2018 CONDUCTORS GUILD NATIONAL CONFERENCE
January 11 - 13, 2018
Sheraton - Fort Worth - Fort Worth, TX
1701 Commerce Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
*Please note: The Conductors Guild reserves the right to change/modify session times and presenters.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018 - Bass Performance Hall, 525 Commerce Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
9:00am - 10:00am
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Registration - Bass Performance Hall, Main Lobby |
| 10:00am - 12:30pm |
Open Rehearsal - Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Miguel Harth-Bedoya "Nights in the Garden of Spain"
de Falla -Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Albéniz - Rhapsody Española
Granados - Intermezzo from Goyescas
Debussy - Ibéria from Image
Please gather toward front of stage for a photo with Maestro Harth-Bedoya. Following the open rehearsal, all activities return to the Sheraton Forth Worth.
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| 1:00pm - 2:30pm |
Lunch on your own. - See list of nearby restaurants. |
| 2:40pm - 3:15pm |
The Next Step: Building New Communities with Music
Barbara Yahr, Greenwich Village Orchestra |
| 3:25pm - 4:15pm |
"Everything but the Kitchen Sink" - Percussion for Conductors
Anthony Robinson, Shreveport Symphony Orchestra
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| 4:20pm - 4:30pm |
Welcome - Dr. John Farrer, President Conductors Guild,
Conference Committee - Mark Crim, Marc-Andre Bougie, Dominique Royem
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| 4:30pm - 5:15pm |
Really Inventive Stuff - Educational Programs with Symphony Orchestras
Michael Boudewyns
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| 6:15pm |
Bus departs for Dallas, Meyerson Symphony Center from Sheraton Lobby |
| 6:45pm - 7:15pm |
Dinner on your own - (restaurant list near Meyerson Center will be provided) |
| 7:30pm - 10:00pm |
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Concert -
Meyerson Symphony Center - 2301 Flora Street, Dallas, TX
**Delegates: Contact [email protected] for Box Office discount ticket code.
Cristian Macelaru, Conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, Piano
Bradley Hunter Welch, Organ
Barber - Toccata Festiva
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2
Rachmaninoff - Symphonic Dance
Following the DSO performance, make your way to the backstage Green Room to meet Cristian Macelaru, and Peter Czornyz, VP of Artistic Operations
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| 10:15pm - 10:30pm |
Bus returns to Sheraton - Fort Worth
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2018 All sessions on 2nd Floor, Magnolia Rooms, Sheraton Fort Worth
| 8:00am - 9:10am |
Mentoring Sessions |
| 8:00am - 9:10am |
Breakfast on your own |
| 8:30am - 9:15am |
Registration - Magnolia Floor |
| 9:15am - 10:15am |
Putting it Together: Conducting Festival and Honor Ensembles
Jeffrey Grogan, Oklahoma City University
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| 10:15am - 10:30am |
Visit Exhibitors - Magnolia Room |
| 10:30am - 11:30am |
Retrospective: Eduardo Mata
Wilfred Roberts, Dallas Symphony Orchestra (Bassoon, retired)
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| 11:30am - 12:00pm |
John Gingrich |
| 12:00pm - 1:30pm |
Conference Luncheon
Keynote Speaker - Michelle Merrill, Assistant Conductor, Detroit Symphony Orchestra
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| 1:45pm - 2:30pm |
Conducting Concerti
David Itkin, University of North Texas
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| 2:35pm - 3:15pm |
Perfect Landings: Ballet for Conductors
Kermit Poling, Shreveport Ballet
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| 3:20pm - 4:10pm |
Choral Rehearsal Techniques of Robert Shaw
Pam Elrod-Huffman, Southern Methodist University
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| 4:10pm - 4:45pm |
League of American Orchestras
Jesse Rosen, President & CEO
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| 5:00pm - 6:00pm |
Delegate Reception - Dr. John Farrer, Residence
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| 7:30pm |
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Concert
Bass Performance Hall - 525 Commerce Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102
Delegates: Contact [email protected] for Box Office discount ticket code.
Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Conductor
Joaquín Achúcarro, Piano
"Nights in the Garden of Spain"
de Falla - Nights in the Gardens of Spain
Albéniz - Rhapsody Española
Granados - Intermezzo from Goyescas
Debussy - Ibéria from Images
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| 10:00pm - |
Time on your own!
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2018
| 8:00am- 9:30am |
Mentoring Session |
| 8:00am - 9:30am |
Breakfast on your own/ Visit Exhibitors - Magnolia Room |
| 9:30am - 10:30am |
The Life and Work of Elizabeth A.H. Green - The Modern Conductor
John Whitwell, Michigan State University, Professor Emeritus
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| 10:30am - 11:30am |
Conductors Guild Board of Directors Meeting (Board Members Only, please) |
| 10:30am - 11:30am |
Free Time on Your Own |
| 12:00pm - 1:15pm |
Lunch on your own
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| 1:15pm - 2:00pm |
Composition Tools For Discriminating Conductors
Programming New Music
Steven Lebetkin
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| 2:00pm - 2:45pm |
Eugene Corporon - University of North Texas |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm |
Annual Meeting of the Conductors Guild - Members Only |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm |
Ending Reception - Special Performance by Candace Taylor and Friends |
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