【The Music between the Beats】Sigmund Thorp Conducting Masterclass

Dates: January 8–11, 2025 (4 days)
Location:1F, Lane 3, Alley 26, Chaozhou St., Da’an Dist., Taipei City 106, Taiwan

Maestro: Sigmund Thorp

Course Content

Conducting Practice with Ensemble (6 sessions over 4 days)
Participants will conduct and rehearse pieces with a small ensemble (strings quintet & piano) . Each session allocates around 20 minutes per participant.

Q&A with the Maestro

Final Performance
Each participant will conduct a selected piece in a final performance and receive a certificate of completion.

※Total conducting time per participant: app. 75 minutes

Repertoire:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 Mvt.II
Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Schubert: Symphony No. 5 Mvt.1
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 Mvt.II

Requirements

a, Active Participants: Open to experienced conductors; 8 selected by video audition.

b. Observers: Up to 20 participants interested in learning about conducting, with access to sessions and Q&A.

Registration: Online only