Missouri’s Springfield Symphony Orchestra is joining with the Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra and Drury University to host a conducting workshop on February 24 and 25 in Clara Thompson Hall at Drury University. Led by Kyle Wiley Pickett, music director of the Springfield Symphony Orchestra and Topeka (Kansas) Symphony, and Christopher Koch, music director of the Springfield Regional Opera and Springfield-Drury Civic Orchestra, the workshop will offer participants 30 to 35 minutes of podium time, plus a preparatory session with workshop clinicians. The purpose of the workshop is to provide aspiring conductors the opportunity to work with a professional chamber ensemble of Springfield Symphony musicians in a nurturing environment. Click here for repertoire, schedule, and application information.

Posted January 3, 2017