2025 Conductors Symposium

Join us for two days of camaraderie and musical growth at the UCF Conductors Symposium, where conductors at all levels come together to refine knowledge of technique, repertoire, score study, rehearsal concepts and more – with both WIND ENSEMBLE AND ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING TRACKS

Registration

• Registration for the 2025 symposium will open online on September 15, 2024.
• You may register as a Conductor ($150) or as a non-conducting Participant ($100).
• Conductor status is on a first-come, first served basis. After all the slots are filled, further conductor applicants will be given participant status and will be placed on a waiting list for conductor status. There is no limit to the number of Participant.
• Conductors are assigned two 20-minute podium times with the UCF Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band (wind ensemble track) or with the UCF Symphony Orchestra and String Orchestra (orchestral track).
• All participants are fully involved in all events of the symposium, regardless of registration status. This includes interactive conducting and topic sessions and panel discussions.

Directors with students in the UCF Honor Band

• School directors who have students participating in the 2024 Knights Rising High School Honor Band can use a special coupon code that will allow them to register for the Conductors Symposium (Wind Ensemble Track) under Participant Status for FREE
• The Conductors Symposium and Knights Rising High School Honor Band schedules are designed to work in conjunction with one another so directors can take advantage of learning opportunities with both events.

Additional Information

• Once registration is complete, a repertoire list will be provided and conductors will be asked to select two works off the list.
• All conducting session will be recorded to shared online folders. Conductors will also review each of their videos with one of our clinicians immediately following each of their conducting sessions.
• In addition to the daily conducting sessions, we also offer seminar sessions each day on technique, literature, and other specialized topics.

Register

NOTE: conducting slots for both the wind ensemble and orchestral tracks are currently filled and the conductor WAIT LIST for the wind ensemble track is closed. There is no limit to the number of registrations accepted for non-conducting participants. Prospective orchestral conductors are encouraged to register under the Orchestral Conductors WAIT LIST for further consideration.

Please watch for registration for the 2026 symposium to open at 7:00 AM on September 15, 2025.