Distinguished Concerts International - New York

Education

DCINY Emerging Conductors
DCINY Debut Conductors

Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) is proud to announce its new Mentoring Program for DCINY Emerging Conductors and DCINY Debut Conductors. The purpose of this program is to prepare talented conductors who have demonstrated success in their local and regional choral and/or orchestral programs to make their conducting debuts at a major concert hall in New York, including but not limited to Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center or Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall.

The DCINY Emerging Conductor or DCINY Debut Conductor would be invited by DCINY, upon the completion and acceptance of the application and audition process, to conduct a major choral work with a chorus of 150-250 singers, a professional orchestra and professional soloists, comprising a 25-35 minute portion of a concert to be produced by DCINY in New York.

DCINY would pair the DCINY Emerging Conductor or DCINY Debut Conductor with an experienced mentor who would give the conductor a "hands on" overview of the work to be performed, taking into account all of the elements that must come together for a successful performance of the work. Mentors will include such first-tier conductors as DCINY's Conductor Laureates -- Paul Salamunovich, Eph Ehly, Vance George, Craig Jessop, and John Alexander, among others.

In the months preceding the concert, DCINY will pay the Emerging/Debut Conductor's travel and overnight accommodation expenses for one or two 2-3 hour private sessions with the Mentor at the Mentor's location. If it is more appropriate, DCINY will pay for the Mentor to visit the Emerging/Debut Conductor's hometown. The Mentor's consultation fee will be paid by DCINY. If the host ensemble should wish to engage the Mentor as a clinician or as a guest conductor, that opportunity is also possible. A stipend and partial expenses will also be paid to the Emerging Conductor or Debut Conductor for rehearsals and their performance in New York.

For further details on this program, please fill out our Contact Us form.