Description: Duties and Responsibilities: The successful candidate will pursue either a Master of Music Degree, an Artist Diploma, or a Certificate in Conducting at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music, studying with Professor Lawrence Golan and serving as the Assistant Conductor of the Lamont Symphony Orchestra & Opera Theatre. The student will conduct in a variety of settings including concert performances with the Lamont Symphony Orchestra (LSO), full orchestra rehearsals with the LSO, sectional rehearsals with the LSO, and rehearsals with the Lamont Opera Theatre. The student will also gain valuable hands-on, actual experience with many of the extra-musical activities with which conductors and music directors are faced. These experiences will include managing orchestra personnel, librarian activities, running auditions, recruiting, and teaching Basic Conducting classes.

Organization/Orchestra Description: The Lamont School of Music resides in the Newman Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Denver. This state-of-the-art facility has features that make it the envy of music schools around the world.

The Lamont Symphony Orchestra and conductor Lawrence Golan have won two Global Music Awards for their recording of Beethoven Symphony No. 7 and “Beethoven 7.1” on Albany Records, three Downbeat Magazine Awards for "Best College Symphony Orchestra", and eight ASCAP Awards for “Innovative Programming of Contemporary Music”. The Lamont Symphony Orchestra was recently listed as one of “The 20 Most Impressive College Orchestras in America” by the Online Schools Center: https://www.onlineschoolscenter.com/20-impressive-university-orchestras-america/. The orchestra performs five symphonic concerts and one fully-staged opera each year.

Contact Information: Stephen Campbell, Office of Admission, Lamont School of Music, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver, CO 80208, Phone: (303) 871-6973, Fax: (303) 871-3118, musicadmission@du.edu, web address: http://www.du.edu/lamont 

Fulfill all application requirements at the University of Denver and the Lamont School of Music for the Master of Music, the Artist Diploma, or the Certificate in Conducting. Application Procedure: Apply online at www.du.edu/lamont/cnd. If accepted into the final round: audition, interview, and test at the University of Denver.

Application Deadline: 12/15/2025

Audition Dates: January 21 or 26, 2026

Audition Repertoire: January 21: Strauss Overture to Die Fledermaus; January 26: Britten "Passacaglia" from Peter Grimes