Mead Witter School of Music
Mead Witter School of Music ll
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Conducting
Audition Information
Conducting (MM)
l Conducting applicants will submit up to 5 links (URLs, YouTube
is best) to videos of yourself performing a total of 20 to 30 minutes.
l Excerpts should be from both a rehearsal and a performance. The
camera should be aimed at the conductor’s face and hands. It should not be from
the audience’s perspective. A high-quality video is the first step toward an
invitation to audition in person.
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After faculty
review of your videos, transcripts, and other application materials, you may be
invited for an audition with one of the School of Music ensembles, including an
interview with the conducting faculty.
Choral Conducting: Contact:
Professor Beverly Taylor.
The graduate choral conducting
program prepares students for the challenges of professional life in
conducting, which includes academic teaching at the college level or public
schools, in major church or community jobs, or working with professional
ensembles and orchestras. This select graduate choral conducting program gives
individual attention to each student with private conducting lessons, small
conducting seminars, intensive choral literature seminars, and a large amount
of podium time. Graduate students sing in one or more ensembles, co-conduct the
Masters Singers, and may have a teaching assistantship for University Chorus or
Women’s Chorus. There are additional opportunities in Madison for church jobs
and community choruses.
* The Choral Conducting program will be accepting applications for Fall 2020. Teaching Assistant positions and other funding will be available.
Orchestral Conducting: Contact
Professor Chad Hutchinson.
* Update 5/3/19: The Orchestral Conducting program is currently full and may not accept applications for Fall 2020. We will provide an update as soon as possible!
Wind Conducting: Contact
Professor Scott Teeple.
* The Wind Conducting program will be accepting applications for Fall 2020. Teaching
Assistant positions and other funding will be available.
※ DMA audition information will be furnished upon request. For further information, please contact MusicAim at musicaim@naver.com
Updated on 05/11/2019