What Conductors Really Do
with Gary D. Cannon
Monday, May 24, 2021 | 3:00 PM (Pacific Time) | Zoom Webinar
They stand up there in rehearsal and in concert. But that's just a small percentage of their time spent in helping you to be a better musician. Gary D. Cannon, the Emerald Ensemble's Artistic Director and a prominent area conductor, will share what goes on behind the scenes. He'll review how to program concerts, prepare rehearsals, tend to administrative and marketing tasks, and adapt everything when concert week arrives. This webinar will help you to understand why your tireless musical leader may be more tired than you think!
Expressing Text in Music
with Giselle Wyers, Jo Ann Bardeen, Gary D. Cannon, and Laura Cerven
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 | 7:00 PM (Pacific Time) | Zoom Webinar
Composer and conductor Giselle Wyers features in this panel discussion about how to reflect the text in music, both when composing and singing. Her 2018 work And All Shall Be Well will provide the focus of the conversation, but other music will be discussed as well. Joining Giselle is the work’s co-librettist, Jo Ann Bardeen; Laura Cerven, translator of three of the texts; and Gary D. Cannon, who conducted the premiere.
Editions: What They Do, and What They Don't
with Gary D. Cannon
Saturday, December 18, 2021 | 11:00 AM (Pacific Time) | Zoom Webinar
Your conductor hands you a score. But the same piece of music can look very different when prepared by different editors. It’s not just a matter of readability, either. Some editors give you the notes and expect you to make them musical, but some editors add markings to help the singer too much. Conductor and editor Gary D. Cannon will teach you how to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different types of editions, so you make any score sound beautiful.
Superstitions of Choral Professionals
with Anny Lyman, Katie Skovholt, Gary D. Cannon, and J. Scott Kovacs
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | 7:00 PM (Pacific Time) | Zoom Webinar
Let's face it. We all have little personal practices we undertake before concerts or rehearsals. Whether they be eating habits or posture reminders or warm-up techniques, some are practical, and some may seem downright silly or embarrassing—but all are mentally important. Four chorister-conductors will discuss their own such traditions and others they have encountered, always with levity, honesty, and respect.
This program is supported, in part, by a grant from the Washington State Arts Commission, in addition to the National Endowment for the Arts, 4-Culture, the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, and many generous donors.