Registration Info
July 13 - 19, 2025
Sunday: 6 - 9 p.m.
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., 7 - 8:30 p.m. (selected evenings)
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Instructors: Donald Nally and Beth Willer
Breath, gesture, and listening are the fundamental building blocks of the advanced conductor. This course will focus on their coordination as a means of connecting to ensemble musicians and audiences. Conducting music appropriate to a wide range of choirs, students will have daily podium time in a masterclass environment, further develop their ears, methods of analysis and score preparation, leadership and guidance effectiveness, and point of view. Additionally, lecture/discussions will cover new repertoire, repertoire from underserved composing populations, and philosophies of ensemble leadership. This course will culminate in a concert open to the public.
Repertoire to be drawn from (subject to change):
Herbert Howells: O pray for the peace of Jerusalem
Sarah Rimkus: Mine Liking
Robert Convery: Young Jesus Sweit
Morten Lauridsen: Sure on this shining night
Judith Weir: Vertue and I love all beauteous things
Eric Whitacre: This Marriage
David Lang: all who are hungry (from poor hymnal)
Jonathan Sheffer: Yedid Nefesh
Jonathan Dove: In beauty may I walk
Gerald Finzi: Welcome, sweet and sacred feast
Edie Hill: We bloomed in Spring
John Tavener: Funeral Ikos