Emerging Conductor Workshop Open Rehearsal

Saturday, October 26, 1:00pm CDT
Touhill Performing Arts Center at the University of Missouri–St. Louis 
1 Touhill Circle, St. Louis, MO 63121 

Tamara Dworetz, conductor
Nicholas Koo, conductor
Deanna Tham, conductor

Workshop includes excerpts from:
Johann Strauss, Jr. Die Fledermaus Overture
Claude Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Igor Stravinsky The Firebird Suite (1919 version)

Sponsored by Noémi K. Neidorff

In this open rehearsal, three emerging conductors lead the SLSO in the culmination of a multi-day professional development event with Slatkin, a perpetual champion and mentor of emerging talent. Slatkin will provide feedback and insights into conducting an orchestra in real-time to the rising conducting talents who will each lead the orchestra in excerpts from standard orchestral repertoire by Claude Debussy, Johann Strauss, Jr., and Igor Stravinsky.  The open rehearsal is free to the public. Music educators are especially encouraged to attend this insightful look into the art of leading an orchestra.

The open rehearsal with the SLSO is the conclusion of a multi-day workshop with Slatkin and SLSO staff and musicians focusing on comprehensive training, mentorship, and learning.

Participating conductors are:

• Tamara Dworetz, conductor who has assisted orchestras including the Orchestre de Paris, Gürzenich Orchestre Cologne, BBC Concert Orchestra, and Atlanta Symphony
• Nicholas Koo, conductor who has worked with some of the leading U.S. orchestras, including the Minnesota Orchestra, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, and the San Diego Symphony; and is a 2023 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award winner
• Deanna Tham, the Associate Conductor of the Oregon Symphony, Music Director of the Union Symphony Orchestra, and Interim Music Director of the Portland Chamber Orchestra

https://slso.org/240930-press-slatkin-legacy/

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