Orchestral Conducting: Study and Performance of Orchestral Works by Haydn, Wagner, Strauss and Martinů

Authors

Jan Honza CervenkaFollow

Document Type

Honors Project - Open Access

Comments

http://honzacervenka.com/

Audio files included below:

• Richard Strauss: Serenade for Winds, Op. 7
• Franz J. Haydn: Notturno #1 in C Major, Hob. II:25; Mvmt. 1: Marcia
• Franz J. Haydn: Notturno #1 in C Major, Hob. II:25; Mvmt. 2: Allegro
• Franz J. Haydn: Notturno #1 in C Major, Hob. II:25; Mvmt. 3: Adagio
• Franz J. Haydn: Notturno #1 in C Major, Hob. II:25; Mvmt. 4: Finale, Presto
• Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103

Abstract

This project served as an immersive experience in orchestral conducting, which encompassed score study, ensemble organization, rehearsal and performance. The project was split into two distinct parts: First, in the fall semester of 2012, I rehearsed the Macalester Orchestra in Bohuslav Martinů's Memorial to Lidice and conducted the work in December of 2012. The second part occurred in the spring semester of 2013, when I assembled a chamber orchestra of Macalester students and community members to rehearse and perform a concert of three works: Franz Joseph Haydn's Notturno in C Major, Hob. II:25, Richard Wagner's Siegfried Idyll and Richard Strauss's Serenade for Winds, Op. 7.

Recommended Citation

Cervenka, Jan Honza, "Orchestral Conducting: Study and Performance of Orchestral Works by Haydn, Wagner, Strauss and Martinů" (2013). Music Honors Projects. 13.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/musi_honors/13