Beginner's Choral Conducting - Advanced Course 11/2026

20.11.- 22.11.2026

Registration ends: 6.11.2026 00:00

300,00 €/College Hotel single room, incl. accommodation, teaching, meals, 270,00 €/College Hotel single room, incl. accommodation, teaching, meals, 315,00 €/College Hotel single room, incl. accommodation, teaching, meals, 285,00 €/College Hotel single room, incl. accommodation, teaching, meals, 285,00 €/College Hotel single room, incl. accommodation, teaching, meals, 410,00 €/College Hotel single room, incl. accommodation, teaching, meals, 370,00 €/College Hotel single room, incl. accommodation, teaching, meals

The Beginner's Choral Conducting - Advanced Course is aimed at those who have received instruction in basic choral conducting skills (e.g., Basic Choral Conducting, Substitute Kantor Course, or equivalent) and wish to deepen their learning. The instruction includes conducting Technology, reading choir scores, and tips for rehearsing a choir. The instruction takes place in group teaching, and the Course's practice choir is formed by the participants themselves. The Teacher is Saara Aittakumpu, Lecturer in Choral Conducting at the Sibelius Academy.

Teacher

Aittakumpu Saara

Saara Aittakumpu toimii kuoronjohdon lehtorina Taideyliopiston Sibelius-Akatemian Kuopion yksikössä sekä kamarikuoro Kampin Laulun taiteellisena johtajana Helsingissä. Polyteknikkojen Kuoron (PK) taiteellisena johtajana Aittakumpu toimi yli kymmenen vuoden ajan. Lisäksi hän on johtanut pitkään mm. perustamaansa diskanttikuoroa Kaari-ensemblea ja Savolaisen osakunnan laulajia.

Aittakumpu on valmistunut musiikin maisteriksi Sibelius-Akatemian orkesterin- ja kuoronjohdon koulutusohjelmasta. Hän on johtanut kymmeniä kantaesityksiä ja toiminut kuoromestarina merkittävien orkesterien produktioissa niin kotimaassa kuin ulkomaillakin, mm. BBC Proms -festivaalilla. Aittakumpu on palkittu parhaana kuoronjohtajana kansainvälisissä kuorokilpailuissa ja Vuoden kuoronjohtaja- ja Vuoden kuorolevy -tunnustuksilla kotimaassa.

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Beginner's Choral Conducting - Advanced Course 11/2026