SSO Conducting Workshop 2023

SSO Conducting Workshop 2023

SSO Conducting Workshop 2023

This workshop is an opportunity for aspiring young orchestral conductors who want to improve their skills as a conductor and to work with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.
Participants will work on conducting and rehearsal techniques in the context of a professional setting. In addition, there will be an emphasis on accompaniment.

For Whom
You should be a Singapore citizen or PR and should have a music degree or are currently enrolled in a music programme

Date & time
Thu & Fri, 6 & 7 Jul 2023, from 10am to 4.45pm on both days

Venue
Victoria Concert Hall

How to Apply
To apply for consideration, please submit by 19 May 2023:

  • Your biography including date of birth, musical background and contact information
  • Links to recent online video of your conducting in rehearsal or performance within the past year, preferably standard repertoire of contrasting styles. Face-on camera angles preferred.

Please email all application materials to ConductingWorkshop@sso.org.sg

Shortlisted applicants will be notified by 26 May 2023.

Applicants who are not shortlisted may attend as observers.

Please refer all questions about the Conducting Workshop to ConductingWorkshop@sso.org.sg

Repertoire

6 Jul 2023

  • BEETHOVEN
    Symphony No. 1 – Bärenreiter, urtext edited by Jonathan del Mar
  • SCHUBERT
    Symphony No. 5 – Breitkopf
  • DEBUSSY
    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun – Serenissima Music, edited by Clinton F. Nieweg
  • MOZART
    “Hai gia vinta la causa”, Le nozze di Figaro - Luck’s Music Library

7 Jul 2023

  • STRAVINSKY
    Octet for Wind Instruments – Boosey & Hawkes (revised 1952 version)
  • BEETHOVEN
    Symphony No. 2 – Bärenreiter, urtext edited by Jonathan del Mar
  • TCHAIKOVSKY
    Violin Concerto 1st and 3rd movement – Breitkopf

Non-flash photography is allowed for this workshop

Photographs and videos will be taken at the event in which you may appear. Such photographs and videos may be displayed or published on SSG’s website, social media platforms, publications and publicity materials.

By attending the event, you consent to the use of these photographs and videos for the foregoing purposes.