One can only hope that these talented conductors find the right homes, allowing them to devote themselves entirely to their ...

Friday night. 6 p.m. Don’t be late.” The band room seemingly comes alive as the musicians huddle around each other, together ...

The conductor’s baton is the original magic wand. Give it to a broken-down piano player and presto!—up pops a shaggy-haired genius, a leader of men, God’s gift to music. Bah! says Gregor ...

Earlier this month, the New Jersey Symphony presented a program under the baton of their music director that showcased ...

The Pacific Symphony’s 2025-26 season will be a time of transition as both Artistic and Music Director Designate Alexander Shelley and longtime conductor Carl St.Clair, who will assume the title ...

Jonathan Larson Project' honors 'Rent' creator in new off-Broadway revue Two legendary conductors battle sans batons in this new off-Broadway play Off-Broadway play about friendship and secrets ...

Beyond the Baton: A Conductor's Journey is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet ...

To convey their ideas and interpretation, a conductor communicates with their musicians primarily through hand gestures, typically though not invariably with the aid of a baton, and may use other ...

Is "Last Call" a masterpiece? No. But it does provide some solid acting, fiery exchanges and a surprise or two.

Two legendary conductors go toe-to-toe in "Last Call," a new play by Peter Danish that imagines what happened when Leonard Bernstein and Austria's Herbert von Karajan unexpectedly crossed paths ...