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2025 INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTORS GUILD
International Conference
January 2 - 5, 2025
London, England, UK
Royal College of Music
Prince Consort Road
London, UK
2025 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
International Conductors Guild
Dr. Claire Fox Hillard, President
Dr. Carlos Brown, Conference Co-Chairperson
Dr. Julie Sorensen, Conference Co-Chairperson
Ms. Jan Wilson, Executive Director
*Please note: The International Conductors Guild reserves the right to change/modify session times and presenters.
**Registration - Stop by the registration table - everyone MUST have a name badge before entering the Performance Hall.
**Mentoring Sessions - sign-up in advance or when you arrive for one-on-one mentoring sessions with highly experienced colleagues, ready to share their knowledge with you! Mentoring sessions will be scheduled individually and throughout each day. Contact Mentorship Co-Chairs, Larry Isaacson and Peter Stafford Wilson at: [email protected] if you have not signed up in advance.
**Sign up for Group Dinners and Entertainment at registration
Thursday, January 2, 2025 - optional, reservations are required, or pay at the door
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6:30pm
"Connect and Re-Connect"
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"Connect Colleagues Party"! Join your colleagues in the bar area of the Marriott London Kensington Hotel, 147C Cromwell Road, for a social get-together prior to the beginning of the conference sessions. Arrive at the Marriott, settle in, and gather with all conference delegates for an evening of laughter, stories, photos, and much more.
Location - Marriott London Kensington Hotel - 147C Cromwell Road, London (near Gloucester Rd. Tube)
Reservations and payment $35/person are required. See the registration form.
 
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Friday, January 3, 2025 - All Daytime Sessions at - Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Rd, London
| 7:30am - 8:30am |
Breakfast on your own -
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| 8:30am - 9:00pm |
Conference Registration
Royal College of Music - Gallery
**Stop by the registration table - everyone MUST have a name badge before entering the Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall.
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| 9:15am - 9:30am |
Welcome to London and the 2025 Conference of the International Conductors Guild!
Claire Fox Hillard, President, International Conductors Guild
James Williams, Director, Royal College of Music - TBA
Carlos Brown, Conference Co-Chairperson
Julie Sorensen - Conference Co-Chairperson
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| 9:40am - 10:10am |
Rebecca Nederhiser
"Trailblazers: Exploring Works by British Women Composers"
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| 10:15am - 10:45am |
Bernd Ruf
"Classical Crossover as a particular challenge for conductors"
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| 10:45am - 11:00am |
Break
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| 11:05am - 11:35am |
Hildegard Schon
"Conducting leadership - Building an online and training business"
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| 11:40am - 12:10pm |
Alexander Adiarte
"Conducting Our Future" |
| 12:15pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch on your own
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| 1:40pm - 2:45pm |
Roundtables - all are invited to participate
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| 2:50pm - 3:20pm |
Majella Clarke
"The Role of Technology in Expanding Conducting Practice and its Aesthetic Implications"
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| 3:25pm - 3:55pm |
Lawrence Golan
"Score Study Passes" - Elgar's Enigma Variations |
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4:00pm - 4:30pm
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Christian Z. Sandu
"Shaping Puccini's Verismo - An appealing operatic jounral from theory to practice" |
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4:30pm - 4:45pm
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Break |
| 4:50pm - 5:20pm |
Nvart Andreassian
"Promotion of music from 1945 to the present day"
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| 5:25pm - 5:55pm |
Dominic Grier
"George Hurst (1926-2012) - Pedagogy, Performance, and Influence"
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| 6:00pm - 6:30pm |
Gregory Peterson
"The Other March King: Kenneth J. Alford"
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| 6:30pm |
Dinner on your own
**Be sure to check the ICG Conference app and/or sign-up sheets for Group Dinners!
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Saturday, January 4, 2025 - All Sessions in Amarillis Fleming Hall, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London
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7:30am - 8:30am
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Breakfast on your own
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8:00am - 9:15am
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International Conductors Guild - Board of Directors Meeting -
Location: Marriott London Kensington Hotel
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8:30am - 9:00am
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Registration - continued
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9:00am - 9:30am
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Jon Mitchell
"Gustav Holst: Composer and Conductor as Music Educator" |
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9:40am - 10:10am
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Carolyn Watson
"The 1874 Project: A Commissioning Initiative at the University of Illinois"
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10:15am - 11:45am
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Keynote Speaker
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| 11:45pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch Break -
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| 1:00pm - 3:00pm |
Conductor Workshop - Mark Wigglesworth
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| 3:10pm - 3:40pm |
Mark Wigglesworth - a conversation with Toby Purser
"The Silent Musician ~ Why Conducting Matters"
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| 3:40pm - 3:50pm |
Break |
| 3:50pm - 4:20pm |
Lauren Reynolds
"Trancendence: The Music of Henry L. Dorn"
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| 4:30pm - 5:00pm |
Nicholas Palmer - a conversation with Jonathan Allen
"Creating the perfect recording - an Abbey Road Experience" |
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5:10pm - 5:40pm
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International Conductors Guild Annual Membership Meeting
Election of Directors
Election of Officers
Other Business
**This session is for active members of the International Conductors Guild, only.
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6:00pm
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Dinner - be sure to sign up for Group Dinners at the Registration Desk or on the app!
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Sunday, January 5, 2024 - All Sessions at Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London
| 7:00am - 8:00am |
Breakfast on your own
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| 8:30am - 9:00am |
Cynthia Katsarelis
"An Approach to Successful Social Engagement Projects"
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| 9:05am - 9:35am |
Edward Cumming
"What Brahms is trying to tell us....are we listening?"
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| 9:40am - 10:10am |
Yunn-Shan Ma
"Unearthing a Hidden Gem: The Historical and Practical Significance of Gustav Holst"
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| 10:15am - 10:45am |
Paul Richard Jenkins
"Pictorial Phrase Analysis"
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10:50am - 11:20am
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Michael Mishra
"Insurance Policies and "Immodest Analogies": The original version of Shostakovich's 9th Symphony"
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11:30am - 12:00pm
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Richard Brunson
"Ralph Vaughan Williams's "The Pilgrims' Progress" - Problems and Solutions for Future Performances"
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