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2025 INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTORS GUILD
International Conference
January 2 - 5, 2025
London, England, UK
Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London, UK
2025 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
International Conductors Guild
Dr. Claire Fox Hillard, President
Ms. Jan Wilson, Executive Director
**Please note: The International Conductors Guild reserves the right to change/modify session times and presenters.
**Registration - Stop by the registration table in the RCM lobby - everyone MUST have a name badge
before entering Amaryllis Fleming Hall. Walk-ins are welcome!
**Mentoring Sessions - sign-up in advance, or when you arrive, for one-on-one mentoring sessions with highly
experienced colleagues, ready to share their knowledge with you! Mentoring sessions
will be scheduled individually and throughout each day. Contact Mentorship Co-Chairs,
Larry Isaacson and Peter Stafford Wilson at: [email protected]
if you have not signed up in advance.
**Exhibitors are located in Amaryllis Fleming Hall. Please visit their displays throughout the sessions.
**Group Dinners and Entertainment sign up sheets are available at the registration desk
**RCM Cafe - Sandwiches, snacks, sweets, coffee, tea, soda, etc. are available at your own expense.
Thursday, January 2, 2025 - optional, reservations required / pay at the door
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6:30pm
"Connect and Re-Connect"
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"Connect with Colleagues Party"! Join your colleagues in the Cast Iron Bar & Grill area of the Marriott London Kensington Hotel, 147C Cromwell Road, for a social get-together prior to the beginning of conference sessions. Arrive at the Marriott, settle in, and gather with your conference colleagues for an evening of laughter, stories, photos, and much more. Pick up your red ticket at the registration desk - good for one beer, soda, or wine, plus warm
hors d'oeuvres. Additional drinks available at your own expense.
Location - Marriott London Kensington Hotel - 147C Cromwell Road, London (near Gloucester Rd. Tube)
Reservations and payment $35/person are required for the Connect Party. See the registration form or contact Jan Wilson: [email protected]
 
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Friday, January 3, 2025 - All Sessions in Amaryllis Fleming Hall,
Royal College of Music,
Prince Consort Rd, London
| 7:30am - 8:30am |
Breakfast on your own -
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| 8:30am - 9:00pm |
Conference Registration
Royal College of Music - Lobby
**Stop by the registration table in the RCM lobby -
everyone MUST have a name badge before
entering the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall.
Wear your name badge at all times, please.
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| 9:15am - 9:30am |
Welcome to London and the 2025 Conference of the International Conductors Guild!
Claire Fox Hillard, President, International Conductors Guild
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| 9:40am - 10:10am |
Rebecca Nederhiser
"Trailblazers: Exploring Works by British Women Composers"
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| 10:15am - 10:45am |
Bernd Ruf
"Classical Crossover as a particular challenge
for conductors"
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| 10:45am - 11:00am |
Break - sandwiches, coffee, tea, soda, and snacks are available at the
RCM Cafe - in the lobby area. Pay on your own.
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| 11:05am - 11:35am |
Hildegard Schön
"Conducting leadership - Building an online and
training business"
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| 11:40am - 12:10pm |
Alexander Adiarte
"Conducting Our Future" |
| 12:15pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch on your own - RCM Cafe - sandwiches, snacks,
coffee, tea, and soda are available in the lobby area.
We encourage you to take part as there are not many nearby
restaurants. Pay on your own.
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| 1:40pm - 2:45pm |
Roundtables - all are invited to participate
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| 2:50pm - 3:20pm |
Majella Clarke
"The Role of Technology in Expanding Conducting
Practice and its Aesthetic Implications"
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| 3:25pm - 3:55pm |
Lawrence Golan
"Score Study Passes; Holst’s The Planets" |
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4:00pm - 4:30pm
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Peter Linnitt, Librarian
Royal College of Music |
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4:30pm - 4:45pm
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Break - Visit our Exhibitors and the RCM Cafe in the lobby area
for coffee, tea, soda, sandwiches, and snacks!
Pay on your own.
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| 4:50pm - 5:20pm |
Jon Mitchell
"Gustav Holst: Composer and Conductor as Music Educator"
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| 5:25pm - 5:55pm |
Dominic Grier
"George Hurst (1926-2012) - Pedagogy, Performance,
and Influence"
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| 6:00pm - 6:30pm |
Gregory Peterson
"The Other March King: Kenneth J. Alford"
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| 6:30pm |
Dinner on your own
**Be sure to check the ICG Conference app and/or Group Dinner
sign-up sheets!
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Saturday, January 4, 2025 - All Sessions in Amaryllis Fleming Hall,
Royal College of Music,
Prince Consort Road, London
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7:30am - 8:30am
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Breakfast on your own
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8:15am - 8:45am
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International Conductors Guild - Board of Directors Meeting -
Location: Royal College of Music, Fleming Hall
RCM opens at 8am
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8:30am - 9:00am
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Registration - continued - RCM Lobby
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9:00am - 9:30am
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Lauren Reynolds
"Trancendence: The Music of Henry L. Dorn" |
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9:40am - 10:10am
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Carolyn Watson
"The 1874 Project: A Commissioning Initiative at the
University of Illinois"
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10:15am - 11:30am
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Julian Lloyd Webber, OBE
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11:45am - 12:30pm
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Debbie Wiseman, OBE, Classic FM’s Composer in Residence - a conversation with American/British composer, Mike Ladouceur
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| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch Break - RCM Cafe - sandwiches, snacks, coffee, tea,
soda and sweets will be available. Pay on your own.
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| 1:30pm - 3:30pm |
Conductor Workshop - Mark Wigglesworth
Participating Conductors -
Sam Scheer - Royal College of Music, London, UK
Dr. Dominique Royem - Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra, TX, USA
Alexander Adiarte - Stuttgarter Musikschule, DE
Musicians
Violin I - Juliette Roos
Violin II - Tanja Roos
Viola - Yume Fujise
Violoncello - Eliza Millett
Kontrabass - Toby Hughes
Keyboard - Jeremy Cooke
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| 3:45pm - 4:15pm |
Mark Wigglesworth - a conversation with Toby Purser
"The Silent Musician ~ Why Conducting Matters"
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| 4:15pm - 4:30pm |
Break - Visit our Exhibitors and the RCM Cafe! |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm |
Nicholas Palmer - a conversation with Jonathan Allen
"Creating the perfect recording - an Abbey Road Experience" |
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5:10pm - 5:40pm
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International Conductors Guild Annual Membership Meeting
Election of Directors
Election of Officers
Other Business
**This session is for active, paid members of the
International Conductors Guild, only.
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6:00pm
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Dinner - be sure to sign up for Group Dinners at the
Registration Desk or on the app!
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Sunday, January 5, 2024 - All Sessions in Amaryllis Fleming Hall,
Royal College of Music,
Prince Consort Road, London
| 7:00am - 8:00am |
Breakfast on your own
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| 8:30am - 9:00am |
Cynthia Katsarelis
"An Approach to Successful Social
Engagement Projects"
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| 9:05am - 9:35am |
Edward Cumming
"What Brahms is trying to tell us....are we listening?"
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| 9:40am - 10:10am |
Yunn-Shan Ma
"Unearthing a Hidden Gem: The Historical and
Practical Significance of Gustav Holst"
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| 10:15am - 10:45am |
Paul Richard Jenkins
"Pictorial Phrase Analysis"
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10:50am - 11:20am
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Michael Mishra
"Insurance Policies and "Immodest Analogies": The
original version of Shostakovich's 9th Symphony"
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11:30am - 12:00pm
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Richard Brunson
"Ralph Vaughan Williams's "The Pilgrims' Progress" -
Problems and Solutions for Future Performances"
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12:05pm - 12:35pm
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Yajie Ye
“The Conductor as Innovator and Adaptor: Creativity and
Collaboration in Recording Sessions”
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