Virginia Allen
A Conductor’s Approach To Interpreting Transcriptions for Band

 

Virginia Allen is a member of the conducting faculty at The Juilliard School in New York City and Artistic Director of the Sun Valley Summer Symphony Music Workshops in Idaho. A former conductor with the U.S. Army Bands, she was the first woman conductor of The U.S. Army Field Band and The Soldiers' Chorus in Washington, D.C., The U.S. Military Academy Band at West Point, The U.S. Army Forces Command Band in Atlanta, and the West Point Glee Club. Miss Allen is also a published composer and arranger, and her music has been premiered, performed and recorded by members of the Chicago Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, the Washington Opera Orchestra, the Dallas Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, the Juilliard Trombone Choir, The U.S. Army Band, The U.S. Army Field Band, and The U.S. Military Academy Band.



A Conductor’s Approach To Interpreting Transcriptions for Band
12th July 2005 (1:30 to 3:00pm)

Transcriptions remain an important part of the band and wind ensemble repertoire. Conductors and instrumentalists face several challenges in selecting appropriate transcriptions and performing them in a way that retains the integrity of the original composition. Learn how to meet these challenges by exploring some criteria in selecting transcriptions for performance, as well as strategies for interpreting transcriptions through the demonstration of several excerpts. This session will also include examples of how to use an orchestra score as a reference to interpreting style and articulation.