This 5-day intensive course with Maestro Diane Wittry (Allentown Symphony Orchestra, author of Beyond the Baton and Baton Basics), Dr. John McKeever (Director of Orchestral Activities, University of Missouri), and Dr. Silas Huff (Director of Orchestras, UT Arlington; Music Director, Clinton Symphony Orchestra) takes place at the University of Texas at Arlington, and includes 40+ minutes of video-recorded podium time and guest lectures from experts in music and education. Limited active participants will be accepted (first consideration goes to students who apply by March 15, 2026). There are unlimited seats for auditors/observers.

This course includes:
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• 40+ minutes of video-recorded conducting sessions with live musicians

• Baton technique/conducting classes

• Score study sessions

• Video review sessions

• Guest lectures from music and education experts (TBA)

• Profession of Conducting class

• Final conductor dinner (included)

• Maestro Masterclasses polo shirt (included)

• More...

 
REPERTOIRE:

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• Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout (VI. Coqueteos)

• Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Noveletten

• Ralph Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

• Gustav Holst St. Paul Suite

• Wagner Siegfried Idyll

• Beethoven Coriolanus Overture

• Or bring your own music (with Dr. Huff's approval in advance)