CODA National Elections December 2011

By Tony Holland | Published: December 10, 2011

CODA will hold online national elections very soon this month!  Please keep an eye out for an email from Charles Gambetta which will include statements and bios from our candidates as well as a link for online voting.  In the meanwhile, below you can find links to files from our two candidates for National Vice President:                          Robert Baldwin and Ricardo Averbach:

Robert Baldwin
1) Robert’s statement (PDF format):
2) Robert’s statement (MS Word format):
3) Robert’s Bio (PDF format):
4) Robert’s Bio (MS Word format):
Ricardo Averbach
1) Ricardo’s statement (PDF format):
2) Ricardo’s statement (MS Word format):
3) Ricardo’s Bio (PDF format):
5) Ricardo’s Bio (MS Word format):
6) Ricardo’s photo (jpeg format):
7) special video link Ricardo made for the election:
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Call for CODA 2012 Conducting Masterclass Students

By Tony Holland | Published: October 15, 2011

The College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA) Announces:

A Nationwide Call for Conducting Student Participants

CODA National Conference in Chicago, Illinois

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Conducting Masterclass with Maestro Victor Yampolsky,

Carol F. and Arthur L. Rice Jr. University Professorship

in Performance, Conducting

Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University

• 4 – 6 participants will be chosen nationwide

• Full time undergraduate or graduate students welcome to apply

• Up to $400 in travel expense reimbursement available to conductors chosen to participate

• Participants will receive 15 minutes or more of live podium time with full orchestra

• Participants will receive video recordings of their masterclass appearance

• Participants will be provided a free ticket to the Chicago Symphony Performance of

Carmina Burana conducted by Maestro Riccardo Muti

• Participants will be receive a free ticket to attend the post CSO performance reception

(may include a brief appearance by maestro Muti)

• Participants will be offered a 1 year complimentary membership in CODA

Deadline for receipt of all application materials (via email only): November 28, 2011

Completed applications should be emailed to:

Dr. Anthony G. Holland

National President-Elect

College Orchestra Directors Association (CODA)

Email: aholland@nycap.rr.com

Application information:

Download application forms from this link:

MSWord Format:

https://tholland48258.box.net/shared/g4j419kjv4hi5sxglhgd

PDF Format:

https://tholland48258.box.net/shared/z93dtb6v0xql1ddhyiqf

•  All materials must be received via email by November 28, 2011

•  All applications must include:

1) completed application form (a link to the form will be provided shortly)

2) 10-15 minute video excerpt of your conducting work with a live ensemble

[see Video  Submission Information below]

Video Submission information:

-       All applicants must provide 10 – 15 minutes of video demonstrating their conducting work before a live ensemble (chamber group or orchestra)

-       The camera should be facing the conductor’s face

-       Two different styles of music are suggested, if possible

-       Videos must be uploaded to YouTube and the link sent in your email application OR you

-       may request a special upload link be sent to you by emailing your request to: aholland@nycap.rr.com

- (DVD’s are not being accepted for this application)

- Videos must be in one of the following four compressed formats:

1) Quicktime (.mov file extension)

2) WMV (.wmv file extension)

3) Mpeg-4 (.mp4 file extension)

4) Flash (.flv file extension)

• Repertoire for the Masterclass will be selected from the following works:

-       Mozart: Don Giovanni Overture (Andre ending)

-       Dvorak: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Movements 1, 2, 4

Maestro Victor Yampolsky

Maestro Yampolsky

Director of orchestras at the Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.  In addition to his Northwestern duties, Victor Yampolsky also serves as music director of the Peninsula Music Festival, honorary director of the Scotia Festival of Music, and music director Emeritus and Principal Guest Conductor of the Omaha Symphony Orchestra. He was formerly assistant concertmaster and assistant conductor of the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, and principal second violin of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.  Yampolsky has appeared as a guest conductor throughout the United States and abroad, and has recorded for the Pyramid and Kiwi-Pacific labels. He received the degree Honorary Doctor of Letters from the University of Nebraska at Omaha as well as an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Doane College in Crete, Nebraska, and is a member of the Continuum Committee of the League of American Orchestras.

For more information: Please email:

aholland@nycap.rr.com

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CODA 2012 National Conference Online Registration

By Tony Holland | Published: September 10, 2011

CODA 2012 National Conference

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The Fabulous Hilton Orrington Chicago $99 Special Nat. Conf. Rate

SPECIAL PRE-REGISTRATION NATIONAL CODA CONFERENCE RATE OF ONLY $99/NIGHT at the fabulous Hilton Orington  Chicago.  CALL TODAY to hold your special CODA rate (LIMITED AVAILABILITY ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS!) for the CODA national conference January 26-28, 2012.

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2012 NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE COLLEGE ORCHESTRA DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
HOSTED BY THE BIENEN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
VICTOR YAMPOLSKY, DIRECTOR OF ORCHESTRAL ACTIVITIES
Conference Hotel: Hilton Orrington/Evanston

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26
PM Arrival
3:00-6:00 Registration at Hilton-Orrington Hotel
6:30 Gathering (Cocktail Hour at Hotel)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27
8:15 AM Coffee Gathering/Late Registration
Welcome by NW host and administrators

9:00-9:45 “Development of the College Orchestra in America” –
Jason Ladd; Marquette University

10:00-10:45 “Programming in the Wilderness”
Joel Neves; Michigan Technological University

“Historically-informed Performance Practices for College Orchestras”
Frank Restesan, Northern Kentucky University

11:00-12:15 “Facing the Challenge: Advocating for College Conductors”
Ricardo Averbach, Miami University of Ohio
James Ball, Albion College
Kevin Bartram, University of Mary Washington
Panel Discussion

12:30 PM Lunch
Division Meetings/Mentorship

2:00-2:45 “Digital Video Technology and the Conducting Classroom”
Timothy Dixon; Messiah College

3:00-3:45 “A College-Community Partnership That Works”
Michael Luxner; Millikan University

“University New Music Ensembles”
Ken Selden; Portland State University

4:00-4:45 “Behind the Screen: Orchestral Music of America’s Film and Television Composers” – Michael Shasberger and Richard Rintoul; Westmont College, CA.

5:00 p.m. Dinner, free time
Eve CSO Concert (Carmina Burana/Muti)
Post-concert Reception at Rhapsody

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28
8:30 AM Coffee Gathering

9:00-9:45 “Expressive Conducting”
Brad Smith; University of Pennsylvania

“Fundraising and Marketing for the College Orchestra”
Edward Benyas; Southern Illinois University

10:00-10:45 “Helping Anton”
Jon Mitchell; University of Massachusetts/Boston

11:00 Keynote Address
“The State of University/Conservatory Orchestras in Europe”
Edmondus Saveniers; Lemmens Institute Conservatory of Music;
Leuven, Belgium

12:00 PM Lunch

1:15 Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra in Performance
Daniel Sommerville, conductor (Pick-Staiger Hall)

2:15-3:45 Conducting Master Class with Victor Yampolsky; Northwestern University
(Pick-Staiger Hall)

4:00-5:00 CODA Membership Meeting (Pick-Staiger Rehearsal Room)

5:00 Dinner, free time

Eve Northwestern University Orchestra concert
Featuring Mahler Symphony No. 3

Post-concert Reception

SUNDAY, JANUARY 29

9:00 AM-noon CODA BOARD MEETING (Hilton Orrington)

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Job Opening: Director of Orchestral Studies Univ. of Oregon

By Tony Holland | Published: July 29, 2011

Director of Orchestral Studies, Conducting, Director of the University of Oregon Symphony Orchestra

Tenure-track assistant or associate professor (full time, 9-months), salary commensurate with training and experience. Responsibilities will include serving as music director and conductor of the university symphony orchestra (including program selection, scheduling, and administer­ing; teaching of conducting and leading the master’s-level orchestral conducting program; establishing and maintaining active working relationships with state and regional string teachers and high school orchestra directors). AA/EO/ADA institution committed to cultural diversity. We seek candidates who share our commitment to diversity. See full description, including qualifications and application procedures, at http://hr.uoregon.edu/jobs or http://www.music.uoregon.edu. Review of applications begin September 30, 2011.

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CODA 2012 Chicago Conference Details

By Tony Holland | Published: July 23, 2011

Dear Friends,

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

Planning for the 2012 CODA National Conference is well underway! You will not want to miss what is sure to be a most memorable conference hosted by Victor Yampolsky and the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, January 26-28.

Go to www.codaweb.org in August for a complete listing of events and on-line registration information. A wonderful smorgasbord of presentations is being put together that is sure to speak to every member of CODA! Everything ranging from repertoire, rehearsal techniques, pedagogy, technology, and faculty governance/mentorship will be discussed. Participants will be treated to concerts by the Wheaton College Symphony Orchestra, the Northwestern Symphony Orchestra (performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 3!), and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra performing Carmina Burana under the baton of Ricardo Muti! And of course, your students will have the opportunity to apply for a conducting master class led by Maestro Yampolsky.

This will be a marvelous opportunity to interact with your colleagues and to share with each other! Our conference hotel, The Hilton Orrington/Evanston, is a four-star hotel offering a CODA conference rate of only $99 (plus taxes)! Please call 888-677-4648 to make your reservation today by asking for the College Orchestra Directors Association conference rate.

Don’t delay! I look forward to seeing all of you in January at the 2012 CODA National Conference!

Sincerely,

Alex Jiménez

President

Alexander Jimenez, D.M.
Associate Professor of Conducting
Director of Orchestral Activities and Coordinator of Strings

College of Music
The Florida State University
http://music.fsu.edu <http://music.fsu.edu/>
(850) 644-3507 – Office
(850) 322-5306 – Cell
(850) 644-2928 – Fax

National President, College Orchestra Directors Association
http://codaweb.org <http://codaweb.org/>

Music Director, Tallahassee Youth Orchestras, Inc.
http://tallahasseeyouthorchestras.com <http://tallahasseeyouthorchestras.com/>

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Maestro Atherton Conducts in Taiwan

By Tony Holland | Published: July 22, 2011

Maestro Leonard Atherton's Taiwan Performance

December 2010 photo of long time Coda member Maestro Leonard Atherton conducting Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”) with the National University Arts Orchestra and choruses of the National University of Arts and the National University of Medicine in Taipei, Taiwan.  Bravo and Congratulations to Maestro Atherton!

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