AMBLER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Baton-making is Mark Horowitz's blood. From his basement in Montgomery County, he's molded delicate sticks for famous conductors for decades. Then Hollywood came calling ...

He "commutes" to Baton Rouge, a place he had never been before conducting the Baton Rouge orchestra as a guest conductor in January 2023 before accepting the job in June, for a week at a time. "I ...

Maestra Marin Alsop is sitting near the harpist. She’s leaning back with her index finger resting across her cheek, observing the interaction between conductor Chaowen Ting and the orchestra. You can ...

Donald McKinney has been planning from a distance, but that’s OK. He felt a connection on his visit to LSU in February - a connection to the students, the faculty and staff and to the community. The ...

If you’ve ever wondered what an orchestra conductor does besides waving a baton in front of a group of musicians, you can find out at an upcoming workshop at Holy Names Music Center. On Jan. 10, Jan ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Conducting an ensemble takes more than a few waves of a baton and a fancy suit — it takes ...

When Kyungho Jeon was young, he dreamed of playing in an orchestra, but his teachers feared it would be too difficult – not because he lacked musical talent, but because he was born blind, and ...

TONAWANDA, N.Y. — If you saw the Academy Awards over the weekend you witnessed history when the first female conductor Eimear Noone led the Oscar orchestra. What you may not know is the baton that ...

University of Texas Permian Basin Director of Bands Bryan Braue is seen conducting the Symphonic Winds. He and Assistant Director of Bands Lyndsay Eiben also teach students how to conduct as it is ...