Conductors and some of the local musicians from the 2019 UMass Conducting Institute on top of Mt. Holyoke (J.A. Skinner State Park, Hadley, MA).

Conductors and some of the local musicians from the 2019 UMass Conducting Institute on top of Mt. Holyoke (J.A. Skinner State Park, Hadley, MA).

The UMass Conducting Institute… is on hiatus

There have been so many changes in society, culture, K-12 music education, higher ed, professional arts organizations, and the conducting profession since COVID-19 entered our lives. Because of this, the UMass Conducting Institute has been put on hold so I can thoughtfully re-design our conducting workshop. Moving on, “business as usual,” is not realistic and, honestly, not productive without reflection. Thank you for your patience while I design a new event that can be meaningful, relevant, real, and impactful for each participant.


Thanks for your interest and I hope we can meet and work together in the future!

Matthew Westgate