Rising Stars
Rising Stars New York
at the Music Conservatory of Westchester, White Plains, NY, USA
Course Details
After two years of hugely successful sell-out courses in Europe, And Other Duties is bringing their unique style of mentoring to the USA!
RISING STARS New York is an intensive 2-day course offering immersive and practical training on working with young musicians. Aimed at professional music educators and conductors interested in developing their education work, there are active, playing and observer places available.
Over two days conductors will rehearse the Dvořák and Tchaikovsky string serenades and will get a 1:1 coaching session with Marin Alsop. There will also be feedback sessions, seminars about all things education-related and a Q&A with Marin about her extensive work in the field of education.
Repertoire
Tchaikovsky, String Serenade
Dvořák, String Serenade
Location
Music Conservatory of Westchester 216, Central Avenue, White Plains, NY 10606
Dates
The course will start at 4pm on March 7th and finish at 5pm on March 8th 2025.
Participation
Deposit $50
Fees
Conducting: $475
Strings: $275
Observers: $175
Application Requirements
For your conducting video submissions, please note the following guidelines:
- Please submit 2-3 videos, totaling 10-15 minutes, of contrasting repertoire that shows you at your best.
- They may be in one video clearly marked with timestamps or individual video links.
- All videos should be front-facing from the point of view of the orchestra.
- Please submit a 2 minute introduction video telling us a little bit about yourself and your motivations for applying for the course.
- Videos must be submitted via YouTube or Vimeo links (public or unlisted)
- In the video description, please add your first and last name, the date when the videos were recorded, the orchestra/school name and the works performed.
- On receipt of your application, we will send you a payment link.
- For conducting participants, there is an application fee of $50 which will be deducted from the course fee should your application be selected.
- If you are not selected as a conducting participant, the application fee will be applied to a consultation.
Each application will be viewed by members of our team and we will offer feedback on all applications received.
Priority will be given to those working in music education and outreach from the greater NY tri-state area before December 15th. Following this period, places will be opened to a global pool of applicants.
To apply please fill out the application linked below.
For more information contact: Risingstars@musiced.org
Those interested in orchestra places, please send two short video links of contrasting excerpts, one orchestral and one solo on your primary string instrument. No conducting videos are required.
If you are interested in being an observer only, no videos of any kind are required