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MONTEUX SCHOOL FOR CONDUCTORS 2025 SEASON
Our 2025 program will begin on Sunday, June 15, 2025 (arrival & registration date) and finish with the final symphony concert on Sunday July 27, 2025.
The deadline for applications and primary consideration is January 1, 2025, and the application fee is $60.
After January 1 you can still apply for secondary consideration and the Application fee is $100.
TO APPLY CLICK HERE
The Conducting Faculty lead by Music Director Dr. Tiffany Lu for our 82th season will include Jeffery Meyer, Ludovic Morlot, and Monteux Associate Conductor, Kyle Ritenauer.
Soloists and the full curriculum and performed works will be released soon.
Our program trains conductors in orchestral conducting and trains instrumentalists to meet the many demands of orchestral playing. We offer an unrivaled opportunity to learn a large and varied repertoire during the six-week program.
All participants must be 18 years of age by the program start date -- Sunday June 15, 2025 -- and must participate for the full 6-week period of the program.
Musicians are full-time active participants. Players rotate within their sections and remain in the orchestra. Conductors receive weekly rehearsal time on the podium and perform in concerts. Instrumentalists and conductors work and learn together.
With the obvious exception of pianists, all musicians (with the exception of percussionists) are expected to bring their own instruments.
Conductors are required to play in the orchestra and learn from both sides of the podium, while instrumentalists learn the music in exacting detail. We accept up to 18 conductors and 45 instrumentalists to comprise a full-orchestra.
The school’s rigorous weekly schedule -- equivalent to that of a full-time orchestra -- prepares musicians for a professional career. Each week’s schedule includes seven on-stage symphony rehearsals and a public symphony concert led by student conductors each Sunday evening. Chamber Music Concerts for smaller ensembles are scheduled on Wednesdays and offer additional performance opportunities each Wednesday night. Other performance opportunities are scheduled occasionally.
You can view short video testimonials from our alumni sharing their experience by click in this link.
Tuition Cost is $3200 for Conductors and $1500 for Instrumentalists. In addition, there is a $500 housing fee in addition to a $200 housing deposit of which is returned to participants upon departure from the festival and if the residencies are left in good order. We offer generous scholarships for students in need.
Furthermore, we coordinate many paid opportunities in our neighboring communities in churches as well as in various venues for our participants.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENT
1. Resume required.
2. Video recording showing recent conducting experience ideally demonstrating a varied selection of standard orchestral repertoire; showing front view of the conductor from a reasonable distance
3. Video recording of instrumental performance, approximately fifteen minutes in length showcasing both solo performance and at least two orchestral excerpts of your choice.
We have a Frequently Asked Questions section available on our website.
Questions about our program or the application process that are not addressed on our website (monteuxmusic.org) may be addressed to Stan Renard, Executive Director at [email protected]
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