With Joseph Schwantner
and Thomas Wilkins
June 1 - 2, 2010
Omaha, Nebraska
Scores must be postmarked no later than
February 15, 2010 to be considered
The Omaha Symphony New Music Symposium is designed to provide vital enrichment experiences for young composers. The Symposium will consist of reading sessions by a professional orchestra - a rare opportunity for young composers to test their skills in a real-life laboratory setting - and the opportunity to work directly with master composer Joseph Schwantner, Omaha Symphony Music Director Thomas Wilkins, and teams of musicians from the Omaha Symphony. The event will culminate in a formal public performance.
CALL FOR SCORES:
Based upon a Call for Scores for original works for chamber orchestra, four composers will be selected to participate. Scores must be postmarked no later than February 15, 2010 to be considered. Winners will be notified by April 15, 2010.
PRIZE:
Each of the four winners will be awarded a $500 cash prize and the opportunity to participate in the Symposium, which includes a public performance.
ELIGIBILITY:
Composers must currently be enorlled as a full-time student in a college or university degree program AND must have been born after January 1, 1975, to enter the competition. Applicants must be residents of the United States.
QUESTIONS:
Contact Omaha Symphony Vice President of Education Jennifer Boomgaarden at jboomgaarden@omahasymphony.org or 402.342.3836 x108.
For more detailed information and how to apply, please download the New Music Symposium Packet.
The New Music Symposium is sponsored by the Omaha Symphony Guild.
Conductor Symposium 2010
with Larry Rachleff and Thomas Wilkins
May 17– 20, 2010
The Omaha Symphony Conductor Symposium is designed to provide vital enrichment experiences for emerging conductors, supplying them with the tools to succeed in present and future roles with American orchestras. Throughout the Symposium, conductors will work with renowned faculty including Rice University’s Larry Rachleff and Omaha Symphony Music Director Thomas Wilkins. The Omaha Symphony Chamber Orchestra will serve as the orchestra for the Symposium.
The Symposium will provide one hour of podium time and as well as seminars that will provide valuable information for practical application. Three of the orchestra sessions will focus on orchestral conducting technique. The fourth session will focus on accompanying instrumental soloists. Seminars will include: “Creating Engaging Education Concerts,” “The Audience Connection – Speaking from the Podium,” “The Art of Score Study,” “Rehearsal Technique: What To Say and When To Say It,” and “The Complete Organization – Working with the Board, Staff and Orchestra.”
Participants will have the opportunity to conduct Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite for 13 Instruments, Elgar’s Serenade for Strings in E minor, op. 20, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 in A major, Haydn’s Symphony No. 100 in G major (Military), the Mozart Clarinet Concerto and the Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations.
COST:
Participants: $1250; Auditors: $500 (Auditors will participate in all aspects of the workshop but will not receive podium time.)
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Applications must be received by February 1, 2010. Conductors will be notified of their acceptance by March 15, 2010.
QUESTIONS:
Contact Omaha Symphony Vice President of Education Jennifer Boomgaarden at jboomgaarden@omahasymphony.org or 402.342.3836 x108.
For more detailed information and how to apply, please download the CONDUCTOR SYMPOSIUM PACKET.
