The City of Rockville’s Arts Division and the Rockville Concert Band are offering middle school and high school music teachers the opportunity to apply to participate in the inaugural class of a conducting workshop. Workshop leaders will be Dr. Juan Gallastegui, Music Director of the Rockville Concert Band and the Accord Symphony Orchestra, and Rachel Zephir, Music Director of the Rockville Brass Band and Director of Bands at Eleanor Roosevelt High School.Eligibility: Middle school and high school music teachers who teach in public or private schools located in Rockville or elsewhere in Montgomery County, Maryland. Eight teachers will be selected to participate, as described below. An auditor option will be open to elementary school teachers and other professionals.Goal: Provide podium time with the 60-piece Rockville Concert Band, a quality ensemble of adult amateur and professional musicians, to enhance practice and conducting techniques for teaching purposes. The eight selected teachers will have the opportunity to conduct for a minimum of 25 minutes on a designated evening with coaching from the workshop leaders. A limited numbers of teachers will be selected to be auditors, with the opportunity to observe without conducting.Repertoire: Repertoire will be selected by the workshop leaders and posted on the Rockville Concert Band website: rockvilleconcertband.org. Participants will be responsible for providing their own scores.Dates and Times: Tuesdays, May 2 and May 95 p.m.-8 p.m. Conducting exercises, review of score and other materials.8:15 p.m.-10:15 p.m Conducting Rockville Concert Band. Social Hall at Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville, MD 20851Fees:• Selected teachers: $100 to cover printed material, conducting time and coaching• Auditors: $20 to cover printed material, observation opportunity (no conducting time) Note: Selected teachers and auditors will receive instructions on the payment process.Submission of Material: Please submit a letter of motivation and a resume to rockvilleconcertband@gmail.com. Submission must be received by Friday, April 14. Applicants will be informed of acceptance no later than April 18.

REPERTOIRE LIST:

O Magnum Mysterium (Lauridsen. Arrg. By Reynolds)

Autumn  (Cait Nishimura)

First Suite (Holst)

Manhattan Beach (Sousa)

El Capitan (Sousa)

America, The Beautiful (will send score)