UIndy Wind Conducting Workshop – Feb. 7 – 9

15 participant conductors will be accepted. Early bird price available until 12/1.
REGISTER HERE!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/uindy-wind-conducting-workshop-registration-1022712339137?aff=oddtdtcreator

The University of Indianapolis Wind Conducting Workshop (2/7-2/9) is designed to give inspiring, hands-on experience to conductors of diverse skill levels – college students, music educators, professional, or community musicians. Our philosophy is to help you achieve your next level of musical artistry by encouraging you through your conducting. If you come with an open mind and open heart, you will have a transformative experience. This is not an introductory workshop, some experience (basic undergraduate conducting, minimum) is required.

Overview: All participants will receive real-time training and feedback on your conducting technique while on the podium. All sessions will be recorded on video by the UIndy Music Tech department and saved to a Google Drive folder after the completion of the workshop. You will receive a link to your videos roughly a week later. Additionally, on Friday night, a professional photographer will be taking candid photos of all participants when you are on the podium. These will be shared in a Google Drive Folder as well. Additional presentations will be given by the clinicians and members of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra are a part of the weekend. This year’s repertoire focuses on traditional repertoire for high school and collegiate ensembles. In a future email, you will be asked to choose four pieces from the repertoire list to conduct. Two of your choices will be the pieces you work on in your first two conducting lab sessions; one piece should be one that you know well and another should be a stretch for you. The third is your suggestion of a possible piece to rehearse and conduct on the concert and the fourth is a backup for the concert. In order to accommodate everyone’s choices, it is important that everyone choose 4 DIFFERENT pieces. Your selections may be specific movements from a larger multi-movement piece.

SCHEDULE

Friday 2/7:

6:00  – 9:00  pm

Saturday 2/8:

8:00 am – 12:00 pm and 2:00 – 6:00 pm 

Sunday 2/9:

Dress rehearsal: 11:00 – 1:30  pm

Concert 3:00 – 5:00 pm

Repertoire
Barnes, Yorkshire Ballad
Bruckner, Apollo March
Ives, Variations on America
Jolley, Ash
Jager, Third Suite
LaPlante, American Riversongs
MacBeth, They Hung Their Harps in the Willows
Piunno, Be Still and Still Moving
Schuman, When Jesus Wept & Chester Overture
Shostakovich / deMeij, Waltz from the Jazz Suite
Ticheli, Shenandoah
Vaughan Williams, Sea Songs

Additional Information:
Instruments: Participants should plan to bring their instrument to the workshop and play in the ensemble during the podium sessions when not conducting. Participants will have the option of playing in the ensemble for the concert, but it is not required. 

Concert: All participants will conduct the UIndy Symphonic Wind Ensemble in concert on Sunday afternoon. This public performance will be recorded (video and audio) and may be used for audition purposes. You have permission to list yourself as a “Guest Conductor” for this performance in your biography, but we request that you also include the clause “as part of the UIndy Conducting Workshop” for clarification. 

Testimonials
“The UIndy Conducting Workshop was a wonderful experience and I learned so much each day, whether the instruction or feedback was meant for me or not. This was the first conducting workshop that I have attended, and as nervous as I was, the clinicians and other attendees made me feel welcome and comfortable. It was a phenomenal learning environment where we were all able to try new things and take risks. I will absolutely be returning in future years, and look forward to learning even more!”

“The UIndy Conducting Workshop was the best experience I could’ve asked for and sets a very high standard for this type of event. The sessions, podium opportunities, and clinicians were top-notch and I will definitely be keeping a keen eye on any announcements they’ll have in the future!”