Conducting Seminars

This calendar of conducting seminars is provided as a service. A listing here is in no way to be construed as a WASBE endorsement of the event.

indicates a seminar or workshop that provides a tuition scholarship opportunity to members through the WASBE Conductor Scholarship Program.

We also maintain a list of Composition Competitions and other International Events.

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Michigan State University Conducting Symposium will be held at the Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan USA from the 8^th to the 12^th of June, 2008. Clinicians are Kevin Sedatole and Mallory Thompson. For more information:

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Oregon Conductors Symposium will be held at the Portland State University in Portland, Oregon USA from the 16^th to the 20^th of June, 2008. Clinicians are Edward Higgins and Rodney Winther. For more information:

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East Tennessee State University Instrumental Conducting Symposium will be held at the East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee USA from the 16^th to the 20^th of June, 2008. Clinicians will be Jack Stamp, Christian Zembower, and Frank Grzych. For more information:

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The Art of Band Conducting and Rehearsing Workshop will be held at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas USA from the 16^th to the 21^st of June, 2008. Clinicians are Jerry Junkin, Kevin Sedatole, Richard Floyd, and Robert Carnochan. For more information:

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North Texas Conductor's Collegium will be held at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas USA from the 16^th to the 27^th of June, 2008. Clinicians are Eugene Corporon, Dennis Fisher, Jack Stamp, and John Whitwell. For more information:

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Energize! - A Summer Conducting and Wind Pedagogy Workshop will be held at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan USA from the 22^nd to the 27^th of June, 2008. Clinicians are Michael Haithcock, Rodney Dorsey, and others. For more information:

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The Wind Band Conducting Workshop - 2008 will be held at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana USA from the 23^rd to the 25^th of June, 2008. Clinicians are Stephen Pratt and Richard Blatti. For more information:

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Wind Conducting Symposium will be held at the State University of New York at Fredonia in Fredonia, New York, USA from the 29^th of June to the 1^st of July, 2008. Clinicians are Paula Holcomb and Gary Hill. See full information on the web site. For more information:

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Ithaca College Northeast Wind Conducting Symposium will be held at the Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, USA from the 29^th of June to the 3^rd of July, 2008. Clinicians are Steve Peterson and Richard Floyd, who will also be joined by Mark Fonder and Beth Peterson. For more information:

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International Masterclass Conducting with Douglas Bostock (GB) will be held in Interlaken, Switzerland from the 7^th to the 12^th of July, 2008. The masterclass will be held during the 6th Jungfrau Music Festival. For more information:

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The 3^rd Annual Acadia University Summer Conducting Symposium will be held at the Acadia University School of Music in Wolfville, Nova Scotia Canada from the 11^th to the 17^th of July, 2008. Featuring clinicians Mark Hopkins and Glenn Price, this program is designed to assist conductors in the development of leadership, musicianship, and communication skills from the podium. Open to band, orchestra, and choir conductors of all levels. This year, three of the most qualified participants will be invited to lead the Symposium Ensemble in a performance at the Annapolis Valley Summer Arts Festival. For more information:

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Texas Tech University Conductors Symposium will be held at the Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas USA from the 13^th to the 17^th of July, 2008. Clinicians are Sarah McKoin and Rodney Winther. Applications must be received by Thursday, May 15, 2008. For more information:

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UMKC Wind Band Teaching Symposium will be held at the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory of Music in Kansas City, Missouri USA from the 13^th to the 18^th of July, 2008. Clinicians Steven Davis, Craig Kirchhoff, Michael Colgrass, Chen Yi, Daniel Schmidt, Bill Everett, Joe Parisi, Jim Snell, and Carter Enveart. Applications must be received by Thursday, May 15, 2008. For more information:

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The Annual Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Conducting Workshop will be held at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA from the 22^nd to the 25^th of July, 2008. Applicants should submit a DVD recording of fifteen (15) minutes of performance and rehearsal if possible. If applicants are unable to submit a DVD recording, they may choose to submit a sample repertoire listing of a concert program of one hour in length. In addition, all applicants should submit a cumulative repertoire vitae and resumé alongside the completed CCM Conducting Workshop application. Applications must be received by Thursday, May 15, 2008. For more information:

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The Annual Canford Summer School Wind Band Conducting Course will be held at the Sherborne School in Dorset, England from the 3^rd to the 10^th of August, 2008. Among the conducting faculty this year will be Timothy Reynish, Mark Heron, and Philip Scott. A maximum of twenty active participants may take part in the Conducting Course. The Wind Orchestra for the Course is open to about fifty players with basically one player to a part. For more information:

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