Performance opportunities for qualified bands & orchestras on a ticketed daytime concert, with the inclusion of a private clinic session with one of our nationally-recognized educators, Rebecca MacLeod (Orchestra) or Tim Mahr (Band).
EVENT DETAILS
Itinerary
Saturday, April 5
Morning or Afternoon arrival to New York City, check-in to hotel
Afternoon free for sightseeing
Possible Evening Broadway Show
Sunday, April 6
Morning or Afternoon Clinic at Hotel
Possible Afternoon or Evening Broadway Show
Monday, April 7
Morning or Afternoon performance at Carnegie Hall
Post-concert buffet reception
Tuesday, April 8
Depart New York City
Symphonic Series PAckages
For Directors who want it all
Clinic with a nationally-recognized guest clinician
Performance at New York City’s legendary Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium
Percussion: Timpani (4 sizes), concert bass drum, concert snare drum, concert chimes, bells, xylophone, vibraphone, marimba (4.3 octave), & crash cymbal
Post-performance audio and written feedback from panel of guest clinicians
Post-concert buffet reception
Archival video recording of the performance
Framed mini marquee poster for the ensemble
Certificates of participation for each performer
Three-night stay at a Midtown Manhattan hotel (Westin Times Square, Hilton New York, Sheraton New York, or similar)
MTA Transit pass for use on subways and buses (two one-way rides included with upgrades available)
Group Tickets to a Broadway show
Top of the Rock observation deck
MCP operations associate for personal attention regarding your package
Flight assistance available through in-house airline coordinator
For Directors using a tour operator or who want
to book their own lodging and activities
Clinic with a nationally-recognized guest clinician
Performance at New York City’s legendary Carnegie Hall, Isaac Stern Auditorium
Percussion: Timpani (4 sizes), concert bass drum, concert snare drum, concert chimes, bells, xylophone, vibraphone, marimba (4.3 octave), & crash cymbal
Post-performance audio and written feedback from panel of guest clinicians
Archival video recording of the performance
Framed mini marquee poster for the ensemble
Certificates of participation for each performer
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Dr. MacLeod is author of Teaching Strings in Today’s Classroom and coauthor of Clifford K. Madsen’s Contributions to Music Education and Music Therapy: Love of Learning. She is also a contributing author to Teaching Instrumental Music: Perspectives and Pedagogies for the 21st Century, Rehearsing the Middle School Orchestra, and Teaching Music Through Performance in Orchestra. Her research is published in the Journal of Research in Music Education, International Journal of Music Education, Bulletin for the Council of Research in Music Education, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, String Research Journal, Psychology of Music, The Strad, American String Teachers Journal, and various state music education journals. She has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Research in Music Education, the String Research Journal, and as guest reviewer for the International Journal of Research in Music Education. She has received the UNCG Junior Research Excellence Award and the Researcher Award from the American String Teachers Association.
In demand as a guest conductor and clinician, Dr. MacLeod has conducted region and all state orchestras in over 20 states. She enjoys expanding musical boundaries by incorporating a variety of cultures and styles into the orchestra and has premiered collaborations such as The Glass, Electric Guitar Concert by Demir Demirkan; Love Me and Fly for Folk Band and String Orchestra by El Rich; and At the Purchaser’s Option by Rhiannon Giddens featuring banjo, fiddle, and vocalist; among others.
Prior to joining the UIUC faculty, she was Professor of Music Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for 18 years. She is recipient of the North Carolina Board of Governors Teaching Excellence Award, the UNCG School of Music, Theatre and Dance Outstanding Teaching Award, and a semifinalist for the Grammy Music Educator Award.
During her early career, Dr. MacLeod taught elementary, middle, and high school orchestras in Hollidaysburg and Beaver, Pennsylvania. She received her undergraduate degree from Duquesne University and her MME and PhD from Florida State University.
Dr. MacLeod currently serves as immediate past president for the American String Teachers Association.
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A well-known composer, Mahr has written over 100 works, many of which are published for band and orchestra. Beyond The Soaring Hawk, five other works have been finalists in national composition contests. He has received more than 70 commissions over the years.
Mahr is a past president of the North Central Division of the College Band Directors National Association and has served on the Board of Directors of the National Band Association and the Minnesota Band Directors Association. He led the St. Olaf Band in performance at the national conventions of the American Bandmasters Association (1997), Music Educators National Conference (2005) and College Band Directors National Association (2013).
Mahr has appeared in 38 states as a guest conductor and clinician, including leading over twenty all-state bands, and he has also been engaged professionally in Norway, Canada, Mexico, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia. For more information, visit his website at www.timothymahr.com.
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