Wind symphony with a Student Conductor performing a piece

Conducting Overview

Join a small, tightly knit cohort of graduate conductors closely supervised by a large, distinguished faculty of professional conductors. U of T Conducting is a performance-intensive, graduate-focused study area. Students receive significant individual attention while developing extensive podium experience.

Take Up the Baton

The Music Faculty’s large body of undergraduate music performance programs provides graduate student conductors with many opportunities to conduct a variety of undergraduate ensembles and serve as rehearsal assistants in undergraduate band, choir, and orchestra courses. As part of their formal program, Conducting students are required to give recitals, which are videotaped for later student reference.

Programs

Find Your Path

U of T Conducting offers students three areas of specialization, each led by a specially appointed faculty member. Students may choose to conduct full-scale orchestras, bands (including Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony), or choirs varying from large and dramatic (MacMillan Singers) to small and intimate (Soprano/Alto Chorus). They also have options to collaborate with undergraduate and graduate Composition students in the performance of new, contemporary chamber pieces.

Conducting a choir at Toronto's Metropolitan United Church
Conducting University of Toronto's Contemporary Music Ensemble

Experience a Music City

Studying conducting at the heart of a major North American centre of music culture comes with significant advantages. Students have access to performances by great conductors leading orchestras, ensembles, and choirs of international reputation. They also have opportunities to accept paid professional work from churches and community groups and start professional bands or choirs of their own. Many of Toronto’s current performance staples were started by U of T student conductors. Students graduate having established valuable professional networks.

Past Events

November
27
Free - Public - Masterclass
Time 2:00pm - 5:00pm
November
12
Free - Masterclass
Time 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location Church of the Redeemer
November
10
Free - Public - Student Recital
Time 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location Walter Hall

Have a question?

Contact our Associate Dean, Performance & Public Events for more information about our Conducting area and programs.