2019 ABODA Summer Conducting School

Now in its thirty-second year, the ABODA Summer Conducting School sets you up for a great year of conducting and…

Free movement, social justice and great performances: Reflections on ANBOC 2018

Rob Squires

Anboc.2018 was held in Brisbane between 4 – 7 October at the State Library of Queensland. There were over 70…

Inspiration and rejuvenation at ANBOC 2018

Bronwyn Oswell

It is always exciting to be surrounded by experts who are fully impassioned and engaged in doing what they do…

Creating Accountability – An Interview with Conductor Carolyn Watson

by James LeFevre

With her outstanding manner with players, high expectations, ability to deliver concepts concisely and insatiable passion for the music, it…

Listening: The Foundation of Effective Musical Leadership

by Monte H Mumford

Often in the pursuit of improving our conducting skills, it is possible to expend an inordinate amount of time and…

Craig Kirchhoff: Selecting Repertoire – A Matter of Conscience

“The future of music may not be with music itself, but rather….in the way it makes itself a part of…