{ "item_title" : "Development of the Performing Culture of Student Conductors in Higher Music Education", "item_author" : [" Maria Romanova "], "item_description" : "DEVELOPMENT OF THE PERFORMING CULTURE OF STUDENT CONDUCTORS IN HIGHER MUSIC EDUCATION How does a conductor transform a silent score into a living acoustic reality? This monograph offers a theoretical blueprint for orchestral conducting, beautifully bridging the Italian and Russian schools. As the author masterfully articulates, the contemporary Maestro can no longer operate as a mere time-beater. In the modern artistic landscape, a true conductor is a multifaceted professional: an artistic director, mentor, interpreter, director, pedagogue, artist, impresario, manager, music manager, producer, diagnostician, educator, music therapist, répétiteur, actor, organizer, supervisor, psychologist, psychotherapist, performing musician, and a sovereign leader who ensures the development of contemporary performing arts.Orchestral conducting unites musical, orchestral, and conducting cultures. In essence, a conductor is an orator transmitting emotions through gesture. Conducting art plays an important role in developing the performing culture of students. Orchestral culture is a unique cradle activating national musical culture. This study delivers pedagogical systems for expanding manual technique, nurturing interpretive insight, and mastering muscular hearing-the transmission of sound through physical gesture. It is an indispensable framework for educators and musicians striving for mastery. ACADEMIC ENDORSEMENTIn the process of conducting this research study, Maria Romanova has proven herself to be a highly analytical, organized, thinking researcher who constantly works on systematic self-improvement. This study is an independently executed, highly original work. The relevance, validity, and representative nature of this work remain beyond question. It represents a holistic, comprehensive research, fully meets all major academic requirements, and deserves a high professional evaluation. - Dr. Oleg A. Blok, Professor of the Department of Instrumental Performing Arts. ABOUT THE AUTHORMaria Romanova is an internationally active opera and symphonic conductor, and a contemporary composer. Currently, she is the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Moscow Youth Opera Theatre, leading the orchestra and vocal-stylistic preparation of complex Italian Bel Canto productions. Her professional experience includes conducting orchestras across Italy, Germany, and Russia. She specializes in advanced repertoire, interpreting 20th-century modernist scores and conducting complex 21st-century avant-garde compositions, featuring world premieres of her own original works.A laureate of international competitions in composition and conducting, in 2026 she was awarded the Excellent Selection Performance status by the International Jury under the Presidency of Maestro György Győriványi Ráth (disciple of Leonard Bernstein). She has served as a jury member for music contests in Italy and Russia. Her creative foundation is backed by a Master's Degree with Honors in Opera and Symphonic Conducting, a Specialist Degree in Composition from the Moscow Conservatory, and completing the Advanced Conducting Course from the Scuola Civica di Musica Claudio Abbado in Milan, working with symphony orchestras such as La Verdi and I Pomeriggi Musicali. She is a member of the Union of Composers of Russia and the Center for Contemporary Music in Milan. She has published research articles on orchestral conducting pedagogy in Humanitarian Space and The World of Science, Culture, and Education. Her works are featured in the 21st Century Music Archives series and released by Arsonic Records (Mons, Belgium). For international cultural contribution, she was honored with a commemorative award inscribed with deep gratitude and friendship from the institutions of the city of Fasano (Italy).", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/817/820/9798178207765_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "29.99", "online_price" : "29.99", "our_price" : "29.99", "club_price" : "29.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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