New York City – International Orchestral Conducting Masterclass and Competition with Maestro Piero Bellugi and The New York Chamber Virtuosi – June 14th through June 21st, 2010
This course is organized by AMC Productions, Inc. and will give a unique opportunity to conductors of ANY LEVEL AND AGE to learn from one of the greatest Italian Maestros currently living. For Advanced Conductors, the course will end in a Final Concert where the Finalist Conductors will conduct the New York Chamber Virtuosi in St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York City. The Concert will include Mozart Piano Concerto N. 21 K467 interpreted by Italian pianist Giacomo Battarino, a young Italian star of the international classical music scene.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The course will be divided into advanced, intermediate and beginner.
- Advanced Course: Maximum of 6 Conductors. Resume/Curriculum Vitae and DVD or YouTube link (if appropriate), including a rehearsal or an excerpt from concert, is required (not more than 15 minutes). Advanced Conductors pay $1,800 to participate in the Course.
- Intermediate Course and Beginner Course: Maximum of 6 Conductors for both courses. Resume/Curriculum Vitae is required. Intermediate and Beginner Conductors pay $990 to participate in the Course.
- Passive Participants will be admitted to all rehearsals and pay $250.
COURSE PROGRAM
Conductors may choose any piece among the following:
- Mozart Overture from Don Giovanni, Nozze di Figaro or Clemenza di Tito.
- Mozart Symphony N. 35 K 385 (Haffner)
- Mozart Piano Concerto N. 21, K 467 C Major (Mandatory for Advanced Students to be performed in Concert)
- Beethoven Symphony N. 5, All Movements (for beginners/intermediate beginning of 1st and 3rd Movement).
- Beethoven Symphony N. 7, 1st and 2nd Movement
- Beethoven Symphony N. 9 Instrumental Recitatives Only
- Schubert Symphony N. 2
- Rossini Il Signor Bruschino Overture
- Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
- Mahler Symphony N. 5, Adagietto
BELLUGI
Bellugi studied conducting with Leonard Bernstein and Rafael Kubelik and taught Master Classes in conducting at the New England Conservatory in Boston, at the University of California, at the Siena Academy, at the Italian Conservatories of Florence, Rome and Turin. He has been a regular guest of major orchestras conducting concerts and operas in Paris, Berlin, Budapest, Vienna, Brussel, Tel-Aviv, Praga, Madrid, Riga, South Africa, North and South America, Russia, Cuba, Australia, New Zealand and all over in Italy. For more information about the Maestro, please visit http://www.pierobellugi.com.
For information about the Orchestra, please visit http://www.thenewyorkchambervirtuosi.com
SCHEDULE
All Conductors
June 14th: All Admitted Conductors will meet with Maestro Bellugi on the fundamentals of his method and conducting technique.
June 15th-18th: Rehearsals with String Quintet. 30 Minutes per Conductor
For Advanced Conductors Only
June 19th-20th: Rehearsals with Full Professional Orchestra. 30 Minutes per Conductor.
For Finalist Conductors only
June 21st: Dress Rehearsal and Final Concert at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 325 Park Avenue, New York, NY (venue subject to change)
All Conductors are selected in the sole and absolute discretion of Maestro Bellugi. The Finalist Conductors are selected among the Advanced Conductors at the sole and absolute discretion of the Orchestra and Maestro Bellugi.
DEADLINE
Final deadline is April 30, 2010. In case of a high number of requests, a first round of applicants will be processed on April 15th. Decisions will be made within one week.
At the end of the course, the Orchestra may invite one or two participants to perform as a guest conductor during the next season.
At the request of each participant, at the end of the course, each of the Orchestra professionals (or the quintet for beginner/intermediate) will fill out a questionnaire indicating the strengths and weaknesses of each conductor.
Price includes participation in the course only. Conductors traveling from outside of the United States will need to comply with the US Immigration requirements prior to traveling to the United States.
Conductors are welcomed to bring their own camera during the rehearsals. Recording of the Concerto is possible at an additional charge.
For information about how to send your application, please send an email to AMCProductionsNY@gmail.com
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