CCM hosts Conducting Symposium on Nov. 21-23
Participants hone conducting skills with instruction from Kevin Holzman and Mark Scatterday
UC's College-Conservatory of Music hosts the CCM Conducting Symposium on Nov. 21-23, 2024. Open to emerging and established conductors, participants will have the opportunity to conduct CCM ensembles and receive instruction and feedback from CCM Division Head of Ensembles and Conducting and Director of Wind Studies Kevin Michael Holzman and guest artist Mark Davis Scatterday, Professor of Conducting and Ensembles and Director of the Eastman Wind Ensemble at Eastman School of Music.
The two-day event coincides with Scatterday's residency with the CCM Wind Ensemble and CCM Wind Symphony as the ensembles prepare repertoire for their public concerts. Participants in the CCM Conducting Symposium will work with the ensembles on Mozart’s Serenade in B-flat Major, K. 361 “Gran Partita;" Stravinsky’s Octet for Wind Instruments, Darius Milhaud’s Suite Française, Vincent Persichetti’s Divertimento for Band, Op. 42; and Dwayne Milburn’s American Hymnsong Suite.
Ten participants will be selected based on auditions and application materials; deadline to submit is Oct. 1, 2024. All participants will engage in five conducting sessions with the ensembles, seminar sessions with faculty and will also receive conducting feedback in addition to video recordings of the conducting sessions.
Additionally, 15 auditor slots will be filled upon registration on a first-come, first-served basis. Auditors will be present for all conducting sessions and seminars, but will not conduct the ensembles.
Thursday, November 21
- 5 p.m. Welcome Reception
- 7:30 p.m. CCM Wind Symphony Chamber Winds Concert: Mozart's Gran Partita Serenade (optional)
Friday, November 22
- 9 a.m. Seminar and Techniques/Score Study/ Discussion
- 1:30 p.m. Conducting Round 1 (Mozart, Stravinsky)
- 4 p.m Conducting Round 2
- 6:30 p.m. Social Event
Saturday, November 23
- 9 a.m. Seminar and Discussion
- 10:30 a.m. Conducting Round 3 (Mozart, Stravinsky)
- 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
- 2 p.m. Conducting Round 4
- 4 p.m. Break
- 5 p.m. Conducting Round 5 (Mozart, Stravinsky)
- 7 p.m. Wrap-up Discussion
- 8 p.m. Social Event and Celebration
Registration Details
- Participant track: $350 *Audition required
- Auditor track: $200 ($50 discount for Tri-State educators to attend; email Kevin Michael Holzman for the discount code) *No audition required
Participant Audition Details
Deadline to submit audition materials is Oct. 1, 2024. Submit audition materials through CCM's GetAcceptd website. Visit getacceptd.com/ccmsummer and look for "CCM Conducting Symposium" under the "Start an Application" drop-down menu.
Required audition matierals for participants:
- Two videos of rehearsal or performance of music of contrasting style, conductor view
- Resume or CV
- Repertoire list of works performed and studied
Are you interested in the auditor track instead? A limited number of auditors may participate in all aspects of the symposium with the exception of ensemble conducting. No pre-screening necessary for auditors; registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.
Additional Contacts
Curt Whitacre | Director of Marketing/Communications | UC College-Conservatory of Music
whitaccp@ucmail.uc.edu | 513-556-2683
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