rehearsal services are dedicated to the preparation of Composer Workshop Fellows’ compositions for the In the Works concert. Additionally, all conductors participate in a variety of seminars, discussions, video review sessions and Q&A with faculty, and are welcome to observe four Festival Orchestra open rehearsals that take place during the Workshop. The workshop is divided into three participatory tiers with varied amounts of podium time granted. Six conducting FELLOWS will be selected and will receive approximately 75 minutes of total podium time conducting standard repertoire. This time is divided between sessions with a string quintet and piano, a 22-piece chamber orchestra, and a full orchestra. Additionally, FELLOWS conduct a 40-piece chamber orchestra for 40 minutes of rehearsal in preparation for the In the Works concert. Tuition for FELLOWS is covered in full by the Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation Conducting Scholarships and a scholarship is provided to assist with travel and accommodation expenses. Six ASSOCIATES will be selected and will receive approximately 15 minutes of podium time divided between sessions with string quintet and piano, and a 22-piece chamber orchestra. Eight AUDITORS will be selected and will conduct a brief, 3-minute section of a work with a 22-piece chamber orchestra. All conductors will be provided with a video recording of his or her individual podium sessions.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Applications and supporting materials will be accepted in digital format only, via Slideroom: http://www.cabrillofestival.slideroom.com Late, incomplete, mailed, or emailed applications will not be considered. All of the following materials must be uploaded by Saturday, April 1 to complete an application:

• A CV or resume no more than two pages in length. In addition to detailing any conducting experience, the CV/resume should indicate your primary instrument and any training and orchestral experience on this instrument.
• A letter of recommendation from an artist or teacher who can speak to your musicianship.
• A personal statement (300 words or less) indicating why you are studying conducting and how you hope to benefit from a workshop with a focus on new music.
• Video representative of your conducting. We would prefer to see you conducting at least two contrasting works, including a complete movement or (in the case of shorter works) an entire selection. Please also include 5-10 minutes of rehearsal footage, if available. Inclusion of rehearsal footage is strongly suggested, but not required. All videos should be front-facing, from the vantage point of the orchestra. You may upload up to three files, YouTube or Vimeo links via Slideroom. DVDs will not be accepted.
• A document detailing information about the video/s submitted as part of your application. For each video file or link submitted, please indicate the repertoire included, the date and location of the performance or rehearsal, and the orchestra/ensemble. If a variety of repertoire or excerpts are submitted within a single file or link, please detail the specific timing for each excerpt.
• Payment of the $65 application fee.

FEES & TUITION:
In addition to the $65 application fee, tuition amounts for participants are as follows:
• FELLOWS: Tuition for FELLOWS, valued at $750, is covered in full by the Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation Conducting Scholarships. A $595 scholarship is provided to assist with travel and accommodation expenses. FELLOWS will be asked to submit a fully-refundable deposit in the amount of $300 to confirm attendance. A check totaling the amount of the expense scholarship and the deposit refund will be given to FELLOWS upon arrival at the workshop in Santa Cruz.
• ASSOCIATES: $500 tuition
• AUDITORS: $300 tuition

TRAVEL & HOUSING:
Participants are responsible for arranging travel to and accommodations in Santa Cruz and the expenses associated with these arrangements. Nearby airports are Mineta San Jose International (SJC; 35 miles from Santa Cruz) and San Francisco International (SFO; 70 miles from Santa Cruz). Information on suggested ground transportation and accommodations will be provided to selected conductors. An attendee list will be made available to all participating conductors in the event that conductors wish to arrange shared ground transportation or housing.

NOTIFICATION & ACCEPTANCE:
Applicants will be notified of acceptance by May 1. Accepted FELLOWS will be asked to confirm their participation by signing a letter of intent and submitting the $300 deposit by May 15. Accepted ASSOCIATES and AUDITORS will be asked to confirm their participation by signing a letter of intent and submitting the full tuition payment by June 1. Payment of the deposit or tuition will reserve the conductor’s place in the Workshop. In the event of an attendee’s cancellation, the deposit or tuition will only be refunded if the Festival is able to fill the withdrawing conductor’s place with another individual. Application fees are non-refundable.

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Bede Williams 2.23.17 / 5am

St Andrews Advanced Conducting Course

Director Sian Edwards

Friday 26 May – Sunday 28 May 2017, Younger Hall, St Andrews

The University of St Andrews welcomes emerging conductors of all ages and nationalities to study with Honorary Professor of conducting Sian Edwards. The class will be made up of eight participants; each participant will receive 120 minutes of podium time over the course of the weekend.

Course fees: £460

A bursary may be available to an outstanding young conductor(s); please include any details in your application.

Travel and accommodation:

Participants should arrange their own travel and accommodation; see http://www.visitstandrews.com for details.

Repertoire:

Schubert – Symphony No. 5

Stravinsky – Dumbarton Oaks

Beethoven – Coriolan Overture

Instrumental ensemble will comprise minimum 10 professional players plus local musicians. Participants should bring their own video equipment if they wish to take video footage home with them. Participants should also supply their own scores.

Application

Applications close on Friday 10 March, 2017. To apply email Bede Williams the following:

-Name, address and contact number

-Current CV and biography

-Link to a video of you conducting, this can be to a YouTube/Vimeo etc, or a dropbox link to an MP4 file or similar.

-If applying for a bursary, details of any financial hardship.

Sian Edwards will review all applications. Participants will be announced by Friday 14 April. Payment of full fees is due by Friday 28 April. Conductors not selected for the advanced course may wish to attend the conducting day taught by Bede Williams and Gillian Craig, see the bottom of this page for details.

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Amelia Vincenzi 2.24.17 / 4am

FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS 20178

FCM is the leading masterclass for conductors in Europe since 2010.

In the very heart of Florence, it provides SIX DAYS of orchestra lessons and a huge amount of podium time with a professional orchestra (average 100 min. x student), final concerts and REAL enrollment opportunities in prestigious music institutions in Europe. Each orchestra session is recorded and studied with the teacher on the next day. Among our alumni many are now working in major theatres around the world and that shows better than any advertise the essence of FCM. Artists agencies and journalists will be present to the final concert.

Teacher: M° Massimiliano Caldi
Orchestra: Artes National Orchestra
Period: August 28 / September 3 2017
Location: Teatro di Cestello, piazza del Cestello 3/4 – Firenze

http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

The masterclass is directed to young conductors who want to increase their musical experience and work as professionals in the world of classical music.

The course is articulated in n°7 (seven) days of lesson. The lessons with the orchestra will be recorded and at the end of the day the students will discuss with the M° about their performance with the help of the recording.
The recording will be given to the students in digital format (USB pendrive) at the end of the course.

There will be 6 days of orchestra, with an average podium time of 100 minutes per student. The organisation and the teacher, by common consent, will guarantee concert opportunities to the best students and the hiring of a chosen “best student” in the next season of one of the following institutions: Koszalin Philarmonic Orchestra (Poland); Polish Baltic Philarmonia (Danzic); Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV (Hungary); Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra (Hungary); Artes National Orchestra (Italy); Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra (Greece)

Programme

Monday August 28
10.00 – 13.00 and 14.00 – 19.00 (10 a.m. . 1 p.m. and 2 p.m – 7 p.m. )
registration and theory lesson (conducting technique, analysis)

Tuesday August 29, Wednesday 30 and Thursday 31 – Programme A
10.00 – 13.00 ( 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.) theoric lesson and analysis of the videos
14.00 – 20.30 (2.00 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.) lessons with the orchestra, each students will have at least one podium session per day

Friday September 1 and Saturday 2 – Programme B
10.00 – 13.00 ( 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.) theoric lesson and analysis of the videos
14.00 – 20.30 (2.00 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.) lessons with the orchestra, each students will have at least one podium session per day

Sunday September 3
General rehearsal and final concert (timeteble to be defined) concert suit/dress is required.

Active students must prepare al least 1 (one) piece from Group A and 2 (two) from Group B. One movement of a wider work (i.e. a Symphony), is considered 1 (one) piece.

Group A – String Orchestra (days 29, 30 and 31 August)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik K 525
Piotr Ilic Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C Major op. 48
Antonin Dvorak: Serenade in E major op. 22
Edward Grieg: Holberg Suite
Gustav Holst: St. Paul Suite
Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony
Ottorino Respighi: Antiche arie e danze per liuto Suite III
Elvira Muratore: Nomen for strings (ed.Sconfinarte)
Andrea Portera: Original Mater (ed.Sconfinarte)

Group B – Symphony Orchestra (days 1, 2 and 3 September)

Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony n° 92 “Oxford”
Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony n° 94 “Surprise”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony n° 39 in Eb major K 543
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony n° 40 in G minor K550
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ouverture “Così fan tutte”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ouverture “Le nozze di Figaro”
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony n° 5 in C minor (mov. I)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony n° 6 in F major (mov. I, II, III)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony n° 7 in A major
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony n° 9 in D minor (except solo vocal and choir) *
Ludwig van Beethoven: Prometheus Ouverture
Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Ouverture
Franz Schubert: Symphony n° 5 in B flat
Gioachino Rossini: Sinfonia “Italiana in Algeri”
Gioachino Rossini: Sinfonia “Il barbiere di Siviglia”
Gioachino Rossini: Sinfonia “La gazza ladra”
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony n° 4 “Italian”
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Märchen von der schönen Melusine Op.3
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony n° 3 “Scottish”
Richard Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll
Johann Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
G. Verdi: Traviata Preludio III Act
Antonin Dvorak: Czech Suite op. 39
Bela Bartok: Rumanian folk dances
Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony n° 1 “Classical”

ACCOMPANIMENT
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Exultate Jubilate in F major K 165
Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello concerto in C major
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Violin concerto in E minor
Piotr Ilic Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major
Robert Schumann: Cello concerto in A minor op. 129
Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei
On the final stages of the masterclass there will be present agents from international artists agencies.

Course fee
Couse fee, active students: € 1150,00
Application fee: € 250,00
Total amount of fees: € 1.400,00

Auditors
The partecipation fee for the auditors is unique and permits to assist to the whole day lessons
Course fee, auditors: € 400,00

Meals and Accomodation
Meals and accomodation are up to the participants. The organisation can offer assistance in finding a proper accomodation in Florence for the period of the masterclass. Prices for a single bedroom range from € 30 per night.

The course fee will be payed the first day of the course. The courses will be activated with a minimum number of students.

The application fee will not be returned in any case, except the cancellation of the courses; in that case the students will be promptly advised. The partecipaton at the courses implies the full acceptance of the present rules. Artes Association will give prompt notification of any modification of the rules that may occur. For any legal action the Italian text of the announcement must be considered. The competent forum is Prato’s.

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YMS 2.26.17 / 11pm

COLIN METTERS INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS 2017

31 March – 5 April 2017; Yehudi Menuhin School
(near London, UK)

The sixth annual Colin Metters International Conducting Masterclass will once again be held in the beautiful settling of the Yehudi Menuhin School in Surrey. All those involved are resident with full board and enjoy both the musical intensity the course offers plus the chance to relax and socialise together.

The masterclass, designed for those with some conducting experience, provides a rare opportunity to work with Colin Metters, Professor Emeritus of Conducting at the Royal Academy of Music in London and one of the world’s foremost conducting pedagogues. Through his unique and personal approach to teaching and mentoring, Colin Metters generates an atmosphere that combines intensity of study with a mutually supportive and creative environment.

Students work with two professional and experienced pianists and an ensemble formed from members of the class. A string quintet of professional players from London’s leading symphony orchestras will join the ensemble for two days of the masterclass. The daily curriculum covers: in depth score and music study; conducting technique; rehearsal skills; the ability to convey musical intention through gesture and influence all aspects of musical performance. Before supper there will be open discussion and analysis of the day’s work.

Auditors will have access to all teaching sessions and can participate in discussions and workshops; they will have an opportunity to conduct at some point during the week and receive feedback from Colin Metters. Places are limited and may be filled before the application deadline. Early application is advised for active participants.

REPERTOIRE

Compulsory repertoire for all participants:
Brahms Piano Concerto No 1
Schubert Symphony No 5 (complete)

Additional repertoire:
Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks (with two pianos)
Dvorak Slavonic Dances Op. 46 Nos 5-8

COURSE FEES

For Active Participants
The inclusive fee for active participants is £870 which covers the cost of all tuition, accommodation in single rooms in the beautiful setting of the Menuhin School, and full board of three meals a day.

For Auditors
The fee for residential auditors is £460 inclusive of full board and accommodation in single rooms at The Menuhin School.
The fee for non-residential auditors is £250 for the period, inclusive of lunch.

http://www.mettersconductingmasterclass.co.uk/Conducting_course/The_Masterclass.html

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Luke 2.28.17 / 9pm

Hi Chris. Would appreciate it if you could post this. Many thanks!

APPLICATIONS CLOSE MARCH 12!
Masterclass with Atso Almila, Professor of Conducting at the Sibelius Academy, June 21 – 28, 2017.
http://www.zlinmasterclass.com

The 2017 Zlin Conducting Masterclass aims to provide an ideal learning environment for aspiring professional orchestral conductors. Over eight days, fourteen participants will be given expert tuition by Atso Almila, Professor of Conducting at the Sibelius Academy, and Luke Dollman, Lecturer in Conducting at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. The orchestra for the masterclass, the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, is one of the Czech Republic’s finest orchestras, and the masterclass will be held in their state-of-the-art concert hall in Zlin, Czech Republic. Conductors will work with a ten piece ensemble, chamber orchestra, and full orchestra over the course of the program, participate in regular video analysis sessions, and receive one to one tuition. The cost for the course, including accomodation is 2100 Euros for the 14 selected conductors, and 500 Euros for auditors. Further info at:info@zlinmasterclass.com
Date: September June 21 – 28, 2017
Location: Zlin, Czech Republic
Orchestra: Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic
Teachers: Atso Almila and Luke Dollman
Number of active students: 14
Total podium time: 140 minutes per active student
Cost for active students: 2,100 euros (including accomodation)
Cost for auditors: 500 euros (including accomodation)

Repertoire:
Haydn Symphony No.104
Beethoven Symphony No.8
Mozart Don Giovanni Overture
Sibelius Valse Triste
Bartok Concerto for Orchestra
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6
Sibelius Symphony No.5

Further information at: http://www.zlinmasterclass.com

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The Ilya Musin Society 3.3.17 / 6am

Orchestral conducting technique masterclass with Prof. Ennio Nicotra 24-28 July 2017 Palermo (Sicily). Additional week! the previous week 17-21 is already complete! to meet all the requests Ilya Musin Society has decided to hold an extraordinary course over the next week

Intensive summer workshop in Palermo (Sicily) with one of the best teacher nowdays, pupil and assistant to Ilya Musin . Author of one of the most popular handbook “Introduction to the orchestral conducting technique” Edizioni Curci Milano already 5 reprintings and translated in several languages.

An annual event in Istituto dei ciechi, one of the most charming villas of Palermo which see the presence of students from all continents. http://www.istciechipalermo.it/

5 days of full immersion, with the support of a piano duo will be deeply analyzed the basic principles of orchestral conducting technique. Individual daily lesson 35-40 min each.
Especially recommended to those students and conductors who wish improve their craft and to whom wants to learn the rudiment of this art. Repertoire available on our website
Fee 690 euros, Certificate of participation will be released.
Deadline May 1st 2017.
For further informations about participation, registration, accomodations please contact us
http://www.musinsociety.com or http://www.direzionedorchestra.com

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Spencer Blank 3.5.17 / 12pm

TITLE: MSO Assistant Conductor / MYSP YS Conductor

REPORTS TO: MSO Music Director & MYSP Orchestra Manager

STATUS: Full‐time, Exempt

DATE POSTED: 3 March 2017
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 24 March 2017, 5:00pm CDT
FINALIST NOTIFICATION DATE: 7 April 2017
LIVE AUDITION/INTERVIEW: 26-29 April 2017

POSITION PROFILE:

This shared position as Assistant Conductor of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and Youth Symphony Conductor of the Memphis Youth Symphony Program is designed to provide musical and artistic administrational experience to a conductor in the early stages of his/her professional career. The Assistant Conductor serves as a community ambassador for the MSO and MYSP, and is a critical member of the team for planning and executing the artistic, educational and community engagement initiatives of two separate organizations. This position is a four (4) year appointment and is renewable at the discretion of the MSO and MYSP. Residency in Memphis is required.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assistant Conductor
Memphis Symphony Orchestra

• Working in conjunction with the MSO staff, the candidate will plan and conduct educational concerts, community concerts and other special programs as assigned to include but not limited to Summer Symphony, Leading from Every Chair®, Young People’s Concerts, select Pops concerts, runouts, etc. and serve as cover conductor for rehearsals, concerts and other programs as assigned.

• Assist Music Director in programming future MSO seasons; specific accountabilities to include: researching/evaluating potential guest artists, conductors, and composers; researching instrumentations; writing program outlines/scripts; artistic budgeting.

• Participate in planning meetings, media events, fund‐raising activities, speaking engagements, educational and outreach opportunities, development meetings and activities, administrative meetings, and other activities as determined by management.

• Work with MSO staff and educational partners on educational and cultural inclusion initiatives as directed that complement and support the music education curricula set forth by the Shelby County School District.

• Other duties as assigned.

Youth Symphony Conductor
Memphis Youth Symphony Program

• Serve as Principal Conductor and artistic leader of the Youth Symphony.

• Plan and conduct the full Youth Symphony season including a minimum of three annual concerts (fall, winter, spring), Sounds of the Season concert, Kickoff Weekend concert, sectionals, rehearsals, concerts, master classes, and other MYSP activities in collaboration with Orchestra Manager.

• Actively recruit MYSP members in collaboration with MYSP staff, regional public, private, parochial, and home-school music teachers and academic leadership.

• Assist MSO Music Director in planning, programming, and executing Side-by-Side concert.

• Manage MYSP auditions for seating placement and section/principal assignments throughout the season as needed but at a minimum: three (3) seating audition rounds for strings, two (2) for woodwinds and brass, and one (1) for percussion each season.
• Coordinate with conductors of other MYSP ensembles as necessary or as directed.
• Other duties as assigned.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Meaningful orchestral conducting experience and broad knowledge of orchestral repertoire and concert programming.
• Master’s degree (or equivalent) in orchestral/instrumental conducting strongly preferred.
• Fluent in English and able to communicate effectively to musicians, staff and a wide range of audience members.
• Candidate must be legally entitled to be employed in the U.S. at the time of application submission.
• Experience in and passion for conducting youth orchestras or other student ensembles is extremely desirable.
• Strong leadership and oral and written communication skills, particularly with young people.
• Exceptional organizational skills and management ability.

APPLICATION & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Candidates should submit the following: cover letter, CV, list of 5 professional references, and at least 2 video clips (3 preferred) demonstrating conducting abilities of both rehearsal and performance footage in contrasting repertoire styles by Friday 24 March 2017. Videos should be shot at close range of the conductor, taken from the orchestra’s vantage point, facing the FRONT of the conductor of either full symphonic or large chamber orchestral ensemble. Videos must be sent electronically with links and dates of rehearsals or performances (DropBox, Vimeo, YouTube, etc.)

Finalists will be notified by Friday 7 April 2017 if they have been selected to audition. The audition and interview process will require all finalists to be in Memphis from the evening of Wednesday 26 April until the afternoon of Saturday 29 April. Travel, accommodations, meals and all expenses related to the audition process are the sole responsibility of each candidate.

Salary commensurate with experience, plus health insurance, vacation, life insurance. Access to dental, 403(b), and disability.

Submission & Contact Information: AssistantConductor@MemphisSymphony.org

Websites: http://www.MemphisSymphony.org; http://www.MYSP-music.org/live/

About the MSO: The Memphis Symphony Orchestra (MSO) exists to create meaningful experiences through music. We do this through artistic excellence, education, and community engagement and are the largest employer of musicians in Memphis and the Mid-South. Founded in 1952, the MSO is a vibrant civic enterprise involving more than 600 musicians, staff, and volunteers who engage more than 300,000 people throughout the Mid-South each year. The MSO has an annual budget of $3.7 million and performs at the acoustically splendid Cannon Center for the Performing Arts. Under the artistic leadership of Robert Moody, the Symphony employs 36 core musicians full-time, and additional 45 per-service contract musicians over 31 weeks. The Orchestra also encompasses a 11-person staff, the 120-member Memphis Symphony Chorus and the 300-member Memphis Symphony League. Memphis is a vibrant, growing city recently ranked in the top 5 of places for young college-educated individuals to begin their lives. Visit http://www.memphischamber.com for more details.

About the MYSP: Founded in 1966, the Memphis Youth Symphony Program (MYSP) has evolved and grown in tandem with the MSO, achieving independent 501(c)(3) status a decade ago. Founding MSO Music Director Vincent DeFrank himself conducted the MYSP for 14 years and, since that time, a multitude of gifted conductors have put their unique signature on the program and inspired new generations of young musicians to embrace and participate in a wide spectrum of musical arts. The MYSP has four (4) performing orchestras, which each hold open membership auditions for every spring. Roughly 200 students from 50 different schools from across the Tri-State region participate every year.

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Agnes Varga 3.6.17 / 11am

Dohnanyi Academy’s Conducting Masterclass
An excellent opportunity to study in Budapest with Mᵒ Gábor Hollerung, an outstanding conductor and teacher personality. 9-day conducting masterclass with the top level Budafok Dohnányi Orchestra in the main time, and two piano sessions. Best working atmosphere and focus on deep understanding of repertoire compositions: Bartók’s Piano Concerto No.3, Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 in C major “Jupiter” and Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. Max. 11 highly talented conductors. No age limit. HD video recording of the final concert; conductor camera recordings attached. http://www.dohnanyiacademy.com

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Felipe Cattapan 3.7.17 / 8am

Two Choral Conducting/Choral Workshops in Winterthur, Switzerland:

Dates: 11th.-12th. of March 2017; 8th.-9th. of April 2017
For beginners and advanced
Contents: contemporary conducting technique, efficient vocal technique, creative rehearsal technique, team leadership, video analysis of famous conductors
Languages: German, English, French
Teacher: Felipe Cattapan
More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

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John Ratledge 3.9.17 / 11am

Fourth Annual Bassi Brugnatelli International Conducting and Singing Symposium

Our fourth symposium will be held 26 June – 7 July 2017. The faculty includes: John Ratledge–Founder and Artistic Director, Professor Emeritus from The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Rebecca Turner–Artist in Residence, Soprano from Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina; Annalisa Monticelli–Assistant Director, Coach/Collaborative Pianist from the Royal Academy of Music in Dublin, Ireland; Stafford Turner, Bass-Baritone and Director of Opera from Gardner Web University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina; Dearbhla Brosnan, Coach/Collaborative Pianist from the Royal Academy of Music in Dublin, Ireland; Dan Perkins, Coach/Collaborative Pianist/Lecturer, Conductor from Plymouth State University in Plymouth, New Hampshire; Karen Kanakis, Soprano from St. Louis, Missouri; Jacob Lassitter, Baritone from Webster University in St Louis, Missouri; and Jim Phillips–Wellness/Breathing/Posture Coach from New York, New York.

We are also happy to announce two fantastic additions to our faculty this year: to the Coaching and Collaborative Pianist faculty, Dr. Arlene Shrut, from The Julliard School and Manhattan School of Music faculty, and to the Conducting faculty, Dr. Allen Hightower, Director of Choral Activities at the University of North Texas.

The Conducting Masterworks Program will study Mendelssohn’s ELIJAH (Peters full score edition), Overture, all recitatives, Haydn’s CREATION (specific cuts TBA), and ten operatic arias, paying particular attention to the unique problems that occur between the orchestra, conductors, singers, and collaborative pianists. Conductors will receive daily lessons with John Ratledge, Allen Hightower, and Dan Perkins, professional soloists, a chamber orchestra, and a collaborative pianist. The following seminars will be offered for conductors: Orchestral Rehearsal Techniques in the Choral/Orchestral Setting, Score Study and Preparation for Conductors, as well as Conductors and Singers Round Table: Building Meaningful Collaboration.

Singers will participate in master classes, coachings as well as a variety of workshop sessions on character analysis, subtexting, role preparation, aria preparation, Successful Auditions for the Classical Singer, Mastering Mozart, Coaching: The Sister Art, as well as Singers and Conductors Round Table: Building Meaningful Collaboration where all the symposium participants interact together. Other course offerings: Conversational Italian and Italian Diction, 24 Italian Songs for non-Italian speakers, Laboratory Experience: Conductors, Singers, and Orchestra, and Musician Wellness: Breathing, Posture, and Well-Being. Recitals will be given by faculty members, and in addition to opera scenes, a concert of operatic arias by the participants, and two guest recitals. The week will culminate with the grand finale concert featuring our conductors, singers, and orchestra.

See our website, http://www.bassibrugnatellisymposium.com, for detailed information on our program. For specific questions, please email Dr. Ratledge at john.ratledge@gmail.com

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ICMasterclass 3.12.17 / 8am

11-16 June 2017 Conducting Masterclass with Maestro ALIM SHAKH (St. Petersburg, Russia) and the Moravian Philharmonic (Olomouc, Czech Republic)

I. Stravinsky – Pulcinella (suite, 1922)
P. Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Opus 23
J. Brahms, Symphony № 1 in C minor, Op. 68
M. Mussorgsky – Night on Bald Mountain, (symphonic poem, 1867)

More information on the website: http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/masterclasses-for-conductors.php

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Margarita Barría 3.14.17 / 4pm

June 19th to 23rd, 2017 Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Leonid Grin (Chief conductor of National Symphony Orchestra of Chile)

Repertoire:
R. Schubert: Overture in the Italian Style, D.590
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Orchestral Suite N°1 in D minor, Op.43
A. Dvorak: Symphony N°8 in G major, Op.88

For further information, please visit the website: http://www.ceacuchile.com

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newyorkconductinginstitute 3.15.17 / 10am

Conducting Workshop with Maestro Donald Schleicher – June 2-6, 2017, New York City

New York Conducting Institute (NYCI) is proud to present a conducting workshop with Maestro Donald Schleicher on June 2-6, 2017. Participants will receive at least 48 minutes of podium time (three 16-minute podium sessions) over the course of the five days with a professional string quintet and piano, taught by Maestro Donald Schleicher. All podium sessions will be digitally recorded.

http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/schleicher_workshop_2017.html

SPECIAL FEATURES this year:
Maestro Schleicher will be leading two sessions of intensive score review and discussion sessions
Lectures will be given by Maestro Schleicher on the following specific topics:

Creating a Positive Rehearsal Environment
Techniques and Tips on Score Study and Analysis
Interview Questions for Music Director Candidates
Programming
DOs and DON’Ts of making your conducting videos
Opera Conducting 101
Conducting: From Band to Orchestra to Choir, from 5th graders to the pros

A brief review and discussion with individual conducting participants will be offered by Maestro Schleicher, right after each podium session

REPERTOIRE
BRAHMS The Tragic Overture, Op.81
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.8 in F major, Op.93
ELGAR Enigma, Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
BRITTEN The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

HOW TO APPLY
We are currently accepting full-participants and auditors.
Visit here to complete the online application: http://www.newyorkconductinginstitute.org/application_june2017.html
In order to complete the application form, the following are required:

Video Clips of your own conducting. (for full-participant applications only): List links to online video clips including title of the piece, length of the excerpt, ensemble name, and any additional information needed in order to access (at least 10 minutes, but not more than 30 minutes in total)
Résumé: We accept the following formats: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf, html.
Application fee $35 until April 5th, 2017. After this date, $50. (non-refundable, must pay online via your application form in order to complete your application)

DATES AND DEADLINES

April 5th, 2017
Applications are being accepted now and will be reviewed starting on April 5th, 2017. Applications received after April 5th will be reviewed and processed on a space-available basis. If the class is full, applications will be considered for Auditor status only.

If accepted as an Auditor, he or she may be added to the waiting list for Full Participant status, with the discretion of Maestro Schleicher and NYCI. If a Full-Participant must later cancel, tuition will be refunded (minus non-refundable fees) only if a suitable replacement is found.

April 10th, 2017
Admission decisions sent by email.
Decisions for applications received after April 5th, 2017, will be sent within 5 business days.

$350 non-refundable deposit due within 10 days upon acceptance for full participants

April 20th, 2017
For Auditors and Full-Participants, an early tuition payment discount of $35 is offered if entire tuition is paid in full by this date

May 1st, 2017
For Auditors and Full-participants: Tuition Balance due

FEES
All fees stated below are in US currency.

Application fee: $35 before April 5th, 2017. After April 5th, $50. (non-refundable, must pay online in order to complete your application)
Full-Participant Tuition: $950 (see Dates and Deadlines for early-bird discount)
Auditor Tuition: $250 for the entire course; $75 for a day-pass (N.B. early-bird discount does not apply to day-pass auditors)

All fees paid by PayPal will incur a 3.5% service fee.

Online payments are preferred, but US checks, certified checks or money orders will also be accepted. Cash will not be accepted. The application is not complete and will not be processed until the application fee is received. Late payment of tuition deposit or tuition payments may result in loss of spot. All checks should be payable to the New York Conducting Institute and sent to the following address:

New York Conducting Institute
2360 Amsterdam Ave #6C
New York, NY 10033

Memo: June 2017 Workshop

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ICMasterclass 3.17.17 / 6pm

13- 18 August 2017, INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS with
MAESTRO OLIVIERI-MUNROE & KARLOVY VARY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

We offer you studying of a cornerstone of Czech Romantic music: a cycle of 6 symphonic poems My Country by Bedrich Smetana.
You have a possibility to work with a big full professional orchestra.
Program:
Smetana- My Country,
Brahms- Symphony No.2,
Liszt- Les Preludes,
Tchaikovsky- Rococo Variations,
Strauss- Die Fledermaus (overture),
Mozart- The Magic Flute (overture).

There is no age limit for participants.
This masterclass is suitable for advanced conducting students and professional conductors. Website: http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/conducting-courses.php

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European Conducting Academy 3.20.17 / 9am

I would like to share this information in your blog. Thank you for posting!

The EUROPEAN CONDUCTING ACADEMY announces “The German Sound: Weber, Mendelssohn, Brahms” a Conducting Master Class with Maestro Lior Shambadal (Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker), Maestro Romolo Gessi (Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Veneta Orchestra), and the Philharmonia Veneta Orchestra. 2017 May 4 – 7. Optional introductory lessons: 2017 April 22 -23.

The course will be held in Vicenza, at Villa Ghislanzoni, one of the most charming Venetian Villas. It will be organized into two sections so that each piece will be studied first theoretically and then practically on the piano and with a string ensemble (Section A), then with an instrumental ensemble, and with the whole orchestra (Section B) so that candidates will be able to work as independently as possible, making efficient use of the time allowed for orchestra rehearsals. Each student can choose whether to take the whole course with both sections or to do just one of them. Introductory audition for active participants: the first day of each section at 10:00 a.m.

Admission: conductors of all nationalities and all ages can take part in this course. All candidates are expected to have thoroughly studied at least one piece of the programme before the beginning of the course. A record of significant experience in the field of conducting is preferable.
Admission to the couses involves CV assesment, a short interview and a technical test to take place on the first day of lessons, in which the candidate must demonstrate knowledge of how to conduct at least one of the works on the repertoire list. Videos (10/15 min YouTube links) of the candidate conducting in rehearsal or performance are also acceptable as technical test.

Programme:
WEBER Ouverture Der Freischütz
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.3 op.56 Scottish
BRAHMS Symphony N.3 op.90

Calendar:
Section A: analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals with piano and ensemble – m° Gessi
Saturday April 22nd : 10:00 a.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday April 23rd: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Section B: analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals with piano, ensemble and Orchestra – m° Shambadal and m° Gessi
Thursday May 4th: 10:00 a.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday May 5th: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday May 6th : 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday May 7th: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Course fees (to be paid in full at registration):
Conductors
Section A: € 200.00
Section B: € 450.00 (complete: 4 days – lessons with piano, ensemble, and orchestra)
Section B reduced: € 390.00 (only 3 days – lessons with piano and ensemble or orchestra)
Listeners – Daily fee: € 60.00
Conductors – Special offer for the whole course sections A, B: € 550.00
Listeners – Special offer for the whole course sections A, B: € 280.00

Registration fee: € 10.00

Diplomas and certificates: each participant will receive an attendance certificate.
Tuition Languages: English, German, Italian

Application deadline: April 7th Section A – April 20th Section B

LIOR SHAMBADAL: Israeli conductor Lior Shambadal maintains an active career as both an artistic leader and guest artist on both orchestral and opera podiums throughout Europe, as well as in China, Japan, Korea and South America. He currently serves as the Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker, a post he has held since 1997. During his tenure there, he has led more than 150 concerts at the famed Berlin Philharmonie, and has conducted the orchestra in hundreds of performances on tour in Japan, China, Korea, Italy, Spain, Ireland, England, France and Germany. In 2009, he was also named Music Director of the Orchestre Filarmonica de Bogota. Since 2008, Shambadal has been the Principal Guest Conductor of the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra in Latvia, as well as a guest professor and Principal Guest Conductor of the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra of the Central Music Conservatory in the Sichuan province of China. In addition, he works regularly with the Festival of San Gemini in Italy, where he serves as permanent member of the artistic committee and leads master classes for conductors and, since 2007, he has appeared annually as a guest artist for the orchestra training program at The Banff Centre in Canada. He was born in 1950 in Tel Aviv, where he studied viola, trombone, composition, and conducting. His studies took him to the Mozarteum in Salzburg where he worked with Carl Melles. Moving on to Vienna Mr. Shambadal had been tutored by acclaimed conductors such as Hans Swarowsky, Carlo Maria Giulini, Igor Markevitch, Sergiu Celibidache and Franco Ferrara. Lior Shambadal expanded his studies in other areas such as electronic music (in Vienna) and composition taught by Witold Lutoslawski (in France). In 1980 he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra. From 1986 to 1993 he led the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv. As the sole founder of the ensembles Acoustic 7/11 and Musica Nova Lior Shambadal proved himself a prolific composer whose musical range includes chamber music, song writing, and symphonic orchestra pieces. From 1993 to 2000 Mr. Shambadal was musical director of the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslauten (Germany), and from 2000-2003 he served as the Chief Conductor of the RTV Symphony Orchestra in Ljubljana, Slovenia. His CD and television productions have made Mr. Shambadal internationally famous, supported by his guest appearance conducting international orchestras.

ROMOLO GESSI: born in Trieste, Italy, Maestro Gessi completed his musical studies at the Trieste Conservatory. Further conducting studies ensued at the State Conservatoire of St.Petersburg, under Musin and Kukuskin, at the Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten in Vienna under Julius Kalmar, and at the Accademia Musicale in Pescara under Donato Renzetti, obtaining Diplomas with the highest marks. He has won many awards, including the Opera Conducting Competition of Caserta, and the First Prize at the International Austro-Hungarian Conducting Competition of Vienna and Pécs. He was appointed professor of Conducting at the Conservatorio “Verdi” of Milan. Since 1997 he has been teaching conducting at the European Academy in Vicenza and opera conducting at the International Workshop OperAverona. He is also Coordinator of the Conducting and Chamber Music Department at the National Conservatory of Trieste and he has been a Guest Professor at the Vienna Music University and at the Norwegian Music Academy. He is Music Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Pro Musica Salzburg Orchestra and of the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra. He was Music Director of the Cantelli Symphony Orchestra in Milan from 2006 to 2008. He has conducted many orchestras, such as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the State Opera Prague, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Cracow, the Izhevsk’s Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pécs Symphony Orchestra, the Santo André Symphony Orchestra, the Gainesville Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia’s Soloists, Milano Classica, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, the Trieste Opera House, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Bari Symphony Orchestra, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, the Lecce Symphony Orchestra, the Marchigiana Philharmonic, the Spoleto Opera House in the principal cities of Italy as well as in those of Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and USA.

Information . Registration . Accommodation:
• Course address: Villa Ghislanzoni – Via S. Cristoforo 73, 36100 VICENZA – ITALY
(From Vicenza’s Railway Station: Bus Nr.1 – Direction: Bertesina)
• Infoline: Tel +39 328 2449171 or +39 338 9368993
E-mail: infodirigo@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.worldconducting.altervista.org

Registration:
1. Send the completed application form by the deadline to ECA via e-mail
infodirigo@gmail.com
2. Fees have to be paid in full on the first day of the course.
Notes:
1. Partial attendance gives no right to a reduction in fee.
2. The organizers may accept enrolments after the deadline date if places are still available.

• Accomodation:
ECA offers an accommodation selection and assistance service to participants at:
• Villa Ghislanzoni :”Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 0444 1837595 http://www.villaghislanzoni.it
• Ai tre daini: Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 347 7256888 http://www.aitredaini.com
• Alla Torre colombaia: Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 0444 511476 http://www.allatorrecolombaia.it
• Youth Hotel: Via Giuriolo, 9 – Vicenza. Tel: +39 0444 540222 http://www.ostellovicenza.com
• Casa di Lidia: “Bed and Breakfast” Via Legione Antonini, 38 – Tel: +39 0444 563952 http://www.lacasadilidia.it
• Casa San Raffaele: Viale X Giugno – Vicenza. Tel: +39 0444 545767 http://www.albergosanraffaele.it

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Kevin Suetterlin 3.24.17 / 12am

Hi, thanks so much for everything you do. This is an invaluable resource for us all. Would you mind posting our Conducting Masterclass? Here is a link to a pdf https://www.musicalchairs.info/uploads/courses/4f51ce34218cc17994c34c2f8206c9e6.pdf

And here a link to the website: http://Www.masterclassconducting.com

I can send more info, also.

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Martin Georgiev 3.27.17 / 3pm

Hello! I thought this new conducting competition in Bulgaria might be of interest: info and conditions in English and Bulgarian:
European Music Academy Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of the International Conducting Competition within the European Music Academy Foundation, under the patronage of the Mayor Ivan Portnih, with the kind partnership of Varna – European Youth Capital 2017, Radio Varna, Municipality – Varna, Bus carrier “Metro” and Turkish Airlines.
This competition will provide an excellent opportunity for participants to exchange ideas and opinions about classical music. The competition will offer a wonderful concert for the audience and lovers of symphonic music.

1. General conditions
– The competition will be held from 22 to 26 November 2017 in the studio of Radio – Varna, Varna, Bulgaria.
– In the competition can participate conductors up to 35 years.
(Candidates must have been born after 22 November 1982).
– The competition is held in four tours:
I. Tour – Elimination – involving all interested candidates meeting
the requirements and and who have submitted the necessary documents and video in the deadline from the instructions below.
II. Tour – Conducting with piano accompaniment – includes up to 40 candidates who have passed the previous tour..
III. Tour – Semifinal- Conducting and working with orchestra.
IV. Tour – Final – Conducting an orchestra before an audience – Concert.

2. Competition program, conditions and repertoire

I. Elimination tour.
– Applicants must submit a filled application form and a video with their performance with duration between 15 and 30 min., either by e-mail via link (for the video) on emavarna2015@gmail.com , or a DVD-carrier or flash drive by the post to the following address: European Music Academy Varna, blvd. Primorski 135, Varna 9002, Bulgaria;
The form can be found at the following link: http://bit.ly/2mACH38
– The deadline for sending the completed application form and video – June 15, 2017.
– Each applicant must pay a fee for processing of the documents – 25 euro, paid into the bank account of the European Music Academy Foundation. Receipt for the payment (or a copy) must be sent together with the application form and the video. If the fee is not paid, the documents would not be examined.
The jury will evaluate all applicants through their documents and records to July 10, 2017. The successful candidates for the second round in Varna will be announced between 15 and July 25, 2017. All approved applicants will receive a personal invitation to participate in the second round.

II. Conducting with piano accompaniment – (conducted in Varna, Bulgaria.)
– In this round will be admitted up to 40 candidates.
– Second round of the competition will be held on 22-23 November 2017.
– To participate in the second round, each candidate must submit 170 EURO fee on behalf of the European Music Academy Foundation no later than 15 August 2017.
– Each candidate will have to present an overture and parts of concert for instrument and orchestra (with piano accompaniment) chosen from the following repertoire:

Overture
W. A. Mozart: The Magic Flute
L. v. Beethoven: Egmont
G. Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Johann Strauss II – Die Fledermaus
Concertos:
1. F. Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major; mov. 1
2. F. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor; 2nd and 3rd mov.
3. A. Dvořak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104; 1st and 2nd mov.

– The presentation of each candidate is up to 30 minutes.
– At their discretion, the jury has the right to interrupt the candidate during his performance, and to put certain tasks.

III. Semifinal – Conducting and working with orchestra – (conducted in Varna, Bulgaria.)
– In this round will be admitted up to 15 candidates.
– Third round of the competition will be held on November 25, 2017
– Each candidate will have to conduct and work with a symphony orchestra on a symphony chosen from the following repertoire:

1. Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G Major
2. W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425
3. L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36
4. F. Schubert: Symphony No. 5; D. 485

– The presentation of each candidate is up to 30 minutes.
– At their discretion, the jury has the right to interrupt the candidate during his performance, and to put certain tasks.

IV. Final – Conducting an orchestra before an audience – concert (rehearsal 40 min., General rehearsal 20 min.) – Held in Varna, Bulgaria.

– In this round will be admitted up to 5 candidates.
– The forth round of the competition will be held on November 26, 2017.
– Each candidate will conduct a whole piece or a part of a piece and an aria with a symphony orchestra and a soloist in a concert before audience, by request of the jury from the following repertoire:

1. Pancho Vladigerov – Classic and Romantic – op.24 / mov. 1, 2, 3
2. W.A. Mozart – Flute Concerto in D major – K. 314
3. F. Mendelssohn – Symphony 4, op. 90 “Italian”
4. W.A.Mozart:
Cosi fan tutte: Recitativo of Dorabella “Scostati, paventa il tristo affetto”
and Aria: “Smanie implacabili”
5. Puccini:
Gianni Schicchi: “O, mio babbino caro”

– Each candidate is entitled to a rehearsal with the orchestra – 40 min. and general rehearsal on stage – up to 20 min.

3. Prizes
– The winner of the competition wins the right to conduct a gala concert with the Symphony Orchestra of the National Opera – Varna in 2018.
– All participants receive diplomas.
– The winners will be awarded at a ceremony on 26 November at 19 o’clock in the studio of Radio – Varna.
– The jury is entitled to award two prizes for the laureates.

4. Fees and accommodation
– Fee for submission and processing of documents – 25 EURO. If the fee is not paid, the documents would not be examined.
– Fee for the second, third and fourth round of the competition in Varna – 170 EURO.
– The organizer will assist for the accommodation of participants in a 3-star hotel in the center of Varna, for a fee ranging from 15 to 20 euros per bed in a double room (subject to clarification).

Bank account of the European Music Academy Foundation:

IBAN: BG59STSA93000021168017
BIC: STSABGSF
Bank: DSK Bank
Address: Varna, Bulgaria

5. The competition will be judged by an international jury consisting of:

Chairman:
– Aldo Sizilo – conductor, teacher at the Conservatory “Arrigo Boito di Parma”, Italy; director of the Opera at Modena “Teatro Comunale di Modena”.
Members:
– Derek Gleeson – conductor, musical director and conductor of the Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra.
– Jan van Maanen – conductor, conducting at the prestigious Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.
– Antonio Pirroli – conductor of the Istanbul Opera and professor at the Conservatory of Mimar Sinan, Turkey.
– Ian Fountain – pianist, conductor, honorary member of the Association of music academies and honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music – London, UK.
– Daniela Dimova – Director of Theatrical-musical Production Centre – Varna.
– Docent Kiril Chaplikov – conductor, head of Department “Conducting” at the Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts – Plovdiv.
– Martin Georgiev – composer, conductor; assistant conductor at ROH, Covent Garden, London, Komponist für Heidelberg, Germany
– Gancho Ganchev – conductor, orchestrator, chief artistic director and conductor of the Chamber Orchestra of Varna and Varna children and adolescents Opera, Artistic Director of the International May Choir Competition “Prof. Georgi Dimitrov” – Varna, Bulgaria.
– Krasimir Shterev – violinist, concertmaster of the Symphony Orchestra of the National Opera – Varna, Bulgaria.Фондация
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Европейска Mузикална Aкадемия има удоволствието да обяви създаването на Международен конкурс за диригенти, в рамките на Фондация Европейска Музикална Академия, под патронажа на кмета на града Иван Портних, с любезното партньорство на Варна – Европейска Младежка Столица 2017, Радио Варна, Община – Варна, Автобусен превозвач “Метро” и Търкиш Еърлайнс.
Този конкурс ще предостави прекрасна възможност на участниците да обменят идеи и мнения за класическата музика. Конкурсът ще предложи и един прекрасен концерт за публиката и любителите на симфоничната музика.

1. Общи условия

– Конкурсът ще се проведе от 22 до 26 ноември 2017 г. в студиото на Радио – Варна, гр. Варна.
– В конкурса могат да участват диригенти до 35 години.
(Кандидатите трябва да са родени след 22 ноември 1982г.)
– Конкурсът се провежда в четири тура:
I. Тур – Елиминационен – участват всички желаещи кандидати, отговарящи на условията и подали необходимите документи и видеозаписи в указания по-долу срок;
II. Тур – Дирижиране с акомпанимент на пиано – участват до 40 кандидата, класирани на I тур.
III. Тур – Полуфинал – Дирижиране и работа с оркестър.
IV. Тур – Финал – Дирижиране на оркестър пред публика – Концерт

2. Конкурсна програма, условия и репертоар

I. Елиминационен тур
– Кандидатите трябва да изпратят попълнен формуляр и видеозапис със свое представяне (по избор) с времетраене от 15 до 30 мин. по електронна поща и чрез линк (за видеозаписа) на имейл emavarna2015@gmail.com , или на DVD-носител или флашка по поща на следния адрес: Европейска Музикална Академия Варна, бул. Приморски 135, гр. Варна 9002;
Формулярът ще намерите на следния линк: http://bit.ly/2mACH38
– Kраен срок за изпращане на попълнен формуляр и видеозапис – 15 юни 2017 г. (важи датата на пощенското клеймо).
– Всеки кандидат заплаща такса за обработка на документите – 25 EURO, внесени по банковата сметка на Фондация Европейска Музикална Академия. Бележката за извършеното плащане (или нейно копие) трябва да бъде изпратена заедно с формуляра и видеозаписа. Без внесена такса документи не се разглеждат.
Журито ще оцени всички кандидати по документи и представени записи до 10 юли 2017 г. Класираните кандидати за втори тур ще бъдат обявени между 15 и 25 юли 2017 г. Всички одобрени кандидати ще получат и персонална покана за участие във втори тур.

II. Дирижиране с акомпанимент на пиано – (провежда се в гр. Варна, България.)
– За участие в този тур ще бъдат допуснати до 40 кандидата.
– Втори тур на конкурса ще се проведе на 22-23 ноември 2017 г.
– За участие във втори тур всеки кандидат трябва да внесе 170 EURO такса по сметка на Фондация Европейска Музикална Академия не по-късно от 15 август 2017 г.
– Всеки кандидат представя една увертюра и части от концерт за инструмент и оркестър (със акомпанимент на пиано) по избор от следния репертоар:

Overture
W. A. Mozart: The Magic Flute
L. v. Beethoven: Egmont
G. Rossini: The Barber of Seville
Johann Strauss II – Die Fledermaus
Concertos:
1. F. Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major; mov. 1
2. F. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor; 2nd and 3rd mov.
3. A. Dvořak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104; 1st and 2nd mov.

– Представянето на всеки кандидат е с времетраене до 30 мин.
– По своя преценка журито има право да прекъсва кандидата по време на неговото представяне, както и да му поставя определени задачи.

III. Полуфинал – Дирижиране и работа с оркестър – (провежда се в гр. Варна, България.)
– За участие в този тур ще бъдат допуснати до 15 кандидата.
– Трети тур на конкурса ще се проведе на 25 ноември 2017 г.
– Всеки кандидат дирижира и работи със симфоничен оркестър една симфония по избор от следния репертоар:

1. Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G Major
2. W. A. Mozart: Symphony No. 36 in C major, K. 425
3. L. van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36
4. F. Schubert: Symphony No. 5; D. 485

– Представянето на всеки кандидат е с времетраене до 30 мин.
– По своя преценка журито има право да прекъсва кандидата по време на неговото представяне, както и да му поставя определени задачи.

IV. Финал – Дирижиране на оркестър пред публика – Концерт (репетиция 40 мин., генерална репетиция 20 мин.) – провежда се в гр. Варна, България.

– За участие в този тур ще бъдат допуснати до 5 кандидата.
– Четвърти тур на конкурса ще се проведе на 26 ноември 2017 г.
– Всеки кандидат дирижира цяло произведение или част от произведение и ария със симфоничен оркестър и солист в концерт, пред публика, по задание на журито, от следния репертоар:

1. Pancho Vladigerov – Classic and Romantic – op.24 / mov. 1, 2, 3
2. W.A. Мozart – Flute Concerto in D major – K. 314
3. F. Mendelssohn – Symphony 4, op. 90 “Italian”
4. W.A.Mozart:
Cosi fan tutte: Recitativo of Dorabella ” Scostati, paventa il tristo affetto”
and Aria : ” Smanie implacabili”
5. Puccini:
Gianni Schicchi: “O, mio babbino caro”

– Всеки кандидат има право на репетиция с оркестъра – до 40 мин. и генерална репетиция на сцена – до 20 мин.

3. Награди

– Лауреатът на конкурса печели правото да дирижира Гала концерт със симфоничния оркестър на Държавна опера – Варна през 2018 г.
– Всички участници получават дипломи за участие.
– Победителите ще бъдат наградени на официална церемония на 26 ноември от 19 часа в студиото на Радио – Варна.
– Журито има право да присъди две лауреатски награди.

4. Такси за участие и настаняване

– Такса за подаване и обработване на документи – 25 EURO. Без внесена такса документи не се разглеждат.
– Такса за участие във втори, трети и четвърти тур на конкурса във Варна – 170 EURO.
– Организаторът ще съдейства за настаняването на участниците в тризвезден хотел в центъра на гр. Варна, срещу заплащане в диапазон от 15 до 20 евро на легло в двойна стая (подлежи на уточняване).

Банковата сметка на Фондация Европейска Музикална Академия е:

IBAN: BG59STSA93000021168017
BIC: STSABGSF
Bank: DSK Bank
Address: Varna, Bulgaria

5. Конкурсът ще бъде оценяван от международно жури в състав:

Председател:
– Алдо Сизило, диригент, преподавател в Консерваторията “Arrigo Boito di Parma”, Италия; директор на Операта в Модена – “Teatro Comunale di Modena”.
Членове:
– Дерек Глийсън – диригент, музикален директор и диригент на Дъблинска филхармония.
– Ян ван Маанен – диригент, дирижирал в престижната Златна зала на Музикферайн във Виена, Австрия.
– Антонио Пироли – диригент на Опера Истанбул и преподавател в консерватория Мимар Синан, Турция.
– Ян Фаунтин – пианист, диригент, почетен член на Асоциацията на музикалните академии и почетен член на Кралската академия по музика – Лондон, Великобритания.
– Даниела Димова – директор на Театрално-музикален продуцентски център – Варна.
– Доц. Кирил Чапликов – диригент, завеждащ Катедра “Дирижиране” в Академия за музикално, танцово и изобразително изкуство – Пловдив.
– Мартин Георгиев – композитор, диригент; Асистент-диригент в Кралската Опера, Ковънт Гардън, Лондон.
– Ганчо Ганчев – диригент, оркестратор, Главен художествен ръководител и диригент на Варненски камерен оркестър и Варненска детско-юношеска опера, Артистичен директор на Международен майски хоров конкурс “Проф. Георги Димитров”- Варна, България.
– Красимир Щерев – цигулар, концертмайстор на симфоничния оркестър на Държавна опера – Варна, България.

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Peter the Great Music Academy 3.30.17 / 10am

The 55th Beethoven Performance International Conducting Workshop
in cooperation with the “Beethoven Plus Festival”
with Maestro Karolos Trikolidis (Austria)
and the Europe United Festival Orchestra

July 10 – 20, 2017
Vienna, Austria

12 active participants will be selected.
No age limit.
Assistance with visa and accommodation.
Languages: English, German, Greek.
Podium time for each active participant approximately 130 min. Additional time possible.
Each active participant will conduct at the final concert on July 20th.
All sessions can be videotaped. Please bring your equipment.
Each participant, whether active or passive, will receive a participation certificate signed by Maestro.
Career development opportunities for the best students.

Website: http://ptgmusicacademy.com/mc20170710.html
Email:

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Petra Giacalone 3.31.17 / 12pm

BEETHOVEN INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASS FOR CONDUCTORS
28.07.- 03.08.2017, UMBRIA, ITALY

We are pleased to offer you 7-day Masterclass with Maestro MARTIN SIEGHART and the Oida Orchestra of Arezzo. PETRA GIACALONE will also give technique lessons for conductors with less experience.

Martin Sieghart is one of the most versatile musicians of his country. He is a conductor of worldwide demand, a teacher of many successful international students, the founder and director of several festivals, a former longstanding principal cellist of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, organist, repetiteur and has acted as an accompanist on the piano for his own Opera and Orchestral projects.

The masterclass will take place in Città di Castello-Montone, near Perugia-Arezzo, in Umbria, in the centre of Italy.
Age limit: 40 Years.
The course will include both orchestral rehearsals and individual conducting lessons and will culminate in the dress rehearsal and a final concert.
Languages of the course: German, English, Italian, French,Dutch

Options:
Active participants:
– 50 minutes of podium time with Orchestra Oida of Arezzo
– 100 minutes of podium time in sessions with piano accompaniment;
– participation in all meetings, classes and rehearsals;
– Each active participant will conduct the orchestra rehearsals and the best 6 will conduct the dress rehearsal and the final concert.

Semi-active participants:
– 60 minutes of podium time with piano accompaniment with Maestro Sieghart.
– 90 minutes of technique lessons with Petra Giacalone
participation in all meetings, classes, rehearsals and the right to attend the final concert, without conducting the orchestra.

Program of the course:
L. van Beethoven:
Overture Coriolan, Op.62,
Concert for violin and orchestra Op.61
Symphony Nr. 2, 4, 7, 8

Program of the final concert:
Overture Coriolan, Op.62,
Concert for violin and orchestra Op.61
Symphony Nr. 2
.
The application deadline is 20th June 2017.
The number of active participants is limited to 10.

For more details and Informations please contact us per Mail:
petragiacalone@gmail.com

http://www.martin-sieghart.com
http://www.petragiacalone.com

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FONDAZIONE TOSCANINI 4.1.17 / 5pm

12 CONDUCTORS SELECTED FOR THE ARTURO TOSCANINI INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION
http://www.fondazionetoscanini.it/12-direttori-selezionati/

Twelve young conductors (and among them two women) have passed the first stage of the Tenth Edition of the International Competition of Conducting “Arturo Toscanini.”

The selection committee, chaired by Rosetta Cucchi, artistic director of the Fondazione Arturo Toscanini, after the passing of Maestro Alberto Zedda on March 6, recently announced the contestants admitted to the first phase of the three-year competition, upon examination of the video of 159 candidates aged 18 to 34, belonging to 34 different countries (twelve of whom were women).

They were chosen:
Cha Woong (Korea)
Yuga Cohler (USA)
Nicolas Ellis (Canada)
Andreas Hjort Eriksson (Sweden)
Farhad Mahani (Iran)
Ciaran Mcauley (Ireland)
Vincenzo Milletarì (Italy)
Anna Rakitina (Russia)
Dawid Runtz ( Poland)
Kleanthe Russo (Italy)
Lena-Lisa Wustendorfer (Switzerland)
Valentino Alfredo Zangara (Italy).

The four reserve candidates are: Stijn Berkouwer (Netherlands), Michele Spotti (Italy), Johannes Marszovsky (Germany) and Piero Lombardi Iglesias (Spain).

The Toscanini Foundation thanks on this occasion the Maestro Gianluigi Gelmetti, conductor of the best known internationally for having generously accepted, albeit with such short notice, the Chair of the Competition, which takes place this year within the Celebrations for the 150th anniversary of Arturo Toscanini’s birth.

The preliminary stage of the competition will be held between May 29 and June 1 in the new Sala Gavazzeni of the CPM Toscanini, the new headquarters of the Foundation. The finals, for four candidates, will be held at the Auditorium Paganini in Parma – between 23 and 28 October – and culminate in three concerts open to the public: the semi-finals on Wednesday 25 and Thursday, October 26 with music by, among others, Brahms, Schumann, Beethoven, Dvořák, and the finals which will take place Saturday, October 28 with music by Tchaikovsky and Verdi.

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Audrey Edelstein 4.3.17 / 4pm

The Queens College Conductors Workshop is accepting applications for Summer 2017.

Directed by Maestro Maurice Peress and in its 7th season, this workshop is being offered to aspiring and working conductors alike to help build upon their experience and sharpen their orchestral skills. Conductors will study with Maestros Maurice Peress, Donald Portnoy, Tong Chen and George Rothman along with guest composers.

Podium time is guaranteed every day, giving every participant the chance to work regularly with a professional-level, highly responsive orchestra (Total of 120 minutes of podium time). Conductors will conduct the Workshop Orchestra in the mornings, and receive critiques, coaching, and hands-on lessons from the faculty in the afternoons.

Repertoire:
Bartok – Romanian Dances
Grieg – Holbrook suite
Tchaikovsky – Serenade
Debussy – Afternoon of a Faun
Schubert – Symphony No. 5
Saylor – Adagio for Violin and Orchestra (world premiere)
Bernstein – West Side Story Overture
Schuman – Symphony No. 4
Amram – (TBA)

Aside from the invaluable podium time, there will be almost daily lectures dealing with the many issues that face conductors today. Among them, Maestro Portnoy will discuss working and building relationships with professional, college, and community orchestras and career development, as well as his insights into orchestral bowing choices. Maestro Peress will discuss “time” in all its aspects: time flow, rhythm, tempo, pulse, and the metronome, yea or nay. Guest composers will discuss their scores in detail. Field trips have been arranged to the Dvorak Room at the historic Czech Center to view original documents and artifacts that underscore the story of Dvorak’s time in America, and to the New York Philharmonic Archives, where marked scores by former NYPhil music directors will be placed on view.

Dates: June 19- June 31, 2017 (June 18 Orientation & Check-In
Tuition: $1800
On-campus housing is available upon request

Applications due May 1
Apply at: http://www.qcconductorsworkshop.com/apply/
contact: admin@qcconductorsworkshop.com

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Greg 4.10.17 / 7pm

Good evening!
Could you please repost this announcement? I appreciate your assistance.
The Princeton Festival: Conducting Master Class
Princeton, NJ (USA)
Conducting Master Class
with The Princeton Festival Chamber Choir and Baroque Orchestra
June 18 – 24, 2017
with Dr. Jan Harrington
Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus of Conducting
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
George Frideric Handel
Chandos Anthem no. 11, “Let God Arise,” HWV 256a
Antonio Vivaldi
Kyrie, RV 587
Claudio Monteverdi
Beatus vir, SV 268
Jan Dismas Zelenka
Miserere, ZWV 57
This 7-day professional conducting Master Class is open to conductors and auditors by application. The master class offers a group of select conductors the opportunity to develop their gesture, learn useful rehearsal techniques, study and perform examples of Baroque repertoire, undertake performance-practice tutorials, and lead rehearsals with the Festival chamber chorus and period orchestra culminating in a public performance conducted by the participants.
Please visit princetonfestival.org/event/2017-conducting-master-class for more information.

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ICMasterclass 4.15.17 / 12pm

13-18 August 2017, Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra.
Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Charles Olivieri-Munroe.

Program:
B. Smetana – My Country ( Má Vlast )
J. Brahms – Symphony No.2
F. Liszt – Les Preludes
P. Tchaikovsky – Rococo Variations (cello)
J. Strauss – Die Fledermaus Overture
W.A. Mozart – The Magic Flute Overture

Please, visit our website for more information:
http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/conducting-courses.php

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Anna Edwards 4.21.17 / 6pm

PACIFIC NORTHWEST CONDUCTING INSTITUTE
WHIDBEY ISLAND, WASHINGTON
JULY 31 – AUGUST 5, 2017

The Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute held on beautiful Whidbey Island provides a unique opportunity and experience for music educators, emerging conductors, as well as seasoned professionals. The six day workshop, sponsored by Saratoga Orchestra will feature a professional orchestra, generous amounts of podium time for Active Conductor participants, networking events, and special topic discussion sessions geared toward the “business” of conducting.
Housing provided for Active participants and a limited number of scholarships are available.

WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
Score study sessions
Sessions on rehearsal and gesture technique
Conducting sessions with string quartet and piano
Conducting sessions with the Saratoga Festival Orchestra
A dress rehearsal and final concert performance for Conducting Fellows
Special Topic seminars on the business of conducting
Video and audio recording of podium time
Headshot and photo shoot (optional for add’l fee)
REPERTOIRE
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9, Op. 95
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5, Op.64
Wittry – Mist*
*Scores available for purchase from Theo. Presser Publisher
Please visit our website for more information:
http://www.sowhidbey.com/pnwci.html

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Matthew Brown and Christophe Rody 4.25.17 / 4pm

We are offering a one-week immersive experience, with significant rehearsals every day, and appearances in two public concerts, for a tuition of only $975. Due to two last minute cancellations, we have spots remaining for ICF’s upcoming, one of a kind workshop/festival experience in June, in Kiev.. Repertoire highlights include Dvorak’s Symphony no. 7, Weber’s Der Freischutz Overture and more. We have been providing emerging conductors the valuable rehearsal and concert experiences they need for ten years. Visit http://www.conductorsfestival.org for more information and to apply ASAP!!

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Davide Cicchetti 4.25.17 / 4pm

STILL TWO PLACES AVAILABLE FOR ITALIAN OPERA WORKSHOP
Period: May 23-28
Location: Tropea
Teacher: M° Vittorio Parisi
Programme:
G.Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia
W.A.Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro
THE BEST STUDENTS WILL BE ENROLLED FOR A PRODUCTION OF IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA IN ITALY OR HUNGARY In JULY 2017 AND A GALA CONCERT IN 2018/2019 SEASON OF BACAU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (ROMANIA)
A unique opportunity for conductors willing to DEEPEN THEIR KNOWLEDGE of operatic repertorie and DEBUT as opera conductors. With the teacher Vittorio Parisi, conducting chairholder at Giuseppe Verdi conservatoire in Milan. In cooperation with Italian, Hungarian and Romania theatres and artists agencies, the organisation offers to best students hiring opportunities to conduct Barbiere di Siviglia and Opera Gala concerts during 2017/2018. Accomodation included.
http://www.italianoperaworkshop.com

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jonatan2013 4.26.17 / 5am

Great blog! Keep on pushing ;-) 
Here you have 2017 news from Barcelona…

:: XI Edition of Internacional Conducting Course, maestro Antoni Ros Marbà ::

From 3rd to 15th july 2017

Ajuntament de Sant Cugat del Vallès, ESMUC, Conservatori del Liceu and Fundació Pau Casals, are presenting the XI Edition of Internacional Conducting Course, maestro Antoni Ros Marbà, convinced that, as in the earlier editions, it will meet the expectations of orchestra conductors and students of conducting. The Course offers an opportunity for further study and training, including the possibility of conducting a professional orchestra under the supervision of an internationally renowned conductor as maestro Antoni Ros Marbà.

The International Conducting Course was established in order to provide further training for conductors. On this course they will be able to conduct two professional orchestras, Sant Cugat del Vallès Symphony Orchestra, and Granollers Chamber Orchestra, under de supervision of an internationally famous conductor.

Visit Website here for more information

Best regards!

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ICMasterclass 4.26.17 / 5am

Conducting MAHLER, BRAHMS, SHOSTAKOVICH, STRAVINSKY and WAGNER
in the XI. International Conducting Masterclass with
Maestro LIOR SHAMBADAL and MORAVIAN PHILHARMONIC.
11 Sept 2017 – 15 Sept 2017
Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Program:
Mahler 5th symphony,
Stravinsky The Firebird suite (1919),
Shostakovich 9th symphony,
Brahms 4th symphony,
Wagner – The Flying Dutchman, (overture).

Language: English, German. No age limit. The large symphony orchestra.
Visit: http://conductingmasterclasses.eu

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Andrew Crust 5.7.17 / 9am

Thanks for all of your work! One masterclass to post:
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“The Art of the Accompaniment” Conducting Course at the International Mendelssohn Festival

September 16-23, 2017
Hamburg, Germany
MAY 15 DEADLINE

WEBSITE: http://mendelssohn-festival.com/en/master-classes/ulrich-windfuhr/
Faculty: Ulrich Windfuhr
Orchestra: Hamburger Camerata

8 active conductors will be admitted, and passive conductors will also be admitted.
Closing concert September 23, 2017 in St. Johannis-Harvestehude with all participants, with conterti played by the prizewinners of the String Competition of the Summer School of the International Mendelssohn Festival.

Outside of orchestra rehearsals students will conduct for each other in group settings with Maestro Windfuhr presiding. Two pianos will be provided, and students will be asked to play for one another. It is also encouraged that conductors bring their primary instruments and play during these sessions with the pianos. It is recommended that the students prepare the repertoire on piano as much as possible, using either the full score or a piano solo or four-hands reduction.

Students can arrange for their own filming of all sessions and concert.

80 minutes of podium time with orchestra plus concert.
80 or more minutes of podium time with two pianos.

Program for concert and masterclass:

W. A. Mozart – Ouvertüre „Le Nozze di Figaro“ KV 492
Solo concert 1
W. A. Mozart – Ouvertüre „La Clemenza di Tito“ KV 621
Felix Mendelssohn – Ouvertüre „Die schöne Melusine“ op. 32
Solo concert 2
L. v. Beethoven – Ouvertüre „Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus“ op. 43

Accommodation:
Private housing with families provided for free. Lunch also provided each day.

Application:
DEADLINE: May 15
On website http://mendelssohn-festival.com/en/master-classes/ulrich-windfuhr/
Submit video samples of works of two different time periods.

Tuition:
750 euros including lunch each day and private accommodation

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Audrey Edelstein 5.7.17 / 11pm

DEADLINE EXTENDED: STILL RECEIVING APPLICATIONS for the QUEENS COLLEGE CONDUCTOR’S WORKSHOP

The Queens College Conductors Workshop is accepting applications for Summer 2017.

Directed by Maestro Maurice Peress and in its 7th season, this workshop is being offered to aspiring and working conductors alike to help build upon their experience and sharpen their orchestral skills. Conductors will study with Maestros Maurice Peress, Donald Portnoy, Tong Chen and George Rothman along with guest composers.

Podium time is guaranteed every day, giving every participant the chance to work regularly with a professional-level, highly responsive orchestra (Total of 120 minutes of podium time). Conductors will conduct the Workshop Orchestra in the mornings, and receive critiques, coaching, and hands-on lessons from the faculty in the afternoons.

Repertoire:
Bartok – Romanian Dances
Grieg – Holbrook suite
Tchaikovsky – Serenade
Debussy – Afternoon of a Faun
Schubert – Symphony No. 5
Saylor – Adagio for Violin and Orchestra (world premiere)
Bernstein – West Side Story Overture
Schuman – Symphony No. 4
Amram – Kokopelli

Aside from the invaluable podium time, there will be almost daily lectures dealing with the many issues that face conductors today. Among them, Maestro Portnoy will discuss working and building relationships with professional, college, and community orchestras and career development, as well as his insights into orchestral bowing choices. Maestro Peress will discuss “time” in all its aspects: time flow, rhythm, tempo, pulse, and the metronome, yea or nay. Guest composers will discuss their scores in detail. Field trips have been arranged to the Dvorak Room at the historic Czech Center to view original documents and artifacts that underscore the story of Dvorak’s time in America, and to the New York Philharmonic Archives, where marked scores by former NYPhil music directors will be placed on view.

There will also be two sessions on programming– one analyzing a season of the New York Philharmonic; the other in which conductors will create their own hypothetical four-concert season.

Dates: June 19- June 30, 2017 (June 18 Orientation & Check-In)
Tuition: $1800
On-campus housing is available upon request

Apply at: http://www.qcconductorsworkshop.com/apply/
contact: admin@qcconductorsworkshop.com

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Nathan Lofton 5.11.17 / 1pm

Resident Conductor

Description:
The Boston New Music Initiative (BNMI) seeks one or more Resident Conductors for its ninth season (2017-2018) to perform with the Core Ensemble on one (1) to three (3) concerts for up to six (6) works per concert. The position is paid a per concert stipend. The Resident Conductor will work closely with the Artistic Director and Core Ensemble in realizing the works of living composers. He or she may also assist in determining rehearsal schedules, choosing repertoire and finding guest performers as requested by the Artistic Director.

Qualifications:
MM in Conducting or commensurate experience
Experience leading a variety of ensembles
Experience performing the works of living composers
Working knowledge of late 20th and 21st century music
Excellent organizational and communication skills, both written and oral
A strong commitment to the creation and promotion of new music
An interest in interdisciplinary endeavors

How To Apply:
Required Materials:
Resume/CV
Statement or letter of interest
Repertoire list highlighting new music and world premieres
Names and contact info of two professional references with whom the applicant has worked, including one living composer
Video of recent conducting activities (maximum of 10 minutes).
Video should comprise several excerpts showing the conductor at their best
At least five minutes of the video should be rehearsal footage
Selections from contemporary works are strongly encouraged, but standard repertoire excerpts are acceptable.
Video(s) should be uploaded to a private YouTube channel and the link should be sent, with the other application materials, to the address listed below.

Send the required materials to jobs@bostonnewmusic.org. Please put “Resident Conductor” in the subject.

Apply by:
June 16, 2017

For more information: http://www.bostonnewmusic.org

About this Organization:
The Boston New Music Initiative, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization focused on establishing, maintaining, and developing an international network of contemporary music champions, performers, conductors, directors, and composers of music so as to foster collaborations, new music concerts, and commissions in the music industry. The organization’s mission is to advance the careers of its members in the field of new music by serving as a resource for networking, professional development, commissioning, collaboration, and programming.

In its first 7 concert seasons, BNMI has performed the works of over 130 living composers, including 19 world premieres and three commissioned works. In an ongoing effort to recognize, perform, and create new repertoire for the concert hall and beyond, BNMI holds a commissioning competition, a young composers competition, and two international calls for scores each season, with the winning composers programmed on future BNMI seasons.

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Secretariat 5.16.17 / 6pm

Thanks for posting this !
EUROPEAN UNION COMPETITION FOR ORCHESTRA CONDUCTORS
Artes National Orchestra in cooperation with Bulgaria Hall, Kodaly Philarmonic Orchestra and Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra, with the patronage of the General Consulate of Bulgaria in Milan, announces the first edition of “EUROPEAN UNION COMPETITION FOR ORCHESTRA CONDUCTORS”.
The competition is open to musicians of any nationality without age limits.
The competition will be held in Sofia and Pazardjik (Bulgaria) from 8 until 13 January 2018.
The prize concerts will be held in Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Czech Republic and Poland.
RULES
The competition is structured in two main phases, ELIMINATORY phase that starts May 1 st 2017 and ends on September the 30 st 2017. The eliminatory phase will be performed by the examination of videos and CVs; the FIRST ROUND and the following phases will take place from Janaury the 8 st until Janaury the 13 st in Sofia and Pazardjik. The Final will consist in a public concert to be held in Bulgaria Hall, Sofia (Bulgaria).
1. Eligibility
The competition is open to all the conductors, without nationality or age limitations.
2. Eliminatory phase
Starting date for sending applications: May the 1 st 2017 until September the 15st 2017;
The candidates will have to send links to two videos that will be judged by the jury.
VIDEO DETAILS
The Videos can contain pieces from any historical period, with any kind of ensemble both vocal or instrumental.
The videos must be played in streaming mode (videos don’t have to be downloaded) and each must last at least 5 minutes; at least half of the video has to be filmed with frontal view.
Videos in which the candidate conducts a piano are admissible only if there are at least two players (4 hands piano or two pianos).
CANDIDATES ADMITTED TO THE FIRST ROUND
The admitted candidates will be informed by email within September the 30th 2017 and the admitted candidate’s names will also be published on the website;
The competition is structured as follows:
First Round: String Orchestra, January 8, 9 and 10
Second Round: Chamber Orchestra, January 11
Semifinal: Symphony Orchestra, January 12
Final: Symphony Orchestra, January 13
The First Round will be open to 75 competitors.
The Second Round will be open to 20 competitors.
The Semifinal will be open to 10 competitors.
The Final will be open to 3 competitors.
3. Repertoire.
First Round: String orchestra open to up to 75 competitors
E. Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E minor op. 20 – Movement II, Larghetto
M. Karłowicz: Serenade for Strings Op. 2 – Movements I, March and II, Romance
P.I. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings in C major op. 48 – Movements II, Valse and IV, Finale
Each competitor will have ca 15 minutes to rehearse
Second Round: Chamber Orchestra open to 20 competitors
L. van Beethoven: Symphony n° 5 I movement
B. Bartók: Romanian folk dances
G. Rossini: Sinfonia from “Cenerentola”
Each competitor will have ca 15 minutes to rehearse
Semifinal: Symphony Orchestra open to 10 competitors
G. Fauré: Prélude from Pelléas et Mélisande orchestral suite, Op.80
A. Dvorak: Praeludium: I, Pastorale (Allegro moderato) and V, Finale: Furiant (Presto)
M. De Falla: Danza ritual del fuego from “El Amor Brujo”
Each competitor will have ca 30 minutes to rehearse
Final: Symphony Orchestra open to 3 competitors
Group A
F. Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, II Mov. Andante con moto
Group B
J. Sibelius: Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 43, IV Mov. Finale: Allegro moderato
Group C
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5 in E Minor, Op.64, I Mov. Andante – Allegro con anima
The Final is open to n°3 competitors, a group will be assigned to each and each will have 50 minutes of rehearsal during which rehearse the pieces of the assigned group.
The same day there will be a public concert that is part of the competition, in this concert each competitor will conduct the assigned pieces.
Concert suit/dress is required.
The winner will be announced after the final concert, to the presence of the public.
The pieces will be drawn the evening before the day of the specific phase. The competitors are required to know all the pieces of the repertoire.
4. Prizes
First prize:
– Money prize€ 1.250,00
– 1 concert in one major theatre in Milan during the 2019 Italian tour of the Kodaly Philarmonic Orchestra in 2019*;
– 2 concerts in two major theatres in Italy during the 2019 Italian tour of the Kodaly Philarmonic Orchestra in 2019*;
– To conduct one opera performance in 2018/2019 season at the National Theatre in Opava (Czech Republic);
– 1 concert in Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra 2018/2019 Season in Pazardjik (Bulgaria);
– 1 limited series, tailor made ABL conducting baton with case
– Official Diploma.
* details about the tour will be published on the website as soon as possible
Second prize:
– Money prize € 900,00
– 1 concert in the 2018/2019 season of Kodaly Philarmonic Orchestra in Debrecen (Hungary);
– 1 concert in Witold Lutosławski Chamber Philharmonic 2018/2019 Season in Łomża (Poland);
– 1 limited series, tailor made ABL conducting baton with case
– Official Diploma.
Third prize:
– Money prize € 650,00
– 1 concert in Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra 2018/2019 Season in Pazardjik (Bulgaria);
– 1 limited series, tailor made ABL conducting baton with case
– Official Diploma.
To all the Semifinalists will be given an official certificate of Semifinalists.
Those who will successfully pass the eliminatory phase will receive a participation certificate.
The last stages of the competition will be open to the public and there will be representatives of International Artists Agencies present.
5. Jury
The International jury will be composed by the following members:
Eliminatory Phase:
M° Massimiano Caldi (Italy); M° Grigor Palikarov (Bulgaria); M° Jan Miłosz Zarzycki (Poland)
From the First Round:
M° Vittorio Parisi (Italy), President of the jury, conducting chairholder at G. Verdi Conservatorie in Milan;
M° Ludek Golat (Czek Republic), former Superintendent Moravian and Silesian National Theatre;
M° Grigor Palikarov (Bulgaria), Music Director of of Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra;
M° Daniel Somogyi-Tóth (Hungary), Music Director of Kodaly Philarmonic Orchestra;
M° Jan Miłosz Zarzycki (Poland), Artistic Director of the Witold Lutosławski Chamber Philharmonic;
NB all the members of the jury will be present from the first day until the end of the competition. In case of illness or force majeure the organization will replace the missing member with another internationally acknowledged Maestro
6. Registration
To get registered you must fill the application form on the website by 12:00 pm GMT September the 30st 2017.
For any information: eu.conducting.competition@gmail.com
7. Fees
The application fee for the eliminatory phase is € 95,00 (Paypal: plus %5 fee)
The candidates admitted to the first round will be required to pay the participation fee that consists in €200,00 that has to be paid through the same method as the registration fee within November the 30st 2017.
The payment has to be made by using the same method of the previews step.
8. Transfer and accommodation
The organization will take care of the transfer from Sofia airport to the competition’s venue.
9. Media rights
The candidates will by submitting their application hand over all rights of the TV and radio recordings to the Promoter, this includes all pictures taken on and off stage.
The candidates will also by submitting their application give their permission and approval to the Promoter to use the candidates’ names and pictures in press releases.
10. Final rules
The participation to the competition implies the full acceptance of the present rules. The organization reserves the right to change the rules of the competition in case of force majeure, in that case the organization will give prompt notification of any modification that may occur. For any legal action the English text of the announcement must be considered. The forum in charge is Prato’s (Italy).

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Opera de Baugé 5.31.17 / 10am

Opera de Baugé 2017 Masterclass
Application deadline 15th of June 2017
Few more slots left.
Baugé-en-Anjou, France 26th July – 2nd August 2017
In summer 2017, Opera de Baugé and conductor Konstantinos Diminakis will hold a conducting course at Les Capucins in Baugé-en-Anjou, France. The course is designed for advanced students of conducting and for young conductors who have concluded their professional training, wishing to extend their knowledge and experience in conducting and the interpretation of works of the symphonic and operatic repertoire under the guidance of maestro Diminakis. Moreover, selected participants will have the chance to lead actual stage piano rehearsals with singers, for this year’s productions of Opera de Baugé.
Professional piano répétiteurs will play for the class and the Opera de Baugé Orchestra will follow. The conducting course will be concluded with a public concert, conducted by the students and a jury panel will award honor prizes to the best contestants.
Repertoire:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart La Clemenza di Tito – Overture
Gioachino Rossini La Cenerentola – Sinfonia
Joseph Haydn Symphony n.104
Richard Wagner Siegfried Idyll
Julius Massenet Thais – Meditation
Leo Delibes Lakme – Flower duet
Orchestra : Opera de Baugé Orchestra
Language : English
Course duration : 26th July to 2nd August 2017
Public final concert : Tuesday, 1st August 2017, 7 pm
Fees :
Active participants (limited to max.10) : EUR 890.–, including full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and lodging at Baugé-en-Anjou. It is possible for students to arrive earlier than 26th July and attend the dress rehearsals and premieres of Opera de Baugé performances. The price remains the same.
Application :
· CV, including details of music education and conducting experience
· Video link(s) (if possible) of the applicant conducting
To be sent to : info@diminakis.com
Application deadline : 15th June 2017.
Registration fee : Applicants who are admitted as active participants must pay a non-refundable registration fee of EUR 200,- after their acceptance. It will be deducted from the course fee.
http://www.operadebauge.fr/conducting-course/

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The Ilya Musin Society 6.3.17 / 4am

Orchestral conducting technique masterclass with Prof. Ennio Nicotra 25-30 september 2017 Mirano (Venice).
In collaboration with Venice Chamber Orchestra

Intensive workshop in Mirano (Venice) with one of the best teacher nowdays, pupil and assistant to Ilya Musin . Author of one of the most popular handbook “Introduction to the orchestral conducting technique” Edizioni Curci Milano already 5 reprints and translated in several languages.
An annual event in the palladian Villa Belvedere 20 km far to Venice the most beautiful town on the world with the presence of students from all continents.

5 days of full immersion, during the while will be deeply analyzed the basic principles of orchestral conducting technique in accordance to the system of Ilya Musin.
Especially recommended to those students and conductors who wish improve their craft and to whom wants to learn the rudiment of this art.
Deadline august 20th 2017.
http://www.musinsociety.com

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Andrew Crust 6.12.17 / 11am

ISA CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS L’AQUILA – ICMAQ 2017
partner of the INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION NINO ROTA – MATERA 2017
promoted by Istituzione Sinfonica Abruzzese – Piazza del Teatro 67100 L’Aquila
http://www.sinfonicaabruzzese.it

Date
SEPT. 24TH / OCT. 1ST
Location
L’Aquila – Ridotto del Teatro Comunale

Orchestra
Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese
http://www.sinfonicaabruzzese.it

Teacher
Ulrich Windfuhr
http://www.ulrichwindfuhr.de

Spoken Languages
Italian, English, German, French

Website
http://www.sinfonicaabruzzese.it

Description of the masterclass
A 7-day conducting course:
6 orchestra sessions (once on 5 days, plus 1 dress rehearsal) – 1.200 min. total podium time, including: – 140’ podium time for each fully active student – 80’ podium time for a group of 6 semi- active students selected by the teacher during the masterclass
daily classes in technique (chamber ensemble/piano) and analysis for both fully active and semi-active students– 3 hours per day, 6 days
1 final concert
1 seminar on contemporary repertoire (optional)
Invitation: the orchestra will vote and select its favourite candidate to conduct a concert of the Orchestra Sinfonica Abruzzese within Dec. 2018 (at least 90/100 points)
Partnership with ICC Nino Rota – Matera 2017: ISA Conducting Masterclass L’Aquila and the International Conducting Competiton “Nino Rota” – Matera are partners under the “PLATFORM ROUTES” PROGRAMME . Therefore, the ICMAQ 2017 will include repertoires of the ICC Nino Rota, to be held in Matera from Oct. 3rd to 9th, 2017. ICMAQ will select up to 10 participants (up to 8 fully active students plus 2 or more semi-active students) to be admitted to the ICC Nino Rota 2017. Reduced application fee (€ 30) for students who have already applied to ICC “Nino Rota” – Selected participants of the ICMAQ will take part to the first round of the ICC Nino Rota on Oct. 5th. See the International Conducting Competition Nino Rota 2017 rules here (www.orchestramagnagrecia.it)

Repertoire
Orchestra sessions

1.Symphonies
Beethoven- 4th Symphony *
Mendelssohn – 4th Symphony
Tchaikovsky – 5th Symphony (1. Movement) *
Dvorak – 8th Symphony (1. and 2. Movement)
Nino Rota -Sinfonia sopra una canzone d’amore (1. Movement) *

2.Arias (with singer):
Bellini: Come per me serena (Sonnambula) *
Gounod – Je veux vivre (Romeo et Juliette) *
Meyerbeer: Ombre légèr (Dinorah) *

String orchestra repertoire (string quintet):
Tchaikovsky String Serenade *
Chamber group repertoire
Schubert Octet (1.Movement) *

Technique lessons repertoire (piano sessions)
Beethoven – 3rd Symphony
Brahms – Symphonies n.1,3,4
Dvorak – 9th Symphony

Contemporary music seminar
Held by Tonino Battista, the seminar will include a focus on Fabio Vacchi “Wanderer Sextett” *

*repertoires of ICC Nino Rota 2017

Tuition fees

Application fee: € 60
Reduced application fee for participants applying to ICC Nino Rota: € 30 / auditors application fee: € 25

Participation fee: fully active students € 850 / semi-active students € 300 / auditors: € 150 – daily attendance: € 25

Bank information for wires
CC BPER Banca – Istituzione Sinfonica Abruzzese
IBAN IT75R0538703601000000040017
BIC SWIFT BPMOIT22
Application deadline
July 31th 2017, at 12 P.M. No application deadline for auditors.

Application procedure
Send to bandi@sinfonicaabruzzese.it within July 31st:
application form – download here
CV (Italian or English)
link to a video file (max 30 min. performance)
application fee receipt
copy of identity document
Age limit for active and semi-active students: 38. No age limit fot auditors.
Application fee will not be refunded.

Participants selection and registration deadline
A maximum number of 8 fully active students and 15 semi-active students will receive an invitation to join the ICMAQ within Aug. 20th – Selected participants shall confirm their participation and send copy of the participation fee receipt to bandi@sinfonicaabruzzese.it within Aug. 30th. The participation fee can be re-funded only under serious motives to be submitted to ISA within Sept. 18th.

Lodging/meals/infos
Lodging and meals are not included in the application/ participation fee: info on the website http://www.sinfonicaabruzzese.it
Each student will be provided with health insurance
How to reach L’Aquila: direct bus connections from Fiumicino and Ciampino airports, from Rome Tiburtina railway station, from Pescara Central railway station – http://www.gasparionline.it , http://www.tuabruzzo.it, http://www.flixbus.it , http://www.prontobusitalia.it
More info on http://www.sinfonicaabruzzese.it – bandi@sinfonicaabruzzese.it

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Felipe Cattapan 7.7.17 / 9am

Choral conducting/choral workshop for women (23rd. and 24th. of September 2017 in Filzbach, Switzerland)
Active participation: only women; passive participation: women and men
For beginners and advanced
Contents: contemporary conducting technique, creative rehearsal technique, efficient vocal technique for choirs, team leadership for women
Languages: German, English, French (Felipe Cattapan); German, English (Prof. Katja Cattapan)
Teachers: Felipe Cattapan (www.cattapan.ch) and Prof. Katja Cattapan
Application: KOSI Musik-Werkstatt, info@kosi-musik.ch
More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

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Mandi Jo Hanneke 7.11.17 / 10am

Pioneer Valley Symphony, Inc. (Greenfield, MA)
Music Director and Orchestra Conductor
The Pioneer Valley Symphony (PVS) seeks an experienced, innovative, collaborative Music Director and Orchestra Conductor to inspire and lead our organization to perform at the highest level.
Founded in 1939, the PVS seeks to build community through music by performing symphonic and choral music, by providing members of the community the opportunity to participate in making music, and by enhancing music education, particularly by introducing young people to live orchestral music. The PVS is an award-winning, nationally recognized, multi-faceted music organization in western Massachusetts. The PVS Orchestra, with a membership of around 60, performs a yearly schedule of 5 subscription concerts plus an annual Educational Concert. The PVS Chorus, established in 1961, has approximately 80 choristers and usually performs 2-3 concerts with the Orchestra each season plus an additional choral concert. The PVS Youth Orchestra, founded in 2013, provides an opportunity for young people to rehearse and perform classical music, usually performing 2 concerts a year and participating in the PVS Annual Holiday Pops Concert. Visit our website at http://www.pvsoc.org to learn more about our organization.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES of the Music Director and Orchestra Conductor:
• Conduct orchestra rehearsals and performances in a timely, efficient, and effective manner, with weekly Wednesday evening rehearsals within the concert season
• Determine the program for each season in collaboration with the Chorus Director, the Youth Orchestra Director, the Programming Committee, and the Board of Directors
• Select soloists, working within budget constraints
• Work collaboratively with the Chorus Director and lead chorus rehearsals as necessary for joint choral-orchestral performances
• Provide guidance and growth opportunities to the Assistant Conductor and, when applicable, the Youth Orchestra Director
• Attend Board of Directors meetings and work with the Board in public relations functions to maximize recognition and appreciation of the organization towards gaining sponsorships, grants, and new audiences
QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate will possess:
• Extensive conducting experience, preferably with community orchestras and choral groups
• The ability to set and maintain high expectations that are attainable, with consideration for the unique requirements of a high-performing community ensemble
• Knowledge of symphonic and choral repertoire, along with a proven record of diverse and innovative programming
• Knowledge of and experience with a network of quality soloists
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, administrative and communication skills
• Experience with outreach, audience development and fundraising
• Experience working collaboratively within a nonprofit organization, with an understanding and appreciation of the roles of the Board of Directors, the Managing Director, and support volunteers.
• An advanced degree in music or equivalent experience
APPLICATIONS
Please submit the following materials:
• Cover letter highlighting qualifications and interest in this position
• Three programs conducted and created by the applicant
• C.V. outlining applicant’s education background and professional experience
• Video links, within the last two years, of applicant conducting rehearsals and performances showing orchestral view of applicant conducting; must include one rehearsal clip and one performance clip of at least 10 minutes each
• Names and contact information for three references; must include one member of a current ensemble
Please submit all materials electronically to search@pvso.org. The application review process will begin on August 11, 2017. Materials will be accepted until finalists are named. For documents, submit pdf files only; for conducting video samples, submit links to uploaded videos on YouTube, Vimeo or other video sharing sites. All applications will be treated confidentially.
SELECTION
The PVS Music Director Search Committee will make recommendations for consideration of finalists to the Board of Directors by the end of September 2017. Three finalists approved by the Board of Directors will be asked to guest-conduct one of the final three PVS concerts in Spring 2018, including all rehearsals leading up to it. The programs for those concerts are posted on our website. A new Music Director will be named after the conclusion of the 2017-2018 season and will begin duties as Music Director and Orchestra Conductor no later than September 2018, the beginning of our 80th season.
COMPENSATION
Compensation will be commensurate with experience. This is a part-time position, as an independent contractor, with no benefits. The Music Director and Orchestra Conductor is not an employee of the Pioneer Valley Symphony, Inc.

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ICMasterclass 8.5.17 / 12pm

XII INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS with Maestro MARTIN SIEGHART (Austria) and the SOUTH CZECH PHILHARMONIC.
November 19 -23, 2017, Budweis, Czech Republic.

J. Strauss – Overtures: “The Gypsy Baron” and ” A Night in Venice “,
I. Stravinsky Pulcinella – Suite,
F. Schubert Symphony No.8 “Unfinished” in B minor,
Symphony Nr. 4 “The Tragic” in C minor,
J. Haydn Symphony Nr. 88 in G major,
L. Beethoven Symphony Nr. 1 in C major,
A. Dvořák Symphony Nr. 9 “From The New World” in E minor.
Participants are required to select and prepare 2-3 music works from this repertoire.

There is no age limit for participation.
The course will include both, orchestra rehearsals and individual conducting lessons and will culminate in a final concert.

Each active participant will be entitled to:
– 100 minutes of podium time with the South Czech Philharmonic
– 60 minutes of podium time in sessions with piano accompaniment;
– participation in all meetings, classes, and rehearsals;
– Each active participant will conduct at the dress rehearsal and the final concert

Each semi-active participant will be entitled to:
– 90 minutes of podium time in sessions with piano accompaniment;
– participation in all meetings, classes, rehearsals and the right to attend the final concert, without conducting the orchestra.

The concert will be held on November 23, 2017, at 7 pm in the Otakara Jeremiáše concert hall, Kněžská 411/6, 37001 České Budějovice.
All qualifying active participants will conduct the final public concert and the concert program will be divided among the participants.

The application deadline is August 20, 2017.

More information:
http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/europa.php
You can apply for the masterclass here:
http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/apply-to-conducting-course.php
Email: conductingmasterclasses.eu@gmail.com

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Amelia Vincenzi 8.15.17 / 7am

FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS: ONE PLACE BECAME AVAILABLE DUE TO A RENOUNCE
We invite the students interested in the course to write an email to conducting.masterclass@gmail.com or check the website: http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com
FCM is the leading European masterclass for conductors since 2010, it offers 6 days of orchestra plus video sessions with the teacher M° Massimiliano Caldi.
Thanks for your attention.

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Marco Real 8.29.17 / 4pm

The Miami Symphony Orchestra Conducting Fellowship (Miami, FL)

MISO’s Conducting Fellowship is designed to give an incredible opportunity to a talented young conductor. The purpose of the Fellowship is to expose young conductors to all aspects of leading a professional organization, including conducting, artistic and personnel management, education, and other production aspects.

Aspiring young conductors will work with The Miami Symphony Orchestra for a week during the 2017-2018 Season. The Fellow will cover rehearsals, taking balance notes, and provide support in all artistic and production aspects of the performance. Fellows will also participate in MISO’s educational and outreach programs, while receiving mentoring from Maestro Eduardo Marturet.

To apply, please use the link below to complete application with letter of interest, resume/CV, two (2) letters of recommendation, and links on video streaming services such as YouTube, Vimeo, etc. approximately five (5) minutes long.

The Conducting Fellow will need to commit to at least four subscription concerts in MISO’s 2017-2018 Concert Season.

https://notegarden.com/Miami-Symphony-Conducting-Fellowship-55

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Youth Symphony orchestra of Saint-Petersburg 9.4.17 / 11am

Elena Obraztsova International Academy of Music
Youth Symphony orchestra of Saint-Petersburg, Russia

invite conductors to apply for masterclass under the guidance of renowned conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre, Honoured Artist of Russia – Alexander Polyanichko.

http://yso-spb.ru/ru/masterclasses/

Repertoire:
opera “La Boheme” by Giacomo Puccini (without chorale parts).
Ricordi Opera Vocal Score.
Participants will receive the cuts of choral parts via the Internet before the masterclass.

Masterclass includes public lessons with piano, singers of Elena Obraztsova International Academy of Music and with the Youth Symphony orchestra of Saint-Petersburg.

4 most successful active participants will conduct the concert performance of “La Boheme” by Giacomo Puccini in the final public concert at St. John’s Church Concert Hall (54A Dekabristov St.). The concert program will be divided among the participants.

This course is open to conductors at all levels of proficiency, from beginners to professionals. There is no age limit for participation.
The course will be held in English.

Active participant fee includes:
6 nights of accommodation in the centre of St.Petersburg (22 – 27 December; single room and breakfast).
rehearsals with 2 pianos – 60 min;
rehearsals with singers of Elena Obraztsova Academy of Music and piano – 60 min;
conducting the Youth Symphony orchestra of Saint-Petersburg – 120 min;
each participant will receive a certificate of participation signed by Maestro A.Polyanichko;
4 best participants will perform in a Gala Concert, which will be recorded and copied to USB stick or sent them via the Internet;
– Passive participants are also invited to watch all sessions and to visit a Gala Concert. Participation fee for passive participant is 150€. (+accommodation: 40€ per night).

For more information contact us:
e-mail: maestro.ysospb@gmail.com
Tel.: +7 981 169 56 35
http://yso-spb.ru/ru/masterclasses/

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Vienna Summer Music Festival 9.8.17 / 5pm

2018 Vienna Summer Music Festival Conducting Institute

The Vienna Summer Music Festival invites conductors to apply for the 2018 VSMF Conductors Institute.

June 11-30, 2018.

This three-week festival will provide conductors the opportunity to study a wide range of repertoire including symphony orchestra, opera, and chamber music. Participants will attend numerous seminars/masterclasses on score-study, rehearsal strategies, programming, building a career, etc. The VSMF Conducting Faculty will include several acclaimed European conductors as well as performers from the Vienna Philharmonic, Vienna Opera, and Vienna Symphony.

Over the course of the Festival, each participant will receive several podium sessions in rehearsals with in-depth coaching from the conducting faculty. Additionally, each participant will conduct a professional orchestra, in-concert, in a beautiful Viennese concert hall.

Visit the website for detailed information and application: http://www.viennasummermusic.com/conducting/.

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Peter Fender 9.19.17 / 7am

3-5 November 2017, London, UK.
Weekend workshop on Beethoven’s 2nd symphony

Active participants: maximum of 8
Podium time: 60 mins minimum (plus optional 15 mins individual session)
Cost: £550 full price, £500 concessionary rate, £100 observer rate.

A weekend working on Beethoven’s unjustly neglected 2nd symphony with teacher Peter Fender. On the Friday evening we have a session with the score, on Saturday we work with a professional pianist in preparation for the orchestra day on the Sunday. The orchestra is South London Sinfonietta – a professional group with 30 players. Observers are welcome. Each person receives help and advice appropriate to their skill and experience. Subjects covered will include technique, musical interpretation, communication, how to manage an orchestra, and conducting psychology. We work in depth. HD video can be provided free of charge after the course (2 camera angles).

See http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses for more information and the application form

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Jenny Lüning 9.28.17 / 9am

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR MALKO COMPETITION FOR YOUNG CONDUCTORS

The Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Jury Chairman Fabio Luisi invite young talented conductors to apply for the 2018 Malko Competition before 12th October
Applications are now invited for the Malko Competition for Young Conductors, hosted by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra at DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen on 20th-27th April 2018.

International jury and prominent observers
The 2018 Malko Competition will have a strong international jury including Seiji Ozawa, JoAnn Falletta and members of the Berlin Philharmonic and Vienna Philharmonic. Furthermore, the 2018 competition will be followed live in Copenhagen by observers from the BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.

25 orchestral contracts for winning conductor
Apart from a 1st prize of Euro 20,000, the Malko winner of 2018 will be offered concert contracts with no fewer than 25 leading European orchestras including the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Throughout the first year after the competition, the winner will also be offered personal mentorship by the jury chairman, Fabio Luisi.

Hoping to see great talent
“I hope to see great talent among the 2018 Malko contestants. I also hope to see a fresh way of presenting and approaching the music as well as a fresh way of working with the orchestra,” says Jury Chairman Fabio Luisi. He also explains: “For a young conductor, competitions are a unique chance to get professional feedback from experienced jury members, young colleagues and not least the musicians of a first-class orchestra.”

Livestream and media coverage
As part of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), the Danish National Symphony Orchestra will ensure extensive media coverage of the Malko competition week through worldwide livestreaming of the competition on the competition’s own web platform http://www.malkocompetition.dk as well as editorial coverage on DR’s broadcasting platforms and a strong social media presence.

Applications may be submitted until 12th October
For more details about the 2018 Malko Competition and the application procedure, please go to: http://www.malkocompetition.dk/#application

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Michelle Hignell 10.3.17 / 12pm

Hello I would like to contribute a post about PRISMA’S 2018 MSO Conducting Masterclass.

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Jonathan Harvey 10.4.17 / 7am

Fitchburg State University (Fitchburg, MA) – Assistant Professor of Humanities / Music

General Statement of Duties: Full-time, tenure-track, assistant professor in Music to lead the Concert Band and Jazz Band, and to teach music appreciation courses (particularly World Music), Music Technology, and Commonwealth of the Arts (an interdisciplinary arts and humanities course) in a liberal arts setting to non-Music majors. Terminal degree in Instrumental Conducting or related fields with college teaching experience required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Teaching workload includes four courses per term Including Concert Band and Jazz Band (24 semester hours of credit of instruction per school year), and preparation for classroom instruction.
Lead the Concert Band and Jazz Band, and teach courses in music appreciation (particularly World Music), Music Technology, and Commonwealth of the Arts.
Manage the university’s instrument collection and instrumental music library.
Provide student assistance including academic advising.
Participate in curriculum review and development, program reviews and student outcomes assessment and departmental and college-wide committees.
Attend university functions, including commencement, convocation, and faculty, committee and department meetings.
Participate in scheduled orientation and registration programs.
Engage in continuing scholarship and professional activities, which may include contribution to the content of the discipline, participation in or contribution to professional organizations and societies, public service and contributions to the professional growth and development of the university community.
Opportunities to teach summer, winter term, online, and undergraduate and graduate evening courses.

Requirements:
Qualifications:

Terminal degree in Instrumental Conducting, or related fields with college teaching experience required.
An active and visible record as a practicing conductor, ideally with experience engaging non-Music majors.
Ability to teach courses in music appreciation (particularly World Music), Music Technology, and Commonwealth of the Arts.
Ability to integrate appropriate technology and software in teaching.
Commitment to excellence in teaching, demonstrated teaching experience appropriate to the level of appointment, and evidence of scholarly/creative activity.
Ability to work effectively with a diverse student body.
Must be able to satisfactorily pass a check conducted by the Criminal History Systems Board (CORI) as well as a completed background check satisfactory to the university.
Ability to perform all duties with or without reasonable accommodations.

Additional Information:
Priority Review: Review will begin immediately and remains open until November 10, 2017

Full-time, Tenure Track, 9 month benefited position (Fall 2018)

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience and the MSCA Bargaining Agreement

Application Instructions:
Please submit a letter of interest, CV, three professional references, statement of teaching philosophy, and links to conducting footage (10 minutes of performance footage, 10 minutes of rehearsal footage).

https://fitchburg.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=89692&CNTRNO=5&TSTMP=1507128650902

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Jenny Lüning 10.11.17 / 9am

Dear Conductors,

It’s already 11th of October, which means it´s only one day left to the deadline for applications for the 2018 Malko Competition! We have already received many exciting and talented submissions, and we are curious to see even more during the last day of the application round, closing on Thursday 12 October.

Still in doubt whether to apply or not? Meet the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in the presentation trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT0jxMGjaec) – and don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about the application procedure or the competition itself on malko@dr.dk. We are happy to help you!
Read more about the competition here: http://www.malkocompetition.dk

Best regards,

THE MALKO COMPETITION FOR YOUNG CONDUCTORS
Danish National Symphony Orchestra

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ICMasterclass 10.15.17 / 6am

Winter International Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Alim Shakh & Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra.

Maestro Shakh was taught by famous Russian conductors and teachers – Fyodor Kozlov (1927–2003) and Ilya Musin (1904–1999),
he maintains and spreads traditions of St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory.

The main aim of the masterclass for conductors: using the main conducting principles to develop your conducting scale in various styles and research the individual way to musical expression.
Besides individual lessons with pianists you will work with a big professional orchestra, it will give you big emotional satisfaction and the new impulse to continue your professional career.
The masterclass is suitable for advanced conducting students and professional conductors.
Less experienced conductors can take part in the masterclass as Semi-active participants.
There is no age limit for participation.

Each Active participant will be entitled to:
• 100 minutes of podium time conducting the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
• 60 minutes of podium time in sessions with two pianos
• each Active participant will conduct a Dress rehearsal and the Final concert
• attending all classes and rehearsals

Each Semi-active participant will be entitled to:
• 90 minutes of podium time in sessions with two pianos
• attending all meetings, classes, rehearsals and the final concert without an opportunity to conduct the orchestra

The application deadline is 30 November 2017.

Program:
J. Brahms: The Tragic Overture
P. I. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
D. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
W.A. Mozart: Symphony No. 41

The masterclass will be taught in English.
All sessions with the orchestra will be video recorded and each conductor will receive his/her videos on USB stick or via Internet.
Video recording of orchestra rehearsals and the concert are included in the price.

Masterclass fees:
Active participant`s fee is € 1650.
Semi-active participant’s fee is € 500
Daily Visitors’ (passive participation) fee is € 35
There is no registration/application fee.

Please, apply here: http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/apply-to-conducting-course.php

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Felipe Cattapan 10.30.17 / 10am

Choral Conducting/Choral Workshop in Wetzikon, Switzerland (9th. and 10th. of December 2017)

For beginners and advanced
Active and passive participation
Contents: contemporary conducting technique, efficient vocal technique, creative rehearsal technique, team leadership, video analysis of famous conductors
Languages: German, English, French
More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

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Chad Hutchinson 11.1.17 / 12pm

Teaching Assistantship in Orchestral Conducting (MM/DMA), University of Wisconsin-Madison- Mead Witter School of Music

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON • MEAD WITTER SCHOOL OF MUSIC

The selected student at UW-Madison would include work with the Symphony Orchestra, the University Opera program as well as work with the All-University Strings program. There will be one position for the beginning in the Fall 2018 for a MM/DMA applicant in Orchestral Conducting.

The UW-Madison Orchestral Conducting program is multi-faceted, allows students a wide variety of opportunities and a very large amount podium time in rehearsal and performance. The Teaching Assistant will work as an Assistant Conductor with the 90-piece Symphony Orchestra, assisting with organizational duties as well as conducting the ensemble in rehearsal and performance. In addition, the Teaching Assistant will be the instructor of record for two All-University Strings ensembles, leading weekly rehearsals and conducting the ensembles in concert. Lastly, the successful applicant will work with the University Opera program in both staging rehearsals and performance. The Symphony Orchestra this season will perform symphonies of Beethoven, Brahms and Mahler in addition to contemporary works of Mason Bates, Caroline Shaw, Christopher Theofanidis and Steven Shewan. Previous opera productions include Le Nozze di Figaro, Falstaff, Carmen and The Turn of the Screw with the highlight of this season being La Boheme. As one of only a few graduate conducting students, the recipient of the teaching award will have significant podium time with the aforementioned ensembles.

The Teaching Assistant position provides a full tuition waiver (up to 15 credits per semester) and carries an additional stipend of $10,818 for the 9-month academic year. Teaching Assistants are employees of the UW system and are therefore eligible for health insurance and other benefits for the duration of their TA appointment.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please submit your application for graduate study no later than December 1, 2017. Detailed requirements and instructions can be found on our website: http://www.music.wisc.edu/graduate-admissions/

If you have questions about the Conducting degree program and/or the audition process for the Teaching Assistantship opportunity, please contact:

Dr. Chad Hutchinson
Adjunct Director of Orchestras, Professor of Conducting, Conductor of University Opera
cahutchinson@wisc.edu

If you have questions about the admissions process or the benefits associated with the Teaching Assistant position, please contact:

James Doing, Jr.
Graduate Admissions & Funding Coordinator
gradadmissions@music.wisc.edu

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OCTAVIO MÁS-AROCAS 11.7.17 / 12am

Graduate Assistantship in Orchestral Conducting, Ithaca College School of Music

Overview: One of the most competitive Masters programs in the country, only one MM student is accepted per year and only a total of two MM students are enrolled in the program at any given time to allow for an exceptional amount of podium time through the entire two year residency. The Graduate Assistants serve as assistants to the Director of Orchestras, Octavio Más-Arocas, working as assistant conductors with the IC Symphony Orchestra and the IC Chamber Orchestra and serving as co-directors and conductors of the IC Sinfonietta. GAs prepare and perform two final graduate recitals with the IC Symphony and Chamber orchestras. In addition to their recital, GAs also conduct works in concerts with the two major orchestras, rehearsals, sectionals, and readings, and enjoy additional conducting opportunities with other ensembles within the School of Music and in Ithaca.

Award: The competitive assistantship award provides tuition scholarship and stipend compensation. Assistantship awards are split between tuition scholarship and a stipend, which, when combined, exceed the cost of full tuition.
Qualifications: Undergraduate degree or higher, significant conducting experience, a high degree of musicianship, excellent knowledge of orchestral repertoire and orchestral instruments, and the potential to lead and assist premiere college ensembles in superb performances.
Applying: Applications must complete the general admission requirements, including pre-screening video footage from recent performances/rehearsals. Selected finalist will be invited to Ithaca for an in-person audition in February 2018. The audition will include live conducting, interviews, and written and aural examinations. International applicants from non-English speaking countries must have acceptable TOEFL score as required for admission to the college. Deadline for complete application: December 1st, 2017.

For additional information contact: Octavio Más-Arocas, Director of Orchestras at omasarocas@ithaca.edu and visit:
https://www.ithaca.edu/gps/gradprograms/programsites/music/

https://www.ithaca.edu/music/ensembles/symphonyorchestra/mmorchcond/

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European Conducting Academy 11.7.17 / 4pm

THE EUROPEAN CONDUCTING ACADEMY ANNOUNCES THE ANNUAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS (ONE WEEKEND PER MONTH). VICENZA (ITALY) DECEMBER 2017 – JUNE 2018 WITH THE FILARMONIA VENETA ORCHESTRA, AND THE AURORA ENSEMBLE. CONDUCTING PROFESSORS: ROMOLO GESSI, LIOR SHAMBADAL, WILFRIED TACHEZI

The European Conducting Academy announces the Annual Conducting Masterclass in Vicenza (December 2017 – June 2018) with the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra, and the Aurora Ensemble Chamber Orchestra.

Basic Course in Orchestral Conducting (1 or 3 years)

The course is suitable both for instrumentalists, singers, composers, and choral conductors, who already possess the rudimental skills of orchestral conducting, and also for those who intend to undertake such study for the first time. It is open to musicians of all nationalities, without any age limit.

Entrance requirements: a record of significant experience in the fields of chamber, choral or orchestral music is preferable. Admission to the course involves CV assessment and a short personal interview. Students must possess the scores as indicated in the study plan.

Organisation: the course will be structured so that the pieces in the plan will be studied in a theoretical and practical manner, including making use of audiovisual recordings. There will be study sessions with piano and rehearsals with orchestra. At the end of the academic year there will be an exam in order to continue to the next year of the course. Each student will be able to choose whether to opt for annual attendance or whether to follow the teaching route, completing the course in three years.

Diplomas and certificates: at the end of the three year course all participants who have followed the complete course (A) and passed the final exams will be issued with a diploma. Certificates of attendance will be issued to the students who have followed the one year course (B or C).

REPERTOIRE LIST FOR THE FIRST YEAR COURSE
Vivaldi – Concerto F IV n.11 (Ricordi)
Haendel – Concerto grosso op.6 n.2 HWV 320 (Bärenreiter)
Haydn – Seven Last Words from the Cross, op.51 – Version for strings (Eulenburg)
Mozart – Divertimenti KV 136, 137, 138 (Bärenreiter)
Beethoven – Ouverture Coriolano op.62 (Breitkopf & Härtel, Dover or other edition)
Mendelssohn – Symphony No.5 Op.107 „Reformation“(Breitkopf & Härtel, Dover or other edition)
Britten – Simple Symphony (Oxford University Press)
Van der Roost – Rikudim for string orchestra (De Haske – dehaskeI@aol.com)

The students on the first year course will also be able to attend, in that same academic year, lessons planned for the courses of subsequent years. The programmes of study for the second and third year courses will be communicated directly to the students

Advanced Masterclass in Orchestral Conducting (1 or 2 years)

The advanced course is suitable for musicians who have already completed a course of study in orchestral conducting and want to enlarge their repertoire and perfect their technique. It is open to musicians of all nationalities, without any age limit.

Entrance requirements: a record of significant experience in the field of conducting is preferable. Admission to the course involves CV assessment, a short interview and a technical test – to take place on the first day of lessons, in which the candidate must demonstrate knowledge of how to conduct at least one of the works on the repertoire list. Videos (10/15 min YouTube links) of the candidate conducting in rehearsal or performance are also acceptable as technical test. Those who have already completed the three year diploma in orchestral conducting at the European Conducting Academy, at a conservatoire or on equivalent courses, will be admitted as a matter of course.

Organisation: the course will be structured so that the pieces in the programme will be studied in a theoretical and practical manner, including making use of audiovisual recordings. There will be study sessions with piano and rehearsals with orchestra. The lessons will be in an academic form, for all the students enrolled on the conducting courses, according to a plan of study established for each level of study. The specific programme for each lesson will be communicated with adequate advance notice.

Certificates: at the end of the two year course each participant who has received a positive assessment will be issued with a diploma. Certificates of attendance will be issued to the students who have followed the one year course.

REPERTOIRE LIST FOR THE ADVANCED COURSE
Vivaldi – Concerto for viola d’amore and Orchestra RV 394 (Ricordi)
Telemann – Flute Suite in A Minor TWV 55:A2 – Rev. Büttner (Eulenburg or Luck’s)
Mendelssohn – Symphony No.5 Op.107 „Reformation“(Breitkopf & Härtel, Dover or other edition)
Brahms – Symphony No.4 op.98 (Breitkopf & Härtel or Dover)
Strauss – Die Fledermaus Ouverture (Doblinger)
Elgar – Serenade for Strings Op.20 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Debussy – Petite Suite – Orch. Büsser (Durand)
Verdi – La Traviata (Ricordi)

Within the scope of the course works for soloist and orchestra will also be studied. Furthermore each student will be able to personalise their own study plan, agreeing with the teacher the possible inclusion of a free choice work.

Course educational structure

Both courses (Basic / Advanced) will follow, each within its own framework, the following plans of study, seminars, and calendar.

Study Plan
• Fundamental historical information about orchestral conducting: origins, evolution of the principal national schools and specific treatises.
• Score study: analysis, performance practice, concentration and memorisation techniques.
• Gestures: rhythmic exercises, gestural proportions, subdividing, dynamics, visual and gestural communication.
• Orchestra: historical composition and layout, sections, instrumental techniques.
• Rehearsals: planning, usage of time, orchestral psychology, rapport with soloists, musical rehearsals
• Repertoire: chamber, symphonic, choral, operatic.
• Role of the conductor: organising rehearsals, generating programmes, liaison with musical management, artistic direction and mass media.

Seminars: within the framework of the courses there will be the following seminars:
• In-depth study of the analysis and technique of conducting with Maestro Lior Shambadal, Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker, and with Maestro Wilfried Tachezi, Professor Emeritus at the Mozarteum Music University of Salzburg – All the students on ECA conducting courses will be admitted as observers. Inclusion as actual participants in this seminar requires an audition and extra attendance.
• In-depth study of Music Career Coaching with Prof. Maurizio Camarda. Inclusion as actual participants in this seminar requires an extra attendance.
• In-depth study of management, agencies, theatres, and specific issues concerning orchestral conducting carried out in conjunction with conductors or well-known performers, on days included in the teaching calendar.

CALENDAR: ACADEMIC YEAR

Sat 2 Dec 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sun 3 Dec 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sat 27 Jan 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sun 28 Jan 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sat 17 Feb 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sun 18 Feb 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sat 21 Apr 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sun 22 Apr 9.30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sat 9 Jun 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sun 10 Jun 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

SEMINAR 11 – 12 March “Conducting Haydn”
In-depth study of conducting technique with Maestro Wilfried Tachezi
Sat 10 Mar 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sun 11 Mar 9.30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

SEMINAR 3 – 6 May “The German Sound”
Conducting Beethoven, Mendelssohn & Brahms” – In-depth study of conducting technique with Maestro Lior Shambadal
Thu 3 May 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Fri 4 May 9.30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sat 5 May 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sun 6 May 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

SEMINAR “Music Career Coaching” (Optional)
In-depth study of Musical Coaching with Professor Maurizio Camarda
Sat 27 Jan 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Sat 17 Feb 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Sat 10 Mar 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Sat 21 Apr 10:30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.
Sat 9 Jun 10.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

The calendar may be subject to change, in the case of circumstances beyond our control.

Languages: English, Italian, German
Orchestra: Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta; Aurora Ensemble

Application deadline: 26 November

Logistical and organisational information and the enrolment method for the Masterclass:

• The courses will generally be situated at the Villa Ghislanzoni, via San Cristoforo 73 – 36100 Vicenza – Italy
• For all other information call the following telephone numbers: +39 328 2449171 / +39 338 9368993 or write to the following email address: infodirigo@gmail.com
• For the purpose of issuing the three year diploma attendance on the complete course is required. For attendance on the other types of courses a certificate will be issued.
• To participate in the courses you must:
1. Fill in the application form in its totality and send it (before the application deadline) to the following email address: infodirigo@gmail.com
2. Pay the membership fee and the first instalment of the course fees on the first day of lessons and the subsequent instalments before their respective deadlines.

Tuition fees:
Complete Course + Coaching (from December to June) € 1.480
Complete Course (without Coaching – from December to June) € 1.380,-
Reduced Course (from January to June) € 1.220,-
Short Course (from February to June) € 1.030

Registration fee: € 10,-

Notes:

1. Reduced attendance does not give the right to any reduction in the fees.
2. The organisers reserve the right to postpone, in case of necessity, one or more lessons, giving timely notice to the students.
3. After the application deadline the organisers can still accept requests for enrolment, in case the logistical situation permits it.

For information:

Phone: +39 328 2449171 / +39 338 936 8993
Email: infodirigo@gmail.com
Website: http://www.worldconducting.altervista.org

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John Ratledge 11.12.17 / 9am

The fifth annual Bassi Brugnatelli International Conducting and Singing Symposium will be held 25 June – 5 July 2018. The faculty includes: Dr. John Ratledge–Founder and Artistic Director, Professor Emeritus from The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Rebecca Turner–Artist-in-Residence and Chairman of the Board, Soprano from Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina; Annalisa Monticelli–Executive Director and Chief Collaborative Pianist from the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, Ireland; Dearbhla Brosnan–Coach/Collaborative Pianist from the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin, Ireland; Dr. Jennifer Cowgill–Soprano from Marywood University in Scranton, Pennsylvania; Danilo Formaggia–Tenor, Opera Singer from Milano, Italy; Dr. Christopher O’Rear–Baritone from Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Mildred Roche–Collaborative Pianist from Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina; Dr. Stafford Turner–Director of Opera, Bass/Baritone from Gardner Web University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and Dr. Susan Williams, Soprano, from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The Conducting Masterworks Program will study Mendelssohn’s ELIJAH (Peters full score edition) and Mozart’s C MINOR MASS (selected arias), paying particular attention to the unique problems that occur between the orchestra, conductors, singers, and collaborative pianists. Conductors will receive daily lessons with John Ratledge, professional soloists, a chamber orchestra, and a collaborative pianist. In addition, conductors will rehearse and conduct multiple arias with singers and orchestra throughout the Symposium. Seminars will be offered for conductors: Orchestral Rehearsal Techniques in the Choral/Orchestral Setting, Score Study and Preparation for Conductors, as well as Conductors and Singers Round Table: Building Meaningful Collaboration.

Singers will participate in master classes, coachings, as well as a variety of workshop sessions on character analysis, subtexting, role preparation, aria preparation, Successful Auditions for the Classical Singer, a Singers and Conductors Round Table: Building Meaningful Collaboration, where all the Symposium participants interact together. Other course offerings: Conversational Italian and Italian Diction through Recitatives; a Laboratory Experience: Conductors, Singers, and Orchestra; and Music Wellness: Yoga for Singers. Concerts include a Guest Artist Series, an aria concert, opera scenes for all participants, in addition to two guest performances in Vimercate and Oleggia, Italy. The 11 days culminate with a Grand Finale Concert featuring our conductors, singers, and orchestra.

Please see our website for detailed information on our program. http://www.bassibrugnatellisymposium.com. For specific questions, please email Dr. Ratledge at john.ratledge@gmail.com

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Linda Boyd 11.15.17 / 12pm

CONDUCTING SEMINAR in Fargo in March 2018 – with two orchestras and 80 minutes of podium time! Conductors Christopher Zimmerman and Kevin Suetterlin will work closely with seven participants (number limited to maximize podium time) with the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Orchestra and Concordia Orchestra. The three-day seminar will also feature several hour-long sessions on various topics including score study, conductor/soloist collaboration, bowings, baton technique, healthy-body conducting, two panel discussions – one with FMSO wind and brass players and the other with FMSO concertmaster and string principals – and organizational topics including programming and community engagement. Application deadline is January 30, cost is $1,200. More information and application materials are at http://www.fmsymphony.org/conductor-seminar/

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Maestro QB 11.22.17 / 1am

JOB POSTING

Position: Artistic Director and Conductor

Who We Are: Founded in 2000 by Laurie Cohen, Mill Valley Philharmonic (MVP) is Marin’s
pre-eminent community ensemble. We are a non-profit community orchestra of local
musicians dedicated to enriching the cultural life of the Bay Area by bringing free
orchestral music to people of all ages and means in their own communities. We believe
that music is a vital part of individual and community life. MVP provides talented and
dedicated volunteer musicians the opportunity to rehearse and perform orchestral
repertoire. MVP presents one-of-a-kind programming that engages our listeners. We
include audience education in every performance to expand the audience’s understanding
and enjoyment of the music. MVP is governed by a strong and dedicated board
comprised of orchestra and community members.

Location: Mill Valley, California
Organization Type: Performing Arts 501(c)3 non-profit
Website: millvalleyphilharmonic.org/
Application deadline: January 12, 2018
Semi-finalists on-site interviews: March 10 – 11, 2018
Compensation: Paid on a per set basis (3 sets per season)
Position Summary: Provide vision and artistic leadership necessary for MVP to realize its
full potential, enabling the musician, audience and the community to experience a deep
connection with the orchestra and symphonic repertoire that aligns with MVP’s Mission
Statement and goals.
Attributes for Success:
• Ability to motivate, educate, mentor and elicit the best efforts of the orchestra
musicians
• Significant musical talent, and a proven ability to produce a performance experience
of the highest caliber
• Substantial knowledge of performance/rehearsal best practices and traditions
• An effective and efficient rehearsal technique that balances attention to technical
details with effective communication of overall interpretive goals
• An acute ear for orchestral intonation, balance and color

• Sensitivity in personal communications with musicians and ability to work with
musicians of varying backgrounds and abilities
• Ability to develop imaginative programming ideas that have significance to the
orchestra and the community
• Practical knowledge of composition and arranging
• Thorough knowledge of repertoire and network in the music world
• High degree of organization, general administration and communication skills
• Openness to ideas from musicians and others in the field
• Advocacy for the orchestra in the community
Key Responsibilities:
• Conduct one of three concert series, with each series consisting of two
performances, one dress rehearsal and 8 – 9 rehearsals during the September – June
season
• Develop and plan programming that has significance to the orchestra, the
community and the occasion
• Supervise orchestra personnel and musician recruitment
• Communicate with the orchestra members regarding music, rehearsal order, written
rehearsal critiques
• Communicate directly and frequently with Executive Director regarding
administration
• Execute duties with careful attention and adherence to the board-approved budget.
• Report to board on artistic development, programming, etc.
• Work with Board to promote individual donor relations
• Comfortable and adept at soliciting potential subscribers, patrons, and major
donors
• Willing to play an active role in fundraising events
• Keep abreast of activities and developments in the orchestra field in order to
leverage opportunities for MVP
• Communicate and engage directly with the community and audience
• Act as a MVP liaison to arts, cultural and community organizations and develop
potential collaborations
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree or higher
• Three or more years related experience in performing the majority of duties
outlined above
• Resident of Marin County preferred

Application Process:
The application submission will include the following electronic files (using Adobe PDF
format via email to ArtisticDirectorSearch@millvalleyphilharmonic.org):
• A cover letter summarizing why you are interested in this position, how you would
aim to impact the members of the orchestra, the Board and community through
your artistic leadership role, what opportunities and challenges you believe face an
organization our size – both in the short term and long term – and your experience
in addressing them.
• Your resume or CV
• Four references: two administrators / board members and two musicians
• Example of season programming for three concert sets using the following
parameters:
o 50-person professional-level volunteer orchestra
o 90 minute performance sets (2 performances, one dress rehearsal and 8 – 9
rehearsals each)
o $1,500 artistic budget for soloists and music rental each set
o Include the rationale for your programming selections taking into account
both the musicians and audience perspective

• Video materials depicting unedited rehearsal and/or performance with a live
ensemble. The videos should include examples of contrasting repertoire. Links to
YouTube or similar video platform strongly preferred

For more information, go to millvalleyphilharmonic.org/employment

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Laszlo Blaskovics 12.8.17 / 3am

14th Danube International Conducting Masterclass and Competition 2018
with the Danube Symphony Orchestra (The DSO is one of the professional Hungarian state symphony orchestras.
More about DSO: http://marquisemusic.wix.com/danubeorchestra)

and Prof. András Deák – Principal Conductor of Danube Symphony Orchestra

website: http://www.danubeconductingmasterclass.com

Venue: Danube Symphony Orchestra’s concert hall and rehearsal room, Danube Palace
Hungary, Budapest, H-1051. Zrinyi Street 5.
Dates:
21st -31st August 2018
Music programme of the course:
Mozart: Symphony No.40 in G minor,K.550
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor “From the New World”;
Strauss: Die Fledermaus- Overture
Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances
Tuition fees:
Active participants €1200
Active participants – students (valid enrollment proof required) €1100
Passive participants €200
Registration fee €100 ( part of the whole amount)
Registration deadline: 31st July 2018
The participant is responsible for paying the extra costs of the bank transfer.

Payment:
Payment information will be sent via email to applicants.
About the course:
During the course the active participants are working on the music programme with Professor Andras Deak – at the half time with two pianists, at the other half of the course every active participants will get 80 minutes conducting time with the Danube Symphony Orchestra.
Tuition languages: English
Participation in the course is confirmed with a certificate.
Competition:
At the end of the orchestra rehearsals the Professor and the Orchestra will decide which participants will be awarded with prizes.
1st.2nd.3rd. Prize: Conducting in the Final concert.
Special Prize: – Given by DSO. Conducting in a concert on the 2019-2020 season with Danube Symphony Orchestra in Danube Palace. ( The DSO pay the travel cost (within Europe) hotel costs and 300 EURO Fee of the perfom.)
Final concert: On the 31th August there will be a concert in the Danube Palace Concert Hall with a selected programme from the course repertoire. In the concert the first 4-5 best participants chosen by the Professor an the Orchestra will conduct.

More conducting practice time:
We offer more practice time possibility with the orchestra. 80 minutes/ 600 Eu / 35 member of orchestra. We can give you the possible dates and times after your inquires.
Click here for details:
Accommodation:
We can also help you find a good accommodation in Budapest, and provide you with all the information you need.

How to apply:
Please send us an email if you are interested.

Laszlo Blaskovics
http://www.blaskovics.co.uk
Representative of Danube Symphony Orchestra
0036703623921
conductingpractice@gmail.com
l.blaskovics@gmail.com

Please like our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danube-Conducting-Masterclass/697184687055345

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Rundfunkchor Berlin 12.21.17 / 10am

Hi, thank you for making this great blog! The Berlin Radio Choir´s fifth International Masterclass for Choral Conducting is about to open the application phase. Would it be possible to post the following information in your blog? Many thanks in advance!

On 9 January, the application phase opens for Rundfunkchor Berlin’s fifth International Masterclass for Choral Conducting. From 17 to 24 August 2018, the choir’s principal conductor and artistic director Gijs Leenaars together with Stefan Parkman, principal conductor of Cologne’s WDR Rundfunkchor, will devote a week to coaching master students. The essential skills required for a career in choral conducting and other valuable assistance in working with professional choirs will be conveyed during individual sessions with the master teachers and rehearsals with Rundfunkchor Berlin.

On 21 August 2018, the choir is opening the course to non-conducting master students as well. They will be actively involved in feedback discussions and the follow-up to ensemble rehearsals. At the final concert on 24 August 2018 in Berlin’s St. Elisabeth’s Church, the master students will conduct before the public.

In offering the Berlin International Masterclass, the objective is to support the training of choral conductors at universities and conservatories. But more than that, it presents a real opportunity for entering the professional field: several participants of previous masterclasses have already assisted in the ensemble’s rehearsals.

The application deadline for the 2018 Berlin International Masterclass is 1 April 2018. For further information on applying, please go to http://www.rundfunkchor-berlin.de/masterclass. You will also find a PDF-flyer under this link: https://www.rundfunkchor-berlin.de/wp-content/uploads/rundfunkchor-berlin-internationale-meisterklasse-2018-flyer.pdf.

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Wayne Toews 12.21.17 / 8pm

The 2018 Saskatchewan Orchestral Association International Saito Conducting Workshop with Wayne Toews will be held from July 21 to 28 in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. Details are posted at http://www.conductorschool.com/SOA.html

This world-class workshop offers generous podium time with pianists and a professional string orchestra. Conductors of bands, choirs and orchestras at all levels will learn how to make their gestures more precise and expressive. The fee is low; the experience priceless.

“The workshop is still one of the greatest life changing moments in my career!” – Dr. Scott MacLennan

“I had the most amazing time this week at the International Saito Conducting Workshop! I learned SO much that I will continue to use everyday in my conducting life. I’m so grateful to Wayne Toews Sensei for his high degree of expertise and warm supportive approach to teaching. He is a true Maestro!” – Dr. Dominic Gregorio

“This workshop was a life-changing experience. The combination of a clear, concise methodology and sequential pedagogy coupled with a vocabulary of gestures make the Saito method superior. Mr. Toews is a gifted musician and teacher and the entire experience was incredible.” — Dr. Philip Baldwin

“After watching my rehearsal video, my prof remarked on how exceptionally clear and precise my right hand was, that my stick technique was incredible, and “some of the best he’s ever seen.” … the baton is so expressive and clear …Wayne Toews taught me that!” – Taina Lorenz, doctoral candidate.

More information is available from Wayne Toews. Use the contact link on the website.

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Marcio da Silva 12.23.17 / 7am

Opera Conducting Opportunity

Ensemble OrQuesta (UK) are receiving applications from conductors for the second edition of their Opera Academy in 2018 to happen from 24th May to 3rd June in Hastings, UK. One conductor will be pre-selected to conduct a full performance of the opera Cosi fan Tutte by W.A.Mozart in original language, in a fully staged production with professional orchestral accompaniment (5 strings, 2 wind, harpsichord). The orchestral ensemble will be formed by members of the Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra http://www.hastingsphilharmonic.com. The conducting student will work under the guidance of Ensemble OrQuesta’s and Woodhouse Opera’s artistic director Marcio da Silva and conductor Prof. Neylson Crepalde. He/she will receive guidance on opera conducting technique as well as language and style coaching.

Ensemble OrQuesta are now one of the leading Opera Academies in the UK and Europe. In 2017 we took, for the first time, one of our academy productions to the Grimeborn Festival at the Arcola Theatre in London giving ten of our alumni the chance to perform a run of shows in a very high profile venue. Our production of Armide (Lully) has received several great reviews including two 4-star reviews.

4 star review **** 11/08/2017 – Tim Hochstrasser – Live Theatre UK Reviews

– “This ensemble is certainly one to watch, as indeed are the other operatic and symphonic enterprises for which Márcio da Silva is responsible.”

Course fee: £800 (Includes accommodation)

To apply please send a video link and a cv to auditions@ensembleorquesta.com. Applications will be reviewed and answered to within two weeks of receipt. For more information please visit http://www.ensembleorquesta.com.

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Luke 1.2.18 / 6am

Hi Chris! Would be great if you could post this. Happy to make a donation as usual. Cheers, Luke.
Zlin Masterclass with Prof. Atso Almila, Sibelius Academy and Luke Dollman. July 10 – 17, 2018.
http://www.zlinmasterclass.com
The 2018 Zlin Conducting Masterclass aims to provide an ideal learning environment for aspiring professional orchestral conductors. Over eight days, fourteen participants will be given expert tuition by Atso Almila, Professor of Conducting at the Sibelius Academy, and Luke Dollman, Lecturer in Conducting at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. The orchestra for the masterclass, the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, is one of the Czech Republic’s finest orchestras, and the masterclass will be held in their state-of-the-art concert hall in Zlin, Czech Republic. Conductors will work with an eleven piece ensemble, chamber orchestra, and full orchestra over the course of the program, participate in regular video analysis sessions, and receive one to one tuition. The cost for the course, including accomodation is 2100 Euros for the 14 selected conductors, and 500 Euros for auditors. Further info at: info@zlinmasterclass.com
Date: July 10 – 17, 2018.
Location: Zlin, Czech Republic
Orchestra: Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic
Teachers: Atso Almila and Luke Dollman
Number of active students: 14
Total podium time: 140 minutes per active student
Cost for active students: 2,100 euros (including accomodation)
Cost for auditors: 500 euros (including accomodation)
Repertoire:
Beethoven, Symphony No.1
Mozart, Symphony No.40
Sibelius, Pelleas and Mellisande Suite
Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet Suite No.2
Stravinsky, The Firebird (1919 suite)
Dvorak, Selected Slavonic Dances
Further information at: http://www.zlinmasterclass.com

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Mike Brown 1.30.18 / 2am

Hello, I would like to please submit the UBC Chamber Orchestra Festival for listing on your blog. We are accepting applications for Conducting Fellows as well as Conducting Auditors. Please email me if you require further information or if anything on the web site is unclear.
Thank you,
Mike Brown
summer program assistant for Dr. Jonathan Girard, UBC Orchestra Conductor and COF Director
Conducting Fellows
Conducting fellows will have a performance opportunity with the chamber orchestra on Saturday, July 7 and will be teamed with student soloists. No more than five fellows will be selected, and all will receive instruction in masterclass format including ample podium time in rehearsal as well a performance with the orchestra. Conducting fellows are also encouraged to submit recordings on their orchestral instruments for participation as instrumentalists in VSOIW and in the UBC Chamber Orchestra Festival. Conducting fellows should be in a pre-professional career stage. Students who are accepted as conducting fellows will have the opportunity to audit the VSOIW. Details will be provided to accepted students.
Auditors
Conductors who are not selected as fellows are encouraged the UBC Chamber Orchestra Festival as auditors. Auditors can observe all rehearsals, sectionals, coachings, and masterclasses and will work with Maestro Girard in group conducting masterclasses.
Tuition and Fees
Tuition for Conducting Auditors: $400 CAD ($315 USD)
Tuition for Conducting Fellows: $2000 CAD ($1570 USD)
Housing Fee: $350 CAD ($275 USD) (for those requiring housing from the evening of July 3–evening of July 7 with a July 8 check out)
https://music.ubc.ca/chamber-orchestra-festival

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2017 Cabrillo Festival Conductors Workshop 1.31.18 / 7pm

The Cabrillo Conductors / Composers Workshop brings together leading faculty, the award-winning Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, and early career conductors and composers for a professional training program that focuses on the creation and performance of new music.

Each summer for the last eighteen years, twenty conductors and three young composers have been selected to participate in this internationally recognized professional development program. Held in downtown Santa Cruz, California, in the context of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music’s annual rehearsal and performance season, the Workshop gives participating conductors and composers five full days of intensive training with some of the world’s most respected contemporary music professionals. In 2018, Conducting Faculty members will include Cabrillo Festival Music Director Cristian Măcelaru and Octavio Más-Arocas (Director of Orchestras and Orchestral Conducting, Ithaca College, NY, and Music Director and Conductor, Mansfield Symphony Orchestra). The Composition Faculty member will be Huang Ruo (Mannes College of Music at the New School, NY).

This unique workshop experience was designed by founding faculty members, Cabrillo Festival Music Director Laureate Marin Alsop and the late Maestro Gustav Meier. Activities include a schedule of seminars and critiqued conducting sessions, first with string quintet and piano, then with chamber orchestra, and finally podium time with the full Cabrillo Festival Orchestra. Under the guidance of a composition faculty member, participating composers work with the Festival’s resident composers and with the conductors on subjects including modern score analysis and practical guides for the rehearsal, interpretation and performance of contemporary works. The program is highlighted by an inspirational concert titled In the Works, when the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra is led by six conductors performing short symphonic works by each of the three selected composers.

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2018 CONDUCTORS WORKSHOP – NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS – DEADLINE MARCH 1!

If you are a CONDUCTOR, you are invited to submit an application to be considered for the 2018 Conductors Workshop to be held in Santa Cruz, California, Saturday, July 28 through Wednesday, August 1. All application materials must be submitted online, as specified below. After reviewing the Workshop information and application requirements, please direct any further questions to Audrey Kwong, Conductors Workshop Director, at conductors@cabrillomusic.org

DATES AND LOCATION:
The Conductors Workshop begins the morning of Saturday, July 28 and runs through the early evening of Wednesday, August 1, 2018. All Workshop activities take place at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium in Santa Cruz, California.

FACULTY:
Cristian Măcelaru (Music Director, Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music; Conductor-in-Residence, Philadelphia Orchestra)
Octavio Más-Arocas (Director of Orchestras and Orchestral Conducting, Ithaca College, NY, and Music Director and Conductor, Mansfield Symphony Orchestra)
Huang Ruo Composers Workshop faculty (Mannes College of Music at the New School, NY)

REPERTOIRE:
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
COPLAND Appalachian Spring
Three contemporary works by selected Composers Workshop fellows (studied/conducted by FELLOWS only)

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Five 2.5-hour sessions with the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra and faculty are dedicated to standard repertoire training and guidance. An additional two 2.5-hour rehearsal services are dedicated to the preparation of Composer Workshop Fellows’ compositions for the In the Works concert. Additionally, all conductors participate in a variety of seminars, discussions, video review sessions and Q&A with faculty, and are welcome to observe four Festival Orchestra open rehearsals that take place during the Workshop. The workshop is divided into three participatory tiers with varied amounts of podium time granted. Six conducting FELLOWS will be selected and will receive approximately 70 minutes of total podium time conducting standard repertoire. This time is divided between sessions with a string quintet and piano, a 22-piece chamber orchestra, and a full orchestra. Additionally, FELLOWS conduct a 40-piece chamber orchestra for 40 minutes of rehearsal in preparation for the In the Works concert. Tuition for FELLOWS is covered in full by the Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation Conducting Scholarships and a scholarship is provided to assist with travel and accommodation expenses. Six ASSOCIATES will be selected and will receive approximately 15 minutes of podium time divided between sessions with string quintet and piano, and a 22-piece chamber orchestra. Eight AUDITORS will be selected and will conduct a brief, 8-minute section of a work with a 22-piece chamber orchestra. All conductors will be provided with a video recording of his or her individual podium sessions.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Applications and supporting materials will be accepted in digital format only, via Slideroom: http://www.cabrillofestival.slideroom.com Late, incomplete, mailed, or emailed applications will not be considered. All of the following materials must be uploaded by Thursday, March 1 to complete an application:

• A CV or resume no more than two pages in length. In addition to detailing any conducting experience, the CV/resume should indicate your primary instrument and any training and orchestral experience on this instrument.
• A letter of recommendation from an artist or teacher who can speak to your musicianship.
• A personal statement (300 words or less) indicating why you are studying conducting and how you hope to benefit from a workshop with a focus on new music.
• Video representative of your conducting. Performance or rehearsal footage may be utilized for your vieo submission. We would prefer to see you conducting at least two contrasting works, including a complete movement or (in the case of shorter works) an entire selection. Please also include 5-10 minutes of rehearsal footage, if available. Inclusion of rehearsal footage is strongly suggested, but not required. All videos should be front-facing, from the vantage point of the orchestra. You may upload up to three files, YouTube or Vimeo links via Slideroom. DVDs will not be accepted.
• A document detailing information about the video/s submitted as part of your application. For each video file or link submitted, please indicate the repertoire included, the date and location of the performance or rehearsal, and the orchestra/ensemble. If a variety of repertoire or excerpts are submitted within a single file or link, please detail the specific timing for each excerpt.
• Payment of the $65 application fee.

FEES & TUITION:
In addition to the $65 application fee, tuition amounts for participants are as follows:
• FELLOWS: Tuition for FELLOWS, valued at $750, is covered in full by the Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation Conducting Scholarships. A $595 scholarship is provided to assist with travel and accommodation expenses. FELLOWS will be asked to submit a fully-refundable deposit in the amount of $300 to confirm attendance. A check totaling the amount of the expense scholarship and the deposit refund will be given to FELLOWS upon arrival at the workshop in Santa Cruz.
• ASSOCIATES: $500 tuition
• AUDITORS: $300 tuition

TRAVEL & HOUSING:
Participants are responsible for arranging travel to and accommodations in Santa Cruz and the expenses associated with these arrangements. Nearby airports are Mineta San Jose International (SJC; 35 miles from Santa Cruz) and San Francisco International (SFO; 70 miles from Santa Cruz). Information on suggested ground transportation and accommodations will be provided to selected conductors. An attendee list will be made available to all participating conductors in the event that conductors wish to arrange shared ground transportation or housing.

NOTIFICATION & ACCEPTANCE:
Applicants will be notified of acceptance by March 31. Accepted FELLOWS will be asked to confirm their participation by signing a letter of intent and submitting the $300 deposit by May 1. Accepted ASSOCIATES and AUDITORS will be asked to confirm their participation by signing a letter of intent and submitting the full tuition payment by May 15. Payment of the deposit or tuition will reserve the conductor’s place in the Workshop. In the event of an attendee’s cancellation, the deposit or tuition will only be refunded if the Festival is able to fill the withdrawing conductor’s place with another individual. Application fees are non-refundable.

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Evan 2.6.18 / 7pm

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Jennifer Anderson 2.7.18 / 11am

Interlochen Center for the Arts, one of America’s oldest and most prestigious institutions for arts education, broadcasting, and fine arts presentations, seeks a full-time resident teacher-conductor for the Academy Orchestra, often called “America’s finest high school orchestra.” The ideal candidate should be an experienced, energetic and disciplined conductor-teacher, dedicated to providing creative and challenging leadership to an ensemble of gifted and promising young artists. Candidates should be able to promote and foster strong collegial relationships with professional colleagues within and outside the school and continue to build the reputation of the orchestra and the Academy.

Interlochen comprises a rare collection of educational and artistic components, including the nation’s oldest and finest summer arts camp, the nation’s premier fine arts boarding high school, a year-round arts festival presenting more than 600 events, Interlochen Public Radio, a charter member of National Public Radio, and Interlochen College, a program for creative adults and arts professionals. Interlochen received the National Medal of Arts in 2006. Additional information about Interlochen is available at http://www.interlochen.org.

The Academy: Founded in 1962, Interlochen Arts Academy is recognized as an international model teaching center for the nation’s future artistic talent. Located on a 1200 acre wooded campus fifteen miles from Traverse City, Michigan, the Academy offers instruction to 500 talented students from throughout the United States and many countries in creative writing, dance, music, theatre arts, visual arts, motion picture arts, and comparative arts, with a rigorous program of college-preparatory academics. Artistic and academic faculty of extraordinary caliber create an unparalleled creative, learning and performing environment. Approximately 95% of the students who graduate from the Academy choose to pursue a professional career in the arts; Academy graduates rank among this country’s most distinguished performers and teachers in the arts, as well as national leaders in the humanities and a variety of professions.

The Orchestra: The 90 member Academy orchestra is considered by many to be the nation’s finest high school orchestra, performing at a level equal to and above many conservatory, university or regional symphonies. A demanding rehearsal and performance cycle prepares students with a wide range of classical and contemporary literature of the highest caliber. In 2016, at the invitation of the New York Philharmonic and as a part of their Biennial celebration, the orchestra played a program in New York that was lauded by the New Yorker as, “The most arresting.” The New York Times remarked, “Interlochen students responded brilliantly,” and Musical America called it, “an inspiring afternoon.” In a separate year-end review of New York concerts, Alex Ross reiterated in the New Yorker, “I would happily have stayed in the world of this music for twice as long, not least because of the avid commitment of the Interlochen students.” The orchestra performs 10 concerts per year, including support for orchestral performances by Academy composers, student concerto soloists, a full ballet performance in collaboration with the Dance Division, and a musical theater performance.

The Music Division is a non-degree granting member of NASM. The Music Division during the academic year includes 260 majors in string/wind/percussion, voice/choral/opera, and singer/songwriter, piano, guitar, composition, and organ. The faculty includes 25 full-time and 3 part-time instructors. The Music Division has many ensembles, including a full 90 piece orchestra, 80 piece wind band, 80 voice choir/chamber singers, jazz ensemble and combos, percussion ensemble and brass ensemble, opera workshop, contemporary music ensemble, and many chamber ensembles. The state-of-the-art Frederick and Elizabeth Ludwig Fennell Music Library is one of the finest instrumental music libraries in the nation, with an 80,000 piece collection of large and chamber ensemble literature, recordings, and scores that provides extensive music resources that rivals many college libraries. In the Spring of 2019, Interlochen will be opening a new 62,000 square foot music complex with state of the art rehearsal spaces, multi-media and recording technology, faculty studios and student practice rooms.

Qualifications: A Master of Music degree or performance equivalent in music and/or conducting, with substantial performance in significant venues and demonstrated conducting/ teaching experience is required. The successful candidate must be able to create an exciting and challenging teaching and performing environment that fosters a focused learning atmosphere. Significant experience as an established conductor of orchestras in high school, collegiate and/or professional settings is essential, along with the ability to understand the needs and capabilities of young, developing high caliber instrumental performers. An extensive knowledge of orchestral repertoire and interpretative skill is required. The ability to communicate musically, verbally, in writing and socially are important attributes. In addition, a well-developed set of computer skills is necessary. Interlochen supports its conducting faculty, encouraging them to establish and maintain national visibility through frequent clinics, adjudication, and guest conducting.

Responsibilities: The successful candidate will provide strong leadership and vision for the Academy orchestra, working in concert with the applied studios, and the Music Director, to develop a comprehensive program of study that respects both large symphonic and chamber ensemble performance, and individual performance. As a prominent leader, the orchestra conductor will be expected to build relationships with high profile guest artists, to act as a visible advocate for the ensemble and the organization, and to bring valuable professional connections that will enhance the program. A high value is placed upon artistic collaboration with other art disciplines. Each year the conductor will prepare students for at least one concert conducted by a prominent guest conductor. Candidates will be assigned additional responsibilities commensurate with their experience, in studio teaching, chamber coaching, accompanying, or other associated areas.

Conducting faculty are expected to demonstrate high potential for and take an active role in recruiting and retention efforts that both build and maintain an outstanding ensemble program. All faculty are expected to participate in a variety of student and campus activities.

Deadline: Screening will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For priority consideration, please submit all materials by February 9, 2018.

Compensation and Benefits:
A nationally competitive salary and benefit package is being offered, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Additionally, with this position is: lunch is provided (when Dining Services is open) and employee vacation that occurs during student breaks. On-campus housing for the employee can be available for rent depending on availability.

Application Process:
Apply online at http://careers.interlochen.org/

Required documents for application are: Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vita, links to 3 recordings demonstrating conducting experience in rehearsal and performance, unofficial educational transcripts and no fewer than 3 current letters of recommendation. You can additionally upload these documents during the submission of the application process by selecting “Apply and continue to upload documents” button. Please upload your documents in a pdf format.

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Amelia Vincenzi 2.14.18 / 1pm

FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS 2018 IS NOW ON-LINE !

Teacher: M° Günter Neuhold
Orchestra: Cameristi del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino – Orchestra di Toscana Classica
Period: 21 – 26 Agosto 2018
Place: Teatro di Cestello (piazza del Cestello 3/4 – Firenze) e Auditorium di Santo Stefano al Ponte (Piazza di Santo Stefano, 5, Firenze)

The masterclass is directed to young conductors who want to increase their musical experience and work as professionals in the world of classical music.

The course is articulated in n°7 (seven) days of lesson. The lessons with the orchestra will be recorded and at the end of the day the students will discuss with the M° about their performance with the help of the recording.
The recording will be given to the students in digital format (USB pendrive) at the end of the course.

There will be 6 days of orchestra, with an average podium time of 90 minutes per student. The organisation and the teacher, by common consent, will recommend the best students to the following institutions: Cameristi del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Italy); Orchestra di Toscana Classica (Italy); Koszalin Philarmonic Orchestra (Poland); Symphony Orchestra MAV (Hungary); Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra (Hungary); Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra (Greece); Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria).

To one student chosen by the teacher will be offered the opportunity to conduct a concert of Cameristi del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino in the Theatre of Opera di Firenze/Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.

Programme

Monday August 20
16.00 – 19.00 (4 p.m – 7 p.m. )
registration and theory lesson (conducting technique, analysis)

Tuesday August 21, Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 – Programme A
10.00 – 13.00 ( 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.) theoric lesson and analysis of the videos
14.00 – 20.30 (2.00 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.) lessons with the orchestra, each students will have at least one podium session per day

Thursday August 23 – Meeting with Only Stage Management (London)
21.00 – 23.00 (9 p.m. – 11 p.m.)

Friday September 24 and Saturday 25 – Programme B
10.00 – 13.00 ( 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.) theoric lesson and analysis of the videos
14.00 – 20.30 (2.00 p.m. – 8.30 p.m.) lessons with the orchestra, each students will have at least one podium session per day

Saturday August 25 – Meeting with Davide Cicchetti, Managing Director of Studiomusica Hungary International Artists Agency
21.00 – 23.00 (9 p.m. – 11 p.m.)

Sunday September 26
Timetable to be defined: dress rehearsal and final concert.

Active students must prepare al least 1 (one) piece from Group A and 2 (two) from Group B. One movement of a wider work (i.e. a Symphony), is considered 1 (one) piece. The programme of the final concert awill be chosen during the week of the course.

Group A – String Orchestra (days 21, 22 and 23 August)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik K 525
Piotr Ilic Tchaikovsky: Serenade in C Major op. 48
Edward Grieg: Holberg Suite
Gustav Holst: St. Paul Suite
Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony
Ottorino Respighi: Antiche arie e danze per liuto Suite III
Samuel Barber: Adagio for strings

Group B – Orchestra Sinfonica (giorni 24, 25 e 26 Agosto)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony n° 35 in D K 385 “Haffner”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony n° 40 in G minore K 550
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony n° 41 in C major K 551 “Jupiter”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ouverture “Don Giovanni”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Ouverture “Le nozze di Figaro”

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony n° 3 in E flat major “Eroica”
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony n° 5 in C minor (mov. I, II, III)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony n° 6 in F major (mov. I)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony n° 7 in A major
Ludwig van Beethoven: Prometheus Ouverture
Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Ouverture

Gioachino Rossini: Sinfonia “Italiana in Algeri”
Gioachino Rossini: Sinfonia “Il barbiere di Siviglia”
Gioachino Rossini: Sinfonia “Cenerentola”

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony n° 4 “Italian”
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphony n° 3 “Scottish”
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Ouverture “The Hebrides”

Richard Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll

G. Verdi: Traviata Preludio I Act
G. Verdi: Traviata Preludio III Act

Bartok: Rumanian folk dances

Gustav Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony n° 5

Course fee
Couse fee, active students: € 1150,00
Application fee: € 250,00
Total amount of fees: € 1.400,00

Auditors
The partecipation fee for the auditors is unique and permits to assist to the whole day lessons
Course fee, auditors: € 400,00

Meals and Accomodation
Meals and accomodation are up to the participants. The organisation can offer assistance in finding a proper accomodation in Florence for the period of the masterclass. Prices for a single bedroom range from € 30 per night.

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Markus Denhoff 2.19.18 / 11am

CONDUCTOR’S WORKSHOP: MAGIC FLUTE OVERTURE

The one-day intensive workshop provides conductors the opportunity to work, rehearse, and learn with a prepared, supportive, and communicative German orchestra.

Objectives:
– Video making opportunity for conductors
– Direct feedback from orchestral musicians

Repertoire:
Magic Flute Overture (Neue Mozart-Ausgabe)

Structure:
A maximum of 8 conductors over the course of one day (2 rehearsals), Conductors get a minimum of 40 (2 X 20) minutes of podium time: rehearsal and/or recording time with the orchestra. (Feedback/Rehearsal in German or English)

Workshop Date:
Saturday, April 21st, 2018

Location:
Duisburg, Germany

Application Deadline:
March 21st, 2018

Participant fee:
500 Euro / 450 Euro with proof of matriculation in school.

Apply at:
https://klangkraft.de/conductors-workshop/

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Colorado MahlerFest 2.20.18 / 6am

Deadline is this week. A reminder post would be wonderful!

The Mahler Conducting Fellowship
May 11-21, 2018
cropped-blocks_image_6_1.pngThe Colorado MahlerFest, Kenneth Woods- Artistic Director, is proud to support the Mahler Conducting Fellowship program for outstanding young professional conductors.
Since 2016, each May Colorado MahlerFest invites 2-3 fellows to participate in the festival as assistant conductors. Fellows will attend daily score study and seminar sessions with the Artistic Director, work with guest lecturers and speakers and conduct in a public masterclass.

Faculty-
Kenneth Woods- Artistic Director- Colorado MahlerFest, Principal Conductor- English Symphony Orchestra, Founder and Director- Rose City International Conductors’ Workshop. Woods is one of today’s most influential and prolific recording artists and a leading conducting pedagogue who as taught at conservatories, festivals and universities across the USA, Canada and UK. He will be working with the Fellows on a daily basis throughout the festival on score study, technique and career development.

Michael Young- Assistant instructor and class pianist.An alumni of the inaugural class of Mahler Conducting Fellows, Michael Young is Artistic Director of the Beethoven Orchestra for Humanity and Assistant Conductor of the English Symphony Orchestra. He has taught conducting at the Royal Academy of Music.

Repertoire
As assistant conductors:

Mahler- Das Lied von der Erde (full orchestra version)

Sibelius- Symphony no. 7

For the public masterclass:

Gustav Mahler arr. Schönberg/Riehn- Das Lied von der Erde arr. for chamber ensemble

Application
Please apply via email to mahlerfellowship@mahlerfest.org

Include a CV, a brief cover letter, two letters of recommendation, and a link to a recent video of your conducting.

Finalists may be asked to participate in a brief Skype interview.

DEADLINE FOR APPLCIATIONS- 24 February, 2018.

Applicants will be informed of their status by 15 March, 2018

The program
As assistant conductors of the MahlerFest Orchestra, fellows will attend all rehearsals and work as a team assisting with balance and other rehearsal feedback. Fellows may be asked to conduct in run-throughs of portions of the repertoire in rehearsal and will take a sectional rehearsal during the week. Fellows should plan to be podium ready on all festival repertoire on the first day of the festival and may be asked to conduct at any time during the week.

There will be daily morning seminar classes during the week of the festival. Classes will incorporate a mixture of score study and analysis, discussion of matters arising from the rehearsals and daily sessions working on technical conducting challenges with piano. Fellows are encouraged to choose selections from the festival repertoire they want to work on in the piano sessions well in advance. There will also be visits to the conducting seminar from visiting composers and scholars

On the Thursday of festival week, Fellows will conduct members of the MahlerFest Orchestra in a public masterclass. The masterclass will be filmed.

Fellows should also plan to attend the public seminar of the final Saturday of the festival.

Tuition and fees
Participation in the Mahler Fellowship Program is generously supported by Colorado MahlerFest and our educational partners. All students accepted will receive a full scholarship worth $1,925 which covers all course fees and tuition.

Where possible, the Festival will arrange for Fellows homestay with friends of the festival. Fellows are responsible for their own travel to and from Boulder, Colorado and their own daily expenses while at the Festival. Fellows are expected to provide their own scores using the editions specified above.

Alumni
Francis Scully– Conductor, New Resonance Chamber Orchestra

Michael Young– Assistant Conductor- English Symphony Orchestra

Boon Hua Lien– Assistant Conductor, Polish National Radio Symphony

Tal Samuel- Fellow Conductor, Indianapolis Symphony

Peter Wadl- Editor, new critical edition of Mahler 10th Symphony Performing Version by Cooke.

Dean Whiteside- Conducting Fellow, New World Symphony Orchestra

What past Mahler Conducting Fellows say about the program:

“Thank you so much again for inviting me to participate in the MahlerFest as a conducting fellow. I am really, really grateful to have been invited and so happy that I attended. I learned an amazing amount and was very inspired by the music, music-making, and all of your insights on the podium and in your instruction. It was a very full and stimulating ten days and it exceeded my expectations. Ken, with all of the responsibilities you had throughout the festival, you really went out of your way to include the fellows and make the experience worthwhile. It was also a lot of fun to get to know you and Boon and Michael and hang out. It was a great team.”Francis Scully, 2016 Mahler Conducting Fellow

“As an opportunity for conductors it was innovative and pretty unparalleled in my experience. I got so much both musically and as a conductor. A particular highlight for me was – with your encouragement and support – finally letting go of the idea that ‘I have to keep them going’. This freed me to be able to trust – myself, them, space to really listen, guide and show where necessary and just make music together. It’s so simple in the end…” Michael Young, 2016 Mahler Conducting Fellow

“Colorado MahlerFest has been an incredible experience for me, and the breathtaking scenery of Boulder is the perfect setting for Mahler’s music. Its unique blend of activities, such as daily seminar sessions with Artistic Director Kenneth Woods, rehearsals, films and symposium were both stimulating and thought-provoking. I have learnt a tremendous amount from everyone during the week, and am truly inspired by their passion and love for Mahler.” Boon Hua Lien, 2016 Mahler Conducting Fellow

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Micaela Gherardi 2.21.18 / 5am

THE SECOND ANTAL DORÁTI INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION 2018

The Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV in cooperation with Studiomusica International Artist Management, announces the second edition of “ANTAL DORÁTI INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION”

The competition aims to offer a real career opportunity to emerging orchestra conductors and is open to musicians of any nationality without age limits. The competition will be held in Budapest from November the 5th until November the 12th 2018. The candidates will be selected through the examination of videos and CVs from February the 28th 2017 until May the 31st 2018.

REGULATION

1. The competition is structured in two main phases, ELIMINATORY phase that starts February the 28th 2017 and ends on May the 31st 2018. The eliminatory phase will be performed by the examination of videos and CVs; the FIRST ROUND and the following phases will take place from November the 5th until November the 12th 2018 in Budapest, with the presence of The Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV.

2. Conductors from any nationality can compete, without any age limit, (with exception of the winners of the previous edition.

COMPETITION STRUCTURE

3. ELIMINATORY PHASE
3.1 Starting date for sending applications: February the 28th 2017. Deadline for sending the applications: May the 31st 2018;

3.2 In order to register the competitors have to fill the on-line application form on the website. To the candidates it is requested to send links to videos of two contrasting character pieces

4. VIDEO DETAILS
4.1 The Videos aim to illustrate to the jury the candidate’s skills and technique and will be analysed together with the CV’s in order to have the most accurate opinion on candidate’s abilities;

4.2 Candidate’s have to link TWO videos of a rehearsal or a concert where two contrasting character pieces (for example one Allegro and one Adagio) from any historical period performed;

4.3 Two contrasting movements of the same piece are allowed;

Videos must have the following features:

4.4 Each video has to be from 3 to 15 minutes;

4.5 Each video can be part of a longer one but must not edited; only change of frame is allowed as long as at least 3 minutes of the frame is filmed with frontal view

4.6 Videos must be played in streaming mode (videos don’t have to be downloaded);

4.7 Videos can be private or public as long as they can be seen by the entire jury without any restrictions.

4.8 Candidates must send one link for each video;

4.9 No specific streaming platform is required, any of the most common are permitted (for example Youtube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Youku etc.) however the video should be played by an ordinary computer running a Windows or a Mac system.

5. CANDIDATES ADMITTED TO THE FIRST ROUND

5.1 The admitted candidates will be informed by email within July the 31th 2018 and the admitted candidates’ names will also be published on the website.

5.2 Only a maximum of 60 candidates are admitted to the first round.

5.3 The first round and the following phases will be held in Budapest from November the 5th to November the 12th at the following locations:
– Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV’s rehearsals room, Múzeum utca 11, Budapest
– Budapest Music Center, Fondazione Eötvös, Mátyás utca 8, Budapest
– Vigado Concert Hall, Vigadó tér 2, Budapest

6. FIRST ROUND – STRING ORCHESTRA
Monday the 5th, Tuesday the 6th, Wednesday the 7th November 2018

6.1 Only a maximum of 60 candidates are admitted to participate to the first round. The names of the candidates admitted to the next phase will be published before the end of the day (by midnight);

6.2 First round repertoire
-P. I. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings in C major op .48
-I. Stravinsky: Concerto in D for strings, I Movement
-W.A. Mozart: “In quali eccessi o numi” from Don Giovanni (only recitativo)
-W.A. Mozart: “Giunse alfin il momento” from Le nozze di Figaro (only recitativo)
-W.A. Mozart: “Crudele non mi dir” from Don Giovanni (only recitativo)

6.3 Each candidate will have a maximum of 20 minutes to perform;

7. SECOND ROUND – SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Thursday the 8th November 2018

7.1 Only a maximum of 20 candidates will be admitted to the second round;

7.2 Second round repertoire
– B. Bartók: “Intermezzo interrotto” from the Concerto for orchestra
– C. Debussy, Prélude à l’aprés midi d’un faune

7.3 Each candidate will have a maximum of 20 minutes to perform. The names of the candidates admitted to the next phase will be published before the end of the day (by midnight);

SEMIFINAL PREPARATION – Peter Eötvös meeting
Friday the 9th November 2018

8.1 Each candidate admitted to the semi-final will have a 45 minutes meeting with M° Peter Eötvös who is not part of the jury but serving as a mentor for the conductors, preparing them for the next round during private sessions in cooperation with the Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation at Budapest Music Center.

SEMIFINAL – SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND SOLO VIOLIN
Saturday the 10th November 2018

9.1 Only a maximum of 10 candidates can be admitted to the semi-final;

9.2 The semi-final will be open to the public;

9.3 Candidates that didn’t pass the previous phases will have free access to attend the semi-final as public;

9.4 Repertoire of the semifinal
-E. Elgar: Enigma Varitations, Nymrod (IX)
-E. Elgar: Enigman Variations, Finale (XIV)
-J. Sibelius: Concert for violin and orchestra op. 47 , I and II Movement
-F. Mendelssohn: Concert for violin and orchestra in E minor op. 68, II Movement
-P. I. Tchaikovsky: Concert for violin and orchestra in D major op. 35, II Movement

9.5 Each candidate will have a maximum of 30 minutes to perform. The names of the candidates admitted to the next phase will be published before the end of the day (by midnight);

FINAL PREPARATION – Second meeting with Peter Eötvös
Sunday the 11th November 2018

10.1 Each candidate admitted to the final will have a 45 minutes meeting with M° Peter Eötvös who is not part of the jury but serving as a mentor for the conductors, preparing them for the final during private sessions in cooperation with the Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation at Budapest Music Center.

11. FINAL – SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND SOLO VIOLIN
Monday the 12th November 2018

11.1 Only a maximum of 3 candidates are admitted to the final, to each candidate will be assigned a group and will have 60 minutes to rehearse for the final where the candidate will perform all the pieces from his group.

11.2 The Final (both rehearsal and concert) will be open to the public.

11.3 Candidates that didn’t pass the previous phases will have free access to attend the final as public.

11.4 Repertoire of the Final

Group A
– Debussy: La mer I (De l’aube à midi sur la mer)
– Tchaikovsky: Violin concerto II mov.
– Author to be decided: new piece (more or less 3 minutes)

Group B
-Bartok, Concerto for Orchestra I (Introduction: Andante non troppo)
-Sibelius: Violin concerto II mov.
– Author to be decided: new piece (more or less 3 minutes)

Group C
-F. Liszt: Mephysto Waltz n° 1
-Mendelssohn: Violin concerto II mov.
– Author to be decided: new piece (more or less 3 minutes)

Important: the score of the new pieces will be provided to the candidates admitted to the first round within September the 30th 2018;

11.5 The final concert is part of the competition, the candidate will be judged according to his conducting both of the rehearsal and the concert;

11.6 The winner will be announced to the audience after the final concert;

11.7 The pieces will be draw the night before the day of the concert and the candidates will be expected to know every piece from the repertoire;

12. PRIZES

First place: € 2.500,00
– 1 concert during 2018/2019 season at Budapest Symphony Orchestra MÁV (Hungary);
– 1 concert during 2018/2019 season at Teatro Carlo Felice in Genova (Italy);
– 1 concert during 2018/2019 season at Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava (Slovakia);
– 1 concert during 2018/2019 season at National Theatre “St. Petersburg Music Hall” in St. Petersburg (Russia);
– 1 concert during 2018/2019 season of Extremadura Symphony Orchestra (Spain);
– 1 concert by Studiomusica International Artists Agency
– Contract proposal for one year’s representation by Studiomusica International Artists Agency
– Official Diploma

Second place: € 1.500,00
– 1 concert in Bartók Plus Opera Festival in Miscolc (Hungary)
– 1 concert during 2018/2019 season with The Moscow Symphony Orchestra “Russian Philharmonic”;
– Official Diploma;

Third place: € 1.000,00
– Official Diploma;

Special prize:
The Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation announces a special prize for best conductor in the contemporary repertoire which means free participation in one of the Foundation’s workshop for conductors in 2019.
http://www.eotvosmusicfoundation.org

12.4 The semi-finalists will receive a certificate to attest their classification to the second edition Antal Doratis Competition. The candidates that pass the eliminatory phase will receive a Participation Certificate;

12.5 The semi-final and the final will be open to the public and there will be the attendance of agents from international agencies;

13. THE JURY
The jury is composed of:

M° Tamás Vásáry (Hungary), President of the jury
M° Giuseppe Acquaviva (Italy)
M° Alvaro Albiach (Spain)
M° Oliver von Dohnany (Slovakia)
M° Gergely Kesselyák (Hungary)
M° Fabio Mastrangelo (Russia)
M° Dian Tchobanov (Bulgaria)

Eliminatory phase jury
M° Robert Franz (USA)
M° Gyorgy Lendvai (Hungary)
M° Jin-tak Moon (South Korea)
M° Svilen Simeonov (Bulgaria)

14. APPLICATION
To get registered you must send the following documents exclusively by electronic format:
• Application form filled in and signed
• Curriculum Vitae
• link to the videos
• 1 candidate’s choice picture
• Eliminatory phase video’s link
• Application fee payment receipt

Application forms and documentation for the eliminatory phase have to be sent by 12:00 pm GMT May the 31st 2018 filling the on-line application form or sending an email to doraticompetition@gmail.com
15. APPLICATION FEE

15.1 Application fee for the eliminatory phase is €120,00 to be paid to the following account (attention: the expenses are to be charged to the payer):
IBAN: IT90 B061 7501 4250 0000 3081 480
BIC/SWIFT: CRGEITGG125
Account holder: Associazione Dorati Legacy, via Canepari 21/7 – 16159 Genova (Italy)
By Paypal, also by credit card, following the instructions on the website.

The Registration fee is not refundable for any reason except for the cancellation of the competition.

15.2 Candidates admitted to the first round will be required to pay the participation fee of €380,00 that has to be paid within September the 30th 2018.
The payment has to be made by using the same method of step 15.1

16. COPYRIGHT
The competition is a media event that will be recorded and broadcasted by television and radio.
Submitting their application the competitors authorize the organization to the use of their image either through photographs and audio / video that can be broadcasted via radio, television and other media (internet, etc.).
Submitting their application candidates also authorize the organization to use their name and image in printed publications related to the competition.
The organization expects that candidates are available for interviews, photo shoots, and any other activity designed to make the competition interesting for the media.
For any legal dispute the competent forum is Genoa’s.

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ICMasterclass 2.24.18 / 7am

June 10-15, 2018. The XVI. INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS with Maestro ALIM SHAKH (St. Petersburg, Russia) and MORAVIAN PHILHARMONIC (Olomouc, Czech Republic).

We are happy to announce the 6-day conducting masterclass.
The masterclass is suitable for advanced conducting students and professional conductors.
Less experienced conductors can take part in the masterclass as Semi-active participants.
There is no age limit.

Each Active participant will be entitled to:
• 100 minutes of podium time with the Moravian Philharmonic
• 60 minutes of podium time in sessions with two pianos
• each Active participant will conduct a Dress rehearsal and the Final concert
• attending all classes and rehearsals

Each Semi-active participant will be entitled to:
• 90 minutes of podium time in sessions with two pianos
• attending all meetings, classes, rehearsals and the final concert without an opportunity to conduct the orchestra

The application deadline is April 19, 2018.

Program:
F. Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto, Op.64
P. Tchaikovsky – Symphony № 4
L. Beethoven – Symphony № 1
L. Beethoven – Overture Egmont, Op. 84
С. Debussy – Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune

The masterclass will be taught in English.
All sessions with the orchestra will be video recorded and each conductor will receive his/her videos on a USB stick or via Internet.
Video recording of orchestra rehearsals and the concert are included in the price.

Masterclass fees:
Active participant`s fee is € 1690.
Semi-active participant’s fee is € 550
Daily Visitors’ (passive participation) fee is € 25
There is no registration/application fee.

Please, visit our site for more information. http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/masterclasses-for-conductors.php

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Jenny Stewart 2.26.18 / 11am

London International Choral Conducting Competition: 20 – 21 October 2018
Applications now open: a brand new international competition for emerging choral conductors!

The founding committee is thrilled to announce the launch of the London International Choral Conducting Competition. This is a brand new initiative, turning the spotlight on the next generation of choral conductors and forging stronger relationships in the international choral community in the process. We’re looking for emerging choral conductors aged 18 – 32 years old from all over the world to compete in front of a distinguished international jury over the weekend of 20 to 21 October 2018.

Hosted by premier London chamber choirs, Chantage and Coro, and joined by this year’s guest choir, Jaakko Mäntyjärvi’s Chamber Choir FREIA from Finland, the weekend festival will also feature masterclasses and a Gala Concert. The event, which is taking place at the Royal Academy
of Music, will celebrate choral music-‐making of the highest quality and through its competitive element, featuring a first prize of £5,000, give a significant boost to exceptional conductors in the early stages of their career,

For details on how to apply and the format of the competition, as well as further information on the events of the festival, visit http://www.liccc.co.uk.

Applications close on 25 May 2018.

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Kathleen O'Brien 2.26.18 / 6pm

SYMPHONY CONDUCTOR POSITION OPENING

The New Sussex Symphony, a community orchestra located in the northwestern corner of New Jersey, is seeking a new Music Director.

The Music Director is expected to:

Conduct all rehearsals and concerts
Select repertoire in consultation with the board of directors, taking into account the capability of the orchestra as well as its budget
Consult and meet with the board of directors on a regular basis
Conduct up to four concerts a year, one of which is the annual Family Concert
Attract and select potential soloists, in consultation with the board
Hold auditions for membership or seating when necessary

The ideal candidate will have:

Experience leading a wide variety of adult musicians ranging from amateurs to professionals
Knowledge of and experience with the classical orchestral repertoire
An interest in a long-term commitment to improve the orchestra
The ability to attract visiting soloists
A passion for inclusiveness that is at the heart of any community group

About Us:

We are the only community orchestra in Sussex County, N.J., which is located at the northwestern tip of the state. Formed in 1959, the New Sussex Symphony is a 501(c)(3) non-profit supported by a mix of state arts grant money, membership dues, donations, and ticket sales. Rehearsals are Tuesdays, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., at Sparta High School. We hold three traditional concerts each season, including our Family concert, with an occasional fourth for community events or fundraising purposes.

Our player roster averages about 45 members, with friends of the orchestra joining us for pieces that have unusual or extensive instrumentation. All our players are volunteers; we do not hire “ringers.” We do have a modest budget for featured outside soloists. Our library includes most of the traditional classical repertoire as well as pops pieces, but we also have a small budget for music rentals.

This is a part-time position with a 10-month contract (Sept. through June.) As Sussex County has no evening bus or rail service, applicant will need to rely on a car. Salary is negotiable.

Curious applicants are welcome to watch our group in action at our annual Family Concert on Sat., March 10 at 3 p.m. at Sparta High School. (Snow date Sunday the 11th.)

How to Apply

Your application should include a cover letter describing why you think you’d be a good fit for our group, a resume, and if possible, a DVD or YouTube link that shows your conducting style. If you have an upcoming concert, let us know the date, location and program so we may attend to observe.

Applications may be emailed to:
richerick76@gmail.com
or mailed to:
New Sussex Symphony
P.O Box 859
Newton, N.J. 07860

Application deadline: March 19, 2018

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Petra Giacalone 3.12.18 / 4am

BRAHMS INTERNATIONAL MASTERCLASS FOR CONDUCTORS, 27.07.- 05.08.2018, ITALY

We are pleased to offer you 10-days Masterclass with Maestro MARTIN SIEGHART and the OIDA ORCHESTRA of Arezzo. PETRA GIACALONE will give technique lessons.

Martin Sieghart is one of the most versatile musicians of his country. He is a conductor of worldwide demand, a teacher of many successful international students, the founder and director of several festivals, a former longstanding principal cellist of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, organist, repetiteur and has acted as an accompanist on the piano for his own Opera and Orchestral projects.
http://www.martin-sieghart.com
http://www.petragiacalone.com
http://www.oidarezzo.it

The Masterclass will take place from 27th July to 5th August 2018 in Città di Castello, Arezzo and Perugia, in the Centre of Italy.
TWO Concerts:
– 4th August 2018: Sala Vasariana in Arezzo
– 5th August 2018: Fortress in Castiglion del Lago, Perugia

Entitlements of Participants:
No age limit.
The course will include orchestral rehearsals and individual conducting lessons and will culminate in the dress rehearsal and two final concerts.
You may opt for becoming an active or semi-active participant.

Active participants:
– 90 minutes of podium time with Orchestra Oida of Arezzo plus dress rehearsal and concert;
– individual lessons with Martin Sieghart – 90 minutes of podium time in four hands piano sessions;
-individual technique lessons with Petra Giacalone – 30 minutes in two hands piano sessions.
– participation in all meetings, classes, rehearsals and the final concert;
– recorded orchestra rehearsals and the final concert.
The number of active participants is limited to 11.

Active participants fee: 1.700,-€
Inscription fee for every participant: 100,-€

Semi-active participants:
– individual lessons with Martin Sieghart for a 60 minutes of podium time in four hands piano sessions;
-individual technique lessons with Petra Giacalone for a 90 minutes of podium time in four hands piano sessions;
– participation in all meetings, classes, rehearsals and the final concerts, without having opportunity to conduct the orchestra.
Semi-active participants fee is 400,-€
Daily Visitors’ (passive participation) fee is 35,-€

Program of the course:
Symphonies nr.1-4
Variations on a theme of Haydn
Tragic Overture

Program of the final concerts:
Tragic Overture
Variations on a theme of Haydn
Symphony Nr.2

Program for the orchestra rehearsals:
– program of the concert
– – difficult parts from different Sinfonies of J.Brahms

Please prepare the concert program and additionally these parts:
– 1st Symphony: 3rd Movement Trio and Scherzo, 4th Movement Begin to Allegro
– 3rd Symphony: 1st Movement Exposition, 4th Movement-End
– 4th Symphony: 1st Movement Reprise, 2nd movement Coda, 4th Movement

Conductors are expected to purchase and study their scores before the start of the course. Pianists could be asked in the Masterclass also to play the piano during the lessons for other colleagues.

Dates and time schedule of the Masterclass:
in Lugnano, near Cittá di Castello:
27th July – 31.07.2018:
Individual lessons with Maestro Martin Sieghart and Petra Giacalone in four hand piano sessions
In Arezzo:
1st,2nd and 3rd August 2018: Orchestra Rehearsals

4thAugust: Final Concert in Arezzo, Sala Vasariana
5th August: 2nd final Concert in Castiglion del Lago (Perugia), Fortress (same Program, different conductors).

All participants will receive the detailed schedule after the application deadline.

The application deadline is 31th May 2018.

Languages:
The course will be taught in Italian, English, German, French and Dutch.

Accommodation:
Accommodation costs must be covered by each participant.
You have the possibility to stay for all the Masterclass in di Castello, Perugia) and to move to the different places (orchestra rehearsals and concerts), or to stay 5 days in Lugnano and 5 days in Arezzo. Regarding these possibilities please contact the Masterclass Organisator Petra Giacalone.

Transportation:
Travel costs must be covered by each participant.
The nearest Airports are Perugia, Florence and Rome.

Recording
All orchestra rehearsals and final public concert will be recorded and copied to usb stick.
The recording is included in the price.

Payment schedule:
The application fee is not refundable.
As soon as you pay the application fee, and you send the Inscription Form, your place in the Masterclass is fixed.

– The Participation fee has to be paid via bank transfer by 20th June 2018.

Should you wish to modify your payment schedule, or need any other Informations please, contact the organizer by email: petragiacalone@gmail.com

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Luke 3.20.18 / 7am

Hi Chris. Just made a donation to your fund. Would be great if you could post this:

APPLICATIONS CLOSING SOON:
Zlin Masterclass with Prof. Atso Almila, Sibelius Academy and Luke Dollman. July 10 – 17, 2018.
http://www.zlinmasterclass.com

The 2018 Zlin Conducting Masterclass aims to provide an ideal learning environment for aspiring professional orchestral conductors. Over eight days, fourteen participants will be given expert tuition by Atso Almila, Professor of Conducting at the Sibelius Academy, and Luke Dollman, Lecturer in Conducting at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. The orchestra for the masterclass, the Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic, is one of the Czech Republic’s finest orchestras, and the masterclass will be held in their state-of-the-art concert hall in Zlin, Czech Republic. Conductors will work with an ten piece ensemble, chamber orchestra, and full orchestra over the course of the program, participate in regular video analysis sessions, and receive one to one tuition. The cost for the course, including accommodation is 2100 Euros for the 14 selected conductors, and 500 Euros for auditors. Further info at: info@zlinmasterclass.com

APPLICATIONS CLOSE MARCH 31.

Date: July 10 – 17, 2018.
Location: Zlin, Czech Republic
Orchestra: Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic
Teachers: Atso Almila and Luke Dollman
Number of active students: 14
Total podium time: 140 minutes per active student
Cost for active students: 2,100 euros (including accomodation)
Cost for auditors: 500 euros (including accomodation)

Repertoire:
Beethoven, Symphony No.1
Mozart, Symphony No.40
Sibelius, Pelleas and Mellisande Suite
Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet Suite No.2
Stravinsky, The Firebird (1919 suite)
Dvorak, Selected Slavonic Dances

Further information at: http://www.zlinmasterclass.com

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International Conductors' Festival of Kyiv 3.21.18 / 2pm

Announcing the 10th annual International Conductors’ Festival of Kyiv!! June 14-23, 2018

ICF is an exciting opportunity for any conductor with advanced training who is looking for a summer festival experience with a professional orchestra. We provide a 10-day immersive experience in which a limited number of participants rehearse daily for extended, uninterrupted periods of time, and appear in two public concerts. Having been aptly referred to as “guest conducting on training wheels,” ICF is perfect for graduate students ready to transition into a professional career, college orchestra directors looking for an opportunity to work with professional musicians, or any conductor in search of a memorable summer experience with like-minded colleagues.

There is no primary teacher at ICF. Directors Matthew Brown and Christophe Rody mentor participants, guide the experience, and coach conductors on the podium only when necessary or requested. ICF fosters a collegial and growth-oriented atmosphere in which conductors learn from each other, from the orchestra, from the music and from themselves.

Tuition is $975, and includes hi-res DVDs of concert appearances, with sound dubbed from the hall.

Visit http://www.conductorsfestival.org for more information, and to apply today!!

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Peter Fender 3.26.18 / 4pm

Beethoven Symphony Course Series: No.4, 22-24June 2018, London (UK).

A weekend working on Beethoven’s wonderful 4th symphony, with teacher Peter Fender.
On the Friday evening we work on key issues (both technical and theoretical), on the Saturday we work on the symphony with a professional pianist, and on the Sunday we work with the professional 35-piece orchestra South London Sinfonietta.
The course is intensely practical – you will be given help and advice pertinent to your own experience and situation.
There is a maximum of only 8 students, who will each receive a minimum of 60 minutes podium time. Keeping numbers small results in a much more powerful learning environment.
£600 (£550 students).
Free HD video of your work after the course.

Visit http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses for more information and an application form.

NB1: It may be possible for you to miss the Friday evening session if it is impossible for you. Please enquire.
NB2: We are working through the symphonies, see website for future dates.

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Chelsea Chambers 3.29.18 / 10am

Hi there, I am interested in posting a current opening for the position of Assistant Conductor with Peninsula Symphony in Northern California. Could you please let me know if you can post the job description for us? Thank you very much, Chelsea Chambers, Business Manager, Peninsula Symphony

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European Conducting Academy 4.2.18 / 4am

I would like to share this information in your blog. Thank you for posting!

The EUROPEAN CONDUCTING ACADEMY announces “The German Sound: Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Brahms” a Conducting Master Class with Maestro Lior Shambadal (Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker), Maestro Romolo Gessi (Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Veneta Orchestra), and the Philharmonia Veneta Orchestra. 2018 May 3 – 6. Optional introductory lessons: 2018 April 21 -22.
The course will be held in Vicenza, at Villa Ghislanzoni, one of the most charming Venetian Villas. It will be organized into two sections so that each piece will be studied first theoretically and then practically on the piano and with a string ensemble (Section A), then with an instrumental ensemble, and with the whole orchestra (Section B) so that candidates will be able to work as independently as possible, making efficient use of the time allowed for orchestra rehearsals. Each student can choose whether to take the whole course with both sections or to do just one of them. Introductory audition for active participants: the first day of each section at 11:00 a.m.

Admission: conductors of all nationalities and all ages can take part in this course. All candidates are expected to have thoroughly studied at least one piece of the programme before the beginning of the course.
Admission into section A (Maestro Gessi) is after assessment of a curriculum and a short technical test which will be held on the first day of lessons at 11:00 a.m. The conductors must demonstrate that they have a suitable level of basic technique. Videos sent in advance (10 min YouTube links) of the candidate conducting in rehearsal or performance are also acceptable as technical test.
Admission into section B (Maestro Shambadal and Maestro Gessi) is for those conductors with a relevant experience and aptitude in symphonic repertoire. Their curricula will be assessed and the conductors will undergo a technical test. This will take place at 11:00 a.m. of the first day of lessons for this section. Videos sent in advance (10 min YouTube links) of the candidate conducting in rehearsal or performance are also acceptable as technical test.
Those students who will get an excellent valuation during the section A will automatically be admitted to section B without further test or audition. Those found unsuitable will still be able to participate as listeners.

Programme:
BEETHOVEN Ouverture Coriolan op.62
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.5 op.107 Reformation
BRAHMS Symphony N.4 op.98

Calendar:
Section A: analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals with piano and ensemble – m° Gessi
Saturday April 21st : 11:00 a.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday April 22nd: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Section B: analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals with piano, ensemble and Orchestra – m° Shambadal and m° Gessi
Thursday May 3rd: 11:00 a.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday May 4th: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday May 5th : 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday May 6th: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Course fees (to be paid in full at registration):
Conductors
Section A: € 200.00
Section B: € 450.00 (complete: 4 days – lessons with piano, ensemble, and orchestra)
Section B reduced: € 390.00 (only 3 days – lessons with piano and ensemble or orchestra)
Listeners – Daily fee: € 60.00
Conductors – Special offer for the whole course sections A, B: € 550.00
Listeners – Special offer for the whole course sections A, B: € 280.00

Registration fee: € 10.00

Diplomas and certificates: each participant will receive an attendance certificate.
Tuition Languages: English, German, Italian

Application deadline: April 10th Section A – April 20th Section B

LIOR SHAMBADAL: Israeli conductor Lior Shambadal maintains an active career as both an artistic leader and guest artist on both orchestral and opera podiums throughout Europe, as well as in China, Japan, Korea and South America. He currently serves as the Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker, a post he has held since 1997. During his tenure there, he has led more than 150 concerts at the famed Berlin Philharmonie, and has conducted the orchestra in hundreds of performances on tour in Japan, China, Korea, Italy, Spain, Ireland, England, France and Germany. In 2009, he was also named Music Director of the Orchestre Filarmonica de Bogota. Since 2008, Shambadal has been the Principal Guest Conductor of the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra in Latvia, as well as a guest professor and Principal Guest Conductor of the Chengdu Symphony Orchestra of the Central Music Conservatory in the Sichuan province of China. In addition, he works regularly with the Festival of San Gemini in Italy, where he serves as permanent member of the artistic committee and leads master classes for conductors and, since 2007, he has appeared annually as a guest artist for the orchestra training program at The Banff Centre in Canada. He was born in 1950 in Tel Aviv, where he studied viola, trombone, composition, and conducting. His studies took him to the Mozarteum in Salzburg where he worked with Carl Melles. Moving on to Vienna Mr. Shambadal had been tutored by acclaimed conductors such as Hans Swarowsky, Carlo Maria Giulini, Igor Markevitch, Sergiu Celibidache and Franco Ferrara. Lior Shambadal expanded his studies in other areas such as electronic music (in Vienna) and composition taught by Witold Lutoslawski (in France). In 1980 he was appointed Chief Conductor of the Haifa Symphony Orchestra. From 1986 to 1993 he led the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv. As the sole founder of the ensembles Acoustic 7/11 and Musica Nova Lior Shambadal proved himself a prolific composer whose musical range includes chamber music, song writing, and symphonic orchestra pieces. From 1993 to 2000 Mr. Shambadal was musical director of the Pfalztheater in Kaiserslauten (Germany), and from 2000-2003 he served as the Chief Conductor of the RTV Symphony Orchestra in Ljubljana, Slovenia. His CD and television productions have made Mr. Shambadal internationally famous, supported by his guest appearance conducting international orchestras.

ROMOLO GESSI: born in Trieste, Italy, Maestro Gessi completed his musical studies at the Trieste Conservatory. Further conducting studies ensued at the State Conservatoire of St.Petersburg, under Musin and Kukuskin, at the Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten in Vienna under Julius Kalmar, and at the Accademia Musicale in Pescara under Donato Renzetti, obtaining Diplomas with the highest marks. He has won many awards, including the Opera Conducting Competition of Caserta, and the First Prize at the International Austro-Hungarian Conducting Competition of Vienna and Pécs. He was appointed professor of Conducting at the Conservatorio “Verdi” of Milan. Since 1997 he has been teaching conducting at the European Academy in Vicenza and opera conducting at the International Workshop OperAverona. He is also Coordinator of the Conducting and Chamber Music Department at the National Conservatory of Trieste and he has been a Guest Professor at the Vienna Music University, at the Norwegian Music Academy, at the Berliner Meisterkurse, and at the International Young Artists Project. He is Music Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Pro Musica Salzburg Orchestra and of the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra. He was Music Director of the Cantelli Symphony Orchestra in Milan from 2006 to 2008. He has conducted many orchestras, such as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the State Opera Prague, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Cracow, the Izhevsk’s Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pécs Symphony Orchestra, the Santo André Symphony Orchestra, the Gainesville Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia’s Soloists, Milano Classica, the National Opera & Ballet House of Constanta, the Trieste Opera House, the Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Bari Symphony Orchestra, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, the Lecce Symphony Orchestra, the Marchigiana Philharmonic, the Spoleto Opera House in the principal cities of Italy as well as in those of Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and USA.

Information . Registration . Accommodation:
• Course address: Villa Ghislanzoni – Via S. Cristoforo 73, 36100 VICENZA – ITALY
(From Vicenza’s Railway Station: Bus Nr.1 – Direction: Bertesina)
• Infoline: Tel +39 328 2449171 or +39 338 9368993
E-mail: infodirigo@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.worldconducting.altervista.org

Registration:
1. Send the completed application form by the deadline to ECA via e-mail
infodirigo@gmail.com
2. Fees have to be paid in full on the first day of the course.
Notes:
1. Partial attendance gives no right to a reduction in fee.
2. The organizers may accept enrolments after the deadline date if places are still available.

• Accomodation:
ECA offers an accommodation selection and assistance service to participants at:
• Villa Ghislanzoni :”Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 0444 1837595 http://www.villaghislanzoni.it
• Ai tre daini: Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 347 7256888 http://www.aitredaini.com
• Alla Torre colombaia: Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 0444 511476 http://www.allatorrecolombaia.it
• Youth Hotel: Via Giuriolo, 9 – Vicenza. Tel: +39 0444 540222 http://www.ostellovicenza.com
• Casa di Lidia: “Bed and Breakfast” Via Legione Antonini, 38 – Tel: +39 0444 563952 http://www.lacasadilidia.it
• Casa San Raffaele: Viale X Giugno – Vicenza. Tel: +39 0444 545767 http://www.albergosanraffaele.it
• Villa Curti :”Bed and Breakfast” località Sovizzo. Tel: +39 0444 378329 http://www.fattoriavillacurti.com

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Felipe Cattapan 4.6.18 / 12pm

Dear ladies and gentlemen,

I am leading 2 workshops in May/June 2018:

Two choral conducting/orchestral conducting workshops (5th. and 6th. of May, 2nd. and 3rd. of June 2018 in Wetzikon, Switzerland)
Active and passive participation
For beginners and advanced
Contents: contemporary conducting technique, creative rehearsal technique, efficient vocal technique for choirs, team leadership
Languages: German, English, French
Application: KOSI Musik-Werkstatt, info@kosi-musik.ch
More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

If you need more information, please contact me.
If you know someone else who could be interested, may I kindly ask you to forward this message – thank you in advance.

Best regards,

Felipe Cattapan
Conductor
Reithystrasse 49
CH-8810 Horgen
Tel. + 41 43 3880010
felipe.cattapan@gmail.com
http://www.cattapan.ch

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Jon 4.9.18 / 5am

XII Edition of Internacional Conducting Course, maestro Antoni Ros Marbà
From 2nd to 15th july 2018

Ajuntament de Sant Cugat del Vallès, ESMUC, Conservatori del Liceu and Fundació Pau Casals, are presenting the XII Edition of Internacional Conducting Course, maestro Antoni Ros Marbà, convinced that, as in the earlier editions, it will meet the expectations of orchestra conductors and students of conducting. The Course offers an opportunity for further study and training, including the possibility of conducting a professional orchestra under the supervision of an internationally renowned conductor as maestro Antoni Ros Marbà.

The International Conducting Course was established in order to provide further training for conductors. On this course they will be able to conduct two professional orchestras, Sant Cugat del Vallès Symphony Orchestra, and Granollers Chamber Orchestra, under de supervision of an internationally famous conductor.

Visit the website for more info: http://antonirosmarba.org/en/

Best Regards!

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ICMasterclass 4.11.18 / 5am

XVI. International Conducting Masterclass with
Maestro Alim Shakh & Moravian Philharmonic.
10-15 June 2018. Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Besides individual lessons with pianists you will work with a big professional orchestra, it will give you big emotional satisfaction and the new impulse to continue your professional career.
There is no age limit for participation.
Language: English
Video recording of orchestra rehearsals and the concert is provided.

Program:
Tchaikovsky – Symphony № 4
Beethoven – Symphony № 3 Eroica,
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto, Op.64
Prokofiev – Romeo and Juliet Suite № 2
Beethoven – Overture Egmont, Op. 84
Debussy – Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune

Participants are required to select and prepare 2-3 music works from this repertoire. Conductors are expected to purchase and study their scores before the start of the masterclass.

Each Active participant will be entitled to:
• 100 minutes of podium time conducting the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
• 60 minutes of podium time in four-hand piano sessions
• each Active participant will conduct a Dress rehearsal and the Final concert
• attending all meetings, classes, rehearsals

Each Semi-active participant will be entitled to:
• 90 minutes of podium time in four-hand piano sessions
• attending all meetings, classes, rehearsals and the final concert, without an opportunity to conduct the orchestra
The application deadline is 19 April 2018.

The Certificate of participation will be provided for all Participants who have completed the masterclass for conductors.

Masterclass fees
Active participant’s fee is € 1650.
Semi-active participant’s fee is € 500
Daily Visitors’ (passive participation) fee is € 35

There is no registration/application fee.

Maestro Alim Shakh (Алим Шахмаметьев) is one of the most versatile Russian musicians. He was taught by famous Russian conductors and teachers – Fyodor Kozlov and Ilya Musin, he maintains and spreads traditions of the St. Petersburg conducting school.
His outstanding conducting technique lets Maestro conduct the most difficult pieces of the classical and modern music. Talented works of distinguished modern composers have been marvelously interpreted by the conductor, so it is no mere chance that Shakh is held in esteem. Among his recent premieres is the vocal cycle “Run of the Time” by B. Tishchenko, dramatic musical “Anna Karenina” by V. Uspensky, “Tragicomedy” by S. Slonimsky, Russian premiere of “Symphony No. 2” by John Corigliano. In 2008, Boris Tishchenko composed his Symphony No. 8 which he devoted to Alim Shakh (premiere in Novosibirsk on 20.12.2008, in St. Petersburg on 24.03.2009).
• Alim Shakh holds a position of Principal Conductor of the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (the top chamber orchestra in Russia).
• Since 2000, Alim Shakh has been teaching at St. Petersburg Conservatory, since 2012 he is also Principal Conductor of St. Petersburg State Conservatory Opera and Ballet Theatre.
• Head of Media center of St. Petersburg State Rimsky-Korsakov.

Visit please http://conductingmasterclasses.eu

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Felipe Cattapan 4.27.18 / 12pm

Choral Conducting/Choral Workshop in Arosa, Switzerland (22nd. – 28th. of July 2018)
For beginners and advanced
Active and passive participation
Contents: contemporary conducting technique, efficient vocal technique, creative rehearsal technique, team leadership, video analysis of famous conductors
Languages: German, English, French
More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

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Petra Giacalone 5.28.18 / 3pm

Brahms international Masterclass für conductors, with Maestro MARTIN SIEGHART and OIDA Orchestra of Arezzo, we still have places! 27.7.-5.8.2018 in Italy. 10 days, 5 with piano and 5 with orchestra, 2 concerts in beautiful Toscana and Umbria. Informations: petragiacalone@gmail.com

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ICMasterclass 6.1.18 / 1pm

International Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Martin Sieghart &
Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra.

http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/orchestral-conducting-masterclass.php

Program
Anton Bruckner – Symphony No.4 in E-flat major
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 1 in B flat major “Spring” Op. 38 (1841)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony No. 36 “Linz” KV 450
Felix Mendelssohn – Hebrides Overture (Fingal’s Cave)

Each Active participant will be entitled to:
• 100 minutes of podium time conducting the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
• 60 minutes of podium time in four-hand piano sessions
• each Active participant will conduct a Dress rehearsal and the Final concert
• attending all meetings, classes, rehearsals
Each Semi-active participant will be entitled to:
• 90 minutes of podium time in four-hand piano sessions
• attending all meetings, classes, rehearsals and the final concert, without an opportunity to conduct the orchestra.

No age limit.
Conductors will be selected gradually by 20th July 2018.

Video
All sessions with the orchestra will be video recorded.
Video recording of orchestra rehearsals and the concert is included in the price. You can use also your own devices.

Masterclass fees
Active participant’s fee is € 1700.
Semi-active participant’s fee is € 550
Daily Visitors’ (passive participation) fee is € 35
There is no registration/application fee.
Payment schedule
– 25 % of the participant’s fee has to be paid as a deposit via bank transfer two weeks at the latest after the organizers` confirmation of your participation;
– The rest of the deposit has to be paid via bank transfer by 12 August 2018 or in cash on the day of your arrival;
– 100% deposit should be paid until the 1st day of the course.
The deposit is 100% refundable only in case of cancellation of the masterclass by the organizer.

Martin Sieghart is one of the most versatile musicians of his country. He is a conductor of worldwide demand, a teacher of many successful international students, a founder and music director of several festivals, a former longstanding principal cellist of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, organist, repetiteur and has acted as an accompanist on the piano for his own Opera and Orchestral projects.

• Honorary Principal Conductor with the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra (Holland) (since 2009)
• Chief conductor of the Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra (Holland) (since 2003)
• Permanent quest conductor with New Japan Philharmonic and Brucknerhaus Orchestra Linz
• Professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Graz. (2000-2016)
• Artistic Director of the chamber orchestra “Spirit of Europe” (2005-2008)
• Founder & Artistic Director of the opera festival “Mozart in Reinsberg” (2002-2006)
• Principal Guest Conductor of the Israel Chamber Orchestra (Israel) (since 2012)
• Artistic Director & Principal Conductor of the Linz’s opera (1992-2000)
• Artistic Director & Principal Conductor of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz (1992)
• Co-founder of the “EntArteOpera” festival together with Susanne Thomasberger and Philipp Harnoncourt. (since 1997)
• Artistic Director & Principal Conductor of the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra ( 1990-1995)
Read more about Maestro Martin Sieghart:
http://www.martin-sieghart.com/

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Peter Fender 6.25.18 / 6pm

Beethoven 5 Masterclass with South London Sinfonietta: London, UK

A weekend working on Beethoven’s iconic 5th symphony, with conductor/teacher Maestro Peter Fender and the South London Sinfonietta. In central London, UK.

Friday evening: work on key issues (both technical and theoretical)
Saturday: work with a professional pianist
Sunday: work with the professional 35-piece orchestra

The course is intensely practical – you will be given help and advice pertinent to your own experience and situation.
The group is small, resulting in a much more powerful learning environment.
Observers are welcome for the orchestra day only (Sunday)

Active participants: maximum of 8 students,
Podium time: minimum of 60 minutes per active participant.
Cost: £600 (£550 students, £50 observers).
Video: Free HD video of your work after the course.

NB1: It may be possible for you to miss the Friday evening session if that is impossible for you. Please enquire.
NB2: We are working through the symphonies, see website for future dates.

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Peter Fender 6.25.18 / 6pm

Beethoven 5 Masterclass with South London Sinfonietta: London, UK: 7-9 September 2018

A weekend working on Beethoven’s iconic 5th symphony, with conductor/teacher Maestro Peter Fender and the South London Sinfonietta. In central London, UK.

Friday evening: work on key issues (both technical and theoretical)
Saturday: work with a professional pianist
Sunday: work with the professional 35-piece orchestra

The course is intensely practical – you will be given help and advice pertinent to your own experience and situation.
The group is small, resulting in a much more powerful learning environment.
Observers are welcome for the orchestra day only (Sunday)

Active participants: maximum of 8 students,
Podium time: minimum of 60 minutes per active participant.
Cost: £600 (£550 students, £50 observers).
Video: Free HD video of your work after the course.

NB1: It may be possible for you to miss the Friday evening session if that is impossible for you. Please enquire.
NB2: We are working through the symphonies, see website for future dates.

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Michael 6.26.18 / 11am

Hi there, i it possible to post this reminder with updated info?

Carter-Glennon Cultural Center presents an international workshop with Markand Thakar

Five days of intensive study with Maestro Thakar in a beautiful woodland setting in upstate New York at the Stony Point Center. The masterclass is designed to promote awareness of body motion and expressivity, exploring the fundamentals of music-making. Maestro Thakar will guide each conductor through eight conducting sessions, including 4 with full orchestra. Sessions on movement and body freedom will occur each morning.
Fellows will receive full podium time and video recording. Associates will participate in all activities outside of conducting the ensembles.

Click here to apply for the masterclass. https://app.getacceptd.com/carter-glennon
Priority will be given to applications before June 30.

Repertoire:

Mozart Symphony no. 29
Symphony no. 41, “Jupiter”
Beethoven Symphony no. 4
Schubert Symphony no. 5

A full schedule of daily activities is available at http://www.carter-glennon.org

Tuition:

$1350 Fellow (full participation)

$600 for Associate

Room and Board:

Sunday evening-Thursday night.

(Workshop ends Friday at 4pm)

$500, double room

$625, single room

$125 commuter rate (includes breakfast and lunch)

Questions? Contact Elise Carter at elise@carterglennon.org

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Andres Gonzalez 7.25.18 / 11am

Could you post this Position, please?

The Miami Symphony Orchestra announces the Assistant Conductor Opening Position

The Miami Symphony Orchestra (MISO) invites emerging conductors to apply for the position of Assistant Conductor. The successful applicant will work with the orchestra conductor, observing rehearsals, acting as a potential cover conductor, and conducting the MISO’s Educational and Outreach activities. This position is a 1-year appointment with the option for a 1-year extension.

The assistant conductor is required to attend all staff and production meetings, assist in the communication of the music director’s needs, and work with the operations team on fulfilling the artistic requirements for any given production (running supertitles or other visual elements that require score reading).

If this job sounds appealing to you please fill out an application at http://notegarden.com/Miami-Symphony-Orchestra-Assistant-Conductor-61

For more information call our offices at (305) 275-5666

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Andres Gonzalez 7.26.18 / 8am

Could you Please edit the Miami symphony orchestra post with the following text.

Thanks!!

Text:

The Miami Symphony Orchestra (MISO) invites emerging conductors to apply for the position of Assistant Conductor. The successful applicant will work with the orchestra conductor, observing rehearsals, acting as a potential cover conductor, and conducting the MISO’s Educational and Outreach activities. This position is a 1-year appointment with the option for a 1-year extension. The assistant conductor is required to attend all staff and production meetings, assist in the communication of the music director’s needs, and work with the operations team on fulfilling the artistic requirements for any given production (running supertitles or other visual elements that require score reading).

Instruments: Conducting

Ages: 21-35

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Andres Gonzalez 7.26.18 / 9am

I’m sorry. I was confused for the text. THIS IS THE FINAL TEXT for edit the post, Thanks!:

The Miami Symphony Orchestra (MISO) invites emerging conductors to apply for the position of Assistant Conductor. The successful applicant will work with MISO’s Music Director, Maestro Eduardo Marturet, and guest conductors, observing rehearsals, acting as a potential cover conductor, and conducting the MISO’s Educational and Outreach activities. This position is a 1-year appointment with the option for a 1-year extension.
The Assistant Conductor is required to attend all staff and production meetings, assist in the communication of the Music Director’s needs, and work with the operations team on fulfilling the artistic requirements for any given production (running supertitles or other visual elements that require score reading).
If this job sounds appealing to you please fill out an application at: http://notegarden.com/Miami-Symphony-Orchestra-Assistant-Conductor-61

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Peter Fender 8.6.18 / 3am

Beethoven Symphony No.5 Masterclass
London, UK
7-9 September 2018

Lead by Maestro Peter Fender
South London Sinfonietta (professional orchestra)
Max 8 students gives min podium time of 1 hour.
£600 (£550 concessions), £50 observers on 9th only.

2 places remain on this weekend masterclass.
Refer to http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses for full details.

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Giuseppe Montesano 9.1.18 / 5am

3 Days Workshop – Orchestra Conducting
21-22-23 November 2018 , Szombathely – Hungary

Program A – for advanced students
ca.110 min per each participant with professional symphonic orchestra
Repertoire chosen in agreement with the teacher.

Program B
70-75 min per each participant with professional orchestra
160min of one-to-one coaching with piano and strings quintet
Repertoire chosen in agreement with the teacher.

The Workshop
Different people have different strengths, needs and approach what comes to standing in front of the orchestra. While someone might just need minor adjustments during the whole rehearsal, another one might need support in form of a more traditional lesson. The leader of this workshop will help all students to accommodate their different needs and to get as much as possible from this experience.
There will be daily sessions with feedback (also watching the videos of all rehearsals), discussions and concrete planing of the upcoming rehearsals. During the one-to-one meetings it will be possible to work on conducting and rehearsal´s technique, analysis and understanding of the score.

In order to accommodate the needs of the participants, the podium time can be individually defined. Ask via mail for an individual program.

Participation fee
Program A – 1200€, it includes ca.110 min per each participant with professional orchestra
Program B – 800€, it includes ca.70-75 min per each participant with professional orchestra and around 160min of one-to-one coaching with piano and strings quintet

The accommodation (not included) can be organized for each participants.

Individual lesson with piano and strings quintet
This is an optional opportunity that will be offered to everyone who will make request. The fee of 150€ will include 90minutes one-to-one (individual) coaching with the teacher and the musicians.

Travel
The closest airports to Szombathely are Vienna and Budapest.
To arrive to Szombathely there will be shuttle-car. All details will follow as soon as we have all information about the arrival of the participants.

Program
The works can be discussed with the teacher, so that the course will help the participant to focus on his/her own goals and development.

Recording
All lessons will be recorded. and the participants will receive their own recordings.

Application deadline: 15th October 2018
Not more than 6 participants will be admitted.

Questions and applications:
workshop.conducting@gmail.com

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Dr. Kevin Sütterlin 9.9.18 / 10am

2018-19 Conductor Seminar in FARGO, ND (November 11-13)
with CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, Music Director of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony,
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (VA), and former Artistic Director of the American Youth Philharmonic. First Prize Winner of the “American Conducting Prize” in the professional orchestra category.

and DR. KEVIN SÜTTERLIN, Director of Orchestral Activities at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, and Music Director of Sinfonietta Memphis. Awardee of the highly respected Hirschmann Foundation Switzerland scholarship and Third Prize winner in the renowned American Prize Conducting Competition.

Conduct the FARGO-MOORHEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
and THE CONCORDIA ORCHESTRA

REPERTOIRE:
Symphony No. 4 “The Inextinguishable” – Carl Nielsen (a movement of your choice; With the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony)
Scheherazade – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (a movement of your choice; With The Concordia Orchestra)
Intro & Rondo Capriccioso – Camille Saint-Saëns [Quintet + Piano] with violin soloist Sonja Harasim

Quintet Preparation Sessions
All three works – String Quintet with Piano Reduction of Winds

Conduct major repertoire with full orchestra in a supportive environment. Workshop is limited to 7 participants to ensure 95 minutes of podium time over three days. Excerpts to be conducted will be chosen in consultation with workshop faculty. 40 minutes with full orchestras and 55 minutes with string quartet and piano.

WORKSHOP FEATURES:
Seminars on score study, conductor/soloist collaboration, bowings, baton technique, healthy-body conducting, and organizational topics including programming and community engagement – see full schedule here
60 minutes of individual video analysis with Chris Zimmerman and Kevin Sütterlin
Receive direct feedback from orchestra members in an informal environment
“Extravagant Hospitality” including several meals, local transportation by volunteers, optional home stays and more

Seminar fee: $1,200 for conducting participants, $150 for auditors.

More details and a full schedule are included on the Conductor Seminar Announcement (http://www.fmsymphony.org/s/Conducting-Seminar-Announcement-2018-g9pt.pdf)

Application deadline is October 12, 2018. Participants will be notified by October 19 – download the Application (http://www.fmsymphony.org/s/ConductingApplication2018.pdf)

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Felix Torres 9.10.18 / 7pm

Fundamentals of Orchestral Conducting Workshop with Miguel Harth-Bedoya
December 21-22, 2018

Join the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Miguel Harth-Bedoya for the Fundamentals of Orchestral Conducting Workshop hosted by TCU. Participants will learn and explore the art of conducting and the duties of a professional conductor through an in-depth study of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, “Pathétique.” Musicians of all levels are welcome to apply to the workshop as either an Active Participant or as an Auditor.

The Fundamentals of Orchestral Conducting Workshop is generously sponsored in part by TCU and the Fort Worth Symphony. For questions, please contact FWSO Music Director Miguel Harth-Bedoya at miguel@fwsymphony.org.

Visit http://www.fwsymphony.org/education/workshop/ for more information and application.

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Edmonton Symphony 9.17.18 / 3pm

Edmonton Symphony Orchestra | Winspear Centre for Music
Assistant Conductor & Community Ambassador Application
The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (ESO) is an ensemble with adventurous programming that reflects the diversity of the communities it serves, and has been an anchor in Edmonton’s music community for over six decades. Our vision is to make music accessible to everyone and minimize barriers for people to access musical arts experiences. The ESO invites applications from qualified individuals for the full-time position of Assistant Conductor & Community Ambassador. Under the guidance of Chief Conductor Alexander Prior, and with regular feedback from ESO musicians, this is a mentorship position for a promising conductor. This role encompasses not only conducting duties, but also outreach into the community and a regular role at the Youth Orchestra of Northern Alberta (YONA) program, an El Sistema-based program aiming to enact social change through music education.
closing date: 30 Sep 2018
Apply to Alyssa Paterson: APaterson@winspearcentre.com

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European Conducting Academy 9.29.18 / 10am

I would like to share this information in your blog. Thank you for posting!

THE EUROPEAN CONDUCTING ACADEMY ANNOUNCES THE ANNUAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS (ONE WEEKEND PER MONTH). VICENZA (ITALY) OCTBER 2018 – MAY 2019 WITH THE FILARMONIA VENETA ORCHESTRA, AND THE AURORA ENSEMBLE. CONDUCTING PROFESSORS: ROMOLO GESSI, SIGMUND THORP, JULIUS KALMAR

The European Conducting Academy announces the Annual Conducting Masterclass in Vicenza (October 2018 – May 2019) with the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra, and the Aurora Ensemble Chamber Orchestra.

Basic Course in Orchestral Conducting (1 or 3 years)

The course is suitable both for instrumentalists, singers, composers, and choral conductors, who already possess the rudimental skills of orchestral conducting, and also for those who intend to undertake such study for the first time. It is open to musicians of all nationalities, without any age limit.

Entrance requirements: a record of significant experience in the fields of chamber, choral or orchestral music is preferable. Admission to the course involves CV assessment and a short personal interview. Students must possess the scores as indicated in the study plan.

Organisation: the course will be structured so that the pieces in the plan will be studied in a theoretical and practical manner, including making use of audiovisual recordings. There will be study sessions with piano and rehearsals with orchestra. At the end of the academic year there will be an exam in order to continue to the next year of the course. Each student will be able to choose whether to opt for annual attendance or whether to follow the teaching route, completing the course in three years.

Diplomas and certificates: at the end of the three year course all participants who have followed the complete course (A) and passed the final exams will be issued with a diploma. Certificates of attendance will be issued to the students who have followed the one year course (B or C).

REPERTOIRE LIST FOR THE FIRST YEAR COURSE
Vivaldi – Concerto F XI No.19 – RV 127 (Ricordi)
Haydn – The Seven Last Words from the Cross, op.51 – Version for strings (Eulenburg)
Haydn – Symphony No.104 Hob I:104 (Universal – Philharmonia PH 804 – R. Landon)
Mozart – Divertimenti KV 136, 137, 138 (Bärenreiter)
Beethoven – Symphony No.1 op.21 (Van de Velde o Peters Leipzig – rev Markevitch)
Britten – Simple Symphony (Oxford University Press)
Sibelius – Andante Festivo (Luck’s Music)
Van der Roost – Rikudim for string orchestra (De Haske – dehaskeI@aol.com)

The students on the first year course will also be able to attend, in that same academic year, lessons planned for the courses of subsequent years. The programmes of study for the second and third year courses will be communicated directly to the students

Advanced Masterclass in Orchestral Conducting (1 or 2 years)

The advanced course is suitable for musicians who have already completed a course of study in orchestral conducting and want to enlarge their repertoire and perfect their technique. It is open to musicians of all nationalities, without any age limit.

Entrance requirements: a record of significant experience in the field of conducting is preferable. Admission to the course involves CV assessment, a short interview and a technical test – to take place on the first day of lessons, in which the candidate must demonstrate knowledge of how to conduct at least one of the works on the repertoire list. Videos (10/15 min YouTube links) of the candidate conducting in rehearsal or performance are also acceptable as technical test. Those who have already completed the three year diploma in orchestral conducting at the European Conducting Academy, at a conservatoire or on equivalent courses, will be admitted as a matter of course.

Organisation: the course will be structured so that the pieces in the programme will be studied in a theoretical and practical manner, including making use of audiovisual recordings. There will be study sessions with piano and rehearsals with orchestra. The lessons will be in an academic form, for all the students enrolled on the conducting courses, according to a plan of study established for each level of study. The specific programme for each lesson will be communicated with adequate advance notice.

Certificates: at the end of the two year course each participant who has received a positive assessment will be issued with a diploma. Certificates of attendance will be issued to the students who have followed the one year course.

REPERTOIRE LIST FOR THE ADVANCED COURSE
Händel – Concerto grosso Op.6 No.2 HWV 320 (Bärenreiter)
Haydn – Symphony No.104 Hob I:104 (Universal – Philharmonia PH 804 – R. Landon)
Mozart – Recitativo and Aria No.10, 21b, 23 from Don Giovanni KV 527 (Bärenreiter)
Beethoven – Symphony No.1 op.21 (Van de Velde o Peters Leipzig – rev Markevitch)
J. Strauss – Der Zigeunerbaron Ouverture (Eulenburg)
Grieg – Two Elegiac Melodies Op.34 (Peters)
Sibelius – Romance Op.42 (Breitkopf & Härtel)
Puccini – La Bohème (Ricordi)

Within the scope of the course works for soloist and orchestra will also be studied. Furthermore each student will be able to personalise their own study plan, agreeing with the teacher the possible inclusion of a free choice work.

Course educational structure

Both courses (Basic / Advanced) will follow, each within its own framework, the following plans of study, seminars, and calendar.

Study Plan
• Fundamental historical information about orchestral conducting: origins, evolution of the principal national schools and specific treatises.
• Score study: analysis, performance practice, concentration and memorisation techniques.
• Gestures: rhythmic exercises, gestural proportions, subdividing, dynamics, visual and gestural communication.
• Orchestra: historical composition and layout, sections, instrumental techniques.
• Rehearsals: planning, usage of time, orchestral psychology, rapport with soloists, musical rehearsals
• Repertoire: chamber, symphonic, choral, operatic.
• Role of the conductor: organising rehearsals, generating programmes, liaison with musical management, artistic direction and mass media.

Seminars: within the framework of the courses there will be the following seminars:
• In-depth study of the analysis and technique of conducting with Sigmund Thorp, Prrpfessor at the Nowegian Academy, and with Maestro Julius Kalmar, Professor Emeritus at the Music University of Vienna – All the students on ECA conducting courses will be admitted as observers. Inclusion as actual participants in this seminar requires an audition and extra attendance.
• In-depth study of Music Career Coaching with Prof. Maurizio Camarda. Inclusion as actual participants in this seminar requires an extra attendance.
• In-depth study of management, agencies, theatres, and specific issues concerning orchestral conducting carried out in conjunction with conductors or well-known performers, on days included in the teaching calendar.

CALENDAR: ACADEMIC YEAR

Sat 27 Oct 11 am – 7 pm Admission exams and introductory lessons
Sun 28 Oct 9.30 am – 5 pm Lessons

Sat 1 Dec 2 pm – 7 pm
Sun 2 Dec 9.30 am – 5 pm

Sat 26 Jan 2 pm – 7 pm
Sun 27 Jan 9.30 am – 5 pm

Sat 9 Mar 2 pm– 7 pm
Sun 10 Mar 9.30 am – 5 pm

Sat 11 May 2 pm – 7 pm
Sun 12 May 9.30 am – 5 pm

SEMINAR 22 – 24 February “Anathomy of Conducting”
In-depth study of conducting technique with Maestro Sigmund Thorp
Fri 22 Feb 2 pm – 7 pm
Sat 23 Feb 9.30 am – 7 pm
Sun 24 Feb 9.30 am – 5 pm

SEMINAR 4 – 7 April “The Viennese Sound”
In-depth study of conducting technique with Maestro Julius Kalmar
Thu 4 Apr 2 pm – 7 pm
Fri 5 Apr 9.30 am – 7 pm
Sat 6 Apr 9.30 am – 6 pm
Sun 7 Apr 9.30 am – 5 pm

SEMINAR “Music Career Coaching” (Optional)
In-depth study of Musical Coaching with Professor Maurizio Camarda
Sat 1 Dec 10.30 am – 12.30 pm
Sat 26 Jan 10.30 am – 12.30 pm
Sat 9 Mar 10.30 am – 12.30 pm
Sat 11 May 10.30 am – 12.30 pm

The calendar may be subject to change, in the case of circumstances beyond our control.

Languages: English, Italian, German
Orchestra: Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta; Aurora Ensemble

Application deadline: 20 October

Logistical and organisational information and the enrolment method for the Masterclass:

• The courses will generally be situated at the Villa Ghislanzoni, via San Cristoforo 73 – 36100 Vicenza
• For all other information call the following telephone numbers: +39 328 2449171 / +39 338 9368993 or write to the following email address: infodirigo@gmail.com
• For the purpose of issuing the three year diploma attendance on the complete course is required. For attendance on the other types of courses a certificate will be issued.
• To participate in the courses you must:
1. Fill in the application form in its totality and send it (before the application deadline) to the following email address: infodirigo@gmail.com
2. Pay the membership fee and the first instalment of the course fees on the first day of lessons and the subsequent instalments before their respective deadlines.

Tuition fees:
Complete Course + Coaching (from October to May) € 1.480
Complete Course (without Coaching – from October to May) € 1.380,-
Reduced Course (from December to May) € 1.280,-
Short Course (from January to May) € 1.030

Registration fee: € 10,-

Notes:

1. Reduced attendance does not give the right to any reduction in the fees.
2. The organisers reserve the right to postpone, in case of necessity, one or more lessons, giving timely notice to the students.
3. After the application deadline the organisers can still accept requests for enrolment, in case the logistical situation permits it.

For information:

Phone: +39 328 2449171 / +39 338 936 8993
Email: infodirigo@gmail.com
Website: http://www.worldconducting.altervista.org

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Felipe Cattapan 10.9.18 / 4pm

Two choral conducting/orchestral conducting workshops (10th. and 11th. of November, 8th. and 9th. of December 2018 in Winterthur, Switzerland)
Active and passive participation
For beginners and advanced
Contents: contemporary conducting technique, creative rehearsal technique, efficient vocal technique for choirs, team leadership
Languages: German, English, French
More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

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Jonathan Andrew Govias 10.29.18 / 4pm

Chris, would you please post this at your convenience?

ANNOUNCING THE FIRST KAY MEEK ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING ACADEMY
About the Academy

Owing to a shared aspiration to create a supportive and professional environment to nourish young conductors, Kay Meek Arts Centre’s Executive Director Rob Gloor and Dr. Jonathan Govias from University of North Carolina at Charlotte are pleased to partner and announce the first KMAC Orchestral Conducting Academy. The Academy is intended for emerging conductors and music educators to refine existing skills, experiment with new conducting and rehearsal techniques, develop ensemble leadership skills in a supportive environment, and secure video footage in front of a responsive orchestra.

About the Faculty

Dr. Jonathan Govias, Director of Orchestras, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Welcome

Clyde Mitchell, Music Director, Lions Gate Sinfonia
http://lionsgatesinfonia.com/music-director/

Format and Availability

The Academy is structured to emphasize practical experience in a workshop setting. Each participant will receive a minimum of 30 minutes of podium time over three sessions, in front of a live orchestra, with direct feedback and coaching from academy faculty. Participants are welcome to video record all sessions on personal equipment for unrestricted use thereafter.

Up to 13 active participants will be accepted for the academy.

Schedule

Saturday March 2, 2019

12:30-13:00 Welcome and introduction

13:00-16:00 Conducting Session 1

18:00-21:00 Conducting Session 2

Sunday March 3, 2019

14:00-17:00 Conducting Session 3

Location

All sessions take place at Kay Meek Arts Centre, West Vancouver, BC.

Applicants

Applicants to the Academy should normally have completed a post-secondary degree in music. There are no restrictions on age or nationality.

Repertoire

Bizet: (Selections from Suites No. 1 & No. 2)

Prelude
Aragonaise
Intermezzo
Habanera
Chanson du Toreador
Seguedille
Danse Boheme
Les Toreadors

Preparation of all movements is recommended but not required.

Fees

Early Registration Pricing (if paid by 12:00 noon PST on December 15th, 2018):

Canadian Citizens: $550 CAD (proof of citizenship may be required)

International: $700 CAD

Regular Pricing (after 12:00 noon PST on December 15th, 2018):

Canadian Citizens: $650 CAD (proof of citizenship may be required)

International: $850 CAD

Auditors: $100 CAD

To Apply

Active Participants must:

1) Complete the Online Application Form;

2) Submit a c.v. to faculty member Dr. Jonathan Govias by email to jonathan.govias@uncc.edu;

3) Proceed to https://www.kaymeek.com/academy to make full payment of tuition to complete application.

Applications will be accepted on full payment of tuition, until no further places remain. Tuition will be refunded in the event an application is declined.

Terms and Conditions:

Fees include orchestra sessions only.

All other expenses for scores, travel, accommodation and food are the responsibility of the participants.

Payment and receipt of fees in full is required before an application is considered received and a place reserved.

Fees are non-refundable except if an application is declined, or in the case of cancellation of workshop by the organizers.

The organizers can accept no responsibility for any, travel, accommodation or ancillary costs in the event of cancellation of event.

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Deanna 11.5.18 / 4am

TWO PLACES AVAILABLE FOR EUROPEAN UNION CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS

European Union Conducting Masterclass, is directed to conductors who want to increase their musical experience and work as professionals in the world of classical music thanks to a wide repertoire and to the presence of a full professional orchestra.

The course offers a huge amount of podium time thus offering a unique opportunity to practice a wide repertoire with a professional Symphony Orchestra under the guidance of one of the most respected teachers in Europe.

Every sesson is recorded with a front camera and the recording is given to the students at the end of the lessons, thus giving them the opportunity to develop their skills in the most effective way.

REPERTOIRE

Giuseppe Verdi: Ouverture from “Nabucco”
Gioachino Rossini: Ouverture from “Barber of Seville” (Ricordi Edition)
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony n° 5 in C minor op. 67
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony n° 7 in A major op. 92
Antonín Leopold Dvořák: Symphony n° 8 in G major op. 88
Antonín Leopold Dvořák: Symphony n° 9 in E minor op. 95 “from the New World”
Johannes Brahms: Symphony n° 1 in C minor op. 68
Johannes Brahms: Symphony n° 2 in D major op. 73
Johannes Brahms: Symphony n° 4 in E minor op. 98
Robert Schumann: Symphony n° 4 in D minor op. 120 (1851 version)
Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij: Symhpony n° 5 in E minor op. 64
Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij: Symphony n° 6 in B minor op. 74 “Патетическая-Pathétique”
Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij: Romeo and Juliet Phantasy Ouverture

http://www.euconductingmasterclass.com

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rncmconducting 11.6.18 / 5am

RNCM Conducting Masterclasses
The RNCM is pleased to invite applications for its 2018 – 19 programme of external conducting masterclasses. There will be a new course in choral conducting with David Hill from 9 – 10 February 2019, a two day course from 21 – 22 February 2019, and a three day course from 5 – 7 April 2019 in association with Manchester Camerata.

Apply here: https://www.rncm.ac.uk/short-conducting-courses/
Closing date for the February courses is mid December.

These courses reflect the core belief that underpins all of the College’s world-class conducting programmes: conductors learn best by conducting other musicians.

All participants will conduct at least twice on each day, working with professional pianists, RNCM student ensembles, and for the May course a partnership with Manchester Camerata – the city’s professional chamber orchestra. Typical participants will be current, recent, or prospective students of a full-time conducting course, and many travel from Europe or further afield to attend. We also welcome applications from professional musicians for whom conducting is part of a performing or teaching career, and those involved in amateur music-making.

The majority of the teaching is done by RNCM Conducting Faculty Mark Heron and Clark Rundell, with occasional guest teachers as required. David Hill, one of the world’s leading choral conductors, joins the team for the 9 – 10 February course.

The RNCM is at the forefront of conducting training internationally. Current students and recent graduates of our Junior Fellowship and Masters programmes hold, or have recently completed, assistant conductor positions with the Berliner Philharmoniker, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, English National Opera, Hallé, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, and the Minnesota Orchestra.
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Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien 11.17.18 / 6pm

Vienna International Orchestra Conducting Masterclass
Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien

Vienna, Austria 5th – 9th February 2019

Repertoire:
G.Mahler Symphony n.4 (Chamber version)
R.Wagner Siegfried Idyll
A.Copland Appalachian Spring (Suite for 13 Instruments)

In February 2019, Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien and conductor Konstantinos Diminakis will hold a conducting masterclass in Vienna, Austria. The course will consist of lectures and demonstrations and conducting sessions for a maximum of 10 active participants. Sessions will include conducting 5 orchestral sessions, as well as piano rehearsals, leading to the final concert.

Final concert:
A public concert will take place on the 9th February during which all participants will conduct. The concert will be video-recorded and copies will be provided to all participants.

Dates:
Participants will arrive in Vienna on the 4th February and the course will begin on the following day. The concert will take place on the evening of the 9th February.

Orchestra : Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien
Language : English, German
Public final concert : Saturday, 9th February, 7.30 pm

Tuition Fees : Active Participants € 900, Passive Participants € 200, Day Pass € 50.

Application :
CV, including details of music education and conducting experience Video link(s) (if possible) of the applicant conducting
To be sent to : info@orpheuskammerorchesterwien.com

Registration fee :
Applicants who are admitted as active participants must pay a non-refundable registration fee of € 200 after their acceptance to the following bank account or through PayPal. It will be deducted from the course fee.

Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien
IBAN : AT76 3200 0000 1273 2681
BIC: RLNWATWW

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Danube Symphony Orchestra 12.1.18 / 11pm

15th DANUBE INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS AND COMPETITION 2019

21st -30th August 2019, Budapest ( HUNGARY)
with the Danube Symphony Orchestra (one of the professional Hungarian state orchestras)
and Andras Deak – principal conductor of DSO

Venue: Danube Symphony Orchestra’s concert hall and rehearsal room
Danube Palace: Hungary, Budapest, H-1051. Zrinyi Street 5.

Music programme of the course:
Mozart: Symphony No.41 (Jupiter) in G major, K.551
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 (Eroica) in E flat major, Op. 55
Rossini: La Gazza Ladra – Overture
Strauss: Zigeunerbaron – Overture
Brahms: Hungarian Dances No. 1.5.6.
Bartok: Dance suite

Fees: Active participants – 1200 €; Active participants – students €1100
Registration fee €100 (part of the whole amount) Registration deadline: 31st July 2019

About the course: During the course the active participants are working on the music programme with Professor Andras Deak – at the half time with two pianists, at the other half of the course every active participants will get 80 minutes conducting time with the Danube Symphony Orchestra.
Competition and final concert: At the end of the orchestra rehearsals the Professor and the Orchestra will decide which participants will be awarded and play on the final concert (4-5 best participants). On the 31st August there will be a concert in the Danube Palace Concert Hall with a selected programme from the course repertoire.
1st.2nd.3rd. Prize: Conducting in the Final concert.
Special Prize: – Given by DSO. Conducting in a concert on the 2020-2021 season with Danube Symphony Orchestra in Danube Palace. ( The DSO pay the travel cost (within Europe or 300€) hotel costs and 300 € Fee of the perform.)

More conducting practice time: We offer more practice time possibility with the orchestra. 80 minutes/ 600 Euro / 35 member of orchestra. We can give you the possible dates and times after your inquires.
Application: Please, send us an email if you are interested.

Contact:
Laszlo Blaskovics – executive manager of conducting masterclass
Email: conductingpractice@gmail.com Tel: 0036703623921
All the further information can be found on our website:
http://www.danubeconductingmasterclass.com

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Danube Symphony Orchestra 12.2.18 / 3am

MOZART & TCHAIKOVSKY DANUBE INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS AND COMPETITION 2019
28th May- 7th June 2019 , Budapest ( HUNGARY)
with the Danube Symphony Orchestra (one of the professional Hungarian state orchestras)
and Andras Deak – principal conductor of DSO
Venue: Danube Symphony Orchestra’s concert hall and rehearsal room
Danube Palace: Hungary, Budapest, H-1051. Zrinyi Street 5.
Music programme of the course:
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K.543
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, op.36
Mozart: Violin concerto No. 3 in G major, K.216
Tchaikovsky: Violin concerto in D major, op.35
Mozart Overtures: Die Entführung aus dem Serail /
Le nozze di Figaro / Don Giovanni
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
Fees: Active participants – 1200 €; Active participants – students €1100
Registration fee €100 (part of the whole amount) Registration deadline: 30th April 2019
About the course: During the course the active participants are working on the music programme with Professor Andras Deak – at the half time with two pianists, at the other half of the course every active participants will get 80 minutes conducting time with the Danube Symphony Orchestra.
Competition and final concert: At the end of the orchestra rehearsals the Professor and the Orchestra will decide which participants will be awarded and play on the final concert (4-5 best participants). On the 31st August there will be a concert in the Danube Palace Concert Hall with a selected programme from the course repertoire.
1st.2nd.3rd. Prize: Conducting in the Final concert.
More conducting practice time: We offer more practice time possibility with the orchestra. 80 minutes/ 600 Euro / 35 member of orchestra. We can give you the possible dates and times after your inquires.
Application: Please, send us an email if you are interested.
Contact:
Laszlo Blaskovics – executive manager of conducting masterclass
Email: conductingpractice@gmail.com Tel: 0036703623921
All the further information can be found on our website:
http://www.danubeconductingmasterclass.com

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Peter Fender 12.14.18 / 12pm

Beethoven Pastoral Symphony: masterclass in London, UK

Dates: 1-3 March 2019
Cost: £600 (£550 students)
Max students: 8
Min podium time: 60 mins
HD video: available free after the course
Full information: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses
Contact: info@peterfender.co.uk

A weekend working on Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ symphony (no.6), with conductor/teacher Peter Fender.
Friday evening: work on key issues (both technical and theoretical),
Saturday: work on the symphony with a professional pianist
Sunday: work with the professional 35-piece orchestra South London Sinfonietta.
The course is intensely practical – you will be given help and advice pertinent to your own experience and situation.
There is a maximum of only 8 students, who will each receive a minimum of 60 minutes podium time. Keeping numbers small results in a powerful learning environment.

NB1: It may be possible for you to miss the Friday evening session if it is impossible for you. Please enquire.
NB2: We are working through the symphonies: No.7 will be 14-16 June.

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Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien 1.2.19 / 7am

Two available places (due to cancellation) for the
Vienna International Orchestra Conducting Masterclass and
Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien

Vienna, Austria 5th – 9th February 2019

Repertoire:
G.Mahler Symphony n.4 (Chamber version)
R.Wagner Siegfried Idyll
A.Copland Appalachian Spring (Suite for 13 Instruments)

In February 2019, Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien and conductor Konstantinos Diminakis will hold a conducting masterclass in Vienna, Austria. The course will consist of lectures and demonstrations and conducting sessions for a maximum of 10 active participants. Sessions will include conducting 5 orchestral sessions, as well as piano rehearsals, leading to the final concert.

Final concert:
A public concert will take place on the 9th February during which all participants will conduct. The concert will be video-recorded and copies will be provided to all participants.

Dates:
Participants will arrive in Vienna on the 4th February and the course will begin on the following day. The concert will take place on the evening of the 9th February.

Orchestra : Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien
Language : English, German
Public final concert : Saturday, 9th February, 7.30 pm

Tuition Fees : Active Participants € 900, Passive Participants € 200, Day Pass € 50.

Application :
CV, including details of music education and conducting experience Video link(s) (if possible) of the applicant conducting
To be sent to : info@orpheuskammerorchesterwien.com

Registration fee :
Applicants who are admitted as active participants must pay a non-refundable registration fee of € 200 after their acceptance to the following bank account or through PayPal. It will be deducted from the course fee.

Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien
IBAN : AT76 3200 0000 1273 2681
BIC: RLNWATWW

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Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien 1.3.19 / 3pm

Two available places (due to cancellation) for the
Vienna International Orchestra Conducting Masterclass and
Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien

Vienna, Austria 5th – 9th February 2019

Repertoire:
G.Mahler Symphony n.4 (Chamber version)
R.Wagner Siegfried Idyll
A.Copland Appalachian Spring (Suite for 13 Instruments)

In February 2019, Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien and conductor Konstantinos Diminakis will hold a conducting masterclass in Vienna, Austria. The course will consist of lectures and demonstrations and conducting sessions for a maximum of 10 active participants. Sessions will include conducting 5 orchestral sessions, as well as piano rehearsals, leading to the final concert.

Final concert:
A public concert will take place on the 9th February during which all participants will conduct. The concert will be video-recorded and copies will be provided to all participants.

Dates:
Participants will arrive in Vienna on the 4th February and the course will begin on the following day. The concert will take place on the evening of the 9th February.

Orchestra : Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien
Language : English, German
Public final concert : Saturday, 9th February, 7.30 pm

Tuition Fees : Active Participants € 900, Passive Participants € 200, Day Pass € 50.

Application :
CV, including details of music education and conducting experience Video link(s) (if possible) of the applicant conducting
To be sent to : info@orpheuskammerorchesterwien.com

Registration fee :
Applicants who are admitted as active participants must pay a non-refundable registration fee of € 200 after their acceptance to the following bank account or through PayPal. It will be deducted from the course fee.

Orpheus Kammerorchester Wien
IBAN : AT76 3200 0000 1273 2681
BIC: RLNWATWW

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Bede Williams 1.11.19 / 6am

St Andrews Advanced Conducting Course

Director: Sian Edwards

Course Pianist: John Longstaff

Thursday 30 May – Sunday 2 June 2019, Younger Hall, St Andrews

The University of St Andrews welcomes emerging conductors of all ages and nationalities to study with Honorary Professor of conducting Sian Edwards. The class will be made up of eight participants; each participant will receive 120 minutes of podium time over the course of the weekend.

Venue:

Younger Hall, North St

St Andrews, KY16 9AJ

Schedule:

Thursday 30 May

1700-1900 – introductions and welcome

1900 – course participants’ dinner

Friday 31 May

1000-1300 with piano

1400-1700 with piano

1900-2100 review of video footage

Saturday 1 June

1000-1300 with piano

1400-1700 with piano

1900-2100 review of video footage

Sunday 2 June

1000-1200 Bartok with orchestra

1200-1400 Mozart with orchestra

15000-1700 Stravinsky with orchestra

Course fees: £490

A bursary may be available to an outstanding young conductor(s); please include any details in your application.

Travel and accommodation:

Participants should arrange their own travel and accommodation; see http://www.visitstandrews.com for details.

Repertoire:

Mozart Symphony No. 39

Bartok Divertimento

Stravinsky Octet

The orchestra will comprise of established professional musicians drawn primarily from Scotland’s national orchestras. Participants should bring their own video equipment if they wish to take video footage home with them. Participants should also supply their own scores.

Application

Applications close on Friday 22 March, 2019. To apply email Bede Williams the following:

-Name, address and contact number

-Current CV and biography

-Link to a video of you conducting, this can be to a YouTube/Vimeo etc, or a dropbox link to an MP4 file or similar.

-If applying for a bursary, details of any financial hardship.

Sian Edwards will review all applications. Participants will be announced by Friday 12 April. Payment of full fees is due by Friday 26 April. Conductors not selected for the advanced course may wish to attend the conducting day taught by Bede Williams and Gillian Craig, see the bottom of this page for details.

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Paris Conducting Workshop: Ligeti and Mendelssohn 1.11.19 / 12pm

15 – 17 Feb, 2019
AJMADAC is proud to present a unique 3-day intensive conducting program on Mendelssohn, Les Hébrides, and Ligeti, Kammerkonzert für 13 Instrumentalisten (1969/1970), éditions Schott.

The Workshop revolves around auditioning strategies, rehearsal techniques and organizational skills, and aural skill test strategies and approaches.

The orchestra is composed of 25 professional musicians for Mendelssohn, and 13 for Ligeti.

The orchestra session per piece constitutes a 20-25 minute session for a total of 40-50 minutes podium time.

Prices (euro):
775 – Full Package
575 – Mendelssohn Only
325 – Ligeti Only
250 – Auditeur 3 days
75 – Aural Skill and Techniques

Application (15 participants max):
Applicants must send by email to ajmadac@gmail.com :
CV
CNSM audition invitation (if applicable)
Copy of ID or Passport
What program they prefer

Deadlines:
February 1st to send application.

PDF in French and English below
closing date: 01 Feb 2019

https://www.musicalchairs.info/courses/4763?ref=48&fbclid=IwAR0GDT5_JJ9DtfvWlJ8YHSDWbUmtNOERfgf9ZY3J3LCDbHOZUW4VHvgPsv8

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petermissoulasymphonyorg 1.19.19 / 2am

Hello, The Missoula Symphony is looking for a new executive director, could I send you the ED job description/application info to be listed here? Thanks

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  1. Peter McKenzie 1.21.19 / 12pm
    
    MISSOULA SYMPHONY ASSOCIATION
    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOB DESCRIPTION
    
    Job Title: Executive Director
    
    ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION
    In its 64th season, the Missoula Symphony Association (MSA) consists of an outstanding community orchestra made up of avocational, pre-professional and professional musicians, including faculty and students from the University of Montana School of Music, and a high quality volunteer chorale. The concert season includes five pairs of subscription concerts, two youth concerts, a family concert, an outdoor summer concert, and a variety of outreach activities. Performances are held in the Dennison Theatre, with a capacity of 1,100. The MSA is well supported by the community; ticket sales for many performances are at or near capacity. Operating budget is approximately $700,000.
    
    MISSION STATEMENT
    The mission of the Missoula Symphony Association shall be to assure cultural enrichment essential to the quality of life in the Missoula area by providing live symphonic and choral music of the highest quality. The Symphony shall provide musical growth and development for its performers and the community.
    
    POSITION OVERVIEW
    The Missoula Symphony Association is seeking a visionary leader as Executive Director (E.D.) who, under the direction of the Board of Directors and in collaboration with the Music Director, will provide leadership, direction, management and a vision to grow the Missoula Symphony Orchestra artistically and financially. The E.D. develops, implements and monitors strategies to achieve the organization’s mission, goals and long-range plans.
    
    The E.D. assumes responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Missoula Symphony’s administrative operations, patron and donor development, fundraising, marketing and promotion, visionary planning, financial operations and other duties, as assigned. The E.D. coordinates Board operations and communication, maximizes audience and community awareness, and oversees all MSA productions and events. The E.D. will be a highly visible representative, spokesperson and advocate for the MSA, ensuring the financial stability and growth of the organization.
    
    The E.D. will work cooperatively with the Board of Directors, its officers, committees, Music Director, employees and all volunteers within the Association. The position is full-time. The Executive Director may expect to work occasional late as well as weekend hours, particularly concert weekends.
    
    Position ideally begins before June 1, 2019
    Salary commensurate with experience
    Preference will be given to applications received before February 15, 2019, but submissions will be accepted until finalists are selected. Use the link below to apply:
    https://missoulasymphonyassociation.submittable.com/submit
    
    QUALIFICATIONS
    
    Required
    Management Experience
    Proven fundraising and donor development skills
    Strong budgetary, fiscal management and reporting skills
    Experience in marketing, promotion, and public relations
    Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with our community partners, Music Director, employees, board members, audiences and other stakeholders
    
    Preferred
    Master’s or other graduate degree
    Or, four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
    Orchestra or arts management
    Background in music performance, education or administration
    Demonstrated skills in human resources
    
    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
    
    Development & Fundraising
    • Establish and maintain personal relationships with all major donors
    • Develop and administer the Association’s Development Plan
    • Oversee the Orchestra’s Director of Patron Services and Special Events and, the Director of Development
    • Develop, implement and maintain effective donor/investor communication plans
    • Develop and oversee implementation of patron progression plans
    • Establish mechanisms to maintain current donors and sponsors
    • Partner with Board and Staff to cultivate potential donors and sponsors
    • Secure program and guest artist sponsors for all concerts
    • Partner with Board and Staff to create and maintain an annual signature fundraising event
    • Work with the Board, Orchestra, Staff and volunteers to plan and carry out events intended to raise funds, and /or increase the visibility in our community
    • Collaborate with the Board to plan, develop, implement and manage an annual fundraising plan
    • Identify prospects for grants and donations, lead application preparations and manage any grants received in accordance with their provisions and requirements.
    • Attend fund raising and friend raising events whenever reasonably possible
    
    Office Management
    • Serve as primary contact with all partners
    • Develop and implement systems and procedures that ensure organized, efficient and effective operations with maximum utilization of available resources.
    • Oversee the maintenance of files and records necessary for the operation of an organized, efficient office.
    • Maintain overall general office management to assure timely handling of correspondence, public inquiries, office coverage and general office activities.
    • Engage and employ necessary staff including Director of Operations, Director of Patron Services and Special Events, Director of Development, Music Librarian, Education Coordinator, Suzuki Institute Director, bookkeeper, interns and volunteers
    • Within budgets, salary schedules and personnel policies adopted by the Board: hire, supervise, motivate office staff, and dismiss (when appropriate)
    • Maintain files of Minutes and Agendas of Board of Directors meetings, and records of directors and their terms.
    • Arrange for the delivery of Minutes (with Board Secretary), Agendas (with Board President) and meeting notices to directors.
    • Provide other committee, staff and clerical support as needed
    
    Budget and Financial
    • Prepare yearly operating budgets and provide timely financial reports and financial statements to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors.
    • Supervise accounts payable and receivable.
    • Exercise prudent fiscal management to keep within the Association’s annual budget.
    • Assist and provide accurate information to accounting firm for Association’s annual tax return.
    • Ensure that grants are spent in accordance with guidelines and that reporting requirements are met.
    
    Promotion and Marketing, Public Relations
    • Attend all concerts and special events.
    • Actively promote the Missoula Symphony Orchestra locally and regionally.
    • Supervise all publicity, press releases and advertising.
    • Supervise ticket sales operations, development and promotion
    • Develop and manage effective Symphony advertising and promotion materials
    • Actively seek and secure multi-media marketing methods, using diverse and appropriate mediums including social media
    • Ensure that all documents and advertising reflect the MSA’s commitment to quality
    • Coordinate and oversee the production of the concert programs
    • Represent the organization as well as support the Music Director and the Board of Directors in the Missoula community
    • Establish and maintain effective relationships with local and regional media
    • Develop and maintain positive and effective customer service
    
    Production and Scheduling
    • Support the Music Director and staff with the planning, production and logistics of concerts and special events
    • Negotiate contracts and arrangements with guest artists in a timely manner and in consultation with the Music Director
    • Oversee the Director of Operations
    • Oversee the Music Librarian
    • Prepare annual rehearsal and concert schedule (with Music Director and U.M. Music Department Chair).
    • Coordinate and schedule annual Youth Concerts, Fundraising Concerts and other outreach events.
    • Serve as liaison to orchestra and support to Director of Operations regarding non-artistic matters.
    • Oversee the preparation and payment of honoraria to musicians.
    • Work with Director of Operations to secure housing and local transportation for guest artists.
    
    Education and Outreach
    • Oversee all aspects of the annual Montana Suzuki Institute.
    • Oversee the Education Coordinator
    • Ensure the success of year-round local Suzuki Group Classes.
    • Ensure the financial success of Montana Suzuki Institute.
    • Work with the staff and Board of Directors to integrate the Montana Suzuki Institute into the growth of the Missoula Symphony Orchestra
    • Help promote the MT Suzuki Institute through the marketing and public relations efforts utilized by the MSA.
    
    Board of Directors
    • Attend all Board and Executive Committee Meetings
    • Help identify and recruit qualified candidates for Board membership
    • Provide the information and tools needed by the Board to perform their duties
    • Keep the Board abreast of trends, issues & opportunities; seek decisions from the board on governance matters facing the orchestra
    • Utilizing the board, develop a support network of volunteers to assist with various Orchestra activities.
    • Work with the board on annual and long range plans.
    • Attend committee meetings as necessary and support staff as committee representatives
    
    Other
    • Provide assistance reasonably requested by the Music Director.
    • Attend MASO (MT Assoc. of Symphony Orchestras) meetings in Helena whenever reasonably possible.
    • Remain current in matters of arts management.
    
    SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
    Directly supervise* the Director of Patrons Services & Special Events, Director of Operations, Development Coordinator, Suzuki Institute Director, Personnel Manager, and Librarian. Supervises the Chorale Director on administrative and budgetary matters. * “Supervise” in this case entails all administrative responsibilities including recruiting, hiring, training, terminating, etc.
    
    QUALIFICATIONS
    To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
    Master’s degree (M.A.) or equivalent; or four to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Demonstrates proficiency in word processing and other data based computer programs.
    
    LANGUAGE SKILLS
    Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups and/or boards of directors.
    
    MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
    Ability to work with mathematical concepts. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations. Ability to create and analyze budgets, financial reports, balance sheets and contracts.
    
    REASONING ABILITY
    Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
    
    CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
    Valid Driver’s License
    
    PHYSICAL DEMANDS
    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand; use hands to finger, handle or feel: reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
    
    WORK ENVIRONMENT
    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    
    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
European Conducting Academy 1.25.19 / 12pm

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The EUROPEAN CONDUCTING ACADEMY announces “The Anathomy of Conducting: Britten, Grieg, Sibelius” a Conducting Master Class with Maestro Sigmund Thorp (Conducting Professor at the Norwegian Academy), Maestro Romolo Gessi (Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Veneta Orchestra), and the Philharmonia Veneta Orchestra. 2019 February 22 – 24

The course will be held in Vicenza, Italy, at Villa Ghislanzoni, one of the most charming Venetian Villas. It will be organized so that each piece will be studied first theoretically and then practically on the piano and with a string ensemble so that candidates will be able to work as independently as possible, making efficient use of the time allowed for orchestra rehearsals. Each student can choose whether to study all the pieces of the programme or to study just one of them. Introductory audition for active participants: Video link (10 min YouTube links) sent before the Application deadline or Admission test on the first day of the course at 3:00 p.m.

Admission: conductors of all nationalities and all ages can take part in this course. All candidates are expected to have thoroughly studied at least one piece of the programme before the beginning of the course. Admission is after assessment of a curriculum and a short aptitude test which will be held on the first day of lessons at 3:00 p.m. The conductors must demonstrate that they have a suitable level of basic technique. Videos sent in advance (10 min YouTube links) of the candidate conducting in rehearsal or performance are also acceptable as technical test.

Programme:
Each admitted conductor will receive a copy of Mr. Thorp’s method “The Anatomy of Conducting”. The method will be applied on the following pieces, in order to improve each participant’s conducting skill, mostly trough the development of the independence of his hands.
BRITTEN Simple Symphony
GRIEG Two Elegiac Melodies op.34
SIBELIUS Romance op.42
SIBELIUS Andante Festivo

Calendar:
Analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals with Piano and String Ensemble
Friday February 22nd 3:00 p.m. Admission test; Lessons 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday February 23rd : Lessons 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m / 2:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday February 24th: 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Course fees (to be paid in full at registration):
Conductors € 350.00
Listeners – Daily fee: € 60.00

Registration fee: € 10.00

Diplomas and certificates: each participant will receive an attendance certificate.
Tuition Languages: English, German, Norwegian, Italian

Application deadline: February 18th

SIGMUND THORP is one of Norway’s leading conductors. In addition to having conducted all the Norwegian orchestras, he has held numerous concerts with important orchestras in many European cities, including London, Paris, Berlin, and St. Petersburg. His repertoire spans from the classical and romantic repertoire to opera and contemporary music. He is considered a specialist in the interpretation of contemporary music, having conducted more than 350 works by contemporary composers, of which a large number of national and international first performances. Sigmund Thorp is teaching orchestral conducting at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, educating tomorrow’s conductors in addition to teaching contemporary music. Based on the theories and practices of Dr. Walter Hügler (Trossingen), Thorp has developed The Anatomy of Conducting a method for improving communication skills and conducting technique. The method has proven to be highly effective for the musical projection and for the non-verbal communication between the conductor and the musicians. Mr. Thorp has given masterclasses in numerous countries and has been Guest Professor at Trinity College of Music (London), Hans Eisler Institut (Berlin), the HAMU (Prague), Conservatorio Giuseppe Tartini (Trieste), Kunstuniversität Graz (Austria) and UPH University (Jakarta). Mr. Thorp studied conducting with Karsten Andersen (Oslo) and Norman Del Mar at Royal College of Music (London). During his studies at the RCM he won several prizes, including The Tagore Gold Medal, as the best male student 1986. Mr Thorp was the 1st Prize Winner of Biel International Conducting Competition 1989, and he was 2nd Prize Winner in the Austrian-Hungarian Competition in Pécs 1994. Sigmund Thorp is Jury President of Jeunesses Musicales International Conducting Competition, Bucharest.

ROMOLO GESSI: born in Trieste, Italy, Maestro Gessi completed his musical studies at the Trieste Conservatory. Further conducting studies ensued at the State Conservatoire of St.Petersburg, under Musin and Kukuskin, at the Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten in Vienna under Julius Kalmar, and at the Accademia Musicale in Pescara under Donato Renzetti, obtaining Diplomas with the highest marks. He has won many awards, including the Opera Conducting Competition of Caserta, and the First Prize at the International Austrian-Hungarian Conducting Competition of Vienna and Pécs. He was appointed professor of Conducting at the Conservatory of Milan. Since 1997 he has been teaching conducting at the European Academy and Opera conducting at the International Workshop OperAverona.
He is also Coordinator of the Conducting and Chamber Music Department at the National Conservatory of Trieste and he has been a Guest Professor at the Vienna Music University, at the Norwegian Music Academy, at the Berliner Meisterkurse, and at the International Young Artists Project. He is Music Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Pro Musica Salzburg Orchestra and of the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra. He was Music Director of the Cantelli Symphony Orchestra in Milan from 2006 to 2008. He has conducted many orchestras, such as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the State Opera Prague, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Cracow, the Izhevsk’s Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pécs Symphony Orchestra, the Santo André Symphony Orchestra, the Gainesville Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia’s Soloists, Milano Classica, the National Opera & Ballet House of Constanta, the Trieste Opera House, the Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Bari Symphony Orchestra, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, the Lecce Symphony Orchestra, the Marchigiana Philharmonic, the Spoleto Opera House in the principal cities of Italy as well as in those of Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the USA.

Information . Registration . Accommodation:
• Course address: Villa Ghislanzoni – Via S. Cristoforo 73, 36100 VICENZA – ITALY
(From Vicenza’s Railway Station: Bus Nr.1 – Direction: Bertesina)
• Infoline: Tel +39 328 2449171 or +39 338 9368993
E-mail: infodirigo@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.worldconducting.altervista.org

Registration:
1. Send the completed application form by the deadline to ECA via e-mail
infodirigo@gmail.com
2. Fees have to be paid in full on the first day of the course.
Notes:
1. Partial attendance gives no right to a reduction in fee.
2. The organizers may accept enrolments after the deadline date if places are still available.

• Accomodation:
ECA offers an accommodation selection and assistance service to participants at:
• Villa Ghislanzoni :”Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 0444 1837595 http://www.villaghislanzoni.it
• Ai tre daini: Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 347 7256888 http://www.aitredaini.com
• Alla Torre colombaia: Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 0444 511476 http://www.allatorrecolombaia.it
• Youth Hotel: Via Giuriolo, 9 – Vicenza. Tel: +39 0444 540222 http://www.ostellovicenza.com
• Casa di Lidia: “Bed and Breakfast” Via Legione Antonini, 38 – Tel: +39 0444 563952 http://www.lacasadilidia.it
• Casa San Raffaele: Viale X Giugno – Vicenza. Tel: +39 0444 545767 http://www.albergosanraffaele.it

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Deanna 1.29.19 / 5am

FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS 2019
Applications now open
http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

Teacher: M° Günter Neuhold
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino – Orchestra di Toscana Classica
Period: 19 – 25 August 2019
Place: Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (piazza Vittorio Gui, 1 Firenze)

Programme of the Course

Course fee and requirements for the application

Opportunities

Application

The masterclass is directed to conductors who want to increase their musical experience and work as professionals in the world of classical music.

The course is articulated in n°7 (seven) days of lesson. The lessons with the orchestra will be recorded and at the end of the day the students will discuss with the M° about their performance with the help of the recording.
The recording will be given to the students in digital format (USB pendrive or SD memory card) at the end of the course.

There will be 6 days of orchestra and 1 with piano, with an average podium time of 90 minutes per student. The organisation and the teacher, by common consent, will recommend the best students to the following institutions: Chamber Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Italy); Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo (Italy); Orchestra di Toscana Classica (Italy); Symphony Orchestra MAV (Hungary); Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra (Hungary); Witold Lutoslawsky Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra (Poland); Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria).

Programme

Monday August 19
14.00 – 19.30 (2 p.m – 7.30 p.m. )
registration and lesson with the piano on pieces chosen among the whole repertorie (conducting technique, analysis)

Tuesday August 20, Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 – Programme A
10.00 – 13.00 ( 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.) and 14.00 – 17.00 (2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.) lessons with the orchestra, each students will have at least one podium session per day
17.30 – 20.00 (5.30 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.) theoric lesson and analysis of the videos

Friday August 23 and Saturday 24 – Programme B
10.00 – 13.00 ( 10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.) and 14.00 – 17.00 (2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.) lessons with the orchestra, each students will have at least one podium session per day
17.30 – 20.00 (5.30 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.) theoric lesson and analysis of the videos

Sunday August 25
Timetable to be defined: dress rehearsal and final concert.

Active students must prepare al least 1 (one) piece from Group A and 2 (two) from Group B. One movement of a wider work (i.e. a Symphony), is considered 1 (one) piece. The programme of the final concert awill be chosen during the week of the course.

Group A – Strings (days 20, 21 and 22)

J.S. Bach: Air from the Suite in D major BWV 1068
M.E. Bossi: Intermezzi goldoniani
B. Britten: Simple Symphony
E. Grieg: Holberg Suite
G. Mahler: Adagietto from 5th Symphony
W.A. Mozart: Divertimento K136, K137, K138
W.A. Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik K525
C. Nielsen: Suite for Strings op.1
O. Respighi: Antiche arie e danze Suite III
A. Schoenberg: Verklaerkte Nacht (original version for string sextet)
P.I. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for strings

Group B – Symphony Orchestra (days 23, 24 and 25)

B. Bartók: Romanian folk dances
L. van Beethoven: Symphony n°6 mov. 1, 2
L. van Beethoven: Symphony n°1
L. van Beethoven: Symphony n°5 mov. 1
L. van Beethoven: Symphony n°7
J. Brahms: Symphony n°1, mov. 1,2,3
J. Brahms: Symphony n°2, mov. 3
J. Brahms: Symphony n°3, mov. 3
J. Brahms: Symphony n°4, mov. 1,2,3
C. Debussy Prélude à l’apres midi d’un faune (ensemble version by Benno Sachs, ed. Belmont)
F. Mendelssohn: Symphony n° 4 “Italian”
F. Mendelssohn: Symphony n°5 “Scottish”
F. Mendelssohn: Ouverture “The Hebrides”
M. Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
G. Rossini: Sinfonia from “Il barbiere di Siviglia”
G. Rossini: Sinfonia from “La Ceneretola”
G. Rossini: Sinfonia from “L’italiana in Algeri”
G. Verdi: Prelude from Act I of “La traviata”
G. Verdi: Prelude from Act III of “La traviata”
R. Wagner: Siegfrieds Idyll

Course fee and requirements
Couse fee, active students: € 1350,00
Application fee: € 250,00
Total amount of fees: € 1.600,00

The applications will be processed in order of arrival, there is no admission examination, even if we expect a basic knowlege of conducting technique and recommend some experience in conducting professional orchestras. In order to evaluate properly if Florence Conducting Masterclass is a good choice for the students particular situation, we encourage them to send an email or call the organiser before applying.

Auditors
The partecipation fee for the auditors is unique and permits to assist to the whole day lessons;
Course fee, auditors: € 400,00

Meals and Accomodation
Meals and accomodation are up to the participants. The organisation can offer assistance in finding a proper accomodation in Florence for the period of the masterclass. Prices for a single bedroom range from € 30 per night.

Final provisions
The course fee will be payed the first day of the course. The courses will be activated with a minimum number of students.
The application fee will not be returned in any case, except the cancellation of the courses; in that case the students will be promptly advised. The partecipaton at the courses implies the full acceptance of the present rules. Artes Association will give prompt notification of any modification of the rules that may occur. For any legal action the Italian text of the announcement must be considered. The competent forum is Prato’s.

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marciodasilva 2.5.19 / 7pm

The Ensemble OrQuesta Opera Academies come back this year offering 3 conductors the opportunity to conduct a fully staged opera production with orchestral accompaniment in original language under the guidance of artistic director and conductor Marcio da Silva (Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra).
Each conductor will conduct one full performance of the work and will have at least one 3-hour orchestral rehearsal and a dress rehearsal. They will also receive coaching sessions on the technical issues involving each piece, voice technique and style.
2019 Opera Academies:
Les Indes Galantes (Rameau) – 18th-28th April – London – John McIntosh Theatre
Orchestration: 2 Oboes, Bassoon, Violin, 2 Violas, Cello, Lute/Guitar, Harpsichord
Price: £700 (does not include accommodation)

Magic Flute (Mozart) – 23rd May-2nd June – Hastings (UK) – St Mary in the Castle
Orchestration: Flute, Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, Double-bass
Price: £800 (includes accommodation with a host family)

Alcina (Handel) – 18th-28th July – London – John McIntosh Theatre
Orchestration: 2 oboes, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello
Price: £700 (does not include accommodation)

To apply please send a video recording and a cv to auditions@ensembleorquesta.com. For more information please visit http://www.ensembleorquesta.com.

Applications will be accepted until three suitable candidates confirm their participation therefore we encourage you to apply ASAP.

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Audrey Kwong 2.9.19 / 1am

The Cabrillo Conductors / Composers Workshop brings together leading faculty, the award-winning Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, and early career conductors and composers for a professional training program that focuses on the creation and performance of new music.

Each summer for the last nineteen years, twenty conductors and three young composers have been selected to participate in this internationally recognized professional development program. Held in downtown Santa Cruz, California, in the context of the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music’s annual rehearsal and performance season, the Workshop gives participating conductors and composers five full days of intensive training with some of the world’s most respected contemporary music professionals. In 2019, Conducting Faculty members will include Cabrillo Festival Music Director Cristian Măcelaru and Octavio Más-Arocas (Director of Orchestras and Orchestral Conducting, Ithaca College, NY, and Music Director and Conductor, Mansfield Symphony Orchestra). The Composition Faculty member will be Kristin Kuster (Associate Professor and Chair of Composition, University of Michigan).

This unique workshop experience was designed by founding faculty members, Cabrillo Festival Music Director Laureate Marin Alsop and the late Maestro Gustav Meier. Activities include a schedule of seminars and critiqued conducting sessions, first with string quintet and piano, then with chamber orchestra, and finally podium time with the full Cabrillo Festival Orchestra. Under the guidance of a composition faculty member, participating composers work with the Festival’s resident composers and with the conductors on subjects including modern score analysis and practical guides for the rehearsal, interpretation and performance of contemporary works. The program is highlighted by an inspirational concert titled In the Works, when the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra is led by six conductors performing short symphonic works by each of the three selected composers.

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2019 CONDUCTORS WORKSHOP – NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS – DEADLINE MARCH 1!

If you are a CONDUCTOR, you are invited to submit an application to be considered for the 2019 Conductors Workshop to be held in Santa Cruz, California, Saturday, July 27 through Wednesday, July 31. All application materials must be submitted online, as specified below. After reviewing the Workshop information and application requirements, please direct any further questions to Audrey Kwong, Conductors Workshop Director, at conductors@cabrillomusic.org

Please note that if you attended the 2018 festival as a FELLOW, we are unable to offer a consecutive repeat fellowship. Should you be interested, we look forward to seeing your application again in 2020.

DATES AND LOCATION:
The Conductors Workshop begins the morning of Saturday, July 27 and runs through the early evening of Wednesday, July 31, 2019. All Workshop activities take place at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium in Santa Cruz, California.

FACULTY:
Cristian Măcelaru (Music Director, Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music; Conductor-in-Residence, Philadelphia Orchestra)
Octavio Más-Arocas (Director of Orchestras and Orchestral Conducting, Ithaca College, NY, and Music Director and Conductor, Mansfield Symphony Orchestra)
Kristin Kuster Composers Workshop Faculty (Associate Professor and Chair of Composition, University of Michigan)

REPERTOIRE:
Selections from standard repertoire is being finalized. Please check back on the Workshop website for updates.
Three contemporary works by selected Composers Workshop fellows (conducted by FELLOWS only)

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
Five 2.5-hour sessions with the Cabrillo Festival Orchestra and faculty are dedicated to standard repertoire training and guidance. An additional two 2.5-hour rehearsal services are dedicated to the preparation of Composer Workshop Fellows’ compositions for the In the Works concert. Additionally, all conductors participate in a variety of seminars, discussions, video review sessions and Q&A with faculty, and are welcome to observe four Festival Orchestra open rehearsals that take place during the Workshop. The workshop is divided into three participatory tiers with varied amounts of podium time granted. Six conducting FELLOWS will be selected and will receive approximately 70 minutes of total podium time conducting standard repertoire. This time is divided between sessions with a string quintet and piano, a 22-piece chamber orchestra, and a full orchestra. Additionally, FELLOWS conduct a 40-piece chamber orchestra for 40 minutes of rehearsal in preparation for the In the Works concert. Tuition for FELLOWS is covered in full by the Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation Conducting Scholarships and a scholarship is provided to assist with travel and accommodation expenses. Six ASSOCIATES will be selected and will receive approximately 15 minutes of podium time divided between sessions with string quintet and piano, and a 22-piece chamber orchestra. We are able to accommodate eight AUDITORS who will each conduct a brief, 8-minute section of a work with a 22-piece chamber orchestra. All conductors will be provided with a video recording of his or her individual podium sessions.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Applications and supporting materials will be accepted in digital format only, via Slideroom: http://www.cabrillofestival.slideroom.com Late, incomplete, mailed, or emailed applications will not be considered. All of the following materials must be uploaded by Friday, March 1 to complete an application:

• A CV or resume no more than two pages in length. In addition to detailing any conducting experience, the CV/resume should indicate your primary instrument and any training and orchestral experience on this instrument.
• A letter of recommendation from an artist or teacher who can speak to your musicianship.
• A personal statement (300 words or less) indicating why you are studying conducting and how you hope to benefit from a workshop with a focus on new music.
• Video representative of your conducting. Performance or rehearsal footage may be utilized for your video submission. We would prefer to see you conducting at least two contrasting works, including a complete movement or (in the case of shorter works) an entire selection. Please also include 5-10 minutes of rehearsal footage, if available. Inclusion of rehearsal footage is strongly suggested, but not required. All videos should be front-facing, from the vantage point of the orchestra. You may upload up to three files, YouTube, or Vimeo links via Slideroom. DVDs will not be accepted.
• A document detailing information about the video/s submitted as part of your application. For each video file or link submitted, please indicate the repertoire included, the date and location of the performance or rehearsal, and the orchestra/ensemble. If a variety of repertoire or excerpts are submitted within a single file or link, please detail the specific timing for each excerpt.
• Payment of the $65 application fee.

FEES & TUITION:
In addition to the $65 application fee, tuition amounts for participants are as follows:
• FELLOWS: Tuition for FELLOWS, valued at $750, is covered in full by the Bruno Walter Memorial Foundation Conducting Scholarships. A $595 scholarship is provided to assist with travel and accommodation expenses. FELLOWS will be asked to submit a fully-refundable deposit in the amount of $300 to confirm attendance. A check totaling the amount of the expense scholarship and the deposit refund will be given to FELLOWS upon conclusion of the workshop in Santa Cruz, and completion of the post-workshop survey.
• ASSOCIATES: $500 tuition
• AUDITORS: $300 tuition

TRAVEL & HOUSING:
Participants are responsible for arranging travel to and accommodations in Santa Cruz and the expenses associated with these arrangements. Nearby airports are Mineta San Jose International (SJC; 35 miles from Santa Cruz) and San Francisco International (SFO; 70 miles from Santa Cruz). Information on suggested ground transportation and accommodations will be provided to selected conductors. An attendee list will be made available to all participating conductors in the event that conductors wish to arrange shared ground transportation or housing.

NOTIFICATION & ACCEPTANCE:
Invitations for the workshop will be distributed on a rolling basis and by April 15.

Accepted FELLOWS will be asked to confirm their participation in writing and by submitting the $300 deposit by the deadline indicated in the workshop invitation. Accepted ASSOCIATES will be asked to confirm their participation in writing and by submitting the full tuition payment by by the deadline indicated in the workshop invitation. Accepted AUDITORS will be invited by group, and will be asked to confirm their participation in writing and by submitting the full tuition by the deadline indicated in the workshop invitation on a first come first served basis.

Payment of the deposit or tuition will reserve the conductor’s place in the Workshop. In the event of an attendee’s cancellation, the deposit or tuition will only be refunded if the Festival is able to fill the withdrawing conductor’s place with another individual. Application fees are non-refundable.

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Felipe Cattapan 2.18.19 / 12pm

Choral conducting/orchestral conducting workshop (16th. and 17th. of March 2019 in Winterthur, Switzerland)
Active and passive participation
For beginners and advanced
Contents: contemporary conducting technique, creative rehearsal technique, efficient vocal technique for choirs, team leadership
Languages: German, English, French
More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

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awebersdysorg 3.1.19 / 1am

San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory is hiring a Conservatory Program Manager. Visit http://www.sdys.org/jobs for more information.

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European Conducting Academy 3.15.19 / 6am

The EUROPEAN CONDUCTING ACADEMY announces “The Viennese Sound: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven” a Conducting Master Class with Maestro Julius Kalmar (Conducting Professor at the Vienna Music University, and at the Hamburg Music Acadeny), Maestro Romolo Gessi (Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Veneta Orchestra), and the Philharmonia Veneta Orchestra. 2019 April 11 – 14
The course will be held in Vicenza, at Villa Ghislanzoni, one of the most charming Venetian Villas. Each piece will be studied first theoretically and then practically on the piano and with a string ensemble, and then with the whole orchestra, so that candidates will be able to work as independently as possible, making efficient use of the time allowed for orchestra rehearsals. Introductory audition for active participants: 10 minutes YouTube link sent before the admission deadline or admission test on the first day of the course at 3:00 p.m.

Admission: conductors of all nationalities and all ages can take part in this course. All candidates are expected to have thoroughly studied at least one piece of the programme before the beginning of the course. Admission is after assessment of a curriculum and a short technical test. Videos sent before the admission deadline (10 min YouTube links) of the candidate conducting in rehearsal or performance are preferable as technical test. Alternatively, the candidate can undergo a technical test, in which they must demonstrate that they have a suitable level of basic technique, on the first day of lesson.
The candidates found unsuitable will still be able to participate as listeners.

Programme:
HAYDN Symphony No.104 London
MOZART Ouverture Così fan tutte KV 588
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.1, Op.21

Individual Podium Time: 40 minutes

Calendar:
analysis, conducting technique and rehearsals – m° Kalmar and m° Gessi
Thursday April 11th: 3:00 p.m. Introductory audition; Lessons 4:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Friday April 12th: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday April 13th : 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Sunday April 14th: 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Course fees (to be paid in full at registration):
Conductors
Complete course: € 400.00 (complete: 4 days – lessons with piano, ensemble, and orchestra)
Reduced course: € 350.00 (only 3 days – lessons with piano and ensemble or orchestra)
Listeners – Daily fee: € 60.00
Listeners – Special offer for the whole course: € 200.00

Registration fee: € 10.00

Diplomas and certificates: each participant will receive an attendance certificate.
Tuition Languages: English, German, Italian

Application deadline: April 2nd

JULIUS KALMAR: German Maestro Julius Kalmar is considered one of the most distinguished conductors appearing on the international podium. He is also world-renown as one of the best conducting professors of our time. He studied at the Bucharest Academy, obtaining diploma in 1968. He continued his conducting studies at the Music Academy in Vienna, under the guidance of Hans Swarowsky and Karl Österreicher, obtaining his Diploma with honours. He also studied under Sergiu Celibidache. He served as Conductor at the State Opera Bucharest (1967-70) and, from 1970 to 1973, as Principal Conductor at the Aachen’s Opera House. From 1976 to 1981 he was Principal Conductor at the Opera House in Mainz. In 1981 he was appointed Professor of Conducting at the Music Academy in Vienna. From 1983 to 1988 he also served as Conductor at the Wiener Volksoper in Vienna. In addition, Maestro Kalmar has toured extensively as conductor in major concert cities such as Hamburg, Munich, Milan, Tokyo, Mainz, Genoa, Antwerps, Catania, Lüttich, Messina, Bucharest, Cosenza, Taipei, Reggio Calabria, Nagasaki, Taranto, Kaoshiong, Miyazaki, Fukuoka, Dazaifu. Later he became Professor of Opera Conducting at the Music Academy of Hamburg. He held Master Classes all over the world, like as Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten in Vienna, Hans Swarowsky Annual Masterclass in Milan, Annual Conducting course in Szeged (Hungary), Conducting courses in Italy (Trieste, Vicenza, Follina, Taranto, Zogno), Greece, Argentina, Taiwan, New Zealand. He has been jury member in several Competitions like Hans Swarowsky International Conducting Competition, International Piano Competition in Cantù, Singing Competion in Varallo, Franco Ferrara International Conducting Competition in Rome. He is Guest Conductor of several Orchestras in Europe, America, New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Korea. Maestro Kalmar speaks fluent German, French, Italian, English, Russian, Rumanian, and Hungarian.

ROMOLO GESSI: born in Trieste, Italy, Romolo Gessi completed his musical studies at the Trieste Conservatory. Further conducting studies ensued at the State Conservatoire of St.Petersburg, under Musin and Kukuskin, at the Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten in Vienna under Julius Kalmar, and at the Accademia Musicale in Pescara under Donato Renzetti, obtaining Diplomas with the highest marks. He has won many awards, including the Opera Conducting Competition of Caserta, and the First Prize at the International Austro-Hungarian Conducting Competition of Vienna and Pécs. He was appointed professor of Conducting at the Conservator of Milan. Since 1997 he has been teaching conducting at the European Conducting Academy. He is also Coordinator of the Conducting and Chamber Music Department at the Conservatory of Trieste and he has been a Guest Professor at the Vienna Music University, at the Norwegian Music Academy, at the Berliner Meisterkurse, at the Univerity of Arts in Tirana, and at the International Young Artists Project. He is Music Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra and of the Cantelli Symphony Orchestra in Milan. He has conducted many orchestras, such as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the State Opera Prague, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Cracow, the Izhevsk’s Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Pécs Symphony Orchestra, the Porto Alegre Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia’s Soloists, Milano Classica, the National Opera & Ballet House of Constanta, the Trieste Opera House, the Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Bari Symphony Orchestra, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, the Lecce Symphony Orchestra, the Marchigiana Philharmonic, the Spoleto Opera House in the principal cities of Italy as well as in those of Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and USA.

Information . Registration . Accommodation:
• Course address: Villa Ghislanzoni – Via S. Cristoforo 73, 36100 VICENZA – ITALY
(From Vicenza’s Railway Station: Bus Nr.1 – Direction: Bertesina)
• Infoline: Tel +39 328 2449171 or +39 338 9368993
E-mail: infodirigo@gmail.com
Web site: http://www.worldconducting.altervista.org

Registration:
1. Send the completed application form by the deadline to ECA via e-mail
infodirigo@gmail.com
2. Fees have to be paid in full on the first day of the course.
Notes:
1. Partial attendance gives no right to a reduction in fee.
2. The organizers may accept enrolments after the deadline date if places are still available.

• Accommodation:
ECA offers an accommodation selection and assistance service to participants at:
• Villa Ghislanzoni :”Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 0444 1837595 http://www.villaghislanzoni.it
• Ai tre daini: Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 347 7256888 http://www.aitredaini.com
• Alla Torre colombaia: Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 0444 511476 http://www.allatorrecolombaia.it
• Youth Hotel: Via Giuriolo, 9 – Vicenza. Tel: +39 0444 540222 http://www.ostellovicenza.com
• Casa di Lidia: “Bed and Breakfast” Via Legione Antonini, 38 – Tel: +39 0444 563952 http://www.lacasadilidia.it
• Casa San Raffaele: Viale X Giugno – Vicenza. Tel: +39 0444 545767 http://www.albergosanraffaele.it

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Deanna Leramo 3.27.19 / 4am

M° Günter Neuhold – Taipei Conducting Masterclass
08 – 13 Aug, 2019
Under the guidance of Austrian born M° Günter Neuhold, one of the prominent conductors of his generation, the students will learn the secrets of Beethoven’s music.

The masterclass is entirely dedicated to the 9 symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven and aims to develop in the students the necessary skills to work as professional at the highest level as orchestra conductors, and to facilitate their entrance in the world of the classical music business thanks to the experience of teachers active in the major theaters and Concert Halls of the world (Salzburg Festspiele, Wiener Philharmoniker, La Scala Theatre in Milan, Carnegie Hall in New York etc.).

http://www.taipeiconductingmasterclass.com/

taipeiconducting@gmail.com

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Fabio Merlini 3.29.19 / 3pm

ITALIAN CONDUCTING COMPETITION 2019

The Bordighera Symphony Orchestra in cooperation with Italconcert International Artists Agency & Tactus Label, announces the first edition of the “ITALIAN CONDUCTING COMPETITION”.
The competition is open to musicians of any nationality without age limits. The competition will be held in Bordighera (Italy) from 2 until 7 September 2019.

LOCATION:
A beautiful view of bordighera, place of the competition in the coast of flowers (Riviera dei fiori di Sanremo)www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=0kEg6bTK76g

TRAVEL INFORMATIONS:
How to get to Bordighera:
BY TRAIN:You can reach Bordighera by train from Milano Centrale Railway Station trenitalia.com
(Bordighera Railway station is very close to Palazzo del Parco Theater)
Airports near Bordighera:
Genoa: airport.genova.it
Turin: aeroportoditorino.

President of the jury the GREAT pianist Emilio Aversano.

This is a serious competition for great musicians.

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Felipe Cattapan 4.3.19 / 7am

Choral conducting/choral workshop (28th. of July till 3rd. of August 2019 in Arosa, Switzerland)
Active and passive participation
For beginners and advanced
Contents: contemporary conducting technique, creative rehearsal technique, efficient vocal technique for choirs, team leadership
Languages: German, English, French
Application: info@arosakultur.ch
More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

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Felipe Cattapan 4.3.19 / 10am

Choral conducting/choral workshop for women (18th. and 19th. of May 2019 in Wetzikon, Switzerland)
Active participation: only women; passive participation: women and men
For beginners and advanced
Contents: contemporary conducting technique, creative rehearsal technique, efficient vocal technique for choirs, team leadership for women
Languages: German, English, French (Felipe Cattapan); German, English (Prof. Katja Cattapan)
Teachers: Felipe Cattapan (www.cattapan.ch) and Prof. Katja Cattapan
Application: KOSI Musik-Werkstatt, info@kosi-musik.ch
Application deadline: 30th. of April 2019
More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

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Deanna Leramo 4.8.19 / 4am

LAST FREE SPOT FOR FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS

Due to the high amount of requests we would like to inform you that thre is only one place left for active students to the next Florence Conducting Masterclass.
The masterclass will be held from 19 until 25 August 2019 in the Theatre of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Opera di Firenze): https://www.maggiofiorentino.com/ with the chamber orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.
The teacher will be M° Guenter Neuhold.

http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

Thanks for sharing.

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Peter Fender 4.15.19 / 6am

BEETHOVEN 7 MASTERCLASS, LONDON UK

Dates: 14-16 June 2019
Cost: £625 (£575 students, non in work)

A weekend working on Beethoven symphony no.7, with inspiring British conductor/teacher Peter Fender.
On the Friday evening we work on key issues from the score (both technical and theoretical), on the Saturday we work with a professional pianist, and on the Sunday we work with the professional 35-piece orchestra South London Sinfonietta.
The course is intensely practical and you will be given help and advice pertinent to your own experience and situation.
There is a maximum of only 8 students, who will each receive a minimum of 60 minutes podium time. Keeping numbers small results in a powerful learning environment.

Free HD video of your work will be available after the course.

NB1: We are working through all Beethoven’s symphonies: No.8 will be 18-20 October.
NB2: One-day courses are also available (e.g. on Elgar’s Serenade for Strings) see website for details.

For further information and the application for please go to:

http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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“Paul Constantinescu” Philharmonic 4.18.19 / 4am

The Ploiești “Paul Constantinescu” Philharmonic, an institution with tradition in promoting national and international cultural values, has a great interest in educating new generations and discovering and supporting emerging talents, often organizing events for young musicians.

Ploiești International MasterClass and Conducting Competition is an experience based on young conductors’ knowledge and self-knowledge, alongside a professional and versatile symphonic orchestra, Maestro Jin Wang and Professor Jorma Panula and an international jury.

We are looking forward to discover new talents, organizing beautiful projects and sharing new experiences together.

The “Paul Constantinescu” Philharmonic is one of the most prestigious institutions of culture in Romania and comprises a symphony orchestra, “Flacăra Prahovei” traditional folk music orchestra, Ploieşti Jazz Trio, “Chronos” string quartet and a mixed choir. Being acknowledged in the country and worldwide due to their professional qualities, the ensembles of Ploiești Philharmonic prove their value on every performance.

Address: no. 5 Anton Pann street, Ploiești, 107071, Prahova, Romania.

For active participants:
non-refundable 50€ application fee
50% advance payment of admission fee (600€) – by June 1st
50% clearance payment of admission fee (600€) – by July 1st
hotel stay and airport transfer are included in the admission fee
plane tickets to and from Romania are the applicants’ responsibility

For daily visitors (passive participants):
20€ / day (includes access to seminars, rehearsals and competition)

For more information and registration please access: https://paulconstantinescu.com/

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Steven Lee 5.7.19 / 4am

M° Günter Neuhold – Beethoven Conducting Masterclass in Taipei

From 08 until 13 August 2019
Under the guidance of Austrian born M° Günter Neuhold, one of the prominent conductors of his generation, the students will learn the secrets of Beethoven’s music.

The masterclass is directed to young conductors who want to increase their musical experience and work as professionals in the world of classical music.

Based on the experience of the creators of successful programmes like Florence Conducting Masterclass and Italian Opera Workshop, Taipei Conducitng Masterclass aims to develop in the students the necessary skills to work as professional at the highest level as orchestra conductors, and to facilitate their entrance in the world of the classical music business thanks to the experience of teachers active in the major theaters and Concert Halls of the world (Salzburg Festspiele, Wiener Philharmoniker, La Scala Theatre in Milan, Carnegie Hall in New York etc.).

With more than ten years of experience of management in the field of classical music, the organization offers a real opportunity of growth to the students and can help them to develop their career according to their unique artistry and personality.

The organization and the teacher, by common consent, will recommend the best students to the following institutions:

– Chamber Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Italy);
– Opera Nice (France);
– I Solisti Aquilani Chamber Orchestra (Italy);
– Hungarian National Radio Television Symphony Orchestra (Hungary);
– Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV (Hungary);
– Orquesta de la Comunidad Valenciana (Spain);
– Witold Lutoslawsky Chamber Orchestra (Poland);
– Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria);
– Khabarovsk Symphony Orchestra (Russia);
– Taipei City Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan);

To the final stage of the masterclass will be invited representative of International Artists Agencies from Europe and Asia.

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Peter Fender 5.16.19 / 3am

Forthcoming courses in London, UK, in June 2019
With M° Peter Fender

A few places are still available on the following courses (with the professional orchestra South London Sinfonietta):

1. 1 June: Mendelssohn Sinfonia no.10 in B minor (£200 / £170 unwaged)
2. 16-18 June: Beethoven Symphony No.7 (£625 / £575 unwaged / observer on final day £60)

Small classes.
Free HD video.

For full information and the application form please go to:
http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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Mark Heron 5.17.19 / 7am

Sherborne Summer School, Wind Conducting Course 2019
Mark Heron, Bjørn Sagstad and Alberto Roque
composer in residence Nelson Jesus

28th July to 4th August 2019
Sherborne School, Dorset, UK
This internationally recognised course is for conductors at intermediate and advanced levels with an interest in wind repertoire, or a desire to immerse themselves in issues relating to conducting wind and brass instruments. Up to twenty-five students will be accepted as active participants. Observers are also encouraged and will be fully involved in the course, but they will only conduct at the discretion of the tutors. An integral feature of the week is that all active participants receive podium time with an ensemble each day and a performance opportunity at the end of the week. This year we are fortunate to have the eminent composer Nelson Jesus join us. Nelson will not only spend time with the class but will assist in the preparation of his works for performance.

There are four sessions a day. Free concerts every evening and most lunchtimes. The course is embedded within a large music summer school ensuring a unique social atmosphere in the beautiful and historic Sherborne School which is in one of the loveliest towns in England.
Further details:
http://www.markheron.co.uk/sherborne-summer-school
http://www.sherbornesummerschoolofmusic.org/wbc.html

“The international aspect on the Wind Conducting course was especially noticeable this year. Students from America, Switzerland, Canada, Italy, Norway, Germany, Jamaica and Australia to name a selection were complemented by tutors Bjorn Sagstad (Norway), Alberto Roque (Portugal) and Mark Heron (a proud Scot teaching at RNCM) to create an international majority in the class. The increasingly international reach of the week is testament to the well-structured, accessible nature of the course, combined with substantial practical time and held together by a strong community ethos.”

“I really thought it was a fantastic week – I thoroughly enjoyed every minute and I’m extremely grateful for all of the advice, help and support you all provided to me and for all of the valuable learning points you highlighted whilst others were on the podium too. It was an excellent group of people to spend time with and the variety of repertoire was really interesting and challenging.”

— 2018 participants

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John Landor 5.20.19 / 2am

London Musical Arts Conducting Course, London, 25 September – 8 December

10 weekly classes with the class ensemble
Rehearsals and public performance with ‘I Maestri’ Orchestra
Conduct LMA Ensemble at St Martin-in-the-Fields
Repertoire: Beethoven 5th Symphony, Brahms 2nd Symphony

Full information: https://www.lmaorchestra.com/2019-conductors-course

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Kevin Schaffter 5.28.19 / 9am

Music Director/Conductor Position Open with Youth Music Monterrey!

More details below

https://auditioncafe.com/job/youth-music-monterey-546-hartnell-st-suite-b-130-music-directorconductor/

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Orlando Ureña 5.28.19 / 11am

Conducting Workshop
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo (Autonomous University of Hidalgo)
Conductor: Gaétan Kuchta
October 12th to 19th, 2019

Total Podium Time: 175 min.

ca. 85 min per each participant with professional orchestra.

ca. 90 min of one- to – one coaching with two pianos.

Repertoire, Select one of the following lists

List A, Select one of the following pieces.

Egmont Overture, Op. 84- Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture, Op. 62- Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture from The Magic Flute, K. 620- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Overture from The Marriage of Figaro- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Finlandia- Jean Sibelius
Huapango- José Pablo Moncayo

List B , Select two different movements from the following symphonies.

Symphony No. 8 & 9- A. Dvorak
Symphony No. 5. P. I. Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 2 – Jean Sibelius
Symphony No. 1 & 5 – Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7- Sergéi Prokófiev
Symphony No. 40 – W. A. Mozart
Symphony No. 4- Johannes Brahms

Participation fee

1500 USD each participant

Individual Courses
Individual Recording from each class
Concert with a professional orchestra
Recording of the performance during the concert
Management Course
Physiotherapy Course

Places available for auditor

Accommodation and meals Included

From October 12th to October 19th

Travel
The closest airport to Pachuca is in Mexico City. One hour and a half away.

The Workshop

The course is open to conductors of youth orchestras, amateur orchestras, bands, music teachers and music students. There will be daily sessions with a feedback at the end of the day supported by the video recording of the rehearsals and the opportunity to work with a professional orchestra.

For more information send an e-mail to
direccion.artistica.osuaeh@gmail.com

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Peter Fender 5.31.19 / 3am

Beethoven Symphony No.7: 14-16 June: London

There are two places remaining on this course in London, UK, with Maestro Peter Fender.

Dates: 14-16 June (starting 19.00 on the 14th, finishing 17.40 on the 16th)
Cost: £625 (£575)
Orchestra: South London Sinfonietta (professional, 33 players)
Video: Free HD video supplied after the course
Podium time: 60 mins minimum

Observers are also welcome (on Sunday 16th): £60

Full details and application form: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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Elena Kalinovska 6.18.19 / 4am

8-13 September 2019, International Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Martin Sieghart (Austria) and the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (Olomouc, Czech Republic).

6-day conducting masterclass with a full-size professional symphony orchestra.

Program:
Johannes Brahms, Symphony No.1;
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 2;
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Overture Hebrides;
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op.21

More information:
http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/masterclasses-for-conductors.php

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John Landor 6.23.19 / 12pm

Application deadline for London Musical Arts Conducting Course is this Monday 24 June at midnight!
https://www.lmaorchestra.com/2019-conductors-course

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John Landor 6.30.19 / 2pm

London Musical Arts Orchestral Conducting Course

~ course runs from 25 September – 8 December 2019 in central London, United Kingdom

~ 10 weekly classes conducting the class ensemble

~ rehearsals and public performance with I Maestri Orchestra

~ conduct London Musical Arts Ensemble at St Martin-in-the-Fields

~ Beethoven Symphony No 5, Brahms Symphony No 2 (+ own choice)

~ Led by Maestro John Landor, Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, London, international conductor,
former pupil fo George Hurst and Ilya Mussin

Full details: https://www.lmaorchestra.com/2019-conductors-course

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MuzikFermata 7.1.19 / 5pm

New-MuzikFermata London Orchestra Conducting Workshop
27 – 30 Nov, 2019
First Edition : November 27–30, 2019 with Arnaud Oosterbaa (Netherland)
Second Edition: January 8–11, 2020 with Michael Seal (UK)
We are an independent company able to provide innovative approach focused on individual needs.
We offer :
Intensive and professionally well organized course structure over 4 days
Established international tutors who are passionate to pass their knowledge on, and to draw out the personal qualities and aspirations of up and coming conductors– no age limit.
35 min podium time daily, divided in to 2 sessions.
Opportunity to work with professional orchestral musicians based in London
Final lunch time concert at St James, Sussex Gardens, London
Friendly support of MuzicFermata team during your stay in London
Programm ( Edition 1)
O.Respighi Antiche Danze et Arie, Suite No. 3 for strings.
S.Barber Cello Concerto in A minor, op.22
I.Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite
We welcome you to visit our website muzikfermata.com or
contact us directly on(mail address) muzikfermata@gmail.com
closing date: 01 Oct 2019

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Esther Wakeman 7.8.19 / 8am

Conducting Masterclasses 2019/2020 – Royal Northern College of Music

The RNCM is hosting a series of conducting masterclasses in the 2019/20 season. These courses are led by Mark Heron, Clark Rundell and David Hill in conjunction with a range of guest teachers, and are aimed at a very broad range of applicants.

A feature of all of these courses is the absolute focus on the practical experience of conducting real live musicians. RNCM orchestras, bands and ensembles play for the bulk of the sessions, and in the May course there are significant opportunities to conduct and receive feedback from professional musicians thanks to the involvement of Manchester Camerata.

Masterclass 1 (23 – 24 November 2019): Wind and Brass
Masterclass 2 (7 – 9 February 2020): Choral
Masterclass 3 (20 – 21 February 2020): Mostly opera
Masterclass 4 (29 – 31 May 2020): Orchestral, in association with Manchester Camerata
Music Educators Conducting Course (October 2019, January and March 2020)

Full information is available from our website: https://www.rncm.ac.uk/short-conducting-courses/ where you will also find details of how to make your online application.

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Taipei Conducting 7.25.19 / 11am

ONE PLACE AVAILABLE as ACTIVE STUDENT for Taipei Conducting Masterclass

Teacher: M° Günter Neuhold
Orchestra: Taipei City Symphony Orchestra
Period: 8/13 August 2019
Place: Soochow University Music Center
Programm: Beethoven’s Symphonies

Complete rules and application: http://www.taipeiconductingmasterclass.com/
Application and info: taipeiconducting@gmail.com

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Peter Fender 7.30.19 / 6am

Beethoven Symphony No.8 Masterclass: 18-20 October 2019: London, UK

A weekend working on Beethoven symphony no.8, with British conductor/teacher Peter Fender.

Friday evening: key issues from the score (both technical and theoretical)
Saturday: work with professional pianist
Sunday: work with professional 35-piece orchestra South London Sinfonietta.

The course is intensely practical and you will be given help and advice pertinent to your own experience and situation. The atmosphere is positive and encouraging.

Max 8 active participants
Min 60 minutes podium time

£625 (£575 full-time students) / £60 (observer, final day only)
Free HD video of your work after the course.

NB1: We are working through the symphonies: No.9 (movements 1-3) will be 13-15 March 2020.
NB2: One-day courses are also available (e.g. on string orchestra repertoire) see website for details.

http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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Klangkraft Orchester, Germany 8.5.19 / 12pm

Klangkraft Masterclass &
Competition 2019

Klangkraft Orchestra, Duisburg-Germany is excited to host its second annual Masterclass on the 28th of September 2019, after our very successful “Mozart Magic Flute Overture Workshop” in 2018.

The 2nd edition, along with intensive work and feedback sessions from the orchestra and jury, will award three candidates the opportunity to perform with the orchestra in this 2019/20 season.

Any information on our website competition.klangkraft.de, our contact us via mail competition@klangkraft.de.

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Peter Fender 8.18.19 / 10am

2 participant places remaining: Beethoven Symphony No.8 Masterclass: 18-20 October 2019: London, UK

A weekend working on Beethoven symphony no.8, with British conductor/teacher Peter Fender.

Friday evening: key issues from the score (both technical and theoretical)
Saturday: work with professional pianist
Sunday: work with professional 35-piece orchestra South London Sinfonietta.

The course is intensely practical and you will be given help and advice pertinent to your own experience and situation. The atmosphere is positive and encouraging.

Max 8 active participants
Min 60 minutes podium time

£625 (£575 full-time students) / £60 (observer, final day only)
Free HD video of your work after the course.

NB1: We are working through the symphonies: No.9 (movements 1-3) will be 13-15 March 2020, movement 4 will be 17-19 July 2020.
NB2: The next one-day course is Sat 5 October on The St Paul’s Suite by Gustav Holst.

http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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Felipe Cattapan 8.21.19 / 10am

Choral Conducting/Choral Workshop for Advanced in Winterthur, Switzerland (26th. of October – 27th. of October 2019)
Active and passive participation
Contents: contemporary conducting technique, efficient vocal technique, creative rehearsal technique, team leadership, video analysis of famous conductors
Languages: German, English, French
Teacher: Felipe Cattapan (www.cattapan.ch)
More information: http://www.cattapan.ch/naechste-kurse/

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1. John Landor 8.21.19 / 12pm
  
  London Musical Arts Conducting Course, London 25 Sep – 7 Dec 2019. There are a few places left on this course, applications required as soon as possible.
  10 weekly classes conducting the class ensemble, rehearsals and public performance with ‘I Maestri’ Orchestra, conduct LMA Ensemble at St Martin-in-the-Fields.
  Repertoire includes: Beethoven 5, Brahms 2. Led by John Landor, MA, ARAM, Music Director of LMA Orchestra.
  
  This is a great course for intermediate and advanced conductors who wish to develop their work on the podium, with regular conducting over a 10 week period, under the guidance of and experienced and responsive teacher, John Landor, who was a pupil of both George Hurst and Ilya Mussin.
  
  ‘Principal’ conductors £595, ‘Associate’ conductors £225, ‘Observers’ £95.
  
  More information: https://www.lmaorchestra.com/2019-conductors-course
  
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Alexander Kahn 8.29.19 / 4pm

Hi! I am hoping to publicize the following masterclass:

http://music.sonoma.edu/events/2020/string-orchestra-conducting-workshop-markand-thakar

Thanks for your consideration!

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Alexander Kahn 9.5.19 / 5pm

String Orchestra Conducting Workshop with Markand Thakar

January 14 – 16, 2020
Green Music Center
Sonoma State University

Workshop Overview
This workshop, led by world-renowned conducting pedagogue Markand Thakar, focuses on developing essential physical control and building musical understanding. Participants will work with the Vintner’s Chamber Orchestra – Sonoma County’s professional string orchestra – on the two major staples of the repertoire: the Serenades by Dvořák and Tchaikovsky.

All ensemble sessions will be captured on digital video, which Fellows are free to use without conditions.

Fellows will participate in daily technique sessions, video reviews, and directed lunch conversations, and will have opportunities to work with the small and large ensembles on each of the two works under the direction of Maestro Thakar. Associates will participate fully in all activities beyond conducting the ensembles.

All sessions are held at the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University, consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful and acoustically perfect performing arts centers in the United States. Sonoma State University is in stunning Sonoma County, just minutes away from hundreds of world-class wineries, restaurants, the Pacific Coast and a myriad of outdoor adventures.

About Markand Thakar
Markand Thakar is Music Director of the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra.

He has appeared as conductor with orchestras in Europe, Asia, and across North America, including concerts with the New York Philharmonic, the National Symphony, and some 40 other orchestras. In its 35th season, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra has performed a five-concert tour of China, and has recorded three CDs for the Naxos label, including a disc of music by Jonathan Leshnoff named to Naxos’ “Best of the Best” list. And in his 12-year tenure as Music Director of the Duluth Superior Symphony the orchestra saw dramatic growth in both audience and artistic prominence to what Minnesota Public Radio called “Minnesota’s other great orchestra.”

Noted internationally as a pedagogue, he was for over two decades Co-Director of Graduate Conducting at the Peabody Conservatory. His two annual intensive conducting programs with BCO draw conductors from five continents, and he has a continuing position as visiting director of the international graduate conducting program at Corpas University in Bogotá, Colombia. His students have won significant conducting positions across North America and internationally, including music directorships with the Aachen (Germany), Winnipeg, Hartford, Eugene, Charleston, Lubbock, Muncie, Williamsport, Amarillo, Young Musician’s Foundation, Lake Forest, Mid-Atlantic, Sioux City, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Lake Charles, Washington-Idaho, and Grande Ronde Symphony Orchestras; staff conducting positions with the Metropolitan Opera and the orchestras of Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Dallas, Seattle, Saint Louis, Portland (OR), Richmond, Winnipeg, Portland (ME), Buffalo, Phoenix, Charlotte, Kansas City, Canton, Winston-Salem, and El Paso; as well as numerous collegiate positions.

Thakar is a protégé of the legendary Sergiu Celibidache, and a former Fulbright Fellow, with degrees from The Juilliard School, Columbia University, and the Cincinnati College-Conservatory, with additional studies at the Curtis Institute and the Ciprian Porumbescu Conservatory in Bucharest, Romania. Other conducting studies were with Gustav Meier, Max Rudolf and Peter Perret.

Markand Thakar is the author of three seminal books. Counterpoint: Fundamentals of Music Making (Yale University Press), also issued in Italian and Czech, uses species counterpoint to promote an understanding of how both composer and performer contribute to the experience of musical beauty. Looking for the “Harp” Quartet; An Investigation into Musical Beauty (University of Rochester Press, 2011) is a study of musical beauty from the standpoint of the composer, performer and listener. And On the Principles and Practice of Conducting (University of Rochester Press, 2016) is a manual for conductors at all levels. http://www.markandthakar.com/

Workshop Schedule

Day 1, starting in the afternoon – TUESDAY, JANUARY 14
1:00 – 3:00 Talk, Schroeder Hall
3:00 – 4:00 Technique Session, Schroeder Hall
6:00 – 8:30 Evening string quintet session on Tchaikovsky Serenade, Schroeder Hall

Day 2– WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15
9:00 – 10:00 Technique Session, Schroeder Hall
10:00 – 12:30 Morning Orchestra Session: Tchaikovsky Serenade, Weill Hall
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch Q&A, Weill Hall Green Room
2:30 – 4:30 Video Review
6:00 – 8:30 Evening string quartet session on Dvorak Serenade, Schroeder Hall

Day 3 – THURSDAY, JANUARY 16
9:00 – 10:00 Technique Session, Schroeder Hall
10:00 – 12:30 Morning Orchestra Session, Weill Hall
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch Q&A Weill Green Room
2:30 – 4:30 Video Review and Wrap-up session

Cost
Conducting Fellow: $900
Conducting Associate: $450

1 unit of college credit is available for an additional fee. Please contact Dr. Alexander Kahn, kahnale@sonoma.edu, for details if interested.

How to Register
To register for the event, please click here https://forms.gle/tKq8LKFj6WkqiuPA7. Participants will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Registration will be considered complete on receipt of payment.

Housing
On-campus housing is not available. Recommended hotels in the area are Oxford Suites and the Doubletree Hilton in Rohnert Park. There are also many rentals in the area available through airbnb. Parking passes for the Sonoma State campus will be provided for all participants.

What people are saying about studying with Maestro Thakar:
“Markand gave me a view of conducting that came from the music and a technique that enables me to be free – which enables me to connect with the orchestral sound – in other words, as he often said, to ‘become the music’! And I still do his exercises almost every day.”
Ken Lam
Music Director, Charleston Symphony Orchestra and Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Grand Prize Winner, 2011 Memphis International Conducting Competition
Resident Conductor, Brevard Music Festival
former Assistant Conductor, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

“It opened my ears to a whole new world of sound and listening. It was hard, but worth it…this is a fantastic course with a world-class teacher.”
Chelsea Tipton
Music Director
The Symphony of Southeast Texas
Principal Pops Conductor, New Haven Symphony

“It was the first time I have ever been moved by my own conducting.”
Dana Sadava
Artistic Director, Pasadena Opera
Music Director, Community Women’s Orchestra (Oakland)
Assistant Conductor, Indianapolis Opera

“Markand Thakar’s passionate and thoughtful approach to music-making continues to be an important part of who I am as a musician. Through understanding and explaining the fundamental components of music, he builds musical works from the ground up, as they should be. I am very grateful to have had his musical guidance to help me find, in his words, ‘the music inside me.’ I owe him a lot.”
Tomasz Golka
Music Director, Riverside (CA) Symphony Orchestra
Grand Prize Winner, 2003 Eduardo Mata International Conducting Competition

LOCATION

Green Music Center, Sonoma State University

ADMISSION FEES

Conducting Fellow: $900. Conducting Associate: $450.

CONTACT EMAIL

kahnale@sonoma.edu

CONTACT PHONE

707-664-2989

More information: http://music.sonoma.edu/events/2020/string-orchestra-conducting-workshop-markand-thakar

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Conductors' Collective at Escalante 9.10.19 / 11am

First annual Conductors’ Collective at Escalante Summer Retreat and Conducting Institute – July 2020

The Conductors’ Collective at Escalante is thrilled to announce our first annual Retreat, an intensive summer conducting institute for conductors and teachers of any level of experience or professional trajectory.

Choral conductors can join us in Boulder, Utah, deep within southern Utah’s stunning red rock canyon country, from July 6–11, 2020. Instrumental conductors, from July 13–18.

Conductors from anywhere in the region, country, or world are welcome.

Please follow us on Facebook/Instagram (@cc.at.escalante), visit ccescalante.com, or email info@ccescalante.com for more information.

Cornerstones of our program:
– An unparalleled 4:1 student-to clinician ratio, with two cumulative hours of guaranteed podium time in private lessons and seminars for each participant.
– Lectures, workshops, and discussions with our world-class faculty on topics such as movement fundamentals, score study, rehearsal, self-care and mental health, and advocacy for our art.
– A true refuge amongst the red rock in which participants may immerse themselves and escape from the noise of the world to practice their craft.

Applications open December 1 and are due March 1.

Conducting is for the adventurous; are you ready for the adventure?

More info: ccescalante.com

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Pietro 9.24.19 / 3am

OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONDUCTORS IN FLORENCE

CONDUCTING FLORENCE is articulated in 5 days of lesson with piano and orchestra. The course is mostly practical and the students will have a big amount of podium time with the professional musicians of Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina.
At the end of the course all the students will conduct in the final concert, thus a concert suit/dress is required.
There will be 3 days with Symphony Orchestra and 2 with piano 4 hands (the pianist will be professionals accompanist of the best Italian theatres).
The organization will offer 2 prize concerts to the best students in the prestigious seasons of Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina and Toscana Classica.
Maestro Lanzetta will offer to the best students the opportunity to assist him in important productions in Europe.

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Deanna Leramo 10.5.19 / 1am

EUROPEAN UNION COMPETITION FOR ORCHESTRA CONDUCTORS

Classics Management Budapest, in cooperation with the National Academy of Music in Sofia and Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra, announces the second edition of “EUROPEAN UNION COMPETITION FOR ORCHESTRA CONDUCTORS”.
The competition is open to musicians of any nationality without age limits.
The competition will be held in Sofia and Pazardjik (Bulgaria) from 4 until 11 January 2020.
The awards include money prizes and concerts in Italy, Hungary, Russia, Bulgaria, Turkey and Poland.

RULES
The competition is structured in two main phases, ELIMINATORY phase that starts April the 1st 2019 and ends on November the 1st 2019. The eliminatory phase will consist in the examination of videos and CVs; the FIRST ROUND and the following phases will take place from January the 4th until Janaury the 11th in Sofia and Pazardjik. The Final will consist in a public concert to be held in the Grand Hall of the National Academy of Music in Sofia. (Bulgaria);

1. Eligibility
The competition is open to all the conductors, without nationality or age limitations;

2. Eliminatory phase
Dates for sending applications: April the 1st 2019 until November the 1st 2019;
The candidates will have to send links to two videos that will be judged by the jury;

VIDEO DETAILS
The Videos can contain pieces from any historical period, with any kind of ensemble both vocal or instrumental;
The videos must be played in streaming mode (videos don’t have to be downloaded) and each must last at least 5 minutes; at least half of the video has to be filmed with frontal view;
Videos in which the candidate conducts a piano are admissible only if there are at least two players (4 hands piano or two pianos);

CANDIDATES ADMITTED TO THE FIRST ROUND
The admitted candidates will be informed by email within November the 15th 2019 and the admitted candidate’s names will also be published on the website;

The competition is structured as follows:

First Round: 4 hands piano, January 4, 5, 6 2020
Second Round: Symphony, Orchestra January 7, 8 2020
Semifinal: Symphony Orchestra, January 9 2020
Final: Symphony Orchestra and solo piano, January 10, 11 2020

3. Repertoire.
First Round: Piano 4 hands
Johannes Brahms: I Symphony in C minor Op. 68, 1st movement (Un poco sostenuto – Allegro)
Claude Debussy: Prélude a l’après-midi d’un faune (arrangement: Maurice Ravel)

Second Round: Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven: V Symphony n° 1st movement
Giuseppe Verdi: Prélude to Act III of “La traviata”
Johannes Brahms: II Symphony 3rd movement

Semifinal: Symphony Orchestra
Jean Sibelius: Finlandia Op. 26
Petko Staynov: Rachenitca from “Thracian Dances”
Antonín Dvořák: IX Symphony Op. 95 “from the New World” 4th movement

Each competitor will have ca 30 minutes to rehearse

Final: Symphony Orchestra

Group A
Ludwig van Beethoven: I Symphony 1st movement
Fryderyk Chopin: II Piano Concerto in f minor Op. 21, 3rd movement (Allegro vivace)

Group B
Ludwig van Beethoven: II Symphony 1st movement
Robert Schumann: Piano concerto in A minor Op. 54, 3rd movement (Allegro vivace)

Group C
Ludwig van Beethoven: IV Symphony 1st movement
Johannes Brahms: II Piano Concerto in B flat Op. 83, 4th movement (Allegretto grazioso)

Group D
Ludwig van Beethoven: VII Symphony 1st movement
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto in Bb Op. 23, 2nd movement (Andantino semplice – Prestissimo)

The Final is open to n°4 competitors, a group will be assigned to each and each will have about 75 minutes of rehearsal on Friday January 10 the pieces of the assigned group;
On Saturday 11 in Grand Hall of the National Academy of Music in Sofia will take place the final concert that wil be part of the competition, in this concert each competitor will conduct the assigned pieces;

The soloist will M° Ivan Donchev;

Concert suit/dress is required;

The winner will be announced after the final concert, to the presence of the audience;
The pieces will be drawn the evening before the day of the specific phase. The competitors are required to know all the pieces of the repertoire;

4. PRIZES

FIRST PRIZE

– Money prize 4.000 lEv

– 1 concert with MÁV Symphony Orchestra (Hungary);
– 1 concert with Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria);
– 1 concert with Philharmonishces Kammerorkester Berlin (Germany);
– 1 concert with Sanremo Symphony Orchestra (Italy);
– 1 concert with Orchestre de Cannes (France);

– Official Diploma.

SECOND PRIZE

– Money prize 2000 lEv;
– 1 concert with Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria);
– 1 concert with İzmir Karşıyaka Chamber Orchestra (Turkey);

– Official Diploma.

THIRD PRIZE

– Money prize 1200 lEv

– 1 concert with Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria);
– Official Diploma.

FOURTH PRIZE

– Money prize 800 lEv
– Official Diploma.

BEETHOVEN PRIZE

– to the best performance of a Beethoven piece in the final round: official certificate;

To all the Semifinalists will be given an official certificate of Semifinalists;
Those who will successfully pass the eliminatory phase will receive a participation certificate.
The last stages of the competition will be open to the public and there will be representatives of International Artists Agencies present;

5. Jury
The International jury will be composed by the following members:

Eliminatory Phase and First Round:
M° Günter Neuhold (Austria); Dr. Davide Cicchetti (Italy); M° György Lendvai (Hungary); M° Grigor Palikarov (Bulgaria); M° Jeffrey Solares (The Philipines); M° Anastasios Symeonidis (Greece); representatives of Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra;

From the Second Round:
M° Günter Neuhold (Austria), President of the jury;
M° Rengim Gokmen (Turkey), Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of Presidential Symphony Orchestra in Istanbul;
M° György Lendvai (Hungary) Managing Director of MÁV Symphony Orchestra Budapest;
M° Grigor Palikarov (Bulgaria), full-time conductor at Sofia Opera and Ballet, Music Director of Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra;
M° Benjamin Levy (France), Music Director of Orchestre de Cannes and Orchestre de Chambre Pelléas;

NB In case of illness or force majeure the organization will replace the missing member with another internationally acknowledged Maestro.

6. Deadline for the application

To get registered you must send the application form and the required documents by Midnight (12:00 p.m.) GMT November the 1st 2019;

For any information: eu.conducting.competition@gmail.com

7. Fees
The application fee for the eliminatory phase is € 70,00 (Paypal: plus %5 fee)
The candidates admitted to the first round will be required to pay the participation fee that consists in €250,00 that has to be paid through the same method as the registration fee within November the 30st 2019;
The payment has to be made by using the same method of the previous step.

8. Transfer and accommodation
Transfers are up to the participants, the organization will assist the participants in finding the best way to get to Bulgaria and to the competition’s venues;
The organization is able to provide to the interested participants accommodation in the best hotels in Pazardjik at a very convenient prices;

9. Media rights
The candidates will by submitting their application hand over all rights of the TV and radio recordings to the Promoter, this includes all pictures taken on and off stage.
The candidates will also by submitting their application give their permission and approval to the Promoter to use the candidates’ names and pictures in press releases.

10. Final rules
The participation to the competition implies the full acceptance of the present rules. The organization reserves the right to change the rules of the competition in case of force majeure, in that case the organization will give prompt notification of any modification that may occur. The application and participation fees will not be returned except in case of cancellation of the competition. For any legal action the English text of the announcement must be considered. The forum in charge is Prato’s (Italy).

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European Conducting Academy 10.8.19 / 2am

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THE EUROPEAN CONDUCTING ACADEMY ANNOUNCES THE ANNUAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS (ONE WEEKEND PER MONTH). VICENZA (ITALY) OCTBER 2019 – MAY 2020 WITH THE FILARMONIA VENETA ORCHESTRA, AND THE AURORA ENSEMBLE. CONDUCTING PROFESSORS: ROMOLO GESSI, JULIUS KALMAR, SIGMUND THORP, WILFRIED TACHEZI

The European Conducting Academy announces the Annual Conducting Masterclass in Vicenza (October 2019 – May 2020) with the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra, and the Aurora Ensemble Chamber Orchestra.

Basic Course in Orchestral Conducting (1 or 3 years)
The course is suitable both for instrumentalists, singers, composers, and choral conductors, who already possess the rudimental skills of orchestral conducting, and also for those who intend to undertake such study for the first time. It is open to musicians of all nationalities, without any age limit.

Entrance requirements: a record of significant experience in the fields of chamber, choral or orchestral music is preferable. Admission to the course involves CV assessment and a short personal interview. Students must possess the scores as indicated in the study plan.

Organisation: the course will be structured so that the pieces in the plan will be studied in a theoretical and practical manner, including making use of audiovisual recordings. There will be study sessions with piano and rehearsals with orchestra. At the end of the academic year there will be an exam in order to continue to the next year of the course. Each student will be able to choose whether to opt for annual attendance or whether to follow the teaching route, completing the course in three years.

Diplomas and certificates: at the end of the three year course all participants who have followed the complete course (A) and passed the final exams will be issued with a diploma. Certificates of attendance will be issued to the students who have followed the one year course (B or C).

REPERTOIRE LIST FOR THE FIRST YEAR COURSE
Georg Friedrich Händel – Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.2 HWV 320 (Bärenreiter)
Joseph Haydn – The Seven Last Words from the Cross, op.51 – Version for strings (Eulenburg)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimenti KV 136, 137, 138 (Bärenreiter)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony for Strings from Quartet KV 156 (Bärenreiter)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No.2 op.36 (Van de Velde or Peters Leipzig–rev Markevitch)
Edvard Grieg – Åses Tod, from Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Op.46 (Peters)
Jan Van der Roost – Rikudim for string orchestra (De Haske – dehaskeI@aol.com)

The students on the first year course will also be able to attend, in that same academic year, lessons planned for the courses of subsequent years. The programmes of study for the second and third year courses will be communicated directly to the students

Advanced Masterclass in Orchestral Conducting (1 or 2 years)

The advanced course is suitable for musicians who have already completed a course of study in orchestral conducting and want to enlarge their repertoire and perfect their technique. It is open to musicians of all nationalities, without any age limit.

Entrance requirements: a record of significant experience in the field of conducting is preferable. Admission to the course involves CV assessment, a short interview and a technical test – to take place on the first day of lessons, in which the candidate must demonstrate knowledge of how to conduct at least one of the works on the repertoire list. Videos (10/15 min YouTube links) of the candidate conducting in rehearsal or performance are also acceptable as technical test. Those who have already completed the three year diploma in orchestral conducting at the European Conducting Academy, at a conservatoire or on equivalent courses, will be admitted as a matter of course.

Organisation: the course will be structured so that the pieces in the programme will be studied in a theoretical and practical manner, including making use of audiovisual recordings. There will be study sessions with piano and rehearsals with orchestra. The lessons will be in an academic form, for all the students enrolled on the conducting courses, according to a plan of study established for each level of study. The specific programme for each lesson will be communicated with adequate advance notice.

Certificates: at the end of the two year course each participant who has received a positive assessment will be issued with a diploma. Certificates of attendance will be issued to the students who have followed the one year course.

REPERTOIRE LIST FOR THE ADVANCED COURSE
Franz Benda – Symphony in C Major for Strings (Luck’s or Kalmus)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Symphony for Strings from Quartet KV 156 (Bärenreiter)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Recitativo and Aria No.10, 21b, 23 from Don Giovanni KV 527 (Bärenreiter)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No.2 op.36 (Van de Velde or Peters Leipzig–rev Markevitch)
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite Op.40 (Eulenburg)
Ottorino Respighi – Antiche Danze ed Arie – Suite No.3 (Ricordi)
Leó Weiner – Divertimento No.1 Op.20 (Editio Musica Budapest)
Puccini – La Bohème (Ricordi)

Within the scope of the course works for soloist and orchestra will also be studied. Furthermore each student will be able to personalise their own study plan, agreeing with the teacher the possible inclusion of a free choice work.

Course educational structure

Both courses (Basic / Advanced) will follow, each within its own framework, the following plans of study, seminars, and calendar.

Study Plan
• Fundamental historical information about orchestral conducting: origins, evolution of the principal national schools and specific treatises.
• Score study: analysis, performance practice, concentration and memorisation techniques.
• Gestures: rhythmic exercises, gestural proportions, subdividing, dynamics, visual and gestural communication.
• Orchestra: historical composition and layout, sections, instrumental techniques.
• Rehearsals: planning, usage of time, orchestral psychology, rapport with soloists, musical rehearsals
• Repertoire: chamber, symphonic, choral, operatic.
• Role of the conductor: organising rehearsals, generating programmes, liaison with musical management, artistic direction and mass media.

Seminars: within the framework of the courses there will be the following seminars:
• In-depth study of the analysis and technique of conducting with Sigmund Thorp, Prrpfessor at the Nowegian Academy, and with Maestro Julius Kalmar, Professor Emeritus at the Music University of Vienna – All the students on ECA conducting courses will be admitted as observers. Inclusion as actual participants in this seminar requires an audition and extra attendance.
• In-depth study of Music Career Coaching with Prof. Maurizio Camarda. Inclusion as actual participants in this seminar requires an extra attendance.
• In-depth study of management, agencies, theatres, and specific issues concerning orchestral conducting carried out in conjunction with conductors or well-known performers, on days included in the teaching calendar.

CALENDAR: ACADEMIC YEAR

Sat 26 Oct 14-20 Admission exams and introductory lessons
Sun 27 Oct 9.30 – 17 Lessons

Sat 16 Nov 15 – 20 All courses
Sun 17 Nov 9.30 – 17 All courses

Sat 25 Jan 15 – 20 All courses
Sun 26 Jan 9.30 – 17 All courses

Sat 18 Apr 15 – 20 All courses
Sun 19 Apr 9.30 – 17 All courses

SEMINAR 28 February – 1 March “Anathomy of Conducting”
In-depth study of conducting technique with Maestro Sigmund Thorp
Fri 28 Feb 16 – 21 All courses
Sat 29 Feb 9.30 – 18 All courses
Sun 1 Mar 9.00 – 16.30 All courses

SEMINAR 21 – 22 March “The Sound of the Strings”
In-depth study of conducting technique with Maestro Wilfried Tachezi
Sat 21 Mar 16 – 21 All courses
Sun 22 Mar 9.30 – 17 All courses

SEMINAR 22 – 24 May “Conducting Beethoven”
In-depth study of conducting technique with Maestro Julius Kalmar
Fri 22 May 16 – 21 All courses
Sat 23 May 9.30 – 19 All courses
Sun 24 May 9 – 16.30 All courses

SEMINAR “Music Career Coaching” (Optional)
In-depth study of Musical Coaching with Professor Maurizio Camarda
Sat 16 Nov 10-30 – 12.30
Sat 25 Jan 10.30 – 12.30
Sat 21 Mar 10.30 – 12.30
Sat 18 Apr 10.30 – 12.30

The calendar may be subject to change, in the case of circumstances beyond our control.

Languages: English, Italian, German
Orchestra: Orchestra Regionale Filarmonia Veneta; Aurora Ensemble

Application deadline: 20 October

Logistical and organisational information and the enrolment method for the Masterclass:

• The courses will generally be situated at the Villa Ghislanzoni, via San Cristoforo 73 – 36100 Vicenza
• For all other information call the following telephone numbers: +39 328 2449171 / +39 338 9368993 or write to the following email address: infodirigo@gmail.com
• For the purpose of issuing the three year diploma attendance on the complete course is required. For attendance on the other types of courses a certificate will be issued.
• To participate in the courses you must:
1. Fill in the application form in its totality and send it (before the application deadline) to the following email address: infodirigo@gmail.com
2. Pay the membership fee and the first instalment of the course fees on the first day of lessons and the subsequent instalments before their respective deadlines.

Tuition fees:
Complete Course + Coaching (from October to May) € 1.530
Complete Course (without Coaching – from October to May) € 1.430,-
Reduced Course (from December to May) € 1.330,-
Short Course (from January to May) € 1.130

Registration fee: € 10,-

Notes:

1. Reduced attendance does not give the right to any reduction in the fees.
2. The organisers reserve the right to postpone, in case of necessity, one or more lessons, giving timely notice to the students.
3. After the application deadline the organisers can still accept requests for enrolment, in case the logistical situation permits it.

For information:

Phone: +39 328 2449171 / +39 338 936 8993
Email: infodirigo@gmail.com
Website: http://www.worldconducting.altervista.org

Useful information:

As regards accommodation, ECA recommends the following possibilities at reduced rates:

• Villa Ghislanzoni: “Bed and Breakfast” via San Cristoforo, 73, Tel: +39 0444 1837595 http://www.villaghislanzoni.it
• Ai tre daini: Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 347 7256888 http://www.aitredaini.com
• Alla Torre colombaia: Bed and Breakfast” località Bertesina. Tel: +39 0444 511476 http://www.allatorrecolombaia.it
• Ostello della Gioventù: Via Giuriolo, 9 – Tel: +39 0444 540222 http://www.ostellovicenza.com
• Casa di Lidia: “Bed and Breakfast” Via Legione Antonini, 38 – Tel: +39 0444 563952 http://www.lacasadilidia.it
• Casa San Raffaele: Viale X Giugno Tel: +39 0444 545767 http://www.albergosanraffaele.it
• Villa Curti:”Bed and Breakfast” località Sovizzo. Tel: +39 0444 376034 http://www.fattoriavillacurti.com

ROMOLO GESSI: born in Trieste, Italy, Maestro Gessi completed his musical studies at the Trieste Conservatory. Further
conducting studies ensued at the State Conservatoire of St.Petersburg, under Musin and Kukuskin, at the Wiener
Meisterkurse für Dirigenten in Vienna under Julius Kalmar, and at the Accademia Musicale in Pescara under Donato Renzetti,
obtaining Diplomas with the highest marks. He has won many awards, including the Opera Conducting Competition of
Caserta, and the First Prize at the International Austro-Hungarian Conducting Competition of Vienna and Pécs. He was
appointed professor of Conducting at the Conservatorio “Verdi” of Milan. Since 1997 he has been teaching conducting at the
European Academy in Vicenza, then at the International Workshop OperAverona, at the Berliner Meisterkurse, and at the
International Young Artists Project. He is also Coordinator of the Orchestra and Chamber Music Department at the National
Conservatory of Trieste and he has been a Guest Professor at the Vienna Music University, at the Norwegian Music Academy,
at the University of Arts of Tirana, and at the State Conservatory of Mons. He is Music Director of the Friuli Venezia Giulia
Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Pro Musica Salzburg Orchestra and of the Filarmonia Veneta Orchestra.
He was Music Director of the Cantelli Symphony Orchestra in Milan from 2006 to 2008. He has conducted many orchestras,
such as the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, the State Opera Prague, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Cracow, the Izhevsk’s
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Belarusian State Chamber Orchestra, the Pécs Symhony Orchestra, the Porto Alegre
Symphony Orchestra, the Santo André Symphony Orchestra, the Gainesville Symphony Orchestra, the Sofia’s Soloists, Milano
Classica, I Pomeriggi Musicali di Milano, the Trieste Opera House, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, the Bari Symphony
Orchestra, the Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, the Lecce Symphony Orchestra, the Marchigiana Philharmonic, the Toscanini
Philharmonic, the Spoleto Opera House in the principal cities of Italy as well as in those of Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and USA.

JULIUS KALMAR: German Maestro Julius Kalmar is considered one of the most distinguished conductors appearing on the
international podium. He is also world-renown as one of the best conducting professors of our time. He studied at the
Bucharest Academy, obtaining diploma in 1968. He continued his conducting studies at the Music Academy in Vienna, under
the guidance of Hans Swarowsky and Karl Österreicher, obtaining his Diploma with honours. He also studied under Sergiu
Celibidache. He served as Conductor at the State Opera Bucharest (1967-70) and, from 1970 to 1973, as Principal Conductor
at the Aachen’s Opera House. From 1976 to 1981 he was Principal Conductor at the Opera House in Mainz. In 1981 he was
appointed Professor of Conducting at the Music Academy in Vienna. From 1983 to 1988 he also served as Conductor at the
Wiener Volksoper in Vienna. In addition, Maestro Kalmar has toured extensively as conductor in major concert cities such as
Hamburg, Munich, Milan, Tokyo, Mainz, Genoa, Antwerps, Catania, Lüttich, Messina, Bucharest, Cosenza, Taipei, Reggio
Calabria, Nagasaki, Taranto, Kaoshiong, Miyazaki, Fukuoka, Dazaifu. Later he became Professor of Opera Conducting at the
Music Academy of Hamburg. He held Master Classes all over the world, like as Wiener Meisterkurse für Dirigenten in Vienna,
Hans Swarowsky Annual Masterclass in Milan, Annual Conducting course in Szeged (Hungary), Conducting courses in Italy
(Trieste, Vicenza, Follina, Taranto, Zogno), Greece, Argentina, Taiwan, New Zealand. He has been jury member in several
Competitions like Hans Swarowsky International Conducting Competition, International Piano Competition in Cantù, Singing
Competion in Varallo, Franco Ferrara International Conducting Competition in Rome. He is Guest Conductor of several
Orchestras in Europe, America, New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Korea. Maestro Kalmar speaks fluent German, French,
Italian, English, Russian, Rumanian, and Hungarian.

WILFRIED TACHEZI is considered one of the most distinguished interpreters of Mozart’s music. Born in Baden bei
Wien, Austria, Wilfried Tachezi studied cello at the Vienna Music Academy under the guidance of Richard Krotschak, and later
under Pablo Casals. He played for several years with the Wiener Solisten, the Cappella Coloniensis of the Westdeutschen
Rundfunk, and was the cellist of the Austrian String Quartet from 1967 to 1971, playing all over the world. He studied
conducting in Vienna, where he had been tutored by acclaimed conductors such as Hans Swarowsky and Ferdinand Leitner.
Wilfried Tachezi maintains an active career as both an artistic director and guest conductor with several orchestras of
international repute, such as the Academy of London Mozarteum, the Märischen Philharmonie, the Austrian Youth Orchestra.
He is the founder and Music Director of the Pro Musica Salzburg Orchestra, which he conducted in concerts all over the world,
recording several CDs. Since 1969 he has been teaching at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, where he is Emeritus Professor. From
1995 to 1999 Mr. Tachezi also was Artisic Director of the Gmunden Music Festival (Austria). His performances and his CDs
have made Mr. Tachsezi internationally famous, supported by his guest appearances conducting international orchestras in
various Music Festivals.

SIGMUND THORP is one of Norway’s leading conductors. In addition to having conducted all the Norwegian orchestras, he
has held numerous concerts with important orchestras in many European cities, including London, Paris, Berlin, and St.
Petersburg. His repertoire spans from the classical and romantic repertoire to opera and contemporary music. He is
considered a specialist in the interpretation of contemporary music, having conducted more than 350 works by contemporary
composers, of which a large number of national and international first performances. Sigmund Thorp is teaching orchestral
conducting at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, educating tomorrow’s conductors in addition to teaching
contemporary music. Based on the theories and practices of Dr. Walter Hügler (Trossingen), Thorp has developed The
Anatomy of Conducting a method for improving communication skills and conducting technique. The method has proven to be
highly effective for the musical projection and for the non-verbal communication between the conductor and the musicians.
Mr. Thorp has given masterclasses in numerous countries and has been Guest Professor at Trinity College of Music (London),
Hans Eisler Institut (Berlin), the HAMU (Prague), Conservatorio Giuseppe Tartini (Trieste), Kunstuniversität Graz (Austria) and
UPH University (Jakarta). Mr. Thorp studied conducting with Karsten Andersen (Oslo) and Norman Del Mar at Royal College of
Music (London). During his studies at the RCM he won several prizes, including The Tagore Gold Medal, as the best male
student 1986. Mr Thorp was the 1st Prize Winner of Biel International Conducting Competition 1989, and he was 2nd Prize
Winner in the Austrian-Hungarian Competition in Pécs 1994. Sigmund Thorp is Jury President of Jeunesses Musicales
International Conducting Competition, Bucharest.

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Peter Fender 10.10.19 / 5am

One space remaining: Beethoven Symphony No.8 Masterclass: 18-20 October 2019: London, UK

A weekend working on Beethoven symphony no.8, with British conductor/teacher Peter Fender.

Friday evening: key issues from the score (both technical and theoretical)
Saturday: work with professional pianist
Sunday: work with professional 35-piece orchestra South London Sinfonietta.

The course is intensely practical and you will be given help and advice pertinent to your own experience and situation. The atmosphere is positive and encouraging.

Max 8 active participants
Min 60 minutes podium time

£625 (£575 full-time students) / £60 (observer, final day only)
Free HD video of your work after the course.

NB1: We are working through the symphonies: No.9 (movements 1-3) will be 13-15 March 2020, No.9 (finale) will be 17-19 July 2020.
NB2: One-day courses are also available (e.g. on string orchestra repertoire) see website for details.

http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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Esther Wakeman 10.17.19 / 5am

RNCM Junior Fellowship in Conducting – Call for applications

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1. Esther Wakeman 10.17.19 / 5am
  
  The RNCM is inviting applications for its Junior Fellowship in Conducting,. This much sought-after position, starting in September 2020 and tenable for two years, provides one young conductor, about to enter the profession, an opportunity to gain widespread experience with the College’s full range of ensembles. For further information and details of how to apply, please visit https://www.rncm.ac.uk/junior-fellowship-conducting/
  
  Deadline for receipt of applications: 6 January 2020
  
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Mark Heron 11.7.19 / 9am

The Royal Northern College of Music invites applications for our Choral Conducting Masterclass with David Hill (Music Director of the Bach Choir, Principal Conductor of Yale Schola Cantorum) and John Dickson (Directorof Choral Studies, LSU), 7th to 9th February 2020.

12 active participants will be selected to work with the RNCM Chamber Choir and Manchester Chamber Choir, on repertoire including Beethoven – Mass in C major Op 86, Judith Bingham – Water Lilies, Benjamin Britten – Flower Songs, James MacMillan – Seven Last Words from the Cross.

Further details and application procedure: https://www.rncm.ac.uk/uploads/06-19-Conducting-Masterclasses.pdf

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Esther Wakeman 11.14.19 / 5am

Apologies for double-post; Choral Conducting Masterclass above doesn’t appear to have been added?

The Royal Northern College of Music invites applications for our Choral Conducting Masterclass with David Hill (Music Director of the Bach Choir, Principal Conductor of Yale Schola Cantorum) and John Dickson (Directorof Choral Studies, LSU), 7th to 9th February 2020. 12 active participants will be selected to work with the RNCM Chamber Choir and Manchester Chamber Choir, on repertoire including Beethoven – Mass in C major Op 86, Judith Bingham – Water Lilies, Benjamin Britten – Flower Songs, James MacMillan – Seven Last Words from the Cross.

Further details and application procedure: https://www.rncm.ac.uk/uploads/06-19-Conducting-Masterclasses.pdf

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Andrew Altenbach 11.20.19 / 1pm

Full-Time Faculty Opera Coach and Conductor, Boston Conservatory at Berklee:
The Boston Conservatory at Berklee invites applications for a full-time faculty position as opera
conductor/pianist/coach in the Music Division. The ideal candidate for this position will be a
motivated, creative professional who is committed to excellence in teaching, has a
demonstrated record of national or international musical engagement as an opera conductor
and coach, and enjoys working in a campus climate that promotes cultural diversity and
multicultural understanding. This is a 9-month full-time faculty position with renewable
contract; initial appointment to begin September 1, 2020. Compensation and rank are
commensurate with professional experience.
Opera at Boston Conservatory:
The opera program mounts two to three fully staged productions with orchestra in the mainstage
theater every year. Each mainstage production has two casts plus a cover cast. Children’s
operas are produced annually, as are opera scenes. Additionally there are outreach
presentations and special events for which opera provides performances.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
Primary duties for this new position include conducting one of the mainstage operas; coaching
in preparation for all mainstage operas, as well as in preparation for YAP and other auditions;
co-instruct Opera Workshop class and provide music direction for opera scenes and the
children’s operas; provide aria coaching for Audition Techniques Class; oversee Troubadours,
the Boston Conservatory Voice Department’s outreach program; participate in auxiliary
outside events as needed; work with department faculty in assignments and scheduling of
musical staff. Other duties and responsibilities will be based on candidate’s individual
experience, along with areas of the candidate’s specialization. Service to the Conservatory can
include academic advising, faculty meetings, advancing the work of the Department, and other
duties as assigned.
Required Skills:
• High level of familiarity with the standard and contemporary opera repertoire
• High level piano skills
• High level conducting skills
• Mastery of French, German, Italian and English language and diction
• Mastery of additional language(s) a plus
Required Qualifications:
• Master’s Degree or comparable professional experience
• Minimum 3 years teaching in accredited higher education institution
• An openness to diverse musical styles and ways of learning/teaching
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience and willingness to work within a diverse faculty and student body
Submission Process:
Please submit the following materials in PDF or Word format, at
https://bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/jobs. Address your materials to: Music Division
Faculty Search Committee, Attn: Michael Shinn, Dean of Music, Boston Conservatory at
Berklee.
• Cover letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• One-page teaching philosophy
• Phone and email contact information for three (3) references
• Video demonstrations of the following:
o 1-2 clips demonstrating conducting, at least one video with orchestra
o One video demonstrating candidate coaching from the piano.
o Video(s) must be submitted via website link(s). (YouTube unlisted, Vimeo, etc.)
APPLICATION REVIEW and DEADLINE
1) For full consideration, applications and supporting materials must be received by December
15, 2019.
2) Incomplete applications will not be considered.
3) The position will remain open until filled.
Boston Conservatory at Berklee is committed to increasing the diversity of the college
community and the curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to
apply and to identify their strengths

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Conductors' Collective at Escalante 12.3.19 / 4pm

Applications open for the Conductors’ Collective at Escalante Summer Retreat and Conducting Institute – July 2020

The Conductors’ Collective at Escalante is thrilled to announce that applications are open for our first annual Retreat, an intensive summer conducting institute for conductors and teachers of any level of experience or professional trajectory.

Choral conductors can join us in Boulder, Utah, deep within southern Utah’s stunning red rock canyon country, from July 6–11, 2020. Instrumental conductors, from July 13–18. Conductors from anywhere in the region, country, or world are welcome.

Applications can be found at ccescalante.com/apply. A 10% tuition discount is available for applicants who submit their materials before January 1.

Please follow us on Facebook/Instagram (@cc.at.escalante), visit ccescalante.com, or email info@ccescalante.com for more information.

Cornerstones of our program:
– An unparalleled 4:1 student-to clinician ratio, with two cumulative hours of guaranteed podium time in private lessons and seminars for each participant.
– Lectures, workshops, and discussions with our world-class faculty on topics such as movement fundamentals, score study, rehearsal, self-care and mental health, and advocacy for our art.
– A true refuge amongst the red rock in which participants may immerse themselves and escape from the noise of the world to practice their craft.

Applications are due March 1.

More info: ccescalante.com

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Nathaniel Parker 12.5.19 / 6pm

PARTITURA: An International Workshop for Conductors
May 17-22, 2020
Application Deadline: February 15, 2020
Application Fee: $50 USD

Partitura is a multi-faceted performing and learning experience for active, emerging, and student artist-conductors. Under the guidance of master teacher Raphael Jiménez (Director of Orchestras, Oberlin Conservatory of Music), and faculty Timothy Verville (Music Director and Conductor, Georgia Symphony Orchestra), and Nathaniel F. Parker (Director of Orchestral Studies, Kennesaw State University), Principal Participants will rehearse and lead a public performance with the Georgia Symphony Orchestra. They will also receive over 90 minutes of podium time in two-piano sessions, high definition video recordings of all conducting sessions—including their performance—and action photos by a professional photographer, as well as score study, analysis, and interpretation discussions, and individual video review and professional development consultations with faculty. Associate Participants receive over 30 minutes of podium time in two-piano sessions and high definition video recordings of their conducting sessions, as well as score study, analysis, and interpretation discussions, individual video review and professional development consultations with faculty, and access to all other sessions during the workshop. Auditors are welcome. Tuition is $1,600 USD for Principal Participants, $550 USD for Associate Participants, and $300 USD for Auditors. Partitura will take place at the Kennesaw State University School of Music (Georgia, USA) in the acoustically superb Morgan Concert Hall housed in the Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center.

For more information or to apply please visit http://www.PartituraWorkshop.com.
Partitura is presented by the Georgia Symphony Orchestra and the Kennesaw State University School of Music.

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Josh Hernday 1.6.20 / 1pm

The Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra welcomes nominations and applications for the position of Music Director/Conductor,
available in the beginning in the 2021-2022 season.

The Position:
The Music Director/Conductor will be responsible for planning all programs, auditioning musicians, rehearsing the orchestra, collaborating and coordinating with the conductors of the Sheboygan Area Youth Symphony and the Sheboygan Symphony Chorus. The Music Director/Conductor will work closely with the SSO’s administrative staff, Board of Directors, and our loyal and expanding base of patrons.

Candidate Profile:
The ideal candidate will possess exceptional musicianship and conducting skills; significant experience, including working with professional musicians; knowledge of a broad range of repertoire; podium presence sufficient to enhance the quality of music-making by the performers, and passion and vision for making symphonic music relevant and exciting for existing and new audiences.

The Orchestra:
The Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1918, is Wisconsin’s longest continually operating symphony orchestra. Celebrating its 101st season, the SSO is a dynamic, community-based professional orchestra that performs six subscription concerts, including an annual holiday concert, plus daytime educational concerts, in collaboration with the Sheboygan Symphony Chorus. Subscription concerts are performed in the beautifully restored and historic Stefanie H. Weill Center for the Performing Arts.

The Sheboygan Symphony is based in vibrant Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. Sheboygan County is located an hour north of Milwaukee, and an hour south of Green Bay, nestled on the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan, and the County ( or “greater metropolitan area”) is home to more than 100,000 residents.

Compensation:
Salary is negotiable, and is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. The Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra is an equal opportunity employer

Applications:
Applications must include cover letter and resume. Semi-finalists will be asked to submit video recordings and professional references at a future date.

MS Word or PDF attachments only, please.

Please submit applications by Friday, January 31, 2020 to:

Sheboygan Symphony Music Director Search
Sheboygan Symphony Orchestra
830 N. 8th Street
Sheboygan, WI 53081

search@sheboygansymphony.org

To learn more about the Sheboygan Symphony, go to http://www.sheboygansymphony.org

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Associazione Spazio Musica 1.13.20 / 8am

9th INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION for OPERA CONDUCTORS “Luigi Mancinelli” 19-20-21-22 August 2020
TEATRO MANCINELLI – ORVIETO, ITALY
Set piece: G. Puccini “Madama Butterfly”
Jury president: Claudio Orazi, Sovrintendente Teatro Carlo Felice Genova (Italy)
Conductors of all nationalities born after 01/01/1975 can apply to the competition.
All participants need to be present at 10:30am on August 19 at Palazzo dei Sette, 87 Corso Cavour, Orvieto.
Three rounds: QUALIFYING ROUND rehearsal with singers and pianist, SEMIFINAL rehearsal with orchestra and singers, FINAL public performance with orchestra and singers.
Finalists will have 30 minutes of rehearsal time with orchestra and singers.
1st PRIZE: Debut 2020 Spazio Musica Opera Season –
Study grant € 1.570,00 – Cash prize € 1.300,00 – Certificate
2nd PRIZE: Cash prize € 600,00 – Certificate
3rd PRIZE: Cash prize € 350,00 – Certificate
SPECIAL PRIZES: ENGAGEMENTS
Teatro Carlo Felice – Genova (Italia)
Fondazione Teatro Coccia – Novara (Italia)
Filarmonica Mihail Jora – Bacau (Romania)
further information: http://www.spazio-musica.it

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Associazione Spazio Musica 1.13.20 / 8am

OPERA WORKSHOPS for Conductors, Singers, Stage Directors, Pianists
JULY/AUGUST 2020 ORVIETO, ITALY
G. Puccini SUOR ANGELICA & GIANNI SCHICCHI* July 13 – August 6
G. Puccini MADAMA BUTTERFLY** August 9 – August 29
PROFESSORS:
Vittorio PARISI* Marco GUIDARINI** Conducting
Gabriella RAVAZZI Voice, Staging** Stefano PIACENTI Staging*
Giovanni ANDREOLI Chorus master
Offers young artists the opportunity to prepare and stage programmed works, guided by experienced and well-known teachers. The course consists of theory, piano rehearsals, staging, and orchestra rehearsals.
Final public performances at Mancinelli Theater.
Further information: http://www.spazio-musica.it/

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Katalin Kalman 2.4.20 / 7am

GYORER MEISTERKURSE – WIEN, BUDAPEST – M° GYÖRGY G. RÁTH
JUNE 20-25 2020
Located in the charming city of Győr, in the North Western region between Austria and Hungary, birthplace of conductors such Arthur Nikisch and Hans Richter, Győrer Meisterkurse offers the unique experience to work with one of the best orchestras on the European scene with one of the most experienced maestros of today.
The long tradition of Hungarian conductors dates back to XIX Century with musicians such as Arthur Nikisch, Ernst (Ernő in Hungarian) von Dohnányi, Hans Swarowsky, Sándor Végh, George (György) Szell, Hans Richter, Sir George Solti (born György Stern), Antal Doráti, and the legacy of these great musicians continues in Maestro György G. Ráth.
The selected students will have the opportunity to work for 6 days with M° György G. Ráth and Győr Philharmonic Orchestra on a wide repertorie that includes all the Symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven.
The students will also conduct a public concert at the end of the masterclass and the best of them, chosen by the teacher, will be recommended to international artists agencies.
The application is free (€25 are charged as administrative charges).
Our aim is to select the most promising young conductors and train them to be the top conductors of tomorrow: wanna join ?
http://www.gyorermeisterkurse.com
PROGRAMME OF THE COURSE
The masterclass is directed to conductors who want to increase their musical experience and work as professionals in the world of classical music;
The masterclass will follow the following 3 (three) steps:
STEP 1 – FROM FEBRUARY 1 UNTIL MAY 1 2020
SELECTION OF THE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS.
The participants will be chosen through the selection of curricula and videos;
The selection will be made by M° Ráth and by Classics Management;
STEP 2 – JUNE 20/21 2020
LESSONS WITH 4 HANDS PIANO
A maximum number of 20 participants will be admitted;
Each candidate will have no less than 20 minutes of podium time per day;
The selected participants will conduct 4 hands piano on the repertoire of the masterclass;
At the end of the two days M°Ráth will choose the students that will be admitted to the next phase with the orchestra;
The candidates that will not be admitted to the next phase as active students will have the opportunity to attend all the classes as passive students without the payment of any additional fee;
STEP 3 – JUNE 22/24 2020
LESSONS WITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
A maximum number of 12 active participants will be admitted;
Each candidate will have no less than 25 minutes of podium time per day;
The selected participants will have daily podium sessions on the following repertoire:
B. Bartók: Divertimento for Strings Sz. 113
J. Brahms: Symphony n° 1 in C minor op. 68
L. van Beethoven: the 9 Symphonies*
* The IV movement of Symphony number 9 in D minor can be chosen only until before the entrance of the solo Baritone (Presto Ms. 216)
The lessons with the orchestra will be recorded and at the end of the day the students will discuss with the M° about their performance with the help of the recording;
FINAL CONCERT
On Thursday June 25 at Richter Hall will take place the final concert with Győr Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the students;
Our intention is to offer to all the active students the opportunity to conduct the final concert, though the final decision will be taken by M° Ráth;
FEES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPLICATION
STEP 01
In order to apply the candidates will have to send the following documents:
– Proof of payment of € 25 as application fee ;
– CV in English;
– Two links to videos of the candidate conducting (the choice of the video is up to the candidates; the videos must be visible in streaming);
– Recommendation letters (not mandatory);
The candidates that will be admitted will be informed within May the 5th 2020;
STEP 02
In order to participate the candidates will have to send the following documents:
– Participation fee of € 275;
– Hi-res portrait picture (only face);
The required documents must be sent within May the 10th 2020;
STEP 03
The candidates that will be selected will have to pay a participation fee of € 800;
PASSIVE STUDENTS
Passive students are not admitted except for the students that will participate to the piano session (STEP 02);
OPPORTUNITIES
The organization and the teacher, by common consent, will recommend the best students to the following institutions:
– Győri Filharmonikus Zenekar (Hungary);
– I Solisti Aquilani Chamber Orchestra (Italy);
– Hungarian National Radio Television Symphony Orchestra (Hungary);
– Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV (Hungary);
– Orquesta de la Comunidad Valenciana (Spain);
– Witold Lutoslawsky Chamber Orchestra (Poland);
To the final stage of the masterclass will be invited representative of International Artists Agencies.
SUMMARY
Deadlines:
To apply : May 1 2020
To send the required documents for STEP 02: May 10 2020
Fees:
Application fee: € 25
Fee for the candidates admitted to STEP 02: € 275
Fee for the candidates admitted to STEP 03: € 800
Total amount of fees for the candidates that will have access to STEP 03: € 1100
MEALS AND ACCOMMODATION
Meals and accomodation are up to the participants;
FINAL PROVISIONS
The courses will be activated with a minimum number of students;
The application fee will not be returned in any case, except the cancellation of the courses, in that case the students will be promptly advised;
The application to the course implies the full acceptance of the present rules;
The organization will give prompt notification of any modification of the rules that may occur; In case of controversy the legal forum is Budapest’s;

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Nathaniel Parker 2.4.20 / 8am

**APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING**
PARTITURA: An International Workshop for Conductors, May 17-22, 2020
APPLICATION DEADLINE: 11:59 PM EST on February 15, 2020
Partitura is a multi-faceted performing and learning experience for active, emerging, and student artist-conductors. Under the guidance of master teacher Raphael Jiménez (Director of Orchestras, Oberlin Conservatory of Music), and faculty Timothy Verville (Music Director and Conductor, Georgia Symphony Orchestra), and Nathaniel F. Parker (Director of Orchestral Studies, Kennesaw State University). Principal Participants will rehearse and lead a public performance with the Georgia Symphony Orchestra. They will also receive over 90 minutes of podium time in two-piano sessions, high definition video recordings of all conducting sessions—including their performance—and action photos by a professional photographer, as well as score study, analysis, and interpretation discussions, and individual video review and professional development consultations with faculty. Participation is also possible at the Associate Participant and Auditor levels. Please visit our site for additional details.
http://www.PartituraWorkshop.com

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Nathaniel Parker 2.15.20 / 11am

**APPLICATION DEADLINE TODAY, 2/15/2020, 11:59 PM EST**
Partitura: An International Workshop for Conductors
http://www.PartituraWorkshop.com
Partitura is a multi-faceted performing and learning experience for active, emerging, and student artist-conductors. Under the guidance of master teacher Raphael Jiménez (Director of Orchestras, Oberlin Conservatory of Music), and faculty Timothy Verville (Music Director and Conductor, Georgia Symphony Orchestra), and Nathaniel F. Parker (Director of Orchestral Studies, Kennesaw State University). Principal Participants will rehearse and lead a public performance with the Georgia Symphony Orchestra. They will also receive over 90 minutes of podium time in two-piano sessions, high definition video recordings of all conducting sessions—including their performance—and action photos by a professional photographer, as well as score study, analysis, and interpretation discussions, and individual video review and professional development consultations with faculty.

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David Anderson 2.16.20 / 9pm

Donald Schleicher
Conducting Workshop
Lake Geneva, WI: May 15-17, 2020
Conductors will have the chance to learn from Donald Schleicher, as well as have the unique opportunity to see him rehearse and perform with the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra. The LGSO is a community orchestra made up of volunteers, so a special focus in discussions throughout the workshop will explore what this means both in and out of rehearsals. The workshop will feature masterclass and discussion components in addition to many conducting opportunities and podium time. Conductors will have at least 45 minutes of podium time over the course of the 3 days with a sextet (string quintet plus piano) and full orchestra.
Repertoire:
Dvořák, Symphony No. 8
Chaminade, Flute Concertino
Weber, Oberon Overture
Fees: $100 Full Participant (if paid by March 1)
$1100 Full Participant (if paid after March 1)
$400 Auditor
Deadline: March 1
For more information:
http://www.conductingmws.com/lake-geneva-2020.html

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Bede Williams 2.20.20 / 11am

The St Andrews Advanced Conducting Course welcomes emerging conductors of all ages and nationalities to study with Honorary Professor of conducting Sian Edwards. The class will be made up of eight participants; each participant will receive 120 minutes of podium time over the course of the weekend. The course pianist is John Longstaff and the final day of the course will be with professional orchestral.

Repertoire:
Beethoven – Symphony No.2
Brahms – Symphony No. 4 mov 2
Mozart – Overture to La Clemenza di Tito
Musgrave – Green

Fees: £550. A bursary may be available to an outstanding young conductor(s); please include any details in your application.

To apply and find out more visit:

https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/music/all/short-courses/conducting-course/

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Peter Fender 2.23.20 / 6am

Saturday 29 Feb 2020 10.30-17.30
London, UK
Peter Fender
One day conducting workshop on the ‘Capriol Suite’ by Peter Warlock
Free HD video
Maximum of 8 students

This course assumes you have a certain amount of basic conducting skill/experience, it is not suitable for beginners.

We use the morning to delve into and prepare the set piece. In the afternoon, each person will work for a minimum of 20-25 minutes with the professional string ensemble. Each student receives help and advice appropriate to their skill, experience and situation. There will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions. The atmosphere is supportive and positive, and everyone is encouraged to exceed their expectations.

More info and applications: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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Peter Fender 3.10.20 / 6am

Beethoven Symphony No.9: 13-15 March 2020: London, UK

Due to illnesses there are now two spaces available on this weekend’s course in London, UK on the first 3 movements of Beethoven’s 9th symphony. With professional orchestra. Max of 8 students.

It may be possible to attend only on Saturday and Sunday.

£700 (£640 unwaged, observer on final day only £70)

For full details see http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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Igor Berendeev 3.20.20 / 9am

International Music Production agency presents:

International conducting master-course “Exploring world music masterpieces” with professor of Moscow Conservatory, maestro
VLADIMIR PONKIN ( Russia, Moscow, 17 – 22 of August).

Refine all conductor’s skills – from score analysis to stage performance with the orchestra – on the 6-day workshop under the guidance of professor of Moscow Conservatory, conductor VLADIMIR PONKIN
The course is open for professional and beginning conductors without age limit.

All active participants will work with the famous Moscow
symphony orchestra,
podium time – 100 MINUTES.

Professional photo- and video shooting of the entire master-course
and final concert is included in the price.

Every participant receives the certificate.

Masterclass program includes the great diversity of music styles and genres

All active participants will be conducting in the final public concert.

More information at our website http://impa.tilda.ws/

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Mark Heron 3.24.20 / 7am

ConductIT is an Erasmus funded research partnership between Royal Northern College of Music, University of Stavanger, University of Aveiro and the Open University. We are developing a comprehensive online resource dedicated to the study of conducting, which will be launched fully in 2021. Over the last week we have been gathering a series of short videos from noted conductors and teachers, giving advice about how to stay productive during these days and weeks of downtime when we have no concerts, rehearsals and classes. New clips are being added almost daily, and you can find them on the ConductIT social media platforms

https://www.facebook.com/conductitonline

@ConductITonline (Twitter)

Enjoy, and stay safe!

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Elena Kalinovska 3.27.20 / 4pm

POSTPONED to AUGUST 23 – 28 !!!
The May masterclass with Alexander Polyanichko & the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra has been postponed.
6-day intensive conducting masterclass with the full-size professional orchestra.
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade;
Weber – Der Freischütz, Op.77, Overture;
Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite (1919) – in rehearsals only;
Bizet- L’Arlésienne Suite No.1 & Suite No.2;

Each Active participant will be entitled to:
• 90 minutes of podium time conducting the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
• 60 minutes of podium time in four-hand piano sessions
• conduct a Dress rehearsal and the Final concert
• attending all meetings, classes, and rehearsals

No age limit. Video recording provided.

Alexander Polyanichko has worked with major orchestras throughout the world and served as Jury Member of BBC Cardiff Singer of the World.
http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/polianichko.php
http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/conductor-development-program.php

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Peter Fender 4.16.20 / 8am

ONLINE SESSIONS – Conducting Beethoven

1 May 2020: Beethoven & speed – can we trust his metronome marks?
8 May 2020: Beethoven Symphony No.3 (‘Eroica’)
15 May 2020: Beethoven Symphony No.7

19.30-21.00 BST (GMT+1)

With conductor/composer/teacher Peter Fender

Beethoven’s music is the cornerstone of a conductor’s repertoire, and what could be more appropriate in this his 250th anniversary year than to apply ourselves to the understanding of his music.

Following on from looking at what a conductor should make of the musicological arguments surrounding Beethoven’s metronome marks we will look at two of Beethoven’s greatest works. How do we conduct them? The sessions will both look at the broad issues involved but will also look at some matters in great detail.

Sessions will be illustrated with various recordings, and there will be the opportunity to ask questions.

All three sessions – £40
Individual session – £15

For more details and to sign up: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/basic-page/beethoven-conductors

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Peter Fender 5.17.20 / 4am

UPDATED LIST OF ONLINE SESSIONS

with Peter Fender @ The London School of Conducting

29 May: Beethoven, Piano concerto No.3 in C minor
5 June: Beethoven, Violin concerto in D
12 June: About the Orchestra – Strings
* 19 June: Mahler, Symphony No.1 ‘Titan’
26 June: About the Orchestra – Percussion
* 3 July: Mahler, Symphony No.4
10 July: About the Orchestra – Woodwind

* For the Mahler symphony evenings please note that there is also doing a Masterworks Unwrapped session (i.e. a general introduction) on the same piece on the preceding Tuesday – you may find it useful to attend both. See http://www.peterfender.co.uk/basic-page/masterworks-unwrapped

Beethoven’s music is the cornerstone of a conductor’s repertoire, and what could be more appropriate in this his 250th anniversary year than to apply ourselves to the understanding of his music. Moving on from there we will look at two of Mahler’s wonderful early symphonies. We will look in detail at the practice of conducting these great works and points will be illustrated with various recordings. Mixed in are some very exciting sessions, where establised professional orchestral musicians from London, UK, will talk about what conductors need to understand about their instrument and their orchestral seection. In all sessions there will be the opportunity to ask questions.

Any 3 sessions: £40
Individual session: £15
Full details: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/london-conducting-school

If you would have liked to attend but can’t, note that recordings of the sessions available afterwards, so just sign up as normal and send a message to say you want to be sent the recording.

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Peter Fender 5.17.20 / 7am

All sessions as posted above for the London School of Conducting’s online classes (May-July 2020) are at 7.30pm London, UK (GMT+1)

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Peter Fender 5.17.20 / 8am

ONLINE SESSIONS @ LONDON CONDUCTING SCHOOL

With Peter Fender, on Fridays at 7.30pm (London, UK, GMT+1)

29 May: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor
5 June: Beethoven, Violin Concerto
12 June: About the Orchestra – Strings
19 June: Mahler Symphony No.1 ‘Titan’
26 June: About the Orchestra – Percussion
3 July: Mahler Symphony No.4
10 July: About the Orchestra – Woodwind

Beethoven’s music is the cornerstone of a conductor’s repertoire, and what could be more appropriate in this his 250th anniversary year than to apply ourselves to the understanding of his music. Moving on from there we will work on two of Mahler’s wonderful early symphonies. We will look in detail at the practice of conducting these great works. Mixed in are some very exciting sessions, where establised professional orchestral musicians from London, UK, will talk about what conductors need to understand about their instrument and their orchestral section. In all sessions there will be the opportunity to ask questions.

No preparation in advance in essential, but you will get more out of it if you can do some. For the work-specific sessions doing some prior listening and/or score study would be useful.

Any 3 sessions £40, individual session £15.

Full details: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/london-conducting-school

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Deanna Leramo 6.5.20 / 3am

FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS 2020
MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO – FLORENCE (ITALY)
The leading masterclass for conductors in Italy since 2010.

Teacher: M° György G. Ráth
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Period: 24 – 30 August 2020

The masterclass is directed to conductors who want to increase their musical experience and work as professionals in the world of classical music.

The course is articulated in n°7 (seven) days of lesson. The lessons will will be recorded and at the end of the day the students will discuss with the M° about their performance with the help of the recording.
The recording will be given to the students in digital format at the end of the course.

The students will have daily podium time; the total podium time will be not less than 90 minutes for each student, plus the dress rehearsal and the final concert.

The organisation and the teacher, by common consent, will recommend the best students to the following institutions: Chamber Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Italy); Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo (Italy); Symphony Orchestra MAV (Hungary); Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra (Hungary); Witold Lutoslawsky Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra (Poland); Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria).

The students that will conduct the final concert will be chosen by the teacher.

Among the best students of the last edition Charlotte Politi from France and Stefano Teani from Italy have been enrolled in the 2020 season of Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo.

Programme

Monday August 24
10:00 – 13:00 (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
Registration of the students and meeting with the teacher

14:00 – 19:30 (2 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ) lesson with piano 4 hands

Tuesday August 25
10:00 – 13:00 (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) e 14:00 – 19:30 (2 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.) lesson with piano 4 hands

Wednesday 26, Thursday 27, Friday 28, Saturday 29 August
10:00 – 13:00 ( 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.) e 14:00 – 17:00 (2 p.m. – 5 p.m.) lesson with symphony orchestra

17:30 – 19:30 (5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.) theory lesson and analysis of the videos

Sunday August 30
10:00 – 13:00 (10 a.m. 1 p.m.) lesson/dress rehearsal

Time to be defined: final concert, a concert suit/dress is required.

The choice of the pieces to be performed during the lessons in up to the students; the programme of the final concert will be decided during the week of the course.

Repertoire of the masterclass:

A. Dvorak: Symphony IX “New World”;
C.M. von Weber: Der Freischutz Ouverture;
F. Schubert: Symphony 8 Unfinished;
F.J. Haydn: Symphony 101;
G. Rossini: Guillaume Tell Ouverture;
G. Verdi: Sinfonia from La forza del destino;
G. Verdi: Sinfonia from Nabucco;
J. Brahms: Symphony 1;
J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus Ouverture;
L. van Beethoven: Symphony 4;
L. van Beethoven: Symphony 1;
L. van Beethoven: Symphony 7;
L. van Beethoven: Prometheus Ouverture;
L. van Beethoven: Coriolan Ouverture;
L. van Beethoven: Symphony 5;
L. van Beethoven: Egmont Ouverture;
L. van Beethoven: Fidelio Ouverture;
L. van Beethoven: Leonore 3 Ouverture;
R. Schumann: Symphony IV (1851);
F. Mendelssohn: the Hebrides;
W.A. Mozart: Symphony 39 in Eb;
W.A. Mozart: Die Zauberfloete Ouverture;
W.A. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro Ouverture;

Excerpts of the following pieces will be studied in order to examine specific technical and musical problems, the preparation is not mandatory but highly recommended:

I. Stravinsky: Danse sacrale from “The rite of Spring”;
B. Bartók: Intermezzo interrotto from the “Concerto for orchestra”;
W.A. Mozart: from die Zauberfloete Tamino’s Recitativo “Die weisheitslehre dieser Knaben”;

Course fee and requirements
Couse fee, active students: € 1400,00
Application fee: € 250,00
Total amount of fees: € 1.650,00

Auditors
The partecipation fee for the auditors is unique and permits to assist to the whole day lessons;
Course fee, auditors: € 400,00

http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

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Peter Fender 6.10.20 / 4am

ONLINE SESSIONS @ LONDON CONDUCTING SCHOOL

With Peter Fender, on Fridays at 7.30pm (London, UK, GMT+1)
‘About the orchestra’ sessions are with members of the world-class Philharmonia Orchestra, London, UK.

12 June: About the Orchestra – Strings
19 June: Mahler Symphony No.1 ‘Titan’
26 June: About the Orchestra – Percussion
3 July: Mahler Symphony No.4
10 July: About the Orchestra – Woodwind

Coming up are sessions on two of Mahler’s wonderful early symphonies and we will look in detail at the practice of conducting these great works. Mixed in are some very exciting sessions, where establised professional orchestral musicians from London, UK, will talk about what conductors need to understand about their instrument and their orchestral section. In all sessions there will be the opportunity to ask questions.
Any 3 sessions £40, individual session £15.

Full details: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/london-conducting-school

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Katalyn Nicole 6.10.20 / 4am

Cadenza Music Management, in cooperation with Only Stage Management London, announces the first edition of “ARTHUR NIKISCH INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION”.

The competition is open to musicians of any nationality without age limits.
The candidates are welcome to apply from June the 1st 2020 until September the 30th 2020.
The jury is made by conductors, intendants and agents representatives of the following institutions: Minnesota Orchestra (USA), Orchestre de Cannes (France), Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV (Hungary), Filarmonia Veneta (Italy), City of Thessaloniky Symphony Orchestra (Greece), Witold Lutosławski Chamber Philharmonic (Poland), Helikon Opera Theatre Moscow (Russia) and as well from a representative of Only Stage Artists Management, whose rooster includes world class conductors such as Oleg Caetani, David Giménez, John Axelrod and rising stars like the French/Italian Charlotte Politi.

The competition will be held exclusively online.

The awards include money prizes and concert opportunities in Italy, Poland, Greece, France, Hungary, Russia and Bulgaria.

RULES

1. STRUCTURE OF THE COMPETITION
The competition is structured in two main phases, ELIMINATORY phase and FINAL phase;
1.1 The ELIMINATORY phase starts on June the 1st 2020 and ends on September the 30th 2020 and consists on the examination of videos and CVs;
1.2 The FINAL will take place from October the 1st 2020 until October the 10th 2020 and consists on the examination of videos;
Please check Appendix A at the bottom of the page for details regarding the videos;

2. JUDGING CRITERA
2.1 The jury will examine the videos with a focus on the abilities of the conductor, not on the quality of the orchestra;
2.2 The evaluation will only consider the skills and the musical talent of the conductor, without considering the nature or the quality of the orchestra (or ensemble) playing, in other words it will be judged the attitude of the conductor to obtain the best result with the available ensemble;

3. REPERTOIRE
3.1 pieces from any historical period, with any kind of ensemble both vocal or instrumental are admitted;
3.2 conducting a piano is also admitted if there are at least two players (4 hands piano or two pianos);

4. JURY
4.1 the jury will be composed by the following members:
Vladimir Ponkin (President of the jury), Russia
Recipient of the Golden Mask and People’s Artist of Russia Chief Conductor of Helikon Opera in Moscow.
Giancarlo De Lorenzo, Italy
Artistic Director of Sanremo Symphony Orchestra
Rengim Gokmen, Turkey
Artistic Director of Istanbul Presidential Symphony Orchestra
Sarah Hicks, USA
Principal Conductor of Minnesota Orchestra
Haris Iliadis, Greece
Artistic Director of Thessaloniki Symphony Orchestra
Gyorgy Lendvai, Hungary
Managing Director of Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV
Benjamin Levy, France
Music Director of Orchestre de Cannes
Susanna Stefani Caetani, UK
President
Only Stage Management London.
Jan Milosz Zarzycki, Poland
Artistic Director of Witold Lutosławski Chamber Philharmonic

5. PRIZES
FIRST PRIZE
Money prize of €2500.00
A concert in 2021/2022 season of Filarmonia Veneta Symphony Orchestra
A concert in 2021/2022 season of Witold Lutosławski Chamber Philharmonic
A concert in 2021/2022 season of Thessaloniky Symphony Orchestra

SECOND PRIZE
Money prize of €1500.00
A concert in 2021/2022 season of Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra

THIRD PRIZE
Money prize of €1000.00

SPECIAL PRIZE “BEETHOVEN 250”
Gold medal “Beethoven 250” for the best video including a performance of a piece by Ludwig van Beethoven. *
*The special prize “Beethoven 250” can be assigned to any participant, both from the ones who reached the Final Stage and the ones who didn’t;

6. OPPORTUNITIES
The best conductors, independently from the results of the competition, will be also recommended to Only Stage Artists Agency and will be taken into consideration to be enrolled as guest conductors by the following institutions: Budapest Symphony Orchestra MAV, Sanremo Symphony Orchestra, Kodaly Philarmonic Orchestra, Orchestra di Toscana Classica;

7. APPLICATION
7.1 to get registered the contestants must send the following documents exclusively by email:
– filled in and signed application form
– curriculum Vitae
– link to the videos
– 1 candidate’s choice picture
– payment receipt of the application fee
7.2 the documents must be sent by 12:00 pm GMT September the 30th 2020 to
nikischcompetition@gmail.com

8. APPLICATION FEES
8.1 The application fee consists in € 130 to be paid through bank transfer, Paypal or credit card (through Paypal);

9. COPYRIGHT AND FINAL PROVISIONS
9.1 the competition is a media event that will be recorded and broadcasted on the web and other media, submitting their application the competitors authorize the direction of the competition to the use of their image either through photographs and audio / video that can be broadcasted via radio, television and other media (internet, etc.);
9.2 submitting their application the candidates also authorize the organization to use their name and image in printed publications related to the competition;
9.3 the organization expects that candidates are available for interviews, photo shoots, and any other activity designed to make the competition interesting for the media;
9.4 the application and participation fee will not be refunded for any reason, except the except for the cancellation of the competition; for any legal dispute the competent forum is Genoa’s.

APPENDIX A: VIDEO DETAILS
A.1 the videos aim is to illustrate to the jury the candidate’s skills and technique and will be analyzed together with the CV’s in order to have the most accurate opinion on candidate’s abilities;
A.2 for the eliminatory phase the candidates have attach links to two videos of a performance of two contrasting character pieces (for example one Allegro and one Adagio) from any historical period;
A.3 two contrasting movements of the same piece are allowed;
A.4 for the Final phase the selected candidates have to send another video; in the evaluation of this video the jury will take into account also the videos examinated in the eliminatory phase;
Videos must have the following features:
A.5 each video has to be longer than 3 minutes and at least 25% of the total length of the video has to be filmed with frontal view;
A.6 videos must be played in streaming mode (videos don’t have to be downloaded);
A.7 videos can be private or public as long as they can be seen by the entire jury without any restrictions;
A.8 the candidates must send one link for each video;
A.9 no specific streaming platform is required, any of the most common are permitted (for example Youtube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Youku etc.) however the video should be played by an ordinary computer running a Windows or a Mac system.

http://www.nikischcompetition.com

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Michela Notto 6.13.20 / 10am

FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS 2020
MAGGIO MUSICALE FIORENTINO – FLORENCE (ITALY)
The leading masterclass for conductors in Italy since 2010.

Teacher: M° György G. Ráth
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino and Cupiditas Orchestra
Period: 24 – 30 August 2020

The masterclass is directed to conductors who want to increase their musical experience and work as professionals in the world of classical music.

The course is articulated in n°7 (seven) days of lesson. The lessons will will be recorded and at the end of the day the students will discuss with the M° about their performance with the help of the recording.
The recording will be given to the students in digital format at the end of the course.

The students will have daily podium time; the total podium time will be not less than 90 minutes for each student, plus the dress rehearsal and the final concert.

The organisation and the teacher, by common consent, will recommend the best students to the following institutions: Chamber Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino (Italy); Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo (Italy); Symphony Orchestra MAV (Hungary); Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra (Hungary); Witold Lutoslawsky Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra (Poland); Pazardzhik Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria).

The students that will conduct the final concert will be chosen by the teacher.

Among the best students of the last edition Charlotte Politi from France and Stefano Teani from Italy have been enrolled in the 2020 season of Orchestra Sinfonica di Sanremo.

Programme

Monday August 24
10:00 – 13:00 (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)
Registration of the students and meeting with the teacher

14:00 – 19:30 (2 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ) lesson with piano 4 hands

Tuesday August 25
10:00 – 13:00 (10 a.m. – 2 p.m.) e 14:00 – 19:30 (2 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.) lesson with piano 4 hands

Wednesday 26, Thursday 27, Friday 28, Saturday 29 August
10:00 – 13:00 ( 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.) e 14:00 – 17:00 (2 p.m. – 5 p.m.) lesson with symphony orchestra

17:30 – 19:30 (5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.) theory lesson and analysis of the videos

Sunday August 30
10:00 – 13:00 (10 a.m. 1 p.m.) lesson/dress rehearsal

Time to be defined: final concert, a concert suit/dress is required.

The choice of the pieces to be performed during the lessons in up to the students; the programme of the final concert will be decided during the week of the course.

Repertoire of the masterclass:

A. Dvorak: Symphony IX “New World”;
C.M. von Weber: Der Freischutz Ouverture;
F. Schubert: Symphony 8 Unfinished;
F.J. Haydn: Symphony 101;
G. Rossini: Guillaume Tell Ouverture;
G. Verdi: Sinfonia from La forza del destino;
G. Verdi: Sinfonia from Nabucco;
J. Brahms: Symphony 1;
J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus Ouverture;
L. van Beethoven: Symphony 4;
L. van Beethoven: Symphony 1;
L. van Beethoven: Symphony 7;
L. van Beethoven: Prometheus Ouverture;
L. van Beethoven: Coriolan Ouverture;
L. van Beethoven: Symphony 5;
L. van Beethoven: Egmont Ouverture;
L. van Beethoven: Fidelio Ouverture;
L. van Beethoven: Leonore 3 Ouverture;
R. Schumann: Symphony IV (1851);
F. Mendelssohn: the Hebrides;
W.A. Mozart: Symphony 39 in Eb;
W.A. Mozart: Die Zauberfloete Ouverture;
W.A. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro Ouverture;

Excerpts of the following pieces will be studied in order to examine specific technical and musical problems, the preparation is not mandatory but highly recommended:

I. Stravinsky: Danse sacrale from “The rite of Spring”;
B. Bartók: Intermezzo interrotto from the “Concerto for orchestra”;
W.A. Mozart: from die Zauberfloete Tamino’s Recitativo “Die weisheitslehre dieser Knaben”;

Course fee and requirements
Couse fee, active students: € 1400,00
Application fee: € 250,00
Total amount of fees: € 1.650,00

Auditors
The partecipation fee for the auditors is unique and permits to assist to the whole day lessons;
Course fee, auditors: € 400,00

http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

The masterclass will be held in the magnificent location of Villa Castiglion, on the hills of Florence 10 minutes from the center of the town.

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Peter Fender 7.8.20 / 3pm

ONLINE SESSIONS – London Conducting School

Fri 10 July 2020: About the orchestra – woodwind (with Tom Blomfield, principal oboe of The Philharmonia Orchestra, London)
Fri 17 July 2020: Bach, St Matthew Passion

19.30-21.30 London, UK (GMT+1)

With conductor/composer/teacher Peter Fender

Come and learn from a world-class oboe player – about oboe playing, woodwind section playing, how conductors aid/hinder woodwind players … come with your questions!

Then come and spend time learning about how to conduct Bach’s great masterpiece The St Matthew Passion.

£15 per session

For more details and to sign up: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/london-conducting-school

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Michela Notto 7.23.20 / 8am

FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS: One place available due to cancellation.

The leading masterclass for conductors in Europe since 2011, if you are interested please write to conducting.masterclass@gmail.com

Information:
http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

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Elena Kalinovska 8.4.20 / 6am

INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS in the Czech Republic

23 – 28 August 2020

One place is available.

http://conductingmasterclasses.eu/conductor-development-program.php

Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade;
Weber – Der Freischütz, Op.77, Overture;
Stravinsky – The Firebird Suite (1919) – in rehearsals only;
Bizet- L’Arlésienne Suite No.1 & Suite No.2;

No age limit. Video recording provided.

Each Active participant will be entitled to:
• a minimum of 90 minutes podium time conducting the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra icon link
• 60 minutes of podium time in four hand piano sessions
• each Active participant will conduct a Dress rehearsal and the Final concert
• attending all meetings, classes and rehearsals

Last chance to apply!

For Active participant fee, please, contact the Masterclass manager.

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Michela Notto 8.11.20 / 5am

BREAKING NEWS: Riccardo Frizza to teach @ Florence Conducting Masterclass august 2020

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Peter Fender 8.12.20 / 5am

LONDON CONDUCTIN SCHOOL: ONLINE SESSIONS

The London Conducting School continues it’s offering of online courses, as follows:

4 Sep: Opera introduction
18 Sep: Fundamental technique 1 (max 12 participants).
2 Oct: Opera – accompanied recitative.
16 Oct: Fundamental technique 2 (max 12 participants).
30 Oct: About the Orchestra – Horn.
13 Nov: Choral conducting introduction
27 Nov: Understanding string bowing.

7.30pm London, UK (GMT+1).
Recordings will be available if you are not able to attend.

Introductions to conducting opera and choirs sit alongside practical sessions on technique (appropriate for all levels). The sessions about instruments with members of London’s world-class Philharmonia Orchestra continue with the horn. And another session will attempt to de-mystify the subject of string bowing!

An individual session costs £17; any 3 sessions £45, all 7 sessions £90.

For full details and to apply go to:
http://www.peterfender.co.uk/london-conducting-school

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philharmonischeskammerorchesterberlin 8.20.20 / 3am

International Conducting Masterclass with Michail Jurowski
24 – 30 Jan, 2021
International Master Class for Orchestral Conducting
with Prof. Michail Jurowski (Berlin) and
the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra would like to offer you to participate in the Course within January 24th – 30th, 2021 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

The course is open to active participants and auditors at all levels from beginners to professionals! Every day podium time with orchestra in the Congress Hall, 4 grand pianos classes at Music Academy with Maestro and Final Concert. All your sessions will be recorded!

If you are interested please fill in the following Application Form:
LINK:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Y714VDJvOJvS8006aLWmZk064J3bdFMApAjWWmCS3vs/

and send us your CV to our mail box: conducting@philharmonie.com.

All details including the terms and fee will be sent to your email.
If you have any questions let us know and contact us: conducting@philharmonie.com

Team of Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin

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Zsolt Pera 8.27.20 / 2pm

LAKE COMO INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION

Lake Como Philharmonic Orchestra announces the first edition of “LAKE COMO INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION”

The competition is open to musicians of any nationality without age limits. The competition will be held in Como from November 2nd until November the 8th 2020. The candidates will be admitted to the competition according to the date of the application.

REGULATION

The competition consists in an ELIMINATORY phase with piano 4 hands, a FIRST ROUND with chamber orchestra, a SEMIFINAL and a FINAL with symphony orchestra, a FINAL CONCERT.
Conductors from any nationality can compete, without any age limit.
ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPETITION

FIRST ROUND – 4 HANDS PIANO
Monday the 2nd, Tuesday the 3rd, Wednesday the 4th; each candidate will have the podium time necessary for the jury to evaluate him/her, in any case not less than 10 minutes and no more than 20;
3.1 Repertoire of the 1st Round
– J. Brahms: Symphony n° 1 in C minor op. 68

– L. van Beethoven: Symphony n° 5 in C minor op. 67

3.2 Venue

The 1st Round will be held in Teatro di Bellano, Via Roma, 3 Bellano (Lc);

SECOND ROUND – STRING ORCHESTRA
Thursday the 5th and Friday the 6th 2020; each candidate will have not less than 15 minutes podium time, the jury has faculty to ask for more time in order to thoroughly evaluate the candidate;
4.1 Repertoire of the 2nd Round
– P.I. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major op. 48

4.2 Venue

The 2nd Round will be held in Teatro di Bellano, Via Roma, 3 Bellano (Lc);

SEMIFINAL – SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Saturday the 7th 2020; each candidate will have not less than 30 minutes podium time, the jury has faculty to ask for more time in order to thoroughly evaluate the candidate;
5.1 Repertoire of the Semifinal
– L. van Beethoven: Symphony n°7 in A major op.92, I movement: Poco sostenuto – Vivace

– L. van Beethoven: Symphony n°7 in A major op.92, II movement: Allegretto

– L. van Beethoven: Symphony n°4 in B flat major op.60, I movement: Adagio – Allegro vivace

– F.J. Haydn: Symphony n°101 in D major, IV movement: Vivace

– W.A. Mozart: Ouverture from “Le nozze di Figaro”

– W. A. Mozart: Ouverture from “La finta giardiniera”

5.2 Venue

The Semifinal will be held at “Palasole” theatre, Viale Tommaso Grossi, 19, 23822 Bellano (LC)

FINAL – SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Sunday the 8th 2020; each candidate will have not less than 50 minutes podium time to do a rehearsal and prepare the orchestra for the concert; the jury will not interfere with the rehearsal; each candidate will conduct a part of the concert and the performance is part of the competition; the results will be announced in front of the audience;
6.1 Repertoire of the Final

The Final consists in a rehearsal and a concert in which each candidate will have to conduct the following pieces:

Candidate 1
– W.A. Mozart: Ouverture from “Le nozze di Figaro”

– L. van Beethoven: Symphony n°7 in A major op.92, I movement: Poco sostenuto – Vivace

Candidate 2

– W. A. Mozart: Ouverture from “La finta giardiniera”

– L. van Beethoven: Symphony n°4 in B flat major op.60, I movement: Adagio – Allegro vivace

Candidate 3

– L. van Beethoven: Symphony n°7 in A major op.92, II movement: Allegretto

– F.J. Haydn: Symphony n°101 in D major, IV movement: Vivace

6.2 Venue

The Final, both rehearsal and concert, will be held at “Palasole” theatre, Viale Tommaso Grossi, 19, 23822 Bellano (LC)

PRIZES
First prize: € 2.500,00
– 1 concert during 2020/2021 or 2021/2022 season of Lake Como Philharmonic Orchestra in Italy;
– 1 concert during 2020/2021 or 2021/2022 season of Friuli Venezia Giulia Symphony Orchestra in Italy;

– 1 concert during 2020/2021 or 2021/2022 season of State Opera Plovdiv in Bulgaria;

1 concert during 2020/2021 or 2021/2022 season of Istabul State Symphony Orchestra in Turkey;

– Official Diploma;

Second prize: € 1.500,00
– 1 concert during 2020/2021 or 2021/2022 season of Lake Como Philharmonic Orchestra in Italy;

– 1 concert during 2020/2021 or 2021/2022 season of Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra in Bulgaria;

– Official Diploma;

Third prize: €500,00
– Official Diploma;

THE JURY
The jury is composed by:
M° Vladimir Ponkin, (President of the jury), Russia

People’s Artist of Russia

Professor of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the Russian State University named after Kosygin

Winner of two theater awards “Golden Mask”

Artistic Director of the Kuban Symphony Orchestra (Krasnodar Russia)

Ms. Belen Alonso Monedero, Alonso Management (Spain);

M° Roberto Gianola, Istanbul State Opera (Italy);

M° Claudio Mansutti, General Director of Friuli Venezia Giulia Symphony Orchestra (Italy);

M° Piero Romano (Italy), General Director of Orchestra della Magna Grecia

M° Ender Sakpinar, Chief Conductor of Istanbul State Orchestra (Turkey);

M° Dian Tchobanov, Music Director State Opera Plovdiv (Bulgaria);

M° Claudio Vandelli, General Director Wurth Philharmonic Orchestra (Germany);

A representative of Lake Como Symphony Orchestra

APPLICATION
To get registered you must send the following documents exclusively by electronic format:
• Filled and signed application form (downloadable at the bottom of the page)
• Curriculum Vitae including all the information specified at point 4
• 1 candidate’s choice picture
• Receipt of the payment of the application fee
Application forms and documentation for the eliminatory phase have to be sent exclusively by email to lakecomocompetition@gmail.com

FEES
10.1 The application fee is €320,00 to be paid to the following account (attention: the expenses are to be charged to the payer):
Banco Popolare Milano Ag.Como

IBAN: IT17T0503410905000000005833 – BIC/SWIFT: BAPPIT21C73

Account holder: Associazione Culturale Lario Cultura Eventi

Via Milano, 94 – 20122 Como

or through Paypal

The Application fee is not refundable for any reason except for the cancellation of the competition.

COPYRIGHT
The competition is a media event that will be recorded and broadcasted by television and radio.
Submitting their application the competitors authorize the organization to the use of their image either through photographs and audio / video that can be broadcasted via radio, television and other media (internet, etc.).
Submitting their application candidates also authorize the organization to use their name and image in printed publications related to the competition.
The organization expects that candidates are available for interviews, photo shoots, and any other activity designed to make the competition interesting for the media.
For any legal dispute the competent forum is Como’s.

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Maria Sensi Sellner 8.31.20 / 3am

OperaWebinar offers in-depth study of Rigoletto & Tosca in September and October

OperaWebinar, the new online academy founded by Carlo Montanaro continues its small group sessions in September & October with Verdi’s Rigoletto and Puccini’s Tosca, beginning September 1. Registration is open for all sessions at http://www.OperaWebinar.com

Each opera that is studied is divided into 3 or 4 two-hour lessons where we will solve, bar-by-bar, all of the technical conducting problems that the score poses, then going deeper to understand the powerful bond between the text and the music, and performance traditions of the repertoire. The size of each session is limited to 10 participants so there may be an active conversation.

Maestro Carlo Montanaro brings 20 years of experience conducting in the all the major worldwide venues including La Scala, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Frankfurt Opera, Semperoper Dresden, Opera Tel Aviv, Opéra Bastille in Paris, Opéra de Monte-Carlo, San Francisco Opera, Korean National Opera, Canadian Opera, Seattle Opera, Melbourne Opera, Dallas Opera, Opéra de Montréal, Hamburgische Staatsoper, as well as the houses of Sydney Opera, Megaron in Athens, Verona, Warsaw, Bilbao, Teatro Coumnale di Firenze, Cincinnati, Budapest, Mariinsky, Tokyo, Nagoya, and Oviedo. Carlo was also Music Director at Teatr Wielki in Warsaw from 2011 to 2014.

He was discovered by Zubin Mehta, who recommended Montanaro to the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, where he studied under Leopold Hager, Erwin Acél and Yugi Yuasa. With over 50 operas and a long list of symphonic scores in his repertoire, his conducting teaching is committed to creating the next wave of young opera conductors with the highest level musicianship, mental preparation, and physical eloquence. Part of his teaching includes introducing students to the conducting technique of Hideo Saito, who was Seiji Ozawa’s conducting teacher.

For the past four years, Carlo has been the principal master teacher and mentor for the Hart Institute for Women Conductors at the Dallas Opera.

Program details:
* This masterclass is for conductors and singers who wish to study and understand the opera repertoire on a deeper level.
* We will begin with several of the most important operas in order to build a strong repertoire, with the ultimate goal of covering as many opera masterpieces as possible.
* For every opera, we will have 3 or 4 lessons, each will be 2 hours long.
* There will be three time slots offered for each lesson.
* Each session will have a maximum of 10 participants.
* If extra time is needed for a particular opera, I will add another hour for Q&A after the last lesson, free of charge.
* Lessons will take place via Zoom at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm Eastern Time (GMT-4)
* Please feel free to contact me if all the slots are taken. I will be happy to add extra lessons to the schedule. There is a contact form on the website: http://www.operawebinar.com
* For each lesson, there will be a fee of €40 ( promotional offer ) to be paid via PayPal one day before the scheduled session. Once registered, you will receive a personal code to access the Zoom meeting.
* In the current sessions, I will cover the following pieces:
* Rigoletto – Verdi
* Tosca – Puccini

Donations in support of student scholarships are now being accepted. Visit the website for more information.

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Michael Welles 8.31.20 / 11am

Wellesley Symphony Orchestra Music Director

The Music Director of the Wellesley Symphony Orchestra is a consummate musician who provides leadership to the orchestra in all aspects of the orchestra’s performances. The candidate is passionate about classical music and inspires and shapes the orchestra’s musical identity; has a broad knowledge of instruments, orchestral repertoire, music history, and conducting; and serves as an ambassador for the orchestra to the community. The Music Director reports to the Board and consults and communicates regularly with the Board regarding musical responsibilities.

Musical responsibilities

The Music Director assumes the following musical responsibilities, with appropriate Board, orchestra, Manager, and Assistant Conductor consultation:

Schedules the season
Leads repertoire selection for each concert
Selects guest artists and soloists
Auditions and engages musicians as needed
Determines section seating
Through regularly scheduled rehearsals and sectionals, prepares the orchestra to the highest possible level of artistic performance
Creates the performance and rehearsal schedule
Works with the librarian to acquire and prepare scores and parts
Evaluates audio and video recordings of the orchestra as to their suitability for release
Judges the annual Young Soloist Competition, along with three others, and schedules the winner’s performance with the orchestra.

Relationships

The Music Director establishes and maintains a positive, mutually respectful artistic relationship with the orchestra, Board, and staff.

Orchestra: Serves as a mentor to the musicians and inspires them to perform at the highest level possible. Conducts collaborative, efficient, productive rehearsals
Board: Submits season schedule and program for approval. Regularly communicates the status of artistic programs and projects. Attends Board meetings as a non-voting member as requested
Manager: Collaborates on engaging musicians for each concert to ensure adequate instrumentation while staying within the budget. Supports maintenance of a list of substitute musicians. Participates in development activities
Assistant Conductor: As appropriate, acts as mentor and collaborates on rehearsals and performances

Community relations

Helps build the orchestra’s presence in the community by participating in activities that further WSO’s name recognition and that develop the overall image of the orchestra.

Acts as a musical leader in the community, supporting opportunities to collaborate with local organizations and institutions and to participate in community events and activities
Collaborates with the Board and the Manager on projects to maintain and build the audience
Attends selected fundraising events

Accountability

Reports to the Board of Directors
Works with the Manager and the Board to establish a comprehensive artistic plan based on the season budget
Creates and maintains good relationships with the orchestra

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Beyond Borders 9.5.20 / 12pm

Hi everyone,

We would love to share with you the launch of Beyond Borders, a series of digital sessions, networking forums and tailored events for leaders in music.

Internationally-renowned conductor and educator Rebecca Miller has curated a series of digital sessions focused around conducting, leadership, and community. Through a series of specialised sessions and tailored events, the aim is to creatively utilise COVID-induced isolation to unite conductors, orchestral musicians, educators and leaders in the music industry from across the globe.

For our launch, we present to you a series of digital sessions and masterclasses – Making Waves – for anyone interested in the art of conducting, both on and off the platform.

Quick Overview —

• The series will be hosted by our Founder and acclaimed conductor, Rebecca Miller, through a collection of interactive discussions, online seminars, networking opportunities with industry experts and virtual masterclasses.
• This will be a three-day digital session series for one and all, with a special opportunity for emerging or early-career conductors to receive a masterclass, taking place between Friday, 2 October to Sunday, 4 October 2020.
• This digital session series will be hosted on our dedicated website at beyondborders.org.uk.
• There will be three streams of participants for this series: The Full Package, The Full Package PLUS, and The Open Package. More details can be found on our website.
• We encourage any interested individual to sign-up onto either The Full Package or The Open Package, even if you do not consider yourself to be a conductor. These sessions are for one and all.
• These are your sessions. Therefore we will be catering our schedule timings around where you are joining us from around the world, dependent on participant uptake
• Full details of the schedule and application process can be found on our website at beyondborders.org.uk.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you are interested (info@beyondborders.org.uk) or feel free to visit our website for more information (www.beyondborders.org.uk)

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Felix Torres 9.28.20 / 3pm

The Conducting Institute announces its online fall courses

*About Conducting*
Under the guidance of Miguel Harth-Bedoya, this online course will explore the fundamentals of orchestral conducting, score reading, and ear training, and the application of these skills to leading from the podium.

This course occurs weekly on Tuesdays, from October 6–December 15 (except November 24), from 5–6:30 PM Central Time.

List of sample topics include instrument transpositions, string techniques (bowings, harmonics, etc), percussion techniques, harp pedaling, Bach chorales in multiple clefs (reading, singing, playing), solfege and sight singing, ear training, and more.

https://conductinginstitute.com/about-conducting

*Orchestral Repertoire*
Under the guidance of Miguel Harth-Bedoya, the purpose of this online course is to learn and discuss content and performance issues from the conductor’s perspective.

This online course occurs weekly on Wednesdays, from October 7–December 16 (with the exception of November 25), from 5–6:30 PM Central Time.

Selected Repertoire

10/7 Beethoven: Symphony N.3 in Eb major “Eroica”
10/14 Mendelssohn: Symphony N.4 in A major “Italian”
10/21 Dvorak: Symphony N.7 in D minor
10/28 Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Prelude und Liebestod
11/4 Strauss: Don Juan
11/11 Sibelius: Violin concerto
11/18 Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole
12/2 Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
12/9 Revueltas: La Noche de los Mayas
12/16 López: Perú Negro

https://conductinginstitute.com/orchestral-repertoire

Financial aid is available and awarded on the basis of need.

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Deanna Leramo 10.22.20 / 7am

EUROPEAN UNION CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS 2021
January 3 – 8 2021 Bulgaria

European Union Conducting Masterclass, based on the experience of Associazione Artes and Classics Management, offers a unique opportunity to practice a wide repertoire with a full professional Symphony Orchestra under the guidance of the most respected teachers in Europe.

In a safe environment, only 12 active students are admitted, thus ensuring a huge amount of podium time in front of a full Symphony Orchestra.

Every session is recorded with a front camera and the recording is given to the students at the end of the lessons, thus giving them the opportunity to develop their skills in the most effective way.

The best students, chosen by the teacher, will be enrolled as guest conductors during the 2021/2022 season of a well-known symphonic institution in Europe and Turkey.

RULES

Teacher: M° Rengim Gokmen
Orchestra: Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra
Period: January 3 – 8 2021
Place: M. G. Atanasov Concert Hall, bul. “Bulgaria” – 2, Pazardzhik

The masterclass is directed to conductors who want to increase their musical experience and work as professionals in the world of classical music thanks to a wide repertoire and to the presence of a full professional orchestra.

The course is articulated in n°6 (six) days of lesson. The lessons with the orchestra will be recorded and at the end of the day the students will discuss with the teacher about their performance with the help of the recording.
The recording will be given to the students in digital format (micro SD memory cards) at the end of the course.

Only 12 active students are admitted; each student will have not less than 90 minutes of podium time.

The huge amount of podium time in front of a full symphony orchestra is intended to offer to the students a real opportunity to practice a wide repertoire, under the wise guidance of a very experienced teacher like M° Gokmen, whose students are already working in some of the most important institutions around the world.

Programme

Sunday January the 3rd
14.00 – 19.00 (2 – 7 p.m. )
registration and briefing with the teacher

Monday January the 4th
9.30 – 13:00 (9.30 a.m. – 1 p.m.) lesson with the teacher, preparation of the scores for the next sessions, lesson on conducting technique.

14.00 – 17.00 (2 – 5 p.m. )
lesson with the orchestra

Tuesday January the 5th

10.00 – 13.00 (10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.) lesson with the orchestra
14.00 – 16.00 (2.00 p.m. – 17.00 p.m.) lesson with the orchestra

from 17.00 – (5.00 p.m.) video session and discussion with the students

Wednesday January the 6th

10.00 – 13.00 (10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.) lesson with the orchestra
14.00 – 16.00 (2.00 p.m. – 17.00 p.m.) lesson with the orchestra

from 17.00 – (5.00 p.m.) video session and discussion with the students

Thursday January the 7th

10.00 – 13.00 (10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.) lesson with the orchestra
14.00 – 16.00 (2.00 p.m. – 17.00 p.m.) lesson with the orchestra

from 17.00 – (5.00 p.m.) video session and discussion with the students

Friday January the 8th

10.00 – 13.00 (10.00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.) lesson with the orchestra
from 14.30 – (2.30 p.m.) video session and discussion with the students

At the end of the week the teacher will decide whom to assign the prize concert for the best student.

Active students must prepare al least 4 (four) pieces from the given repertoire. One movement of a wider work (i.e. a Symphony), is considered 1 (one) piece.

Repertoire

W. A. Mozart Recitativo and aria “ Cosi dunque tradisci”
W. A.Mozart “ Don Giovanni “ Ouverture”
W. A. Mozart Symphony n° 38 in D major K 504 (Prague)
W. A. Mozart Symphony n° 39 in Eb major K 543
L. van Beethoven “Coriolano” Ouverture
L. van Beethoven “Egmont” Ouverture
L. van Beethoven Symphony n° 2 in D major op. 36
L. van Beethoven Symphony n° 4 in Bb op. 60
L. van Beethoven Symphony n° 5 in C minor op. 67
L. van Beethoven Symphony n° 6 in F major op. 68 “Pastorale”
F. Schubert Symphony n° 5 in Bb D.485
F. Mendelssohn Symphony n° 3 “Scottish” op. 56
F. Mendelssohn Ouverture “Hebrides” op. 26
A. Dvorak Symphony n° 8 in G major op. 88
A. Dvorak Symphony n° 9 op. 95 “from the New World”
R. Schumann Symphony n° 4 in D minor op. 120
G. Verdi, Sinfonia from Nabucco”

Course fee and requirements
Couse fee, accommodation b&b NCLUDED, active students: € 1.000,00
Application fee: € 290,00
Total amount of fees: € 1.290,00

The applications will be processed in order of arrival, there is no admission examination, even if we expect a basic knowledge of conducting technique and recommend some experience in conducting professional orchestras. In order to evaluate properly if European Union Conducting Masterclass is a good choice for the students’ particular situation, we encourage them to send an email before applying.

Auditors
The participation fee for the auditors is unique and permits to assist to the whole day lessons.
Course fee auditors (accommodation not included): € 180,00

Accomodation and meals
The accommodation with continental breakfast in four stars Hotel is included in the participation fee. Meals are up to the participants.

Prize concert

The organization will offer a prize concert to the best student chosen by M° Gokmen; the concert will be held in one European or Turkish Institution.

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Maria Sensi Sellner 11.11.20 / 1am

OperaWebinar begins new sessions November 17 & 20 with Madama Butterfly

OperaWebinar, the new online academy founded by conductor Carlo Montanaro begins new sessions November 17 & 20 with Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. In-depth guided study of the opera will span 4 two-hour lessons. Registration is open for all sessions at http://www.OperaWebinar.com

For each opera that is studied, we will solve, bar-by-bar, all of the technical conducting problems that the score poses, then go deeper to understand the powerful bond between the text and the music, and performance traditions of the repertoire. The size of each session is limited so there may be active conversation.

Maestro Carlo Montanaro brings 20 years of experience conducting in the all the major opera and concert venues of the world including La Scala, Deutsche Oper Berlin, San Francisco Opera, Korean National Opera, Sydney Opera, and many more. He was discovered by Zubin Mehta, who recommended Montanaro to the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, where he studied under Leopold Hager, Erwin Acél and Yugi Yuasa. With over 50 operas and a long list of symphonic scores in his repertoire, his conducting teaching is committed to creating the next wave of young opera conductors with the highest level musicianship, mental preparation, and physical eloquence. Part of his teaching includes introducing students to the conducting technique of Hideo Saito, who was Seiji Ozawa’s conducting teacher.

For the past four years, he has been the principal master teacher and mentor for the Hart Institute for Women Conductors at the Dallas Opera.

Learn more about Carlo Montanaro and the OperaWebinar program (including sample lessons) at http://www.OperaWebinar.com

** Additional sessions may be scheduled for study of Verdi’s La Traviata in the near future.
Please email info@operawebinar.com to express your interest. These sessions will only be scheduled once there are enough participants.

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Carlo Montanaro 11.16.20 / 3am

OperaWebinar begins new sessions November 17 & 20 with Madama Butterfly

OperaWebinar, the new online academy founded by conductor Carlo Montanaro begins new sessions November 17 & 20 with Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. In-depth guided study of the opera will span 4 two-hour lessons. Registration is open for all sessions at http://www.OperaWebinar.com

For each opera that is studied, we will solve, bar-by-bar, all of the technical conducting problems that the score poses, then go deeper to understand the powerful bond between the text and the music, and performance traditions of the repertoire. The size of each session is limited so there may be active conversation.

Maestro Carlo Montanaro brings 20 years of experience conducting in the all the major opera and concert venues of the world including La Scala, Deutsche Oper Berlin, San Francisco Opera, Korean National Opera, Sydney Opera, and many more. He was discovered by Zubin Mehta, who recommended Montanaro to the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, where he studied under Leopold Hager, Erwin Acél and Yugi Yuasa. With over 50 operas and a long list of symphonic scores in his repertoire, his conducting teaching is committed to creating the next wave of young opera conductors with the highest level musicianship, mental preparation, and physical eloquence. Part of his teaching includes introducing students to the conducting technique of Hideo Saito, who was Seiji Ozawa’s conducting teacher.

For the past four years, he has been the principal master teacher and mentor for the Hart Institute for Women Conductors at the Dallas Opera.

Learn more about Carlo Montanaro and the OperaWebinar program (including sample lessons) at http://www.OperaWebinar.com

** Additional sessions may be scheduled for study of Verdi’s La Traviata in the near future.
Please email info@operawebinar.com to express your interest. These sessions will only be scheduled once there are enough participants.

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Peter Fender 11.20.20 / 2am

UNDERSTANDING STRING BOWING – 27 NOVEMBER 2020

Conductor and violinist Peter Fender will lead this session on orchestral string bowing.

The session will enable you to grasp the principles used in orchestral string bowing and understand where exceptions to those principles are useful. It will give you the tools to have meaningful discussions with your concertmaster/mistress and to begin to develop your own bowings in certain situations (e.g. with school orchestras).

Plenty of examples from the standard orchestral repertoire will be given. Both basic and advanced concepts will be discussed, and historical performance practice will be considered, making the session useful to all conductors – whether or not you are yourself a string player.

Friday 27 November, 7.30pm UTC (London, UK)
Session cost: £17 (c.$22)
To book please go to: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/london-conducting-school

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Manu Iozzi 12.2.20 / 9am

HANS VON BÜLOW CONDUCTING COMPETITION

The competition, realized in cooperation with Dohnanyi Orchestra, Brasov Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Filarmonica della Campania, Varna Opera, is open to musicians of any nationality without age limits.

The application period starts on December the 1st 2020 and ends March the 3rd 2021.

The jury is made by conductors, intendants and agents representatives of the following institutions: G. Verdi Conservatoire, Milan; Opéra de Nice; Orchestra of the Americas; Brasov Philharmonic Orchestra; Filarmonica della Campania; Varna Opera; Dohnanyi Orchestra.

The competition will be held exclusively online.

The awards consist in prizes in cash and concerts in Europe.

REGULATIONS

STRUCTURE OF THE COMPETITION
The competition is structured in two main phases, ELIMINATORY phase and FINAL phase;
1.1 The ELIMINATORY phase starts on December the 1st 2020 and ends on March the 3rd 2021 and consists on the examination of videos and CVs;

1.2 The FINAL will take place from March the 17th 2021 until March the 31nd 2021 and consists on the examination of videos;

Please check Appendix A at the bottom of the page for details regarding the videos;

JUDGING CRITERA
2.1 The jury will examine the videos with a focus on the abilities of the conductor, not on the quality of the orchestra;

2.2 The evaluation will only consider the skills and the musical talent of the conductor, without considering the nature or the quality of the orchestra (or ensemble) playing, in other words it will be judged the attitude of the conductor to obtain the best result with the available ensemble;

REPERTOIRE
3.1 pieces from any historical period, with any kind of ensemble both vocal or instrumental are admitted;

JURY
4.1 the jury will be composed by the following members:

Vittorio Parisi (President of the jury), Italy
G. Verdi Conservatoire, Milan

Fréderic Deloche, France
Opéra de Nice

Davide La Bòllita, Italy
Varna Opera House

Anna Duczmal – Mróz, Poland
Amadeus Chamber Orchestra of the National Polish Radio

Gábor Hollerung, Hungary
Chief Conductor, Dohnanyi Orchestra

Giulio Marazia, Italy
Orchestra Filarmonica della Campania

Diego Naser, Uruguay
Orchestra of the Americas

Cristian Orosanu, Romania
Brasov Philharmonic Orchestra

PRIZES
FIRST PRIZE

Money prize of €1.500.00 in cash

A production with Varna Opera House in Varna;

A concert with Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina in Italy;

A concert with Brasov Philharmonic Orchestra in Romania;

SECOND PRIZE

Money prize of €1.000.00 in cash

A concert with Orchestra Filarmonica della Campania in Italy;

THIRD PRIZE

Money prize of €500.00 in cash

SPECIAL PRIZES

A concert with Dohnanyi Orchestra in Budapest to be assigned to the participants admitted to the Final;

The jury has faculty to chose one or more conductors to be recommended to be invited as guest conductor by the Orchestra of the Americas in 2021/2022 season.

APPLICATION
6.1 to get registered the contestants must send the following documents exclusively by email:

– filled in and signed application form
– copy of a valid ID document
– curriculum Vitae
– link to the videos
– 1 candidate’s choice picture
– payment receipt of the application fee

6.2 the documents must be sent by 11:59 P.M. (Midnight) gmt March the 1st 2021 to

vonbulowcompetition@gmail.com

APPLICATION FEES
8.1 The application fee consists in € 130 to be paid through bank transfer, Paypal or credit card (through Paypal);

8.2 data for the payment:

BANK ACCOUNT
IBAN: IT28 S061 7501 4250 0000 3159 480
SWIFT: CRGEITGG125

Account holder: Associazione Culturale Music Master (please make sure that the bank expenses are to be charged to the payer);

e.
COPYRIGHT AND FINAL PROVISIONS
9.1 the competition is a media event that will be recorded and broadcasted on the web and other media, submitting their application the competitors authorize the direction of the competition to the use of their image either through photographs and audio / video that can be broadcasted via radio, television and other media (internet, etc.);

9.2 submitting their application the candidates also authorize the organization to use their name and image in printed publications related to the competition;

9.3 the organization expects that candidates are available for interviews, photo shoots, and any other activity designed to make the competition interesting for the media;

9.4 the application and participation fee will not be refunded for any reason, except for the cancellation of the competition; for any legal dispute the competent forum is Genova’s.

APPENDIX A: VIDEO DETAILS

A.1 the videos aim is to illustrate to the jury the candidate’s skills and technique and will be analyzed together with the CV’s in order to have the most accurate opinion on candidate’s abilities;

A.2 for the eliminatory phase the candidates have attach links to two videos of a performance of two contrasting character pieces (for example one Allegro and one Adagio or a Romance and a Cabaletta) from any historical period; no more than two videos are allowed, in case the candidate will send more than two videos the jury will evaluate only the first two in the list;

A.3 two contrasting movements of the same piece are allowed; in case of a scene of opera the contrasting sections in the scene can be considered as different pieces;

A.4 For the Final phase the selected candidates have to send one new video, different form the ones sent before, at his/her choice;

Videos must have the following features:

A.5 each video has to be at least 5 minutes long;

A.6 videos must be played in streaming mode (videos don’t have to be downloaded);

A.7 videos can be private or public as long as they can be seen by the entire jury without any restrictions;

A.8 the candidates must send one link for each video;

A.9 no specific streaming platform is required, any of the most common are permitted (for example Youtube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Youku etc.) however the video should be played by an ordinary computer running a Windows or a Mac system;

A.10 the jury will be watching at least a few minutes of each video in order to be able to make a proper evaluation;

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Peter Fender 1.3.21 / 7am

ONLINE SESSION, LONDON CONDUCTING SCHOOL, 5 FEBRUARY 2021:
SCORE ANALYSIS (Beethoven 9)

Conductor and composer Peter Fender will lead this session on score analysis.

The session will look at different methods of score analysis from the conductor’s point of view and also consider issues such as memorisation. The score of Beethoven 9 will be used for examples. A following session on video analysis will lead to a third on the development of conducting technique on the basis of different types of analysis.

Friday 5 February, 7.30pm (London, UK)
Session cost: £17 (c.$22)
For more information and to book please go to: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/london-conducting-school

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philharmonischeskammerorchesterberlin 1.6.21 / 8am

INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING MASTER CLASS WITH MICHAIL JUROWSKI & THE LEIPZIG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (LSO)

MAY 18-27, 2021
LEIPZIG, GERMANY

International Master Class for Orchestral Conducting with Maestro Michail Jurowski (Berlin) and the Leipzig Symphony Orchestra (https://www.lso.de) are delighted to invite you to participate in our master class in Leipzig, Germany.

We offer podium time with the orchestra (every day) and final concerts.

If you are interested, please fill in the https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1X5R2iWWOvhl74Sg5S3cWdTqJvpRX5IPwWGtnN2Mfk2g/edit and send us your CV to conducting@philharmonie.com.

All details will be sent to your email.

MAESTRO MICHAIL JUROWSKI

Born in Moscow in 1945, Michail Jurowski is the son of the composer Wladimir Jurowski and grandson of the conductor David Block. His sons Vladimir and Dmitri are also internationally renowned conductors. Michail Jurowski grew up in a circle of internationally acclaimed artists of the former Soviet Union such as Ojstrach, Rostropovitch, Kogan, Gilels, and Khachaturian. Dmitri Shostakovich was a close family friend and he and Michail not only spoke often but would also play four-hand piano pieces together. Such experiences had a huge influence on the young musician and it is therefore no coincidence that today Michail Jurowski is one of the leading interpreters of Shostakovich’s music. In 2012 Michail Jurowski was awarded the third International Shostakovich Prize by the Shostakovich Gohrisch Foundation. Michail Jurowski was educated at the Moscow Conservatoire, where he studied conducting under Leo Ginsburg and music science under Alexei Kandinsky. During his studies he assisted Gennady Rozhdestvensky at the National Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra of Moscow. While still a resident in Russia, he conducted the Music Theatre of Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko in Moscow and during his last years in the Soviet Union frequently conducted performances at the Bolshoi Theatre.

LEIPZIG SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (LSO)

The Leipzig Symphony Orchestra (LSO) was founded in 1963 under the name “State Orchestra of the Leipzig District”. The orchestra works with world-class stars, but also gives young musicians the opportunity to prove themselves in concerts. Especially in the cooperation with the universities for music in Leipzig and Weimar as well as the state high schools for music, the orchestra realizes the concern and the obligation to promote the next generation of artists. With over 100 concerts a year, the LSO makes an important contribution to maintaining and expanding the musical landscape far beyond Central Germany and has a decisive influence on musical life in the cultural area of Leipzig, where it is the only symphonic orchestra for around 450,000 people. Whether at the “Usedom Music Festival”, the “Darß Classic Nights”, on the Mainau Island of Flowers, in the Berliner Philharmonie, the Meistersingerhalle in Nuremberg, the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, the Alte Oper in Frankfurt aM, the Konzerthaus am Gendarmenmarkt or the Gewandhaus in Leipzig – the name Leipzig Symphony Orchestra has become a synonym for outstanding performance. The orchestra’s wide-ranging repertoire, which has appeared on several CDs, ranges from classic-romantic and modern symphonies to operas, operettas, musicals and film music and symphonic entertainment music. Various chamber music ensembles complete this extensive offer. Guest tours have taken the Leipzig Symphony Orchestra to Poland, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Italy, Ireland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, South Korea, China, Hungary and Mexico.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us via email: conducting@philharmonie.com.

Team of Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin

http://philharmonie.com/master-class/international-conducting-masterclass-wit
http://concert-media.com/en/master-class/international-conducting-masterclass-wit

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philharmonischeskammerorchesterberlin 1.7.21 / 12am

INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING MASTER CLASS WITH MICHAIL JUROWSKI & THE LITHUANIAN STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (LVSO)
AUGUST 30 – SEPTEMBER 4, 2021
VILNIUS, LITHUANIA
International Master Class for Orchestral Conducting with Maestro Michail Jurowski (Berlin) and the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra (http://www.lvso.lt) are delighted to invite you to participate in our master class in Leipzig, Germany.
We offer podium time with the orchestra (every day) and final concerts.
If you are interested, please fill in this application form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kYWyM7pq9qnhB9f9Ofonc3m0S0R5df2ngmEkyg4h3-U/edit and send us your CV to conducting@philharmonie.com.
All details will be sent to your email.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us via email: conducting@philharmonie.com.
Team of Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin
http://philharmonie.com/master-class/international-conducting-master-class-wi
http://concert-media.com/master-class/international-conducting-master-class-wi

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Simone Salvi 2.6.21 / 3am

LAKE COMO INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION: NEW DATES ANNOUNCED!

Lake Como International Conducting Competition, that was interrupted due to Corona Virus pandemic related issues, will continue on June 2021. The new dates are: I Round from June 14 until June 16, II Round June 17 and June 18, Semifinal June 19, Final June 20.

In order to facilitate the inclusion of all the conductors that wanted to participate but couldn’t due to the emergency we faced months ago, we decided to open again the applications, thus making possible to join the first round of the competition to the widest audience.

The musicians that have already passed the First phase in November, will bew automatically admitted to the Second Round that will be held in Bellano from June 17.

Among the prizes there are concerts in European Union and Turkey.

The orchestra of the competition is one of the best of its kind on the Italian soil, L.C.P.O. (Lake Como Philharmonic Orchestra).

The jury is made by maestros and agents from Italy, Russia, Germany, Spain, Bulgaria and Turkey, thus ensuring to the competition a real International standard.

The President of the jury is M° Vladimir Ponkin, People’s Artist of Russia; Professor of the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the Russian State University named after Kosygin; Winner of two theater awards “Golden Mask”; Artistic Director of the Kuban Symphony Orchestra (Krasnodar Russia)

We look forward to meet you in person on Lake Como, Italy!

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Deanna Leramo 2.17.21 / 2pm

Arthur Nikisch International Conducting Competition
Second edition: September 13-18 2021

In cooperation with:
SOFIA PHILHARMONIC – PLEVEN PHILHARMONIC – OPÉRA GRAND AVIGNON – TEATRO MASSIMO BELLINI DI CATANIA – NIZHNY NOVGOROD ACADEMIC THEATRE

President of the jury: PHILIPPE ENTREMONT

Arthur Nikisch Competition offers an impressive set of opportunities and a huge media exposure along with a repertoire intended to test the knowledge and the artistry of the candidates.

Arthur Nikisch Competition is a unique event in the current panorama of music competitions, with an authoritative panel of judges from different countries, representatives of some of the most prestigious institutions in Europe, Russia and the United States of America; musicians committed to
their role, willing to discover new talents and help them to develop their potential.

REPERTOIRE

FIRST ROUND
Each candidate will have to choose two symphonic pieces and two vocal pieces (in total 4 pieces) from the following list.

SYMPHONIC

→ A. Dvorak: Symphony n° 9 “from the New World” mov. 1 “Adagio – Allegro molto”
→ A. Dvorak: Symphony n° 9 “from the New World” mov. 4 “Allegro con fuoco”
→ L. van Beethoven: Symphony n° 5 in C minor mov. 1 “Allegro con brio”
→ L. van Beethoven: Symphony n° 5 in C minor mov. 3 “Allegro”
→ L. van Beethoven: Egmont Ouverture

VOCAL
→ W.A. Mozart, from Don Giovanni: mi tradì quell’alma ingrata
→ W.A. Mozart, from Don Giovanni: dalla sua pace
→ W.A. Mozart, from Le nozze di Figaro: non piu drai
→ G. Donizetti, L’Elisir d’Amore: Una furtiva lagrima
→ G. Donizetti, Don Pasquale: Bella siccome un angelo
→ G.Bizet, Carmen: Habanera
→ G. Rossini, L’italiana in Algeri: Cruda sorte
→ C. M. von Weber, from Der Freischutz: Leise leise
→ J. Strauss II, from Die Fledermauss: Mein Herr Marquis
→ C. Gounod, from Roméo et Juliette: Je veux vivre dans le revê
→ C. Gounod: Dieu! quel frisson court dans mes veines?
→ P. I. Tchaikovsky, from “Eugene Onegin” Lensky’s aria “Kuda, kuda, vi udalilis”
→ P. I. Tchaikovsky, from “Eugene Onegin” Tatiana’s letter aria “Puskai pogibnu ya, no pryezhde”

SECOND ROUND
Each candidate will have to choose one of the following symphonies:

→ P.I. Tchaykovsky: Symphony n° 5 op. 64
R. Schumann: Symphony n° 4 in D minor op. 120
→ G. Verdi: Sinfonia from “Nabucco”
→ C. Frank: Symphony in D minor

And will have to choose two numbers from: W. A. Mozart, Requiem in D minor KV 626:

1 Introitus: Requiem Aeternam;
2 Kyrie;
3 Sequenz: Dies Irae;
4 Tuba Mirum;
5 Rex Tremandae;
6 Recordare;
7 Confutatis;
8 Lacrimosa Dies Illae;
9 Offertorium: Domine Jesu Christe;
10 Hostias;
11 Sanctus;
12 Benedictus;
13 Agnus Dei;
14 Lux Aeterna;

SEMIFINAL
→ I. Stravinsky: Suite from “L’oiseau de feu” (1919)

FINAL
→ J.Brahms: Symphony n°1 in C minor op. 61
→ S. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto n° 2 in C minor op. 18
→ G.Verdi –From Rigoletto :”Cortigiani, vil razza dannata”
→ G.Puccini – From la Bohéme: “Mi chiamano Mimì”
→ G. Puccini – From Tosca: “E lucevan le stelle”

PRIZES

→ lEv 6.500,00
→ 1 concert during 2021/2022 season of Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra (Bulgaria)
→ 2 concerts during 2021/2022 season of Pleven Philharmonic Orchestra (Bulgaria)
→ 1 concert during 2021/2022 season of “Dianopolis” Chamber Orchestra (Bulgaria)
→ 1 concert during 2021/2022 season at Nizhny Novgorod Academic Theatre (Russia)
→ 1 invitation as assistant conductor for an opera production at Opéra Grand Avignon (France)
→ 1 invitation as assistant conductor of M° Fabrizio Maria Carminati for an opera production at Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania (Italy)

EVERYTHING IN FRONT OF THE AUDIENCE
All the stages of the competition are open to the public; representatives of International Artists Agencies and music journalists will be invited to all the stages of the competition;

The members of the jury and of the invited artist’s agents can invite or propose representation contracts to the candidates, independently from their placement in the competition.

WEBSITE
http://www.nikischcompetition.com

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Associazione Spazio Musica 2.20.21 / 9am

9th INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION for OPERA CONDUCTORS “LUIGI MANCINELLI”

ORVIETO, ITALY
18-19-20-21 August 2021

Set piece: P. Mascagni “Cavalleria Rusticana”

Registered participants will receive an invitation valid for travel to and stay in Orvieto.

Jury president: Claudio Orazi, Director Teatro Carlo Felice Genova

Open to candidates of all nationalities, born after 01/01/1975.

Roll call 10am,August 18,Teatro Mancinelli,122 Corso Cavour.

Register online http://www.spaziomusica.org and send proof of payment to info@spaziomusica.org.

3 rounds:
QUALIFYING ROUND – rehearsal (prova di sala) with singers and pianist
SEMIFINAL – with orchestra and singers
FINAL CONCERT – with orchestra and singers

1st PRIZE
Debut 2021 Spazio Musica Opera Season
Study grant € 1.570,00
Cash prize € 1.300,00 – Certificate

2nd PRIZE
Cash prize € 650,00 – Certificate

3rd PRIZE
Cash prize € 400,00 – Certificate

SPECIAL PRIZES
ENGAGEMENTS BY TEATHERS
CARLO FELICE Genova – COCCIA Novara – Filarmonica MIHAIL JORA Bacau (Romania)

more information on http://www.spaziomusica.org

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Deanna Leramo 2.26.21 / 7am

Florence Conducting Masterclass – Maggio Musicale Fiorentino – Teacher: György G. Ráth
Since 2010 the leading masterclass for conductors in Europe.

23 – 29 Aug, 2021

A huge amount of quality podium time with one of the finest orchestras in Italy, in the prestigious Theatre of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, with a wide repertoire that includes the most important symphonic works by Brahms, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Verdi and Beethoven.

A unique opportunity to work at the highest level with the guide of a world-class teacher like M°György G. Ráth, who represents today the great legacy of Hungarian conductors that begins with Arthur Nikisch and continues with musicians such as Antal Doráti, Gerge Szell, Sir George Solti.
The Chamber Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino reached the peak of its maturity under the guidance of conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Carlo Maria Giulini, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Carlos Kleiber, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein Claudio Abbado, Georges Prêtre, Seiji Ozawa, Riccardo Muti, Lorin Maazel, Semyon Bychkov, Myung-Whung Chung.

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Kyra Hansen 3.1.21 / 1pm

The Omaha Symphony and Maestro Ankush Kumar Bahl announce auditions for Assistant Conductor for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons.

Auditions: May 11-13, 2021

Submission Deadline: March 26, 2021

Interested candidates should visit https://www.omahasymphony.org/auditions for more information.

Applications and Questions should be directed to acsearch@omahasymphony.org

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Michael Clarke 3.15.21 / 5am

Only Stage Management Company in cooperation with Classics Management Budapest announces the first edition of the Only Stage International Conducting Competition.

1. STRUCTURE OF THE COMPETITION

The competition is structured in two main phases, ELIMINATORY and FINAL phase.

1.1 The ELIMINATORY phase starts January 8th, 2021 and ends on March 31th, 2021 and consists of the examination of videos and CVs.
1.2 The FINAL phase will take place between April 13th, 2021 and April 20th, 2021 and consists on the examination of videos;
(Please check Appendix A at the bottom of the page for details regarding the videos.)
1.3 The results of the competition will be announced on our socials as a streaming event on the 3rd of May 2021 at the presence of the jury members and of the winners.

2. JUDGING CRITERIA

2.1 The jury will examine the videos with a focus on the abilities of the conductor, not on the quality of the orchestra.
2.2 The evaluation will only consider the skills and the musical talent of the conductor, without considering the nature or the quality of the orchestra (or ensemble) playing, in other
words it will be judged the attitude of the conductor to obtain the best result with the available ensemble.

3. REPERTOIRE

3.1 Free repertoire from any historical period with orchestra (allowed any possible set) but in the original version as released by the composer.

4. JURY

4.1 The jury will be composed by the following members:

Andrea Amarante, Artistic Director at Luzerner Sinfonieorchester
John Axelrod, Conductor
Oleg Caetani, Conductor
Zvonimir Hacko, Conductor and Artistic Director at Oregon Music Festival, USA
Ruben Jais, Conductor Artistic Director at LaVerdi Symphonic Orchestra, Milan
Gyorgy Lendvai, Managing Director of MÁV Symphony Orchestra Budapest
Piero Romano, Artistic Director of the Magna Grecia Orchestra
Michael Rosewell, Director of Opera at the Royal College of Music, London
5. PRIZES

FIRST PRIZE

Money prize of £ 2.000,00
a concert with MAV Symphony Orchestra in the season 2022 (HU)
a concert at Oregon Music Festival (USA) 2023 with Orpheus Academy Orchestra
a concert with the Orchestra della Magna Grecia – 2022/2023

SECOND PRIZE

Money prize of £ 1.500,00
a concert with Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra in the season 2022 (BG)
a concert with the Symphony Orchestra of Lecce and Salento OLES 2022/2023

THIRD PRIZE

Money prize of £ 1.000,00
a private workshop with Mo.Oleg Caetani

6. OPPORTUNITIES

The best conductors, independently from the results of the competition, will be also recommended to different organizations and considered also by Only Stage Management Company and Classics Management.

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Deanna Leramo 3.21.21 / 9am

EUROPEAN UNION CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS: NEW DATES 2021

European Union Conducting Masterclass, based on the experience of Associazione Artes and Classics Management, offers a unique opportunity to practice a wide repertoire with a full professional Symphony Orchestra under the guidance of the most respected teachers in Europe.

Only 12 active students are admitted, thus ensuring a huge amount of podium time in front of a full Symphony Orchestra.

Every session is recorded with a front camera and the recording is given to the students at the end of the lessons, thus giving them the opportunity to develop their skills in the most effective way.

The best students, chosen by the teacher, will be enrolled as guest conductors during the 2021/2022 season of a well-known symphonic institution in Europe and Turkey.

Teacher: M° Rengim Gokmen
Orchestra: Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra
Period: June the 28th – July the 2nd 2021
Place: M. G. Atanasov Concert Hall, bul. “Bulgaria” – 2, Pazardzhik

Repertoire

W. A. Mozart Recitativo and aria “ Cosi dunque tradisci”
W. A.Mozart “ Don Giovanni “ Ouverture”
W. A. Mozart Symphony n° 38 in D major K 504 (Prague)
W. A. Mozart Symphony n° 39 in Eb major K 543
L. van Beethoven “Coriolano” Ouverture
L. van Beethoven “Egmont” Ouverture
L. van Beethoven Symphony n° 2 in D major op. 36
L. van Beethoven Symphony n° 4 in Bb op. 60
L. van Beethoven Symphony n° 5 in C minor op. 67
L. van Beethoven Symphony n° 6 in F major op. 68 “Pastorale”
F. Schubert Symphony n° 5 in Bb D.485
F. Mendelssohn Symphony n° 3 “Scottish” op. 56
F. Mendelssohn Ouverture “Hebrides” op. 26
A. Dvorak Symphony n° 8 in G major op. 88
A. Dvorak Symphony n° 9 op. 95 “from the New World”
R. Schumann Symphony n° 4 in D minor op. 120
G. Verdi, Sinfonia from Nabucco”

http://www.euconductingmasterclass.com

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Maya Romanelli 3.24.21 / 7am

LAKE COMO CONDUCTING PRACTICE COURSE

LAKE COMO CONDUCTING PRACTICE COURSE

The course is intended to offer the participants a once in a life-time occasion to study the wide repertoire of Lake Como International Conducting Competition a few days from the beginning of the I round, thus giving the participants the opportunity to be prepared at their best before the start of the competition itself.

Orchestra: Lake Como Philharmonic Orchestra

Period: June 11-13 2021

Place: Bellano, Palasole Concert Hall

REPERTOIRE

– P.I. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major op. 48

– L. van Beethoven: Symphony n°4 in B flat major op.60

– L. van Beethoven: Symphony n° 5 in C minor op.61

– L. van Beethoven: Symphony n°7 in A major op.92

– F.J. Haydn: Symphony n°101 in D major

– W.A. Mozart: Ouverture from “Le nozze di Figaro”

– W. A. Mozart: Ouverture from “La finta giardiniera”

– J. Brahms: Symphony n° 1 in C minor op. 68

Each participant is allowed to choose as many pieces as he/she likes; the participants are allowed to conduct only part of the movements, in order to avoid losses of time the students are required to declare at the moment of the application which movements (or part of movement) they intend to conduct.

GENERAL RULE

Each participant will conduct Lake Como Symphony Orchestra for a fixed amount of time; the course is intended like a practice session under the guidance of the Concertmaster and the principals of Lake Como Symphony Orchestra. In order to ensure the fairness of the judgement during the competition, no member of the jury is involved in the course.

ORCHESTRA TIME

The orchestra will be available every day from 10:00 until 13:15 and from 15:00 until 18:15

PODIUM TIME

Each participant can buy an amount of podium time according to the following plan:

10 minutes and multiples

15 minutes and multiples

30 minutes and multiples

45 minutes and multiples

the total amount of time bought can be divided in the three days or grouped in one specific date, choosing from 11,12 and 13 June.

The first participants who apply will have the opportunity to choose their spot.

COST

10 minutes €140

15 minutes €210

30 minutes €420

45 minutes €630

The timer will begin when the conductor steps on the podium.

https://en.lakecomoacademy.com/practice-course

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Deanna Leramo 4.18.21 / 9am

Florence Conducting Masterclass – Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
August 23 – 29 2021

Teacher: M° György G. Ráth

Florence Conducting Masterclass is the leading masterclass for conductors in Europe since 2010.

A huge amount of quality podium time with one of the finest orchestras in Italy, in the prestigious Theatre of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, with a wide repertoire that includes the most important symphonic works by Brahms, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Verdi and Beethoven.

A unique opportunity to work at the highest level with the guide of a world-class teacher like M°György G. Ráth, who represents today the great legacy of Hungarian conductors that begins with Arthur Nikisch and continues with musicians such as Antal Doráti, Gerge Szell, Sir George Solti.

The Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino reached the peak of its maturity under the guidance of conductors such as Zubin Mehta, Carlo Maria Giulini, Giuseppe Sinopoli, Carlos Kleiber, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein Claudio Abbado, Georges Prêtre, Seiji Ozawa, Riccardo Muti, Lorin Maazel, Semyon Bychkov, Myung-Whung Chung.

Among our former students there are musicians holding positions as music director in Europe, Asia and USA.

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Elena Kalinovska 4.18.21 / 11am

July 18 -23, 2021 Masterclass for Conductors with LIOR SHAMBADAL (Berlin, Germany) & Hradec Kralove Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Republic, https://www.fhk.cz/)

https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/masterclasses-for-conductors.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lior_Shambadal

Program:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Mozart: CosÌ fan tutte, Overture
Mendelssohn: Hebrides, Overture

Each Active participant will be entitled to:
• a minimum of 90 minutes of podium time conducting the Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra
• 60 minutes of podium time in piano sessions, as well as sessions with pianist & singers
• each Active participant will conduct a Dress rehearsal and the Final concert
• attending all meetings, classes, rehearsals
Each Semi-active participant will be entitled to:
• 90 minutes of podium time in piano sessions
• attending all meetings, classes, rehearsals, the final concert, without an opportunity to conduct the orchestra.

The application deadline is 30th May 2021.

We select qualified candidates gradually until the application deadline, early applying candidates have more chances to participate.

All sessions with the orchestra will be video recorded and each conductor will receive his/her videos via the Internet. Video recording of orchestra rehearsals and the concert is included in the price.

Apply here: https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/apply-to-conducting-course.php

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M.L. 5.4.21 / 1am

Conducting Florence masterclass for conductors
20 – 25 July, 2021

In the very heart of the most beautiful city of Italy, the cradle of the Renaissance.

The masterclass is dedicated to students and conductors who want to have real opportunities to work with a professional orchestra and increase their experiences ans skills.
The course consists of 6 days of lessons with orchestra. The course is mostly practical and the students will have a considerable amount of podium time with the professional musicians of Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina.
At the end of the course the students will conduct the final concert, thus a concert suit/dress is required.
There will be 3 days with the symphony orchestra, 2 with the chamber orchestra and one with a string quintet.
The organization will offer prize concerts to the best students in the prestigious seasons of Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina and Toscana Classica.

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Peter Fender 5.5.21 / 9am

TRICKY MOMENTS (Online session)
Friday 14 May 2021, 7.30-9.30pm London, UK (GMT)
Tutor: Peter Fender
£17 ($23)

To sign up: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/london-conducting-school

We will look in detail at some specific pieces of repertoire which are said to be difficult to conduct. We will examine each to see if they are indeed difficult and if so, why. We will practice some techniques to make anything difficult a little easier!

Repertoire to be examined:

Bach: Chorales from St Matthew Passion, Herzliebster Jesu / Erkenne mich mein Hüter
Beethoven 5, opening
Beethoven 9, final movement, 910-920
Brahms 3, opening
Britten: Sea Interludes No.3, Moonlight, fig.4
Messiaen: Et exspecto, mov.4 fig.6
Puccini: La Tosca, opening / Vissi d’arte (Act 2, 51)

Please make contact concerning any scores you are unable to source.

In addition, participants are encouraged to bring a ‘tricky moment’ of their own choosing.

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Elena Kalinovska 5.15.21 / 6am

Summer 2021 International Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Lior Shambadal and Moravian Philharmonic Orhestra will be held July 18 – 23 in Olomouc, the Czech Republic.
You are welcome to apply!
https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/masterclasses-for-conductors.php

Repertoire:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Mozart: CosÌ fan tutte, Overture
Mendelssohn: Hebrides

6-day intensive conducting masterclass with Maestro Lior Shambadal and the Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra (full-size professional orchestra). No age limit. All orchestra rehearsals and the final concert will be recorded.

Each Active participant will be entitled to:
• a minimum of 90 minutes of podium time conducting the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra
• 60 minutes of podium time in four-hand piano sessions
• the Final concert or dressed recording session.
• attending all meetings, classes, and rehearsals

Maestro Lior Shambadal:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lior_Shambadal
Philharmonic Orchestra:
https://www.fhk.cz/en/
Conducting masterclasses:
https://conductingmasterclasses.eu

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ICMasterclasses 5.16.21 / 4am

22 – 27 August 2021 Maestro Martin Sieghart (Austria) & Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra (Czech Republic)

6 -day intensive masterclass for Conductors and Singers with Maestro Martin Sieghart (Austria) and the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra. https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/orchestral-conducting-masterclass.php

90 minutes of podium time conducting the full-size professional orchestra
60 minutes of podium time in four-hand piano sessions
The final concert
Video recording provided.
No age limit
Language: English, German.

Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Mozart: Linzer Symphony KV 425
Mozart: Arias from Mozart’s operas: Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflöte, Così fan tutte, Le nozze di Figaro “Porgi, amor” and “Dove sono” etc…

The active participant fee is € 1850, the fee includes:
– conducting the Symphony Orchestra (a minimum of 90 minutes)
– podium time in four-hand piano sessions (60 minutes)
– individual lessons with Maestro Sieghart
– participation in all classes and rehearsals
– the final concert
– recorded orchestra rehearsals and the final concert with a camera in front of the conductor

No age limit.

The application deadline is 1st July 2021. We select qualified candidates gradually until the application deadline, early applied candidates have more chances to participate.

The semi-active participant fee is € 550
Daily Visitors’ (passive participation) fee is € 35

There is no registration/application fee.

– 25 % of the participant’s fee has to be paid as a deposit via bank transfer two weeks at the latest after the organizers` confirmation of your participation;
– The rest of the deposit has to be paid via bank transfer by 20th July 2021
– 100% deposit should be paid until the 1st day of the course.
The deposit is 100% refundable only in case of cancellation of the masterclass by the organizer.
For an individual payment plan please contact the Course Manager icon link

Read more about Martin Sieghart:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Sieghart

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Daniela Cima 5.19.21 / 10am

“Città di Brescia-Giancarlo Facchinetti” Conducting Competition on modern and contemporary repertoire for ensemble, 3rd edition. The competition will be in Brescia, Italy, 10-13 November, 2021. Music by Varèse, Stravinski, Boulez, Donatoni, Facchinetti, Schönberg. Prizes concerts in Italy, Czech Republic, Poland and Romania. For further informstion http://www.dedaloensemble.it

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philharmonischeskammerorchesterberlin 5.24.21 / 1am

Conducting Master Class with Colin Metters & MFO, 05 – 10 Sep, 2021

We would like to invite you to participate in our next International Master Class for Orchestral Conducting with
Maestro COLIN METTERS (Royal Academy of Music, London)

and the MORAVIAN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (MFO) that will take place in OLOMOUC (Czech Republic) from 5th to 10th September 2021.

We offer podium time with the orchestra and final concerts.

To apply please send your CV to conducting@philharmonie.com and fill in our application form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1VmKCVCOpjgl5trhI9qAoQAV7p7FYn-M9316XeEBTilw/edit – our team will contact you and provide all details by email!

Feel free to email us at conducting@philharmonie.com for any questions. Thank you!

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Peter Fender 6.2.21 / 8am

Conducting Stravinsky (Online session)

London Conducting School (dir. Peter Fender):

Friday 11 June, 7.30-9.30pm (London, UK: GMT+1)

Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks & Symphonies of Wind Instruments

We shall look into these two scores to ascertain the particular skills required, and will practise those skills carefully during this very practical session. Small excerpts from the scores will be put on screen for the exercises, so it’s not a problem if you don’t have the scores.

Cost: £17 (c.$24)

Full details and to sign up: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/london-conducting-school

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ICM Concert Agency s.r.o. 6.14.21 / 10am

19 – 23 July 2021 International Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Lior Shambadal (Chief Conductor of the Berliner Symphoniker) & the Hradec Králové Philharmonic Orchestra (www.fhk.cz), Hradec Králové, the Czech Republic.

https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/masterclasses-for-conductors.php
The 5-day intensive masterclass is suitable for professional orchestral conductors as well as conservatory and music academy students. We encourage also choir conductors who wish to improve their conducting skills in orchestral conducting to join this course. Less experienced conductors can join us like Semi-active or Passive participants.

Program:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Mozart: CosÌ fan tutte, Overture
Mendelssohn: Hebrides, Overture

Conductors are required to prepare 2- 3 music works from the masterclass repertoire.

Schedule:
Sunday, 18.7 – a day for the PCR test.

Monday, 19.7 – four-hand piano sessions

Tuesday, 20.7
9.00 – 13.00 – rehearsal with the orchestra
14.30 – 17.30 – four-hand piano session
Wednesday, 21.7
9.00 – 12.00 – working with the orchestra
13.30-17.30 – rehearsal with the orchestra
Thursday, 22.7
9.00 – 13.00 – working with the orchestra
14.30 – 17.30 – four-hand piano session
Friday, 23.7
10.00 – Dress rehearsal
19.00 – Final concert

The concert program will be divided among participants.
The Final concert will be held on 23rd July at 19.00

Recording
All sessions with the orchestra will be video recorded and each conductor will receive his/her videos via the Internet
Video recording of orchestra rehearsals and the concert is included in the price.
You can use also your own cameras for video recording of piano sessions.

Masterclass fees:
For information about the Active participant’s Fee, please, contact the Masterclass manager: conductingmasterclasses.eu@gmail.com
The Semi-active participant’s fee is € 550
Daily Visitors’ (passive participation) fee is € 35
There is no registration/application fee.

The deposit is 100% refundable only in case of cancellation of the masterclass by the organizer.

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Deanna Leramo 6.23.21 / 8am

ONE PLACE AVAILABLE DUE TO ABANDON – FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS 2021

Due to abandon of one active student one place hasbecome available, shall you be interested please visit http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

August 23/29
Teacher: M° György G. Ráth
Chamber Orchestra of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Florence

REPERTOIRE

Symphony Orchestra

A. Dvorak: Symphony IX “New World”;
F. Mendelssohn: the Hebrides;
F. Schubert: Symphony 8 Unfinished;
F.J. Haydn: Symphony 101;
G. Verdi: Sinfonia from La forza del destino;
G. Verdi: Sinfonia from Nabucco;
J. Brahms: Symphony 1;
J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus Ouverture;
L. van Beethoven: Egmont Ouverture;
L. van Beethoven: Fidelio Ouverture;
L. van Beethoven: Symphony 1;
L. van Beethoven: Symphony 5;
L. van Beethoven: Symphony 7;
P.I. Tchaikovski: Symphony n° 5 op. 64;
R. Schumann: Symphony n° 4 in D minor op. 120;
W.A. Mozart: Die Zauberfloete Ouverture;
W.A. Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro Ouverture;
W.A. Mozart: Symphony 39 in Eb;

Excerpts of the following pieces will be studied in order to examine specific technical and musical problems, the preparation is not mandatory but highly recommended:

I. Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1919);
W.A. Mozart: from die Zauberfloete Tamino’s Recitativo “Die weisheitslehre dieser Knaben”;

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M. Doh 6.25.21 / 2pm

An exciting masterclass with maestro Rüdiger Bohn, the versatile German conductor and professor at Robert Schumann Conservatoire in Düsseldorf, Germany. Immer yourself in the music of composers from the First Viennese School and others between August 23-26, 2021 in Brescia, Italy.

Follow the link for more information: https://www.masterorchestra.it/rudiger-bohn

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO JULY 20!

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Elena Kalinovska 6.27.21 / 8pm

July 19 – 23 International Conducting Masterclass in the Czech Republic.
The last place for Active participant with 50 % reduced fee is available for the masterclass with Maestro Lior Shambadal & Hradec Kralove Philharmonic Orchestra. (Czech Republic http://www.fhk.cz)
Program:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 3
Mozart: CosÌ fan tutte, Overture
Mendelssohn: Hebrides, Overture

Apply right now!
https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/masterclasses-for-conductors.php
Email: conductingmasterclasses.eu@gmail.com

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Manlio Palumbo 7.2.21 / 6am

Due to some almost last minute retirements there are still 3 spots available for student conductors in the Orvieto Spaziomusica Masterclass with M° Vittorio Parisi teaching ” Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi” with 2 live performances staged in the wonderful Teatro Mancinelli. Student conductors will have hours of orchestra rehearsals in the last week of the masterclass and weeks of work with the conducting teacher, singers and stage director. Up to 4 student will have the opportunity to conduct the 2 live performances. Performances will be recorded video/audio. The masterclass starts on July 13 and ends on August 3 with the last performance. Due to this late announcement student conductors that will apply from now on can ask to study just one opera. Further information on http://www.spazio-musica.it

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Lauren Habenicht 7.6.21 / 10am

Anschutz Medical Campus Orchestra Director
2021-2022 academic year (Sept – May), with annual renewal

The Anschutz Medical Campus Orchestra (AMC Orchestra) has an exciting opportunity available for an early career music director to lead our ensemble of volunteer musicians, which includes medical students, professionals, and community members.

Duties include:
Coordinating a weekly rehearsal and concert schedule with the Orchestra Faculty Advisor and Anschutz Choir Director
Verifying that spaces and times for rehearsals and concerts are reserved (typically coordinated with the Faculty Advisor or Student President)
Emailing a schedule to the players and prospective members
Communicating any changes in scheduling or reminders to the orchestra
Preparing a Fall and Spring Orchestra concert which includes:
*Choosing music
*Preparing repertoire for the orchestra (provide bowed string parts or preparing/re-writing/transposing parts or facilitating this, for musicians to cover parts or modify for players as needed)
*Distributing music
Leading weekly rehearsals – Fall and Spring Semester

Additional Items:
Programs are prepared by either the Anschutz Choir or Orchestra, the Orchestra director reviews the program and checks that all performers are represented including guests such as the Accordion Duo (Soundscape)
Prepare welcome remarks, introductions for the concert
Prepare and share spoken or written information about the repertoire performed
Coordinate group photos on concert day, with assistance from Student President, Faculty Advisor as needed
Flyers can also be distributed (on campus and surrounding community) for recruitment of players as well as notification of upcoming concerts and events
Each concert includes a reception hosted by orchestra and choir members
Shared use of the AMC Orchestra Google account for email communication and document management, with Student President and Faculty Advisor

Opportunities:
Creation of Facebook or other social media pages for the orchestra
Recruitment of additional musicians and audience members from CU Denver schools and/or community
Review funds that might be available to assist with purchasing/renting of music or instruments (a long-term goal might be a timpani for example)
Engagement with the National Association of Medical Orchestras

Requirements:
Formal training in conducting and instrumental music
Experience working with diverse, multi-level ensembles preferred

Typical rehearsal schedule: 8-10 weekly 1.5 hr rehearsals, plus a final dress rehearsal on the day of the concert, coordinated with the CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus academic calendar.

Compensation: Honorarium provided per semester, through the CU Denver Anschutz Center for Bioethics and Humanities Music and Medicine Initiative

Contact: AMCOrchestra@gmail.com

https://www.cuanschutz.edu/centers/bioethicshumanities/arts-and-humanities/music-and-medicine-initiative
https://www.cuanschutz.edu/centers/bioethicshumanities/arts-and-humanities/music-and-medicine-initiative/amc-orchestra

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Peter Fender 8.5.21 / 5am

London Conducting School (UK)
Autumn 2021 courses

10 Sep (online): How to prepare for a concert … score study, rehearsal technique, mental preparation (Mahler 1 as example)

8 Oct (online): About the Orchestra: ‘cello … continuing this great series of getting ‘up close and personal’ with members of one of the world’s finest orchestras, The Philharmonia.

7 Nov (in person in London): Foundation 1 day (beginners)

12-14 Nov (in person in London): Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks & Puccini I Crisantemi (weekend masterclass). Pro orchestra.

For more details and to sign up go to: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses-types

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Felix Torres 8.9.21 / 1pm

The Conducting Institute
Winter Program – January 2022

What
The Conducting Institute announces our 2022 Winter Program, led by Miguel Harth-Bedoya, where returning students and selected conductors-in-training will work in a focused and rigorous setting with a lab orchestra. Our winter program will focus on Brahms’ Symphony N.4. Through deep analysis from the fall online course, we will apply all the learnings from the podium to develop a deeper understanding of rehearsing and conducting a work from start to finish. Additionally, we will study and conduct Víctor Agudelo’s La madre de agua, for chamber orchestra.

When & Where
The winter program will run from January 2–7, 2022, in Fort Worth, TX, USA.

Structure
Ten (10) lab orchestra sessions with no less than 2.5 hours of podium for full-time students, and no less than 1.25 hours for half-time students.

In addition to the full orchestra sessions, there will be string and wind sectionals.

Every conducting participant will be able to record their own sessions and use as desired.

For the 2022 winter program, there are three categories of participation. See below for more details.

Conducting seminars will cover the following: music theory, ear training, instrumentation, score analysis, music of the Americas, string techniques, timpani and percussion techniques, writing techniques, diction and foreign languages, The Orchestra through Time, Maneuvering the Keyboard for conductors, and panels with faculty musicians.

Categories
FULL-TIME participants will receive no less than 2.5 hours of podium time combined, 16 hours of conducting seminar during the January program. and participation* in the 10-week (12.5 hours) online Score Study course.

HALF-TIME participants will receive no less than 1.25 hours of podium time, 16 hours of conducting seminar during the January program, and participation* in the 10-week (12.5 hours) online Score Study course.

AUDITORS (in-person or online) will observe all lab orchestra sessions and participate in all conducting seminars. There is no podium time for auditors. Online auditors are able to review recorded sessions at their own pace for schedule flexibility.

All students, regardless of category, will participate in all classroom sessions.

Classes will be recorded for archival & review purposes.

*Full-time and half-time participants must participate in the 10-week online Score Study course to participate in the winter program.

Applications are open and will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the class is full.

Complete information about the winter program can be found at: https://www.conductinginstitute.org/programs/winter

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Peter Fender 8.17.21 / 2am

12-14 NOV 2021: LONDON CONDUCTING SCHOOL (UK): Stravinsky ‘Dumbarton Oaks’ and Puccini ‘I Crisantemi’

Weekend workshop on two great 20th century works with top-level pro orchestra.

Cost: £650 (£575 students etc)
Observer (final day): £80
Maximum participants: 8
Podium time: 60 mins minimum

Friday evening: score work
Saturday: detailed work with professional pianist
Sunday: with orchestra

Each person receives help and advice appropriate to their skill and experience. You may opt to cover certain parts of the scores. Subjects covered will include technique, musical interpretation, communication, orchestral management, and conducting psychology. We work in depth. Towards the end each student gives a short ‘performance’ of a section of the music studied during the course. All your work is recorded on HD video, which is available, free of charge, after the course.

Full details and application form: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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John Landor 8.17.21 / 3am

One Day Conducting Seminar with John Landor

Friday 27 August 11:30 – 19:30 | St Mark’s Church, Primrose Hill, London, NW1 7TN

12 conductors (beginner to advanced), unlimited observers

30 mins podium time with Conductors’ Ensemble (including professional leader)

Schubert ‘Unfinished’ Symphony – J Strauss Die Fledermaus Overture – Beethoven Fidelio Overture

£65 conductors, £15 observers, free for observer/players

https://www.lmaorchestra.com/conductor-courses

Further one day seminars will be offered in the near future so please indicate your interest if you can’t attend this time.

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Peter Fender 9.23.21 / 8am

LAST CALL – JUST 4 SPACES LEFT!

12-14 NOV 2021: LONDON CONDUCTING SCHOOL (UK): Stravinsky ‘Dumbarton Oaks’ and Puccini ‘I Crisantemi’

Weekend workshop on two great 20th century works with top-level pro orchestra.

Cost: £650 (£575 students etc)
Observer (final day): £80
Maximum participants: 8
Podium time: 60 mins minimum

Friday evening: score work
Saturday: detailed work with professional pianist
Sunday: with orchestra

Each person receives help and advice appropriate to their skill and experience. You may opt to cover certain parts of the scores. Subjects covered will include technique, musical interpretation, communication, orchestral management, and conducting psychology. We work in depth. Towards the end each student gives a short ‘performance’ of a section of the music studied during the course. All your work is recorded on HD video, which is available, free of charge, after the course.

Full details and application form: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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Debra Marcus 9.24.21 / 11am

VANCOUVER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO) is delighted to be able to provide a major opportunity for a Canadian conductor to work on a daily basis with a leading professional symphony orchestra. As a key member of the VSO’s artistic staff, the Assistant Conductor will work full time under the direct supervision of Music Director Otto Tausk, and will have access to the many guest conductors and soloists who perform with the VSO throughout the season.

Please go to the website for more information https://www.vancouversymphony.ca/about/careers/

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philharmonischeskammerorchesterberlin 10.11.21 / 8am

INTERNATIONAL MASTER CLASS FOR ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING WITH MICHAIL JUROWSKI & THE LITHUANIAN STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (LVSO)

International Master Class for Orchestral Conducting with the world-renowned Maestro Michail Jurowski Maestro Michail Jurowski and the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra (LVSO) Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra (LVSO) that will take place in the wonderful city of Vilnius from 10 to 15 January, 2022.

We offer podium time with the orchestra and final concerts.

To apply, please fill in our https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vD8lY72uw-T5MWJtUw7q9iOASVgn49KbYob6h8FgOxI/edit?fbclid=IwAR2abmapy_yEWNoDfhIQlvc2-U00nlplYA89E9YKWfpTm-zOAhX-nNk2bEo and send your CV to conducting@philharmonie.com or booking@concert-media.com – we will assist you immediately!

Thank you!

Master class on Instagram

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Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Berlin & Concert Media

Additional information is available here:
Master classes on Philharmonie.com
Master classes on Concert-Media.com

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Jessica Wolford 10.13.21 / 1pm

CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC – CURTIS MENTOR NETWORK

Challenge yourself to grow in an online, intensive conservatory environment. The Curtis Mentor Network develops overall musicianship and prepares students for auditions, competitions, and performances. Students receive one-on-one lessons and attend studio classes led by Curtis mentors. The online program welcomes dedicated, classical musicians ages 14–28 (18–32 for conducting students).

CMN’s November session will focus on intensive preparation for auditions. In addition to the six weekly one-on-one lessons with our Curtis-trained faculty, the session will offer “mock” auditions, plus seminars with experts in the field on:

-How music school auditions work from the inside and what evaluators are really looking for
-How to deal with performance anxiety and other mental health issues common to performing musicians
-How to make a successful audition video

The online program is currently available to students in bassoon, cello, clarinet, composition, conducting, flute, harp, horn, oboe, piano, timpani and percussion, viola, violin, and voice. Program fees total $1,000 USD and include:

-six one-on-one 45-minute lessons via Zoom
-three one-hour studio classes
-three one-hour seminars
-a Certificate of Completion signed by mentor and Curtis Mentor Network artistic director

Enrollment is open through October 24.

Learn More: https://www.curtis.edu/curtis-mentor-network/
Enroll: https://app.getacceptd.com/curtis-mentor-network
Mentor Roster: https://www.curtis.edu/curtis-mentor-network/curtis-mentor-network-roster/

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Deanna Leramo 10.21.21 / 1am

Only Stage International Conducting Competition
Second Edition
October 18th – December 31st 2021

JURY

John Axelrod
Principal Guest Conductor of the City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra; Artistic Director of the Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla

Tilmann Boettcher
Leitender Dramaturg at Beethoven Orchester in Bonn

Oleg Caetani
Prize Winner at RAI (Italian National Radio Television Orchestra) in Turin and Karajan Competition in Berlin

Mihai Constantinescu
Executive Director at George Enescu Festival

Ruben Jais
General manager and Artistic Director at Fondazione Orchestra e Coro Sinfonico di Milano Giuseppe Verdi “LaVerdi”

György Lendvai
Managing Director at MÁV Symphony Orchestra Budapest

Piero Romano
Artistic Director of the Magna Grecia Orchestra

Michael Rosewell
Director of Opera at the Royal College of Music, London

PRIZES

Money prize of £ 4.500,00
A concert with LaVerdi Orchestra (IT) in 2022/2023
A concert at the Oregon Music Festival (USA) in 2024
A concert with the Magna Grecia Orchestra (IT) in 2023
A concert with MAV Symphony Orchestra (HU) in 2022/2023
A concert with Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra (BG) in 2022
A private workshop with M° Oleg Caetani

https://www.onlystageconductingcompetition.co.uk/

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Moon Doh 11.3.21 / 10am

Masterclass with PROF. RÜDIGER BOHN with the PHILHARMONIE DINU LIPATTI in Satu Mare, Romania

June 18-23, 2022

For more information please contact, info@ruediger-bohn.de

All-Beethoven Program:
Coriolan Overture
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 4

https://ruediger-bohn.de/meisterkurse/

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Moon Doh 11.3.21 / 10am

Masterclass with PROF. RÜDIGER BOHN at the ITALIAN MUSIC ACADEMY

BRESCIA, Italy
March 10-13, 2022

All-Beethoven Program:
Egmont Overture
Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 8

More details regarding application and schedule at https://www.masterorchestra.it/m-rudiger-bohn

The general structure of the masterclass for active participant student is the following:
– 1st day: lessons with two-pianos
– 2nd day: lessons with two-pianos
– 3rd day: lessons with the Master Orchestra
– 4th day: lessons with the Master Orchestra

Each active participant student will be entitled to:
– 90 minutes of podium time in two-pianos sessions
– 90 minutes of podium time conducting the Master Orchestra
– each active participant student will conduct a dress rehearsal and the final concert
– attending all meetings, classes and rehearsals

The professor may ask to change the general structure of the masterclass which anyway cannot affect the length of the lessons with two-pianos or with the Master Orchestra.

The reperotire of the masterclass will be the following: each participant has to prepare the following pieces

GROUP 1: OVERTURES
L. van Beethoven: Egmont, Ouverture in fa minore, op. 84

GROUP 2: SYMPHONIES
L. van Beethoven: Sinfonia n. 8 in fa maggiore, op. 93

GROUP 3: CONCERTO
L. van Beethoven: Concerto in re maggiore per violino e orchestra, op. 61

Conductors are expected to purchase and study their scores before the start of the masterclass. It is important that you listen to the pieces and prepare them as much as possible to gain the maximum benefits from the masterclass.

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Moon Doh 11.8.21 / 12pm

Would you be so kind and post information regarding this wonderful masterclass? Thank you!

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Masterclass with PROF. RÜDIGER BOHN at the ITALIAN MUSIC ACADEMY

BRESCIA, Italy
March 10-13, 2022

All-Beethoven Program:
Egmont Overture
Violin Concerto
Symphony No. 8

More details regarding application and schedule at https://www.masterorchestra.it/m-rudiger-bohn
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Moon Doh 11.8.21 / 6pm

Masterclass with PROF. RÜDIGER BOHN with the PHILHARMONIE DINU LIPATTI in Satu Mare, Romania

June 18-23, 2022

For more information please contact, info@ruediger-bohn.de

All-Beethoven Program:
Coriolan Overture
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 4

https://ruediger-bohn.de/meisterkurse/

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ICMasterclass 11.10.21 / 12pm

ALIM SHAKH & PKF – Prague Philharmonia

6- day intensive masterclass for Conductors with the top Czech professional orchestra PKF – Prague Philharmonia and Maestro Alim Shakh (Russia)

Dmitri Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony,
Antonin Dvořák: Concerto for Violine and Orchestra,
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan, Overture

PKF – Prague Philharmonia:
https://www.supraphon.com/artists/484-prague-philharmonia
https://www.pkf.cz/
Maestro Alim Shakh:
https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alim_Shakh

Active participation:
90 minutes of podium time conducting the orchestra,
60 minutes of podium time in four-hand piano sessions,
video analysis,
the final concert.
Video recording of the concert and all the rehearsals with the orchestra is included in the price.
Language: English, German.
No age limit.

https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/conductor-development-program.php
Join us also on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/conductingmasterclasses.eu

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Marcio da Silva 11.10.21 / 3pm

The Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra has opened applications to our 2022 conducting masterclass, which will take place from 24th to 29th May in Hastings and London. The masterclass will involve two days of work with piano and singers and three days of rehersal/recording with an 18-piece orchestra on Puccini’s La Boheme . The masterclass will be led by HPO Artistic director Marcio da Silva. There will also be an opportunity for one active participant to rehearse and conduct Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien for HPO’s concert at the White Rock Theatre in Hastings on May 27th. The participant will be chosen during the first two days of the masterclass. All other participants will have free access to the rehearsal and concert. There will also be an informal informative session on artistic production and managing.

Masterclass Schedule

Tuesday 24th May 10am-6pm (Hastings): Work with singers and piano (each participant will have 45 min to rehearse with singers and a pianist)
Wednesday 25th May 10am-6pm (Hastings): Work with singers and piano (each participant will have 45 min to rehearse with singers and a pianist)
Thursday 26th May 10am-5pm (London): Rehearsal with the Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra (the chosen conductor will have 1h to rehearse Capriccio Italien)
Friday 27th May 2-6pm (Hastings): Dress Rehearsal (the chosen conductor will have 30min to rehearse Capriccio Italien)
Friday 27th May 7:30pm (Hastings): HPO Concert
Saturday 28th May 10-5pm (London): Rehearsal/Filming with orchestra and singers (each participant will have 40 min of rehearsal with the orchestra)
Sunday 28th May 10:30am-12pm (London): Informal discussion
Sunday 28th May 2:30-9:30pm (London): Rehearsal/Filming with orchestra and singers (each participant will have 40 min of rehearsal with the orchestra)
Monday 29th May 10am-6pm (London): Rehearsal/Filming with orchestra and singers (each participant will have a 45min closed Performance/Filming session with orchestra and singers)

Repertoire

Each conductor will be assigned and offered one of the four acts of the opera on application.
All applicants interested in being considered for the concert with HPO should prepare Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien.

Location

Hastings is located 1:40 min away on train from London Bridge. We encourage applicants to arrange their accommodation in Hastings from the 24th to the 27th and in London from the 28th to 29th.

Filming

Although we will be filming all sessions. We encourage all applicatnts to make their own filiming.

Fee

£1,800 (does not include accommodation)

Application

To apply, please send a video recording link to info@hastingsphilorchestra.co.uk. The video can be from any repertoire. The conductor must be clearly visible. Videos with piano or silent videos are also accepted in absence of others. Places will be given continuously so please apply ASAP. The application process will end once all places have been filled.

The orchestra

Meet the Hastings PHilharmonic Orchestra through our videos on our youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNn74weiHMXeSa_S-qzgp_Q)

For more info please visit: https://www.hastingsphilharmonic.com/conducting-masterclass

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Moon Doh 11.11.21 / 4am

Masterclass with PROF. RÜDIGER BOHN with the PHILHARMONIE DINU LIPATTI in Satu Mare, Romania

June 18-23, 2022

All-Beethoven Program:

Coriolan Overture
Symphonies no. 1 and no. 4

For more information please contact, info@ruediger-bohn.de

https://ruediger-bohn.de/meisterkurse/

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Jacob Bancks 12.17.21 / 8am

Music (Orchestra Conductor and Music Theory) – Augustana College, Rock Island, IL, invites applications for a full-time, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position (Orchestra Conductor and Music Theory/Aural Skills Instructor) in the Music department beginning in August of the 2022-2023 academic year. The successful candidate will conduct all rehearsals and performances of the Augustana Symphony Orchestra and the Augustana Chamber Orchestra, as well as teach orchestral conducting and courses in the music theory/aural skills sequence.

For more information and to apply, please visit:
https://augustana.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=140239

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Beth Yockey Jones 1.20.22 / 12pm

Oregon Symphony seeking full time associate conductor:
The Associate Conductor is responsible for: supporting the artistic development of the orchestra as established by the Music Director and to work in close relationship with him; to conduct Classical, Pops, Youth, Film, Contemporary Popular Artist Specials, and other concerts as assigned; to assist the Oregon Symphony in the shaping of education, youth, and community programs; and to provide support to the artistic staff and on-call coverage of concerts and rehearsals of its Classical Concert series and Classical Specials. The Associate Conductor will serve as a representative for the Oregon Symphony Association to students, local educators, the media, and will assist in donor stewardship and cultivation. Additional duties may be added.

The term of the agreement will be for an initial period of two years, commencing August 2022. One additional year is possible through mutual agreement.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. CONDUCTING
The Associate Conductor will rehearse and conduct all Oregon Symphony concerts, as assigned, including: One Classical subscription series concert week, Youth Concerts, Family Concerts, Films, numerous Popular Specials, other community and special concerts.

2. COVERING
The Associate Conductor will be present at all rehearsals of the Oregon Symphony’s Classical Series programs and will attend all performances and any runouts. They are expected to attend the dress rehearsal and one performance of all Pops Series programs. “Covering” means Associate Conductor will be ready to conduct rehearsals and concerts as programmed at a moment’s notice.

3. OTHER
The Associate Conductor will participate in day-to-day administrative affairs of the Oregon Symphony Association, including Education and Community Engagement initiatives, Board and Staff meetings, as well as public relations and fundraising activities, as requested. They will serve as a representative for all for all Educational and Youth programs to students, educators and other constituencies.

The Associate Conductor will act as a musical consultant, if requested, in any orchestra recordings or broadcasts, or livestreaming that may be undertaken and will advise and review scores and recordings of new works, as requested.

The Associate Conductor will be able to develop a Pops Concert program as well as a Youth Concert program appropriate for targeted grade levels in order to achieve agreed upon learning goals.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education and/or Experience: Bachelor’s degree (BA) from four-year college or university or equivalent professional training. Experience as a professional orchestral conductor at the Symphony Orchestra level is desirable.
• Language Skills: Excellent communication skills; engaging, informative public speaking skills.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Computer Skills: Ability to research and locate information on the internet; ability to communicate via e-mail and to text.
• Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Must have or acquire a valid Oregon or Washington state driver’s license.

TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:
• Ability to read full orchestra scores with comprehension.
• Acute aural skills including the ability to distinguish minute discrepancies between orchestral performance and the printed score.
• Comprehensive knowledge of musical scores to be conducted and or covered and demonstrated ability to lead the orchestra in preparation and performance of these scores.
• Extensive knowledge of standard repertory and arrangements of vernacular music. Familiarity with and feeling for vernacular musical styles of the 20th and 21st centuries.
• Readily understandable baton technique.
• Efficient and thoughtful rehearsal technique that manages rehearsal time effectively.
• Ability to analyze complex modern scores and to conduct mixed meters with accuracy.
• Ability to speak to an audience in a manner appropriate to its composition.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
A deep appreciation for, understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of professional musicians. Interpersonal skills, diplomacy, pleasant manner, and objectivity essential. Inspires respect and trust through the highest personal standards of ethics and integrity. Demeanor of unflappability and professionalism in all job-related matters. Excellent communication skills. Sense of humor. Experience accompanying films is highly desirable.

TO APPLY:
If you are interested in this position, please submit a cover letter and resume to careers@orsymphony.org. Please include links (youtube/vimeo/etc) to three recent conducting engagements. Submissions must be received by FEBRUARY 21, 2022.
No phone inquiries, please. All submissions will be held in confidence.
Auditions to be held April 7, 2022, in Portland, OR.
The Oregon Symphony is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all facets of the organization. We seek to develop a diverse candidate pool and welcome nominations and applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or national origin.
For a full position description, please visit http://www.orsymphony.org/about/careers

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Katie Sablinsky 2.4.22 / 3pm

Peninsula Youth Orchestra Seeks Assistant Conductor:

Organization: The Peninsula Youth Orchestra serves young musicians (high school age and below) in the San Francisco Bay Area, with rehearsals and concerts in Belmont, California. It is in its 25th season. Mitchell Sardou Klein is the Music Director. (For more information please visit http://www.peninsulayouthorchestra.org.

PYO generally consists of about 105 players, selected by audition. It is the senior orchestra in the PYO organization, which also includes 4 preparatory orchestras and other ensembles, plus summer music camps. The Assistant Conductor will only be working with the senior orchestra, PYO.

Typically, PYO performs three full concerts a year, in November, March and May. The orchestra has often toured internationally, including performances in illustrious concert halls such as Dvorak Hall in Prague, the Sydney Opera House, the Palau de Musica in Barcelona, the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, and other venues in England, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Holland, Belgium, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Finland, Estonia, and Latvia.

Rehearsals typically take place on Sunday afternoons at the Carlmont Performing Arts Center in Belmont, California. Concerts are at the Carlmont PAC. There is a full staff of professional sectional coaches in addition to the administrative staff.

Duties: Cover (understudy) most rehearsals and all concerts, being fully prepared to conduct in the event of emergencies; conduct one full concert and all associated rehearsals per season (under the supervision of the Music Director); conduct occasional additional sectional or full orchestra rehearsals as assigned; possibly accompany PYO on international tours; assist the Music Director in auditions, repertoire selection, rehearsal planning, and other musical duties; represent PYO to the public.

Qualifications: Extensive background and training in orchestral conducting; experience working with youth orchestras; excellent musicianship; ability to work well with staff, orchestra, and board; excellent communications skills.

Compensation: $10,000/year (approximately 40 services), depending on scope of responsibility agreed to. Residence in the San Francisco Bay Area will be essential for this position.

Interviews will take place in April and May, 2022 in Redwood City, CA.

Auditions are planned for May 22, 2022

REPERTOIRE FOR ASSISTANT CONDUCTOR AUDITIONS:
• Beethoven, Symphony No. 5 in C Minor:
first movement – Allegro con brio
fourth movement – Allegro
• Marquez, Danzon No. 2

Applications: Application deadline: April 1, 2022. Please upload letter, résumé, and list of references (no other materials at this time) to:

https://form.jotform.com/220261677982160

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Elena Kalinovska 2.9.22 / 4pm

M. Sieghart. Orchestral Conducting Masterclass & Public concert

24 – 29 April 2022
6-day intensive masterclass for Conductors with Maestro Martin Sieghart & the Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice (High-level professional orchestra).
The final public concert will be held on 29th April 2022 at the City Concert Hall, Pardubice. Video recording of all the orchestra rehearsals and the concert will be provided.
No age limits.

Language: English. Maestro Martin Sieghart can speak also German, France, Italian, Dutch.

Program:
Igor Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks for Chamber Orchestra (1937-38)
Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides (“Fíngal’s Cave”), Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 C-dur, Op 21
Leos Janacek: Suite for Strings (1877)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 40 g-moll, K550

Read more about Maestro Martin Sieghart:
http://www.martin-sieghart.com/biographieen.html

Conducting Masterclass:
https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/orchestral-conducting-masterclass.php

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Deanna Leramo 2.10.22 / 8am

Italia Opera Workshop – Florence 2022
29 Aug – 01 Sep 2022
Italian Opera Workshop is the definitive experience for conductors who want to improve their skills in the operatic repertoire and know in deep the most important scores.

The teacher is one of the most experienced Italian maestros of today: Antonello Allemandi, who conducted in all the major opera houses of the world like the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Wiener Staastoper, Royal Opera House in London, Opéra National de Paris, Sidney Opera House, Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.

The titles of this edition are Lucia di Lammermoor and G. Verdi’s Requiem.

The best students will be invited as assistants for the production of the opera Lucia di Lammermoor that will take place in Hungaria National Opera Theater and for the production of the Requiem by Giuseppe Verdi that will take place in St. Stephen’s Basilica in Budapest in October and November 2022.

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Peter Fender 2.10.22 / 9am

Fri 20 May – Sun 22 May 2022: London, UK

London Conducting School (with Maestro Peter Fender)
Weekend workshop on the Mendelssohn violin concerto in E minor, with Emmanuel Bach, violin

Working with soloists is a key part of a conductor’s skill: come and work on a key work in the repertoire, the Mendelssohn violin concerto, with virtuoso English violinist Emmanuel Bach.

Cost: £660 (£585 students)
Observer (final day): £80
Maximum participants: 8
Podium time: 60 mins minimum

Friday evening: score work
Saturday: detailed work with professional pianist
Sunday: with professional orchestra and soloist

Each person receives help and advice appropriate to their skill and experience. You may opt to cover certain parts of the score. We work in depth. Towards the end of the course each student gives a short ‘performance’ of a section of the music. All your work is recorded on HD video, which is available, free of charge, after the course.

Full details and application form: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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1. conductingmasterclass 2.10.22 / 11am
  
  I have posted the announcement on the blog roll.
  
  Fri 20 May – Sun 22 May 2022: London, UK
  
  This is free and service to the profession.
  
  If you would like to keep your announcement in the top, prominent position we have the following suggested donation rates;
  $95 for 24 hours
  $350 for 7 days.
  All proceeds benefit the Occidental College Instrumental Fund, where I teach.
  
  You can donate using this link;
  https://securelb.imodules.com/s/956/16/form.aspx?sid=956&gid=1&pgid=2855&cid=6113
  In the other section; indicate the donation is for “Instrumental Music Fund”
  
  Best,
  
  Chris Kim
  
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Gil Raveh 2.15.22 / 9am

Hello,

I would like to publish this masterclass on the blog:

http://www.international-masterclasses-berlin.de/symphonic-journey-vol-v/

Unfortunately the email address I used to send to isn’t working.

Thank you for your assistance.

Best regards,

Gil Raveh
International Masterclasses Berlin

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Gaddiel Dombrowner 2.19.22 / 9am

Hello,

Could you publish our new Masterclass on this page?
Thank you!

https://www.musicalchairs.info/courses/7019

Jerusalem International Conducting Academy
05 – 14 Jul, 2022
Artistic director: Maestro Steven Sloane
Associate Directors: Maestri Catherine Larsen-Maguire & Eitan Globerson

With the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance

Conductors of all ages and nationalities are encouraged to apply
A maximum of 10 active participants will be accepted
There is no limit for numbers of auditors (who may be offered conducting opportunities with 2 pianos and with the JSO)

Podium time: 90 minutes with orchestra / 60 minutes with 2 pianos
All active participants will conduct in the final concert

Verdi – Overture to “La forza del destino”
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 6 in B minor
Stravinsky – Firebird suite (1919)
Contemporary Israeli Work – TBA
Brahms / Schicksalslied & Mozart / Requiem (selected mvts)
Rachmaninoff – Paganini Variations

Active tuition: 7,000 NIS (~1900 euros)
Auditor tuition: 500 NIS (~150 euros)

Download PDF for more info.
Email : jerusalemconductingacademy@gmail.com
closing date: 30 Apr 2022

All the best

Gaddiel Dombrowner

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1. Gaddiel 6.6.22 / 8am
  
  Hello there,
  
  I am the one who asked to publish this.
  
  Our name has changed since and we can’t have Academy in our name – so can I ask either:
  1) Change our name k the post to “Jerusalem International Conducting Masterclass”
  2) Or delete the post?
  
  Whichever is easier for you. Sorry for the trouble!
  Best regards,
  Gaddiel
  
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Benito Alcocer 2.21.22 / 3pm

(Thank you for publishing this information. Best regards!)

Diemecke Workshop and Masterclass for Young Conductors 2022
With Maestro Enrique Arturo Diemecke at the Flint Institute of Music  with the  Awarded Flint Symphony Orchestra, MI
-Webinar Workshop July 11-15
-Masterclasses at the Flint Institute of Music July 18-22
-Live Concert with Young Conductors and the Flint Symphony Orchestra Saturday, July 23, 2022  At The Whiting (Symphony Hall)
Click Here for full details and to apply!
http://diemecke.com/en/

Maestro Diemecke is Artistic Director of Teatro Colón, Argentina; Music director of the Buenos Aires Philharmonic at Teatro Colón, and Music Director of Flint Symphony Orchestra MI, has enjoyed a 42 year international orchestral and operatic conducting career.
-He was a student of Charles Bruck at the Pierre Monteux School for Advanced Conductors under the personal patronage of Madame Monteux.
-The intensive 2 week course will involve one-on-one training with Maestro Diemecke, both in the one week Webinar and for the 6 day masterclasses in person at the Flint Institute of Music.
-Rehearsals and performances by each of the 8 Fully Participating Conductors with the Flint Symphony Orchestra, totaling 85 minutes podium time with the orchestra. Auditors will have 15 minutes of conducting time with 2 pianos.
-A professional video recording of conducting sessions will be provided to all participants.
-Repertoire for the concert will be assigned by Maestro Diemecke from the 19th and 20th century repertoire.
-Scholarships are available

Fees Include the Following:
15 Hours of Webinar with Maestro Diemecke (July 11-15, Over Zoom)
7 Nights Single Occupancy Hotel Accommodations with Breakfast (July 18-23)
6 Workshop Sessions with 2 Pianos
4 General Masterclass Rehearsals with the Flint Symphony Orchestra
1 Dress Rehearsal
1 Public Performance in The Whiting
6 Extensive Feedback Sessions with Maestro Diemecke after Rehearsals and  Concert
Digital Video Professional Recording of Rehearsals and Concert
Mail: informes@amproclasica.com / eadiemecke@gmail.com

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Bede Williams 3.14.22 / 7am

The St Andrews Advanced Conducting Course (1-4 September 2022) welcomes emerging conductors of all ages and nationalities to study with Honorary Professor of conducting Sian Edwards. The class will be made up of eight participants; each participant will receive 120 minutes of podium time over the course of the weekend.

The advanced course is taught for two days with conductors working with two pianos, and on the final day, all participants will conduct a professional string orchestra. Video footage from the final day from orchestra can be used for promotional purposes without restriction.

Repertoire

Dvorak: String Serenade
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
Grace Williams: Sea Sketches
Mozart: Divertimento in F major K138

The instrumental ensemble will comprise a minimum of 15 professionals who are all leading Scottish freelance musicians who collectively have performed with all the major Scottish orchestras. Participants should bring their own video equipment if they wish to take video footage home with them: all footage is cleared for use by participants for any non-commercial gain. Participants should also supply their own scores.

Advanced Course fees: £650. A bursary may be available to an outstanding young conductor(s); please include any details in your application. Travel and accommodation: Participants should arrange their own travel and accommodation.

Applications close on Friday 17 June 2022

Sian Edwards will review all applications for the advanced course. Participants will be announced by Friday 8 July. Payment of full fees is due by Friday 24 July.

To apply see https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/music/all/short-courses/conducting-course/

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Konstantinos Diminakis 4.5.22 / 9am

Opera de Baugé Conducting Masterclass/Competition 4th edition

This summer Opéra de Baugé with conductor Konstantinos Diminakis will hold its 4th international conducting course at Centre Culturel Rene d’Anjou, in Baugé-en-Anjou, France.

The course is designed for advanced students of conducting and for young conductors who have concluded their professional training, wishing to extend their knowledge and experience in rehearsing and conducting operatic repertoire. The conducting course will conclude with a public concert, conducted by all students. Opéra de Baugé Orchestra will play for the classes, final rehearsal and concert. Students will have free access to rehearsals and performances of the opera festival. The course is limited to 12 active participants.

Final concert
The public concert will take place on 29th July at the Centre Culturel René d’Anjou, Baugé during which all participants will conduct. A jury will award a first and second honor prize. There will in addition be audience and orchestra honor prizes. The concert will be video-recorded and copies will be provided to all participants.

Dates
Participants will arrive in Baugé on 24th July and the course will start the following morning. The concert will take place on the evening of 29th July and participants will depart the following morning.
Board and lodging from 24th to 30th July is included in the course fee. Participants will be accommodated by local families and will take their meals with the festival musicians at Les Capucins, where the festival takes place.
Participants are expected to make their own travel arrangements to and from Baugé-en-Anjou, but we may be able to help with local transport. We will provide transport between where the course is taking place and participants’ lodgings.

Opera tickets
Participants will be offered tickets for the operatic performances taking place during their stay, for Die lustige Witwe, La Traviata and Faust.

Full information on Opéra de Baugé can be found on our website – http://www.operadebauge.fr

Repertoire:

Overtures

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, Cosi fan Tutte
Gioachino Rossini Il barbiere di Siviglia, Cenerentola
Giuseppe Verdi La Traviata (Act I Prelude)
Pietro Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana (Intermezzo)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart The Magic Flute (excerpts)

Orchestra : Opera de Baugé Festival Orchestra
Language : English, German
Arrival : Sunday, 24th July 2022
Public final concert : Friday, 29th July 2022
Cost : 1,400 euros per participant, which includes all instruction and practice sessions, the final concert, board and lodging. An advance payment of 250 euros must be made to secure a place on the course, following acceptance of application.

Application :
• CV, including details of music education and conducting experience
• Video link(s) (if possible) of the applicant conducting

To be sent to : info@diminakis.com

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Peter Fender 4.7.22 / 12am

A few places remain for this course next month:-

Fri 20 May – Sun 22 May 2022: London, UK

London Conducting School (with Maestro Peter Fender)
Weekend workshop on the Mendelssohn violin concerto in E minor, with Emmanuel Bach, violin

Working with soloists is a key part of a conductor’s skill: come and work on a key work in the repertoire, the Mendelssohn violin concerto, with virtuoso English violinist Emmanuel Bach.

Cost: £660 (£585 students)
Observer (final day): £80
Maximum participants: 8
Podium time: 60 mins minimum

Friday evening: score work
Saturday: detailed work with professional pianist
Sunday: with professional orchestra and soloist

Each person receives help and advice appropriate to their skill and experience. You may opt to cover certain parts of the score. We work in depth. Towards the end of the course each student gives a short ‘performance’ of a section of the music. All your work is recorded on HD video, which is available, free of charge, after the course.

Full details and application form: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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Deanna Leramo 5.4.22 / 4pm

FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS UPDATE.

From this moment on, we accept only passive students.
In case you are interested in joining as active, please write us and we will insert you in the waiting list that we will use in case some of the active students cannot participate.
Passive students have priority on the waiting list.
We also invite you to consider taking part to Italian Opera Workshop, a new project that will be held at Teatro Niccolini from 17th until 20th August, just before Florence Conducting Masterclass.
We are lucky enough to have as teacher M° Antonello Allemandi, one of the most sought-after Italian conductors of the last two decades!
The active students of Italian Opera Workshop will have the opportunity to attend Florence Conducting Masterclass as passive for free. Further details here: http://www.italianoperaworkshop.com

Thanks for making Florence Conducting Masterclass one of the most successful masterclass in Europe once again!

http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

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Conductors Institute of SC 5.8.22 / 1pm

Would you share this on your blog, please?

Thank you!

CONDUCTOR’S INSTITUTE 2022
Fellows and Associates Program
July 10- 22, 2022
Directed by Dr. Donald Portnoy, this program is designed for conductors with moderate to advanced conductor skills. Fellows and Associates study with Dr. Donald Portnoy and other guest conductors and composers. Both Fellows and Associates are guaranteed podium time every day. Fellows work with the Institute ensemble during morning sessions, and Associates work with a chamber orchestra in afternoon sessions.

Fellows and Associates are required to attend all morning and afternoon conducting sessions and the late afternoon lecture series, which offers invaluable information regarding score reading and interpretation, publicity, concert management, and other subjects pertinent to the conducting profession. Placement is determined by the experience of the applicant. Those interested in applying as a Fellow must submit a video with their application.

Both the Fellows and Associates will be featured in a public performance. Fellows will conduct the institute’s symphony orchestra and Associates will conduct the chamber orchestra.

Limited to 30 participants —
15 Fellows and 15 Associates. Auditors will also be accepted.

FELLOW AND ASSOCIATE REPERTOIRE

STRING ORCHESTRA SESSION

Britten Simple Symphony

Arensky Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky

Mozart Divertimento K.138

Dick Goodwin Three Stops in Time (score available soon)

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA SESSION

Beethoven Symphony No.7

Wagner Siegfried Idyll

Brahms Haydn Variations

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SESSION

Dvorak Symphony No.8

Weber Oberon Overture

Stravinsky Firebird Suite 1919

Victoria Bond Ruth Badger Ginsburg: In Tune With Justice*

*Music available from Theodore Front Music

FELLOW & ASSOCIATE TUITION

Fellow $2,500
(+$450 for single occupancy dorm)
Associate $2,100
(+$450 for single occupancy dorm)

https://www.theconductorsinstitute.com/

Three work-study scholarships are available for Fellows and Associates-

Student coordinator

Social media coordinator

Camera and sound assistant

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John Landor 5.23.22 / 1am

John Landor Summer Conducting Weekends in London UK: 28 & 29 May, 25 & 26 June, 30 & 31 July

For improving and advanced conductors who wish to develop their technical skills and express their musical intentions more effectively.

Podium time is 60 – 80 minutes each weekend for up to 8 participants, conducting other participants and a professional piano accompanist. Repertoire will be chosen from participants’ suggestions, subject to agreement. You may video your sessions.

https://www.lmaorchestra.com/conductor-courses

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Antoniu Levani 6.4.22 / 12am

Erich Bergel Conducting Competition
02 – 08 Sep, 2022

The competition is dedicated to Erich Bergel, principal conductor of the Cluj Philharmonic and of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie and guest conductor of some of most important orchestras of his time.

PRIZE CONCERTS:
⇒ 3 concerts during 2022/2023 season of State Philharmonic of Tîrgu Mureș (Romania);
⇒ 1 concert during 2022/2023 season of Orchestre de Cannes in Cannes (France);
⇒ 1 concert during 2022/2023 or 2023/2024 season of Sinfonica d’Este in Ferrara (Italy);
⇒ 1 concert during 2023/2024 season of Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (Thailand);
⇒ 1 concert during 2022/2023 season of The Dinu Lipatti Philharmonic Orchestra Satu Mare (Romania);
⇒ 1 concert during 2022/2023 season of Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra (Bulgaria);

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Deanna Leramo 6.23.22 / 12am

ONE PLACE AVAILABLE AT FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS 2022

Due to a renounce, one place for active students has become available at Florence Conducting Masterclass from August the 21st until the 28th 2022.

Florence Conducting Masterclass celebrates this year 10 years of activity and is now one of the most successful masterclasses for conductors in the European Union.

More information on: https://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com/

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Deanna Leramo 8.14.22 / 12am

LAST MINUTE PLACE AVAILABLE FOR FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS AUGUST 21-28

Due to a resignation, a place for an active student has become available at Florence Conducting Masterclass 2022.

Teatro Niccolini, via Ricasoli 3, Firenze
Teacher: György Györiványi Ráth

Orchestra:
Professors of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
http://www.maggiofiorentino.com
Orchestra Cupiditas

http://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com

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Peter Fender 8.15.22 / 6am

SCHUBERT: SYMPHONY in B minor (Unfinished): 4-6 NOVEMBER 2022: LONDON UK

London Conducting School (tutor: Maestro Peter Fender)
Weekend workshop (2.5 days): Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony

Come and work with a great professional team (including professional orchestra) on one of the cornerstones of the orchestral repertoire: Schubert’s Symphony in B minor (Unfinished).

Cost: £675 (£600 students; observer on final day: £85)
Max participants: 8
Podium time: 60 mins minimum

Fri evening: score work/preparatory baton work
Sat: detailed work with professional pianist
Sun: working with professional orchestra

Each person receives help and advice appropriate to their skill and experience. You may opt to cover certain parts of the score. We work in depth. Towards the end of the course each student gives a short ‘performance’ of a section of the music. All your work is recorded on HD video, which is available, free of charge, after the course.

Full details and application form: http://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses
closing date: 09 Oct 2022

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Hong Kong International Conducting Competition and Workshop 9.19.22 / 10pm

Hello! Could you please share the following? Many thanks for your help!

2nd HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING COMPETITION
Date: 22-26 March 2023
Orchestra: Hong Kong Sinfonietta

Application deadline: 25 October 2022
Open to conductors of any nationality born in or after 1987
Hotel accommodation provided from 21-27 March
Full information: https://www.hkconducting.com/competition/2023-competition/

PRIZES:

– 1st Prize: HK$200,000, concert engagement with Hong Kong Sinfonietta during the 2023/2024 season, mentorship with conductor(s) from the Jury
– 2nd Prize: HK$100,000
– 3rd Prize: HK$70,000
– Orchestra Prize: HK$10,000
– Audience Prizes (Live & Online Audience): HK$10,000 each

REPERTOIRE:

Round 1
1) Stravinsky – Concerto in D for String Orchestra: 1st movement
2) One of the following works, determined by a draw:
–Beethoven – Leonore Overture No 3, Op 72b
–Mozart – Symphony No 39 in E-flat, K543: 1st movement

Round 2 – Semi-Finals (over two days)
1) Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor, Op 47: 1st movement
2) Johann Strauss Jr – Die Fledermaus Overture
3) One of the following symphonies, determined by a draw:
–Brahms – Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 68
–Beethoven – Symphony No 3 in E-flat, Op 55, “Eroica”
–Tchaikovsky – Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op 74, “Pathétique”

Round 3 – Finals
1) New work by Charles Kwong (HKS Artist Associate 2020-2022)
2) One of the following works, chosen by the candidate:
— Beethoven – Symphony No 4 in B-flat, Op 60
— Mendelssohn – Symphony No 4 in A, Op 90, “Italian”
— Schumann – Symphony No 4 in D minor, Op 120
3) The finalists will also be invited to make a short presentation to the audience

APPLICATION FEE: HK$1,000 (non-refundable)

ENQUIRIES: hkconducting@hksinfonietta.org

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Deanna Leramo 10.12.22 / 7am

EUROPEAN UNION CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS
For the first time in Italy (Florence)

Teacher: M° Vittorio Parisi, chairholder of Conducting at G. Verdi Conservatoire, Milan
Period: April 5th-9th 2023
Repertorie: free choice by the participants!
Podium time: about 100 minutes

Don’t miss the opportunity to study with the teacher of some of conductors such as:

ANTONINO FOGLIANI: Artistic Director of Widmung festival, Principal guest conductor Deutsche Oper Duesseldorf, Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Bolshoi Moscow, Opera di Roma, Teatro Regio di Parma, Opernhaus Zurigo, Teatro San Carlo di Napoli, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Teatro Comunale di Bologna

GIANLUCA CAPUANO: Opera di Roma, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Opernhaus Zurigo, Semperoper Dresden, Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, la Fenice di Venezia, Oper Köln

RUBEN JAIS: Current artistic director of Orchestra Sinfonica G.Verdi, Milano. Director of La Verdi Barocca

TITO CECCHERINI: Opéra de Paris, Fenice di Venezia, Bolshoi Moscow, Teatro di Ginevra, Frankfurt Opera, BBC Symphony, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI, Suddeutsche Rundfunk Stuttgart, Tokyo Philarmonic.

GIUSEPPE FINZI: Resident conductor San Francisco Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlino, Teatro di Montecarlo, Gran Teatro Liceu di Barcellona, San Carlo di Napoli, Petruzzelli di Bari, Teatro Massimo di Palermo, Teatro dLirico i Cagliari, Bregenz Festival.

ANDREA SANGUINETI: GMD Goerlitz Theatre, First Kapellmeister Hannover Opera, Kapellmeister Wurzburg Theatre. Graz Oper, Essen Oper, Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania, Teatro de Palma di Mallorca.

GEORGIOS BALATSINOS: Second Prize at Bucarest International Competition. Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Athens State Symphony Orchestra, Greek National Opera, Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra, Novosibirsk Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Deanna Leramo 12.12.22 / 1am

EUROPEAN UNION CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS

Finally in Italy, with teacher M° Vittorio Parisi

April 5th- 9th 2023 – Prato (Florence)

The course offers a unique opportunity to practice a wide repertoire with a full professional Symphony Orchestra under the guidance of the most respected teachers in Europe.

The course is open to a limited number of active students, thus ensuring a huge amount of podium time in front of a full Symphony Orchestra.

Every session is recorded with a front camera and the recording is given to the students at the end of the lessons, thus giving them the opportunity to develop their skills in the most effective way.

A unique feature of EUCM is that the participants are allowed to choose the pieces they want to study/perform, with the only limit of the available instrumentation of a regular Symphony Orchestra.

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Stan Renard 12.13.22 / 8am

MONTEUX SCHOOL & MUSIC FESTIVAL

Dates: June 18 – July 30 in Hancock, Maine

To Apply: https://www.monteuxmusic.org/

The deadline for applications and primary consideration is January 1, 2023, and the application fee is $50.
After January 1 you can still apply for secondary consideration and the Application fee is $100.

The Conducting Faculty for our 80th season will include Arthur Fagen, Kenneth Kiesler, Tiffany Lu, Markand Thakar, Julius Williams, and Hugh Wolff. Our 2023 program will begin on Sunday, June 18 (arrival & registration date) and finish with the final symphony concert on Sunday July 30.

Our program trains conductors in orchestral conducting and trains instrumentalists to meet the many demands of orchestral playing. We offer an unrivaled opportunity to learn a large and varied repertoire during the six-week program. All participants must be 18 years of age by the program start date — Sunday June 18, 2023 — and must participate for the full 6-week period of the program.

Musicians are full-time active participants. Players rotate within their sections and remain in the orchestra. Conductors receive weekly rehearsal time on the podium and perform in concerts. Instrumentalists and conductors work and learn together.

With the obvious exception of pianists, all musicians (with the exception of percussionists) are expected to bring their own instruments. Conductors are required to play in the orchestra and learn from both sides of the podium, while instrumentalists learn the music in exacting detail. We accept up to 18 conductors and 45 instrumentalists to comprise a full-orchestra.

The school’s rigorous weekly schedule — equivalent to that of a full-time orchestra — prepares musicians for a professional career. Each week’s schedule includes seven on-stage symphony rehearsals and a public symphony concert led by student conductors each Sunday evening. Chamber Music Concerts for smaller ensembles are scheduled on Wednesdays and offer additional performance opportunities each Wednesday night. Other performance opportunities are scheduled occasionally.
You can view short video testimonials from our alumni sharing their experience by click in the link and by scrolling to the end of this page.

Tuition Cost is $3000 for Conductors and $1500 for Instrumentalists. In addition, there is a $400 housing fee, of which $100 is returned to participants upon departure from the festival and if the residencies are left in good order. We offer generous scholarships for students in need. Furthermore, we coordinate many paid opportunities in our neighboring communities in churches as well as in various venues for our participants.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENT
1. Resume required.
2. Video recording showing recent conducting experience ideally demonstrating a varied selection of standard orchestral repertoire; showing front view of the conductor from a reasonable distance
3. Video recording of instrumental performance, approximately fifteen minutes in length showcasing both solo performance and two orchestral excerpts of your choice.

INFORMATIONAL ONLINE LIVE SESSION SCHEDULED on December 14 from 3pm to 5pm EST. If you wish to join the session, please email me at info@monteuxmusic.org

Questions about our program or the application process that are not addressed on our website (monteuxmusic.org) may be addressed to Stan Renard, Executive Director at info@monteuxmusic.org

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Peter Fender 12.29.22 / 9am

LONDON CONDUCTING SCHOOL (with Maestro Peter Fender)

Start 2023 with some positive input into your conducting:

FREE hints and tips on the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LondonConducting
1-2-1 sessions for all standards via Zoom (£45 per hour), or in person in London, UK (£55 per hour)

PLUS: Courses for complete beginners, elementary students, and those wanting a refresher:

12 February 2023: Foundation 1 (for beginners/elementary)
5 March 2023: Foundation 2 (for elementary/refresher … with string quartet)

FULL DETAILS: https://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses
OR: write to info@peterfender.co.uk

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Peter Fender 1.4.23 / 7am

FREE ONLINE SESSION: 24 January 2023

The London Conducting School is offering a free online session entitled ‘The power of independent hands’.

19.00-20.00 (GMT – London UK)
Tuesday 24 January 2023

For more information and to register: https://www.peterfender.co.uk/registration-form

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Peter Fender 2.8.23 / 8am

FREE ONLINE SESSION: 21 March 2023

The London Conducting School is offering a free one-hour online session entitled ‘Interpretative choices: the differences between conducting Bach and Britten’.

19.00-20.00 (London, UK)
Tuesday 21 March 2023

For more information and to register: https://www.peterfender.co.uk/registration-form

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Deanna Leramo 2.14.23 / 3pm

European Union Conducting Masterclass: last places available for active students.
Florence, April 5th – 9th 2023

Teacher: M° Vittorio Parisi (G. Verdi Conservatoire, Milan)
Repertorie chosen by the students according to the instrumentation available.

Details:
http://www.euconductingmasterclass.com/

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Scott Seaton 2.15.23 / 8am

could you please post this?

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SIGNATURE SYMPHONY CONDUCTING SEMINAR
APRIL 2 & 3 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
FACULTY: ALEXANDER MICKELTHWATE & SCOTT SEATON
https://signaturesymphony.org/community-education/conductor-seminar/
APPLY BY March 5th

Seminar Benefits
Participant

One score-studying group session
One conducting session with two pianos
Two conducting sessions with string quintet
Approximately 80 minutes of podium time, including one 20-minute session with the Signature Symphony
Recorded video of selected sessions for personal use (e.g. auditions)
Individual and group feedback sessions from faculty and opportunities to discuss numerous topics
Auditor
Auditing attendees will be able to attend all sessions but will not have podium time.

One score-studying group session
One conducting session with two pianos
Two conducting sessions with string quintet
Opportunities to discuss numerous topics

Schedule
Sunday, April 2
1–2 p.m. — Registration
2:30–4:30 p.m. — Session with two pianos
4:30–5:30 p.m. — Conversation with Faculty
5:30–7 p.m. — Dinner on your own
7–9:30 p.m. — Session with string quintet
9:30–10 p.m. — Wrap-up session
Monday, April 3
10–11:30 a.m. — Score Study Session
11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. — Lunch on your own
1–3 p.m. — Session with string quintet
3–4:30 p.m. — Session TBD
4:30–6:15 p.m. — Dinner for participants and faculty (location TBD)
6:15–7 p.m. — Session “What is conducting?” led by faculty
7–9:30 p.m. — Session with Signature Symphony
9:30-10:30 p.m. — Closing Reception
Repertoire
Attendees are expected to provide their own scores.

The Tchaikovsky and Beethoven scores are available for free in Petrucci Music Library as PDF downloads.
The Firebird Suite (1919 version) is available by purchase only. The study score published by Serenissima Music is recommended for auditors.
Two Pianos
Beethoven Symphony No. 1, I & IV
Beethoven Symphony No. 5, I
Beethoven Symphony No. 7, I & II
String Quintet
Beethoven Symphony No. 1, I & IV
Beethoven Symphony No. 5, I
Beethoven Symphony No. 7, I & II
Full Orchestra
Stravinsky Firebird Suite (1919 Version), Berceuse and Finale
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a, Valse & Danse hongroise (Czardas)
Beethoven Symphony No. 5, I
Beethoven Symphony No. 1, I
Beethoven Symphony No. 7, I (Introduction and Exposition) & II

Who should attend?
Advanced conducting students
Conductors at the early stages of their careers
Anyone interested in attending as auditors.
Educators at participant and auditor levels will be awarded 14 hours of continuing education units.
Auditing attendees will be able to attend all sessions but will not have podium time.
All participants and auditors are responsible for their own transportation, meals, and lodging.

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Mariana Estore 2.18.23 / 9am

FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS 2023: APPLICATIONS OPEN

August 22 – September 02 2023
Teatrino Lorenese, Fortezza da Basso, Firenze
Teacher: György Györiványi Ráth
Course Director: Andrea Vitello
Orchestra:
Professors of Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina

The most successful masterclass for conductors in Europe, with former students now working around the world in the most prestigious venues.
Among it’s features, a huge amount of podium time, an incredibly wide repertoire, and the musicians of one of Italy’s best orchestras.

As every year, the best students will have the opportunity to be invited to conduct in prestigious seasons in Europe, because we think this is the best way to help them build their careers.

Details:https://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com/

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Tibor Godzhunov 2.28.23 / 4am

PLOVDIV OPERA CONDUCTING COMPETITION

SEPTEMBER THE 25th – SEPTEMBER THE 30th 2023
STATE OPERA PLOVDIV – BULGARIA, EUROPEAN UNION

http://www.plovdivoperacompetition.com

PRIZES
– position of Assistant Conductor for the season 2024/2025 at State Opera Plovdiv (Bulgaria);
– conducting 1 opera during 2024/2025 season of State Opera Plovdiv (Bulgaria);
– 3 concerts during 2023/2024 season of State Opera Plovdiv (Bulgaria);
– 1 opera production at Kazakhstan National Opera in Astana (Kazakhstan);
– 1 concert during 2023/2024 season of Budapest Dohnányi Symphony Orchestra in Budapest (Hungary);
– 1 concert during 2023/2024 season of Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra in Pazardjik (Bulgaria);

SPECIAL PRIZES
– 1 opera production during 2024/2025 season at State Opera Varna (Bulgaria), upon the decision of the representative of the opera house;
– 1 concert during 2024/2025 season of Orchestra Sinfonica del Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy), upon the decision of the representative of the orchestra;;
– 1 position of Assistant Conductor to M° Antonello Allemandi for an opera production in the season 2024/2025, upon the decision of M° Allemandi.

JURY
M° Antonello Allemandi, President of the jury (Italy)
Wiener Staatsoper; Metropolitan Opera House, New York; Teatro alla Scala di Milano; Semperoper Dresden; Hungarian National Opera; Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow; Opéra de Paris; Dallas Opera; Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Tokio National Opera

M° Dian Tchobanov (Bulgaria)
General Music Director of State Opera Plovdiv

M° Gábor Hollerung (Hungary)
Music Director of Budapest Dohnányi Symphony Orchestra
Liszt Ferenc Prize winning conductor

M° Davide La Bòllita (Italy)
Artistic Advisor of Varna State Opera

M° Abzal Muhitdin (Kazakhstan)
General Music Director of Astana Opera

M° Grigor Palikarov (Bulgaria)
Music Director of Pazardjik Symphony Orchestra

M° Federica Repini (Italy)
Artistic Consultant of Orchestra Sinfonica del Friuli-Venezia Giulia

M° Andrea Vitello (Italy)
Conductor, Warner Artist

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Elena Kalinovska 3.15.23 / 1am

Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra & Maestro Alim Shakh
14 – 19 May, 2023

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6
Beethoven: Symphony. No. 1
Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Weber: Oberon, Overture

6- day intensive masterclass for Conductors with the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra and Maestro Alim Shakh.

Active participation:
• 90 minutes of podium time conducting the orchestra & the soloist,
• 60 minutes of podium time in four-hand piano sessions,
video analysis,
• the final public concert,
• Video recordings of the concert and all the rehearsals with the orchestra are included in the price.

Language: English.
No age limits.

Apply now!

https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/masterclasses-for-conductors.php

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victoriasanchezfoundation 3.24.23 / 10am

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victorialmas 3.24.23 / 10am

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The first edition of the Vienna Conducting Competition will take place in the world capital of music, in the majestic Auersperg Palace. The great talents of orchestral conducting will come together in a unique experience. The candidates will perform with the prestigious Vienna Residence Orchestra from 17 July 2023 to 21 July 2023.

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Peter Fender 3.29.23 / 1am

SCHUMANN: SYMPHONY No.4 in D minor (1851): 26-28 MAY 2023: LONDON UK

London Conducting School (tutor: Maestro Peter Fender)
Weekend workshop (2.5 days): Schumann Symphony No.4

Come and work with a fine professional team (including professional orchestra) on one of the great Romantic symphonies.

Cost: £675 (£600 students; observer on final day: £85)
Max participants: 8
Podium time: 60 mins minimum

Fri evening: score work/preparatory baton work
Sat: detailed work with professional pianist
Sun: details work with professional orchestra

Each person receives help and advice appropriate to their skill and experience. You may opt to cover certain parts of the score. We work in depth. Towards the end of the course each student gives a short performance of a section of the music. All your work is recorded on HD video, which is available, free of charge, after the course.

Full details and application form: https://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses
closing date: 25 April 2023

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Peter Fender 4.25.23 / 10am

2 PLACES REMAIN: SCHUMANN: SYMPHONY No.4 in D minor (1851): 26-28 MAY 2023: LONDON UK

London Conducting School (tutor: Maestro Peter Fender)
Weekend workshop (2.5 days): Schumann Symphony No.4

Cost: £675 (£600 students; observer on final day: £85)
Max participants: 8
Podium time: 60 mins minimum

Fri evening: score work/preparatory baton work
Sat: detailed work with professional pianist
Sun: details work with professional orchestra

Full details and application form: https://www.peterfender.co.uk/courses

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Vincerò Academy 4.26.23 / 9am

NTERNATIONAL CONDUCTING WORKSHOP IN OPERA in MONTERREY, MEXICO

Taught by Maestro ENRIQUE DIEMECKE

*General and Artistic Director of TEATRO COLON IN BUENOS AIRES (2017-2022)
*Artistic Director of the BUENOS AIRES PHILHARMONIC (2004-2022)
*Artistic Director of the NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF MEXICO (1990-2006)
*Artistic Director of the FLINT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (1989-present)
*Artistic Director of the BOGOTA PHILHARMONIC (2013-2016)
*Artistic Director of the LONG BEACH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (2000-2013)
*Artistic Director of the BELLAS ARTES OPERA COMPANY IN MEXICO (1984-1990)

LOCATION: Monterrey, Mexico
DATES: May 29 – June 4, 2023
***DEADLINE TO APPLY: April 30, 2023***

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Maestro Enrique Diemecke will select 6 musicians for this intensive program focusing on staples of the operatic repertoire.

°May 29 to June 3
°Five daily score analysis sessions
°Five daily rehearsals with two pianos (some selected students will alternate playing the piano in these sessions)
°Five daily rehearsals with full orchestra and singers
°Each conductor will lead the orchestra in the closing concert on June 3.

***Each conductor will have a total of 150 MINUTES of PODIUM TIME in front of the FULL ORCHESTRA, plus their participation in the closing concert conducting one overture and one aria.***

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REPERTOIRE
Mozart
1. Overture from Die Zauberflöte
2. “E Susanna non vien… Dove sono” from Le nozze di Figaro
3. “Temerari!… Come scoglio” from Così fan tutte

Beethoven
4. Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Rossini
5. Overture from Il Barbiere di Siviglia

Bellini
6. “Eccomi in lieta vesta… O quante volte” from I Capuleti e i Montecchi

Franz von Suppé
7. Overture from Dichter und Bauer

Gounod
8. “Je veux vivre” from Roméo et Juliette
9. “O Dieu, que de bijoux… Ah! Je ris” from Faust

Verdi
10. Overture from La forza del destino

Wagner
11. Overture from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Puccini
12. “Quando m’en vo” from La Bohéme

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TUITION

Active:

$1,000 USD

Auditors:

$100 USD

Each student will be responsible for their own trip to and from Monterrey, lodging, transportation within the city, and meals.

Lodging can be provided upon request (extra cost).

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RECORDINGS
All the sessions will be recorded with a frontal camera facing the conductor and each conductor will receive a recording of each one of their sessions with orchestra and the closing concert.

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APPLICATION
Visit http://www.vinceroacademy.com/conductors

For AUDITION send two videos: conducting any ensemble, free repertoire OR playing and singing any aria in any language

NO APPLICATION FEE

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northwestbusinessblog 4.29.23 / 6am

This is a great opportunity in Seattle with great pay and funding! (6-12 band)

https://www.applitrack.com/lakesideschool/onlineapp/JobPostings/view.asp?FromAdmin=true&AppliTrackJobId=1736

Lakeside School, an independent coeducational day school located in north Seattle, Washington, is seeking an experienced music educator to serve as Concert Band Director. This full-time, permanent position is responsible for wind and percussion pedagogy in grades 6 through 12. The Concert Band Director is a member of the Middle and Upper School Performing Arts Departments and reports to the Middle and Upper School Directors They will teach 6th grade beginning band, 7th and 8th grade concert band, and a high school concert band. This person will also be an advisor at the Middle School, working closely with a group of 8-9 students and participating in or supporting experiential education programs like service learning and the outdoor program. All music teachers collaborate to develop curriculum, select repertoire, and offer an inclusive and innovative program. In addition to working closely with the string and vocal teachers, the band director leads a team of wind and percussion coaches who work with students in sectionals and small-group settings.

Responsibilities
Teach 6th grade beginning band, the combined 7th and 8th grade Middle School concert band, and the Upper School concert band.
Collaborate actively with colleagues to develop curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment that emphasizes project-based, culturally-responsive, student-centered learning.
Serve as an advisor for a small group of students. This involves being present for morning check-in, daily community time in the afternoon, writing advisor comments for report cards, and communicating with parents/guardians in fall conferences (and additionally, as needed).
Provide academic support for students outside of class time as needed (e.g., answer homework questions via email, provide extra help during lunch or study halls).
Attend department meetings , faculty meetings, professional development days, and other all-school events.
Participate in the life of the school community, including in distributed leadership roles, and in experiential parts of our program, such as outdoor trips and service learning days.

Requirements and Qualifications
The successful applicant will have a bachelor’s degree in music; a master’s degree in music education or equivalent professional experience is preferred.
Experience teaching beginning and intermediate band in a classroom environment is preferred
Exceptional motivator of young musicians and have demonstrated success building outstanding wind ensembles and/or symphony orchestras.
At least three years of full-time teaching experience in an independent or public school is preferred
References should address the candidate’s ability to attract and retain students in their ensembles, instruct a wide range of students enthusiastically, and to work collaboratively and harmoniously with other adults in an educational setting
Demonstrated cultural awareness, including knowledge of themselves and the cultural lenses they bring to interactions. The candidate will understand different perspectives; interact respectfully with cultures other than their own; and cultivate meaningful relationships with people that have different cultural frameworks.
Satisfactory completion of three criminal background checks.
Proof of COVID vaccination and booster to human resources. Candidates requesting a medical and/or religious exemption should reach out to Human Resources.

Application Process
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, and work history via the online application. Candidate cover letters should address the following questions: What attracts you to this job opportunity and what questions do you have about our community?

Salary and Benefits
Salary Range: $68,225 – $119,165

Lakeside School is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding candidates and provides a competitive compensation package. Benefits include:
Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (based on FTE)
Dependent medical and vision subsidy
Retirement with generous employer contribution
Life/disability insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Flexible spending accounts
Free lunch
Free parking
Bus/bike benefits
Housing assistance program
Reduced facility rentals
Passport Corporate membership
Computer loan program
Paid holidays and vacation
Use of school library and gymnasium

Working At Lakeside
At Lakeside we are committed to sustaining a school in which individuals representing diverse cultures and experiences instruct one another in the meaning and value of community. To learn more about working at Lakeside, including our professional development and mentoring programs, benefits, diversity and inclusion, and opportunities for involvement in non-academic programs, please visit our Careers page on the Lakeside School website.

Equity in hiring: According to various studies, women and people of color are more likely to not apply for a job if they see themselves as not meeting every requirement of the posting, which means employers miss meeting potentially ideal candidates. Lakeside School is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community where employees from diverse cultures are affirmed and equipped to lead an inclusive learning environment for our students. Please apply even if you don’t meet every single requirement.

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Vera 5.11.23 / 8am

MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR (Issaquah Philharmonic—community orchestra outside of Seattle, WA, USA)

The Issaquah Philharmonic Orchestra (Seattle, WA area) is seeking a talented and experienced conductor to lead our
ensemble. The orchestra has been an important part of the Issaquah community for almost twenty years
and performs a variety of classical and contemporary music. These concerts are free for audiences of
all ages three times a year. It rehearses on Monday evenings from 7:00 to 9:00 in Issaquah; performance
sites vary but performances are scheduled for Mondays.
Qualifications:
 Bachelor's degree in music or a related field required, with Master’s in Music Education or
Conducting preferred.
 Experience conducting orchestras of similar size and make-up
 Extensive knowledge of classical music repertoire
 Willingness to promote the work of young composers
 Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
 Strong leadership abilities and the ability to work collaboratively with volunteer musicians, staff,
and community members
Responsibilities:
1. Plan and prepare programs for three concerts per year with input from the orchestra members
regarding selection.
2. Conduct weekly rehearsals and performances throughout the concert season which runs from
September through May; arrange for conductor subs as necessary.
3. Work collaboratively with the Board of Directors to ensure the smooth and successful operation of
the organization; provide regular reports on the orchestra’s progress and needs; attend monthly
meetings and board retreat.
4. Complete score analysis and plan rehearsals to promote the musicianship of the orchestra.
5. Be cognizant of the volunteer nature of the orchestra; work in a nurturing and supportive fashion
with individual musicians and sections.
6. Provide, as appropriate, instruction to the members in music theory and/or music history to
support their ongoing music education.
7. Demonstrate creativity in programming including featuring appropriate members of the orchestra
as soloists and/or outside performers as soloists.
8. Arrange for extra needed players (compensated) for concerts.

Remuneration: The current MD receives a stipend of $135 per service. There are roughly 36 services a year.

Application Requirements

I. A cover letter discussing your background and why you believe that you
should be selected as the Issaquah Philharmonic’s next Music
Director/Conductor. Also discuss specifically any experience you have with
community orchestras comprised of volunteers (including both playing in them
and/or conducting them).

II. Your current resume, including:
a. Education
b. Relevant positions conducting
c. Mention of your primary instrument or instruments
d. A list of where a sampling of any available video and/or audio recordings
can be viewed/heard in which you conducted

III. A listing of a season’s worth (three concerts) of programs you believe would
be well suited to the Issaquah Philharmonic’s members and audiences. As a
foreword to the programs, briefly share your rationale in selecting these
pieces.

IV. A list of three references, including their titles, who can speak to your
character, your experience with community orchestras, and your skill as a
conductor.

Send these materials to: http://www.ipo@iphil.org by June 2, 2023.

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Peter Fender 5.23.23 / 9am

Observers sought: Schumann 4: Sunday 28 May 2023 10.30-5.30pm: London, UK.

Conducting students: Are you free on Sunday? Come and observe the culmination of the workshop on Schumann’s symphony no.4 this weekend with the London Conducting School: a masterclass, with orchestra.

Come and observe for any part of the day that you’re free; you will see a group of conductors being put through their paces, and will undoubtedly learn all sorts of things about conducting, and about the Schumann (if you don’t know it, it’s a fine and important piece!).

Venue: The masterclass venue is in Pimlico (near Victoria) in London.
Cost: just £85 for the day.
Contact: Let me know if you’re interested, by email to peter@peterfender.co.uk

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Krastin Nastev 6.3.23 / 1am

First International Competition for Young Conductors “Maestro Borislav Ivanov”
30 October to 2 November 2023 in Varna, Bulgaria
The competition is open of all nationalities born between 1988 and 2003.
More information on:
https://ivanovcompetition.operavarna.com/en/

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Gregory Hughes 6.21.23 / 11am

The Lakeview Orchestra is now accepting proposals for guest conducting engagements during the 2023/2024 season. Guest conductor applicants may submit proposals for one or both of the following concert dates during the 2023/2024 Season. Successful applicants will be invited to guest conduct their proposed concert program and receive a stipend of $2,000.

Guest Conducting Opportunities
Holiday Concert: Sunday, December 3, 2023
Spring Concert: Sunday, April 14, 2024

More information at: https://www.lakevieworchestra.org/opportunities

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Meredith Gangler 7.13.23 / 1pm

Eastman School of Music
Conducting Masterclass: Fall 2023

DATES: October 20-21, 2023

LOCATION: Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York

EVENT DESCRIPTION: Participants will have the opportunity to conduct Eastman’s premiere orchestra, Eastman Philharmonia, rehearsing Bruckner’s Symphony No. 9 (3 movement version, edited Haas/Orel). 6 conductors will be chosen to participate in the masterclass, each conductor having a total of 40 minutes of podium time. Additional discussion sessions with Maestros Varon and Zinman will be scheduled. Applicants not offered conducting sessions are invited to observe the masterclasses and group discussions as auditors.

FACULTY: Neil Varon’s conducting career spans 40 years and several continents. He was named first Kapellmeister of the Deutsche Opera am Rhein in Düsseldorf in 1981, and in 1987 he became music director of the Südwestfälische Philharmonic. He kept this position until 1991, when he was appointed general music director of the City of Gelsenkirchen, Germany. He was named Professor of Conducting and Music Director of the Eastman orchestras in 2002, then appointed full professor with tenure in 2005. He has taught conducting master classes in Cologne, Siegen, and Nuremberg, and made his debut with the Rochester Philharmonic in 2011. Varon continues to appear as guest conductor throughout Europe and Asia. His concerts have been broadcast by the Westdeutsche Rundfunk, RIAS Berlin, RTL Luxembourg, and the Bayerische Rundfunk.

David Zinman is one of the world’s most respected conductors. During his long career he has worked with all of the leading orchestras throughout the world, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, New York Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris and Royal Stockholm Philharmonic. He has held music director posts with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra (1964-77), Rotterdam Philharmonic (1979-82), Rochester Philharmonic (1974-85), Baltimore Symphony (1985-98), Aspen Music Festival (1985-2009), Zurich Tonhalle (1985-2014) and Orchestre Francais des Jeunes (2015-16). Dedicated to furthering the careers of young musicians, in 2000 he created the International Conducting Academy at Aspen, and in 2010 inaugurated the first Annual International Conducting Masterclass at Zurich Tonhalle.

APPLICATION: Email cover letter, resume, and video link featuring standard orchestral repertoire to:

Eastman School of Music
Attn: Meredith Gangler, Ensemble Manager
26 Gibbs Street
Rochester, NY 14604
mgangler@esm.rochester.edu | 585-274-1447

CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS TUITION: $1,500
AUDITOR TUITION: $500

DEADLINE: Applications must be received by Friday, September 8.
Applicants will be notified of their status by Friday, September 15.

*If you do not receive an acknowledgement of receipt of your application within 2 business days, please call Meredith Gangler, at 585-274-1447. (If leaving a voicemail, please include the best phone number to reach you.)

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Tomas 7.27.23 / 1am

Felix Mendelssohn International Conducting Competition is one of the most important events of its kind.
Former winners like Marta Gardolinska (Music Director of Opéra National de Lorraine and Principal Guest Conductor of Orquesta Sinfónica de Barcelona) and Anton Shaburov (Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of Rostov Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of ârgu Mureș Philharmonic Orchestra) are now working at the highest level and are the clearest example of how a competition like Felix Mendelssohn Conducting Competition can boost the career of a conductor.

The Eliminatory Phase of the Second Edition will take place in Prague, New York, and Seoul in November 2023, the final phase of the competition will be held in Karlovy Vary (Czech Republic, near Prague) in January 2024.

PRAGUE
Dates: November the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th 2023
Location: Prague Conservatory, Palffy Palace, Valdštejnská 14, Prague

NEW YORK
Dates: November the 12th, 13th, 14th
Location: National Opera Center, 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY

SEOUL
Dates: November the 3rd, 4th and 5th 2023
Location: Korea National University of Arts, 2374 Nambusunhwan-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul

FINAL PHASE
KARLOVY VARY
January 15-18 2024
Císařské lázně, příspěvková organizace Mariánskolázeňská 2 36001 Karlovy Vary

JURY

Dimitri Sitkovetsky, Conductor (President of the jury)
Antonello Allemandi, Conductor
Maria Badstue, Sonderjyllands Symfoniorkester
Jehi Bahk, Violinist and Conductor, former associate concertmaster at Seoul Philharmonic
Tillmam Botscher, Artistic Director of Beethoven Orchester Bonn
Oleg Caetani, Conductor
Susanna Caetani, Managing Director of Only Stage Management
Prof. Chung Chi-yong, Conductor, professor for conducting and former Dean of the Korea National University of Arts, former Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Korean Symphony Orchestra
Michaela Kacerkova, Artistic Director of Karlovy Vary Symphony Orchestra
Myriam Nemcova, Chief of Conducting Department, Prague Conservatoire
Vittorio Parisi, Conductor, teacher at G.Verdi Conservatoire in Milan
Kristin Roca, Executive Director of Orchestra NOW, New York

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Michael 8.8.23 / 12pm

THE CHELSEA SYMPHONY

Position Title: 2023-2024 Conducting Fellow

LINK TO APPLY: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdV0WiYPDrI2F8_njKFQe2inmtnXNo6r8bTcXr0Q1-NFcln8Q/viewform

Position Overview:
The Chelsea Symphony is seeking a highly talented and dedicated individual for the position of One-Year Conducting Fellow. This position offers a unique opportunity for professional development, providing comprehensive support and mentorship in conducting while offering two conducting opportunities with the orchestra. The successful candidate will work closely with the music director, guest conductors, and the talented musicians of The Chelsea Symphony. This position is unpaid and requires active participation in at least four concert cycles throughout the year and may be extended for a second year at the discretion of the Artistic Directors and Board of The Chelsea Symphony.

Responsibilities:

Conducting Opportunities: The One-Year Conducting Fellow will have the privilege of conducting two performances during the concert season:
Fall Cycle: Opening Work (TBC) of 20 minutes or less
Spring Cycle: Second-Half work of 20 minutes or more
These will include rehearsals, score preparation, and collaboration with the musicians to deliver outstanding performances.
Rehearsal Assistance: Assist the music director and guest conductors in rehearsals by providing support, conducting sections as required, and facilitating effective communication between the conductor and musicians for at least four (4) cycles with which you are involved.
Participation in Concert Cycles: The One-Year Conducting Fellow will be an integral part of at least four concert cycles, attending all rehearsals and performances throughout the season. This includes sectional and full orchestra rehearsals, as well as dress rehearsals and concerts. Two of these cycles will coincide with conducting engagement, at least two others will involve performing with the ensemble as an instrumentalist and assisting with ensemble operations including set up, library, livestream, and strike.
Collaborative Engagement: Foster a collaborative working relationship with the music director, guest conductors, and musicians of The Chelsea Symphony, actively contributing to a positive and productive rehearsal environment.
Professional Development: Participate in mentorship sessions with the music director and guest conductors to enhance conducting skills, gain insights into artistic leadership, and receive constructive feedback for growth.

Qualifications:

Education and experience: Previous instruction and experience conducting ensembles, preferably orchestras, is highly desirable. Demonstrated leadership and musical excellence will be given significant consideration.
Musical Proficiency: Strong musicianship skills, including a deep understanding of orchestral repertoire, score reading ability, and the capacity to effectively communicate musical ideas to performers.
Interpersonal Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling collaboration with musicians, conductors, and the administrative team of The Chelsea Symphony. The ability to work effectively as part of a team is essential.
Commitment and Flexibility: Willingness to commit to the full one-year term, including active participation in all assigned rehearsals, concerts, and associated activities. The One-Year Conducting Fellow must be adaptable and open to working with guest conductors and embracing different artistic approaches.
Professional Growth Mindset: A strong desire to grow as a conductor and engage in continuous learning. The One-Year Conducting Fellow should be receptive to feedback and committed to ongoing professional development.

EDI

The Chelsea Symphony is dedicated to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of its operations. As an organization, we strongly believe that diverse perspectives and experiences enrich the artistic process and contribute to a more vibrant and inclusive musical community. Therefore, in line with our EDI goals, we particularly encourage applications from candidates who will contribute to the diversity of our organization.

As part of the application process, candidates are invited to share how their unique background and experiences align with our commitment to EDI. The Chelsea Symphony welcomes applications from individuals who are traditionally underrepresented in the conducting field and seeks to provide an inclusive platform for emerging talents to flourish.

By actively fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion, we aim to create an environment where all members of The Chelsea Symphony can thrive and contribute to the artistic excellence and cultural enrichment of our organization and community.

Terms of Engagement:

This is a one-year position for the Fall 2023 – Spring 2024 season. The position requires participation in four concert cycles during the year, as determined by The Chelsea Symphony’s schedule. The fellowship may be extended for a subsequent year at the discretion of the Artistic Directors, Chelsea Symphony Board, and Executive Director.

Application Process:

To apply for the position of One-Year Conducting Fellow with The Chelsea Symphony, please submit the following documents:

Cover letter highlighting your interest in the position and your conducting goals.
Performance resume detailing your conducting experience, education, and relevant musical achievements.
One link to a performance recording on your primary instrument of study. These may be solo or accompanied and must be recent (within the last 2 years strongly preferred).
2-4 links to recent conducting footage. At least one video must show rehearsal, and at least one must be a performance. All videos must be recent (within the last 2 years strongly preferred)
Applications should be submitted via application link.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview and may be asked to perform a final audition in person and submit letters of reference.

About the Chelsea Symphony

The Chelsea Symphony aims to democratize the concert experience and foster shared discovery through socially engaged programming, professional support for musicians, and an inclusive and accessible environment for all audiences. As a non-profit, self-governing orchestra, TCS provides performance opportunities for its musicians while operating on an affordable scale. Soloists, conductors, and featured composers are chosen from within the orchestra’s ranks, earning this benefit through their participation. Administrative operations are also handled by members of the ensemble.

Founded in 2005 by young conductors Yaniv Segal and Miguel Campos Neto, The Chelsea Symphony has earned a reputation as one of the most innovative ensembles in the New York metropolitan area. Shortly after its inception, the orchestra was featured in WNYC’s “Salute to the Arts” Initiative, and The New York Times praised the ensemble for its “earnest, vibrant” playing. The Chelsea Symphony has collaborated with notable artists such as Clay Aiken, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Tony Award winner Lillias White, Broadway composer Seth Rudetsky, the Irish Tenors, and fashion designer Malan Breton. The orchestra’s annual holiday concert has featured guest celebrities Richard Kind, David Hyde Pierce, Ana Gasteyer, Charles Busch, Andrea Martin, Rachel Dratch, Mo Rocca, Victor Garber, BD Wong, Seth Rudetsky, and Annie Golden narrating Aaron Dai’s The Night Before Christmas.

LINK TO APPLY: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdV0WiYPDrI2F8_njKFQe2inmtnXNo6r8bTcXr0Q1-NFcln8Q/viewform

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Bloomington Symphony 9.8.23 / 8am

Job Opening for Music Director for Bloomington Symphony Orchestra – Indiana, Starting Fall 2024
Applications due October 7, 2023.
More info and apply at: bloomingtonsymphony.com/2024search

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Peter Fender 9.8.23 / 12pm

MASTERCLASS ON GREAT ENGLISH STRING MUSIC IN LONDON, ENGLAND, WITH MAESTRO PETER FENDER

Weekend masterclass with orchestra: Friday-Sunday 16-18 February 2024

Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis
Elgar: Introduction and Allegro

An opportunity to explore two of the most important pieces of English string orchestra repertoire.
Time will also be spent looking in depth into string instrument playing in general (Maestro Fender spent many years as a professional violinist).

Friday evening is an introduction to the music, to the scores, and to string orchestras in general.
Saturday we work in depth with a professional pianist.
On the Sunday we work with a professional string orchestra of approximately 30 players.

Maximum of 8 participants
£700 (£600 unwaged/low-waged)

For more info and the application form: https://peterfender.co.uk/courses
Or contact directly with questions etc: peter@peterfender.co.uk

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Deanna Leramo 9.14.23 / 3am

BEETHOVEN CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS – FLORENCE, ITALY 25th-30th NOVEMBER 2023

TEACHER: LUCIANO ACOCELLA (ACCADEMIA CHIGIANA, G.B. MARTINI CONSERVATOIRE, TEATRO COMUNALE DI BOLOGNA)

COST: €680,00
MAX ACTIVE STUDENTS: 12 (twelve)
PODIUM TIME: 70 minutes plus dress rehearsal and final concert

A masterclass entirely devoted to the masterpieces of Ludwig van Beethoven, music that every conductor must have in his/her repertoire in order to begin an international career.

During the course, the students will discover all the main aspects and secrets of these pieces, from the technical as well as from the aesthetic point of view.

The teacher is one of the most sought-after Italian conductors, former Music Director of Opéra Rouen Normandie, Chairholder of Orchestra Conducting at G. B. Martini Conservatoire in Bologna, conducting teacher at Accademia Chigiana in Siena and at La Scuola dell’Opera Italiana at Teatro Comunale di Bologna.

A huge amount of quality podium time for a limited number of twelve (12) students.

Moreover, thanks to the cooperation with Toscana Classica Orchestra, the best students will be enrolled as guest conductors in the next season of Toscana Classica, a unique opportunity to work with the finest orchestra players and soloists in Italy.

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OAcademy 10.13.23 / 5am

APPLY TO THE CARLOS MIGUEL PRIETO CONDUCTING FELLOWSHIP: https://oacademy.live/apply/

https://oacademy.live/conducting/

OAcademy Music Conservatory
15 Jan – 28 Jun, 2024
OAcademy Music Conservatory
January – June 2024
OAcademy is considered by the graduates to be a “game-changer” for rising career musicians. With a second-to-none faculty roster of 200 industry leaders including icons such as Yo-Yo Ma, Marin Alsop, and Simone Young, OAcademy is reinventing the conservatory experience to allow access to top-tier training without the hassle or the costs of traditional academia. Using new technologies to build inclusive classroom environments and multi-nation mentor networks, the learning journey combines an immersive online curriculum with curated in-person residencies.

Member of The European Association of Conservatories, and in alliance with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the MET Opera musicians, Curtis Institute, Harvard University DRCLAS, and other leading institutions, OAcademy is accepting applications to accelerated Artist Diploma programs for:

• Orchestra (all instruments)
• Conducting
• Concert Piano
• Composing

closing date: 15 Oct 2023

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OAcademy 10.18.23 / 8am

Hello, could we edit this post to reflect that we’re no longer holding a deadline and just filling the additional spots in our fellowship on a rolling admission basis?

APPLY TO THE CARLOS MIGUEL PRIETO CONDUCTING FELLOWSHIP: OAcademy Music Conservatory (rolling deadline)

Thanks a lot!

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  2. conductingmasterclass 10.31.23 / 11am
    
    Send me the info and I can post for you.
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    Many thanks for your prompt reply and for assisting me with my posting. Please see the post attached.
    
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Everything Conducting Team 10.31.23 / 11am

The 2nd Annual Everything Conducting Seminar is back!

The Everything BUT Conducting seminar is like nothing you’ve experienced before. Through seminars, individual sessions, and rehearsal observations, attendees will learn the ins and outs of the conducting business, how to navigate interviews and job applications, how to craft compelling programs, what it means to be an assistant conductor, and more!

Faculty:
Ankush Kumar Bahl – Music Director of the Omaha Symphony
John Devlin – Music Director of the Wheeling Symphony
Anna Edwards – Music Director of the Seattle Collaborative Orchestra and Saratoga Orchestra
Enrico Lopez-Yañez – Principal Pops Conductor of the Nashville & Pacific Symphonies, Principal Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Presents

May 28th – May 31st 2024 with the Omaha Symphony.
Tuition: $500.00
For more information: https://www.everythingconducting.com/seminar

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Elena Kalinovska 11.11.23 / 9am

Hello, could you post this masterclass, please?

03–08 March 2024

6-day intensive masterclass for Conductors with the Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra and Maestro Alim Shakh.

https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/europa.php

Repertoire:
Rachmaninoff — Symphonic dances,
Dvorak — Symphony No 9,
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy — A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Overture, Scherzo & Notturno, Op. 61,
Beethoven — Fidelio, Overture

Each Active participant will be entitled to:
• 90 minutes of podium time conducting the professional orchestra,
• 60 minutes of podium time in four-hand piano sessions,
video analysis,
• the final public concert,
• Video recordings of the concert and all the rehearsals with the orchestra are included in the price.

Fees:
There is no registration/application fee.
Active participant fee is €1950.
Semi-active participant fee is €600
Daily Visitors’ (passive participation) fee is €40

Qualified candidates will be selected gradually until the application deadline, early applying candidates have more chances to participate in the masterclass. Less experienced conductors can take part in the masterclass as Semi-active participants.
The Certificate of participation will be provided for all Participants who have completed the masterclass for conductors.

Language: English, German.
No age limits.
More information:
https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/europa.php

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Gregory Robbins 11.25.23 / 3pm

Masters and Doctoral degrees in conducting available from Ball State University. Full scholarship + stipend available.

The graduate program in conducting is a small and selective program that prepares students to effectively function in academic and professional settings. Ball State offers a master of music with a major in conducting and a doctor of arts in music with a primary emphasis in conducting. The degree paths offer significant podium time, performance opportunities, teaching opportunities, and masterclasses with guest clinicians. Recent guest clinicians have included Peter Oundjian and Gary Thor Wedow.

Contact gregory.robbins@bsu.edu for more information on how to apply.

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Sara Manning 1.4.24 / 11am

2024 International Conductors Guild – Fort Wayne Philharmonic Conductors Workshop

Where: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
When: Friday, March 8 – Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The 2024 workshop will be held in March 8-13, 2024 in Fort Wayne, Indiana and will be led by Musin protégé and internationally renowned conducting teacher, Ennio Nicotra, and Fort Wayne Philharmonic Music Director, Andrew Constantine.

Video: https://vimeo.com/899909196?share=copy

More information and application: https://www.internationalconductorsguild.org/2024-fort-wayne-philharmonic-icg-conductor-workshop

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smanninga4fe34dde3 1.5.24 / 8am

2024 International Conductors Guild – Fort Wayne Philharmonic International Conductor Workshop

When: March 8-13, 2024
Where: Fort Wayne, Indiana

The Fort Wayne Philharmonic joins the International Conductors Guild to present an international conductor training workshop designed to provide promising conductors – from around the world – with instruction on the principles and techniques of one of the most celebrated conducting teachers of the twentieth century, Maestro Ilya Musin.

The 2024 workshop will be held in March 8-13, 2024 In Fort Wayne, Indiana and will be led by Musin protégé and internationally renowned conducting teacher, Ennio Nicotra, and Fort Wayne Philharmonic Music Director, Andrew Constantine.

Informative video: https://vimeo.com/fwphil/conductorsworkshop?share=copy

More information and application: https://www.internationalconductorsguild.org/2024-fort-wayne-philharmonic-icg-conductor-workshop

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ebhconductor 1.14.24 / 11am

Sofia Symphonic Summit
01 – 14 Jul, 2024
Join us in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia for a program dedicated to providing emerging composers and conductors the opportunity to workshop and premiere in concert with the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra.

Accepted Conductors may participate in one of three categories:
1. Traditional repertoire only
2. Traditional and contemporary
3. Contemporary repertoire only

For the traditional repertoire, conductors will conduct one overture or one movement from works from this list, which we be conducted in concert:
Symphony No. 1 – Beethoven
Symphony No. 4 “Italian” – Mendelssohn
Overture to the Magic Flute – Mozart
Coriolan Overture – Beethoven

For the contemporary repertoire, each conductor will be assigned one or two pieces, each will be conducted in concert.

Conductors will receive a minimum of 70 minutes of podium time per piece, with the orchestra, with additional coaching off the podium.

https://www.sofiasymphonicsummit.com

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Deanna Leramo 2.18.24 / 9am

FLORENCE CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS 2024

Teacher: György G. RáthOrchestra: professors of Maggio Musicale FiorentinoPeriod: August 24th-31st

Final concert for all the participants

Created in 2010, Florence Conducting Masterclass is one of the most successful masterclasses in Europe since it’s first edition.

A huge amount of quality podium time with one of the finest orchestras in Italy, in the prestigious venues in Florence, with an incredibly wide repertoire that includes the most important symphonic masterpieces.

The quality of FCM is demonstrated by our former students, who work today with some of the most important orchestras around the world.

https://www.florenceconductingmasterclass.com/

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Kyra Hansen 3.8.24 / 2pm

Assistant Conductor

Omaha Symphony – 2 year position (2024-26)

Salary: $45,000/year

Application Deadline: April 5, 2024

Auditions: May 8-10, 2024

Interested candidates should contact acsearch@omahasymphony.org

or visit omahasymphony.org/auditions

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Miranda Southwood 3.15.24 / 2pm

American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras

Position Title: Artistic Director

Position Type: Part-Time (starting May 2024)

Compensation: up to $30,000

Location: Washington, DC, metropolitan area

Click here for position description and more!

HOW TO APPLY

Send a Curriculum Vitae (CV), a minimum of three professional references, and in lieu of a cover letter please submit an essay describing your vision for the artistic direction of AYPO and how you will apply your music education background to fulfill that.

Send all materials to employment@aypo.org by no later than the end of business on Friday, April 12, 2024. Start date in May 2024.

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Elena Kalinovska 3.23.24 / 3pm

June 15-20, International Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Martin Sieghart & the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra. https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/conductor-development-program.php

Repertoire:
Brahms: Symphony No 3,
Beethoven: Violin Concerto,
Schubert: Symphony No 4.
Summer Masterclass with Maestro Martin Sieghart & the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra, suitable for professional conductors and advanced conducting students. Less experienced conductors can take part as semi-active participants or listeners. No age limits. No application fee.

Schubert: Symphony No 4
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Brahms: Symphony No 3

Apply now!

https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/apply-to-conducting-course.php

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kalinovska64c16ec728 3.24.24 / 4am

June 15-20, 2024. Internationasl Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Martin Sieghart & the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra.

Summer Masterclass with Maestro Martin Sieghart & the Győr Philharmonic Orchestra is suitable for professional conductors and advanced conducting students. Less experienced conductors can take part as semi-active participants or listeners.

Repertoire:Schubert: Symphony No 4Beethoven: Violin ConcertoBrahms: Symphony No 3

The final public concert will be held on June 20 at the Richter János Concert and Conference Hall, Győr.
Video recordings of all the orchestra rehearsals and the concert will be provided.

Language: English.

Maestro Martin Sieghart can also speak German, French, Italian, Dutch.

Read more about Maestro Martin Sieghart:
https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/martin-sieghart.php

No age limits. No application fee. Apply now! :)

https://conductingmasterclasses.eu/conductor-development-program.php

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Jean Gómez 3.24.24 / 10am

Hello!

I would like to send you the info for a Festival happening in Mexico. Where should I send the info?

Thank you!

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Jean Gómez 3.24.24 / 11am

Hi, I’d like to share a festival with you. Where could I send you the info? My email is jeangomezf@gmail.com. Thanks!

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