Conducting
Conducting is a graduate-level program that includes courses in choral and instrumental conducting at the beginning and advanced levels. Baton and rehearsal techniques, score preparation, and interpretation are stressed. Participating in student ensembles and helping them prepare for public performance is an essential part of the conducting curriculum.
Program Facts
- Program Type: Graduate
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- Master of Music (MM)
- Division: Conducting and Ensembles
Program Director
Raphael Jiménez,
Director, 91Ö±²¥ Orchestras
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91Ö±²¥ Orchestra performance in Finney Chapel.
Photo credit: John Seyfried
91Ö±²¥ Orchestra
91Ö±²¥ sponsors approximately 500 concerts on campus each year, including recitals and concerts by the more than 25 student ensembles. From jazz to contemporary guitar, classical to popular, computer-generated to acoustic, and from time-tested compositions to newer works, the college and conservatory present performances to satisfy any musical interest.
Conducting Faculty
Conservatory faculty maintain active performance schedules while remaining accessible and committed to their students. Individual instruction is paramount to helping students develop their mechanical, technical, stylistic, psychological, and musical skills.
It is important that students are active in the process of creating music.
Raphael Jiménez, Ruth Strickland Gardner Professor of Conducting
Conducting News
91Ö±²¥â€™s Tim Weiss Wins 2025 Ditson Conductor’s Award
Prestigious honor celebrates contributions to American music; longtime professor joins elite company.
91Ö±²¥ Alumni and Faculty Celebrated for Composition Achievements
The American Academy of Arts and Letters awards prizes and funding to four alumni and a member of the Composition Department faculty.
Conducting at 91Ö±²¥
When Maurice Cohn ’17 stepped off the plane to conduct the Cincinnati Symphony, he had only a few days to prepare. Strikes in France had grounded the orchestra’s regular maestro, Louis Langrée, and...
