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The Art of Conducting

Academy Details

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Full Participant

  • Active participation on all days of the Workshop.

  • Participants receive a minimum of 45 minutes of podium time with string quintet and piano.

  • Video review with Maestro Palmer.

  • Masterclass:

    • Maestro Palmer will conduct a comprehensive masterclass covering essential knowledge for conductors, and addressing any questions participants and auditors may have.

  • Participate actively in Off-the-Podium sessions, receiving coaching on:

    • Brand Development: Cultivate and refine your personal brand as a conductor or musician.

    • Marketing and Public Relations: Acquire practical strategies for promoting yourself within the music industry.

    • Culminating Activity: Co-hosting a Cocktail Reception: Network and showcase your abilities at a reception for concert donors.

  • One performance and three partial rehearsals of a masterwork with professional chamber orchestra.

  • Participants will have the opportunity and ability to record their work on the podium in masterclasses, rehearsals and performance.

  • Full participants will receive a certificate of participation signed by the Artistic Director and Executive Director.

  • Full participants will be competing as finalists in the Emerging Maestros Conducting Competition during their final performance. Panelists to include members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Maestro Palmer, and Maestro Logan Souther.

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Partial Participant

  • Active participation in piano/string quintet sessions ONLY.

  • Participants receive a minimum of 45 minutes of podium time with string quintet and piano.

  • Video review with Maestro Michael Palmer. 

  • Masterclass:

    • Maestro Palmer will conduct a comprehensive masterclass covering essential knowledge for conductors, and addressing any questions participants and auditors may have.

  • Participate actively in Off-the-Podium sessions, receiving coaching on:

    • Brand Development: Cultivate and refine your personal brand as a conductor or musician.

    • Marketing and Public Relations: Acquire practical strategies for promoting yourself within the music industry.

    • Culminating Activity: Co-hosting a Cocktail Reception: Network and showcase your abilities at a reception for concert donors.

  • A debriefing of the Cocktail Reception will take place the following afternoon. 

  • Attend and observe all rehearsals and receive free access to the concert.

  • Participant will receive a certificate of participation signed by the Artistic Director and Executive Director.

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Auditor

  • Observe all sessions of the TAOC Workshop

  • Auditors will observe the whole workshop session with string quintet and piano.

  • Maestro Palmer will conduct a comprehensive masterclass covering essential knowledge for conductors, and addressing any questions participants and auditors may have.

  • Participate actively in Off-the-Podium sessions, receiving coaching on:

    • Brand Development: Cultivate and refine your personal brand as a conductor or musician.

    • Marketing and Public Relations: Acquire practical strategies for promoting yourself within the music industry.

    • Culminating Activity: Co-hosting a Cocktail Reception: Network and showcase your abilities at a reception for concert donors.

  • A debriefing of the Cocktail Reception will take place the following afternoon.

  • Attend and observe all rehearsals and receive free access to the concert.

  • Auditor will receive a certificate of auditing signed by the Artistic Director and Executive Director.

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