Conducting Labs

Our Conducting Labs are open to conductors who want to work on the following aspects of their art:

  • expressing the music & communication

  • rehearsal technique & flow

  • score study

  • baton technique

These workshops are for the following conductors:

  • students in graduate school

  • orchestra directors of high school

  • working conductors who want to sharpen their orchestral skills within a supportive environment

The labs are made possible by a generous grant from the T Gordon Parks Trust, and Colorado Music Institute, and are open to all conductors free of charge.

The labs have been led by renowned conducting professors and professionals working in the field, including Andrés Felipe Jaime, Scott O’Neil, Lawrence Golan, Gary Lewis, and Devin Patrick Hughes.

Registration is on a first come, first served basis.

Beethoven’s Third Symphony “Eroica”

The upcoming lab is scheduled for Thursday, May 9 from 6:00 - 9:30 PM at Colorado Music Institute.

  • Repertoire: Beethoven Symphony no. 3

  • Participants should prepare the entire symphony or one complete movement

  • The session will include a discussion on Beethoven’s Third Symphony, score analysis, & rehearsal strategies, followed by conducting a septet from musicians of the Arapahoe Philharmonic & conductor Devin Patrick Hughes

Future Conducting Lab dates TBA

  • Beethoven Symphony no. 6

Check back soon!

Thank you to our generous education sponsors for making the Conducting Labs possible!