Jeffery Meyer Awarded Third Prize in International Conducting Competition

Erik Kibelsbeck, 10/14/2008

Jeffery Meyer, conductor of the Ithaca College orchestras, recently took third place in the 10th Antonio Pedrotti International Competition for Orchestra Conductors.

The preliminary rounds for acceptance took place in early 2008 in Italy, Canada, the Czech Republic, Japan, and Belgium. Out of several hundred conductors, 40 were chosen to participate in the trials in Italy. Meyer was one of only four Americans selected.

The competition consisted of five rounds of major orchestra repertoire, including works with soloists, opera, and choir, and works for orchestra alone. The first two elimination rounds resulted in seven semifinalists who were presented in concert in Trento. The final rounds consisted of two concerts with the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano, after which Meyer was awarded third prize.

Originally published in School of Music: Jeffery Meyer Awarded Third Prize in International Conducting Competition.