Summer Program
June 2022
Join us for The Conducting Institute’s Summer Program, where students of all levels will explore the art and craft of orchestral conducting, in a rigorous and encouraging setting focused on teaching the fundamentals and establishing a solid foundation in this art form, both in classroom sessions and in front of orchestral ensembles.
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When
The 2022 Summer Program will run from June 1–24, 2022 (June 1–3, online; June 6–24, in-person).
Sessions will occur Monday through Friday and will be taught in English.
June 11, 12, 18, and 19 will be off days for rest and study.
The daily schedule can be found here.
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Where
Orchestra Hall
4401 Trail Lake Drive
Fort Worth, TX 76109 -
Instructors
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Associate Faculty, and Guest Lecturers
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Structure
For the 2022 Summer Program, there are three categories of participation: Category A, Category B, and Category C. See the Categories section below for more details.
Classroom sessions will cover the following: music theory, ear training, instrumentation, score analysis, music of the Americas, string techniques, timpani and percussion techniques, writing techniques, diction and foreign languages, The Orchestra through Time, Music from Latin America, Maneuvering the Keyboard for conductors, and panels with faculty musicians.
Categories
All students, regardless of category, will participate in all classroom sessions.
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Who is this category for?
Beginners, those who have never conducted an orchestra, are transitioning into orchestral conducting, have very little experience conducting, or are at the early stages of conducting studies.
Coursework & Podium Time
All participants in this category will participate in classroom courses, seminars, and Q&A sessions, and will conduct the Lab Orchestra. All podium time will occur across eight (8) Lab Orchestra sessions.
FULL-TIME participants will receive no less than two (2) hours of podium time combined.
HALF-TIME participants will receive no less than one (1) hour of podium time.Tuition
Full-time: $3,400 (2 hours of podium time)
Half-time: $2,300 (1 hour of podium time)Outline
Below is an outline of the structure of the Lab orchestral ensemble sessions and repertoire for TCI 2022 Summer Program for Category A.
The eight (8) Lab orchestra sessions, broken down as follows:
3 string orchestra sessions
1 ensemble session
1 chamber orchestra session
3 full orchestra sessionsRepertoire
String orchestra repertoire (select from the following and include at least one recitative):
Mozart: Divertimento in D major KV 136
Mendelssohn: String Symphony N.2 in D major
Zamora: Tres visiones de un Sikuris atacameño* (mandatory piece, FILARMONIKA Music Publishing)Recitatives
Bizet: Carmen (“C’est bien là, n’est ce pas, dans ce grand bâtiment”, and “La belle un mot”), in French
Haydn: Die Schöpfung, (“Und Gott Sprach: Es bringe das Wasser”; “Gleich öffnet sich der Erde Schoß”), in German
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro (“E Susanna non vien”, “Hai gia vinta la causa”, and “Giunse alfin il momento”), in Italian.
Every participant must learn to sing at least one additional recitative different from the one you will be conducting.
Ensemble repertoire:
Revueltas: Ocho por Radio* (mandatory, Peer Music)
Chamber orchestra repertoire:
Haydn Symphony N.83 “La Poule” (Landon edition)
Full orchestra repertoire (select from the following):
Beethoven: Symphony N.1 in C major Op. 21
Beethoven: Symphony N.4 in Bb major Op. 60 (movement 2)
Beethoven: Symphony N.7 in A major Op. 92 (movements 1 & 2)
Mendelssohn: Symphony N.4 in A major Op. 90
Rossini: L’Italiana in Algieri, OvertureEditions
Unless indicated above, you can work with any edition since we will be providing markings that you must incorporate in your scores to match the orchestral parts, particularly rehearsal letters, rehearsal numbers and/or measure numbers. You will receive a Google Drive link to access the referenced parts. Be sure to check it periodically as we continue to upload parts.
Additional repertoire & literature for the score study classes:
Beethoven: Symphony N.5
Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture
Brahms: Symphony N.2 and N.4
Debussy: Prelude to the afternoon of a faun
Dvorak: Symphony N.8 in G major Op. 88
Ravel: Ma Mere l’Oye, five pieces
Strauss: Death and Transfiguration, Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel
Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, Prelude
Bach Chorales in four clefs, published by Schirmer
Lars Edlund: Modus Nnovus
Morris and Ferguson, Preparatory exercises in score reading
Robert Starer, Rhythmic training -
Who is this category for?
Selected previous participants of TCI programs and those who are currently studying orchestral conducting.
Coursework & Podium Time
All participants in this category will participate in classroom courses, seminars, and Q&A sessions, and will conduct the Lab Orchestra. All podium time will occur across ten (10) Lab Orchestra sessions.
FULL-TIME participants will receive no less than two and a half (2.5) hours of podium time combined.
HALF-TIME participants will receive no less than one hour and 15 minutes (1.25 hours) of podium time combined.Tuition
Full-time: $3,900 (2.5 hours of podium time)
Half-time: $2,700 (1.25 hours of podium time)*Financial aid is available. Please see the Apply section for more details.
Outline
Below is an outline of the structure of the Lab orchestral ensemble sessions and repertoire for TCI 2022 Summer Program for Category B.
The ten (10) Lab orchestra sessions, broken down as follows:
1 String orchestra session
1 Ensemble session
2 Sessions for Beethoven symphonies
2 Sessions for Piano Concertos
4 full orchestra sessionsRepertoire
String orchestra repertoire (select from):
Bartok: Romanian Folk Dances, for strings (please check with MHB regarding edition)
Tchaikovsky: Waltz and Elegie from Serenade for Strings in C Major Op. 48Recitatives (select at least two recitatives in different languages):
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (“Die Weisheitslehre dieser Knaben”), in German
Verdi: Rigoletto (“Pari Siamo”) and La Traviata (“E strano”) in Italian
Bizet: Carmen (“C’est bien là”), in FrenchEvery participant must learn to sing at least one additional recitative different from the ones conducting.
Ensemble repertoire:
Copland: Appalachian Spring for 13 instruments
Concerto orchestra repertoire:
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto N.1 in Bb minor, Op. 23
Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto N.2 in C minor, Op. 18Beethoven orchestra (select from):
Beethoven: Symphony N.3 in Eb major Op. 55
Beethoven: Symphony N.5Full orchestra repertoire (select from the following):
Brahms: Symphony N.2 in D Major, Op. 73
Errazuriz: La Caravana* (mandatory)
Tchaikovksy: Symphony N.4 in F minor Op.36
Dvorak: Symphony N.8 in G Major Op.88Editions
Unless indicated above, you can work with any edition since we will be providing markings that you must incorporate in your scores to match the orchestral parts, particularly rehearsal letters, rehearsal numbers and/or measure numbers. You will receive a Google Drive link to access the referenced parts. Be sure to check it periodically as we continue to upload parts.
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Who is this category for?
In-person classroom participants: Category C participation includes full participation in classroom sessions, homework assignments, and auditing of all lab orchestra sessions. This category does not include podium time.
THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND LAB ORCHESTRA SESSIONS MAY BE VIEWED HERE.
Tuition
Tuition for Category C is charged on a weekly basis. Sign up for all three weeks and save $250! Click on the attendance option of your choice below. You will be redirected to our secure Caminos del Inka / Stripe ordering page.
WEEK 3, June 20-24, 2022: $500
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Online classroom participants. Category D participation includes full interactive remote participation in classroom sessions and homework assignments. Lab Orchestra sessions will be available as recordings afterwards.
THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES MAY BE VIEWED HERE.
Tuition
Tuition for Category D is charged on a weekly basis. These courses are made available on our Thinkific.com platform.
One week, June 20-24: $310 -
Category E observers are permitted to observe all classes and orchestra sessions. Observers will receive a full schedule and updates.
THE SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND LAB ORCHESTRA SESSIONS MAY BE VIEWED HERE.
Tuition must be paid in advance. Select the week you wish to attend below.