with CHRISTOPHER ZIMMERMAN, Music Director of the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony,
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra (VA), and former Artistic Director of the American Youth Philharmonic, and First Prize Winner of the “American Conducting Prize” in the
professional orchestra category.
and KEVIN SÜTTERLIN, Director of Orchestral Activities and Opera at
Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, Music Director of Fox Valley Symphony and Sinfonietta Memphis, Artistic Director of the Sinfonietta Academy for
Historically Informed Performance Practice, and
First Prize Winner of The American Prize 2018 with The Concordia Orchestra.
Conduct the FARGO-MOORHEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
and THE CONCORDIA ORCHESTRA
Total of 5 conducting sessions (including quintet prep sessions)
repertoire:
With the Fargo-Moorhead Symphony
Symphony No. 7 – Antonín Dvořák (movements selected in consultation with the faculty)
With The Concordia Orchestra
Pictures at an Exhibition – Modest Mussorgsky (Ravel orchestration; movements selected in consultation with the faculty)
Quintet Preparation Sessions
Intro & Rondo Capriccioso - Camille Saint-Saëns [Quintet + Piano] with violin soloist Sonja Bosca-Harasim
Dvořák and Mussorgsky – String Quintet with Piano Reduction of Winds
Conduct major repertoire with full orchestra in a supportive environment. Workshop is limited to 7 participants to ensure 95 minutes of podium time over three days. Excerpts to be conducted will be chosen in consultation with workshop faculty. 40 minutes with full orchestras and 55 minutes with string quartet and piano.
workshop features:
Seminars on score study, conductor/soloist collaboration, bowings, baton technique, and organizational topics including programming and community engagement - see full detailed schedule here
60 minutes of individual video analysis with Chris Zimmerman and Kevin Sütterlin
Receive direct feedback from orchestra members in an informal environment
“Extravagant Hospitality” including all meals, local transportation by volunteers, home stays and more
Seminar fee: $1,200 for conducting participants (arrangements can be made for spreading $200 payments over six months), and $150 for auditors.
More details and a full schedule are included on the Conductor Seminar Announcement.
Application deadline is February 19, 2021. Participants will be notified the week of February 22 - download the Application.