The Art of Conducting & Emerging Maestros Competition

Full Participants will be selected as finalists in the Emerging Maestros Conducting Competition. Jury Panelists to include Maestro Palmer, members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and other esteemed musicians.

At the Second Annual TACO Workshop/Competition, select participants will have the opportunity to learn from a veteran conductor steeped in the European tradition of master conductors while also developing the entrepreneurial skills to develop a successful conducting career in the present day.

Full participants will study score analysis, and rehearsal techniques directly from Maestro Palmer and receive coaching in baton technique in private lessons with a pianist. Also receive podium time with string quintet and piano. In addition, participants will lead supervised orchestral rehearsals with Maestro Palmer coaching.

Off-the-podium sessions include one-on-one coaching on brand development, marketing and public relations, with industry leaders and administrators.