Today we’re excited to speak with conductor Carl Topilow all about his new book, The Orchestral Conductor’s Career Handbook. We cover his advice for young conductors and musicians wanting to start conducting, how to make sure you’re ready to win an audition, and how to pick the best school for you.
Today we talk with JoAnn Falletta about what can set your conducting apart in an audition, how a conductor effectively communicates with an orchestra, and why we need live music now more than ever.
Today we talk with Kenneth Kiesler about rehearsal technique and priorities, the things that he looks for in an audition candidate, and his workshop on the new critical edition of Appalchian Spring.
What does it really take to be a successful conductor? Today, Tito Muñoz walks us through why technique is the least important thing that we need on and off the podium. He walks us through his definition of musicianship and how we can develop it, and why leadership is the most important skill we can …
PT61: “You Can’t Hide Behind Technique,” with Tito Muñoz Read More »
We’ve been excited to talk with Maestro Kenneth Kiesler for a while, and this interview is everything that Luke and I hoped that it could be. Friends have told us all about the Conductors Retreat at Medomak and Kiesler’s view and style of score study, and we dig deep into both of those things in …
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In Part 3 of our series on researching and getting into your perfect school, we tackle the final step: auditioning! Jeremy and Luke share some tips and their experiences with auditions including preparing to conduct a piece you haven’t conducted before. Listen to Part 1 on researching schools and Part 2 on preparing your videos.
Now onto those pesky conducting audition videos! Part 2 of our 3-part series on getting into a Master’s program deals with preparing your audition videos to get the best quality and most attention. How closely should you follow the video requirements? What about rehearsal footage? Does this count as “performance” footage? How should the video …
Today we get into the weeds on assistant conductor auditions and more. Conductor Brett Mitchell is starting his second season as the Music Director of the Colorado Symphony, and he has had a whirlwind of activity since conducting CSO for the first time less than two years ago. We get into how he accidentally auditioned, …
PT23: “Please Don’t Call Me Maestro,” with Brett Mitchell Read More »
