Conducting and Teaching Workshop
June 4-6, 2025
The Conducting and Teaching Workshop will provide an enriching opportunity to blend the artistic and technical growth of the conductor, with a focus on conducting technique, rehearsal pedagogy, administrative, and teaching skills. Each conducting participant will conduct daily with ample time on the podium. In addition to conducting rounds, the workshop also features presentations in pedagogy and conducting, as well as opportunities for fellowship including a voluntary group outing to watch the OKC Dodgers Baseball team.
Enrollment Information
Participant $400
Participants will receive feedback and coaching on their conducting from the Workshop Faculty. The participant track is designed for conductors of all levels with a desire to learn and grow. Preference for the conducting participant track will be given to applicants with a completed bachelor’s degree.
Observer $150
Observers will attend all sessions but will not conduct the live ensemble. This track is open to all and recommended for all levels of musicians.
Application
Complete the form below to apply as a Participant or Observer in the 2025 Conducting and Teaching Workshop. Participants need to apply by February 16. Observers may register through May 17.
Those applying as participants will need to upload a CV / resumé as part of the application.
Payment
No payments need to be made at the time of registration. You will be contacted in mid February with a link to the online store. Those selected as participants will need to pay a $75 deposit by April 5 to secure their spot. All balances for observers and participants will need to be paid in full by May 17.
Guest Clinician - Dr. Frank Ticheli
Frank Ticheli's music has been described as being "optimistic and thoughtful" (Los Angeles Times), "lean and muscular" (New York Times), "brilliantly effective" (Miami Herald) and "powerful, deeply felt crafted with impressive flair and an ear for striking instrumental colors" (South Florida Sun-Sentinel). Ticheli (b. 1958) joined the faculty of the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music in 1991, where he retired as Professor of Composition in 2023. From 1991 to 1998, Ticheli was Composer in Residence of the Pacific Symphony.
Ticheli is well known for his works for concert band, many of which have become standards in the repertoire. In addition to composing, he has appeared as guest conductor of his music at Carnegie Hall, at many American universities and music festivals, and in cities throughout the world, including Schladming (Austria), Beijing and Shanghai, London and Manchester, Singapore, Rome, Sydney, and numerous cities in Japan.
Frank Ticheli is the recipient of a 2012 "Arts and Letters Award" from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, his third award from that prestigious organization. His Symphony No. 2 was named winner of the 2006 NBA/William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest. Other awards include the Walter Beeler Memorial Prize and First Prize awards in the Texas Sesquicentennial Orchestral Composition Competition, Britten-on-the-Bay Choral Composition Contest, and Virginia CBDNA Symposium for New Band Music.
Frank Ticheli received his doctoral and masters degrees in composition from The University of Michigan. His works are published by Manhattan Beach, Southern, Hinshaw, and Encore Music, and are recorded on the labels of Albany, Chandos, Clarion, Equilibrium, Klavier, Koch International, Mark, Naxos, and Reference.
OU Clinicians
Dr. William K. Wakefield
Director of Bands Emeritus
University of Oklahoma
Dr. Shanti Simon
Director of Bands
University of Oklahoma
Professor Brian Britt
Director of the Pride of Oklahoma
Associate Dean
University of Oklahoma Weitzenhoffer College of Fine Arts
Dr. Caroline Hand
Associate Director of Bands
University of Oklahoma
