Seminars in ConductingThose who have attended Dr. Bonner's seminars describe their experience as "challenging", "inspirational", "stretching", "life-changing", "a week of unbelievable growth." As conductors return to their schools and churches, they begin to develop a changed choir, which sounds better, sings with greater feeling and understanding, and demonstrates increased respect and appreciation for the conductor. Join the more than 700 conductors who have studied with Dr. Bonner, some of whom return year after year. It is an intense week with 50 hours of video-taped, personalized conducting instruction, a class size which is limited to 22, and introduction to 50 of the year's best new choral selections. Register to attend today! |
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"Dr. Bonner's Conducting
Seminar breathed fresh new life into my realization of the privilege and
responsibility of choral ministry. His insistence on excellence and on
reaching into peopleís lives through quality choral music has been an
inspiration. He is truly a "director's director" as he
challenges you musically. However, the greatest impact is the way he
challenges you to look in the mirror and allow your spiritual fervor to fuel
the ways in which you shape and create beautiful praise to the Lord from the
people in your choir. I shall never be the same as a conductor or
Christian because of my exposure to his ministry."
"Wow, what a week! Intense - yes! Inspiring -
absolutely! Dr. Bonner has the exceptional abiity to turn the deeper,
typically unspoken aspects of choral conducting into very practical
tools. there was a whole new world well beyond
technique to discover withmy choir - and Iím still discovering. docís deep desire ist to see us all succeed." "Dr. Bonner's unique approach to
the physical aspects of conducting produces a dramatic difference in choral
sound, and the music used in the seminar was the most outstanding collection
of pieces for church choirs I have ever seen. The greatest impact,
though, was not technical, but spiritual. I came home with a new sense
of direction, a new motivation in being a ìone-person-at-a-timeî
conductor/minister on a day-by-day basis, and a renewed joy in the art of
choral music as an expression of genuine worship."
"I found the conducting seminar to be intensive and demanding. I felt
that I learned more in one week than in four years of choral conducting
methods classes. I learned some practical choral conducting techniques that
yielded immediate results when I took them back to my choir. My choir's sound
changed dramatically and instantly when I used my newly learned conducting
techniques. I never realized that I had so much control over the sound of my
choral group? My choir is delighted with my attempts to "raise the
bar" and is determined to meet the challenge! Their tone is fuller and
their sound has more energy and life!" "Your
methods and techniques have restored the joy of choral music and choral
conducting within my very soul. I simply call it a personal, spiritual, and
musical revival." "I became
active in Dr. Bonner's Conducting Seminars about 12 years ago. Through these
years my ability to "paint" a beautiful musical landscape has
dramatically changed. Dr. Bonner has significantly impacted how I relate to
my choirs, the congregation, even my family. Choir rehearsals have been
revolutionized. Dr. Bonner's uncanny insight into selecting repertoire will
forever leave its imprint on my choirs and our congregation. It has been a
powerful life-changing journey." Upcoming
Conducting Seminars
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Location |
Host |
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June 22 - 27, 2009 |
Riverside, CA,
92504-3206 |
Dr. Gary Bonner |
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October 5 - 9, 2009 |
Riverside, CA,
92504-3206 |
Dr. Gary Bonner |
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June 21 - 25, 2010 |
Riverside, CA,
92504-3206 |
Dr. Gary Bonner |
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October 4 - 10, 2009 |
Riverside, CA,
92504-3206 |
Dr. Gary Bonner |
For further information
or a brochure regarding the
Seminars in Conducting
please contact
THE BONNER INSTITUTE
FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHORAL MUSIC
817 Kilnaleck Lane
Glendora, CA 91741-2245
626-852-9105
626-852-9105 (fax)
gbonner@bonnermusic.com
Conducting Seminar Registration
Registration Fee: $595
Submit registration above. You may pay the $595 registration fee by (a) mailing a check to the address below, (b) paying by credit card at the event, or (c) calling in your credit card information to the phone number below:
THE BONNER INSTITUTE
817 Kilnaleck Lane
Glendora, CA 91741-2245
626-852-9105
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