Spiritus Chamber Choir - Sound Space Conducting Workshop

The Sound Space conducting workshop will serve Calgary conductors who work in schools, community ensembles, and faith community settings. This one-day workshop targets the needs of emerging conductors, teachers near the outset of their careers, university music students, and instrumental conductors wanting to gain choral experience. 

This workshop will take place Saturday 25 September 2021 in Calgary.

The Sound Space workshop provides cross-training in four fundamental tasks of the conductor:

• How can conductors foster a sound space? 
• How does vocal tone and expression determine conducting gesture and pedagogy?
• How can conductors bring scores to life through analysis and by taking personal ownership of the music? 
• How can conductors combine the technical and the expressive in their gesture?

Participants will receive full-group instruction, small-group instruction, and individual instruction. The entire workshop will be structured around four choral pieces. Participants are asked to study all four pieces in advance, and to prepare one of them to conduct and receive coaching during the final masterclass.  

Registration Deadline: 15 August. Registrations after the deadline will be considered if space is available.

For more information and to register for this workshop, please visit the Spiritus Chamber Choir website.