Conductor Lorin Maazel continues to surprise. While his formidable baton technique and mastery of orchestral balance has never been questioned, his interpretive profile over the years has been an ...

Conducting also requires the facility to create ever-changing physical movements that clarify contour, color, tension and release as defined by the composer. Only a fully formed baton technique ...

Musical batons: Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra maestro to share conducting duties with three others during Conductors' Festival Updated: Apr. 11, 2010, 4:00 p.m. | Published: Apr. 11, 2010, 3:00 p.m. By ...

After three weeks of honing their baton techniques (not to mention their administrative skills and marketing strategies), the four graduates of the National Symphony Orchestra's second annual ...

If that conductor happens to be Klaus Tennstedt, the answer must be a resounding yes. Tennstedt`s baton technique can be unorthodox, but it rarely fails to communicate, for there is a superior ...

Fine arts critic Kyle MacMillan can be reached at 303-954-1675 or [email protected]. American Academy of Conducting Orchestra ...

Of course we learn baton technique, we learn music, but ultimately, it's about managing people. If you're not sensitive to what people are thinking, you just don't have the dynamic as a conductor.