New York Conducting Institute

06/05/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/arts/music/orchestras-diversity.html?fbclid=IwAR2hOegWHbYxOuzdX7n9u7tzLBBThfGOqFYZEBuTK4ICFpqHn28V-knhn1g

Ready or not, here comes the future of orchestra conductors!

At top American ensembles, young assistant conductors are a far more varied group than the reigning music directors. How can the next generation come to power?

04/15/2021

This looks like a familiar conducting exercise...conductors must have millions of superhighways in their brains! 😂

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMeuw3Mwc/



David Stech Mun-tzung Wong

Building superhighways in your brain. .pdx

03/24/2021

Lean In Circle Group for Women Conductors: Cycle 1

Given that the pandemic has made it even harder for women to reach their conducting goals, I have decided to start a Lean In group for women conductors. This group will meet once a month for three months via Facebook Group Video chat. The purpose of the group is to be able to voice and hear from others what their goals and challenges are regarding conducting, and will be asked to choose one action to execute for the next meeting. The dates and times for the meetings will be the first Monday of each month: April 5, May 3, and June 7 from 6-8pm EST. I do ask that you commit to attending all 3 meetings.

The structure is designed to accommodate 6-8 people to give adequate time for each participant to share their thoughts. If we get more interest/commitments than this, we can have someone else facilitate one of the groups. This is a peer led group. If we find the Circle Groups useful, we can plan further cycles to keep the encouragement and accountability going.

There is no fee for participating in a Lean In Circle Group, and having read the book Lean In by Cheryl Sandberg is not a requirement for joining the group.

If you would like to take part, please send me (Alicia Lieu) a private message on Facebook stating that you would like to participate in Cycle 1 of the Lean In Circle Group for women conductors and that you commit to attending all 3 sessions, and I will respond with a confirmation.

Feel free to tag anyone you think may be interested as well!

Take good care,

Alicia
Mun-tzung Wong

03/21/2020

We hope everyone is taking precautions and staying well during the pandemic. If you are taking time to focus on conducting during this time, we discovered that Lina Gonzalez-Granados and Kensho Watanabe are putting together the Conductors’ Collective. They are holding their first webinar on March 25, entitled “Anatomy of a Rehearsal.”

Follow on Instagram, email them at [email protected], or sign up for the webinar at: tinyurl.com/Web1Register

I (Alicia) hope to see you (virtually) there!

Wednesday, March 25 at 15:00 EDT

02/24/2020

Congratulations to NYCI alum Delyana Lazarova for winning the Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition!! Woot!!!

The Hallé has named Delyana Lazarova as the winner of the inaugural Siemens Hallé International Conductors Competition. In addition to a cash prize of £15,000, Lazarova will fulfill a two-year engagement as the 8th Assistant Conductor for the Hallé, which also includes the role of Music Director...

09/19/2019

Thank you to Podium Time for broadcasting Larry Rachleff's teaching of Petrushka (Parts 1 and 2)! Amazing!

Listen at https://buff.ly/2ZSUXV2

Get out your scores and your pencils, because it's time to take some notes! Today, Larry Rachleff of The Shepherd School of Music goes through every detail imaginable in the first two parts of Petrushka. This is by far our most valuable episode yet!

Recorded at International Conducting Workshop and Festival (ICWF) 2019 workshop.

05/19/2019

What a great piece on Jessica Bejarano Music Director & Conductor! You’re an inspiration to us all! Shatter that glass ceiling!

In the buttoned-up world of classical music, Jessica Bejarano is breaking stereotypical molds and flourishing as the conductor of the San Francisco Civic Symphony. NBC’s Natalie Morales has this week’s Sunday Closer.

05/15/2019

Congratulations to NYCI alum Holly Choe for being awarded a Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship! This is amazing news!

The Taki Concordia Conducting Fellowship for women conductors presents Chloé van Soeterstede 2019-2021 Taki Concordia Conducting Fellow. The Taki Award g

03/17/2019

Congratulations to NYCI alum Delyana Lazarova for winning the International Conducting Competition in Tirana! We couldn't be more ecstatic for you! Woot!

Bulgarian conductor Delyana Lazarova performed brilliantly on the final night of the NRTA Conducting Competition in Tirana, Albania. On March 8, she faced the other two finalists – South Korea's Andrew Joon Choi and China's Ji Yujue. The three were conducting the Albanian Radio and Television Symp...

03/13/2019

**Women Conductors- Save The Date: April 29, 2019**

At noon (Eastern Daylight Time) on April 29, NYCI will be hosting an online gathering of women conductors for the purpose of encouragement, empowerment, and networking. We will have a special guest giving a keynote on the topic of entrepreneurship as well. More "snappy" copy about it coming soon!!!

This article puts words to why we at NYCI find the women's events to be important to our mission: https://bit.ly/2EWvfqg

P.S. We are also working on a program that will be open to both male and female conductors, more info coming soon!

We need to reverse the stereotype that women don’t support other women. There is research that shows women in particular benefit from collaboration over competition. Here is advice from women leaders on how to find and cultivate a close network of female professionals.