Conduct Yourself!

The revolution in classical music in the early USSR began with getting rid of the boss — the conductor.

A child’s first visit to a concert hall will reliably produce the same query: what’s that guy doing? Glancing across the stage, everyone seems to have a tool and function which may intuitively be connected to the sounds striking your ears: that thunderous pounding must be coming from the guy at the back whacking those […]

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