Graduate Concert University Course in Wind Orchestra Conducting

The alumni concert of the university course in Wind Orchestra Conducting offers an insight into the artistic and conducting skills of the five graduates Josef Oberascher, Michael Plank, Elina Steinlechner-Glock, Wolfgang Urban, and Liming Zhang-Sowa. Each of them conducts their own program segments, ranging from classical masterpieces such as Shostakovich’s Festive Overture and Beethoven’s Egmont Overture to contemporary compositions like Eric Whitacre’s Lux Aurumque. A special feature of the concert is the transcription of well-known orchestral works for wind orchestra, which were arranged or selected by the graduates themselves.

The performers include the Salzburg Military Band as well as students from the Mozarteum University. The course, one of the few specialized training programs for wind orchestra conducting in the German-speaking world, is led by Gregor Kovačič. The concert combines traditional and modern wind music in a varied program design.