The Sixth Annual Cascade Conducting Masterclass
with Sarah Ioannides
Pacific Lutheran University
June 21st - June 29th, 2024.
The Application Deadline is April 22nd, 2024.
Auditor applications will be accepted until 15 days before the beginning of the Masterclass.
Auditor applications will be accepted until 15 days before the beginning of the Masterclass.
Orchestral Masterclass Information
About the Orchestral Masterclass
Led by Maestra Sarah Ioannides of Symphony Tacoma, and this year joined by internationally recognized conductor, composer, and the father of Maestra Sarah Ioannides, Ayis Ioannides, the Cascade Conducting Masterclass offers orchestral conductors an incredible array of opportunities. Each full participant will receive 100+ minutes of instructional podium time rehearsing the Cascade Conducting Orchestra, led by Symphony Tacoma principal musicians. All participants will conduct the orchestra every day, and each conductor will perform in the professionally recorded final concert on Saturday, June 29th, 2024. Each participant will also conduct a brand new work, written for the Cascade Composers workshop, in performance on Thursday, June 28th, 2024.
Other opportunities include:
One-on-one mentorship sessions with Maestra Ioannides.
Group sessions on baton technique and score study.
Daily conducting lessons with piano.
Guest speakers covering topics related to the art and business of conducting.
Opportunity to conduct brand new works in both rehearsal and performance, written for the Cascade Composers Workshop which is directed by internationally acclaimed composer, and Dean of the Music School at Julliard, David Serkin Ludwig
Access to audit the Choral Masterclass sessions with Geoffrey Boers and the Symphony Tacoma Voices.
All podium sessions will be video recorded.
Tuition
$2500 - Full Participant
$550 - Auditor
Auditor applications will be accepted until 15 days before the beginning of the Masterclass.
Tuition to be submitted upon acceptance only.
More than $10,000 worth of fellowships are available.
Repertoire
Stravinsky - Histoire du Soldat Suite
Beethoven - Symphony No.2
De Falla - El Amor Brujo Suite 1920' - Mvts 1-7
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 1
Rossini - Barber of Seville Overture
Mozart: Così fan tutte, K.588 / Act 1 - "Ah, scostati!... Smanie implacabili"
Instructor
Sarah Ioannides
Sarah Ioannides has gained recognition as one of the most inspiring and creative conductors of her generation. Now in her eighth season as Music Director of Symphony Tacoma, Sarah is active as a guest conductor internationally she has worked with orchestras such as the Tonkünstler, Orchestre Nationale de Lyon, Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, and Seattle Symphony, she has recorded world premieres with the Royal Philharmonic and most recently with the Malmö Symphony and Nordic Chamber Orchestra with a CD of music by Marie Samuelsson released in 2019.
Application Process
STEP 1: REGISTRATION
Cascade Conducting Orchestral Masterclass
If you are applying as a full participant, please do so before the application deadline.
15 Full Participants will be chosen within 15 days of the application deadline.
Auditor applications will be accepted until 15 days before the beginning of the Masterclass.
Auditors do not need to submit videos or an essay.
STEP 2: REGISTRATION FEE
Application Registration Fee
Payment Options: Online or by Check
Submit a payment of $50 application registration fee online using the "Payment" button.
We accept all major credit and debit cards, PayPal, Venmo, and digital wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Microsoft Pay.
Check or Money Order: Choose "Pay by check" option after clicking the "Tuition Payment" button.
STEP 3: TUITION PAYMENT
UPON ACCEPTANCE
Tuition Payment
Only upon application approval.
Payment Options: Online or by Check
Submit a tuition payment online using the "Tuition Payment" button.
We accept all major credit and debit cards, PayPal, Venmo, and digital wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Microsoft Pay.
Check or Money Order: Choose "Pay by check" option after clicking the "Tuition Payment" button.
Location
Mary Baker Russell Music Building
Pacific Lutheran University
868 Wheeler St S, Parkland, WA 98444
This Cascade Conducting Masterclass will take place in the Mary Baker Russell Music Building on the beautiful campus of Pacific Lutheran University (PLU).
PLU is generously hosting the event, and is providing reduced room and board for participants of the masterclass.
Meals will be available through the PLU Commons.
For more information or questions concerning lodging, food or the event venue, please contact us.