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2022 INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTORS GUILD
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Louis Langrée, Music Director
January 12 - 15, 2022
Cincinnati Music Hall
Harry T. Wilks Studio
1241 Elm Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
*Please note: The International Conductors Guild reserves the right to change/modify session times and presenters.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 - Plan to arrive early and join us for our first in-person event since 2020!
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Social gathering at the Palm Court Art Deco bar
Hilton Netherland Hotel Plaza
35 Fifth Street
Cincinnati, OH
**Bell Connector stop (Cincinnati tram) - Fountain Square**
(You must be masked to ride the Connector - and it's FREE)!
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Thursday, January 13, 2022 - All Daytime Sessions at Cincinnati Music Hall, 1241 Elm Street.
7:30am - 8:30am
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Breakfast on your own
Hilton Netherland Hotel breakfast - 7:00am-10:00am
Mentoring Sessions - tba
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| 8:30am - 9:00am |
Travel to Cincinnati Music Hall - *Bell Connector stop: #8 - 14th & Elm**
Enter through the Box Office Door - located on the lower left area of the CMH as you face the hall.
NOTE: You must be masked, and be prepared to show your Covid vaccination record, or recent negative testing.
Cincinnati Music Hall -
Harry T. Wilks, Studio
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| 9:00am - 9:10am |
Opening Session
Welcome - Dr. Julius P. Williams, President, Conductors Guild
Mr. Jonathan Martin, President and CEO, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
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| 9:15am - 10:00am |
A History of the Cincinnati Music Hall
Thea Tjepkema, Historic Preservationist
Friends of the Music Hall Historian and Archivist
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| 10:05am - 11:15am |
"Musical Frontiers"
Dr. Carlos Simon, composer
Mr. Donghoon Shin, composer
Dr. Ben Krause, composer
Moderator: Dr. Edward Cumming, Director of Orchestral Activities, The Hartt School
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| 11:20am - 12:20pm |
"So, You Want to Conduct a ROPA* Orchestra"
Mr. Joe Tackett, Executive Director, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
Joe, and colleagues, have volunteered to present a session based on the numerous conductor searches he has done at his orchestra. Learn what these orchestras want to receive from you, and how you can get the job!
*ROPA - Regional Orchestra Players Association
Moderator: Dr. Claire Fox Hillard, Music Director & Conductor, Albany Symphony Orchestra (GA)
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| 12:00pm - 1:15pm |
Luncheon - Boxed lunches will be provided
Mentoring Sessions - tba
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| 1:30pm - 2:45pm |
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra - Dress Rehearsal
Cincinnati Music Hall - Concert Hall
François López-Ferrer, Associate Conductor
Nicola Benedetti, Violin
RICHARD STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier Suite
MAURICE RAVEL: La valse
MARK SIMPSON: Violin Concerto [U.S. Premiere, CSO Co-commission]
**No Tickets are Required
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| 2:45pm - 3:45pm |
Diversity on the Podium
Mr. Harold Brown - Chief Diversity Officer, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
Dr. Antoine T. Clark - 2022 MAC Music Innovator (MAC – McConnell Arts Centre), Cincinnati, assistant conductor, Wheeling Symphony Orchestra, Founder and Artistic Director, McConnel Arts Center.
Co-Moderators:
Dr. Julius P. Williams, President, International Conductors Guild,
Conductor, Ebony Longar Symphony Orchestra, Music Director, Trilogy Opera Company, Conductor, Boston College’s Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra, Professor of Composition and Conducting, Berklee College of Music
Mr. Brad Everett Cawyer, Principal Conductor , Avant Chamber Ballet
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| 4:00pm - 5:30pm |
International Conductors Guild Women Conductor Caucus (WCC)
Dr. Anna Binneweg, Music Director and Conductor, Londontowne Symphony Orchestra (MD) - on video
Dr. Mercedes Diaz Garcia, Conductor & Co-Director - Hamburg Dialogues, New Music Festival - on video
Dr. Julie Sorensen, ICG Board Secretary, Mentoring & Consulting Chairperson - on video
Moderator: Ms. Cynthia Katsarelis, Music Director and Conductor of Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra, ICG Board Member and Women Conductor Caucus Chairperson
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| 5:30pm - 7:00pm |
Dinner on your own - and free time - we will help to make arrangements for groups to dine together, ad hoc, if desired.
Mentoring Sessions - tba
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Friday January 14, 2022 - All Daytime Sessions at Cincinnati Music Hall, 1241 Elm Street.
| 7:30am - 8:30am |
Breakfast on your own -
Hilton Netherland Hotel breakfast - 7:00am - 10:00am
Mentoring Sessions - tba
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| 8:30am - 9:00am |
Travel to Cincinnati Music Hall - Enter through the Box Office Door -
**Bell Connector stop: #8 - 14th & Elm**
NOTE: You must be masked, and be prepared to show your Covid vaccination record, or recent negative testing.
Cincinnati Music Hall -
Harry T. Wilks, Studio
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| 9:00am - 10:15am |
Music of our Time
Dr. Bright Sheng, composer
Dr. Nkeiru Okoye, composer - via Zoom
Mr. Tim Berens, composer
Co-Moderators:
Dr. Wilbur Lin, Assistant Conductor, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Conductor, Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestras, Artistic Director, Chamber Philharmonic Taipei, ICG Board Director
Ms. Cynthia Katsarelis, Music Director, Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra, ICG Board Director, Chair, Women Conductor Caucus
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| 10:15am - 10:45am |
International Conductors Guild Annual Meeting of the Membership
- All active members of the ICG are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the corporation.
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| 11:00am - 1:00pm |
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra - Concert - tickets are required!
Cincinnati Music Hall - Concert Hall
François López-Ferrer, Associate Conductor
Nicola Benedetti, Violin
RICHARD STRAUSS: Der Rosenkavalier Suite
MAURICE RAVEL: La valse
MARK SIMPSON: Violin Concerto [U.S. Premiere, CSO Co-commission]
Tickets are $15 and may be ordered by contacting the Box Office after you register for the conference and receive the discount code from the ICG.
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| 1:15pm - 2:30pm |
Luncheon - Boxed lunches will be provided
Mentoring Sessions - tba
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| 2:00pm - 2:30pm |
**ICG Board of Directors Meeting
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| 2:30pm - 3:00pm |
Book Sale and Free Time to explore Cincinnati Music Hall
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| 3:00pm - 4:00pm |
JMR and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Mr. John Morris Russell - Cincinnati Pops Conductor, Music Director and Conductor, Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, Principal Pops Conductor, Buffalo Philharmonic.
Moderator: Dr. Robert Whalen - Interim Director of Orchestral Activities, Lewis & Clark University, Co-Founder and Music Director of the Philadelphia-based ensemble SoundLAB, Co-Chair, ICG 2019 Virtual Conferences and ThinkTank Series
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| 4:00pm - 5:30pm |
MASTERCLASS - Maestro Carlos Kalmar, Director of Orchestral Studies, Director of Conducting Program, Principal Conductor, the Cleveland Institute of Music
Sheila del Bosque, conductor
Antoine T. Clark, conductor
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Diversity Fellows
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| 6:00pm - 7:15pm |
Conference Dinner
Corbett Tower Room
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| 7:15pm - 9:30pm |
Time on your own!
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Saturday, January 15, 2022 - All Sessions at Cincinnati Music Hall, 1241 Elm Street.
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9:30am - 10:30 am College Orchestra Directors - Life Outside of the University
Dr. Emily Freeman Brown - Director of Orchestral Activities, Bowling Green State University(OH)
Mr. Jordan R. Smith - Director of Orchestras, Susquehanna University (PA)
Moderator: Dr. Silas Huff, Director of Orchestras, Washburn University (KS)
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