Laboratory Orchestra Fellowships
The Conducting Institute Laboratory Orchestra is a learning ensemble for conductors and orchestra musicians who participate in The Institute’s workshops.
Podium time in front of a live ensemble is a key component of the knowledge and skills conductors need to become self-sufficient, prepared musical leaders. In addition to providing a service to participating conductors, Lab Orchestra Fellowships present an opportunity for orchestra musicians to work in an intense, professionally oriented environment and expand their deep knowledge of select orchestral repertoire.
If selected for the Lab Orchestra Fellowship, it is the expectation that Fellows come to sessions with repertoire fully learned.
Dates
June 17th - June 28th
Location
Orchestra Hall
4401 Trail Lake Dr
Fort Worth, TX 76109
Schedule
Monday, June 17
10am - 1pm
Recitatives (Strings only)
Tuesday, June 18
10am - 1pm
Chamber Ensemble (Jimmy Lopez, Fiesta!)
Wednesday, June 19
10am – 1 pm and 2pm - 5pm
Piano Concertos in collaboration with Piano Texas
Thursday, June 20
10am - 1pm
Chamber Ensemble (Jimmy Lopez, Fiesta!)
Friday, June 21
10am – 1pm
Orchestra for Beethoven symphonies
Monday, June 24
10am – 1pm
Orchestra for Beethoven symphonies
Tuesday, June 25
10am – 1pm
Full Orchestra
Wednesday, June 26
10am – 1pm
Full Orchestra
Thursday, June 27
10am – 1pm
Full Orchestra
Friday, June 28
10 am – 1pm
Full Orchestra
*subject to change
Repertoire
Recitatives, to be selected from
- Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro
- Mozart, Die Zauberflöte
- Mendelssohn, Elijah
- Haydn, Die Schöpfung
- Verdi, La Traviata
Chamber Ensemble
- Jimmy López Bellido, Fiesta!
Beethoven Symphonies
Selections from symphonies 1-8
Piano Concertos
- In conjunction with Piano Texas. Exact repertoire to be determined.
Romantic Orchestra
- Brahms, Symphony No. 3, Mov’t II
- Brahms, Symphony No. 4, Mov’t IV
- Dvorak, Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Mov’t I and II
- Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 4, Mov’t I
- Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6, Mov’t II
- Schumann, Symphony No. 3, Mov’t I
- Schumann, Symphony No. 4, Mov’t IV
Stipend Structure
Conducting Institute Laboratory Orchestra Fellows will be provided with a stipend based on a rate of $25.00 per hour.
Orchestra Fellows are responsible for personal transportation to and from Fort Worth, Texas and Orchestral Hall, personal housing accommodation, and all meals.
Auditions
First-time applicants will be asked to provide the following:
Solo work of applicant’s choice (no longer than 10 minutes), preferably without piano or other accompaniment.
Short orchestral excerpts, found at this link
Audition video should be shared via file sharing service link (YouTube, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.) (both applicant and instrument should be in full view of frame)
Returning members
Choose one from the following list
Solo work of applicant’s choice (no longer than 5 minutes), preferably without piano or other accompaniment.
or
Short orchestral excerpts, found at this link
Audition video should be shared via file sharing service link (YouTube, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc.) (both applicant and instrument should be in full view of frame)
Instruments
Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Timpani.
Results
Applicants will be contact on May 15th with the first round of results.
Second round of results (on an ongoing basis after May 15 - a list of instruments will be publish)
For additional questions, please contact our personnel manager Santiago Ariza at personnel@conductinginstitute.org