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DISCOVERY PROGRAM

July 9-17, 2026
College of Charleston, Charleston SC

Directed by Dr. Nisan Ak, the Discovery Program is designed for conductors with limited conducting experience who wish to improve their conducting skills. Each week, participants work with a string quartet in the afternoon conducting sessions. Participants are also required to attend morning Conductor's Institute sessions and the late afternoon lecture series. Limited to 10 participants. 


Discovery Repertoire


Session I 
Mozart, Serenade in G (Eine Kleine 
Nachtmusik)

Britten, Simple Symphony

Gershwin, Lullaby (for string quartet)
 


Session II 
Sibelius, Romance

Holst, St. Paul’s Suite

Hindemith, Fünf Stücke 

 

*Conductors must bring their own scores for use at the Discovery Program.

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Discovery Tuition    
Conductor    $1800 
Auditor     $900

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There is no application deadline for this program. Students are accepted until the studio is full.

Early applications are encouraged.

“This is one of the finest summer conducting opportunities in the country, and it has been a pleasure to be associated with it.” –Samuel Jones, Composer-in-Residence, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Washington

PO Box 6891, Columbia, SC 29260

803 960-9237

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