Orchestral Conducting - Intermediate

Orchestral Conducting - Intermediate

This intensive two-week program offers early-career conductors, composers, and advanced instrumentalists wishing to pursue orchestral conducting (minimum age: 18) a personalized learning experience under the guidance of renowned instructors. The fundamentals of orchestral conducting, score analysis, rehearsal techniques, communication, conducting gestures, and body language will be explored throughout the program.

The program includes:

• Daily rehearsals with DFCA collaborating musicians (string quintet and piano quintet)

• Feedback sessions

• Thematic masterclasses (score analysis, conducting gestures, leadership, programming, etc.)

• Podium time with the Orchestre de la Francophonie at the end of the second week

GUEST ARTISTS

• Masterclass
  Julien Proulx and Diane Wittry

REPERTOIRE

Repertoire details will be announced shortly.

APPLying FOR ADMISSION

Complete all steps of the online application form, pay the registration fee (CAD $95), and provide the audition materiel by February 1, 2027

All applications are automatically eligible for the scholarship program. For all details concerning scholarships and financial aid: click here.

AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

• Video recording: One or two (1 or 2) works of your choice*
  - Videos should ideally be filmed from the front, with an ensemble of at least four musicians
  - Recordings must be recent (no more than 12 months old)

• Letter of Intent
  - Please specify your level of conducting experience, your motivation for applying, and what you hope to gain from this program.

• Updated Biography and Résumé
  - Including any conducting experience

• Photo

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

If you would like more information about the academy or the registration process, please consult the FAQ page or the student services manager: Félix Gauthier.

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE

• Arrival: Sunday, June 27, 2027, between 2p.m. and 6p.m. (classes begin on Monday, June 28, 2027)
  
  
• Departure: Saturday, July 10, 2027, 9a.m.

All transportation is the student’s responsibility.

For more the details, visit the regularly updated Transport page.

RATES (INCLUDING ROOM, BOARD AND TUITION)

SESSION FROM june 27 TO July 10, 2027

CAD $2,896

PAYMENT INFORMATION

1st instalment (50% of session fees) : To confirm and reserve your place in the program, a first non-refundable instalment covering half of your tuition fees is required within seven (7) days following the reception of your invoice. 

Second instalment (remaining balance): Due no later than May 1st, 2027.

CANCELLATION / REFUND

Le Domaine Forget de Charlevoix reserves the right to cancel any program if circumstances demand it. All fees already paid will then be reimbursed. Registration fees are non-refundable.

Cancellation / refund policy:

1st instalment (50% of session fees): payable within seven (7) days following the reception of your invoice.

N.B.: This first payment is used to confirm and reserve your place in the program and is non-refundable.

2nd instalment (remaining balance):  refund of the full 2^nd instalment if your participation is cancelled at least six (6) weeks before the beginning of the session.

If you cancel your participation for any reason other than medical (doctor’s note required) within six (6) weeks or less before the beginning of the session: no refund issued.

THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES

• Participation in Academy student concerts or "Domaine on the Road" series in chamber music or as a soloist
  
  
• Video Recording of the student concerts in the concert hall
  
  
• Free access to Domaine Forget International Festival concerts during the program (Restrictions may apply for certain concerts)
  
  
• Official attestation of participation to the program
  
  
• Access to all Academy classes and activities during the program
  
  
• Student activities such as bonfire, sports activities, tourist outings, movies, yoga etc.
  
  
• Individual practice huts and spaces situated on the enchanting site in the middle of nature
  
  
• Three meals a day in the Joseph-Rouleau pavilion
  
  
• Double occupancy lodging