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

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.

University of North Texas Annual Conducting Collegium
Event: Conducting seminar | Monday, June 10, 2013 - Friday, June 21, 2013

Eugene Migliaro Corporon ˆ University of North Texas Dennis Fisher ˆ University of North Texas Mallory Thompson ˆ Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University The Collegium presents the opportunity for instrumental music educators of all levels from around the world to meet and discuss common goals, shared concerns and practical solutions with colleagues, performers, and composers. The format is designed to allow maximum flexibility in examining topics that are of paramount interest to the participants. The goal of the Collegium is to help participants broaden their perspectives by providing an environment that creates a positive opportunity for dialogue, investigation and exchange. As many as 45 participants will be selected to rehearse and perform on one of four concerts with the North Texas Wind Symphony. Comments regarding rehearsal approach and conducting pedagogy will be made on videotape. Non-conducting participants will follow scores and listen to the clinician via headphones, allowing all to learn the repertoire and stay integrally involved as the rehearsals progress. Assigned concert repertoire will be selected from the book Teaching Music through Performance in Band collection. In addition, Eugene Corporon, Dennis Fisher and Mallory Thompson will offer lectures and lead discussions throughout the twelve-day session on a variety of related subjects. Morning sessions will focus on masterworks as well as rehearsal skills and conducting technique.

Contact: Diann Overgaard Email: diann.overgaard@unt.edu                                             Phone: 940-565-3737    Fax: 940-565-3700

For full information:  www.music.unt.edu/windstudies