Fourth Annual
Rose City International Conductor's Workshop

July 21-27, 2008
Portland, Oregon
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2009 Rose City International Conductor's Workshop
Dates to be announced soon!

Returning guest artists include Rick Rowley, Brennen
Guillory, Alexis Hamilton, Esther Mae Moses and more!
Meanwhile, please explore our 2008 Season information
The mission of the Rose
City International
Conductor's Workshop is
to provide professional
training at the highest level
to emerging conductors
from all over the world.
"The best organized and most
helpful conducting workshop I
have been to."
2005 Workshop Student
-Faculty-

Kenneth Woods (Director):
Principal Guest Conductor Rose City
Chamber Orchestra
Music Director- Oregon East Symphony and
Chorale
David Hoose:
Director of Orchestral Activities- Boston
University,
Music Director- Cantata Singers, Former
Music Director- Tallahassee Symphony

Christopher Zimmerman:
Chair of Orchestra Conducting- Hartt School
of Music,
Music Director- Symphony of Southeast
Texas
-Emerging Artists-
Program
An intense professional workshop for
conductors entering or preparing to enter
the field

Invited participants will have the opportunity
to work intensively with all three mentors and
the musicians of the Rose City Chamber
Orchestra. Each participant will conduct in
five teaching sessions and a final showcase
concert.

Teaching sessions include
  • Opera Masterclass with full
orchestra and professional singers
  • String Orchestra
  • Concerto accompanying
  • Wind Ensemble
  • Symphonic Masterclass

-Repertoire-
Puccini- excerpts from Madame Butterfly
Beethoven arr. Mahler- String Quartet in
F minor op 95
Brahms- Piano Concerto in D minor
Rick Rowley, piano
Dvorak- Serenade for Winds
Copland- Appalachian Spring (13
Instrument Version)
-Discovery Program-

A perfect opportunity for younger
conductors to get started, for educators and
teachers to refresh their technique, choral
conductors to get time in orchestral
repertoire, and for amateurs to test their
mettle

Invited participants will take part in all
classes and discussions, will receive
personal coaching on basic technique and
score preparation and will have 3
opportunities to conduct-

Conducting sessions include
  • Piano reduction session
  • Chamber Ensemble session
  • Chamber Orchestra session
-and-
  • Classes in score preparation
  • Stick technique
  • Movement, breathing and posture


-Repertoire-
Stravinsky- Octet for Winds Mvt I
Haydn- Symphony no. 86
Beethoven- Symphony No. 2 in D major
Mvt I (piano reduction)
Tuition and Fees

Application Fee- $75/US

Emerging Artist Program
Tuition- $780 (2 payments of $390)

Discovery Program
Tuition- $560 (2 payments of $280)

Video Fee- $85

Pay your application fee and
tuition on the Payments page.
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Read About the
2008 Rose City International Conductor's Workshop
in this feature from the
Sunday Oregonian

Podcast by David Stabler here