I have a part of my father right here. " For other conductors - most notably Pierre Boulez - a baton is not needed. "Most of my music is 17th, 18th or early 19th century and the orchestras are ...

When you see a conductor calling forth a luxurious flood of sound with a wave of the baton, chances are you are far too engrossed in the music wafting over you to care about the process of ...

On the U.S. conducting circuit, a lot of batons are being passed ... quit after eleven years to join the music department at Northwestern University. A strong plugger for new music, Conductor ...

waving a baton and contributing… what, exactly? It’s a legitimate question. Classical music devotees and concert hall neophytes alike tend to take it for granted that it’s the conductor ...

What she wants when she gets there has very little to do with the standards by which the classical music world is accustomed to measuring conductors. She is not about imposing her will ...

The Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra has chosen its new head coach. That's how Executive Director Eric Marshall described Adam Johnson, the symphony's new music director and conductor, in a press ...