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Artistic Director, Director of Faculty
Chair of Composers Seminar Daron Hagen Managing Director Chair of Conducting Seminar Brooke Creswell Conducting Faculty Brooke Creswell Donald Thulean Lawrence Golan Chair of Jazz Workshop Karrin Allyson Chair of Chamber Music Seminar Kevin Krentz Performance Faculty Robert Frankenberry piano, vocalist, conducting Simon James violin Kevin Krentz violoncello Tanya Stambuk piano Jeff Johnson bass Todd Strait drums Marc Seales piano Warren Rand saxophone 2011 Visiting Artists Ensembles in Residence Finesterra Piano Trio Seasons String Quartet Yakima Symphony Chamber Orchestra The Seasons Performance Hall President Pat Strosahl Administrative Assistant to the Artistic Director Jessica Rudman 2010 Festival Book 2009 Festival Book _____ Seasons Website |
Images from the Festival Academy and the Yakima Valley. THE 2011 SEASONS COMPOSERS SEMINAR
The third annual Seasons Festival Academy will take place from October 11th to the 16th at the Seasons Performance Hall in Yakima, Washington. Under the guidance of composer and Seasons Music Festival Artistic Director, Daron Hagen, and composer, Gilda Lyons, composers will be intensely immersed in the craft, the tools, and the public skills required of composers of concert music. The relaxed rhythms of this central Washington community -- only a few hours from the major metropolitan centers of the Northwest -- provide a perfect, hospitable backdrop for working composers. Each Composer Fellow will be partnered with a Conductor Fellow for the duration of the festival. Fellows should plan to arrive on the evening of October 10th and depart the morning of the 17th. Each composer will:
Tuition is $1750 ($500 on acceptance as deposit, balance due by the first meeting of the workshop). Housing in private homes will be provided.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR COMPOSERS
Send two full scores (PDF format only) and accompanying recordings (mp3 format only) for an orchestral work and a chamber work -- with or without voice -- via wetransfer.com todirector@seasonsmusicfestival.org. Send acoustic recordings only; midi recordings will be disqualified. In a seperate email, stipulate the titles of your submitted scores, and include either a link to your personal website where a biography and further information may be found, or a biography. Invitations will be made via email on June 1st, 2011. DEADLINE July 1, 2011. |
THE 2011 SEASONS CONDUCTORS SEMINAR
The third annual Seasons Conductors Workshop will take place in Yakima, WA October 12-16, 2011 as part of The Seasons Fall Music Festival. Faculty include Donald Thulean, Conductor Emeritus of The Spokane Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Golan, Music Director of the Yakima Symphony and Director of Orchestral and Opera Programs at The University of Denver, and Brooke Creswell, Retired Music Director of the Yakima Symphony Orchestra. Artistic Director for the Festival is composer, Daron Aric Hagen. Ensembles in Residence will be the Finisterra Piano Trio and The Yakima Symphony Chamber Orchestra.
Eight conductors will be selected to participate in the workshop which runs concurrently with The Seasons Composers Seminar. Each conductor will have 15 to 20 minutes of podium time for one piano session and four orchestra sessions. Additionally each conductor will be assigned a work written for the Festival by a composition fellow to rehearsed and performed at the closing concert. The performances will be professionally videoed for the use of the conductors and composers. Conducting fellows should plan to arrive by the evening of October 11 and depart October 17. Repertory: Bartok,Divertimento for Strings Hagen,Piano Concerto Mahler,Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
Mendelssohn,Symphony No. 4 Mozart,Overture to the Magic Flute Mozart,Symphony No. 40 in G Minor Mahler,Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
Verdi,La Traviata, Prelude to Act III Zwilich,Concerto Grosso
Seminars will include score and parts preparation (for both conductors and composers), analysis, public and professional skills for career building. Tuition is $1,000 ($400 on acceptance, balance due by the first meeting of the workshop). Housing in private homes will be available.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR CONDUCTORS
Send resume and DVD with a $25 non-refundable deposit to The Seasons Conductors Workshop101 North Naches Avenue Yakima, WA 98901 DEADLINE June 30, 2011 |
THE 2011 SEASONS JAZZ WORKSHOP Famed jazz singer and pianist, Karrin Allyson, will head the faculty of the first Seasons Jazz Workshop in Yakima, WA, October 7-10, 2011 as part of The Seasons Fall Music Festival. Faculty will include Jeff Johnson (bass), Todd Strait (drums), Marc Seales (piano) and Warren Rand (saxophone). Topics dealt with in master classes and seminars will include:
Tuition is $600 per person and includes housing (double occupancy; home stays for minors) ($300 payable on acceptance, balance October 7, 2011). APPLICATION PROCEDURE FOR JAZZ WORKSHOP Ensembles submit a resume for all members and a recording in DVD (preferred) or CD format. Individuals submit a resume and a recording in DVD (preferred) or CD format. It is preferred that the recording include ensemble performance but solo work is acceptable. Each application must include a $25 non-refundable fee. Address applications to: The Seasons Jazz workshop 101 North Naches Avenue Yakima, WA 98901 For further information regarding The Seasons Fall Festival: http://seasonsmusicfestival.org/ Brooke Creswell, Manager The Seasons Fall Festival 509-453-1888 brooke@theseasonsyakima.com DEADLINE July 31, 2011. |
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