Minnesota Area Conducting Workshop

Choral & Instrumental Sessions

Southwest Minnesota State University
June 27 - 29, 2022

Updated documents will be added in the spring, but please refer to the following for more information about the event.

• 2022 Invitational Letter  
• Workshop Application and Brochure 
• 2022 Final Informational Letter Participants 

**Offered Free of Charge to all Music Educators**

Application Deadline - May 30, 2022 

New for 2022: Graduate Seminar Credit now available.  

Contact Dr. John Ginocchio for more information

Purpose

All musicians know that learning to sing or play an instrument at an advanced level takes years of practice, assessment, and feedback.  This is no less true for conducting, but most university programs cannot offer more than two conducting classes for undergraduates. 

The purpose of the Minnesota Area Conducting Workshop is to provide Minnesota music educators with a forum in which they can practice their conducting skills, receive feedback from trained conductors, practice self-evaluation skills, discuss issues in music education, and network with other Minnesota music educators in a musical and supportive environment.

Choral Workshop Repertoire

To be announced in April

Instrumental Workshop Repertoire

Grade 1

1. Danza de Espana by Carol Brittin Chambers
2. African Festival by Quincy Hilliard
3. Imperium by Michael Sweeney

Grade 2

1. The Devil's Workshop (flexband version) by Kimberly Archer
2. Storm by Soon Hee Newbold
3. Australian Up-Country Tune by Percy Grainger

Grade 3

1. Where the Wild Things Dance (flexband version) by Joseph Earp
2. Three Songs of Bengal by Aakash Mittal
3. Encanto by Robert W. Smith

Grade 4

1. Volver a la Montana by Shelley Hanson
2. Chorale and Shaker Dance by John Zdechlick

Clinicians

Contact Information

For more information on the Minnesota Area Conducting Workshop, contact:

Dr. John Ginocchio
(507) 537-7209
John.Ginocchio@smsu.edu
or
Dr. Stephen Kingsbury
(507) 537-7247
Stephen.Kingsbury@smsu.edu