{"id":8005,"date":"2022-07-01T14:49:34","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T18:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=bu-program-page&#038;p=8005"},"modified":"2023-08-17T10:03:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T14:03:22","slug":"conducting","status":"publish","type":"bu-program-page","link":"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/conducting\/","title":{"rendered":"Conducting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"font-size:24px\" class=\"has-drop-cap is-style-default\">The graduate Conducting programs at Boston University combine study of orchestral and choral conducting techniques and literature with related work in performance, music theory, and musicology. The setting, residing within the structure both of a school of music and of a major research university, is vibrant and intimate. Conducting students, whether specializing in orchestral conducting or in choral conducting, join a diverse community of scholar-performers, led by distinguished, creative, and experienced faculty. In addition, the School of Music supports active centers of early music and new music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:24px\" class=\"is-style-default\">Built on legacy as the oldest degree-granting music school in the country, BU School of Music focuses on exceptional learning and performance opportunities for students. Our  faculty is drawn from the ranks of some of the world\u2019s most distinguished musicians and institutions and includes 20 members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax has-video alignfull has-object-cover-center-middle is-style-overlay\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-media\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-background-image\"><\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-figure js-block-editorial-parallax-active\" data-rellax-speed=\"-5\" data-rellax-percentage=\"0.5\"><picture class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-picture\"><source media=\"(max-height: 480px)\" srcset=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/BU-Symphony-Concert_040522_7-854x480.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-height: 720px)\" srcset=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/BU-Symphony-Concert_040522_7-1280x720.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-height: 768px)\" srcset=\"\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/BU-Symphony-Concert_040522_7-1366x768.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" 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class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-content-outer\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-parallax-content-inner\">\n<p class=\"is-style-caption\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"divider\">Degrees Offered<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"related-content bup-related-programs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"related-content__header bup-related-programs-header\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<ul class=\"related-content__list bup-related-programs-list bup-related-programs-layout-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-program-card \n\t\t\t\thas-featured-image has-excerpt has-degree-details \t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bup-program-card__title-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"bup-program-card__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"636\" height=\"424\" 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https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/BU-Symphony-Concert_040522_16-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2022\/05\/BU-Symphony-Concert_040522_16-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"bup-program-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"bup-program-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/id-andrea.cms-devl.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/conducting\/dma\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDMA Conducting\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-requirements\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-type\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Degree Type<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul 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DMA candidates will join a diverse community of scholar-performers led [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-formats\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Formats<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-formats-in-person\">In-Person<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"bup-program-card__details-section bup-location\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bup-program-card__details-section-title\">Location<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"bup-program-card__details-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"bup-location-on-campus\">On-Campus<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The graduate Conducting programs at Boston University combine study of orchestral and choral conducting techniques and literature with related work in performance, music theory, and musicology. 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