The Conductors Institute

Overview

Harold Farberman, Founder and Artistic Director

The Conductors Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music offers a variety of study combinations that allow students to tailor their own programs. The Conductors Institute, in its third decade and eighth year at Bard College, has throughout its history continued its mission to:

• Promote technical clarity and precision in baton movement in a positive working atmosphere that enables conductors at every level to fulfill their musical capabilities
• Disarm the competitive learning process so that conductors assist and support one another
• Encourage American conductors to be advocates of American composers

The Conductors Institute offers the following programs:

Summer Programs

June 23—August 1, 2008

• Visual Score Study/Baton Placement and Body Movement Technique (June 23–27)
• Discovery Program (July 7–18)
• Composer-Conductor Program (July 21– August 1)
• Conducting Program for Fellows and Colleagues (June 30 – July 25, available as a two week session or as a full four week session.)

Graduate Program

A 15-month Master of Fine Arts in Conducting program comprised of:

• two consecutive summer programs and
• an academic-year course of study at Bard College.