The musicians come from the same pool of talented people incorporated into the full orchestra. Their response to podium commands and demands provides each associate with an invaluable learning opportunity with faculty conveniently nearby, monitoring every single move of hand and baton. The Faculty is seasoned, reflecting years of excellence in teaching and performance. This diversity of talent changes pitch, key, and tone every week of the institute. Their original compositions are added to a variety-packed repertory that changes weekly.
Participants have new challenges every day the institute is in session.
New faculty every week. New music every week. Podium time every day. Visiting Lecturers At the close of several afternoon sessions each week, participants meet with seasoned professionals from the music world to savor their perspectives on management, programming, performance, and presentation, and to share solutions to common problems. In addition to these very special artists, guest lecturers will be presenting sessions regarding score study and preparation, classical, pops and educational programming, physical aspects of conducting, orchestra operation, opera conducting, artist management, etc.