Sonoma Summer Wind Band Conducting Symposium

Open to the Public
Date
Jun 29, 2023 , 8:00am
Location
Green Music Center
Sponsor
Music Department
Admission Fees
Conducting Participant | $600; Observer | $375; 1 Units of College Credit | $75
Contact Email
June 26 – June 30, 2023. 
Green Music Center
Sonoma State University
 
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Andy Collinsworth
Director of Bands
Sonoma State University

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Kevin Sedatole
Director of Bands
Michigan State University


Andy Collinsworth
Director of Bands
Sonoma State University
Kevin Sedatole
Director of Bands
Michigan State University

 

person conducting with arms pointed inwardWorkshop Overview

All sessions will be held at the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University. The workshop focuses on the development of movement and gestural skills as a means for communicating musical interpretation. Conducting participants work with a live ensemble each day and receive feedback from master teachers. Additional activities include classroom sessions dealing with rehearsal techniques, score study, repertoire, ensemble motivation and personal growth.

 

Enrollment Information

person wearing white shirt and conductingConducting Participant

Conducting Participants will conduct a live wind ensemble, as well as attend all sessions. Participant status is designed for music educators currently working with high school, middle school  and community college ensembles and for graduate-level students in conducting. Registration is limited to 16 Conducting Participants.

Observer

Observers attend all sessions and participate in all workshop events and activities, but do not conduct the ensemble. Observer status is open to conducting students and musicians at all levels. There is no limit to the number of Observers.

The Sonoma Conducting Symposium proudly supports one participant through the CBDNA Mike Moss Conducting Study Grant.

 

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Cost

Conducting Participant | $600

Observer | $375

1 Units of College Credit | $75

 

2023 REPERTOIRE LIST

Carmina Burana (mvts. 2-7, 13) – Carl Orff, arr. John Krance

Greek Folk Song Suite – Franco Cesarini

Hail to the Spirit of Liberty – John Philip Sousa (USMC Band edition)

Halcyon Hearts – Katahj Copley             

My Jesus, Oh What Anguish – J.S. Bach, arr. Alfred Reed                  

Mock Morris – Percy Grainger, arr. Joseph Kreines                           

O Magnum Mysterium – Morten Lauridsen, arr. H. Robert Reynolds              

On Shores of Endless Sea – Kevin Day

Symphony No. 6, Mvt. 2 – Vincent Persichetti                                         

Slava! – Leonard Bernstein, arr. Clare Grundman

 

2023 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE- TBA

Housing

Housing is not provided on campus. There are several hotels in the Rohnert Park area. The recommended hotel is Oxford Suites in Rohnert Park.

Contact

Andy Collinsworth, Workshop Coordinator, racworth@sonoma.edu

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