Michael Palmer, Quartz Mountain Music Festival orchestra conductor, teaches students attending the First Annual Conducting Academy at Western Oklahoma State College in Altus. Festival performances are scheduled at the Robert M. Kerr Performing Arts Center at Quartz Mountain State Park: QMMF Chamber Players at 7 p.m. Friday; QMMF Orchestra at 7 p.m. Saturday. Purchase tickets at the Altus Chamber of Commerce 482-0210 or at the door. A free student performance is planned at 2 p.m. Sunday at Quartz.