Application Deadline: May 1, 2025
Directed by our Artistic Director Chaowen Ting, Girls Who Conduct is excited to announce another partnership with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for a two-day, in-person training program in Atlanta. Participants will have access to an ASO open rehearsal, ASO concert, panel discussions with musicians,
career discussion on the role of an assistant conductor, ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ on your resume and cover letter, and ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ with guest conductor Mazena Diakun and ASO musicians.
To participate:
- Conductors: participation of all events + conducting at the clinics: open to ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป, ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป-๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ณ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ป-๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ of all ages and nationalities.
- Auditors: opening to everyone.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Schedule (subject to change)
May. 15 (Thu)
12-12:30 pm: participants arrive & Welcome Meeting
12:45 -1:45 pm:ย Panel Discussion with ASO musicians (light lunch provided)
2-3:15 pm: Career Discussionย – Assistant Conductor: the audition process, the education program, and beyond
3:30-6 pm: conducting session with piano
6 pm: Dinner on your own
8:00 pm: ASO Concert
May 16 (Fri)
10:30 am: Q&A with guest conductor Marzena Diakun (light breakfast provided)
12:00-2:00 pm: Conducting Masterclass with string quartet, led by guest conductor Marzena Diakun
Repertoire: Tchaikovsky, String Serenade, mvts. 1-3
2:30-4 pm: feedback on your resume and cover letter
Participants Depart
APPLICATION INFO
Deadline: May 1, 2025.
TO APPLY:
- Current Resume
- A personal statement indicating why this program would be of value to you
- Two video links of you conducting any type of ensemble (instrumental or vocal) of contrasting styles. Please upload the videos, camera facing conductor, to any platform of your choice (such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Youtube, Vimeo, etc.) WITHOUT PASSWORD PROTECTION.
- There is NO application fee.