A very different little orchestra
CONDUCTORS SEMINAR
Seminar The Tokyo Sinfonia Conductors
Seminar is a practical programme for young professional conductors
• The seminar includes 6 months of rehearsals, critiques, discussions, coaching and public performances
• Each active participant will be provided scores of all seminar repertoire without charge
• Seminar sessions will be conducted in Japanese and English
• The seminar will be held in Tokyo
Repertoire includes
• Mozart Piano Concerto No. 25, Piano Concerto No. 26, Piano Concerto No. 27
• Rimsky-Korsakov Sinfonietta on Russian Themes • Tchaikovsky Suite No. 4
• Schumann/Rÿker Symphony for Strings, Fantasy for Violin & Strings
• Kodaly Variations on a Hungarian Folksong • Brahms Clarinet Concerto
• Brahms Variations on a Theme by Haydn • Haydn Violin Concerto No. 1
• Saint-Saëns/Rÿker Symphony for Strings, Havanaise for Violin & Strings The orchestra will have a vote in the selection of conducting interns who will be invited to conduct in public performance.
This Tokyo Sinfonia Conductors Seminar has been made possible by the
generous support of a Tokyo based organisation that wishes to remain
anonymous.
We are most grateful to them for their financial committment to
promoting the arts through education in music.
During the programme to date, conducting Intern Takashi Iida, conducted the Tokyo Sinfonia in Saint-Saëns’ tone-poem Le Rouet d’Omphale in June on the Symphonies for Strings champagne concert series in Oji Hall. Conducting Intern Takako Yamanouchi, 30, conducted the Tokyo Sinfonia in Takemitsu’s evocative Three Film Scenes in August on the FCCJ dinner-concert series at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan.
Conductors Seminar in session being led by conductor intern Ms.Takako Yamanouchi.
Application Conductors may apply for admission to the seminar by submitting a resume of their practical conducting experience together with an application fee of ¥5,000.
- Up to 5 participants will be admitted to attend the seminar as conducting interns.
- Conducting interns accepted for continuance in the seminar will be assessed a continuation fee of ¥5,000.
- Applicants not selected for active participation may elect to attend the seminar as auditors.
Information info@tokyosinfonia.com Tel. (03) 3588-0738 Fax (03) 3588-0731 www.tokyosinfonia.com