JURY: Tremplin Jeunes Cheffes d’Orchestre
23 novembre 2018 Elizabeth Askren is honored to join the Artistic Committee of "Tremplin Jeunes Cheffes d'Orchestre", a joint initiative by the Philharmonie de Paris, l'Association Française des Orchestres, and the Orchestre de Picardie. Held during France's annual Orchestres En Fête! festival, the Philharmonie de Paris, in partnership with the…
GUEST CONDUCTOR: Orchestra Academy of OVHFC and ODB
August 23 - September 1, 2018 Elizabeth Askren is thrilled to collaborate again with the Orchestre Victor Hugo Franche-Comté! Alongside Artistic Director Jean-François Verdier, she will guest conduct the Orchestre des Jeunes, a summer orchestral academy involving 90 young musicians aged 12-25 from the Bourgogne-Franche Comté region. This year's program will include…
RESIDENCIES, IV-IV: Opéra National de Paris’ Académie
As Artistic Director of TOA - Transylvanian Opera Academy, Elizabeth Askren continues the fourth in a series of four residencies with the Académie of the Opéra National de Paris. Sponsored by the French Ministry of Culture and supported by the Institut Culturel Français in Cluj, the initiative supports periods of observation,…
RESIDENCY: Dallas Opera’s HIWC at the Juilliard School
RESIDENCY: Dallas Opera's HIWC at the Juilliard School May 22-24, 2018 As the Dallas Opera's HIWC fellow, Elizabeth Askren will work at her alma mater, the Juilliard School, during a 2-day conducting and career workshop. The residency features such internationally-acclaimed figures in the operatic scene as Matthew Epstein, Anthony Manoli,…
RESIDENCIES, III-IV: Opéra National de Paris’ Académie
As Artistic Director of TOA - Transylvanian Opera Academy, Elizabeth Askren continued the third in a series of four residencies with the Académie of the Opéra National de Paris. Sponsored by the French Ministry of Culture and supported by the Institut Culturel Français in Cluj, the initiative supports periods of observation,…
WINNER: Romanian Regional Finals, “Ma Thèse en 180 Secondes”
Elizabeth Askren won 1st prize at the Institut Culturel Français in Cluj's "most electrifying" regional finals of the 5th edition of "Ma Thèse en 180 Secondes". The global doctoral competition challenges doctoral candidates from all disciplines to distill the contents of their thesis to be presented to the general public,…