Conducting Fellowship
Audition Requirements
Entry Requirements
Maximum two pages (in English). We hope to get a sense of who you are as a complete musician and person. Therefore, please ensure that your C.V. is a full account of your study and work so far, both inside and outside your endeavors as a conductor.
- Of all the possible career paths as a musician, why did you choose to become a conductor? (Maximum 3-5 sentences in English)
- What is the musical foundation upon which you are building your skills as a conductor? (Maximum 3-5 sentences in English). This is likely to be your ability as an instrumentalist, composer, academic, etc. In other words, please describe your proficiency and experience as a musician outside conducting. Please submit materials in support of your answer above. This might be a video of you as an instrumentalist, a pdf of a composition, an article as an academic etc.
Videos should be uploaded to YouTube or a similar streaming service and should be available to access without a password or login (choose either public or unlisted in the privacy options for your video on YouTube).
VIDEO 1: Mozart: Symphony no. 41, 1st movement, beginning until bar 38.
- Please record yourself conducting this music without an orchestra / ensemble / piano / recording / singing: this video must be in silence. You must conduct compellingly, as if you were leading an orchestra in performance. Please leave the audio on (the audition panel needs to be able to hear that you are not conducting along to a recording).
- Immediately after conducting (without an edit in the video), introduce yourself (your name, where you are from, and where you live), then please spend approximately one minute answering this question: ‘In your opinion, should the first movement of Mozart’s Symphony no. 41 be conducted ‘in 2’ or ‘in 4’? Why?’
- Ensure that the camera is positioned directly in front of the conductor, showing the upper half of the body, including the full range of arm movement.
VIDEO 2: ‘In your opinion, what are the most important qualities of a conductor? Describe why these qualities are necessary for the ideal conductors of the future.’
- Please record yourself answering the question above. Your answer should be a maximum of two minutes in length.
VIDEO 3: Free choice submission
- Please submit a video of your choice, conducting either a rehearsal or a concert. The video must be 5 minutes in length. Where possible, your recording should be from the beginning of a piece, and there should be no cuts or editing.
- Ideally, the camera will be positioned directly in front of the conductor, showing the upper half of the body, including the full range of arm movement.
- Please write the composer / piece / movement in the space provided. Also, please indicate the time from where you would like the audition panel to view the video.
VIDEO 4: Free choice submission (optional)
- Please see guidance for video 3.
- Applicants are encouraged to submit a fourth video, where possible.