The Arapahoe Philharmonic, in support of its ongoing mission to recognize young talent in the classical music field, announces the opening of its 2015-2016 Vincent C. LaGuardia Jr. Conducting Competition beginning Wednesday.
This competition is for conductors between the ages of 18 and 28 who are residents of the United States and not yet regularly employed in the conducting field. The winner will conduct Edvard Grieg’s “Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46″ in concert with the Arapahoe Philharmonic on Nov. 6, and be presented with a cash prize of $500 at the performance. Devin Patrick Hughes, music director and conductor of the AP, will mentor the competition winner during his or her week with the orchestra.
The inaugural Conducting Competition was held during the 2013-2014 season. Nathaniel Meyer, from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, won the first competition and led the Arapahoe Philharmonic in Bernstein’s “Overture to Candide” in February 2014. The Conducting Competition alternates annually with the Vincent C. LaGuardia Jr. Composition Competition.
Eligibility and application requirements are available at www.arapahoe-phil.org/competitions/conducting-competition/. All applications must be submitted online by 11:59 p.m. July 31.
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