Princeton Festival Conducting Master Class with Chorus and Baroque Orchestra

The Princeton Festival’s 8-day professional conducting master class is open to conductors and auditors by application. The master class offers a group of select conductors the opportunity to develop their gesture, learn useful rehearsal techniques, study and perform examples of Baroque repertoire, undertake performance-practice tutorials, and lead rehearsals with the Festival chamber chorus and Baroque orchestra.

Conductors and auditors will participate in daily master-class sessions with Dr. Jan Harrington and each conductor will conduct the Festival chorus and Baroque orchestra. The master class will culminate in a public performance on June 25th, led by the participant conductors.

Enrollment is limited to 8 conductors, with no limit for auditors. Auditors attend all sessions, including the master classes and seminars, but will not conduct the Festival chorus. Auditors may request a private conducting session with the clinician for an additional fee of $75, payable to “The Princeton Festival,” during the course of the master class.

Master class goals for conductors —

-Enhance practical conducting skills during daily master classes.
-Daily seminars on a variety of topics related to choral & orchestral conducting.
-Conduct the Festival chamber chorus twice daily.
-Conduct the Festival chorus and Baroque orchestra in a public performance at the end of the master class.
-Video and audio recording of your performance.
-Have fun making great music, make new friends.

Please visit princetonfestival.org/event/2016-conducting-master-class/ for more information.