Upcoming Events

2nd Annual University of Hawaii Conducting Workshop
Event: Conducting seminar | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - Friday, May 31, 2013

Aloha all,

The University of Hawai`i Bands and the UH-Manoa Music Department are proud to offer our 2nd Annual University of Hawaii Conducting Workshop, May 28-31, 2013 on the UH campus in in Honolulu, Hawai`i.

Designed for instrumental conductors at all levels & experiences, the UH Conducting Workshop focuses on the incorporation of rehearsal skills into conducting technique, with a goal of developing more expressive, knowledgeable, and teaching conductors.

Our instrumental faculty are Jeffrey Boeckman, Director of Bands at the University of Hawaii, and Leonard Tan, conductor of the Philharmonic Winds and faculty at Nanyang Technical University in Singapore.

This year, we are adding a Choral Conducting track, with crossover sessions (including choral conducting technique for instrumentalists), led by UH Director of Choirs Dr. Miguel Felipe and guest faculty Vance George, director emeritus of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus.

More information, including our schedule and registration information, can be found on the UH Conducting Workshop web page:

http://www.uhbands.org/uh-conducting-workshop.html  

2nd Annual University of Hawai‘i Conducting Workshop
Event: Conducting seminar | Tuesday, May 28, 2013 - Friday, May 31, 2013

Designed for instrumental conductors at all levels & experiences, the UH Conducting Workshop focuses on the incorporation of rehearsal skills into conducting technique, with a goal of developing more expressive, knowledgeable, and teaching conductors.  We’ve also added a Choral Conducting track, with several crossover sessions (including choral conducting technique for instrumentalists).

Faculty: Jeffrey Boeckman and Miguel Felipe, with guests Leonard Tan (Philharmonic Winds, Nanyang Technical University) and Vance George (director emeritus, SF Symphony Chorus).

Applications must be received by:  1 May 2013 – or until all spaces are taken.

For more information:

Jeffrey Boeckman Department of Music 2411 Dole Street Honolulu, HI 96822

Tell: 1 (808) 956-2169

Fax:  1 (808) 956-9657

Email contact:     jboeckma@hawaii.edu

Web site URL:     http://www.uhbands.org/uh-conducting-workshop.html

The International Competition Of Symphonic Bands Ostrava 2013
International Event | Friday, June 7, 2013 - Saturday, June 8, 2013

International competitions of symphonic bands in Ostrava take place in biennial intervals and they have a long tradition and reach a high artistic level. They contribute to enrichment of symphonic bands repertoire, encourage their effort to increase the dramaturgical and interpretive level and become an asset leading to development of international cooperation in the sphere of symphonic bands.

There will be a lot of other activities before and during the international competition such as concerts in Ostrava town parts, exhibition and servicing of musical instruments, radio and television broadcasting etc.

* The competition is accessible to symphonic bands (harmonies) with minimal number of 45 musicians to maximal number of 85 musicians. * The competition performance of each orchestra will last 25 minutes of actual time. This limit means the orchestra’s duty to perform competitive obligatory composition appointed to their class. * The competition will be judged by a five-member international professional jury.

Required Music:  Middle class: Karel Bělohoubek – Preludium   Higher class: Otmar Mácha – Jubilejní předehra   The highest class: Zdeněk Lukáš – Sinfonia brevis II. věta    

Competition calendar: Mandatory deadline for applications is extended until:                          November 31th, 2012 Sending of competition rules, agreements and obligatory compositions: December 31st, 2012

Address: Dům kultury města Ostravy, a.s. 28. října 124/2556 709 24  Ostrava Česká republika  Telephone:      +420 597 489 265, 296, 111 Fax:                +420 597 489 248 E-mail:             golova@dkv.cz  or strakosova@dkv.cz

For more information: 

  www.dkmoas.cz

Michigan State University Conducting Symposium

Event: Conducting seminar | Sunday, June 9, 2013 - Thursday, June 13, 2013

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Each conducting participant will conduct daily, receiving significant individual instruction time. In addition, participants and observers will be engaged in sessions covering score study, basic movement fundamentals, and repertoire. Participants will have ample opportunities to ask questions and engage in a dialogue with the clinicians in the panel discussions and daily wrap-up sessions. We are proud to announce that Chris Blount of Custom Batons will be in residence at the symposium. A detailed schedule will be posted during registration.

MSU Bands are happy to announce that registration will open on January 7 for the annual MSU Conducting Symposium.  The dates are June 9-13.
 
We are very excited to welcome Gary Green, University of Miami, as our featured clinician along with Kevin Sedatole, John Madden, and Corrmac Cannon (all from Michigan State University).
 
Our symposium is all chamber music based.  This year`s repertoire includes Mozart Serenade No. 10 in Bb (Gran Partita), Strauss Serenade in
Eb, Op. 7, and the Gounod Petite Symphonie.
 
We are also hosting an undergraduate mentorship track.   This track is meant for upper level undergraduate students who have completed their
required conducting courses and are looking for a more in-depth experience.
 
You can find more information about registration at
http://music.msu.edu/areas-studios/conducting/michigan-state-university-conducting-symposium/
 
For more information contact David Thornton at:    thorn155@msu.edu

CBDNA Conducting Symposium for Band Conductors
Event: Conducting seminar | Monday, June 10, 2013 - Friday, June 14, 2013

Something special is happening this year to mark Allan McMurray's final Conducting Symposium at CU Boulder.  This year, his kindred spirits Richard Floyd, Craig Kirchhoff, Tom Lee, H. Robert Reynolds, and Frank Ticheli will be joining him for the entire week. This will be a week of intensive exploration of expressive conducting technique; repertoire; rehearsal techniques, analysis, and interpretation of scores; and the full-band repertoire will center largely on Franks works.

In addition, a man of great resources, Jim Cochran from Shattinger Music will be present to share his amazing knowledge of music, publishers, contacts and will have a large selection of scores, books, cds, dvds and everything else imaginable available.  

This workshop is intended for the experienced conductor who would like to sharpen skills, expand knowledge of repertoire and stimulate creativity.  Applicants must be current members of CBDNA.

Two levels of participation are available:

1.  The Conductor-participant will conduct for evaluation in the morning hours and participate in seminars in the afternoon.  (Only 22 conductors, selected by earliest postmarked return of application, will be accommodated.)

2.  The Observer-participant will observe the morning sessions and participate in seminars in the afternoon.  This track is not only of value to the student of conducting but serves as a master class to the teacher of conducting as well.

In addition to the class sessions, a resource room loaded with scores and recordings will be available before and after each days activities.  On-campus housing is available for an additional fee, which includes room and board.

You may take the course for optional tuition credit through the University of Colorado Division of Continuing Education.  The course will be offered as Independent Study Music, 5018.

To apply, you may download the application form from http://bands.colorado.edu (click on the quick link CBDNA and return it with the required deposit to:  CBDNA CONDUCTING SYMPOSIUM, Band Office ˆ 301 UCB,  University of Colorado,  Boulder, CO  80309-0301

Telephone Allan McMurray or Diana Wilson:  (303) 492-6584 or email Diana at Diana.Wilson@colorado.edu to request an application form.