CONDUCTING SYMPOSIUM & COMPETITION 2011

(Applications available November 1st, 2010)

The Conducting Symposium provides training and practical experience to enable

conductors to competently handle any conducting situation, to help instrumentalists

meet the many demands of orchestral playing, and offers an intense environment to learn

a difficult and varied repertoire over the course of its two-week program. Conducting Symposium & Competition

Each Student is receives equal podium time an performance experience culminating in concerts in the Stelzen Festival Music Barn and a final concert with symposium students competing for placement in the final orchestral concert.

All musicians are full-time, active participants. Players rotate within their sections but do not rotate out of the orchestra, as in some other summer programs. All conductors receive weekly rehearsal time on the podium and perform in concert, at the discretion of the music director. All conductors are also required to play in the orchestra. This unique aspect of the school gives conductors the opportunity to learn from both sides of the podium, fostering a positive, non-competitive environment in which conductors and instrumentalists work and learn together. The school accepts approximately eighteen conductors and forty instrumentalists to make up a full symphony orchestra. The orchestra includes full woodwinds (double or triple) Brass, percussion, harp and keyboards, and a string section approximately half the size of a large symphony 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 symphony masterclass rehearsals and both symphonic and chamber music concerts conducted and performed by participating musicians.

Faculty: TBA

IMIL Conducting Symposium & Competition (Stelzen, Germany)

June 27– July 11, 2011

Deadlines and Fees

March 15 (postmarked)

EARLY APPLICATIONS ARE ENCOURAGED

All Conducting Symposium students must play an orchestral instrument and

Application Checklist

Application (download here) (Available November 1, 2011)
2 passport-size photos
Application Fee $25 (non-refundable) / $40 after deadline
Video Recording (VHS, DVD, MP4 or other, email link; 2 contrasting pieces – virtuosic and cantilena, 15 min. maximum, returning students are exempt from submitting a video recording)

Letter of Recommendation
Repertoire List – solo and chamber

April 15

Notification of acceptance and scholarship winners

April 30 (postmarked) August 2 – August 16, Conducting Symposium & Competition

Tuition Fee: $2,250 (room – with private bath) includes tuition, hotel room, all meals (breakfast, lunch, & dinner), use of facilities, master classes, and weekly lessons from faculty, daily podium time (Tuesday though Saturday), all video tape material