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2026 INTERNATIONAL CONDUCTORS GUILD
50th Anniversary Conference
January 16 - 19, 2026
Dallas, TX
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Fabio Luisi, Music Director & Conductor
2026 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
International Conductors Guild
Dr. Claire Fox Hillard, President
**Please note: The International Conductors Guild reserves the right to change/modify session times and presenters.
**Registration - Stop by the registration table in the lobby - everyone MUST have a name badge
before entering Caruth Hall. Walk-ins are welcome!
**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.
**Exhibitors are located in Hall. Please visit their displays throughout the sessions.
**Group Dinners and Entertainment sign up sheets are available at the registration desk
*Thursday, January 15, 2026 -
Dallas Symphony Orchestra - Dress Rehearsal
Fabio Luisi, Music Director and Conductor
Bruckner - Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Myerson Symphony Hall
ICG Conference attendees arriving early to Dallas are invited to attend.
Friday, January 16, 2026 -
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Conference attendees should arrive in Dallas
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3:00pm - 4:30pm
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International Conductors Guild - Board Retreat and Meeting
location TBA
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7:30pm
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra - Maestro Fabio Luisi
Myerson Concert Hall
Bruckner - Symphony No. 9 in D minor (1896, unfinished)
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9:30pm
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"50th Anniversary Get-Together"!
Beeman Hotel Bar
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Saturday, January 17, 2026 - All Sessions in Caruth Hall
| 8:00am - 9:00am |
Conference Registration - Lobby
**Stop by the registration table in the lobby -
everyone MUST have a name badge before entering Caruth Hall.
Wear your name badge at all times, please.
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| 9:00am - 10:30am |
Conductor Workshop with Maestro Fabio Luisi
All attendees are encouraged to apply for this amazing opportunity!
Location TBA
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10:30am - 11:00am
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Break |
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11:00am - 11:15am
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Welcome to Dallas and the 2026 Conference of the International Conductors Guild!
- Claire Fox Hillard, President, International Conductors Guild
- Katie McGuiness, Wildenthal Families Chief Artistic Officer,
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
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| 11:00am - 11:30am |
Just Patriotic Enough: A List of Orchestral Works for a Year-Long Celebration of America’s 250th Birthday
Major Brian Dix, US Marine Corps, retired.
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| 11:35am - 12:05pm |
The Life & Works of Crawford Gates, An American Conductor/Composer
Roberta Carpenter
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| 12:15pm - 1:30pm |
Lunch on your own - -
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| 1:40pm - 2:45pm |
Conductor Roundtables - all are invited to participate
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| 2:50pm - 3:20pm |
Groove meets Gesture: A Conductor's Toolkit for Jazz Big Band Collaboration
Gregory Robbins |
| 3:25pm - 3:55pm |
JC Penney's Bicentennial Celebration: Commissioned and Licensed Musical Pieces
Janine Riverire
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4:00pm - 4:30pm
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A Comparative Study of Renowned Wind Band American Conductors
Enrique Hernandis |
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4:30pm - 4:45pm
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Break
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| 4:50pm - 5:20pm |
Women Conductors Roundtable
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| 5:25pm - 5:55pm |
Breaking Down Barriers through Music - Dvořák to the Harlem Renaissance and the creation of uniquely American music
James Lamb
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| 6:00pm |
Dinner on your own
**Be sure to check the ICG Conference app and/or Group Dinner
sign-up sheets!
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Sunday, January 18, 2026 - All Sessions in Caruth Hall
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7:30am - 8:30am
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Breakfast on your own
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8:30am - 9:00am
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Registration - continued - Lobby
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9:00am - 9:30am
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"Symphony: This Will Be Our Reply" by Lucas Richman - The Making of an American Symphonic Masterwork
Noreen Green-Drew |
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9:35am - 10:05am
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Roy Harris's Fifth Symphony: The Interpretation, Preparation, and Performance of a Rarely Performed American Masterwork
Brad Cawyer
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10:10am - 10:40am
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Copland's The Tender Land: An Iowa Tribute
Rebecca Nederhiser |
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10:45am - 11:15pm
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Mahler's 5th: Unraveling 120 years of mistakes and confusion – Breitkopf’s new Urtext edition
Nick Pfefferkorn, Breitkopf and Härtel Music Publishers
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| 11:20pm - 11:50pm |
The Sousa - ABA- Ostwald Award: What we can learn from winners of this American Wind Band Composition Award
Josh Pace
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| 12:00pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch Break
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| 2:00pm - 3:30pm |
Wind Ensemble - Conductor Workshop
SMU Symphony Orchestra - Edward Cumming, Music Director & Conductor
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| 3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Break - Visit our Exhibitors
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4:00pm - 4:30pm
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International Conductors Guild Annual Membership Meeting
Election of Directors
Election of Officers
Other Business
**This session is for active, paid 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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Monday, January 19, 2026 - All Sessions Caruth Hall
| 7:00am - 8:00am |
Breakfast on your own
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| 9:00am - 9:35am |
Conducting to Picture: Understanding the Tools and Challenges of Conducting Live-to-Film
Angel Velez
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| 9:40am - 10:10am |
Surprise and Delight with the Music of Victor Herbert
Alyce Mott
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| 10:15am - 10:45am |
The Music of Stephen Sondheim: A Great American Composer
Charles Price
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10:50am - 11:20am
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We Can Do It! - A History of American Women Military Band Conductors in WWII
Alexandra Zacharella
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11:30am - 12:00pm
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50th Anniversary Conference Wrap-Up!
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